197: Chapter 197 He Takes Over 197: Chapter 197 He Takes Over Country X.
At 8:30 in the evening, after dinner, Su He and several others each returned to their rooms.
As soon as she pushed open the door, she stopped in her tracks.
She squinted her beautiful eyes, a hint of cold light flashing in them.
She immediately inserted the card in her hand into the card slot next to the door, and the room instantly lit up.
She stepped cautiously into the room.
There was nobody in the living room, but…
In the center of the living room sat a large cardboard box, with a ribbon tied into a bow on top!
Three black lines, six black dots, crossed Su He’s forehead!
Who the heck brought this in?
She cursed inwardly with a national curse…
After standing still for a few seconds, she picked up the phone and dialed the hotel reception.
“Hello, could you please send a few people to room 8808 to help me remove a cardboard box from the room and dispose of it?”
After making the call, Su He glanced again at the large cardboard box, then sat down on the sofa beside her.
A few seconds later, she took out her mobile phone and snapped a photo of the cardboard box.
She then sent it to the group chat.
Jing Xuan and the others were instantly blown up with reactions.
Jing Xuan sent an animated question mark emoji…
Jiang You sent a three-second voice message: “Sister-in-law, could this be a surprise from my brother?”
Jiang Nanche candidly said, “Big bro didn’t package himself into the box, did he?”
Sang Luo was even more straightforward: “Susu, just open it and see.”
Su He glanced over the group’s messages, exchanging banter, and then looked again at the large cardboard box.
Could it really be Jiang Yan?
This ridiculous and embarrassing act, he couldn’t have done it, right?
And knowing that man’s temperament, even if he did come, he would sit in the room openly, not engage in this fancy stuff.
Soon, someone knocked on the door.
Su He got up and went to open the door.
When she opened it, she paused.
Outside, apart from the hotel staff, stood the man they were just discussing.
There was a trace of surprise, but it was within expectations, knowing this man would certainly follow.
Her first words were: “Did you have someone send this cardboard box to my room?”
Jiang Yan was puzzled, narrowing his eyes slightly: “What cardboard box?”
He had just arrived and came directly to the hotel to find her.
“…”
After everyone entered, they saw the large cardboard box in the living room and were stunned…
The box wasn’t just big; it was large enough to fit a person.
It was already large, but why did it also have a ribbon on top?
Everyone tacitly remained silent.
Jiang Yan turned to look at Su He, who spread her hands and silently mouthed: “When I came back, it was already here.”
Jiang Yan gave Jiang Feng a look, and he got the message instantly.
He stepped forward and directly ripped off the ribbon tied to the cardboard box.
Then, he stepped back as if he was afraid something strange might jump out of the box next.
Then, Jiang Feng reached out his long arm and opened one side of the cardboard box.
But just as he opened it halfway, suddenly…
a head popped out, followed by a loud “bang” of confetti shooting out.
Golden sparkling fragments showered down from above.
Jiang Feng was stunned, his hand still extended, covered in confetti…
“Su He, surprise or not, exciting or…”
The person who jumped out wasn’t anyone else; it was Ye Jiuqing, this goofball.
His sentence cut off abruptly halfway through.
The group in the room looked at him as if they were watching a monkey perform tricks.
Ye Jiuqing knew Su He had called hotel staff, but…
he didn’t expect Jiang Yan to also be here!
Wasn’t it said that Jiang Yan wasn’t coming?
The atmosphere in the room froze for a moment.
Su He felt embarrassed on his behalf; she could wring her toes!
It was absolutely a massive social death scene.
Two minutes later.
Only three people remained in the room.
Looking at Ye Jiuqing’s sulking face, Su He almost laughed out loud, but held it in.
This goofball probably hasn’t encountered such an embarrassing scene in his life.
But, his thick skin was also truly impressive, if it were someone else, they would’ve left, but he still sat there, which said a lot about him.
Ye Jiuqing pre-emptively looked at Jiang Yan and asked, “Why are you here?”
Jiang Yan was also facing such a thick-skinned person for the first time, yet he still had the guts to ask why he was here.
The man’s thin lips curved slightly, a cold and indifferent smirk responded: “You must have forgotten, she’s my wife.
I’m in my wife’s room, is there a problem?
As for you, I haven’t called the police to throw you out, that’s already showing you great face.”
Ye Jiuqing: “…”
Su He quietly sat on the side, not interjecting.
