I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping
Chapter 282 - 277 days earth conscience

Chapter 282: 277 days earth conscience

"Are you okay?"

At home.

Li Shuru walked into the bedroom holding a bottle of yogurt.

Jiang Chen, who had drunk about half a jin, sat at the edge of the bed and shook his head.

"Have some, it’ll help with the hangover."

Li Shuru sat down beside him and handed over the yogurt.

"Where’s Aunt Xue?"

"My mom has gone to sleep. She told me to take good care of you."

Jiang Chen took a sip of yogurt, "Not even going to put up a fight?"

Li Shuru, neither shy nor irritated, smiled with the corners of her mouth turned up and glanced sideways at Jiang Chen, "Do you even have the strength right now?"

Jiang Chen could only let out a wry laugh.

It had nothing to do with the alcohol; even if he were fully energized now, he couldn’t do anything else. After all, they had partied too hard the night before, and she wasn’t someone else’s wife—how could he not cherish her?

But of course, he still needed to maintain his pride verbally.

"You’ll know whether I have the strength or not in a while."

"Keep pretending to be strong."

Li Shuru stood up, "You rest first. I’m going to take a shower."

Jiang Chen nodded, finished a bottle of yogurt, and went out to pour a glass of water.

The master bedroom was already closed.

He didn’t know if it was locked.

Of course.

That question had already lost its significance.

Although this trip to Qin Island was just for a short two days, Jiang Chen believed that all of Li Shuru’s relatives had fully accepted him, and he had also completely plucked the most delicate flower from the Arts Institute, achieving a perfectly fulfilled mission.

Jiang Chen took a sip of water, set down the glass, leaned back, and lay down on the bed, closing his eyes to rest.

After a while.

"Dinglingling..."

His phone rang.

Jiang Chen fished out his phone.

The caller ID showed Luo Li’er.

A late-night call definitely meant something was up.

Jiang Chen exhaled and sat up straight.

"Junior Luo."

"Senior Jiang, Happy New Year."

Luo Li’er’s crisp voice came from the other end.

Jiang Chen smiled faintly.

"Happy New Year to you too."

Luo Li’er didn’t beat around the bush and quickly got to the point.

"Senior Jiang, about the endorsement you mentioned last time, I agreed to discuss it face-to-face with you. Are you free tomorrow?"

The buzz from the alcohol in Jiang Chen’s system slightly subsided, a flash of excitement sparkling in his eyes.

Even though he was riding high at the moment, he hadn’t forgotten what was most important.

"When tomorrow?"

He asked quickly.

"How about tomorrow afternoon? My sister said she has the afternoon off."

It was no wonder she was a top superstar—while everyone else was on holiday, she was still so busy.

"No problem, just send me the address."

"Let’s do it at my place, that’s more convenient."

"Okay."

"Then it’s settled. Good night."

Luo Li’er ended the call.

Jiang Chen put down the phone, still a bit excited, but then realized that Li Shuru was leaning against the door unknowingly, drying her hair with a towel while watching him.

"Are you done?"

Jiang Chen put down his phone, nodding somewhat awkwardly.

"Who was that so late at night?"

Li Shuru walked in; perhaps influenced by the rites of adulthood, her bare face now radiated a seductive charm.

Obviously understanding that telling the truth might not be appropriate, yet caught in the act, Jiang Chen had no room for lies and chose to be honest: "It was Junior Luo."

Li Shuru stopped talking, just silently looking at him.

Jiang Chen cleared his throat.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Her calling you this late, that doesn’t seem quite normal, does it?"

"It’s a bit unusual."

Jiang Chen even nodded in agreement,

Li Shuru’s eyes narrowed.

She certainly understood.

Being fickle was in a man’s nature.

Which of those rich second-generation guys she had encountered before wasn’t like that?

Sun Xiyu was indeed an exception.

But that was a "momma’s boy."

The more capable a man was, the less he could bear loneliness, even if he could restrain his desires, but that wouldn’t stop some malicious butterflies from throwing themselves at him.

Li Shuru of course would not fail to understand this principle.

But being fickle was one thing.

Doing it blatantly in front of her was a whole different matter.

"Don’t overthink it, Luo Li’er came to me for a legitimate reason."

"What legitimate reason?"

Jiang Chen pulled her to sit down, paused for a moment, "I’ll tell you a secret, you must not reveal it, including to Zheng Jingjing and the others, it’s best not to say anything."

Li Shuru suspected he was changing the subject, but her curiosity was piqued regardless.

"Alright."

She nodded, waiting for what came next.

"Do you know who Luo Li’er’s sister is?"

Li Shuru looked puzzled.

She wasn’t close with Luo Li’er, how could she possibly know such a thing.

"Her sister is Pei Yunxi."

Jiang Chen quickly answered his own question.

Li Shuru’s expression stiffened, her eyes involuntarily widened.

"Yes, that Pei Yunxi."

Jiang Chen explained, "I was contacting Luo Li’er earlier to get her sister to endorse the virtual love game I invested in. She called just now to discuss this matter. The reason I didn’t tell you before is because it involves her privacy. You know, with Pei Yunxi’s popularity, if Luo Li’er’s relationship with her got out, Luo Li’er might not be able to lead a quiet life anymore."

Then it dawned on Li Shuru, and the thread of suspicion slowly faded.

"No wonder she has always been so secretive..."

"She’s not being secretive, but rather, like you, she’s just a bit aloof."

Jiang Chen smiled.

"How come I don’t see her being aloof with you at all?"

Jiang Chen didn’t follow up and stood up.

"I’m going to take a shower."

Li Shuru didn’t stop him, still pondering the fact that Pei Yunxi was Luo Li’er’s sister.

After showering, by the time Jiang Chen returned to the room, Li Shuru had already gone to bed.

The alcohol had worn off considerably after the shower.

When he got into bed, Li Shuru naturally snuggled into his embrace.

"You’re planning to ask Pei Yunxi to do the endorsement?"

"Mhm."

"With her fame, will she agree?"

"Under normal circumstances, no, which is why I asked Luo Li’er for help."

Li Shuru poked his chest with her slender, jade-like fingers.

"You don’t need to use this matter as a shield. Whether you have other thoughts about Luo Li’er, you know very well."

Jiang Chen didn’t speak.

In all honesty.

He had absolutely no improper thoughts about Luo Li’er...

"Let’s go to sleep."

At times like this, the best approach was to prevent a woman from probing further.

Jiang Chen fumbled to turn off the light.

Soon after, he caught the restless soft hand beneath the quilt.

"Didn’t you say you still had energy?"

Her breath was as soft as orchids next to his ear.

Jiang Chen gave a wry smile, conceding, "I was wrong, let’s call a truce tonight."

"What? Tired of it so soon?"

One had to admit.

The thought processes of women were indeed beyond normal reasoning.

Who was murmuring about needing rest during the day?

"I’ve had too much to drink."

"You don’t have to do anything."

Li Shuru sat up.

The sound of rustling followed.

Jiang Chen’s eyes widened, he instinctively held his breath, then exhaled deeply after a moment.

In the hazy moonlight.

He saw a figure standing tall like carved jade, her black hair floating and dancing.