A Beijing socialite stole my boyfriend; she went crazy after I got married.

Jiang Chu answered Chen Qingxue's call again in the greenhouse.

Actually, she didn't want to hide anything; she just wanted to make things clear.

However, although Chen Qingxue's situation was better than Jiang Liguo's, as she didn't have to spend money on patients, she was still not very well-off financially.

She and her current husband had just finished paying off their mortgage a few years ago, and now they're enrolling their elementary school-aged children in all sorts of tutoring and extracurricular classes, leaving them strapped for cash.

Jiang Chu is not the original owner of this body, and unlike the original owner, she does not harbor resentment towards her parents.

but--

Hatred is usually not an isolated phenomenon.

The original owner also had feelings for her parents.

As a time traveler, Jiang Chu had no expectations of them and only wanted everyone to live their own lives peacefully.

...In other words, she won't give them any benefits.

any.

Even if she doesn't lack money now, even if she takes out hundreds of thousands or millions, it's nothing.

She didn't want to give it to her either.

I'm engaged.

Jiang Chu said into her phone, "If you're going to introduce me to someone, there's no need. I've already accepted someone's ring."

"What?" Chen Qingxue's voice suddenly rose. "Are you serious?"

Jiang Chu: "Didn't I just say that if I wasn't serious, was I joking?"

Chen Qingxue said angrily, "Such a big matter, why didn't you discuss it with us before making the decision on your own? You're getting more and more capable, just like your father!"

Jiang Chu: "Stop, don't lump me in with him. I'm an adult, I can go register and get a marriage certificate right now, what do I need to discuss? Back then, when you and Dad divorced and then remarried, you didn't discuss it with me either, did you?"

"How can this be the same?!" Chen Qingxue said, somewhat irritated. "We're adults, that's an adult choice! You're young now, you can't judge people well. If you get fooled by those smooth-talking men, you'll have nowhere to cry!"

Jiang Chu: "Didn't I just say I'm 'not young anymore'? Now I'm young again? Am I young or not?"

"You brat!" Chen Qingxue said sternly, "Saying you're not young means you should seriously consider things, while saying you're young means you don't have enough experience. They're not the same thing! Don't confuse the two!"

She paused, then said, "Mom has something serious to tell you. Principal Wang from our school has a young son who's studying for his master's degree in England. He came back last month; he's three years older than you. Principal Wang and his wife are quite anxious about this. They feel their son is getting on in years and want to find him a well-educated, sensible girl from a respectable family. Do you want to take some time during the New Year's holiday to meet him?"

"...I told you, I'm engaged."

"Chuchu, I'm not joking with you!" Chen Qingxue seemed anxious. "Principal Wang's family is really well-off. They own three apartments in the city. The principal and his wife live in one, their eldest son got married in another, and their youngest son has one ready-made when he returns to China. If you marry him, you'll live alone as a couple, without having to serve your in-laws. After you have children, your in-laws' retirement pensions will be substantial. The boy's family has many connections, so arranging jobs for him will be easy. That's what a stable life is! What's your boyfriend's situation? Can he be any better? Those rich kids who ask for money might buy you things today, but if their family goes bankrupt tomorrow, you'll be dragged down with them!"

Jiang Chu: "I understand, thank you for thinking of me, but I'm engaged, so I won't be seeing you."

Chen Qingxue gritted her teeth, "Chuchu, why can't you understand what I'm saying? With Principal Wang's family's circumstances, you couldn't find anyone like them even with a lantern. Besides, Principal Wang and his wife were extremely satisfied with your photo, saying their child has high standards and only likes pretty, tall, and well-proportioned girls!"

Jiang Chu: "So, Mom, you're beautiful too, you were the school beauty back then, you're about the same height as me, and not much fatter than me, why don't you marry him?"

Chen Qingxue: "..."

Chen Qingxue: "What nonsense are you talking about?! I've been married for so many years!"

"I'm engaged too," Jiang Chu said calmly. "Since you think my engagement doesn't stop you from introducing me to potential partners, then I can also assume that you can still marry Principal Wang's son even if you're married. That's reasonable, isn't it?"

"Jiang Chu! You really are!" Chen Qingxue's voice trembled with anger. "Listen to the things you're saying! Don't you have any respect for your elders?!"

