Chapter 352: Chapter 352: The Romantic Insulator
A high-end Western restaurant.
The interior decoration is mainly blue-toned.
After Su He sat down, she glanced around and saw that all the tables were empty.
She turned her head towards the man, “Did you book the entire place?”
The man “hmm” in agreement.
“That must have cost quite a bit of money, right?”
“…”
The man looked up, his voice low and magnetically rich: “Spending money on you is worth it.”
Su He coughed lightly and pursed her lips, unable to refute.
This father and son really are, one more extravagant than the other.
Then, the man gazed at her unblinkingly, his eyes full of tenderness.
Even though they were an old married couple by now, Su He still felt somewhat uncomfortable under his intense gaze.
She said, “If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t look at me like that; anyone would think you want to devour me.”
Su He is a straightforward woman; as soon as she opens her mouth, even the most romantic atmosphere would instantly dissolve.
But Jiang Yan was used to it.
Jiang Yan hooked his crimson lip, “I indeed quite fancy eating you, after all, you’re so sweet, I want to devour you completely, inside and out.”
Su He: “…”
At this moment, a middle-aged man in a suit approached.
He was the manager of the restaurant.
“President Jiang, the dishes are ready, shall I serve them?” the manager asked respectfully.
Jiang Yan nodded his head: “Go ahead.”
The manager replied, “Alright, President Jiang.”
Immediately, the manager turned and left.
About a minute later, the lights in their area suddenly went out.
Su He was caught off guard and startled.
She furrowed her brows slightly.
Using the faint light from outside, she saw the man sitting opposite her suddenly stand up.
She asked, “What exactly are you up to, Jiang Yan?”
Just as she finished speaking, someone pushed a dining cart towards them.
At the same time, beautiful piano music began to play, elegant as butterflies, and melodious like flowing water, conveying effortless romance.
When the dining cart came over, she saw a cake with a heart on top, and inside the heart were two little figures.
One could tell straight away who they represented, as they were made to be strikingly similar – it was her and Jiang Yan.
Most importantly, there was a string of numbers on it: 6500.
What did that mean?
A flicker of confusion crossed her mind.
But just then, the man pulled out a bouquet of flowers from nowhere and knelt on one knee in front of her.
Su He: “…”
She was taken aback by his kneeling.
What’s he trying to do?
Meanwhile, Jiang Feng and Fei Xu stood by, silently watching.
Jiang Feng had a smile on his face, murmuring softly, “My goodness, this is too romantic, the Young Madam will surely be moved to tears.”
Fei Xu took another look and after a few seconds of silence, she slowly said, “Not necessarily.”
Although Fei Xu had not been with Su He for long, she had come to understand Su He’s personality over these past couple of years.
Their Young Madam really has a “romantic insensitivity”; no matter how romantic it gets, she could completely ignore it.
“…”
As expected, the next second they all heard Su He calmly say, “What are you doing with all this, Jiang Yan? You’re not trying to propose like Gu Beiyan and Jiang You did, are you? But we’re already married, what’s the point of this? It makes me feel uncomfortable…”
Everyone: “…”
The manager and the waiter exchanged glances, “What…” does this mean?
Why would such a romantic gesture be uncomfortable?
“Also, what does this string of numbers mean?”
Su He pointed at the “6500” on the cake.
Jiang Yan: “…”
He had known she was lying in the car just now.
This woman had no idea what day it was today.
But that didn’t matter, as long as he knew.
He had also come to terms with it; he didn’t expect her to remember these details.
The soft glow in his deep black eyes flickered as he stared at her unblinkingly and said, “Wife, today is the 6500th day since we met. I have always remembered, always counted. It’s also the day we first met, the day I fell in love with you at first sight.”
Upon hearing this, Su He was completely stunned.
She just felt a tickling sensation in her heart, but…
Who would be so idle as to count these days?
She was about to blurt out, “Have you been so idle lately?” but then she thought there were other people here, and for his sake, she held back.
She realized that she didn’t actually like romance; she only liked watching others be romantic.
Because, when these romantic things happened to her, they always felt odd, causing her whole body to feel uncomfortable, a sensation she couldn’t quite explain.
It wasn’t that she hated it; she just didn’t enjoy the feeling of being watched by others.
She took a deep breath to alleviate the weird feeling in her heart.
She took the flowers from his hand and said very directly, “Okay, okay, I get it, get up now, doesn’t kneeling hurt your knees?”
At this moment, someone was watching this scene through the restaurant’s surveillance.
