Chapter 23: My Throat Is Smoking

The car drove into the city, and Qin Ze glanced at Jiang Manman in the passenger seat.

At this moment, she had her smooth calves curled up on the seat, looking down at her phone screen, a faint smile hanging on the corner of her mouth.

"Where do you live? I'll send you back first," Qin Ze opened his mouth.

Jiang Manman looked up:

"I have an early shift tomorrow, flying to Magic City."

"If it's not too much trouble for Brother Qin, why not send me directly to the crew hotel arranged by the company near the airport?"

"Otherwise, I'll have to take a taxi there when I go back!"

Qin Ze's steering wheel changed lanes abruptly:

"Fine."

Just at this moment, Jiang Manman's phone screen lit up suddenly, and the video call invitation interface jumped wildly.

Caller ID: Zhou Ying.

Jiang Manman's movements stalled, and she subconsciously looked at Qin Ze, her eyes filled with inquiry.

Qin Ze looked ahead, the corner of his mouth hooked slightly:

"Answer it, put it on speaker."

Jiang Manman took a deep breath, swiped to answer, and clicked speakerphone.

"Manman! What are you doing? You didn't even reply to my message just now!"

Zhou Ying's face, with exquisite makeup, immediately filled the screen.

"I'm in the car, didn't notice the phone."

"In the car?"

Zhou Ying's eyes immediately sharpened.

"Whose car are you in?"

Jiang Manman tilted the phone camera toward her side, not letting Qin Ze enter the frame:

"Just a friend I met online!"

Zhou Ying frowned.

"A friend? Is it an online dating partner? Is he reliable? Don't get sold and still be counting money for them!"

Zhou Ying said, and immediately remembered something, changing the subject.

"By the way, did you add that idiot Qin Ze? Did you say anything to him?"

Jiang Manman hooked a cold sneer at the corner of her mouth:

"Added him! I taught him a good lesson today!"

"Really?"

Zhou Ying got spirited:

"How did you teach him? Tell me quickly!"

"How else could I teach him? I used my silver tongue to output wildly!"

Jiang Manman rolled her eyes, but her voice carried a hint of just-right exhaustion.

"You don't know, to teach this scumbag a lesson, my lips were almost worn out, my brain had to turn, my throat was almost smoking, I was exhausted!"

"Yingying, don't worry, he absolutely won't dare to look for you again!"

Jiang Manman's double entendre made Qin Ze laugh.

But strictly speaking, Jiang Manman was indeed telling the truth.

Her lips were indeed almost worn out today.

On the other side of the screen, Zhou Ying laughed until she was shaking:

"Good Manman! Worthy of being my best friend! Working so hard for me!"

"When I get on top with President Liu, I'll definitely thank you well!"

Jiang Manman spat in her heart, but smiled on the surface:

"Thank what, I should thank you! If it weren't for you, I'd want to find someone to practice my mouth with, but I wouldn't have a place!"

She paused and asked back:

"By the way, how was your battle last night? Did you take down that President Liu?"

Mentioning this, Zhou Ying's voice was immediately filled with uncontrollable pride and showing off:

"Of course! President Liu said he'd divorce that yellow-faced woman at home when he gets back!"

"As soon as the paperwork is done, he'll marry me immediately!"

"Manman, when that time comes, I definitely won't forget you."

"If you get rich, don't forget me, my best friend!"

Jiang Manman flattered her with her mouth, but almost vomited in her heart.

"Alright, then you go be sweet with your online dating little brother, hanging up!"

Zhou Ying finished speaking and hung up the video in a hurry.

The moment the screen went dark, the smile on Jiang Manman's face instantly disappeared, replaced by disdain and anger.

"Pah! What a thing!"

"Still want to get on top? Keep dreaming! That old pervert is just playing with her!"

"Go back and divorce? Who are you lying to!"

She turned to look at Qin Ze, her tone becoming fawning and carrying a hint of wanting credit:

"Honey, tonight when I go back, if Zhou Ying sees this Chanel and Valentino on me, her eyeballs will definitely fall out with jealousy!"

Qin Ze held the steering wheel with one hand, his tone flat:

"By the way, when do you plan to let her know about you and me?"

