Chapter 64

Ke Zhongying immediately hugged Jiang Lai's thigh, saying with a pitiful face, "Sister Jiang Lai, you'll stand on my side, right? You'll put in a good word for me in front of my brother, right?"

"This time it was because of me; I will write a letter of self-reflection to President Ke."

"I mean in the future, forever."

"Of course." Jiang Lai nodded, "You are my friend."

"Then what about my brother?"

"Superior."

"Ah..." Ke Zhongying clicked her tongue twice and complained, "My brother is really useless. Forget it, let's not talk about him. Let's go back and have barbecue with soda!"

The two sat on the carpet in Ke Zhongying's apartment, with the barbecue piled on the coffee table and a can of soda beside it.

The two ate and drank.

Jiang Lai had ordered mild spice, which Ke Zhongying felt nothing from, and she kept saying that Jiang Lai should have ordered medium spice.

"Can you eat it if it's a bit spicier?"

"I can."

Jiang Lai remembered the local specialties sent by Dean Mom; she didn't have many friends and usually shared them with the Shen family and Professor Cheng and the others.

"Dean Mom sent me some local specialties; I'll bring you some tomorrow."

"Okay!" Ke Zhongying's eyes squinted with a smile.

The phone on the table lit up; Shen Xun sent a message. Jiang Lai covered the phone and continued to chat with Ke Zhongying while eating.

Most of the time, it was Ke Zhongying talking, and Jiang Lai listened attentively, occasionally being amused by Ke Zhongying's expressions, actions, and the words that popped out of her mouth.

No wonder the teacher and his wife always said she should go make some friends.

With friends, life would become a bit more exciting, and she might even briefly forget this terrible marriage between her and Shen Xun.

On the other side.

Shen Xun was still waiting.

Every half hour, he would check his phone to look at the time and see if Jiang Lai had sent a message.

His chat history with Jiang Lai was very sparse; one reason was that he was busy with work during the day, and the other was that he used to see Jiang Lai every day.

Jiang Lai was late in returning, and only replied after a long time that she couldn't get away.

Shen Xun sat on the sofa, looking at the large table of dishes still remaining, and an unnamed anger surged up.

Xie Yongsi glanced at the time; it was already ten o'clock, and the sister-in-law still hadn't returned; she probably wouldn't be coming back.

"Brother Xun, how about I keep you company for a drink?"

"No need." Shen Xun's expression was very ugly, "You go back."

Xie Yongsi left and sent a message to Lin Shutong as soon as he stepped out.

【Brother Xun is in a bad mood tonight; why don't you go and counsel him? Don't let a bad mood affect his recent work; this is a big project.】

【Is A-Xun at the company?】

【At home.】

Lin Shutong frowned slightly; she didn't really want to go. Last time at the Eden Restaurant, A-Xun made her angry and just brushed her off with a bag; he hadn't apologized in person yet.

Forget it, men still need to be coaxed.

She couldn't be too difficult either.

Lin Shutong rang the doorbell.

The next second, the door opened from the inside.

"Why are you still ringing the doorbell?" Shen Xun was clearly stunned when he saw that the person standing at the door was Lin Shutong.

He had thought it was Jiang Lai.

"A-Xun." Lin Shutong said with a smile, "I don't know your home password."

After saying this, she walked straight in and took off her coat, revealing her slender figure.

Shen Xun looked at her, slowly closed the door, and walked over: "Why did you come over without saying anything?"

"Someone said you weren't happy, so I came over to see you." Lin Shutong noticed the food on the table and asked, "So many bowls and chopsticks, did you just have a gathering? Besides Xie Yongsi, who else was here?"

"Jiang Lai and her friend." Shen Xun's tone became a bit irritable, "Ke Zhongying got drunk and insisted on pestering her to take her home."

Upon hearing Jiang Lai's name, and knowing Jiang Lai wasn't at home, Lin Shutong immediately realized something, and the smile on her face disappeared bit by bit.

"A-Xun, why are you in a bad mood?"

Shen Xun denied it: "I'm not."

"Is it because of Jiang Lai?" Lin Shutong continued to ask, only to be loudly refuted by Shen Xun.

"I said I'm not."

Lin Shutong was startled, tears quickly welled up in her eyes, and she called out to him aggrievedly: "A-Xun."

Shen Xun raised his hand to wipe his face and softened his tone: "I'm sorry, Shutong, I shouldn't have spoken to you loudly; I just... I don't know what's wrong."

