This translation is by Pocketrobbin at S h a n g h a i f a n t a s y . c o m

Ji Chen didn’t understand. He froze for a moment, looking at Jiang Baiwan with his eyes that revealed his bewilderment.

Duanmu? Metersbonwe? What were these?

Was Duanmu her ex-boyfriend?

“It’s nothing, don’t pay attention to the details.” Jiang Baiwan touched the necklace around her neck again. “Ji Chen…… can you take it off for me? It’s so heavy and cold.”

Ji Chen’s brows raised and he stood behind Jiang Baiwan again, but did not rush to help her take the necklace off. He looked at her reflection in the mirror. “You don’t like it?”

“I do.” Jiang Baiwan said sincerely. “Who wouldn’t? I just think it’s a bit heavy……”

Ji Chen smiled. He gently touched the necklace around Jiang Baiwan’s neck, saying, “This necklace has other advantages. If you think it’s too heavy, I can make a magic spell for you.”

Jiang Baiwan looked at him curiously as Ji Chen untied the necklace and held it in his hand. Without knowing how he did it, the necklace turned into two bracelets.

“How about wearing it on your hands?” Ji Chen said this and took Jiang Baiwan’s right hand to put the bracelet on for her. “In this way, the weight will be divided into two.”

Jiang Baiwan was shocked. She carefully examined the two sparkling bracelets in her hands for a while. Jiang Baiwan then asked slowly, “Is it possible to divide it further? Like split up into earrings or something?”

Ji Chen just smiled, so she took it as his tacit acknowledgement.

“Did you have to make the necklace into Lego?” Jiang Baiwan couldn’t help but roast. “A detachable necklace, it’s really awesome.”

“This is a gift I prepared especially for you.” Ji Chen said smoothly. “Today my sister wanted to bring it to you in advance, but after thinking about it for a long time, I still decided…… to bring it to you myself.”

Ji Chen untied the two bracelets again and reassembled them into the original necklace. “This necklace, do you know what it’s called?”

Looking at Ji Chen’s serious expression, Jiang Baiwan couldn’t help but want to tear it down. “Let you see how rich I am?”

“Mischievous.” Ji Chen had long since gotten used to Jiang Baiwan so his expression remained calm. “This necklace is called Reversal of Life.”

Jiang Baiwan’s heart stirred. She turned around suddenly and threw herself into Ji Chen’s arms. Ji Chen caught her steadily as he wrapped his arms around Jiang Baiwan’s waist, but the quickening of his heart still exposed Ji Chen’s emotional fluctuations.

“Ji Chen.” Jiang Baiwan whispered as he leaned into Ji Chen’s ear. “Are you doing this on purpose? Using money to trap me so I won’t be able to run away.”

Ji Chen whispered back in response. “That’s right, after all, my Ji family have nothing apart from money.”

The two of them had a rare intimate conversation for a while and Jiang Baiwan pulled Ji Chen to take two more photos before she reluctantly changed out of the dress she was wearing. As for the expensive necklace, Ji Chen put it in her bag. Heaven knows how terrified Jiang Baiwan felt when she held the bag in her hand—— The bag she took out today had instantly multiplied in value!

Since Ji Chen came in person, the matter of sending Jiang Baiwan back was taken up by him without doubt. After Jiang Baiwan got into the car, Ji Chen didn’t rush to start the car, but handed her an invitation card.

“What’s this?” Jiang Baiwan glanced at Ji Chen and took it curiously. “For me?”

Ji Chen nodded. “Everyone has it. This type of banquets always has a sense of ceremony.”

Jiang Baiwan opened it and took a look. The invitation card was quite elegantly designed, and when one smells it carefully, one could smell a faint fragrance. Jiang Baiwan looked at the words on the invitation card and sighed. “Ji Chen, do you think the Gu family will come up with some new tricks this time?”

Ji Chen thought about it seriously. “No, they wouldn’t dare. As I said before, this time’s banquet is to sign a share transfer agreement with the Gu family. They wouldn’t take the risk to offend me at this time in order to save what little is left of the Gu Family.”

That’s true. Jiang Baiwan pondered for a moment. “But I feel my eyelids twitching. I’m afraid something is going to happen at the banquet.”

“Just follow me closely.” Ji Chen smiled. “With me by your side nothing wrong will happen.”

———

On the day of the banquet, Jiang Baiwan was brought to the styling studio by Ji Ying early in the morning and went through the steps of the previous fitting, tossing Jiang Baiwan until she had nothing left to live for, before she was let go.

“The leggings and sneakers are not allowed to be exposed!” Ji Ying instructed. “Fortunately, the skirt is long enough to cover it up. Otherwise, I’ll see what you’ll do.”

Jiang Baiwan lifted the skirt carelessly. “It’s so cold, just wearing leggings isn’t enough. Look, I even put on heat packs.”