Xiao Si was sitting on the couch, clutching his stomach and laughing non-stop: “Hahaha… I’m dying of laughter, the way sister-in-law is handling this, that tone, it’s just too good!”
This restaurant belonged to Xiao Si. He had heard someone had booked the place for the evening and casually asked about it, only to find out it was Jiang Yan.
Then, he was very curious to see what this guy was up to by booking the whole place, never expecting to witness this scene.
However, such surprises would be liked by many girls.
Unfortunately, Su He was not an ordinary girl.
Sitting beside Xiao Si were Wan Muqi and Gu Beiyan. Xiao Si had deliberately dragged the two of them to watch.
“This kid might think he’s being romantic, but unfortunately, sister-in-law is immune to romance; her not getting up immediately is already showing him a lot of face,” Xiao Si said while chuckling.
Wan Muqi silently gave him a look: “You dragged the two of us here with you just so you have company when you get beaten up, right?”
He knew this guy’s call meant nothing good.
If only he had known, he wouldn’t have come.
Xiao Si patted his shoulder, “We’re all brothers here; when there’s a good show, of course, we share it. Good times or bad, we’re in it together.”
Wan Muqi shoved his hand away, “Since there’s nothing up, I’ll be off then. You enjoy the show by yourself.”
And with that, he got up and left without hesitation.
He did not care for this drama.
Following this, Gu Beiyan also stood up, ready to leave.
Xiao Si quickly grabbed him, “Hey, Gu, where are you going?”
Gu Beiyan gave him a deep look: “Of course, I’m going home. You may want to get beaten up, but I certainly don’t.”
Then, he shook off his grip.
Gu Beiyan and Wan Muqi both left his place one after the other.
“…”
Meanwhile, in the restaurant, after Su He took the flower from Jiang Yan, the man presented a beautifully crafted little jewelry box.
Upon opening it, Su He saw a delicate and fine gold necklace lying inside.
The pendant seemed to be shaped like a grain of rice, dainty and exquisite, yet without losing its aesthetic appeal.
But this design, she seemed to have seen it in their home study before.
Back then, she was looking at a manuscript.
She didn’t look closely, just a casual glance, because she had just entered the study to call for him and saw him hastily hiding something; she didn’t ask any questions then.
So, did he design this necklace himself?
Su He had a pair of eyes that twinkled like stars, very beautiful.
Jiang Yan was initially attracted by her eyes; he always felt that her eyes had a magical healing power for him.
“Do you like it?” Jiang Yan looked at her and asked.
Su He curved her lips slightly: “I do.”
“Then let me put it on for you.”
“Okay.”
Su He doesn’t usually like wearing jewelry; currently, she only wears a ring on her hand and no other jewelry on her body.
The man stood up, positioned himself behind her, took out the necklace, and helped her put it on.
Su He touched the wheat ear pendant with her hand and lifted her head to say, “I didn’t expect you to have this skill, Mr. Jiang.”
His design was indeed quite nice.
Jiang Yan looked down into her eyes, and all of a sudden, he lifted her chin with his hand, then bent down and kissed her red lips.
Those around them, seeing this, were so frightened that they quickly turned away.
Avert your eyes, avert your eyes!
Luckily, he didn’t go any further and released her after just a kiss.
“Are you happy?” he asked.
Su He pondered for a second and replied, “I’d be fine with it if you hadn’t pulled this stunt.”
Then, she added another line of explanation: “I’m not saying you’re wasting money. It’s just that I genuinely feel there’s no need for such a grand gesture; it would have been the same if you did this at home. It’s a bit awkward, you know.”
Jiang Yan, of course, knew what she meant, despite how fearless she usually seemed.
But, the thing is, she had a natural allergy to romance—no matter how romantic the atmosphere, she only found it awkward.
And he just wanted to cure her of this “small problem.”
“You’ll get used to it after a few times,” he said.
Su He: “…”
Get used to it my foot!
“Then, you’ll have no more pocket money from now on!”
Without money, she’d like to see how he manages!
“Pfft!”
Right after Su He finished speaking, someone couldn’t help but let out a laugh.
The next second, Jiang Feng felt a chill down his spine.
He quickly covered his mouth.
After all, he was young and didn’t want to die prematurely.
He simply couldn’t help it just now.
Who would have thought that the boss controlling two of the top hundred companies in the world would still have to rely on his wife for spending money each month.
Truth be told, no one would believe it if it were spread around.
“…”
This scene, Xiao Si saved the video.
Then, he shared it in their big group chat.
In addition to the five of them, there were Su He, Jing Xuan, Jiang You, Jiang Nanche, Long He Song, and later, the siblings An Mi and An Rui who joined the group.
