diskusbooks Chapter 145 A guest is coming
Chapter 145 A guest is coming
When Ye Jingchen heard Jiu Demai's plea, he didn't know if she really meant it or if she was just pretending.
He was greatly disappointed. When the ultimate goal is achieved, half of the expectation of a person dies.
Ye Jingchen gestured with the bamboo skewer in his hand, which had been heated by the candlelight, and waved it in the air a couple of times. "I still admire your unruly attitude from the beginning more."
When Jiu De Mai heard Ye Jingchen say this, she was at a loss for words and did not dare to speak rashly. She stared quietly at the bamboo skewer in Ye Jingchen's hand, imagining the pain of the bamboo skewer being inserted into the gap between his fingernails.
She had never experienced this feeling before, and just thinking about it sent chills down her spine. The pain of the nail tearing apart from the nail bed was excruciating, a pain that struck right to the soul.
Ye Jingchen remained silent for a moment, then put down the bamboo skewer in his hand and reached out to Jiu Demai.
"No!" Jiu De Mai thought Ye Jingchen had come up with some new trick again, so she closed her eyes and hid her head behind her.
Ye Jingchen grabbed the thick hemp rope, turned Jiu Demai over so that her back was facing him, and untied the knot on her wrists behind her back. Then he casually threw the hemp rope on the ground. "Untie the rope on your feet yourself."
As he spoke, Ye Jingchen blew out the burning candle on the table and put the candle, bamboo skewers, and belt back into the bag.
Mai rubbed her wrist, looking at the deep, red marks on her arm. Once she could move a little more, she bent down and untied the ropes binding her feet, silently wondering to herself:
"Is this another case of playing hard to get? Oh well, let's just see how it goes!"
After Ye Jingchen tidied up the props on the table, he put the bag under the table and leaned it against the table leg.
Mai looked at the bag, swallowed hard, and stared at Ye Jingchen's profile, unable to fathom his thoughts. She tentatively asked:
"what do you mean?"
“I told Su Enxi that you can go back tomorrow. After Xia Mi finishes cooking, we’ll eat first. There are no beds in the other rooms, so you can squeeze in with Xia Mi tonight.”
You can sleep on the sofa in the living room, since the room has underfloor heating and it's not cold.
"Of course, you can come to my room too; my bed is quite big."
After Ye Jingchen finished speaking, he closed his eyes, crossed his legs, and began to ponder the power of alchemy with his palms facing up.
Golden energy emanated from his body, enveloping Ye Jingchen's entire form like flames.
Upon seeing this, Mai Jiude's pupils contracted sharply. She couldn't understand why Ye Jingchen, who had been so crazy and perverted just a second ago, could sit cross-legged like an old monk in meditation the next moment.
"What kind of spell effect is this?" She looked at the golden aura on Ye Jingchen's body, which resembled flames, and couldn't help but reach out and touch it out of curiosity.
The slender, fair fingers were bounced away as soon as they reached out!
"Don't cause trouble," Ye Jingchen said calmly without even opening his eyes.
Upon hearing this, Mai Shude felt inexplicably displeased. Just moments ago, Ye Jingchen had been touching her inappropriately, but now he was acting so coldly towards her. The stark contrast stirred up a strong sense of unease in Mai Shude's heart.
But unable to defeat Ye Jingchen, Jiu Demai could only angrily fold her arms and quietly observe Ye Jingchen to see if she could figure out what was going on.
Xia Mi was in the kitchen, stirring and clattering with an iron spoon. After a while, she carried two dishes into the living room: one was stir-fried beef with greens, and the other was braised pork with potatoes.
The aroma filled the living room.
After smelling the aroma, Mai looked at the two dishes on the table and her mouth watered involuntarily.
Xia Mi glanced at Ye Jingchen first, and seeing that he had his eyes closed, she didn't say anything to disturb him.
Then, seeing Mai staring at the two dishes on the table, she smiled and said, "Hehe, although I don't know what your relationship is with the boss, it's still very lucky to be invited to stay for dinner!"