Ji Ying was very helpless. “You…… Forget it. You’re not my girlfriend anyway.”

Ji Ying was also going to attend the banquet. She was wearing a neutral suit and her hair was casually loose. Her appearance could be described as domineering. Looking at Ji Ying, Jiang Baiwan felt like she was about to kneel down and sing 《Conquer》^[1]by Na Ying at any minute.

“You should still be careful at the banquet.” Ji Ying stood in front of Jiang Baiwan and raised her hand to fix her hair. “You must be on guard against others. Ji Chen said that he will always be with you, but…… if anyone wants to do something, they will always find a way to cause trouble.”

Jiang Baiwan’s face also became a little more serious. “You’re right. Don’t worry, I won’t let my guard down.”

Ji Ying gently patted Jiang Baiwan’s cheek with a smile on her face. “Good, keep it up.”

At exactly this time, Ji Chen also came. He sent Jiang Baiwan a message. Sitting in the car, he watched Jiang Baiwan leisurely come towards him, and Ji Chen suddenly felt that his face was a little hot.

She was really good-looking, different from the former Jiang Baiwan. In the past, even if Jiang Baiwan was pretending to be genial, there would still be an impatient look in her eyes. But today’s Jiang Baiwan, no matter who she looks at, there was always a bright smile in her eyes.

Ji Chen really liked these eyes of Jiang Baiwan, and because of them, he was exposed to a world that he had never come into contact with.

It wasn’t a bad feeling, and it somehow fascinated him.

“Ji Chen!” Jiang Baiwan smiled and sat down in the car, right next to Ji Chen. “I brought you something good!”

As she spoke, Jiang Baiwan took out two pieces of something from her handbag and held them in front of Ji Chen as if offering some kind of treasures. Ji Chen froze for a moment and hesitantly asked, “What are these?”

“Heat packs.” Jiang Baiwan neatly tore off the packaging. “You’d better stick it on. What if you get cold?”

As she said that, she urged Ji Chen to lift up his clothes a little. Ji Chen opened his suit in a daze and let Jiang Baiwan stick the heat packs on his waist.

Jiang Baiwan was still talking, “I heard from Sister Ji that there will media coming and a red carpet followed by an outdoor ceremony, right? Trust me, you won’t be cold if you put this on.”

Ji Chen conveniently hugged Jiang Baiwan, not letting her withdraw. He spoke to distract her attention, “Then did Sister tell you…… you’re going to walk down the red carpet with me?”

What? Jiang Baiwan was momentarily taken aback and then immediately became dumbfounded.

———

Many guests had already come to the banquet and were now gathering together in groups of twos and threes, talking to each other and the people they knew. There were popular celebrities and even bigwigs in the business world. When Chu Yunhan arrived, he looked at the people around him, and even though he now had gained a foothold in the business world, he still felt a surge of excitement.

As long as he could perform better today, he might be able to find some new orders. The Chu family had been having a very difficult time during this period. At first, Chu Yunhan thought it was because of the slow business season or a problem with the guidelines, but no matter how hard he tried, the Chu family’s monthly marketing quota continued to decline. Only then did Chu Yunhan belatedly realize that he must have been targeted.

After he had secretly checked, he found out that it was none other than the Ji family who was behind it. How big the Haochen Group had become, Chu Yunhan understood in his heart. He wanted to resist, but he couldn’t do it at all, and now he was driven to the point of exhaustion. He came here today to find a way out for his company.

Shui Lan’er was standing beside Chu Yunhan, wearing a light blue chiffon dress. With her delicate temperament and big misty eyes, she looked delicate and lovely. She timidly tugged at Chu Yunhan’s arm and whispered to him, “Yunhan, what are we going to do today?”

“Nothing.” Chu Yunhan comforted Shui Lan’er. “Don’t worry about it. I’m here. You just need to follow me.”

Shui Lan’er leaned on the man beside her, feeling that he gave her a great sense of security. But thinking of her secret agreement with Jiang Zhishu, Shui Lan’ers heart trembled a bit.

——She didn’t know if this matter will succeed, but if it does, she and Xiao Wan would be able to reconcile once again.

Shui Lan’er secretly made up her mind that she must work hard today, so that everyone could be happy.

Jiang Zhishu stood in the dark, wearing a gray suit, which didn’t look very eye-catching. He held a glass of wine in his hand, but his eyes were fixed on Shui Lan’er and Chu Yunhan who were not far away. He took a sip of his drink and then showed a harmless smile.

Everything seems to be going smoothly.

At this time, Jiang Zhishu’s cell phone rang and he steadily picked up the call. He heard a man’s voice from the other end, “Hello? Have Chu Yunhan and Shui Lan’er arrived?”

“They have, they have.” Jiang Zhishu said, “How about your side? How’s Gu Dongcheng?”

The man on the other end of the phone laughed twice. “You can rest assured, we will definitely caught the three of them tonight in one stroke.”