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Chapter 1777 Having Lunch with Liu Yingxia
"Reply to what?" Li Shuhan seemed not to have heard Jiang Chen's words clearly.

“Going home, our home,” Jiang Chen replied.

"How many people are there?" Li Shuhan asked.

“There are more than a dozen in Yanjing.” Jiang Chen understood what Li Shuhan meant by asking, but he didn’t hide it from her. Now that Li Shuhan was preparing to join the Jiang family, he also wanted to take it a step further.

"More than a dozen?" Li Shuhan stared wide-eyed at Jiang Chen in disbelief.

“Yes.” Jiang Chen nodded slightly.

“You’re not human,” Li Shuhan said decisively.

"Whether I'm human or not, you'll find out once you try. But don't worry, although there are more than a dozen of them in Yanjing, I can take on more than a dozen of them by myself," Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"One person fighting against more than a dozen?" Li Shuhan didn't quite understand Jiang Chen's meaning.

Jiang Chen explained in a low voice.

“You…you…” Li Shuhan looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief.

"If I didn't have the ability, how could I possibly have so many girlfriends?" Jiang Chen didn't think it was something that couldn't be said.

Li Shuhan's face flushed slightly.

As a grown woman, when have I ever talked about this with anyone?

Even back in college, when we talked about those indescribable things, we never talked about these kinds of things.

“If you don’t believe me, then let’s try it,” Jiang Chen said.

"Don't move. I'm just meeting with you today," Li Shuhan said.

"Okay." Jiang Chen held Li Shuhan's waist and didn't let go.

Li Shuhan could sense what Jiang Chen wanted, but Jiang Chen's decision not to continue was a sign of respect for her.

"I will be able to complete the handover of my work by the end of this year," Li Shuhan said.

"Let's go to Shanghai after the New Year. I'll give you a surprise then," Jiang Chen said.

"Okay." Li Shuhan did not refuse.

After spending the morning with Li Shuhan, Li Shuhan wanted to leave.

"Before leaving..." Jiang Chen looked intently at Li Shuhan.

Li Shuhan didn't say anything, but instead put her arms around Jiang Chen's neck.

next moment.

Li Shuhan presented him with lipstick.

Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't stand on ceremony.

Fifteen minutes later, Li Shuhan straightened her clothes and left with a slightly flushed face.

“Li Shuhan…”

Jiang Chen has known Li Shuhan for a long time, and he had already won over people like Xiao Qing long ago.

Where to go next?

Jiang Chen thought to himself.

"Jiang Chen?"

Just then, a voice came from the side.

"Sister Xia?"

Jiang Chen turned his head and saw Liu Yingxia.

At this moment, Liu Yingxia was dressed in a professional suit, which perfectly accentuated her curvaceous figure.

As they approached from afar, an aura that drew the attention of Cao Cao traitor wafted towards them.

“Jiang Chen, it really is you.” Liu Yingxia stopped in front of Jiang Chen.

"Sister Xia, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to run into you here. What brings you here?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Oh, I'm taking care of something over there, and I was just about to go eat! Jiang Chen, was that your girlfriend just now?" Liu Yingxia asked.

"Did you see what happened just now, Sister Xia?" Jiang Chen asked somewhat embarrassedly.

“Hmm, you guys are too bold, doing this in broad daylight,” Liu Yingxia said.

“I thought no one saw it. But when the atmosphere gets right, you can’t help but get caught up in it.” Jiang Chen smiled and said, “That person just now is called Li Shuhan, one of my girlfriends.”

"One of my girlfriends? Jiang Chen, are you even going to pretend in front of me anymore?" Liu Yingxia glanced at Jiang Chen, seemingly surprised by his words.

"Since Sister Xia already knows, there's no need for me to hide anything. As long as Sister Xia doesn't tell anyone else, that's fine," Jiang Chen said.

"What if I accidentally tell someone else?" Liu Yingxia asked.

“Then I’ll have to ask Sister Xia for compensation,” Jiang Chen said.

"Compensation?" Liu Yingxia was slightly taken aback, not quite understanding Jiang Chen's meaning.

"Yes, it's compensation. I just need Sister Xia to introduce me to another girlfriend," Jiang Chen said.

"Introduce another one? Can you handle it?" Liu Yingxia asked subconsciously.

"Well... Sister Xia, not to brag, but my stamina is limitless," Jiang Chen said.

"..." Liu Yingxia.

At this moment, Liu Yingxia realized that it was inappropriate for her to discuss this topic with Jiang Chen.

