Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Candlelight Dinner
“Nanche?”
Not getting a response, Lin Manwen called out his name.
The next moment, Jiang Nanche rose from his seat.
Lin Manwen: “?”
After standing up from his chair, Jiang Nanche headed straight towards the next table.
Guo Xuyan was facing away from him, so she didn’t see him.
“Nanche?”
Seeing Jiang Nanche suddenly appear, An Mi subconsciously called out to him.
Guo Xuyan, who was talking, was also interrupted.
She subconsciously turned her head and then saw the familiar face of Jiang Nanche.
The next second, An Mi saw Guo Xuyan “swoosh” stand up.
“Jiang Nanche?”
“Guo Xuyan, it really is you!”
Both exclaimed each other’s names almost simultaneously.
“You know each other?” An Mi asked, looking at the two of them.
It’s not just knowing each other—it’s like enemies on a narrow road!
Lin Manwen had also walked over by now.
All four of them faced each other eye to eye.
“Nanche, is this friend of yours?” Lin Manwen asked softly.
Guo Xuyan glanced at Lin Manwen and then said, “Yo, it turns out Young Master Jiang is on a date with his girlfriend.”
Jiang Nanche’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, “She’s not my girlfriend.”
Guo Xuyan gave an indifferent “oh” in response.
Lin Manwen also clarified, “Miss, you misunderstand, we just met Nanche today.”
Just met and you’re already so affectionate?
Who are you trying to fool?
Guo Xuyan internally criticized.
However, she did catch the main point.
She raised her eyebrows, a sly smile on her face: “Oh, so it’s a blind date, is it?”
Jiang Nanche, seeing that look of schadenfreude on her face, was instantly annoyed.
Lin Manwen, on the other hand, honestly replied to her: “Yes, it was arranged by our parents.”
Guo Xuyan’s lips curved slightly, holding back a laugh as she nodded, “I see, then I wish both of you success in your blind date.”
Lin Manwen was actually quite pleased with Jiang Nanche; although he was aloof and paid little attention to her, she was obsessed with good looks, and he was exactly her type aesthetically.
She looked somewhat shyly at Jiang Nanche’s profile.
Afterward, she thanked Guo Xuyan.
An Mi sat silently on the side, completely unable to get a word in.
She had indeed heard from Sister Jiang You in the group chat that Jiang Nanche had indeed been going on blind dates every day recently.
Guo Xuyan waved her hand at Lin Manwen, “No need to thank me, if that’s the case, then we won’t disturb you two any further.”
Having said that, she was just about to turn around and sit down.
Suddenly, Jiang Nanche, who had been still, stepped forward and embraced Guo Xuyan in his arms.
Surprise flickered in An Mi’s eyes, what’s happening?
Lin Manwen had also widened her eyes in astonishment.
Even Guo Xuyan herself was dumbfounded.
However, the next second, Guo Xuyan roared, “Jiang Nanche, are you sick? Why the hell are you hugging me? Let me go right now!”
She tried to break free forcefully as she spoke.
But this jerk’s strength was surprisingly large.
Jiang Nanche deliberately said to her, “Be good, stop making a fuss, I know I was wrong.”
After hearing this, Guo Xuyan looked at him completely confused, “Did you have water get into your brain while showering last night? Forgot to drain it out properly?”
Otherwise, why would he say such disgusting things?
Jiang Nanche didn’t care what she said, he looked at Lin Manwen and said very directly, “Miss Lin, actually, I was forced by my family to come on this blind date. I’m not afraid to tell you that I actually have a girlfriend. It’s just that we’ve had a fight recently, and she’s been giving me the cold shoulder.”
“My girlfriend is her.” Jiang Nanche looked tenderly for a moment at Guo Xuyan, who was being hugged by him, “She’s been fussing about breaking up with me, so out of anger, I agreed to this blind date arranged by my family.”
“…”
As soon as he said this, the three people present were shocked.
Guo Xuyan was so angry that she was fuming. What outrageous things was this scumbag saying?
An Mi was dumbfounded, covering her mouth with one hand, looking somewhat incredulously at the two hugging each other.
Aside from being shocked, Lin Manwen was just embarrassed.
Without saying a word, she turned around to pick up her bag and left indignantly.
After Lin Manwen left, Guo Xuyan saw that he still hadn’t let go of her.
The next second, she gritted her teeth, lifted her foot, and stomped hard on the back of his foot!
“Ah!”
A strong pain surged, and Jiang Nanche let go of her, “Guo Xuyan, are you sick? Why the hell are you stepping on my foot?”
Guo Xuyan was so angry that she couldn’t control her facial expressions anymore.
“Jiang Nanche, are you the one that’s sick?” she put her hands on her hips, so angry she bit her lip, “I’m being light on you by just stepping on your foot! Right now, I really feel like slapping you several times!”
“…”
Jiang Nanche swallowed hard, stepping back in fear.
Guo Xuyan raised her hand and pointed back at herself with one finger, “You say I’m your girlfriend? When the hell did I not know that I suddenly got a boyfriend?”
