Chapter 190: Chapter 190: Aren’t We Friends?

Several people who didn’t understand fell silent.

Director Sun, what play are you putting on now?

Director Sun happily sent several voice messages that lasted sixty seconds.

It turned out that they had secretly found Su Yinwan in the afternoon and introduced this “plan” to her.

—That was to exchange the gift she gave out for the gifts the guests desired.

If a guest declined to exchange, then Su Yinwan would gain 5 good score points.

Conversely, each guest would lose 5 good score points.

Su Yinwan had hesitated at first.

After all, anyone would feel somewhat uneasy about exchanging gifts.

But the offer from Director Sun was more enticing.

As long as one person refused, she would gain 5 good score points.

She had already lost in the game that afternoon, and if she could gain these 20 good score points, she would be far ahead of Jiang Li.

Thus, without a second thought, she agreed.

That was what led to the series of “incidents” earlier.

What she never expected was that all four people ended up giving away the gifts she had given.

Was she really that unwelcome?!

Director Sun said earnestly, “Never take someone else’s kindness for granted—this is also one of the ways you maintain your reputation. Consider these 5 good score points as advice.”

Audience: !!!

Damn, when did Director Sun become so philosophical?!

[Wow, so this is the truth. I really thought the production team was crazy to disregard people’s feelings.]

[So it was approved by Su Yinwan, then it’s fine. Su Yinwan’s fans, stop barking, your sister wasn’t bullied.]

[Although this segment is indeed messed up, it’s so educational. These people are here to be transformed.]

[My Sister Li directly wins by lying low: because she didn’t receive any gifts, she successfully avoided falling into traps.]

[Heh, isn’t it because Jiang Li pretends well? He clearly said he liked the dress before, but now he suddenly pretends on the variety show saying he’s not interested.]

The guests who knew the truth bitterly pounded their chests.

They weren’t regretting the exchanged gifts but were distressed about losing five good score points and were angry at the production team for setting traps.

Jiang Yan even cursed out loud, “Fuck, I’ve fucking fallen below ten points again, Director Sun really isn’t humane!”

After cursing, he took a hard drag on the cigarette in his hand.

At the very least, it was a sacrifice of five points, and he intended to thoroughly enjoy it.

However, just as he was about to take a second drag, a pale hand suddenly reached over from the side, deftly snatched his cigarette, extinguished it, and just as precisely threw it into the garbage bin.

Jiang Yan: ??? !!!

He abruptly stood up.

“Damn it, Jiang Li, are you sick again?! Why are you throwing away my cigarette?!”

Jiang Li, standing at the door, expressionlessly patted her hand.

“I’ve told you before, mom asked me to supervise your smoking cessation,” she said indifferently, “Moreover, I don’t have a habit of inhaling second-hand smoke. For everyone’s health, not only this one you’re smoking now but also the rest, I am confiscating them all.”

Jiang Yan scoffed, “If you can find them—”

The next second, his mocking smile faded.

Because he saw the pack of cigarettes pinched between Jiang Li’s fingers.

“Fuck!!!” Jiang Yan jumped up, “You, you, you, how did you find them?!”

As soon as his words ended, he noticed Zhao Lang standing behind Jiang Li.

Jiang Yan: !!!

He laughed out of exasperation, “So it’s you, you traitor. Damn it, and I treated you like a brother.”

Zhao Lang simply spread his hands, then ducked behind Jiang Li.

Jiang Li frowned, “You did something wrong yourself. Don’t blame others.”

“To teach you a lesson, you won’t get any dinner tonight.”

Jiang Yan: ?????

[Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha I’ll eventually be crazed by laughter because of these siblings.]

[Just a moment ago I was talking about the young master finally getting to smoke the cigarette he’s been craving, and then Jiang Li showed up right after.]

[Lili was even defending Daniu, I won’t say who clashed with her.]

[Brother-in-law hasn’t even secured his position yet, and he’s already dealing with his brother, wow Daniu is awesome!]

Jiang Li turned and went into the kitchen.

Zhao Lang followed him in.

Jiang Li furrowed his brows then suddenly turned around.

“Is there something else?”

Zhao Lang let out a somewhat dejected ‘ah’, “Miss Jiang, why so cold? Aren’t we friends now?”

Jiang Li looked at him indifferently, “I’m not someone who makes friends casually.”

Zhao Lang’s expression grew even more disheartened.

Seeing that the other party not only felt no guilt but even grew colder in demeanor, he had no choice but to sigh in concession.

“Alright, I’ll stop teasing you.” He took something out of his pocket, “This is for you.”

Looking at the pink zircon necklace, Jiang Li was a bit perplexed.

“For me?”

Zhao Lang nodded, smiling, “Miss Jiang, don’t get me wrong, this was something that the production team had me swap from your brother. Keeping this cute necklace is useless to me, and giving it back to your brother would go against the director’s instructions, so I might as well hand it over to you.”

Recalling a fragment of memory upon seeing the pink heart-shaped stone, Jiang Li suddenly remembered.

If she wasn’t mistaken, this necklace was the token of love between Su Yinwan and Jiang Yan in the book.

What she hadn’t expected was that the necklace would appear here in such a manner.

Rather than letting it eventually end up in Jiang Yan’s hands and become a prop binding him to the plot once again, she might as well keep it properly.

Thinking this, Jiang Li didn’t refuse, nodded her head, and took the necklace.

“Then I’ll take care of it for now; thank you.”

“No trouble.”

After securing the necklace, Jiang Li casually unlocked her phone.

It has been quite a while since she last contacted Shi Xu; maybe she should take this opportunity to give him a call and check on him.

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Jiang Family.

Seeing Jiang Cheng step out of the nanny car, Jiang Ye was extremely surprised.

“Second Young Master? What brings you back?”

Jiang Cheng’s brow twitched, and after masking the darkness in his eyes, he looked up with a brilliant smile.

“I’m on summer vacation, Uncle Jiang. Are grandfather and the others at home?”

Jiang Ye nodded, “I see, the old master went back to the countryside for ancestral rites and hasn’t returned yet. The First Lady is also busy outside; there’s no one at home right now.”

Jiang Cheng feigned surprise, “Neither big brother nor big sister are here?”

Jiang Ye led him inside while replying, “The eldest miss and the eldest young master both went to participate in the variety show of the Second Lady’s company; they’re not here either.”

Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes.

Although he had already learned about what happened on the way back, hearing Jiang Ye’s words still left him somewhat shocked.

The two of them had actually gone to the variety show of Second Aunt’s company.

When did their relationship get so good?

Besides that, he distinctly felt the changes in the household.

Though the people were the same, everything around seemed different.

Previously, this outwardly splendid but inwardly rotten home always had a languishing air, but now, it seemed as if everything had come to life, slowly transforming into what felt more like a home.

And it became even more repugnant to him.

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