Chapter 125: The Hamburger

When Wang Mama saw the young couple returning together in the same car, she couldn't help but smile, thinking that they had resolved their differences and reconciled, so she welcomed them in, saying, "This is so nice. This is what a married couple should be like."

Lin Ruoxi, with a lack of interest, said, "Wang Mama, don't think too much. My car broke down."

Wang Mama, about to say something agreeable, stiffened up instead, forced a smile, and shook her head. She muttered to herself, "It's good to break down every day," then went back to the kitchen to continue her work.

Pretending she hadn't heard anything, Lin Ruoxi slung her bag over her shoulder and started to walk upstairs. Halfway there, she suddenly heard Yang Chen calling her from downstairs.

Hmph, now he wants to explain? Lin Ruoxi pretended to be nonchalant as she turned around and asked, "What is it?"

Yang Chen pointed to the black and white minimalist clock on the wall. "It's almost dinner time. Why are you going upstairs?"

Upon hearing this reason, Lin Ruoxi couldn't help but feel annoyed and dissatisfied. "Is there nothing else?"

"What else do you want to hear? What's the matter?" Yang Chen felt puzzled.

Actually, it wasn't entirely Yang Chen's fault. In his mindset, denting the car's steel plate with a bare foot was not a big deal, so he didn't pay attention to the underlying implications. Therefore, he never expected Lin Ruoxi to be upset about it.

But Lin Ruoxi intentionally acted as if Yang Chen didn't want to explain to her. She bit her lip, glared at him, and then turned and hurried upstairs.

Yang Chen was baffled. He felt that this woman was becoming more and more strange.

During dinner, Lin Ruoxi wasn't late, but she ate while reading some documents, taking small bites, which made Yang Chen suspect if she remembered to chew her food before swallowing.

Wang Mama seemed to be used to Lin Ruoxi's eating habits and didn't pay much attention. Occasionally, she would pick some dishes for Yang Chen, wearing a satisfied smile on her face.

Feeling responsible for correcting Lin Ruoxi's workaholic and unhealthy eating habits, Yang Chen swiftly reached over and took the documents in front of Lin Ruoxi, placing them beside himself.

"Hey, give it back to me!" Lin Ruoxi was earnestly studying the documents, and having them suddenly snatched away naturally put her in a bad mood.

"You should focus on eating. If you multitask like this, you'll get indigestion and might even get stomach problems. You work during the day, and even when you come home to eat, you're still working. Aren't you tired?" Yang Chen lectured.

Lin Ruoxi frowned. She knew that such habits weren't good for her health, but since no one had really disciplined her about it since she was young, she hadn't paid much attention. Plus, she didn't like being lectured by Yang Chen at this moment. Stubbornly, she said, "I don't need you to care. Give me the documents."

"You'll get them after dinner," Yang Chen said.

Lin Ruoxi thought, Fine, then I won't eat. Let's see what you do!

But just as she was about to say it out loud, she heard Yang Chen say, "If you don't finish two bowls of rice, I'll tear up the documents."

Lin Ruoxi was almost furious. Her face flushed with anger as she said, "How can you be like this! I usually only eat one bowl of rice. Why should I eat two?"

"If you don't eat, I'll tear them up now," Yang Chen said, picking up the documents and making a tearing motion.

Lin Ruoxi complained to Wang Mama beside her, "Wang Mama, look, Yang Chen is bullying me!"

Wang Mama seemed to have heard nothing, her gaze drifting to the empty corner of the wall, clearly indicating she didn't want to get involved.

This time, Lin Ruoxi was afraid. She couldn't win in a snatch, and she might even break something. Besides, this guy was capable of anything. Although she could print another copy if it was torn up, all the annotations would be gone, and she would have to start over. How could she let that happen?

Suppressing her anger, Lin Ruoxi reluctantly said, "I'll eat. But you can't tear them."