"Just a little longer, dinner will be ready soon. There's also lotus seed chicken soup and scrambled eggs with tomatoes."
Xia Mi turned and went into the kitchen.
"I'll help you carry it." Jiu De Mai stood up, glanced at Ye Jingchen, and seeing that he didn't stop her, followed Xia Mi into the kitchen.
"Haha, thank you, sister!" Xia Mi walked ahead carrying the lotus seed chicken soup.
Mai Shude held a bowl of scrambled eggs with tomatoes in her left hand and a rice cooker in her right. "Um...you're welcome."
After serving the rice, Xia Mi waved her hand in front of Ye Jingchen and said, "Boss, time to eat!"
Ye Jingchen opened his eyes, the golden energy around him receded into his body, picked up the food on the table, and took out his chopsticks. "Okay, let's start eating."
"This must be the boss's mistress, right? She's really open about it." Xia Mi pondered, holding her bowl, her gaze constantly sweeping across the faces of Jiu De Mai and Ye Jingchen.
Xia Mi didn't find it particularly novel. In her mind, it was normal for a wealthy young man like Ye Jingchen to play like this. She was just a working person, so she couldn't say much and just focus on her own little world.
Mai Shude usually travels around the world, and most of the time she eats at hotels, usually steak, pasta, and liquor.
It's rare to get to eat Xia Mi's home-style dishes, and Xia Mi's cooking is especially delicious; she has a real talent for cooking.
Mai Shude remained silent, only picking at her food and shoveling rice into her mouth. Having exhausted herself after a day's work, she was tired.
"Boss, although I think your idea is great, I think bamboo charcoal is better for barbecue. I've never seen anyone use candles for barbecue before," Xia Mi said, putting a slice of beef into her mouth.
Upon hearing this, Mai Shude shuddered involuntarily. That was originally supposed to be the tool Ye Jingchen used to torture her.
As she chewed her food, she looked at Ye Jingchen with some curiosity, wondering how he would respond.
Ye Jingchen nodded. "Yes, I didn't think it through. I'll just call and have a courier deliver a box of bamboo charcoal for barbecue tomorrow. Remember to get up early and buy plenty of fresh pork belly, cut it up, and skewer it on bamboo sticks."
"Received, boss! Mission accomplished!" Xia Mi said, biting her chopsticks and revealing a small canine tooth.
"Ding-dong chicken! Ding-dong chicken!"
Ye Jingchen's phone suddenly rang. He took it out, answered the call, and put it on speakerphone: "Hello? Who is it?"
The voice on the other end of the phone said, "Oh, Mr. Ye, hello. I'm the owner of Jianju Western Restaurant."
Ye Jingchen: "What's wrong? Has the matter been investigated and clarified?"
The owner of Jianju Western Restaurant: "No, sir, it's like this, we investigated the surveillance footage and found that the footage from that period had been deleted. I'm currently using my connections to contact some private investigators to see if we can investigate further."
Ye Jingchen listened to what he said and turned to look at Jiu De Mai.
Mai Shude felt Ye Jingchen's gaze, but didn't say anything and just quietly ate her meal.
Ye Jingchen: "You don't need to investigate this matter anymore. Just give me some other compensation and that's it. I won't call the police."
The owner of Jianju Western Restaurant: "Hmm...that's certainly good, thank you for your understanding, Mr. Ye. I just don't know...how exactly will the compensation be?"
Ye Jingchen: "I haven't decided yet. I'll call you when I do. Bye."
Ye Jingchen hung up the phone and put the rice bowl on the table.
Xia Mi felt a chill run down her spine when she saw that he hadn't finished eating. She looked at Ye Jingchen with trepidation and asked in a soft voice, "What's wrong, boss? Is it not to your liking?"
"No, we have guests."
Ye Jingchen stood up and looked out the window onto the balcony.
Standing there was a small, thin person with long blonde hair, wearing a black hood with a yellow butterfly pattern...