spring bite mark

Chapter 34 Encounters, and also...
Chen Suyan harbored some resentment towards her daughter. She had recently privately reminded her not to be spoiled, but after not seeing her for a while, she felt her daughter had become even more pampered by that man. But even if she was pampered, she shouldn't be criticizing the young master like that!
Chen Su's tone became slightly harsher: "Manman, throw away the leftovers for Mom, or you can let Jiang Che eat them. He's the one who doesn't know how to feed others."

Jiang Che stared blankly at the table of people, somewhat puzzled: "Mom, we often eat food from each other's bowls in the cafeteria, isn't that normal?"

Jiang Tiancheng scolded, "Shut up. A classmate is a classmate, but can a classmate be the same as a prince?"

Yan Changye paused for a moment, put down his chopsticks, and said calmly, "Mother-in-law, there's no need to make a fuss. Manman is my wife, and how she and I get along is none of anyone else's business."

Chen Suyan's heart skipped a beat, and she inexplicably felt that the person in front of her was slightly angry.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Jiang Manman casually patted Yan Changye's hand: "Stop fooling around, go help Jiang Che with his homework after dinner."

Jiang Che made a bitter face: "Seriously, sis? I finally got back, can't you let me rest for a bit?"

"What rest?!" Jiang Manman glared at him. "Your brother-in-law was a genius back in the day. I was bad at math in high school, and he tutored me for a month. I improved by almost thirty points. One hour of his tutoring is more effective than a week of your own study!"

Jiang Che's eyes immediately lit up as he looked at Yan Changye: "Brother-in-law, can you help me after dinner?"

Yan Changye calmed down and chuckled casually.

After dinner, Jiang Manman accompanied Jiang Tiancheng and Chen Suyan to drink tea in the living room.

With Yan Changye not present, Chen Suyan spoke without restraint, placing tea and snacks in front of her daughter while subtly reminding her:
“Manman, Mom isn’t one to meddle in other people’s business. But you should still pay more attention to the young master’s obsession with cleanliness in the future.”

Jiang Manman held the hot tea, unsure how to respond.

Everyone said that Yan Changye was arrogant and had severe mysophobia, but at home he was extremely unrefined. He often shared personal items with her, such as pillows and towels, and it was common for him to eat from her bowl and drink from her cup of water. This made her think that his mysophobia was just a rumor.

But he does live a life of luxury outside. Even when he eats at the Jiang family's house, his tableware is custom-made and he never shares it with others. Even the teacup that Jiang Manman is holding right now was personally selected by Yan Changye and brought from home.

Jiang Manman looked at the worried Chen Suyan, wanting to explain but unwilling to face another round of lecturing. After a moment's hesitation, she comforted her:

"Mom, I'll be more careful when I'm out in the future."

Chen Suyan hummed in agreement and gently smoothed a strand of her hair: "The world of the wealthy is a treacherous place. I just hope you can walk more steadily."

Jiang Tiancheng interrupted, "Alright, don't apply your dull and cautious lifestyle to Manman. Manman, come and try the fish cake that the kitchen has just made. The fish was caught by your father."

Jiang Manman's almond-shaped eyes brightened: "Okay."

In the study, Jiang Che took out a stack of practice papers, pointing out the questions he couldn't answer to Yan Changye while also inquiring about them out of curiosity:

"Brother-in-law, you tutored my sister back then?"

Yan Changye hummed in agreement, his voice softening with a gentleness he couldn't even control when he mentioned Jiang Manman:

"She was bad at math and cried in my arms. I had no choice but to tutor her for a month."

"Crying in your arms?" Jiang Che didn't believe it. "I've never seen my sister cry."

“That’s just because you can’t see it.” Yan Changye said meaningfully, “She has cried countless times in my arms over the years.”

Jiang Che suddenly looked up from the exam paper: "Brother-in-law, I suspect you're making a suggestive joke."

Yan Changye didn't answer, but simply tossed him the solution formula he had casually written down, saying, "Why are you so talkative at such a young age?"

Jiang Che took the formula with a sigh: "I don't understand..." "..." Yan Changye gave him a disdainful look, "Bring me a pen and draft paper."

Half an hour later, Jiang Che looked at the two innovative problems he had solved, and his gaze towards Yan Changye held a hint of admiration.

"Brother-in-law, now I believe you really did help my sister get such a high score back then!"

Yan Changye gave a nonchalant "hmm": "Add me on WeChat later, you can ask me questions if you don't understand something in the future."

"Brother-in-law is such a busy man, do you have time to talk to me?" Jiang Che said, but he had already quickly taken out his phone and added me on WeChat on the spot. "Brother-in-law, if you help me raise my score by thirty, no, even ten points, I will treat you to a big meal after the college entrance examination."

"Do I need you to treat me?" Yan Changye's mood improved with each call of "brother-in-law." "Your college entrance exam scores are out, and your brother-in-law is giving you a car."

Jiang Che sat up straight instantly: "What car?"

"Choose any."

Jiang Che took a deep breath and tentatively asked, "Recently, Koenigsegg released two new sports cars, supposedly limited editions, only two in China. They're incredibly cool, but expensive, costing over 90 million yuan for the base model..."

Yan Changye said "Oh," and then said, "Let's get something else; it's already been bought."

"Which young master from a prominent family in the capital bought it? I'll borrow it and take it for a spin later," Jiang Che said, still unwilling to give up.

Yan Changye chuckled cryptically, "Gangdu, Xie Yuheng."

Jiang Che seemed to have his neck choked, and instantly fell silent.

"Would you like to borrow it again?"

"Brother-in-law, please stop talking." The fervor in Jiang Che's eyes receded like the tide, and his tone became much calmer. "If I dared to even think about it, my sister would skin me alive."

The weather was great the day we went to the port.

Inside economy class, Mu Chan and her friends sat in two rows, browsing the latest news about the Chinese Style Exhibition online during the short wait for the plane to take off.

From the moment Shanshan sat down, her expression remained tense.

Jiang Rong, sitting next to her, said in confusion, "Relax, we're here on company pay to see the exhibition, not to fight."

Shan Shan swallowed hard and lowered her voice, "No, Assistant Jiang, look around us, there are more than a dozen men sitting there with expressionless faces. Don't you feel a little scared?"

Jiang Rong glanced around and said casually, "They are all my wife's bodyguards."

“I know, I’ve seen them a few times outside the Mu Chan Studio.” Shan Shan pressed her chest. “But they have such a cold demeanor, like they’re fierce and menacing. I never dare to look them in the eye.”

"Look at it from another angle, with them around, this trip to the port city is safe and sound." Jiang Rong handed her a candy. "Take it easy. As long as you don't hug or cuddle Madam, those bodyguards won't bother with you."

Shanshan took a deep breath, slowly calmed down, and started scrolling through her phone to distract herself.

But this composure only lasted a few seconds before being shattered by a revelation in the Beijing traditional culture group:
Wow, that's amazing! I heard that 'Yu' (遇) will also be at the Chinese Style Exhibition.

(End of this chapter)