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Chapter 33 The Crown Prince's Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Jiang Manman glanced at the schedule and decisively decided, "Let's go! Jiang Rong, buy the plane tickets and book the hotel in advance. Shanshan, prepare a few Mu Chan dresses with a bit of Hanfu style, so we can wear them directly. Ayla, adjust your work schedule for the next few days and free up those three days for the Chinese style exhibition."

Everyone beamed with joy, their eyes filled with anticipation: "Okay, boss!"

That night, Sena suddenly sent Jiang Manman a WeChat message, inviting her to have tea.

It's the same coffee shop that the two of them first met, now converted into a tea restaurant.

As soon as Jiang Manman appeared, Sena stood up and poured her tea: "Ms. Jiang, I'm so sorry about the dress incident."

Jiang Manman smiled noncommittally: "Did you deliberately ruin the dress?"

"It's not intentional, but it's not entirely unintentional either. That's how it is in our circle. People act pitiful and innocent in front of others, but behind the scenes they're all ruthless wolves." Sena chuckled indifferently. "It's all about mindset. Those who can't adapt are eliminated, while those who are adept rise to the top. I hope Mr. Jiang doesn't find this amusing."

"There's nothing funny about it." Jiang Manman didn't intend to dwell on the topic, and changed the subject, "How did Mu Chan's dress end up in MG's hands?"

“Huang Li’er’s godfather made his move and put pressure on my agency.” Sena looked annoyed. “My agent confiscated my phone, handed over my dress, and locked me up for two days. If MG hadn’t taken the initiative to show weakness to Mu Chan and made those bastards in the agency wary, I might still be in the dark room right now.”

Jiang Manman glanced at her: "Your industry is indeed a bit chaotic."

“Let’s not talk about it! Boss Jiang, although I don’t know how you turned around Mu Chan’s reputation, it must have taken a lot of effort. The cause was indeed mine, and I apologize to you.” Sena raised her glass to her. “I promise, this kind of thing will not happen again.”

Jiang Manman's almond-shaped eyes swept over her face before she elegantly finished her tea.

It was already 11 p.m. when we got back to the villa.

Yan Changye was on the phone with his childhood friend Chen Jinzhou, who sounded quite resentful.

"Brother Yan, my father is forcing me to go back to China next month. I really don't want to go back. I'm so free and easy abroad. I get annoyed just looking at my stepmother and those illegitimate children when I go back. Brother Yan, you're so capable, can you help me deal with this?"

Yan Changye said lazily, "The Chen family and Xie Yuheng just reached a business cooperation agreement. If you don't come back, all the benefits will be taken by your unrelated brothers and sisters. Don't cry then."

Chen Jinzhou sighed twice: "Brother Yan, Jiang Manman at least calls me brother! Can you help me intimidate those people from the Chen family?"

“My wife has no blood relation to the Chen family whatsoever, so who do you think you are?” Yan Changye remained unmoved. “You can come back or not, I don’t care.”

Chen Jinzhou wailed twice: "Brother Yan, don't be so heartless! I helped you pursue Manman back then..."

Behind her, Jiang Manman's voice rang out: "When did you ever pursue me?"

Yan Changye paused, calmly met Jiang Manman's gaze, and said softly, "That's right, when did I ever pursue you?"

After saying that, he hung up the phone with Chen Jinzhou.

Jiang Manman's eyes flickered: "Chen Jinzhou said..."

"He's talking nonsense," Yan Changye changed the subject. "Why are you back so late?"

"I've arranged to meet a client for tea and a chat."

"In the future, try not to drink anything with clients you're not particularly close to," Yan Changye instructed earnestly. "Also, you must bring bodyguards; have at least two with you at parties."

Jiang Manman nodded, "I'm planning to go to Hong Kong next week, it'll probably take three days."

"That's so far." Yan Changye's peach blossom eyes flickered slightly. "Do you need me to go with you?"

"No need, I'll go with Mu Chan's employees." Yan Changye didn't insist, but he still made his demands: "You're not allowed to stay with anyone else, not even women; also, bring sixteen bodyguards, and they must stay by your side at all times."

Jiang Manman chuckled and said, "Don't do that kind of thing again, like showing up at my hotel in a sexy nightgown and offering yourself up as a bedmate."

Yan Changye's face darkened instantly: "You still bring that up! If I hadn't suddenly wanted to play some fun with you last time, you and your female assistant would still be hugging and cuddling indefinitely!"

"...The girl is afraid of thunder."

"I'm not afraid of thunder, but I'm suddenly afraid of the dark." Yan Changye opened his arms to her and said in a sarcastic tone, "Come on, comfort me."

Jiang Manman: "..."

Before going to Gangdu, Jiang Manman went back to the Jiang family home for dinner again.

It was still Yan Changye who kept him company.

This time, the younger brother, Jiang Che, also returned from school. His presence made Jiang Tiancheng and Chen Suyan much less reserved in front of their son-in-law, Yan Changye.

Jiang Che kept piling food into Jiang Manman's bowl, mostly meat, and soon the bowl was overflowing: "Sis, I haven't seen you in so long, you've gotten so thin!"

Jiang Manman looked at the large bowl and quickly stopped Jiang Che's chopsticks with her hand: "You have a lot of academic pressure, so eat more yourself."

“I eat too. I can now finish three big bowls in one meal.” Jiang Che smiled smugly. “And, sister, haven’t you noticed I’ve grown taller again?”

"You've grown taller and more handsome." Jiang Manman looked at the sunny and handsome boy with satisfaction. "When you go to university, bring a girlfriend back with you."

Jiang Che looked slightly embarrassed: "Sister, don't be silly, I'm still young."

"Eighteen isn't young anymore," Yan Changye said casually. "If you meet someone you like, grab her first, lest things change."

Jiang Che looked at Yan Changye suspiciously: "Brother-in-law, what you're saying makes it sound like you've experienced 'delay leads to trouble'?"

Beside him, Jiang Tiancheng patted Jiang Che on the head: "You have no manners, how can you joke about the Crown Prince?"

"Whether he's the Crown Prince or the King of Hell, he's still my brother-in-law." Jiang Che glanced at his parents, not quite agreeing with their cautiousness.

Yan Changye looked at Jiang Che, his gaze softening slightly.

But soon, her goodwill towards the boy vanished!

Because, with some difficulty, Jiang Manman silently pushed the remaining half bowl of meat in front of Yan Changye...

Chen Suyan immediately stopped her: "Manman, what are you doing! If you can't finish it, just leave it. Do you expect the Crown Prince to do it for you?"

Yan Changye took the bowl with practiced ease, not even bothering to change his chopsticks, and began to eat calmly.

Jiang Tiancheng and Chen Suyan watched with trepidation.

Putting everything else aside, this young master of Beijing's elite circles is notorious for his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It's said that a few years ago, because of this, he dated the Ning family's daughter for several months, but they never even held hands. He never shares anything with anyone, and he absolutely forbids anyone from touching his personal belongings.

Now, however, he resignedly eats Jiang Manman's leftovers, and judging from his appearance, it's clearly not the first time he's done this.

(End of this chapter)