Chapter 32 The Ripe Woman
Chapter 32 The Ripe Woman
"Cough cough cough!!!"
"Hello, hello, Mitang..."
Even though Chen Jiang had mentally prepared himself for the possibility that Zhou Qian's marriage partner might be a bit off, he never expected that this short-haired, tattooed, rebellious girl would actually be the man Zhou Qian was going to marry...
Is he outdated, or is it that the times are changing too fast? It should be 2016 now, why does he feel like he's already outdated?
Unable to resist glancing back at Zhang Jie, the bastard was indeed holding back a laugh, clearly knowing he would have this strange reaction. When he saw him turn around, he even raised an eyebrow at him.
"Sigh~~"
Chen Jiang sighed helplessly, turned to look at Zhou Qian, and felt a little embarrassed:
"Um, Zhou Qian, I didn't mean to offend you... I'm just a little surprised."
Zhou Qian naturally understood what Chen Jiang was surprised about, but if she cared about these strange looks, she wouldn't have chosen such a grand wedding and taken wedding photos. She just smiled casually.
"It's alright. Compared to your surprise, the words and looks I usually encounter are not this friendly."
After saying that, she gently waved her hand, gesturing for Chen Jiang and Zhang Jie to sit on the sofa first. She then walked to the refrigerator, opened it, and asked:
"Alright, stop with the nonsense. You two come in and sit for a while. We need to pack up a bit before we set off."
"By the way, would you like something to drink?"
Zhang Jie: "I just need water... Jiang Zi, what do you want?"
"I just need water."
Chen Jiang also asked for a bottle of water. Zhou Qian took the two bottles of water and gave them to the two of them. Then she plopped down on the sofa, leaving a noticeable mark on the sofa with her plump buttocks.
Then, she looked at Chen Jiang with some interest and asked:
"Speaking of which, Chen Jiang, Bai Bing and I mentioned you last time we met... but she said you're married, is that true?"
"Bai Bing? You're still in contact with him..." Chen Jiang gave a wry smile and nodded slightly: "They were married... but they're divorced now, just a few days ago."
"Uh..." Zhou Qian hadn't expected her words to hit Chen Jiang's sore spot so precisely: "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were already divorced..."
"It's alright, I didn't offend you either."
Chen Jiang smiled and waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care.
Bai Bing was his college roommate; their relationship was neither particularly good nor bad. She gave him a wedding gift, as Chen Jiang remembered the favor.
But he truly didn't care about his divorce. There was no love, no family ties, not even any financial ties left. All that remained of his memories of the marriage was resentment and hatred. Marriage had turned into enmity, which is almost laughable.
"That's true."
Zhou Qian wasn't one to hold grudges, so she chuckled and let the matter drop.
"But I see you're doing pretty well... I haven't seen a single cheap item in your outfit, and you're still doing odd jobs for Boss Zhang?"
"Would you believe me if I said these were all gifts?"
Chen Jiang spoke the truth.
Zhang Jie then contradicted him, saying:
"Don't listen to this kid's nonsense. He's really struck it rich lately. I might end up working for him in the future. How could I let this big boss do odd jobs for me?"
"Get lost! If you worked for me, wouldn't I make you clean toilets every day?"
Chen Jiang retorted, making Zhang Jie and Zhou Qian laugh. After laughing, he subconsciously shifted his gaze to the delinquent girl who remained silent to the side, but quickly looked away.
Then he asked Zhou Qian:
"Don't talk about me. But you, I heard you went abroad to work. When did you come back?"
"I've been back for several years now." Zhou Qian smiled, shifting her position on the sofa, leaving a mark as her buttocks rolled across it, her legs casually crossed.
"After working abroad for two years, I realized that things are still better in China... After coming back, I decided to open a beauty salon, and business was pretty good, so I've been running it ever since."
"By the way, if you two want to get some beauty treatments, you can come to my place. Because of our relationship, I'll give you a 50% discount!"
"Hey, I thought it would be free," Zhang Jie sighed.
"Haha, free is fine too. Could you also waive the cost of my wedding photos, Mr. Zhang?" Zhou Qian retorted with a smile, completely unfazed by Zhang Jie's teasing.
Zhang Jie was immediately embarrassed:
"Well... let's keep things clear between siblings."
But then, his gaze shifted, and he pointed at Chen Jiang, saying:
"But you should give Chen Jiang a free service once. That kid is really rich now. If you serve him well, he might just give you a million or eight million as a reward."
"Don't spout nonsense." Chen Jiang retorted to Zhang Jie. This guy was good in every way, except he had a loose tongue and liked to say whatever came to mind. "Besides, I'm a grown man nearing thirty, what's with all the 'beauty' stuff?"
Before Zhang Jie could say anything, Zhou Qian sighed, interrupting Chen Jiang:
"That's not true, Chen Jiang. Who told you men can't get beauty treatments?"
"It's not like I'm going to give you a full face makeover. It's just to fix facial imperfections and improve your skin condition. It's a perfectly normal skincare routine. I have quite a few male clients, so you can't just make things up."
"Okay, I misspoke."
When it came to discussing other people's expertise, Chen Jiang surrendered.
Zhang Jie, meanwhile, was smiling and adding fuel to the fire.
"I think Chen Jiang needs some treatment; he hasn't looked well these past few days."
"Go to hell, don't talk nonsense!" Chen Jiang glared at Zhang Jie fiercely. It was no wonder he looked terrible. He hadn't slept well for the past few days, and last night he and Gao Wen had been up all night. He hadn't caught up on sleep yet today. Even Superman couldn't withstand this kind of tossing and turning.
"I have to say, I feel that Chen Jiang's skin condition needs some work."
But Zhou Qian seemed to take it seriously. She nodded upon hearing this, and then moved her voluptuous figure to sit next to Chen Jiang. While he was still somewhat bewildered, she reached out a hand to hold his chin and gently moved him toward her.
The distance was so close that Chen Jiang could not only see Zhou Qian's beautiful face and smell her scent, but he could even feel the heat emanating from her body... Zhou Qian, however, seemed oblivious to the awkwardness:
"Don't move, let me take a look..."
"..."
Without her saying anything, Chen Jiang was already too scared to move.
The moment Zhou Qian leaned closer, Chen Jiang sensed a murderous gaze directed at him.
Without a doubt, it must be that delinquent girl, Mi Tang... The key is that he's innocent. He didn't do or say anything, so how did he offend someone just by sitting there?
However, Zhou Qian still didn't notice the subtle change in the atmosphere. She still held Chen Jiang's chin with one hand to prevent him from moving his head, while using the other hand to touch his face left and right, and occasionally leaning closer to take a look.
The breath hitting Chen Jiang's face made him unable to restrain himself any longer, so he quickly reached out to block the two of them, which startled Zhou Qian.
Chen Jiang coughed and gave her a look, indicating that there were other people around.
Zhou Qian then realized that she and Chen Jiang seemed to be standing a little too close, which made things a bit ambiguous... However, a characteristic of mature women is that they are not easily swayed by feelings of shyness.
Even knowing the situation had been somewhat awkward, Zhou Qian simply smiled slightly, gracefully shifted her weight back into her seat, and then picked up an eyeglasses case from the coffee table.
"Sorry, I'm actually a little nearsighted..."
Then, as soon as she finished explaining, Zhou Qian's gaze fell on Chen Jiang's face, and she covered her mouth and teased him:
"But Chen Jiang, you've already been married once, how can you still blush so easily?"
PDLP