NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1029: Brother and Sister
After dinner, they got into the car.
Boss Jiang maintained his basic gentlemanly demeanor and paid for the meal.
The two sat in the car, neither speaking a word.
The car did not start.
Eventually, it was Boss Jiang who couldn't hold back, turning his head.
"What's up?" Vera looked innocent.
"Where are you staying?"
"Where are you staying?"
It was a quick question and answer.
Jiang Chen instantly realized this girl's intentions.
Before he figured out a proper arrangement, this girl and Cao Jinse definitely couldn't meet.
"Just pick a hotel, and I'll cover the cost."
Boss Jiang spoke generously.
She came all this way to negotiate such a big deal; this bit of hospitality was no big deal.
"I'll stay where you stay."
Vera insisted without giving room for argument, looking through the front windshield, "You said Dongying is a land of the mafia. I'm scared."
Scared and don't know to bring bodyguards?
Jiang Chen was indeed a bit puzzled.
This girl was at least a lady of status; how could she roam around alone?
When she went to Haojiang previously, people surrounded her so much that no overseas assassin could even get close before being turned into a beehive.
They were so cautious in Shenzhou, yet why so relaxed in Dongying?
Could it be because they have troops stationed here?
"Either you arrange a place for me, other than a hotel."
Vera seemed to sense Jiang Chen's predicament and was quite understanding this time.
Not staying at a hotel?
International fugitive?
Afraid of having your identity recorded in the hotel system and getting a visit?
Jiang Chen pondered and then thought of a place.
"Wait for me a moment."
He pushed the door open and got out of the car, "bang", closed the door, then walked aside and took out his phone.
"Have you returned to Tokyo?"
He asked as the call connected.
"No, the heat hasn't passed yet."
Not unexpectedly.
"Your house is vacant now, right?"
The other person was taken aback, clearly caught off guard, "Yes, why?"
"Can you let me stay there for a while?"
Jiang Chen calmly asked, glancing at Vera in the car.
The other person looked totally at ease right now.
Indeed.
Some things are believed by some, not by others.
What's wrong with a haunted house?
As long as you don't know, it's no different from a regular house.
Can't deny it, Boss Jiang was indeed "righteous".
"Rent will be at market price for the area, since you currently have no income."
These words left Koda Kaoru, who was "taking refuge," with no way to refuse.
"Thank you, Mr. Jiang Chen."
No wonder she's touched.
Boss Jiang's attentiveness was indeed comforting in a time of need. Not only did he put himself at risk to rescue her from the Dragon's Den and Tiger's Lair, but he also provided financial assistance afterwards.
Faced with such a man, which woman wouldn't fall?
A dream come true.
If Koda Kaoru were here, she might be throwing herself into his arms again.
"I'll have someone deliver the key to you, just give me a time and place, Mr. Jiang Chen."
The tone was ever so tender.
"Okay."
Jiang Chen replied, then calmly said, "How are you?"
Hearing his concern, Koda Kaoru quickly responded, unable to suppress the excitement even through wireless waves, "I'm great, just a couple of days ago, I saw the most spectacular fireworks I've ever seen. Have you seen it, Mr. Jiang Chen?"
To see fireworks.
Seems she's not far from Tokyo.
"Even though I didn't get to see cherry blossoms, catching an unprecedented firework show made this trip worth it."
Jiang Chen said softly.
"Isn't that the truth?" Koda Kaoru's voice was soft.
"Take care of yourself."
Jiang Chen said.
"You too, Mr. Jiang Chen."
Jiang Chen hung up, turned around, and walked towards the car.
Elsewhere.
An ancestral mansion of over a hundred years.
Fujiwara Reiki, who was under house arrest, put down her phone, a gentle smile hanging on her naturally alluring face.
There was no resentment of being kept captive; she looked at the sun setting outside in a daze, and then gave a sudden, inexplicable smile.
Overexerting in martial arts practice, easy to lose control.
Acting is the same.
When one's acting reaches its peak, it's hard to distinguish between false self and true self.
Many excellent actors have gone to extremes because of this.
Infamously, there's the actor who played the Joker.
"Li Ji."
A call came from outside the door.
Fujiwara Reiki's smile vanished abruptly, as if everything just now was an illusion.
"Creak."
The door was pulled open.
A handsome and dashing man walked in.
If Jiang Chen were here, he would surely greet him.
It was the very 'brother in misfortune' who dined with him on closed doors.
Fujiwara Reiki sat there, not even lifting her head.
"I just came from Mother, what did you do to upset her? Shall I plead on your behalf?"
"No need."
"Li Ji, I'm not the one keeping you from going out, no need to be angry with me."
Ignoring her coldness, Fujiwara Takuya rolled up his pants and gracefully sat cross-legged opposite Fujiwara Reiki.
Now it's impossible to ignore him even if she wants to.
"What's the matter?"
Fujiwara Reiki's eyes were indifferent. With her skills, even if she despised someone, she shouldn't show it this openly.
There was only one reason.
Their relationship was already at a stage where disguises were unnecessary.
But do family members really need to be at such odds?
"As a brother, do I need a reason to visit my sister?"
Fujiwara Takuya's expression was gentle, with the demeanor of an elder brother. He smiled and said, "Endure it for a while. No matter what mistakes you've made, Mother is certainly just upset temporarily. Once she's calmed down in a while, I'll plead for you, and Mother won't mind anymore."