Ye Mengyao's Birthday Celebration, an Extremely Insecure Girl!

On the way back from the cave dwelling, Jiang Che sat in the back seat of the Maybach, turning the jade pendant over in his hands.

This pale yellow Dragon Talisman Jade Pendant was exquisitely crafted. One look was enough to tell it was a priceless antique.

It felt warm and smooth in his hand, giving off a powerful sense of affinity.

"Blood recognition of a master!"

Jiang Che had learned from the plot that the jade pendant needed blood recognition of a master to activate the Storage Space inside it.

Jiang Che lightly bit his finger open, then let his blood drip onto the jade pendant.

A wave of dizziness washed over him, followed by a clear sense that some kind of connection had formed between him and the pendant.

The pendant seemed like a backpack to him. With a mere thought, he could move things into the space within.

"Feels... kind of useless, doesn't it? It could work for magic tricks!"

Storage Space was merely a tool for ordinary novel protagonists to make money and level up, but it was rather beneath Jiang Che.

"But since it's Lin Yu's opportunity... I'll take it all!"

A cold smile curled across Jiang Che's lips.

Originally, if he had been unable to open the stone door, he had planned to blow the entire cave dwelling flat.

"Stepping on Snow Without a Trace."

A Lightness Skill Manual that required Dark Force cultivation to practice. Once mastered, it allowed one to leave no trace upon snow and stroll across water.

Lin Yu had another nickname in the novel: Lightness Skill Kid.

It was after cultivating this lightness skill that he began his journey of showing off. Once he had achieved minor mastery, he put on a display before the public. When he came across a child swept into a lake, he directly used Walking on Water... stunning everyone.

But now... he had lost a major weapon for showing off.

Jiang Che casually flipped through the manual twice, and every word of its contents was etched into his mind.

Never forgetting anything he saw was a tiny little perk of being a transmigrator.

After Jiang Che returned home, he was rather surprised to find several unfamiliar faces.

"Little Che, you're back? Come see who's here!"

"Son, about what you told me last night... after I got back to the company, I had people investigate it carefully. And we really did find something! Several major shareholders in the company had been secretly pulling tricks behind my back! If we hadn't discovered it early, the company would have suffered devastating losses this time!"

"Damn it... those ungrateful wolf cubs! They dared to turn against me?"

Although Jiang Yuan cursed and complained, his gaze at Jiang Che was full of fatherly affection.

There was also a faint, barely concealed sense of pride.

"This is your Uncle Wang Laiyun, and darling Yanran. You and Yanran haven't seen each other in five or six years, have you?"

When there were outsiders around, Jiang Yunli fully displayed the grace of a refined lady from a distinguished family.

Wang Laiyun spotted Jiang Che as well and kept nodding.

"It really has been many years. That little brat from back then has grown this big already?"

Wang Yanran, seated on the sofa, also raised her eyes to look at Jiang Che.

Her gaze seemed to carry a trace of complicated emotion.

Jiang Che smiled lightly and slowly took a seat.

Wang Laiyun was the director of the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau and sworn brother to his adoptive father.

Of course, the most important thing was his daughter... Wang Yanran!

One of the female leads in the book, a cool and aloof police beauty.

"Sister Yanran... long time no see!"

"Jiang Che, long time no see!" Wang Yanran, usually decisive and forceful, was inexplicably awkward at the moment.

"Little Che, we only managed to catch those corporate spies in the company today thanks to your Uncle Wang's help."

Wang Laiyun smiled and modestly declined. "Not at all, not at all. It was simply my duty."

But as they chatted... the topic somehow returned to Jiang Che and Wang Yanran.

Jiang Yunli took Wang Yanran's soft, boneless little hand, her tone gentle. "Darling Yanran, you're so much prettier than when you were little. Auntie here... has wanted a daughter ever since she was young. It's nearly become a sickness of the heart..."

Jiang Yuan, Wang Laiyun, Wang Yanran: ...

Could you be any more blatant?

What did she mean, wanting a daughter? She clearly wanted a daughter-in-law!

Of course, as Wang Yanran's father... Wang Laiyun also cared greatly about his daughter's marriage. If she could truly marry into the Jiang Family in the future, that would be quite nice—making the bond between the two families even closer.

Wang Laiyun sighed as well. "Exactly. Our Yanran is already twenty-three, a grown young woman... and she hasn't even dated once. It really makes people worry!"

In just a few words, he had sold Wang Yanran off. Her cheeks were faintly red.

"Dad~ what are you saying?"

Unexpectedly, the conversation only grew more outrageous.

"I'm five years older than Jiang Che!"

"What's wrong with being five years older? A woman three years older can cradle a gold brick! You'd practically be cradling two gold bricks!"

Wang Yanran: "..."

When had Wang Yanran ever encountered a scene like this?

One word: awkward!

Had she known, she never would have come!

"I... I still have work to do this afternoon. I'll be leaving first!"

With that, Wang Yanran stood up.

"Little Che, drive Yanran back."

Jiang Che lowered his eyes slightly. "All right."

The two left the Jiang Family one after the other.

Jiang Che and Wang Yanran walked side by side, looking rather well-matched. Yet Wang Yanran seemed somewhat reserved.

"Jiang Che, it's been a long time."

"You already said that just now." Jiang Che chuckled.

His eyes casually swept over Wang Yanran.

Her figure was truly outrageous. He had no idea how this girl had eaten her way into a body like that.

"Where are you looking?" Wang Yanran's cheeks reddened slightly. As a police officer, how could she possibly fail to notice Jiang Che's gaze?

She had seen that kind of look in the eyes of many men, but Jiang Che's gaze was unexpectedly not that unpleasant.

In truth, Wang Yanran was also a little sentimental. Her impression of Jiang Che was still stuck on that little tagalong from back then.

Ye Mengyao held an invitation in her hand as she arrived near the Jiang Family villa district, her expression complicated.

"I wonder if Jiang Che will come to my birthday celebration?"

"He seems to really hate me..."

Ye Mengyao bit her thin lip. But given the friendship between the Ye Family and the Jiang Family, Jiang Che should give her this much face, right?

After all, she had attended Jiang Che's birthday celebration before. Surely he would not refuse to give her face now.

Ye Mengyao's feelings toward Jiang Che were extremely complicated now. She only wanted to treat Jiang Che as an older brother... but after seeing him ignore her, she felt empty and deeply disappointed.

Jiang Che was probably still angry with her. At her birthday celebration... she planned to gather her courage and respond to Jiang Che's feelings!

At the thought, a bashful flush gradually appeared on Ye Mengyao's pretty face.

This was so embarrassing!

But soon, a familiar voice reached her ears.

When she looked up, the expression on her face instantly froze.

Jiang Che walked out of the Jiang Family villa with a woman, chatting and laughing.

Though she was quite far away, Ye Mengyao could still tell... that woman was truly beautiful.

It was a mature beauty that did not belong to someone of her age, and that woman's proud figure instantly filled her with inferiority.

For some reason, when Ye Mengyao saw that scene, it stabbed her eyes. It was as if the vinegar jar in her heart had been overturned.

So she secretly followed behind them.

All the way until the two got into Jiang Che's Maybach.

Ding! Ye Mengyao has been detected spying. Villain's Choice triggered.

Choice One: Be an absolute straight man and immediately kick Wang Yanran out of the car. Wang Yanran's favorability -10, Ye Mengyao's favorability +10.

Choice Two: Say nothing and honestly drive Wang Yanran back to the police station. Wang Yanran's favorability -5.

Choice Three: Make a move. Wang Yanran's favorability +10. Reward: 10 years of inner force.