"Sister Xia, I'm also going to eat soon, why don't we go together?" Jiang Chen noticed Liu Yingxia's embarrassment and immediately changed the subject.

"Okay." Liu Yingxia did not refuse.

"Sister Xia, are there any good restaurants around here?" Jiang Chen asked.

“I know a restaurant that’s not fancy, but the food is pretty good,” Liu Yingxia said.

"In that case, Sister Xia, please lead the way." Jiang Chen naturally had no objections.

A moment later, led by Liu Yingxia, the two arrived at a restaurant.

This is a Chinese restaurant.

Yeah, it's a little better than the roadside restaurants.

But you can smell the aroma of the food right outside the restaurant.

"Jiang Chen, let's go inside," Liu Yingxia said.

Jiang Chen nodded.

As Jiang Chen entered the restaurant, he glanced around.

next moment.

A system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received ten high-grade spirit stones.]

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received a storage bag containing 10,000 coins.]

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received a low-to-medium grade spirit field modification map.]

"Ten high-grade spirit stones?"

"This is the fifteenth time I've checked in."

Like mid-grade and low-grade spirit stones, high-grade spirit stones are spiritual objects born from spiritual veins, possessing immense spiritual energy. Spirit stones are divided into low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade spirit stones.

Spirit stones can accelerate a martial artist's cultivation speed.

The exchange rate between low-grade spirit stones and mid-grade spirit stones is 100 to 1, and the exchange rate between mid-grade spirit stones is also 100 to 1.

"This is good stuff."

"Storage bags cost ten thousand?"

"This is the thirteenth time I've checked in."

According to the system introduction, the storage bag is a type of storage bag from the novel "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality." It appears as a small, coarse cloth bag, containing storage space, and is a common item for low-level cultivators. Ordinary storage bags typically have several cubic meters of space and are one of the essential basic items in the cultivation world; they cannot store actual living beings. While their appearance is ordinary, they are difficult to destroy.

The storage bag for system check-ins is now modeled after the storage bag in "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality".

In the novel *A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality*, storage bags require the infusion of spiritual power and the application of divine sense to be used, and they also prevent others from accessing them. However, the storage bags obtained through system check-ins only require the infusion of true essence and spiritual power to be used, and they also prevent others from accessing them. According to the system description, this storage bag has a capacity of six cubic meters.

The spatial rings, bracelets, and bags currently belonging to the Jiang family are unique to the family and serve as their identity tokens, verifiable with the family head's seal. Furthermore, as the family's fortune and level increase, the space within them can be expanded. Once the person who possesses a spatial ring, bracelet, or bag dies, no one else can refine it.

The storage bag is merely a storage bag; the Jiang family members can refine and use it using their true essence and spiritual power. If it falls into the wrong hands, anyone with true essence, spiritual power, spiritual energy, or divine sense can refine and use it.

"This means that the storage bag can be used by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Jiang Family Army, and the Fox Hunt assassins."

"This sign-in reward is pretty good."

"A low-to-mid-grade spirit field transformation plan?"

"This is the twelfth time I've checked in."

According to the system introduction, this low-grade to mid-grade spirit field transformation map is used to transform existing land into mid-grade spirit fields.

A low-grade spirit field transformation blueprint can transform ten acres of low-grade spirit fields. A low-grade medium-grade spirit field transformation blueprint can transform ten acres of medium-grade spirit fields.

"The low-grade mid-grade spirit field transformation map is an upgraded version of the low-grade low-grade spirit field transformation map."

"This is good stuff."

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Yan Ying is a character in the TV series "The First Ex-Wife".

In the drama, she plays a relationship columnist. The eldest of three best friends, she's decisive and clear-cut in matters of the heart. She's a bit quirky, impulsive, carefree, and sometimes speaks her mind without thinking, but she's also incredibly loyal. She doesn't know how to scheme or consider the consequences; anything she touches is resolved in no time. She never wallows in self-pity and hates it, living a very natural and unpretentious life.

Lin Duoyu, a character in "The First Ex-Wife".

In the drama, she plays an interior designer. Artistic, a perfectionist. A sophisticated, intellectual woman, independent and self-assured, with her own inner world, she seeks intellectual connection with her partner, a soulmate with whom she can have deep conversations. She is a woman of gentle exterior but strong interior. She is kind and gentle, but possesses extremely strict boundaries that cannot be crossed.

Ji Qin, a character in "The First Ex-Wife".