"Have you respected me?" Jiang Chu retorted. "How many times have I told you I'm engaged? You've acted like you're deaf. If you want others to respect you as an elder, start by acting like one. Just because you're an elder doesn't mean I have to do everything you say, does it?"

"You think you're so opinionated?" Chen Qingxue sneered. "Back then, I told you not to learn to dance, but you wouldn't listen, and your grandma protected you. Now look what you've accomplished besides getting into Peking University! What will you do after graduation? Become an internet celebrity and sell smiles? Our dean's daughter won the National Young Academic Research Award this year, and her papers are going to be compiled into a book! What about you?"

Jiang Chu: "I won an award too."

Chen Qingxue: "What award did you win?"

Jiang Chu: "BIMMA, a special award initiated by the International Foundation for Arts and Cognitive Sciences, means that if you want to brag in the office in the future, you can just tell them that your daughter's research paper will be included in an academic anthology jointly published by Cambridge and MIT."

Chen Qingxue was completely speechless.

Although she didn't know what kind of institution it was, she was aware of the prestige of those two schools.

Chen Qingxue: "Your article? You wrote it? You wrote it yourself? You used to write things like..."

She seemed to be trying to find the right words to describe it, but after struggling for a long time, she still couldn't say it.

Chen Qingxue sighed, "Forget it, you've blocked your dad. What are your plans for this Spring Festival? Why don't you come over to my place?"

Jiang Chu smiled. "Do you have a room for me?"

"Why don't you and your sister go together?" Chen Qingxue said. "Her bed is big, you can go together..."

"No need," Jiang Chu interrupted her. "When I went to your house the year before last, she and your son told me to come to their house less often, not to steal their mother, and not to steal their house. Your husband didn't say a word."

Chen Qingxue was stunned. "They're so young. You don't need to take what they say to heart—"

Jiang Chu glanced at her phone. "It doesn't matter."

Anyway, she wasn't the original owner of this body.

The original owner lost her temper with the two children and then stormed out.

Jiang Chu: "I believe that your husband will definitely say something different about this, but he can say whatever he wants. Anyway, just like you said, you don't want my things, and I don't covet yours either. That's already good enough."

Jiang Chu was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll be spending the New Year with my boyfriend, and we also have some events to attend—"

"You're not even married yet, and you've already gone to someone else's house?!"

Chen Qingxue immediately became unhappy again, "If you're going to spend so much money on someone, do you think their parents will respect you? Your mother-in-law will definitely give you a hard time from now on!"

Jiang Chu looked back.

Xie Jing stood at the entrance of the greenhouse, leisurely crossing his arms to watch her, and raised his eyebrows slightly upon seeing her.

He couldn't hear the voice on the phone, but judging from Jiang Chu's words and expression, he knew she was speechless.

Jiang Chu: "My mother-in-law likes me quite a bit, and she's not Chinese, so I don't think she celebrates Chinese New Year?"

Xie Jing nodded.

Jiang Chu: "...It's not that it seems like it, it's just that we don't celebrate the Spring Festival, and my father-in-law passed away many years ago, so there's no need to worry."

Chen Qingxue was stunned for a moment. "Who exactly did you find? You weren't really scammed, were you?"

My phone suddenly vibrated.

Jiang Chu lowered her head.

A message from Xie Jing popped up on the screen.

Jiang Chu subconsciously turned her head.

Xie Jing slightly raised her chin, gesturing for her to continue looking at her phone.

Jiang Chu swiped the screen in confusion.

Xie Jing sent a screenshot of an extremely formal electronic invitation, which was printed with a bright red emblem and the gold-stamped logo of Tianyu Group.

Jiang Chu quickly scanned the text below.

She put the phone back to her ear. "Mom, you'll soon be able to see for yourself whether I've been scammed or not."

"What do you mean?"

"Turn on the TV precisely at 7 p.m. next Wednesday."

Jiang Chu leaned against the railing, watching the man not far away who was also using his phone. "Let's check the financial news on Channel 1."

Chen Qingxue: "What news are you watching? What does this have to do with what we're talking about?"

Jiang Chu coughed lightly. "If nothing unexpected happens, the headline that night will be 'Signing Ceremony of Strategic Cooperation between China and Europe in New Energy and Semiconductors'."

"what?"

"Then," Jiang Chu looked at Xie Jing, "the youngest one among those who signed was my fiancé. I should have been at the state banquet that day too."