Hearing this, Jiang Chen couldn’t suppress the smile at the corners of his mouth. As long as Xiao Yezi moved back home and regained their mother’s affection… “Mom, are you serious?”
“Mm, but she must not target A’Ci again.”
“I guarantee she won’t.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen glanced at his watch. He had less than an hour before his train departure and began to look anxious. “Mom, I have to cut this short. I need to go to Xiao Yezi’s place and talk to her.”
“Why not take a plane?”
Jiang Chen scratched his head sheepishly. “No money.”
His unit only reimbursed train tickets. Plane tickets were far too expensive, costing over a hundred yuan, and required applying to the airport in advance.
“The train will take four or five days!”
“I bought a sleeper berth.”
Su Guilan suddenly remembered there might be a flight to Hangzhou tonight. “Wait a moment, let me check if there are any seats left.”
A flicker of excitement crossed Jiang Chen’s face. A plane would get him to Hangzhou in just two hours, giving him time to investigate what exactly the West Lake Sanatorium was.
Meanwhile, at the family compound.
Jiang Ye’s hand occasionally drifted closer to Gu Che’s. In the small room, the atmosphere grew somewhat heated. She gazed at Gu Che with affectionate eyes.
She knew deeply that the current Gu Che was still an innocent young man. Giving him a little sweetness at the right moment could make him more obedient to her.
Gu Che’s cheeks flushed red. Feeling Jiang Ye’s physical contact, his heart flustered, yet he found it somewhat thrilling.
“Yezi.”
“What’s wrong?”
Gu Che bit his lower lip. His focus on tutoring was completely overtaken by wild thoughts. After hesitating, he said, “Can we please just focus on reviewing?”
“Aren’t we reviewing?”
As she spoke, Jiang Ye hooked her leg around Gu Che’s knee.
Having been married to Gu Che for decades, she knew his body inside and out, even knowing which spots were the most sensitive.
Although Gu Che changed greatly after becoming wealthy, the days when they supported each other were built on genuine love. She reached out and pinched Gu Che’s reddened earlobe.
“Unless… it’s you who doesn’t want to review?”
“I… I do not,” Gu Che hastily denied.
Seeing Gu Che so innocent, a smile tugged at Jiang Ye’s lips. This was a rare sight. Her voice softened, “Do you want to kiss me?”
“This… This isn’t appropriate!”
He and Jiang Ye had been together for a year but had never crossed this line. Before, the most they had done was hold hands.
Just as Gu Che was hesitating, Jiang Ye took the initiative. She wasn’t thinking of a peck on the cheek, but a proper kiss, aiming to take Gu Che’s first kiss. Their faces were barely an inch apart.
Suddenly, the door swung open.
Jiang Chen saw their kissing posture and his eyes widened. He could tell Jiang Ye was the one initiating.
“You… you… you two!”
Jiang Chen was at a loss for words. It was true that a young man and woman shouldn’t be alone together in a room. If he hadn’t shown up unexpectedly, they might have cooked the rice already!
If that happened, even if Jiang Ye tested into Tsinghua University, their parents would never acknowledge her again. A child raised by the Jiang family absolutely must not engage in such disgraceful behavior.
“Brother!” Jiang Ye panicked, quickly standing up from the chair. “It’s not what you think! Gu Che and I were just…”
She didn’t know how to explain.
People in the 1980s were simpler. ‘Cooking the rice’ would lead to public scorn and being branded with shame.
Jiang Chen sighed. “Starting tomorrow, both of you will move back to the Jiang house. There will be a dedicated auntie to cook for you. You are only allowed to study. No engaging in any messy business at home.”
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