Wan Muqi and Gu Beiyan glanced at it and silently left the group.
At this moment, the two of them did not wish to acknowledge this guy surnamed Xiao.
Lu Zhiyang also understood the unspoken agreement.
Lu Zhiyang didn’t even click to watch; after seeing two fewer people in the group, he just left as well.
Some things are better not to be involved in.
Only a big fool like Xiao Si would dare to pluck a tiger’s whiskers.
Actually, Xiao Si sent it to the wrong group; he has a group without Jiang Yan, but by the time he realized, it was already too late to retract it. “…”
This is bad, this is really bad…
Long He Song said in the group, “Mr. Xiao, have you picked out a gravesite? I recently saw a piece of land, scenic and peaceful, how about I introduce it to you? It’s a friendly price, if you miss this village, you won’t find this shop again.”
Jiang You also said, “Mr. Xiao, what’s the password to your bank card? I can take care of your assets for you.”
Jing Xuan: “Doctor Xiao is indeed courageous, did you prepare an ambulance in advance for yourself?”
Jiang Nanche: “Bro Xiao, did you buy your plane ticket? Oh, wait, all ticket purchases are real-name now, they’ll know where you went with one check. Nevermind, you might as well find a spot to dig a hole for yourself.”
Xiao Si looked at the group of people in the chat rejoicing in his misfortune, his face full of despair.
A bunch of no-good friends, not a single reliable one when it matters most.
It’s not like he shared the news to amuse them in the first place.
Now, every single one of them only cares to gawk at his misfortune.
The worst were Lu Zhiyang, Gu Beiyan, and Wan Muqi, who actually had the nerve to leave the group directly.
Half an hour later.
Jiang Yan finally saw the messages in the group.
Afterwards, he tagged Xiao Si’s WeChat ID and simply said: “Tomorrow morning at nine, Hall 8.”
These nine characters had already decided Xiao Si’s future.
Xiao Si saw it, but he didn’t reply.
He pretended as if he hadn’t seen it.
His reply was not important to Jiang Yan.
The others also very tacitly did not say a word.
But they were all very much looking forward to tomorrow’s “beating session”.
…
The next morning, before 8:30 a.m., Hall 8 was already bustling with activity.
Jiang Nanche, Long He Song, and others were still yawning.
“This has got to be the earliest I’ve woken up besides going to school,” Jiang Nanche said sleepily.
Long He Song said, “Who isn’t?”
He had even set ten alarms last night, for he was scared of oversleeping and missing out.
At nine, Jiang Yan appeared on time.
As for Xiao Si, there was still no sign of him.
“Five, Mr. Xiao hasn’t arrived yet,” Long He Song remarked.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan said with a light tone, “No rush, Jiang Feng has gone to fetch him. They’re on the way.”
“…”
All faces bore a schadenfreude-filled smile.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere elsewhere was not so harmoniously joyful and cheerful.
“Hang on, Jiang Feng, how did you find me?”
Xiao Si was speechless; he had even hidden at sea, and yet he was found.
Jiang Feng smiled politely and said, “Young Master Xiao, as long as you haven’t left this land, we have ways to find you.”
“…”
Xiao Si looked at him and said, “Well, Jiang Feng, I’ll give you money. Can you tell your boss you didn’t find me?”
Jiang Feng still looked at him, very seriously saying, “Young Master Xiao, I’m sorry, but I am not short of money at the moment. The salary Master gives is enough for me.”
“To avoid wasting time, you’d better come with me willingly.”
While talking, Jiang Feng always kept a smile on his face.
“Young Master Xiao, you can rest assured, you won’t be in danger of losing your life. Master won’t really harm you, and you still have the chance to live a long life.”
Xiao Si gave a bitter smile.
He indeed wouldn’t be in a life-threatening situation; of this, he was aware.
But lying on a hospital bed, half-dead and in agony, that’s also very painful, isn’t it?
“You make it sound so easy, why don’t you take the beating for me?” Xiao Si said.
Jiang Feng maintained his smile: “Young Master Xiao, please stop joking. Even if I agreed, Master wouldn’t approve.”
What he meant was: one way or another, you’re going to get beaten up!
Xiao Si: “Why is my life so hard?”
Jiang Feng offered him a saying: “Young Master Xiao, have you heard the proverb? The twine spun from wool ends up tying the sheep itself. That’s what’s happening to you now.”
Sometimes, you won’t get hurt if you don’t act out.
He just had to bring this on himself, and that wasn’t enough, he had to do it in front of the key person involved.
So, if he doesn’t get beaten, who will…