Ye Jiuqing was crafty and venomous with his words, but Jiang Yan was not in the least inferior to him.
She didn’t need to worry that Jiang Yan couldn’t handle Ye Jiuqing.
Ye Jiuqing pursed his lips, saying: “I am her best male friend, just came to check on her, it’s not illegal.”
The thing Ye Jiuqing regretted most was not meeting Su He earlier, otherwise, Jiang Yan wouldn’t have a place now.
Jiang Yan chuckled coldly, counter questioning: “Best male friend?
Are you sure?”
Ye Jiuqing stretched his neck, “Why can’t I be sure?”
After saying that, he looked toward Su He, then said: “You tell him, whether I am or not.”
Suddenly cued, Su He didn’t want to answer this question.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yan was also looking at her.
“…”
She pondered for a moment and said, “If you two must argue this out, I can arrange another room for you two to talk through the night.”
“It’s getting late, I need to wash up and rest.
I have important matters tomorrow, I’ll not accompany you two in your conversation.”
Her intention to dismiss them was very clear.
Both men paused, but neither moved.
Ye Jiuqing didn’t move because Jiang Yan didn’t, and Jiang Yan didn’t move because he wanted to stay in his wife’s room.
Jiang Yan slightly narrowed his eyes, looking at Ye Jiuqing and said, “Young Master Ye, do you want to watch me and my wife sleep tonight?”
Hidden meaning: Leave now!
At those words, Ye Jiuqing’s face instantly turned as dark as a pig’s liver.
Su He was speechless…
Indeed, Jiang Yan being Su He’s husband was already enough to stab Ye Jiuqing’s heart.
This moment, he wished he could replace Jiang Yan!
…
“Bang!”
The door was closed.
Ye Jiuqing was left standing outside.
Ah Gui had been waiting outside the room, and when he saw his master coming out, he immediately went up to greet him.
“Young Master Jiuqing, how was it?
Miss Su must have been quite surprised, right?” Ah Gui asked.
He had no idea that his master had just gone through the most embarrassing and socially disastrous situation in history.
After all, the fact that their master had stayed in Miss Su’s room for so long before coming out meant the surprise must have been successful, at least that’s what he thought.
But the next second, he found that Ye Jiuqing was radiating an icy chill, looking like he wanted to devour someone.
Sensing something was wrong, Ah Gui quickly stepped back a few steps.
“You…
Young Master, what’s wrong?”
Ye Jiuqing, hands on his hips, turned around and glared furiously at him, his blue eyes as terrifying as an abyss.
“You dare to ask what’s wrong?
Were it not for your lousy idea, would I have made such a fool of myself in front of the Jiang Family today?”
The Jiang Family?
Losing face?
Ah Gui caught the key phrases.
Being clever, he quickly guessed something.
Ah Gui’s legs turned soft with fear, but this matter…
wasn’t really his fault, the idea wasn’t his.
“Young Master, the idea was Prince Helian’s,” Ah Gui muttered.
Implicitly suggesting: if you want to vent, find the person who came up with the idea.
Far away in Country Y, accompanying his wife to a prenatal checkup, Helian Lu suddenly started sneezing violently.
“Achoo, achoo…”
Qing Wu was startled by him, then asked, “What’s wrong with you?
Got a cold?
Then stay away from me and the baby.”
After saying that, she quickly moved a few meters away from him.
She then said disdainfully, “You don’t need to accompany me to today’s prenatal appointment, Erya will accompany me, just go back.”
Erya was the maid always following her.
Helian Lu: “…”
He had just felt a bit itchy in his nose and sneezed a few times.
“Wife, do you need to avoid me like the plague just because I sneezed a few times?”
Helian Lu looked at her helplessly.
Qing Wu decisively and firmly said, “Better safe than sorry when it comes to the baby, just go back.
I’m telling you, there’s no need to come with me.”
“…”
After Qing Wu finished speaking, she immediately took Erya with her towards the gynecology department.
Helian Lu was left behind, feeling abandoned.
Soon after, Ye Jiuqing’s call came through.
As soon as he picked up the call, the person on the other end started cursing, “…”
Helian Lu finally understood why he had been sneezing continuously; it turned out this idiot was cursing him behind his back!
After Ye Jiuqing finished his rant, Helian Lu pretty much understood what had happened.
Helian Lu retorted directly, “Ye Jiuqing, it’s not my fault you couldn’t win over Su He.
Why take it out on me?