Jiang Manman's eyes turned, flashing with a hint of cunning:

"Letting her discover it herself is ten thousand times more effective than me telling her!"

"I want her to guess little by little, confirm little by little!"

"By then, I want her to know clearly what exactly she, Zhou Ying, missed out on!"

Qin Ze glanced at Jiang Manman.

This woman's mind was poisonous enough.

But... he liked it.

Best friend?

Aren't best friends just for betraying each other?

Twenty minutes later, the car stopped at the hotel entrance.

"We're here," Qin Ze said.

Jiang Manman unbuckled her seatbelt but didn't get out of the car immediately.

She turned her head to look at Qin Ze, her eyes filled with reluctance.

Then she leaned over and kissed Qin Ze on the face, leaving a faint lipstick mark:

"Brother Qin, then I'll go up first."

"Call me anytime if you need anything; I'm on standby 24 hours a day!"

"As long as I'm not on a mission, I'll rush to your side immediately."

"Alright!" Qin Ze nodded.

Subsequently, Jiang Manman carried the Chanel bag Qin Ze gave her, stepped on the Valentino high heels, and got out of the car gracefully.

Just as she walked into the hotel lobby, she immediately attracted the attention of many people.

Several flight attendants on the same flight exchanged glances immediately, their meanings unclear.

Then, Wang Li, who usually didn't give Jiang Manman a good face, was the first to greet her:

"Manman! Wow! Is this the latest Chanel spring model? You look so good in this clothes!"

Jiang Manman was suddenly stunned by the other party's sudden enthusiasm.

Immediately after, several other colleagues also gathered around, their eyes fixed on Jiang Manman's feet:

"Are these shoes Valentino studded high heels? Manman, this whole set must cost at least tens of thousands, right?"

"Manman, did you win the lottery? Or did you latch onto some big spender? Tell your sisters quickly!"

Several flight attendants gathered around, talking one after another, their tone as intimate as if they were Jiang Manman's lifelong friends.

And Jiang Manman clearly remembered that before this, none of these people had ever looked at her straight!

Between women, there is only comparison!

And at this moment, Jiang Manman's vanity as a woman was greatly satisfied.

And the sequelae brought by this satisfaction!

Was that she became more and more obsessed with this feeling, and more and more subconsciously determined that she couldn't leave Qin Ze!

But facing the crowd, Jiang Manman just responded casually.

At this time, Zhou Ying walked over from her room at the other end of the corridor; when her gaze fell on Jiang Manman, the smile on her face instantly stiffened for a moment.

That Chanel set! Those Valentino shoes!

She had seen them at the counter before and had been thinking about them for a long time!

Now her best friend was wearing them?

How could this be allowed?

Best friend doing better than her? How could anyone accept this?

Zhou Ying's heart was churning, sour and bubbling.

But on the surface, she quickly adjusted, put on a surprised and envious expression, and affectionately held Jiang Manman's arm:

"Wow! Manman! You look so good in this! When did you buy it?"

"Why didn't you tell me? This color suits your skin so well!"

The tea-like flavor in her tone almost overflowed.

At the same time, Qin Ze, who was driving to Jiang Wan's residence, heard the system's notification sound in his mind.

【Ding!】

【Host spent 50,000 on the bound target Jiang Manman, triggering a tenfold cashback!】

【Cashback amount: 500,000, has been transferred to the host's card.】

Qin Ze raised an eyebrow, the corners of his mouth raised.

500,000!

The nearly 300,000 invested to fill the hole in Qingteng Apartment was now instantly recouped, and he even made a net profit of over 200,000.

It wasn't in vain that he had worked hard in the suburban construction site for over an hour just now.

This wave, bloody profit.

He glanced at the deposit text message sent by the mobile bank, and the balance number jumped up a notch again.

The pinch in his heart from the apartment investment instantly vanished.

The car turned into an old residential area and stopped under a building.

Qin Ze saw that brand-new dark blue BYD Seal at a glance, looking particularly eye-catching and shimmering among the pile of dusty old cars around it.

He locked the car and went upstairs. ===== CHAPTER 24 =====