The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 27 - 0, speak plainly, don’t turn my stomaChapter

The city lights were just coming on, and the bustling streets were full of endless streams of people.

A black Bentley veered off the traffic flow, turned a corner, and finally came to a slow stop in front of the VI Club.

Inside the car, a man’s distinctly jointed hand rested on the steering wheel, his high nose-bridge hidden behind dark glasses, thin lips holding a cigarette, smoke swirling, blurring his sharply defined profile.

He glanced at his wristwatch, looked up to the outside, people coming and going at the entrance of the club, when a flash of white caught his eye.

The man curved his lips into a smile, quickly extinguishing the cigarette butt and at the same time rolling down the window a bit.

The cold wind rushed in, taking away the faint smell of smoke.

With a clunk, the car door opened and then closed.

"Ji Mingqian, how many times have I told you not to let me smell smoke? Are you asking for a beating?"

Ye Jiuliang sat in the back seat, wrinkling her nose at the lingering smell in the car, and with a raise of her hand, she dealt a violent nutcracker to the person in the driver’s seat.

"Having not seen you for so many days, I was hoping you’d become a bit more ladylike, but it seems I was expecting too much," Ji Mingqian dodged her violent attack by turning his head, teasing, "With the way you are, I guess you’ll never get married in this lifetime."

Ye Jiuliang shot back, "Don’t worry. You and I are evenly matched; you won’t be able to get a wife either."

"Who says so? I have a lot of girlfriend fans, okay?" Ji Mingqian retorted.

Ye Jiuliang scoffed, "Bullshit."

"By the way, I’ve investigated the surprise attack you encountered mid-route, and it has nothing to do with the Mei Organization. They’ve been busy with infighting and are in a real mess lately," Ji Mingqian circled back to the serious topic.

"I’ll keep looking into it on my side, and you be careful too."

Hearing that, Ye Jiuliang fell into thought.

If it wasn’t someone from the Mei Organization, then who could it be?

When there was no more sound behind him, Ji Mingqian looked up at the rearview mirror, saw her with her head lowered in silence, and didn’t disturb her.

After a long while, Ye Jiuliang leaned back, "Why did you suddenly think to come here?"

Ji Mingqian said, "I haven’t been filming for half a year now, found a decent script, so just came out for a stroll since I was bored anyway."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jiuliang couldn’t help but laugh, "If Achen hears that, he’s probably going to strangle you to death."

Ji Mingqian clearly had loads of work with the Mei Organization that kept him too busy to manage; he had shoved all his duties onto Achen and sneaked off himself, yet he dared to make such nonchalant comments.

"So you have to keep it a secret for me, otherwise you’ll have to trouble yourself to burn incense for me next Qingming Festival," Ji Mingqian smiled with a teasing bend of his lips.

Ye Jiuliang, "Get lost."

Jiangyue Restaurant, located in the prime district of the capital, emerged abruptly three years ago. With aggressive tactics and delectable cuisine, it secured its place in the capital and became a frequent haunt for the noble and wealthy.

As for the mysterious owner behind Jiangyue Restaurant, many were curious indeed, but strangely, no one had uncovered the force behind it, even after three years. This also made troublemakers wary.

There were always exceptions though; a couple of years ago, several groups caused disturbances and fights here, and each time the outcome was a severe beating without exception.

Since then, no one dared to cause trouble in Jiangyue Restaurant.

Amidst laughter, the car entered the parking lot and found an empty spot to park.

Ye Jiuliang got out of the car, busy replying to a message on her phone.

"What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and get inside, I’m starving." Ji Mingqian closed the car door and seeing her standing still, hurried her along.

Ye Jiuliang rolled her eyes inelegantly, put away her phone, "Anuo sent a message saying that when Achen saw the note you left, he was so mad, he said you’re on your own."

Walking side by side, Ji Mingqian had a playful smile on his face, "Master Jiu, I need protection, I really don’t want to die yet."

"Speak like a human, don’t ruin my appetite," Ye Jiuliang gave him a look of disgust.

