NOVEL NEXT Chapter 225 Jealousy and Rivalry
Finally, Li Jing rushed back to Tianhai, arriving home covered in travel dust.
As soon as he entered, Li Jing raised an eyebrow, sensing something amiss in the room's atmosphere.
Wei Jia, clad in a high-end suit paired with stockings, leaned lazily on the sofa, yet her posture was anything but slack. It seemed as though the sofa was her throne, her every move exuding a sense of domineering control over the room.
An Tong, on the other hand, resembled a little sheep, sitting obediently and cautiously on the other side of the sofa, hands resting on her knees like a good student attentively listening to a lecture.
After sweeping his gaze over the two women in the room, Li Jing finally focused on the queen-like Wei Jia, skipping the small talk, and asked straight away, "Are you bullying An Tong in my house?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the two women immediately changed.
An Tong was first taken aback, then felt a warmth and a small delight in her heart from Li Jing's concern and favoritism.
Wei Jia's brow furrowed slightly, a hint of jealousy flashed deep in her eyes, and then she scoffed,
"What, coming back just to protect your little girlfriend?"
Hearing Wei Jia's "title" for An Tong and the odd tone, Li Jing couldn't help but glance at An Tong.
Seeing An Tong's cheeks slightly red as if wanting to explain something, Li Jing guessed that the two women probably discussed plenty of gossip about him in his absence.
But Li Jing didn't mind, he set down his luggage and plopped onto the sofa.
Since Wei Jia originally sat in the main seat on the sofa, Li Jing naturally sat down next to her, even deliberately nudging her aside slightly with his hip.
Wei Jia's eyes widened slightly, just about to flare up when Li Jing said to An Tong, "An Tong, after driving for so long, my back is about to break; come help me massage it."
Without waiting for Wei Jia to react, Li Jing then lay directly across Wei Jia's thighs, instructing her, "Don't move, my waist is really in pain. If you move, you'll really hurt me. A bad waist isn't good for you either."
Seeing Li Jing shamelessly lying on her thighs, Wei Jia was both embarrassed and angry. She looked down, gritting her teeth, and said, "You're really testing the limits of recklessness."
"I just have a sore waist, lying here for a bit, how did it become reckless? It's not like I haven't touched your legs before, why be shy? An Tong isn't an outsider."
Li Jing's thick-skinned approach was perfect to suppress Wei Jia's aura.
Then he turned his head to the stunned An Tong beside him, urging her, "What? After a year, you don't want to give me massages anymore?"
"Ah, no, I don't."
Hearing this, An Tong's expression slightly changed. She quickly got up and moved beside Li Jing.
She glanced at Wei Jia, whose face turned ashen, swallowed nervously, and began carefully massaging Li Jing's waist in this tense atmosphere.
"A bit more to the left, more to the left, higher... Yeah, that's it, hmm...comfortable..."
Li Jing looked entirely pleased, lying on Wei Jia's soft thighs, commenting, "Wei Jia, seems like you ate well over the holidays at home, your thighs seem a bit more meaty."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Jia's brows drew together, threatening to lift her legs, causing Li Jing to quickly exclaim, "Ah, don't move, my back!"
"Humph, keep being glib, and I'll just ruin your waist."
Wei Jia let out a disdainful scoff, then glanced at An Tong, who was still obediently massaging Li Jing, and couldn't help but tease, "An Tong, do you just listen to Li Jing this much? Still giving him a massage with him like this?
Teasing other women in front of you, you should give him a good smack."
"Ah, hit, hit him?"
An Tong was stunned, then shook her head, "I, I don't hit people..."
Hearing her reply, Wei Jia was helpless, realizing this woman was too compliant in front of Li Jing.
And Li Jing mocked at this point, "Do you think all women are as domineering as you? Don't lead An Tong astray."
"Ha, stop pretending around me about how protective you are of her. The reason she's so obedient might be because you bullied her when you were alone with her."
"Don't slander me."
"You misunderstand, President Wei, Li Jing didn't bully me."
Li Jing and An Tong spoke in unison.
Seeing the two so in sync, Wei Jia became even more angry, stood up and pulled An Tong aside, "Come on, let me give him a massage."
With that, Wei Jia forcefully kneaded Li Jing's waist, causing him to yelp in pain.
Li Jing immediately scrambled up from the sofa, glaring at Wei Jia, "You really want to cripple my waist, huh?"
"Well, you've had enough fun with women. If your waist is ruined, it's ruined." Wei Jia stood by the sofa, crossing her arms with a cold laugh.
"Who says I've had enough, my body's good to play till seventy."
Li Jing rubbed his waist, then looked Wei Jia up and down with annoyance and asked, "What on earth are you here for today? Surely it's not to break my back?"
"It wasn't supposed to be, but now I think you deserve a little punishment." Wei Jia's face was full of displeasure towards Li Jing.
"Punishment?"
Li Jing sneered, "I'll give you some face, and you really think you're a queen? Here, I'm the one who punishes others, not the one who gets punished."
"Ha, you're truly the unreasonable domineering type."
"In terms of domination, I've got nothing on you as the company president."
Li Jing roughly guessed that Wei Jia's restraint was due to An Tong's presence, so he turned to An Tong and said, "An Tong, I have quite a few things left in the car that my mom sent. Please help me bring them up.
President Wei and I will talk about work in the study."
Saying that, Li Jing gave Wei Jia a look before heading towards the study.
Seeing this, An Tong immediately understood Li Jing's meaning. She snuck a glance at Wei Jia, who didn't object, so she nodded and turned to leave the room.
Just as she stepped out and headed for the elevator, An Tong saw Zhang Ling inside with two others moving plants and flowerpots.
"Miss An?"
Zhang Ling, seeing the beautiful woman outside the elevator, was slightly surprised and then explained, "Miss An, these are the plants you and President Li temporarily kept with us during the New Year. Now that you and President Li are back, we're bringing them back to your place."
"Ah, President Li… is busy right now."
Thinking of the scene inside the room earlier, An Tong quickly blocked the elevator: "He's dealing with some important business and can't be disturbed. Please come back in an hour."
As she spoke, she realized an hour might not be enough for Li Jing, so she quickly corrected herself, "Never mind, why don't you deliver them this afternoon instead?"
Regarding An Tong's instructions, Zhang Ling had no doubts or objections and respectfully nodded, "Alright, we'll deliver them in the afternoon."
An Tong nodded too and entered the elevator, her mind contemplating where to spend the next few hours. Perhaps it was best to just go back to her own place…
She understood Li Jing's request for her to organize the car was just an excuse. After all, he didn't even intend to give her the car keys, clearly implying something else.
So after thinking it through, An Tong decided to drive home to her rental place, and only come back when Li Jing notified her.
Hmm, that seems right.
By this point, An Tong had fully immersed herself into her role as Li Jing's assistant.
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