By the end, her words were almost squeezed through her clenched teeth.
Jiang Nanche said with a mischievous smile, “We’re all friends, helping each other without loss. I just borrowed your identity for a bit, and didn’t do anything to you, right?”
Guo Xuyan was so angry she almost laughed.
He spoke as if he was making total sense, taking it for granted and being self-righteous!
An Mi stood up immediately when she sensed the smoky tension between them, and stepped in the middle.
“Okay, let’s all calm down for a moment, let’s sit down and talk properly, okay?”
An Mi pulled Guo Xuyan to sit down first.
Then she looked at Jiang Nanche, “Nanche, you should sit down too.”
Jiang Nanche glanced at Guo Xuyan and then sat down in the farthest spot from her.
No sooner had he sat down than Guo Xuyan declared, “Jiang Nanche, let me tell you, I’m not done with you over this matter!”
Jiang Nanche pursed his lips, not daring to speak anymore.
He had indeed done it on purpose just now, because he had noticed that Lin Manwen might be different from the previous women.
Therefore, he had to find a way to escape quickly.
And there it was, a perfectly fitting opportunity right before him. How could he not make good use of it?
An Mi never expected Guo Xuyan to know Jiang Nanche.
After all, Guo Xuyan had always lived abroad, seldom returned to her home country, and didn’t even live in this city.
…
Half an hour later, Wan Muqi arrived.
An Mi had secretly sent him a WeChat message; she was worried she couldn’t handle them by herself.
“Mu Qi, why are you here?”
Jiang Nanche was also a bit stunned to see him show up all of a sudden.
Then, the next second, he heard Guo Xuyan shout, “Cousin!”
“Cousin?”
Jiang Nanche looked at them both with surprise.
Wan Muqi is Guo Xuyan’s cousin?
How was he not aware of this?
Following that, Guo Xuyan began to complain bitterly.
After hearing it, Wan Muqi felt like his head was about to explode.
“Mr. Qi, I’ve explained this before. It wasn’t intentional, and I didn’t take advantage of her,” Jiang Nanche pointed at An Mi and said, “Mimi was there the whole time watching, I really didn’t touch her, it was just a simple hug.”
An Mi nodded, she indeed couldn’t lie about this.
Wan Muqi looked towards Guo Xuyan and asked, “So what do you want to do about it? You tell me.”
To him, this didn’t seem like a big deal.
But he understood Guo Xuyan’s personality; she would never let herself be at a disadvantage, she would surely seek compensation one way or another.
Because of what he said, Guo Xuyan’s gaze involuntarily shifted towards Jiang Nanche.
Jiang Nanche had already captured that hint of malice in her eyes.
Guo Xuyan is like a little witch, impossible to provoke!
But, he had just provoked her!
Suddenly, he regretted it.
Guo Xuyan broke the silence after a few seconds, “Since he is so eager to be my boyfriend, then I shall grant his wish.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nanche’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in shock.
He quickly said, “Guo Xuyan, isn’t that too much? I’m not selling myself!”
Guo Xuyan scoffed, “Who wants your body! Even if you offered it to me for free, I wouldn’t take it!”
An Mi watched the two of them and blinked, but didn’t speak. After all, she couldn’t get a word in.
“I haven’t finished talking yet, what’s the rush?” Guo Xuyan raised an eyebrow and said, “I, the Miss, will condescend to let you be my boyfriend for one day, twenty-four hours, during which you’ll do as I say, and you can’t say ‘No’ to me.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nanche immediately became defiant, “I don’t want to! Guo Xuyan, don’t you think you’re going too far?”
If he was at her beck and call for a day, would he even return in one piece?
Guo Xuyan couldn’t care less whether he was willing.
She lifted her chin and said, “Oh? And what you said just now wasn’t too much? How dare you use me as a human shield. It seems you’ve not been tempered by society’s harshness, hence I shall take it upon myself to educate you and give you a taste of it.”
Jiang Nanche looked towards Wan Muqi and pleaded, “Mu Qi, control her.”
Wan Muqi didn’t want to get involved; otherwise, he would end up being troubled by this ancestor.
“Nanche, her request isn’t too excessive; it’s just one day’s time, it’ll pass in the blink of an eye,” he said in a nonchalant tone.
Jiang Nanche found his calm demeanor utterly unsettling.
Subsequently, Wan Muqi added, “If you aren’t willing, you could ask your brother or your sister-in-law to make a decision for you.”
Wan Muqi deliberately mentioned Jiang Yan at this moment.
Because he was certain Jiang Nanche wouldn’t dare to seek out Jiang Yan.
As expected, the moment Jiang Nanche heard Jiang Yan’s name, he became even more timid.
The incident he had just caused made it naturally impossible for him to approach his brother.
He was certain that if he went to Jiang Yan right now, his brother would twist his head off.
Seeing Jiang Nanche had no objections, Wan Muqi also stood up, ready to leave.
His gaze unconsciously glanced at An Mi, who had been enjoying the drama the whole time.
