latelenovela Chapter 279 What's with all this madness so early in the morning?
Chapter 279 What's with all this madness so early in the morning?
Lian Yuzhu said leisurely, "Hmm~ It seems we've successfully completed our mission and are ready to retire."
Both children are experiencing their first stirrings of love.
"Huh?" Jiang Sheng still looked puzzled. "What do you mean, 'successfully retired'?"
Lian Yuzhu walked straight into the restaurant, leaving him with only her back to him.
"Hey, honey! Wait for me." Jiang Sheng said and quickly followed.
At the dining table, the couple ate breakfast and chatted as usual.
"By the way, Lao Jiang, do you know who the girl Bai Shen likes is?" Lian Yuzhu suddenly asked.
Jiang Sheng put down his porridge spoon, looked up at Lian Yuzhu, and asked, "Hmm? You mean that Miss Mo?"
He has already sent someone to investigate. She is a girl with a clean background, from a middle-class family, a scholarly family, and a well-bred young lady.
"A very good reporter, with a clean family background, not bad," Jiang Sheng commented objectively.
He originally had some obsession with 'marrying someone of equal social standing', but Xiao Leng was an exception. After all, that child was just too dazzling. Her status as a young genius professor could bring endless glory to the family, and she was also the savior of his son.
Of course, when he later learned that Xiao Leng had someone she loved, and that she was Qiu Lingyue's child, who was also his niece, he gave up on the idea.
However, for other unfamiliar people, it is still best to match them based on their social standing. Living together from different social classes can create many unnecessary conflicts.
However, after witnessing the Zeng family's sudden downfall, his obsession vanished.
A simple family background may not contribute to the prosperity of the Jiang clan, but at least it is less likely to bring about a disaster like the Zeng family's dramatic rise and fall.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He had even tried to matchmake Manxi with the Zeng family's son... Luckily, the two kids didn't hit it off.
The next second, Lian Yuzhu leaned closer mysteriously and said, "Let me tell you, that child is Xiaohua."
Jiang Sheng was taken aback. "Xiao Hua?"
The next second, he stared wide-eyed in shock, "You mean that Xiao Hua from Xiao Leng's family?"
Lian Yuzhu nodded. "Isn't that right?"
Jiang Sheng exclaimed in disbelief, "This is such a coincidence..."
“Absolutely!” Lian Yuzhu echoed, “I’ve chosen this daughter-in-law.”
"Okay~ My wife's word is law." Jiang Sheng was naturally happy, but then he suddenly remembered how excitedly his daughter had run out, and then he recalled his wife's words about 'retiring after achieving success'.
'Wife? Is Manxi also having an affair?'
Lian Yuzhu gave him a disapproving look. "You're only realizing this now?"
Jiang Sheng was stunned for a moment, then immediately lowered his voice, "I was wrong."
However, after going through the options in my mind, I still couldn't think of a suspect, so I wondered:
“Manxi has been going to school and Peking University all the time lately. She doesn’t like going to high society circles, finding it too tiring to be so insincere. When did she meet this boy?”
Speaking of this, even Yu Zhu seemed a little confused, so she simply said,
"Who cares? My daughter's judgment is naturally good enough. She'll tell us in time, so let's not worry about it."
Jiang Sheng frowned. How could he not worry about his daughter, whom he had cherished and raised with utmost care?
However, he still verbally agreed and dared not disobey his wife, but secretly he immediately had someone investigate.
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Jiang Manxi drove quickly to the entrance of Youhu Park, parked the car, and waited at the park entrance.
My heart was pounding like a deer's, and I was extremely nervous.
She took out a small mirror, checked her condition repeatedly, and then reapplied some lip gloss.
I was in such a rush that I didn't even put on makeup; I just washed my face and brushed my teeth before heading out.
Fortunately, my mother supervises me to get regular skin care, so my face is blemish-free. Even without makeup, I look pretty and delicate.
After waiting for a while, she still didn't see the familiar camouflage jeep.
She hesitated whether to send him a message to ask where he was, but she was also afraid that he was driving and it would be inconvenient for him to check the message.
The next second, an inconspicuous tram stopped by the roadside, which Jiang Manxi didn't even pay much attention to.
But then, Zeng Yichen got out of the car through the back door.
He fiddled with his phone for a while before putting it in his pocket and looking up toward the park gate.
But as soon as he looked up, his eyes met Jiang Manxi's.
After not seeing him for a long time, the boy in front of me no longer had the sunny and energetic look he once had. His brows and eyes showed signs of fatigue, his hair had grown much longer, and his clothes were obviously wrinkled from not being ironed.
Jiang Manxi felt a vague sense of sadness, like watching a bright sunflower wither alone in a deserted corner, feeling regret and heartache.
Jiang Manxi's straightforward emotions made Zeng Yichen very embarrassed. He subconsciously raised his hand to rub the slightly wrinkled hem of his clothes and walked towards Jiang Manxi.
"You're here so early," Zeng Yichen said with a smile.
Jiang Manxi snapped out of her daze and immediately replied with a smile:
"It's alright, I wasn't that much earlier than you."
Zeng Yichen knew that she was just being considerate of him and didn't want to put too much pressure on herself, which was why she said that.
He glanced at her with some gratitude, then suggested:
"Shall we go in then?"
“Okay,” Jiang Manxi replied, following his steps into the park.
The two remained quiet throughout the journey. Zeng Yichen appeared preoccupied, but he didn't bring it up, and Jiang Manxi didn't dare to ask him casually.
Walking to the lakeside, the two stood behind the stone railing, quietly watching the lake. It was very calm, except for the occasional breeze that stirred the ripples on the surface, and the lake birds that waded across the water, treading on the duckweed.
Jiang Manxi glanced sideways to secretly observe Zeng Yichen's expression, only to find that he had no expression and was just staring fixedly at the lake.
This continued for a few more minutes until Jiang Manxi finally couldn't hold back and spoke up:
"Did you have breakfast?"
Zeng Yichen shook his head.
"Then we..." Jiang Manxi hadn't finished speaking.
Suddenly, the man beside her stepped over the stone railing and jumped into the lake.
"Hey!!! Zeng Yichen!!" Jiang Manxi was startled by the sudden noise.
Without thinking, she decided to take off her coat and jump into the lake.
"Don't come down!" Zeng Yichen surfaced and shouted at her.
Jiang Manxi stood frozen, leaning against the stone railing. Seeing he was alright, she breathed a sigh of relief, but was also somewhat annoyed.
"Come up here right now!!!"
What's wrong with you so early in the morning?!
Zeng Yichen looked at the sincere worry in her eyes from the water and was somewhat moved, but his body remained motionless. He was reluctant to leave the cold lake.
It wasn't until the park's manager and security guards came and forcibly pulled him out of the lake.
After giving him a good scolding, she kindly left him a clean military overcoat so he could change out of his wet clothes.
Jiang Manxi bought a cup of hot soy milk and shoved it into his hand without a word.
"Take it! Drink it!!"