spring bite mark

Chapter 46 mingling
Jiang Manman looked at Yan Changye.

He drove casually, his tone carrying a hint of unintentional probing.

Jiang Manman replied slowly, "My heart is as still as water, I don't feel much."

Yan Changye gave a cool smile: "They've already donated a library for you, and they even visited all the places you two used to meet secretly at Tsinghua University. What are you up to? Can't you guess, Madam?"

Jiang Manman thought of Xie Yuheng's response to emotional issues in the large conference room, and couldn't help but tilt her head to examine Yan Changye's expression: "Take it back, force love?"

Yan Changye said in a light tone, "This woman is a top-quality catch, both in terms of wealth and beauty. Would you consider taking a bite out of her again, Madam?"

“I already said we’re old friends.” Jiang Manman reached out and covered his hand, the two wedding rings on her ring finger overlapping, the sparkle of the diamonds illuminating Yan Changye’s eyes. “Old friends, where is the fragrance of new love?”

Yan Changye's expression, which had initially been somewhat cold and indifferent, gradually warmed into a deep smile: "Do I smell good?"

"The cinnabar mole that all the socialites in the capital yearn for is certainly tempting." Jiang Manman's slender, fair fingers slipped between his fingers, intertwining with his. "Therefore, I have no plans to change my bedmate for the time being."

"temporary?"

"A lifetime isn't out of the question, it depends on how you perform." Jiang Manman's lips curled up slightly.

Yan Changye slammed on the brakes, bringing the voice of the night to a stop by the roadside.

Then, he unbuckled his seatbelt, lowered the seat, and reached out to pull Jiang Manman into his arms.

"You said a lifetime," Yan Changye said, emphasizing each word. "Madam, I will take it seriously."

Jiang Manman looked at his face, which always seemed to bewitch people: "I didn't tell you not to take it seriously."

"Madam, you've charmed your husband." Yan Changye felt a slight tingling in his heart. He suddenly leaned forward, his gaze deepening as he absorbed her breath. "I want to hold you and kiss you for a while."

Jiang Manman glanced at the few bodyguard cars trailing not far away in the rearview mirror and nudged him, saying, "Yan Changye, calm down. It's in public, and there are bodyguards watching us."

"What are you thinking! I don't want to be on the front page of the traffic section." Yan Changye pressed her head with his large hand, forcing her to lean back, and then kissed her neck with a passionate kiss.

Within minutes, things began to spiral out of control: "Madam, shall we go to the hotel?"

Jiang Manman looked at the Imperial Capital Hotel so close by, opened her mouth, but before she could utter a word of refusal, she was silenced by Yan Changye's kiss.

No. 1 Mansion.

Chen Jinzhou arrived at Yan Changye's villa at midday and waited until 8 p.m.

I tried calling several times, but the phone was switched off. I also called the alumni association and the secretariat of Yanjing Group, but they both said they hadn't seen him.

He waited anxiously until nightfall, and finally heard the sound of a car outside the villa. Chen Jinzhou got up and saw Yan Changye's special assistant, Shen Zongqian, walk in from outside and go straight to Yan Changye's dressing room.

"Where's Yan Gou?" Chen Jinzhou scratched his head. "I made an appointment with him yesterday afternoon to check the guest list and schedule for the private banquet on the cruise ship, but I waited until evening and he still hasn't shown up. He hasn't even returned my calls."

Shen Zongqian paused for a moment: "The chairman is inspecting his own hotel."

As she spoke, she instructed the steward to fetch a set of clothes for both Yan Changye and Jiang Manman and pack them carefully.

Chen Jinzhou asked suspiciously, "Do we have to change clothes for an inspection?"

Shen Zongqian hummed in agreement: "My chairman is a germaphobe."

"When will he be back?" Chen Jinzhou asked with a bitter face. "I've been waiting for eight hours."

"He might not even be back today. Young Master Chen would be better off going to the company to see him tomorrow."

Chen Jinzhou was a little discouraged: "Fine, I'll go to the company and wait for him tomorrow." He had just left when Shen Zongqian did not follow him. Instead, he looked at the butler, coughed lightly, and lowered his voice: "Bring down a box of things from the bedside table in the chairman's bedroom."

Forty minutes later, Shen Zongqian arrived at the Imperial Capital Hotel and knocked on the door of the presidential suite.

Yan Changye, wearing a bathrobe and exuding a cool, post-shower aura, casually accepted the bag of clothes from Shen Zongqian, but paused for a moment as he looked down.

Shen Zongqian said without changing his expression, "The hotel has prepared too little, I'm afraid it won't be enough for you."

Yan Changye gave him a satisfied look: "Alright, go down. Don't bother me unless it's important."

Inside the suite.

Jiang Manman was on the sofa looking at a project proposal on her laptop.

Yan Changye casually tossed the clothes aside and leaned closer: "Again?"

"Why are you never going to stop?" Jiang Manman nudged him. "Come here and help me take a look at this proposal."

"Then come back after you've finished watching?" Yan Changye bargained. "I haven't had enough yet."

"..." Jiang Manman pointed the laptop screen at him, "Take care of the work first."

Yan Changye glanced at it absentmindedly and scoffed, "Mu Chan is planning to open physical stores?"

"I plan to open three branches in the capital first to test the waters." Jiang Manman's tone became more serious when she mentioned work. "But I'm not very satisfied with the proposal that Jiang Rong and the others submitted."

"Madam, are you short of money?"

"What does this have to do with whether I'm short of money or not?" Jiang Manman looked at him curiously. "I do this mainly out of interest."

“Then there’s no need to pander to every social class.” Yan Changye casually crossed out a portion of the proposal. “One-on-one high-end customization, priced no less than six figures; also make a small number of limited-edition items for the mid-range market, priced in the five figures. As for the lower end, don’t bother with that.”

Jiang Manman pondered: "Are you worried that having too broad an audience will affect the emotional value of high-end customized customers?"

"Not only that, it will also affect my mood." Yan Changye said with a hint of resentment, "I don't want you to be busy with work all day long, so busy that when I want to have sex with you, it feels like we're having an affair and I have to time it carefully."

A blush slowly crept up Jiang Manman's fair ears: "Can you please stop being so inappropriate after just a few serious words?"

"Let's talk about serious matters first." Yan Changye picked up the notebook, his fingers flying across the paper with ease. "This proposal is terrible, I'll rewrite it for you."

The next morning, Yan Changye drove Jiang Manman directly from the hotel to the studio.

The Night Voice discreetly stopped fifty meters away. Jiang Manman got out of the car with the new proposal in hand, while Yan Changye remained in the car until he was sure Jiang Manman had entered the studio before slowly driving away.

The headquarters building of Yanjing Group.

Chen Jinzhou arrived early and waited from eight o'clock until ten o'clock before the familiar sports car came into view.

He waited until Yan Changye entered the building, feeling like crying, before following him towards the private elevator: "Brother Yan, I haven't been able to get through to you on any of your three phones since yesterday. I've been waiting for you in vain!"

"What are you waiting for me for?" Yan Changye was too lazy to look at him, leaning casually against the elevator, his delicate eyebrows and eyes still showing a hint of the lingering spring after a night of passion.

Chen Jinzhou glanced at him again and again, "Hey Yan, you wouldn't be secretly having an affair behind Manman's back, would you?"

Yan Changye chuckled noncommittally, "You came all this way so early in the morning, to meddle in my private life?"

"How could I dare! I'm here to deliver the private banquet information." Chen Jinzhou remembered the important matter. "The cruise ship is yours, so you need to review the itinerary and the guest list!"

(End of this chapter)