At the thought of defeating Jiang Youli and making her lick his shoes, Li Zixuan felt a surge of excitement. He raised his chin smugly. “Of course we have to livestream it!”
Jiang Youli was Young Master Qi’s fiancée now!
If she licked his shoes, wouldn’t that be the same as trampling Young Master Qi’s dignity beneath his feet?
“Hahaha, we can hardly wait for that day to come.”
“When the time comes, Brother Zixuan, you absolutely have to pick the perfect pair of shoes for Jiang Youli to lick!”
“Speaking of that, I just thought of an idea.” Li Zixuan stopped there, deliberately keeping them in suspense.
The lackeys immediately became curious. “What idea? Come on, tell us.”
“We could… cover the shoes with the precious essence of our future generations.” After saying this, Li Zixuan gave them a suggestive grin.
The lackeys stared at him in shock. “Holy crap, it really has to be Brother Zixuan!”
“Hahaha, Brother Zixuan, you’re the man!”
Long Yuan merely listened in silence as they insulted Jiang Youli, never joining in the discussion.
After hearing Li Zixuan’s suggestion, he surprisingly spoke up. “Not a bad idea.”
Li Zixuan immediately clasped his hands and leaned toward Long Yuan with a sycophantic smile. “Does Young Master Long plan to do that too? If you want to, I can let you go first.”
Long Yuan said, “No need. You boys can enjoy that privilege yourselves.”
“Then thank you, Young Master Long.”
Yu Linglong stood outside for a while. Hearing nothing but vulgarities and no useful information, she turned to leave—only to spot Long Yuan’s assistant watching her from not far away.
Her heart jolted, but she quickly steadied herself. Walking up to the assistant, she explained, “I didn’t want to disturb Ah Yuan while he was working, but I couldn’t bear to leave him so soon, so I stayed outside a little longer.”
The assistant looked at her. After a long pause, he said, “Miss Yu, it would be best if you didn’t do this again. If Young Master Long misunderstands, it won’t be good for you.”
Yu Linglong sighed. “All right. Thank you for reminding me. But you’re not going to tell him that I was eavesdropping on Ah Yuan just now, are you?”
“I won’t.”
“Thank you.”
With that, Yu Linglong headed toward the elevator.
Once inside, she recalled what Long Yuan’s assistant had said and curled her lips into a smile.
She was clearly acting suspiciously, yet instead of reporting her unusual behavior to Long Yuan, his assistant had turned a blind eye and even warned her to be careful.
Could this assistant be one of her fans?
Perhaps she could make use of him.
She sent Jiang Youli a message.
[There’s a particularly loud dog beside Long Yuan. His name is Li Zixuan. He says that if he wins the bet against you, he’ll livestream you licking his shoes for the whole internet to see. And the shoes are supposed to be covered in their disgusting bodily fluids.]
…
When Jiang Youli received Yu Linglong’s message, her eyes narrowed.
Some dogs really did bark more loudly than their masters.
She couldn’t even be bothered to deal with a dog like that herself.
Jiang Youli replied:
[Let him bark for a few days. When the time comes, I’ll turn him into a real dog.]
After replying, she noticed that she had been added to a group chat with eight members.
The group owner was Old Master Jiang.
Besides her and her parents, the group also included Jiang Yangxu’s family of four.
Jiang Li was the only one missing.
Old Master Jiang posted a screenshot of his flight itinerary back to the country. The plane would arrive at five in the afternoon two days later.
Jiang Yangxu was the first to respond:
[Dad, you’re coming back?]
[Jiang Xing, Jiang Zhao, and I will go pick you up!]
Old Master Jiang did not reply.
Jiang Youli guessed that he simply wanted to see how she and her parents would react.
Clearly, Old Master Jiang genuinely wanted her family and Jiang Yangxu’s family to put aside their differences and live in harmony.
Jiang Youli sent an OK emoji. She was curious to see how her grandfather intended to persuade her.
…
Two days later.
Old Master Jiang’s flight was scheduled to arrive at five in the afternoon. When Jiang Youli and her parents drove to the airport, it was exactly five o’clock.
However, the moment they entered the arrivals hall, several familiar figures came into view.
Jiang Yangxu and his wife, Qin Yulian, along with their sons, Jiang Xing and Jiang Zhao, had already arrived and were waiting anxiously nearby.
When Qin Yulian saw Jiang Youli, she opened her mouth as if to say something, but her husband’s intimidating look silenced her.
The four of them walked over.
Jiang Yangxu was the first to greet Jiang Yehan and Zhang Susu. “Big Brother, Sister-in-law.”
Jiang Yehan merely glanced at his second brother without responding.
He would never forget that Jiang Yangxu had once hired people to kidnap his beloved wife and had even planned to cut off one of her fingers to threaten his daughter!
Zhang Susu treated Jiang Yangxu the same way as her husband and ignored his greeting.
Jiang Youli casually looked over the family of four.
Jiang Xing was in terrible shape. His face was haggard and as pale as paper, while the stubble covering his cheeks made him look utterly down and out. The expensive dark-blue wool coat he wore had lost its usual crispness and hung loosely from his body, as though his entire soul had been drained away.
Jiang Zhao, standing beside him, wore a casual hoodie and padded vest. Although he also looked somewhat tired, his condition was clearly much better. Still, the deep dark circles beneath his eyes revealed that he, too, had endured many sleepless nights.
As for Jiang Yangxu and Qin Yulian, Jiang Yangxu’s eyes seemed to conceal a trace of resentment. It was subtle, but Jiang Youli noticed it nevertheless. Qin Yulian, on the other hand, made no attempt to hide her bitterness. Her face was filled with displeasure and hatred.
It seemed that the four members of the family held entirely different attitudes toward Jiang Youli over being deceived by Jiang Yonghe and consequently ending up in such a miserable state.
“Youli…”
Jiang Zhao had barely begun speaking when Jiang Youli cut him off. “Don’t bark.”
Jiang Zhao’s lips moved, but he really did stop talking.
“Your second brother only missed you. How can you say he’s barking?” Qin Yulian protested.
Jiang Youli interrupted her again. “You don’t bark either.”
“You…”
“Mom, stop!” This time, Jiang Zhao interrupted Qin Yulian.
Jiang Youli burst out laughing. “See? Even your son is telling you to stop barking.”
Qin Yulian nearly choked.
After a long moment, she said, “Youli, do you know why our family came to the airport today?”
Jiang Youli deliberately replied, “Can’t survive in the country anymore, so you’re planning to flee overseas and scrape by there?”
Qin Yulian suppressed her anger and continued, “You really are something. We came to pick up your grandfather too. Since he asked us to come together, he must be hoping that our two families can put aside our hatred and get along peacefully from now on.”
Before Jiang Youli could mock her, Jiang Yehan had already said coldly, “Put aside our hatred? Absolutely not!”
Qin Yulian snapped, “Big Brother, it’s not as though you don’t know what Dad’s condition is like. Youli may be vindictive and willful, but why are you being so petty too? Dad’s health has been deteriorating day by day. And if he hadn’t been unable to bear the shock of our family falling apart, he wouldn’t have gone abroad to recuperate in the first place. Now he’s come back especially to bring the Jiang family together again. Surely you’re not unwilling to fulfill this one wish of his and intend to upset him instead?”
