[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss":3,"chapter-the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-231":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},367651,628,"Chapter 231. Take you to collect red envelopes (second update)","the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-231",231,"\u003Cp>\"There’s one more thing.\" As Ye Jiuliang talked about what was to come, a shade of gloom flashed across her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mochan raised his eyebrows, waiting for her to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to go back to Country Y.\" Ye Jiuliang turned over and buried herself in his embrace, her voice muffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bedroom fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile at the corners of Li Mochan’s lips vanished without a trace, and a storm surged in his eyes, as deep as the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted the person in his arms slightly, suppressing complex emotions, \"Have you changed your mind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catching the fleeting look of hurt and anger in his eyes, Ye Jiuliang was first taken aback, then she laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her hand to his face and playfully kneaded it, amusedly saying, \"Li Mochan, what are you thinking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he think she was going to return to Country Y and then change her mind about being with him? What a dummy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mochan remained silent, his gaze heavy as he stared at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little did he know, this kind of look was something Ye Jiuliang couldn’t stand; it made her feel like she was bullying him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll only be gone for a few days, and I’ll be back soon.\" Ye Jiuliang took the initiative to wrap her arms around his neck, looking him face to face with a serene smile blooming in her eyes and brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, I can’t bear to let anyone covet my Li the fifth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her words, the oppressive atmosphere around them loosened a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coldness in the man’s eyes slowly melted away, \"Just a few days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some thought, she said, \"Probably four or five days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mochan frowned, \"That many days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not even a week, is that a lot?\" Ye Jiuliang couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mochan suddenly remembered her other identity, the \"masked youth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you going to do in Country Y?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, she said softly, \"To pay respects to someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mochan looked down at her, \"Are you going alone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Jiuliang let out a dry laugh, \"No, Ji Mingqian will be there too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she had finished speaking, the face of a certain gentleman darkened visibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand on her waist tightened, \"Just the two of you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smelling the faint scent of jealousy, Ye Jiuliang quickly smoothed things over, \"No, there will be two others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Men?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One man, one woman.\" As she spoke, she added, \"It’s the ’big wife’ from my WeChat notes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Mochan snorted lightly, still not pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, and there’s another thing I should tell you, the signal in the place I’m going to is really bad, so I might not be able to receive any calls or texts, but you don’t have to worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not being able to see her was bad enough, but now not even being able to call her, Li Mochan was all the more icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the person in his arms tightly, nuzzling her nose, \"Little scamp, are you really willing to leave me behind like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll take you there next time.\" Ye Jiuliang leaned in to kiss the corner of his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still had to visit headquarters on this trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the moment, Li Mochan continued, \"Shall we go to Country M after you come back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Jiuliang’s lips curled into a mischievous smile, \"What, are you going to take me to meet your parents?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m taking you to collect red envelopes.\" Li Mochan gently scraped her nose, having found that his little wolf pup really liked collecting red envelopes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Jiuliang pouted, \"Stop trying to smooth-talk me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Circling back to the matter at hand, he asked, \"When are you leaving?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomorrow morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mochan frowned and flipped over to pin her beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what are you doing?\" Ye Jiuliang had a bad feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You owe me some interest before you go.\" His low, mellow tone lifted slightly, carrying a hint of unique sensuality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Mochan, I advise you to be kind, stop messing around...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>**\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Country Y\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun blazed overhead, and in the sparsely populated outskirts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the hot sunlight struck the dark glass, spreading spotty halos of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, how is there no hot water,\" a low curse came from the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the bathroom door swung open, and the woman’s delicate figure was wrapped in a bath towel; her hair was still covered in shampoo that hadn’t been rinsed off, which she then haphazardly wrapped in a towel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She padded barefoot on the carpet and made a beeline downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking, she discovered that the water heater was broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held the towel to her head with a troubled look, thinking this was going to be complicated; she had no clue how to fix it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having returned dusty and travel-worn, she had hoped to soak in a hot bath, but this was just her luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, she could only take a cold shower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the door, the \"beep beep\" sound of a password being entered was heard—someone had come back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinuo Gu frowned; could it be Achen had returned?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her gaze to her attire and her expression changed. She turned and darted upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was one step too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Chen hadn’t expected that his last-minute decision to return early would present him with this scene. He was taken aback for a moment as the woman’s porcelain-white skin caught his eye, causing his deep, ink-like pupils to darken further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, why did you come back so early? Weren’t you supposed to be back tonight?\" Xinuo Gu’s eyes darted away, her face showing embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The matters at headquarters were settled earlier. Today, Ajiu and the others are coming back, and I bought hot pot ingredients,\" Chu Chen put down the shopping bags and looked deeply at her. \"Why are you wrapped up like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The water heater is broken,\" Xinuo Gu uttered with a dry chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the bubbles still in her hair and calmly averted his gaze, \"Go back upstairs and wait; I’ll fix the water heater now. Don’t take a cold shower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her constitution was cold; taking a cold shower could easily make her catch a cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinuo Gu acknowledged and scurried upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was utterly embarrassing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Chen’s lips curved with a light laugh as he rolled up his sleeves to look for the toolbox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Mingqian Ji were the ones who usually fixed things around the house. With years of experience, he was well-practiced at repairing water heaters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Chu Chen packed up the toolbox and called upstairs, \"Anuo, the water heater is fixed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it,\" Xinuo Gu responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short while later, Xinuo Gu came downstairs, where Chu Chen was working on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What time is Ajiu’s flight arriving?\" Xinuo Gu sat down next to him and picked up an orange, weighing it in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint scent of shower gel drifted to his nose, causing Chu Chen’s dark eyes to pause briefly, \"Probably around nine o’clock tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinuo Gu peeled the orange, popped a segment into her mouth, and asked, \"We’re returning to the island tomorrow, is everything arranged at headquarters?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The signal on the island was poor, so things at headquarters needed to be sorted in advance to avoid any issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm,\" Chu Chen closed his laptop, reached out to take an orange segment from her hand, and naturally put it in his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinuo Gu’s eyes widened, \"You’re stealing my orange, do you have no shame?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bought them,\" Chu Chen reminded her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinuo Gu, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t come downstairs wearing only a bath towel in the future,\" Chu Chen’s gaze remained on the computer screen as he spoke in a calm, deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough, cough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinuo Gu choked on the orange, her ears quietly turning red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chu Chen, what just happened was an accident, can’t you pretend you didn’t see it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d like to pretend I didn’t see it, but it was too clear to forget easily,\" Chu Chen replied while answering emails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too clear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinuo Gu was petrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hint of redness flitted across her eyes as she raised her fist and swung it toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go to hell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1373,"2026-05-30T05:18:55.761Z","2026-06-01T04:30:24.264Z",1,"novelbin.me","7174af57619dfde53b5e8be55c023347082ddc9ae15e8477a36c30e7cf0ccb2c","the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-232","the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-230",877,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-cover.jpg"]