[{"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-840":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},368237,628,"Chapter 840: I Won’t Come Looking for You (3)","the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-840",840,"\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian suddenly looked up, his gaze tense as he stared at him, \"What conditions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Ye Jiuliang heard Jiang Hai’s words and did not feel happy, but was even more worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Jiang Hai’s next words sent him into hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you meet, you can only be friends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything else, he would not agree to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s not such a heartless person that he wouldn’t even allow a meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian’s face turned black all of a sudden, frozen in place without speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding atmosphere was as silent as winter, with a hint of awkwardness in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Jiuliang and Li Mochan exchanged a glance, tacitly keeping silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, he spoke in a hoarse voice, \"Uncle, sorry for the disturbance, I’ll be going first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sudden departure was something Jiang Hai did not expect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched Ji Mingqian’s back, his expression gloomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aqian.\" Ye Jiuliang reached out to pull him, speaking gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian looked down at her, his eyes filled with a deep red, \"Ajiu, you know me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She should understand his temperament well enough, so she shouldn’t stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Jiuliang slowly let go of his hand, and Ji Mingqian quickly walked towards his car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mochan.\" Ye Jiuliang watched the person get into the car, then turned her gaze to the person beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mochan took her hand, \"Let him calm down a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, the sound of the engine roared, and the shadow of the black car quickly disappeared from view around the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Li Mochan and the others turned back, Jiang Hai had already gone inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With Aqian’s skills, he’ll find his way to the island soon enough,\" Ye Jiuliang said as they walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mochan analyzed calmly, \"If he forces his way there, it won’t do any good, it’ll just make things worse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Uncle said, now that Asheng has already gone to the island, he won’t casually meet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we really not going to help?\" Ye Jiuliang asked helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we help, it won’t be easy to explain things to Uncle, and Asheng wouldn’t agree to it anyway.\" Li Mochan knew everyone’s temperaments well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could think of this, Ji Mingqian would definitely think of it too; he wouldn’t easily storm onto the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Ye Jiuliang fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither option works, it’s truly worrying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two days of silence, Ji Mingqian was still nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to rest easy, Ye Jiuliang took Li Mochan along to visit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping into his room, there was no expected smell of alcohol, nor did they see his disheveled appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clothes were neat, his expression lively, still carrying that usual carefree demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the faint shadows under his eyes, Ye Jiuliang could have believed that he was doing well these past two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you two here?\" Ji Mingqian asked with a chuckle as he saw them arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Jiuliang watched him, not joking with him as usual. Her cold eyes, capable of perceiving people’s emotions, saw through his smile to the sadness and loneliness underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just came to see you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See me?\" Ji Mingqian raised an eyebrow, his smile unwavering, \"What’s there to see about me, are you worried I might do something stupid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Jiuliang stepped forward two paces, not beating around the bush with him, \"What are you planning to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having grown up together, their words were straightforward, and there were no wasted words between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What to do?\" Ji Mingqian sneered, \"Has someone already made a choice for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What bullshit promises for this life, broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utter nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Jiuliang was stumped, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian turned to look at Li Mochan, walked up to him, and asked with certainty, \"Do you have a way to contact him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mochan looked at him with indifferent eyes, and after a moment, he said, \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make a call for me,\" Ji Mingqian said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, they spoke without fighting, and Li Mochan took out his phone, dialed a number in front of Ji Mingqian, and handed it to him, \"Here you go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian reached out to take it, unexpectedly saying thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the phone outside to the floor-to-ceiling window, and Ye Jiuliang and Li Mochan didn’t rush to leave, still standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone rang for a long time before someone answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cousin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice wasn’t the usual gentle one; the hoarse voice was like metal scraping against the floor, cutting through Ji Mingqian’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tightened his grip, clutching the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After cursing him countless times as an idiot in his heart, he spoke in a low, hoarse voice, \"It’s me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person on the other end suddenly fell silent, even their breathing grew cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlling his rationality, Ji Mingqian spoke steadily, \"I’ll ask and you answer, is your injury any better?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his voice after so long, Jiang Yisheng’s nose turned sour, \"...Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know it can’t be, you’ve lied to me before.\" Ji Mingqian rudely exposed his little lie, saying forcefully, \"Heal without acting up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, I’ll talk and you’ll listen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yisheng pressed his lips tightly together, remaining silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not forcing you, I don’t mind waiting a lifetime.\" Ji Mingqian squinted his dark eyes, gazing into the distance, \"I won’t look for you, nor will I go see you, unless you appear in front of me yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was alone, it didn’t matter, but he knew he couldn’t make him choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a few days, I’ll be joining a film crew, as usual, you have to book out the theater for my movie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yisheng curled his lips, a smile finally appearing on his pale face, tears glistening in his eyes, \"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then said, \"I bought a jet ski, we can race next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian’s eyes turned profound, \"Mm, I’ll let you win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",986,"2026-05-30T05:19:15.383Z","2026-06-01T04:30:24.264Z",1,"novelbin.me","a5c1476f4adfa6951b96ab593ccca5a0a4f3d984c7d2db84ded84a4cec52a342","the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-841","the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-839",877,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-cover.jpg"]