Chapter 858: Chapter 858: 858: Unexpected Surprise

It seems, possibly, vaguely, there might be…

Jiang Xu hadn’t expected Chu Youwei, who appeared gentle and demure, to have such a side.

However, Jiang Xu shifted his gaze immediately, not looking again.

Catching a glimpse the first time was accidental, but looking a second time would have been impolite.

Chu Youwei climbed the stairs quickly.

Following behind her, Jiang Xu always felt a bit awkward and uncomfortable.

This time she had forgotten to bring her personal clothes and hadn’t had a chance to shop yet.

So, she washed what she had worn that day to wear again.

Because it was the New Year’s day today, her clothes were still not dry, so she could only…

From behind, Jiang Xu always felt as if every secret she had was exposed.

Quickly reaching her room, Chu Youwei turned around to look at Jiang Xu.

Her expression was a bit unnatural, “Good night.”

Jiang Xu smiled and nodded, “Good night, Sister Youwei.”

Chu Youwei entered the room and closed the door, her expression turning somewhat gloomy.

He also called her Sister Youwei, never using her first name.

In his heart, she was perhaps nothing more than his wife’s cousin.

Although she had never dared to hope for more, Chu Youwei still felt quite dejected.

She sat at the vanity, staring blankly at her face, which bore some resemblance to An Nuonuo’s.

At times, she fantasized about what it would have been like if she had met Jiang Xu first.

Would she be the one by Jiang Xu’s side now?

Chu Youwei shook her head.

The thought was too frightening, and she dared not continue it.

She couldn’t do anything that would wrong An Nuonuo.

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Inside the spacious villa, the sound of glass bottles clinking constantly echoed.

“Come on, take one.”

“Can you handle it, Skinny Dog? Getting drunk after just a few bottles? Weakling, trash, worm.”

“Zhou Qingyue, your mouth has been getting nastier lately, believe it or not I’ll stuff it with a sock.”

“Is that a real offer? Stuff it in my mouth quickly.”@@novelbin@@

Jiang Xiaoyan was immediately silenced.

When had Zhou Qingyue become so perverted?

She found it perverted even by her standards.

In the villa, Jiang Xiaoyan, Zhou Qingyue, and Zhou Mengmeng were eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, continuously drinking.

“Speaking of which, shouldn’t you be with your dad at this time?” Zhou Qingyue looked at Jiang Xiaoyan, puzzled.

She knew that although Jiang Xiaoyan and her father did not talk much, they presumably had a good relationship.

It seemed a bit inappropriate not to spend the New Year’s with her father.

“Don’t mention him,” Jiang Xiaoyan scoffed, “That old man is fooling around outside, and got a mistress pregnant.”

Zhou Qingyue realized, “So that’s it, your dad is spending the New Year with the mistress and her child.”

“No,” Jiang Xiaoyan shook her head, her face wearing an innocuous smile.

But her words sent chills down one’s spine, “I had someone terminate the mistress’s pregnancy. The old man is mad at me now.”

Zhou Qingyue involuntarily felt a chill.

This woman was too ruthless.

Zhou Mengmeng did not join in the conversation.

But she looked at Jiang Xiaoyan with slightly more approval.

If it were her, she would make the same choice if her dad dared to fool around.

In fact, she might even arrange to have her father sterilized, to prevent any future issues.

“Enough talk,” Jiang Xiaoyan opened another bottle of wine, “No one is leaving here on their feet tonight, everyone must drink till they drop.”

Indeed, all three of them came from broken families and shared common experiences.

Especially on this New Year’s Day, while other families gathered together, they could only drown their sorrows in alcohol.

They dared not even turn on the TV.

They feared seeing the happy family gatherings on the screen.

It brought too much heartache.

“Ding dong!” “Ding dong!” “Ding dong!”

The doorbell outside kept ringing.

This shrouded Jiang Xiaoyan’s eyes with a layer of fury, as her mood was disrupted.

“Damn it, who is it? Let’s see if I don’t deal with you.”

She walked out, holding a beer bottle.

As soon as she opened the door, she was stunned.

There stood Jiang Xu at the doorway, hands full of things.

Seeing Jiang Xiaoyan’s stance, he smiled, “Why, am I not welcome?”

“Why are you here?” Jiang Xiaoyan asked, bewildered.

Shouldn’t he be in bed, sleeping with An Nuonuo at this time?

A smile was on Jiang Xu’s face, but internally he kept complaining.

He had just entered the bedroom when An Nuonuo said that at this time, Jiang Xiaoyan and the others probably weren’t in a good mood.

She had asked him to bring some snacks made by his mother-in-law to Jiang Xiaoyan and the others.

Well, let’s just call it delivering warmth.

In the middle of the night, and it being so cold outside, Jiang Xu was reluctant to do these things.

But he couldn’t withstand An Nuonuo’s soft and gentle pleading, so he had to run out from the land of tenderness.

He raised his hands holding the items, “It’s the New Year, I came over to have a drink with you all.”

Jiang Xiaoyan’s face broke into a radiant, breeze-like smile.

Just like a young girl experiencing her first awakening of love.

The aggression and various negative energies on her were wiped clean in an instant.

Jiang Xu was her antidote.

Walking into the house.

The Zhou sisters were also stunned when they saw Jiang Xu.

They immediately burst out their most beautiful smiles.

On this day when every family was enjoying a reunion, waiting for Jiang Xu was also a blissful matter for them.

Jiang Xu had still harbored some resentment in his heart.

But seeing the smiles on their faces made it disappear.

He joked, “Looks like you can really drink, I’ll join you for a few on this festive day.”

After all, they were just a few girls.

Even if they were immensely wealthy, at such a time, it still evoked a bit of sorrow.

Ah, a hundred-billionaire pities a ten-billionaire.

No problem.

Jiang Xu sat down.

Zhou Mengmeng filled his glass, her mind wandering.

Tonight was a good opportunity.

To get Jiang Xu drunk, and then she could show off her extensive knowledge.

As for whether she could get Jiang Xu drunk, Zhou Mengmeng was 100% confident.

Because she had a special talent unknown to anyone else.

Immunity to alcohol!

No matter how much she drank, she never felt even slightly drunk.

“Everyone, cheers.”

With Jiang Xu’s arrival, the atmosphere at the scene grew much more intense.

It also brought some Yang energy, not as gloomy as before.

After a drink, Zhou Mengmeng said she needed to use the restroom.

In the restroom, she applied light makeup to her face.

Making it look like the flushed state one has after drinking.

Zhou Mengmeng carefully checked for any flaws, found none,

and nodded in satisfaction before leaving gracefully.

“Where’s Brother Jiang?” Zhou Mengmeng asked curiously.

How come Jiang Xu was gone as soon as she came out?

“He went back,” Zhou Qingyue snorted coldly, “Typical player, comes in for a while and leaves.”

“No.” Jiang Xiaoyan added, “He should be called a quick man; he left just minutes after he came in.”

Uh… this is not the bus to kindergarten, let me off here.

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