In the drama, she plays a housewife who later opens an online store, becoming a Taobao shop owner selling children's clothing. She's a woman from Jiangnan, quiet and kind. She admires Yan Ying's boldness and also appreciates Duo Yu's independent thinking. She tries her best to live a diligent and conscientious life, striving to make everyone happy, but things don't go as planned.

"The three leading ladies in 'The First Ex-Wife'?"

"Did we stir up trouble for the female lead today?"

"The plot of 'The First Ex-Wife' seems to have started in 15."

"At the beginning of the story, all three of them were thirty years old, so they are only thirty-two now?"

In the drama, Yan Ying is a well-known, sharp-tongued relationship columnist. She is decisive, has strong likes and dislikes, is straightforward, intelligent, and independent. Her husband, Fang Weigang, is a self-made real estate tycoon who is rich, loyal, and loves her very much.

Yan Ying and Fang Weigang have a deep emotional foundation, and neither of them would betray the other because of emotional issues. However, after many years of marriage, Yan Ying has not been able to get pregnant. Yan Ying feels guilty towards her husband. Although Fang Weigang comforts Yan Ying by saying that if she cannot have children, they can adopt a child, he actually still wants to continue his family line.

It was precisely because Yan Ying and her husband wanted a child so badly that their mindset became unbalanced. Therefore, when Tian Feifei faked a pregnancy, both of them fell for it. Neither was willing to think it through carefully, and they even subconsciously felt that divorce might be the best, only option, to solve the problem of "having an heir." Yan Ying didn't want to put her husband in a difficult position, and Fang Weigang readily agreed, so they quickly divorced. Although Tian Feifei was indeed pregnant after obtaining the "official business license," Fang Weigang was truly filled with remorse and remained unwilling to leave his ex-wife's life. Meanwhile, Yan Ying often drowned her sorrows in alcohol, thinking of her ex-husband's sweet words to her, and bursting into tears.

At Yan Ying and Kang Di's wedding, Fang Weigang arrived with his daughter, Xiao Yue Liang, to stop them, publicly confessing his love and proposing. Kang Di left to allow them to be together, and Tian Feifei entrusted Xiao Yue Liang to Yan Ying before departing. Yan Ying had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and the two finally lived happily ever after.

Lin Duoyu is an interior designer, beautiful and elegant, aloof, self-respecting, artistic, and a perfectionist. She is gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, kind and kind, with strict principles regarding life and relationships. Her husband, Han Bin, is a self-made man who has achieved success through hard work and perseverance.

The two were originally very much in love, but due to Han Bin's busy career and frequent overtime work, he had no time to accompany his wife. They also lacked timely communication on many issues. Lin Duoyu became lonely and weary, and their relationship gradually drifted apart, eventually leading to their separation and divorce.

If Lin Duoyu and Han Bin, no matter how busy they were, had set aside some time for each other every day, cared for each other, and paid attention to communication, they could have discovered and resolved problems in time, and their marriage wouldn't have reached the point of divorce. Unfortunately, Han Bin was too busy to have time, and Lin Duoyu was unwilling to ignore him. Although they both clearly loved each other, they were unwilling to compromise or change, leading to the final divorce.

After Lin Duoyu was framed at work (injured by a falling wall), Han Bin stayed by her side and took good care of her, and the two gradually resolved their misunderstandings. Later, with the help of their elders and after experiencing a crisis together, they came to understand each other again. Han Bin clearly rejected Yuan Zidan, and Lin Duoyu also let down her guard.

Finally, the two reunited in a Hakka town and embraced each other in reconciliation, marking the restoration of their marital relationship and the completion of their personal growth.

Ji Qin is a quiet and kind-hearted woman from Jiangnan. Among her three best friends, she is the most accommodating and tolerant. Marriage is her whole world. After marrying Wu Mo and having a son, she resigned from her job to become a full-time housewife, devoted to her husband and child, and is a very virtuous wife. However, her mother-in-law accidentally saw a letter written to her by her first love and learned that she had an abortion for another man before marriage. Harboring resentment, her mother-in-law caused all sorts of trouble to make them divorce, resulting in a heart-wrenching drama of a wicked mother-in-law tormenting her daughter-in-law.

The kind and helpless Ji Qin even attempted suicide in despair, but failed to gain the sympathy and understanding of her cold-blooded mother-in-law. Heartbroken, she ultimately had no choice but to end the marriage with a divorce. After the divorce, Wu Mo learned of his mother's illness and, wanting to fulfill her wish, remarried. His second marriage was chaotic, filled with marital problems and repeated mistakes at work. Frustrated, Wu Mo had no choice but to divorce again.