A handsome man and a beautiful woman walking together always attracted attention, and although Ji Mingqian was fully disguised with dark glasses and a mask, Ye Jiuliang wasn’t. Under the lighting, her stunningly ethereal beauty drew glances from all around.

"Ajiu, do you know those few people over there?" Ji Mingqian bumped her shoulder and asked in a hushed tone.

Ye Jiuliang’s eyes swept over quickly and she let out a cold laugh, "Don’t bother with them."

Upon hearing this, Ji Mingqian didn’t ask further, and the two of them entered the elevator together.

Not far away, Ye Xin pulled back her gaze, looking at the person beside her with astonishment, "Amiao, that person was Ye Jiuliang, right?"

"Except for her calamitous star, who else could it be?" Whenever Ye Miao mentioned Ye Jiuliang, it was with a gritting of teeth.

Ye Xin frowned, "Who’s the man standing next to her?"

"That wretched girl has been living abroad for years, her private life is probably a mess; I can’t be bothered with her," said Ye Miao disdainfully.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xin came up with a plan, egging on, "Why don’t we check it out, lest she messes around outside and brings shame to our Ye Family?"

Recalling that old master Ye always favored Ye Jiuliang, Ye Miao was about to agree when Li Jingqi suddenly spoke up, "You go on your own; we won’t join."

"Jingqi, last time Ye Jiuliang hurt you, can you really swallow that?" Ye Miao looked at him puzzled and asked.

Li Jingqi’s face slightly darkened, "I will settle this score sooner or later, but don’t forget this is Jiangyue Restaurant, we can’t afford to cause trouble and fight here, and..."

He stopped mid-sentence.

Ye Miao urged him, "And what?"

"My fifth uncle is also here today, if he finds out, won’t I be asking for trouble?" Li Jingqi said, frustrated.

He might act on impulse, but he wasn’t foolish; if he happened to run into his fifth uncle, he’d be unable to escape the consequences.

Hearing that Li Mochan was also there, Ye Miao and the others were all taken aback.

Ye Xin turned to look at Li Jingxuan, "Is Uncle Li five here?"

"Mhm, we saw my fifth uncle’s car when we just arrived," Li Jingxuan replied, nodding reluctantly.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Miao waved his hand dismissively, "Forget it, let’s not talk about that wretched girl anymore. Let’s eat."

As long as Ye Jiuliang was in the capital, he wasn’t worried about lacking opportunities to deal with her.

Ye Xin, upon hearing this, could only give up as well.

...

"Asheng, it’s rare that we get together, won’t you have a drink?" Feng Yi swirled his glass, teasing the man sitting diagonally from him with a familiar tone.

The man’s skin was sickly pale, his eyebrows delicate as willow leaves, lips faintly colored like water, in his pale green eyes laughter lurked, and every smile and frown radiated ultimate gentleness and elegance.

Jiang Yisheng picked up the tea cup at hand, his voice as smooth as jade, "Yi, I just got over a cold; you should go easy on me."

Hearing this, Feng Yi seriously replied, "You caught a cold again, is it because the recent tour was too exhausting, and you didn’t rest well?"

Meeting his concerned gaze, Jiang Yisheng smiled softly, "No, probably didn’t dress warmly enough when I went to see the snow, caught a cold inadvertently."

"Winter is for staying home, what were you doing out looking at snow." Feng Yi saw his face was slightly pale and couldn’t help but nag.

The smile on Jiang Yisheng’s lips deepened, "Since it’s a rare gathering, stop nagging me. I will definitely be more careful next time."

Feng Yi rolled his eyes at him, not believing a word.

Watching the man leisurely sipping tea, Feng Yi suddenly remembered something and with a sly grin, asked, "How was the blind date event?"

"..."

Jiang Yisheng put down the tea cup, shook his head and chuckled lightly.

Then he uttered two words without much emphasis, "Nightmare."

"Hahahaha."

Feng Yi laughed unkindly, nearly unable to steady his glass.

Jiang Yisheng, helpless, his eyes filled with a grievance, glanced at the silent man across from him.

All thanks to his cousin who was a pitiful troublemaker.