Unparalleled medical and martial arts skills, saving the CEO's fiancée at the start.

By the time I returned to Jiangcheng from the provincial capital, it was already dark.

Ye Chen parked the car in front of the Jiang family villa without turning off the engine.

Ye Chen turned his head and glanced at Jiang Ruoxi in the passenger seat. She was asleep, leaning back in her seat, breathing very lightly, her brows slightly furrowed, as if she was still worrying about something in her dream.

Jiang Ruoxi barely spoke the whole way, not because she didn't want to ask, but because she was too tired.

From last night until early this morning, and then going to the provincial capital with Ye Chen this morning, her nerves were on edge the whole time, but now she can finally relax.

The ghost servant wisely got out of the carriage first to check the hidden sentry posts around the courtyard.

Only the two of them remained in the carriage.

Ye Chen didn't wake her up, but just sat there quietly, watching her in the light of the streetlights coming through the car window.

She looked much gentler when she was asleep than when she was awake. All the decisive and efficient CEO aura she usually had disappeared, like a bird that had been on guard for a long time and finally buried its head in its wings.

About ten minutes later, Jiang Ruoxi woke up on her own.

Jiang Ruoxi opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was Ye Chen looking at her from the side with that smug, silly grin on his face.

Jiang Ruoxi paused for a moment, then straightened up, raised her hand to brush her hair aside, and turned her head away somewhat uncomfortably.

"What are you looking at? Why didn't you call me when we arrived?"

"You look so beautiful when you're sleeping, I couldn't bear to," Ye Chen said naturally.

Jiang Ruoxi rolled her eyes at him, then pushed open the car door and got out.

Jiang Ruoxi wrapped a coat around herself, turned around and saw Ye Chen still sitting in the car, frowning: "Aren't you going to get out? The food's getting cold."

Ye Chen then turned off the engine, took the keys, and followed him into the villa.

The ghost servant had returned to his old spot by the door and sat down, like a clay statue that had taken root.

The restaurant was lit by warm yellow lights. The aunt had prepared the food in advance and was keeping it warm in the rice cooker. There were three dishes and a soup, all of which were Ye Chen's favorites.

Jiang Ruoxi washed her hands, then served two bowls of rice and put them on the table.

She didn't wait for the housekeeper to set the table; she did it herself, her movements so efficient that she showed no trace of a CEO's airs.

Ye Chen sat opposite, looking at the bowl of steaming white rice, then at Jiang Ruoxi, and couldn't help but call out, "Wife."

"Don't talk while you're eating." Jiang Ruoxi said without looking up.

Ye Chen picked up a piece of braised pork with his chopsticks and placed it in her bowl. He said seriously, "Just one sentence: I'm sorry to have worried you this time. From now on, no matter what happens, I will tell you in advance. I will not hide anything from you, whether it's where I'm going, what I'm going to do, who I'm fighting with, or when I'll be back. I will tell you even if you don't ask. I mean what I say."

"good!"

Jiang Ruoxi paused for a moment while picking up food with her chopsticks, then softly hummed in agreement.

Jiang Ruoxi lowered her head and stirred the rice in her bowl. She remained silent for several seconds before speaking, her voice very soft, as if afraid of disturbing the warm light filling the room: "Ye Chen, you must keep your word. Remember, I am still your fiancée in name only."

fiancée.

The three words she uttered were like a fine needle, gently piercing Ye Chen's heart.

It doesn't hurt, but it has a sweet and sour taste.

You should know that when he first came down from the mountain, Jiang Ruoxi was reluctant to even mention the words "fiancé".

Things are different now. She said it herself: she is his fiancée.

A few months ago, even holding a knife to her throat wouldn't have forced her to say those words.

Ye Chen stopped chewing his food and looked up at the woman opposite him, who was bathed in warm yellow light.

She was dressed casually, her hair loosely tucked behind her ears, and her face still showed signs of weariness.

Yet, it was this very woman who said something that made Ye Chen feel that all the life-and-death experiences he had gone through these past few months were worth it.

"Wife." Ye Chen's voice was a little hoarse.