However, Ji Qin and Wu Mo's divorce, seemingly due to escalating conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and seemingly just a conflict between two women, was actually mainly because Wu Mo was too submissive and always gave in to the old lady's wishes, which allowed his mother to interfere and meddle in his marriage.

Ji Qin started her own business, opening a children's clothing store and growing into a confident professional woman. Wu Mo, after his mother's death, had an epiphany, applied for a relief project to demonstrate his change, and attended Ji Qin's store opening to offer his congratulations.

"Three ex-wives."

"I didn't expect to run into them here."

Jiang Chen felt that two of the three female leads in the drama had gone back to their exes.

However, these three were far inferior to Liu Yingxia beside her.

Jiang Chen quickly looked away and continued walking inside with Liu Yingxia.

“There are no private rooms, Jiang Chen, let’s sit here,” Liu Yingxia said as she walked to a corner.

“No problem.” Jiang Chen was naturally not surprised and found a seat facing south.

"Jiang Chen, you can order." Liu Yingxia handed the menu to Jiang Chen.

"it is good."

Jiang Chen did not refuse, but after ordering a few dishes, he handed the menu to Liu Yingxia.

Liu Yingxia added two dishes and a bottle of wine.

Soon, the food and drinks were served.

Jiang Chen and Liu Yingxia chatted while eating.

Liu Yingxia asked, "Jiang Chen, are you going back to your hometown for the Spring Festival this year?"

"I'm afraid I won't go back." Jiang Chen shook his head.

"Spending the Chinese New Year in Shanghai?" Liu Yingxia asked.

“No.” Jiang Chen shook his head and said, “I have a branch of a company that went public in the United States during the Chinese New Year this year, so I will be going to the United States at that time.”

"The company is going public?" Liu Yingxia took a deep breath.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Chen asked Liu Yingxia.

“I was a little shocked. But it’s worth it to not go home for the Chinese New Year if the company goes public,” Liu Yingxia said.

Jiang Chen smiled.

If it weren't for wanting to win over Chen Shan, he wouldn't have needed to go to the United States at all.

"Sister Xia, are you still in Yanjing for the Chinese New Year this year?" Jiang Chen asked, changing the subject.

“No, I’m going home for Chinese New Year this year,” Liu Yingxia said.

"Sister Xia, you can come to Shanghai when you have time. I will definitely do my best to be a good host then," Jiang Chen said.

“Okay,” Liu Yingxia replied without refusing.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen and Liu Yingxia walked out of the restaurant.

"Liu Yingxia?"

Just then, a voice came from the side.

Jiang Chen turned his head and saw Zhou Yiming.

Zhou Yiming in "Deer in the Deep Forest".

In the drama, he is a financial returnee, a successful person in the eyes of others. He is humorous, knowledgeable, and shines in a crowd. He is shrewd and intelligent to outsiders, but warm and talkative to his inner self. However, behind his glamorous exterior, he harbors unknown sensitivity and inferiority complex. He is a longtime classmate and friend of Lin Shaotao and Jia Kuan, and after entering society, the three support each other in their families and careers.

Jiang Chen never expected to run into Zhou Yiming here.

By this time, had Zhou Yiming already returned to China?

"Zhou Yiming?" Liu Yingxia recognized Zhou Yiming as well. "What a coincidence? You're here for dinner too?"

"Hmm, who is this?" Zhou Yiming looked at Jiang Chen.

“This is my fellow townsman, Jiang Chen,” Liu Yingxia introduced. “Jiang Chen, this is Zhou Yiming.”

"Hello."

After greeting Zhou Yiming, Jiang Chen said to Liu Yingxia, "Sister Xia, I'll be going now."

"Okay." Liu Yingxia nodded, thinking that Jiang Chen had something to do.

Jiang Chen glanced at Zhou Yiming and then left.

Liu Yingxia's husband and Zhou Yiming are classmates and close friends, and Jiang Chen doesn't want to have much contact with him.

Two hours later, after dealing with some trivial matters, I prepared to go and see Douyin.

Just then, Jiang Chen saw Cheng Lu and Ding Shiya drinking coffee in the coffee shop ahead.

"Cheng Lu and Ding Shiya are best friends, but they don't know each other's other identities yet."

"Now is an opportunity."

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen quickened his pace, entered the coffee shop, and then walked towards Cheng Lu and Ding Shiya.