[{"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-439":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},367959,628,"Chapter 439, it’s rare to see you defend someone like this (Wu Geng)","the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-439",439,"\u003Cp>Jiang Yisheng held the microphone, feeling it inexplicably scalding in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around with pleading eyes, and Ji Mingqian raised his eyebrows, his lips curved in a schadenfreude-infused smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, he also wanted to hear his live singing performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Yisheng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Yisheng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Yisheng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mixture of heckling and applause started to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to dodge any longer, Jiang Yisheng took a sip of juice from his cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled a napkin, wiped his mouth, and walked over holding the microphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang, what song are you going to sing? I’ll select it for you,\" Allen looked at the song-selection machine and asked, turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yisheng responded, \"Anything is fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly vibrating in his pocket, Ji Mingqian reached for his phone and walked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the door closed, he picked up the call, and Chu Chen’s voice came through, \"Ji Mingqian, you’re getting arrogant, not even taking calls, when are you rolling back here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such fury, did you have a fight with Anuo?\" Ji Mingqian teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Chen put down his pen and pinched the bridge of his nose, \"With both you and Ajiu gone, you’ve dumped all the K organization matters on me and Anuo, where’s your conscience?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The conscience’s not been there since day one, no difference now,\" Ji Mingqian replied nonchalantly, laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been too busy lately to deal with it, you go and pay Matt a visit, quickly nail down the contract,\" Chu Chen cut to the chase without mincing words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian asked, \"Why don’t you send Ajiu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you go tell her. I don’t care which one of you goes, but one of you must. Otherwise, come back to headquarters to process documents,\" Chu Chen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the mention of coming back to headquarters for paperwork, Ji Mingqian quickly conformed to the wind, immediately responding, \"No, no, I was just kidding. I’ll make the trip in the next couple of days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up, he turned around and went back to the private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he pushed open the door, a harrowing melody echoed in the room, and Jiang Yisheng’s voice, gentle as a breeze, tingled his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The low, mournful singing carried a raspy edge at the end, \"My liking for you has turned into an unrequited longing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian felt a jolt in his heart, were these lyrics meant for the person he liked?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one he had mentioned as no longer being around?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a daze, the singing abruptly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What followed was thunderous applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yisheng put down the microphone, looked up, and saw the figure standing at the door, his eyes losing their deep gleam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian walked in, and Allen slung an arm over his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Mingqian, where have you been? Let’s continue drinking,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian smiled, \"Just took a call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mingqian, to be honest, Jiang sings way better than you,\" Allen’s girlfriend teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian shrugged, \"Isn’t it normal for him to sing better than me? How can professional and amateur be compared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of the moment when Allen and the others were laughing and joking, Ji Mingqian slipped back to Jiang Yisheng’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t you eating?\" Jiang Yisheng asked, looking at the person who had spent the evening drinking and singing, his voice warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian picked up the chopsticks, \"Yeah, of course I’m eating. Who said I wasn’t?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yisheng glanced at him and continued quietly drinking his juice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the party ended, it was past eleven, and the streets had grown much quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting the drunk ones in the car, Allen closed the car door and came over to Ji Mingqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to withstand the urging of many, Jiang Yisheng got drunk after only a couple of drinks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian helped him into the car and straightened up, as Allen patted him on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Mingqian, that’s rare for you,\" Allen spoke out of the blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian was confused, \"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s rare to see you being so protective over someone,\" Allen said with a laugh, pointing through the car window at the person inside, who was thoroughly intoxicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian looked puzzled, \"Have I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",695,"2026-05-30T05:18:55.761Z","2026-06-01T04:30:24.264Z",1,"novelbin.me","1229ced3d14de448b0a2520129713f24d375613c8457f1dc7e5bcfbbef229184","the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-440","the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-438",877,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-cover.jpg"]