"Hmm?" Jiang Ruoxi looked up and met his eyes.

Those eyes were dark and deep, as if something was burning inside them. They weren't scary, but they were so hot that they made her heart skip a beat.

"I will live well," Ye Chen said. He uttered those few words one by one, slowly, like a vow, and heavily, like a promise.

"What does this have to do with me?"

"You're not even married into the family yet. My life is precious; I won't throw it away easily."

Jiang Ruoxi lowered her head, picked up a large mouthful of food and stuffed it into her mouth. After chewing twice, she mumbled, "Who wants to marry into your family?"

Ye Chen chuckled, not exposing her, but simply putting pieces of pork ribs from the soup pot into her bowl.

Jiang Ruoxi's bowl was piled high with food. Finally, she couldn't hold back any longer and raised her chopsticks to block it, saying, "That's enough! Are you feeding a pig?"

"Feeding pigs is good too. They're all plump and healthy, which brings good fortune." Ye Chen put away his chopsticks, ate a couple of mouthfuls of rice, and said as he ate.

"Don't you like beautiful women?"

"Pretty much, like you, my wife."

"By the way, I'll contact Zhou Wantong and Song Tiezhu tomorrow and ask them to keep an eye on things in the provincial capital. Once all that's arranged, we'll go to Medicine King Valley to see my master. We might have to stay on the mountain for a few days. As for your company..."

"It's all arranged." Jiang Ruoxi interrupted him, her tone returning to its usual crispness.

"Secretary Wang will temporarily handle routine matters, and I will handle urgent documents remotely. As for you, the hidden danger of the Dragon Heart Power has not been resolved yet, so you must go on this trip. I don't care how fierce your master is; if she doesn't give you a good look, I will speak up for you."

Upon hearing the last sentence, Ye Chen nearly choked on his food with laughter: "You're speaking up for me? Do you even know who my master is? The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley, a top-tier expert in the Transcendent Realm. When he gets angry, even the monkeys on the mountain run away. What are you, a weak woman, saying on my behalf?"

"I'll help her manage the accounts. Medicine King Valley needs to develop, and it can't always rely on wild herbs and monkeys in the mountains. I can invest in building a Chinese medicinal herb planting base. That way, your master will see that I'm not only your fiancée, but also the financial backer of Medicine King Valley. No matter how fierce she is, she won't be fierce to an investor who brings tens of millions of yuan up the mountain."

Ye Chen's expression froze.

Looking at Jiang Ruoxi's confident demeanor, he suddenly realized something: this woman had planned this all along.

Jiang Ruoxi's decision to return to Medicine King Valley with him was not impulsive.

From the moment she heard Ye Chen mention his sect, she was probably already prepared to go up the mountain to meet his parents and bring some gifts to Medicine King Valley.

A multi-million dollar investment plan may already be sitting on her computer.

"Wife, are you... serious?" Ye Chen swallowed hard.

"When have I ever not been serious?" Jiang Ruoxi put down her chopsticks, placed her hands on the table with her hands folded, and looked at him with the confidence of someone who had successfully negotiated a deal.

"Honey, something feels a little strange."

"Your sect saved your life and taught you all your skills. Now you are mine, and the affairs of Medicine King Valley are my affairs. So I went up the mountain not to ask her for approval. We were already engaged, and whether she agrees or not is a fact. I went to make things clear to her: she was involved in your past, and I will take over your future."

Ye Chen was completely stunned by her words.

Ye Chen opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but then felt that anything he said would be superfluous.

Finally, he picked up the soup bowl beside him, tapped it against Jiang Ruoxi's rice bowl, and grinned: "President Jiang, this is a toast to you. From now on, my life, Ye Chen's life, is both your husband's and your employee's. Ye Chen, Deputy Minister of Security, please take good care of me, President Jiang."

Jiang Ruoxi was finally amused by him. She picked up a spoon and gently tapped it on the rim of Ye Chen's bowl, making a crisp sound like a bell.

"Eat first, then take a look at the plan on the computer. You know your mentor's preferences, so help me revise it."

"Alright!" Ye Chen replied loudly.