Lin Shutong knew.

It was because Jiang Lai hadn't returned since taking someone home.

A-Xun was in a bad mood because of Jiang Lai.

He spoke loudly to her because of Jiang Lai.

Lin Shutong felt a sense of crisis in her heart and didn't dare to continue, instead stepping forward to hug him.

"A-Xun, I miss you so much; hold me."

Shen Xun looked back at the door, fearing that Jiang Lai would suddenly return, while also thinking that Jiang Lai should return.

Lin Shutong noticed he wasn't hugging her back, felt even more nervous, and immediately thought of other advantages she had.

"A-Xun, I have the project data for the self-developed chip; do you need it? I'm waiting to attend your victory celebration."

The next day.

Jiang Lai habitually woke up early, made breakfast for Ke Zhongying, left a note, and went to work at the Ke Clan.

Special Assistant Zhou and Secretary Guan had gone on a business trip, so only she and Secretary Cen were in the office.

She also brought a portion of breakfast for Secretary Cen.

Secretary Cen posted a picture on her Moments: Fed by a colleague.

President Ke liked your Moments.

Secretary Cen: "?"

She suspected her eyes were playing tricks on her.

This was the first time President Ke had liked her post.

Jiang Lai noticed Secretary Cen looking at her meaningfully and asked in confusion: "What's the problem?"

"Nothing." Secretary Cen shook her head, eating her breakfast with great relish.

At noon, Jiang Lai took advantage of Shen Xun not being home to go back and get some things, temporarily placing them in the office.

Worried that Secretary Cen might mind, she specifically placed them under her own desk.

Who knew that Secretary Cen would start sniffing as soon as she opened her eyes.

"So fragrant, it's a bit like spicy strips; did you smell it, Secretary Jiang?"

Jiang Lai looked under her feet and explained: "It's not spicy strips, it's some local specialties; would you like to try some?"

"Can I?" Secretary Cen's eyes brightened slightly.

Jiang Lai dug out a jar of peanut chili crisps and a bag of spicy potato chips, handing them over: "These two aren't particularly spicy."

Secretary Cen happily took them and immediately opened them to eat; for her, they were a bit spicy, but also very fragrant.

She posted another update on her Moments: Local specialties brought by a colleague, fed again.

After posting, she started ordering takeout.

"Secretary Jiang, I'll treat you to afternoon tea."

Her Moments were liked by President Ke again, and Special Assistant Zhou and Secretary Guan left a row of "envy."

After work, Jiang Lai carried her things downstairs, and a cherry-blossom-colored Ferrari was parked at the entrance of the Ke Clan.

"Sister Jiang Lai!" Ke Zhongying leaned out and waved at her.

It was just the time to get off work, and those who saw it looked over one after another.

They had long heard that President Ke had promoted an unknown administrative staff member to be a secretary, and this secretary had a younger sister who drove a Ferrari.

Those with sharp eyes had already recognized that this was the eldest miss of the group, and the way they looked at Secretary Jiang became even more unusual.

Jiang Lai smiled helplessly and walked over carrying three plastic bags.

"Sister Jiang Lai, thank you for making me breakfast; I just came back from the old man's place and happened to pick you up from work."

"This is my car; the red one is my brother's. Don't believe my brother when he says my skills are bad; I drive steadily." Ke Zhongying promised with certainty, "I will definitely send you back safely."

Jiang Lai: "I know."

Ke Zhongying asked: "Going to the Cui Zhai, right?"

"Yes." Jiang Lai had to go back to tell the teacher's wife and Uncle Deng first, then move to Professor Cheng's empty house.

Arriving at the Cui Zhai, Butler Deng warmly invited Ke Zhongying to come in and sit.

Jiang Lai distributed the local specialties on the side and said to Ke Zhongying: "Try them first; if you like them, come find me for more."

Ke Zhongying treated them like treasures, took photos, posted them on her Moments, and sent them to her own brother.

【Image】

【This is the breakfast Sister Jiang Lai made for me~】

【Image】

【These are the local specialties Sister Jiang Lai gave me~】

【Brother, you don't have any~】

Ke Zhongyu threw his phone to the side, his head aching with anger.

Jiang Lai had arranged for him to finish this cooperation abroad and then immediately rush to the next one, but she herself was busy feeding this person and that person.

Just after distributing the specialties, Jiang Lai's phone suddenly rang.