After Lin Lin stuffed the pudding into the fridge, she walked back to her room in her slippers. From the expression on her face, it seemed like she still held a grudge against Jiang Chen's actions. She didn't say anything after she entered the lab. She pushed Jiang Chen out of the door and slammed the door shut.
Looking at the closed wooden door, Jiang Chen, who knew he was in the wrong, awkwardly touched his nose. He didn't know how to apologize.
Jiang Chen admitted that although it was unintentional, his actions were a bit over the line for a girl. But he didn't expect her reaction to be this drastic.
After some hesitation, Jiang Chen sighed and gave up on explaining. He walked to his bedroom.
He would bring her two more boxes of pudding next time … mango flavored.
Lying on his bed, Jiang Chen muttered to himself before he closed his eyes and started interdimensional travel.
When he opened his eyes again, he was already in the modern world.
Jiang Chen raised his hand and pressed the grain-sized crystal on the bracelet. The green light immediately dimmed. He threw the bracelet into the storage dimension and picked up the phone on the bedside table to check the time.
It wasn't early anymore. It was already midnight.
He rubbed his tired eye sockets, pulled the blanket over him, and slept until the sun rose.
…
Early in the morning, Jiang Chen checked out of the hotel and went to the airport not far away empty-handed. He then boarded a flight from Melbourne to Xiangjiang.
He bought the ticket three days ago.
Because he still had to deal with the project bidding and loan, Jiang Chen had to go to Xiangjiang before returning to Xin. It was already April, and the contract with Dalmer Corporation was about to expire. Although the "smart driving system" was completed by Yaoyao in two hours on the day the contract was signed, to avoid shocking the world, Jiang Chen didn't send the USB and chip to Carmen Rothschild. When he returned to Xiangjiang, Jiang Chen planned to hand over the program to Carmen.
He earned one billion USD in two hours. Needless to say, Yaoyao was the biggest "gold mine" on the wasteland.
After a few hours of flight, with the gentle reminder of the flight attendant, Jiang Chen woke up from his nap and got off the plane.
At the gate of the airport, Jiang Chen saw a beautiful figure from afar.
It was Xia Shiyu.
Before coming to Xiangjiang, Jiang Chen sent a message to Xia Shiyu. He asked her to pick him up at the airport if it was convenient.
With a smile on his face, Jiang Chen walked straight to Xia Shiyu who came to pick him up.
"You're finally back."
Although her expression was cold, Jiang Chen could read a hint of bitterness from her eyes. Jiang Chen, who was aware of her intentions a long time ago, naturally understood the hidden meaning in her words. But just like before, he just laughed and ignored the question.
"I haven't seen you in two months … You've lost weight.
"I haven't seen you in two months … You've lost weight."
The car was originally Jiang Chen's vehicle, but after leaving the country, Jiang Chen gave the key to Ayesha, who stayed in Xiangjiang to protect Xia Shiyu. After confirming Xia Shiyu's safety, Ayesha left the car keys with Xia Shiyu. Now, this car had become Xia Shiyu's means of transportation to and from work.
Jiang Chen sat in the passenger seat and looked at Xia Shiyu, who was in the driver's seat. He combed the hair around her ear and started the car.
"Do you like it?" Jiang Chen asked abruptly.
Xia Shiyu's face instantly turned red. She stepped on the gas pedal and the car rushed forward. It scraped the guardrail and almost scared Jiang Chen to death.
"You, what are you talking about?" Xia Shiyu hurriedly turned the steering wheel to return to the normal lane. The redness climbed from her pale neck to her ears. She spoke incoherently and her voice was out of tune.
"Ahem, I … I'm asking if you like this car."
Xia Shiyu's chest gradually calmed down. She turned her head and glared at Jiang Chen. Her face returned to its usual cold expression.
[Why does it feel like she's angry?]
"Uh, I'm asking you seriously. If you like it, I'll give it to you, "Jiang Chen said quietly.
"No, I can afford it." Xia Shiyu gritted her teeth.
She didn't know why she was so angry. However, there was one thing she could be sure of, and that was that this guy was far from being as clean as she had imagined. No, it would be better to say that he was a beast!
She only learned about this when she moved in with Ayesha. Because of her great body, although her face was still young, she always thought Ayesha was 18 years old. She only learned Ayesha's real age when they talked about their ages.
But that was not the point. When she asked if Jiang Chen did anything to her, Ayesha looked at her innocently and said, "I did."
[Did?]
Xia Shiyu didn't react at first, but then a bolt of lightning flashed in her head.