Brother, I kindly gave you advice, yet now it’s my fault, right?
If Su He can tolerate you with that temper of yours, then go ahead, I’ll acknowledge you as my godfather!”
Ye Jiuqing: “…”
“Helian Lu, are you sick in the head?
Who wants to be your godfather?”
“I think you’re the one who is sick in the head,” Helian Lu kept insulting, getting more and more into it: “Su He already has a husband, it’s clear she doesn’t like you.
You must be delusional or missing a screw, shamelessly pining after her for abuse.
Tell me, isn’t there something wrong with your brain?
If your brain is fine, then whose isn’t?”
Helian Lu was like a machine gun, unstoppable!
Even if Ye Jiuqing wanted to interrupt, he couldn’t get a word in.
“You say you could love someone else, would it kill you?
Others won’t turn back until they hit the south wall, but not you; you’ve hit it hundreds of times and still refuse to turn back.
To put it nicely, you’re passionate; to put it not so nicely, you’re just obsessed with love.
Even if someone is obsessed with love, at least they get a response; has Su He ever responded to you?”
“What’s the use of this unrequited love, this one-sided affection?”
“…”
After finishing his rant, Helian Lu felt much better.
On the other end of the phone, Ye Jiuqing’s handsome face was as gloomy as an abandoned ancient well.
In the hotel.
After washing up, Su He lay on the bed, video chatting with her son.
“Mommy, daddy disappeared too.
He left me at great-grandma’s house and said he was going to find you~”
The little guy’s milky voice came through the video.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone’s face appeared on the screen.
Su He made room for him.
The little guy was currently in the Jiang Family Mansion.
After Su He left, Jiang Yan had the little guy stay at the mansion and then he also followed her to Country X.
The family of three, actually just the mother and son chatting, as someone couldn’t join the conversation.
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The next day at three in the afternoon.
Country X, in an underground casino in Yang City.
Su He and Xing Siyang entered the casino, one after the other.
This morning, Su He received news that Chi Tian would appear in this underground casino today.
Previously, Ye Jiuqing’s information was that tomorrow, Chi Tian would follow Si Jinchuan to the Xuanqing Headquarters.
Originally, she and Xing Siyang had been secretly searching for Chi Tian’s whereabouts.
Thanks to Ye Jiuqing’s information, her people continued the search and got this clue.
This underground casino was divided into six areas, each with an entertainment spot.
To call it a casino was somewhat of an understatement; it was more a combination of a casino and a bar.
They met in the third area and found a booth to sit down.
Xing Siyang asked, “Did you find out anything after walking around?”
“No sightings yet,” said Su He.
“But, this place is quite strange.”
Xing Siyang responded, “Indeed, it is strange.
Tell me what you find odd.
Let’s see if it matches what I’ve noticed.”
Su He looked around, “I always feel like there’s a hidden agenda here, and another entrance leading somewhere else.”
Xing Siyang and she exchanged a glance and smiled.
Indeed, it was as such.
So now, the headache was how to find that entrance and how to get through it.
Since there was a hidden entrance, those wanting to enter surely wouldn’t find it easy.
It seemed she had underestimated this casino.
Blindly searching would be impossible.
Moreover, they couldn’t blatantly keep walking around here.
Su He sent a message to Bai Yang, asking him to reinvestigate this place.
Just five minutes after she sent the message…
Ye Jiuqing made a high-profile appearance.
Today, Su He hadn’t asked Jiang Yan to come along mainly because his presence was too conspicuous.
Additionally, she had never mentioned this trip to Ye Jiuqing.
“Why is he here too?”
Xing Siyang raised his jaw slightly and asked, “He wouldn’t be here for you, would he?”
Su He frowned slightly; she didn’t know either.
She just hoped this guy wouldn’t cause her trouble.
Xing Siyang and Ye Jiuqing weren’t strangers, but they weren’t exactly close either.
He had always known that Ye Jiuqing liked Su He; in fact, not only he knew, many people around Su He knew it too.
Unfortunately, while the man had intentions, the lady did not.
“Can’t believe that the father of the mafia is actually quite sentimental.
So many years, and he has never given up on you as his target, even after you were married.” Xing Siyang joked.
“I also heard that the big suitcase in your room last night contained Ye Jiuqing.”
“I didn’t expect his stature could shrink into a paper box, that’s some rare sincerity.
But in the end, there were no surprises, just shocks, right?”
Su He: “…”