Chapter 429: Chapter 429

After hanging up Mai Qiqi’s phone call, Wan Chu’er immediately called Yan Hui. The phone only rang twice before Yan Hui answered.

"What are you doing up so late?" Yan Hui’s first words were of caring concern, leaving Wan Chu’er feeling a complexity of emotions. She slowed down her voice and said, "Brother Yan Hui, I need to ask a favor of you."

"What is it?" Yan Hui asked gently.

Wan Chu’er then recounted the situation with Mai Qiqi and An Zihao, ending with a plea, "Brother Yan Hui, please help me out just this once. I can’t bear to see Mai Qiqi constantly heartbroken at home while that scumbag and shameless woman swagger around in public, living it up."

Yan Hui was silent for a while before agreeing, "Okay, I understand."

"Thank you, Brother Yan Hui. Once this is over, I’ll treat you to a big meal," Wan Chu’er immediately ingratiated herself.

Yan Hui chuckled, "You don’t need to thank me; we are family. Get some rest early, you’ve got a busy day tomorrow." Discover more novels at n̷o̷v̷e̷l̷f̷i̷r̷e̷.net

After the call with Yan Hui ended, Wan Chu’er let out a sigh of relief. Yan Hui had always been so good to her, and she sincerely hoped that he would find his happiness.

She texted Mai Qiqi back. Upon receiving Wan Chu’er’s message, Mai Qiqi felt a mix of excitement and nervousness, worried she wasn’t worthy of Yan Hui and might bring him shame. With sleep no longer an option, she hurriedly got up to apply a facial mask and picked out clothes for the next day.

Over here, Wan Chu’er made a firm note of the incident in her notebook. She would definitely find out who had introduced An Zihao and Chu Xueli. Humph!

Seeing that it was getting late, she quickly did her nightly routines and went to bed. After a hectic day, she fell into a deep sleep within minutes.

In her daze, Wan Chu’er suddenly felt a weight on her body, being held tightly as warm and moist lips wandered over her mouth and neck.

"Who!" She awoke suddenly, and swung her hand in a slapping motion.

But her palm was caught firmly, and a deep chuckle sounded from above her.

"Jiang Kechu!" Wan Chu’er cried out in surprise and delight. She was now fully awake and felt Jiang Kechu’s cheeks with her hands.

Jiang Kechu "hmm"ed and turned over, allowing Wan Chu’er to lie on top of him.

"How come you’re back? What’s the time now?" Wan Chu’er asked repeatedly, both happy and worried, fearing that he had encountered some trouble or was about to leave for another mission.

Jiang Kechu stroked Wan Chu’er’s smooth shoulder, smiling, "I wanted to surprise you and the kids. I was supposed to be here by the afternoon, but ran into some trouble on the way and that’s why I came back so late."

Wan Chu’er kissed him forcefully on the face, "I’m so happy you’re back."

It was a joyous occasion that the father hadn’t missed such an important birthday for the two little ones. She had felt a bit regretful before, but now it felt complete.

Jiang Kechu’s blood surged from Wan Chu’er’s kiss, and he couldn’t help but flip her beneath him for a passionate long kiss, only letting go after quite a while.

"It’s past one already, let’s sleep. I’ll properly take care of you later," Jiang Kechu said with a husky voice.

Wan Chu’er lightly punched his chest, knowing how hard he must have traveled and not willing to tire him out further. So she obediently let Jiang Kechu hold her, and the two of them drifted off into a sweet sleep.

The next morning, when Grandpa Mai saw Jiang Kechu, he wasn’t surprised, indicating he knew of his return. Wan Chu’er pouted, "You guys kept it from me."

Mao Xiaoyu was also thrilled and surprised to see Jiang Kechu, "Brother Jiang."

"Mm." Jiang Kechu raised an eyebrow and glanced at Mao Xiaoyu, noticing that she had changed a lot from before, he nodded, "Is everything okay at home?"

Mao Xiaoyu immediately nodded gratefully, "Yes, thanks to Brother Jiang and sister-in-law, our family is doing very well now."

Xiao Bai later arranged a part-time job for her younger brother Mao Xiaozhu. The salary was not low, enough for his own expenses, as well as the tuition and living expenses of his younger brother and sister.

Li Shan got a job for her father that paid much better than before, and they also borrowed some money to open a store in the county town, looked after by their mother. The business is going very well. Just a few days ago, mother called to say that by next year, they would be able to pay back the money they owed to Li Shan.

Their family’s life was getting better and better, and all of this was because Brother Jiang took care of her.

Jiang Kechu said: "That’s good. If there’s any problem, just tell your sister-in-law."

Mao Xiaoyu kept nodding, which visibly annoyed Li Shan. He interrupted, "No need, I’ll take care of Xiaoyu’s affairs from now on."

Wan Chu’er had told Jiang Kechu about Li Shan and Xiao Yu before, so he wasn’t taken aback and just smiled and nodded.

After everyone had breakfast, visitors arrived. It was the old master’s old friends. Recently, a lot of the old master’s former colleagues, subordinates, and friends have been visiting him.

After greeting the guests, Jiang Kechu took the children and Wan Chu’er to the Jiang Family, while Li Shan and Xiao Yu got busy. The people hired at the old house were under their care.

Mai Qiqi was in an excited state all morning, completely unlike her usual listless self, which surprised everyone in the Mai Family.

Mrs. Mai probed: "Qiqi, is there something going on?"

"No, Mom, I’ve finished eating. I have an appointment with the beauty salon, I’m leaving now." Mai Qiqi grabbed her bag and hurried out, leaving the Mai Family staring at each other.

She had been crying or upset for a month, hiding at home and not going anywhere. Today, she actually went to the beauty salon, there must be something going on.

Grandpa Mai said: "Let’s wait and see."

The banquet was to start in the evening, but by late afternoon, many people had already arrived at the State Guesthouse.

At five in the afternoon, when a champagne-colored Rolls-Royce stopped in front of the Mai Family’s door and Yan Hui, in a fitted suit, elegantly stepped out of the car, the Mai Family were a bit slow to react.

Mai Qiqi, nervous, with one hand holding her bag and the other pulling up the hem of her dress, walked towards Yan Hui.

"Mr. Yan, I’m sorry for the trouble."

Yan Hui smiled at her, then turned to the Mai Family and said: "Mr. Mai, Mrs. Mai, good afternoon. I’m afraid I’ll need your daughter to be my companion for the evening."

Mrs. Mai was overjoyed; she had been hoping for her daughter to start a new relationship and forget about that disgusting An Zihao. But she had not expected it to be Yan Hui, which explained why her daughter was acting odd this morning, refusing to answer any questions.

"It’s no trouble at all, we’re more than willing. We couldn’t be more reassured with Qiqi in your hands."

These words made Mr. Mai frown; his daughter was precious too. He nodded reservedly and said, "Our Qiqi is used to having her own way, so I hope Mr. Yan will be accommodating tonight."

Let’s talk about tonight’s matter tonight, and future matters in the future.

Mai Qiqi was embarrassingly caught in the moment, making eye signals to her parents, asking them not to say much.

"Dad, Mom, Mr. Yan and I will be heading off first, you can come later at your own pace. We’ll see you at the State Guesthouse later."