She only remembered that she was completely dumbfounded.
She always thought Jiang Chen was the kind of man who was clean and not good at socializing with girls (that was a big misunderstanding!). She didn't expect him to be a beast who would do something to his own bodyguard, a girl not yet 18 years old!
But Ayesha's reaction was normal. She told Xia Shiyu with a straight face that it was normal to get married at 13 years old in her country, especially in this era of war. Also, she told Xia Shiyu that she could feel that she also loved Jiang Chen. She didn't mind her existence and was willing to share his warmth with her.
Perhaps this was normal to Ayesha since in her hometown, polygamy was the norm. Even if Syria was at the forefront of the Middle East in terms of secularization, this didn't change.
But for Xia Shiyu, who lived in a modern society, this was a bad habit that she could not accept!
When she heard that Jiang Chen and Ayesha had done it, her first reaction was shock.
Then it was sadness, even despair, and then it turned into hatred …
Sure enough, men become bad when they have money.
It felt like a broken heart, although it might only be a crush.
But no matter what, this was the first time she had experienced such a heart-wrenching feeling.
But facing Ayesha's pure and innocent eyes, she couldn't feel any hatred. Especially since she risked her life to save her. But what made her feel the most helpless was …
Even so, she still loved him.
If she didn't love him, she wouldn't be sad, and she wouldn't be jealous because another woman "beat her to it". She would just leave in silence.
If she didn't love him, she wouldn't be here to pick him up.
…
The car stopped in front of a modern apartment and Xia Shiyu drove the car into the garage.
"This is?"
"My home," Xia Shiyu said simply and got out of the car.
Jiang Chen followed Xia Shiyu out of the car, then walked to the elevator of the apartment building.
"Are you not going to take me to the hotel?"
"That's too troublesome. Just stay at my place." Xia Shiyu flicked her long hair and didn't seem to realize her explosive words. She pressed the elevator button.
Jiang Chen was stunned.
"Eh?"
"What, you don't like me?" Xia Shiyu's mouth curved up as she looked at Jiang Chen.
Stunned by her charm, Jiang Chen didn't know how to react for a moment.
"No, no."
Satisfied with the expression on Jiang Chen's face, Xia Shiyu smiled and said emotionlessly, "That's good. This time you came back to discuss business. We can exchange ideas if we live together … nothing else. "
Jiang Chen felt that the last sentence was trying to cover something up.
Just as he was speaking, the elevator arrived with a ding dong.
As the door opened, she stepped into the elevator with one foot.
Xia Shiyu's eyes seemed to be saying "what are you waiting for" as Jiang Chen stepped into the elevator, confused.
She already thought it through. She must be proactive.
So what if he has a woman? He's not married yet! Before marriage, no one can say who is the third party. Since that's the case, then she will take him.
Ayesha's existence made her feel a sense of crisis. There was no time to be reserved about the childish question of "who confessed to who first." Xia Shiyu secretly made up her mind to pull Jiang Chen back onto the right path and save the good man who went astray and went further and further down the "wrong" path.
Don't misunderstand, this was just to repay his kindness of saving her from danger several times.
Xia Shiyu comforted herself in her mind.
…
Thousands of kilometers away in the waters of Pannu Islands, two transport ships and two construction ships slowly sailed to New Moon Island.
To protect the local environment as much as possible, Jiang Chen didn't choose to blow up the reef to build a port. Instead, he chose to build an offshore platform two kilometers away from the island and then build a pier around the platform that extended to the deep water area. As to the offshore platform, it was connected by a three-kilometer long arc dam.
The dam could accommodate two vehicles at the same time, and the far end of the dam was equipped with an ocean current generator. Although the depth of the sea near the island was relatively shallow, the waves were endless. Not only did it solve the transportation problem to the offshore platform, but it also solved the power supply for New Moon Island.
Although the cost of the offshore platform was as high as one billion USD, it was more than twice the cost of the military base itself! But Jiang Chen thought the investment was worth it, so he didn't care about the cost. The construction of the offshore platform and dam was handled by another offshore construction company called "Wallison". Thomas's "Mammoth" company was only responsible for the construction of the sheet pile wharf connected to the offshore platform.
Since the offshore platform project was beyond the capabilities of a military contractor, Thomas proposed to find other companies to build the project. Although the bosses of the two companies were confused, why would Celestial spend so much money to build an offshore platform near an island?
This thing was usually built far out in the sea. Building it next to an island would be like taking off one's pants and letting out a fart. Also, they wanted to build it as large as possible. The larger the area, the better.
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