An Mi understood his meaning, but she couldn’t just leave Guo Xuyan behind and go right now.
The next second, Guo Xuyan looked at her and said, “Mimi, you go ahead, my cousin can send you off.”
An Mi looked at her and asked, “What about you?”
“I’m fine, I have company,” Guo Xuyan replied.
After speaking, she shifted her gaze towards Jiang Nanche.
Seeing this, An Mi didn’t know what else to say.
“Then I’ll be leaving first, give me a call if anything comes up,” she said.
Guo Xuyan nodded, “Alright then, go ahead.”
An Mi wasn’t entirely at ease, she looked towards Jiang Nanche and said, “Nanche, talk it out nicely, please don’t resort to violence, okay?”
An Mi was genuinely worried that they might come to blows.
Jiang Nanche looked at her, and his tone softened without him realizing it: “Don’t worry, don’t worry, your brother Nanche isn’t that ungentlemanly. After all, a good man doesn’t fight with women, I understand this principle.”
“…”
After getting in the car, An Mi was still somewhat uneasy.
“They’re not really going to fight, are they?” She looked at Wan Muqi in the driver’s seat and asked with a worried expression.
Wan Muqi was very calm though: “No, even if they really do start fighting, Guo Xuyan won’t be at a disadvantage.”
“Ah?”
An Mi looked at his unbelievably calm demeanor, really beginning to wonder if Guo Xuyan was actually his sister.
Wan Muqi turned his head to look at her and said seriously: “Don’t worry about it, nothing will happen. Although Ache usually acts carelessly, he has his limits and won’t actually start a fight. Guo Xuyan is the same.”
“Alright then.”
Seeing that he said so, An Mi gave up.
In the cafe, Guo Xuyan looked at Jiang Nanche, a smile tugging at her lips: “Let’s go, boyfriend.”
Jiang Nanche rolled his eyes.
This woman is really getting into her role too quickly!
But he still asked: “Where to?”
Guo Xuyan stood up, her face mysterious as she said, “You’ll know when we get there, just remember, you have to listen to me for the next twenty-four hours. If I say head east, you can’t go west.”
Fuck!
Jiang Nanche pressed his tongue against his cheek and mentally cursed using some classic swearing!
Meanwhile, the news that Jiang Nanche had a girlfriend effortlessly reached Jiang Yan’s ears.
In the executive office at the top floor of the DK Building.
“What did you say? Jiang Nanche has a girlfriend?”
Jiang Yan rarely lifted his head from his paperwork, looking towards Jiang Feng who was reporting the matter: “Are you sure this is true?”
Jiang Feng replied: “Master, today Jiang Nanche had a blind date with the daughter of President Lin, the vice president of Yuansheng Group. This matter was also mentioned by Miss Lin when she went back home. She said it was Jiang Nanche himself who admitted to having a girlfriend. Moreover, President Lin specially called me five minutes ago to speak of this matter. Although President Lin didn’t dare say much, he was somewhat dissatisfied.”
“Additionally, I’ve also retrieved the surveillance footage from the cafe where the blind date took place, and after reviewing it, I discovered that events unfolded like this…”
Having said this, Jiang Feng passed the tablet over.
After watching the video, Jiang Yan noticed An Mi and the later arrival of Wan Muqi.
At this point, Jiang Feng spoke again to explain: “Young Master Nanche lied. He probably doesn’t like Miss Lin.”
“Looks like this brat is getting bolder!” the man muttered in a lowered voice after watching the video.
Jiang Feng asked: “Then Master, what should we do next?”
Jiang Yan’s deep black eyes narrowed slightly, “Destroy the latter half of the video, only keeping the part where he admits he has a girlfriend, then send it to Old Madam to take a look.”
Since this brat didn’t want to go on blind dates, he was also by no means interested in handling such messes.
Very well, let’s just err on the side of wrong then.
Jiang Feng immediately understood, “Understood, Master. I will do that.”
Then he asked: “So Master, if we’re not managing Young Master Nanche’s situation, what about Young Master Jiang Yue?”
Jiang Yan: “Redirect all the girls previously arranged for Ache to Jiang Yue, until he is satisfied.”
Jiang Feng responded: “Got it, Master.”
“…”
Having managed to sort out one issue, Jiang Yan’s mood lightened considerably.
As for Jiang Yue’s matter, he didn’t need to take it so to heart, he just had to go through the motions.
After all, given the character of his aunt, even if he found a suitable girl for Jiang Yue, she wouldn’t let the girl enter their family door.
Then he picked up the phone beside him and dialed Su He’s number.
The call was quickly answered.
“Wife, around what time will you be finished? I’ll come pick you up, and take you out to dinner tonight.”
As soon as Su He heard he wanted to go out to dinner again, she asked: “What occasion is it today? You’re not thinking of doing some kind of candlelit dinner again, are you? Let me tell you, I don’t have money for you to squander.”
“If you want to have a candlelit dinner, I’ll have Uncle Zhong buy some candles later and light them up on the dining table at home, that works just as well.”
“…”