Yang Chen smiled satisfiedly and casually picked up a piece of steamed fish with chopsticks and put it in Lin Ruoxi's bowl. He calmly said, "Eat more fish. It's good for the amino acids, which are beneficial for the baby in your belly."

Lin Ruoxi's face turned bright red with embarrassment and anger. "What nonsense are you talking about? Who has a baby in their belly?" She was on the verge of collapse. How shameless could this man be to say such things!

"Oh... not now, but you will have one in the future. Let's store up the nutrients first," Yang Chen said with a smile.

Store up the nutrients? Did he think she was a camel? Lin Ruoxi looked at the piece of fish in her bowl, and just the thought that it was picked up by that guy's chopsticks made her lose her appetite. She was about to remove the fish when suddenly, Yang Chen picked up the documents again and made a tearing motion...

"I'll eat!"

Seeing the stubborn woman finally starting to eat quietly, Yang Chen felt a little proud. While feeling somewhat content, he also helped Lin Ruoxi to some other dishes. Lin Ruoxi resigned herself to the situation, eating her meal like bitter medicine, stuffing all the food into her mouth at once, her watery eyes full of resentment.

Yang Chen found this version of Lin Ruoxi more interesting than usual. He imagined the employees of Yulei International would be surprised to see their icy CEO showing such a vulnerable expression, as if she were being treated unfairly.

After finishing their meal, Lin Ruoxi stomped upstairs to continue working, while Yang Chen lay on the sofa watching the news. The news from Yanxia was pretty much the same every day—reports of turmoil and disasters abroad followed by stories of the hard work of Yanxia's leaders and the progress of the country, emphasizing the happiness of its people.

Yang Chen liked watching because foreign news wasn't as interesting. Wang Mama, who was wiping the table, grinned at Yang Chen and said, "Young Master, Miss has always had this habit of not focusing on her meals. The old lady and the Madam never managed to discipline her properly, but today you've managed to get her under control."

Yang Chen yawned on the sofa and replied with a smile, "We're all adults. There's nothing we can't understand; it's just a matter of saving face."

"When Miss gets into her work, she often forgets everything else. Young Master, feel free to point out anything you find wrong in the future. I can tell, Miss is only putting on a show of being angry. She probably doesn't really blame you and might even be happy about it," Wang Mama said knowingly.

Yang Chen didn't understand all this. As he was about to change the TV channel to watch the popular dating show, not because he was interested in the women, but because some of the guys on it were quite entertaining, the phone rang. As expected, it was a call from Li Jingjing.

"Hello, Jingjing."

After Li Jingjing called him "Big Brother Yang", there was a long silence on the other end before she hesitantly asked, "Big Brother Yang, the email we received today at home, was it from you?"

Yang Chen smiled slightly, knowing that Rose must have sent someone to deliver the items to the Li family. However, the elderly Li couple didn't know how to use high-tech gadgets, so they had to wait for Li Jingjing to come home to access the contents of the USB drive.

"Yeah, it was from me, sent through a friend," Yang Chen replied without hiding anything.

Li Jingjing sighed softly, "I always thought Director Jiang, though he cared about his reputation sometimes, was a good person. I didn't expect him to be like that... The woman in the video is our school's deputy principal. We all fear her on regular days, but I never thought she..."

"Moreover, there's Jiang Shuo's father, Jiang Meng. If this drama were to be broadcasted in your school, with the principal, vice principal, and grade leaders involved, I bet the ratings would be quite good," Yang Chen joked.

But Li Jingjing thought Yang Chen was serious and quickly said, "Please don't, Big Brother Yang! If that were to happen, the school's reputation would be tarnished, and nobody would trust us anymore. Most teachers and students work hard, and I don't want their efforts to go to waste."

Sometimes Li Jingjing's mind was still quite innocent. Yang Chen chuckled helplessly, "Jingjing, I'm not a paparazzi. There's no need to expose anything. I gave your family that information just as a reference, to make sure your parents don't trust Jiang Shuo and his father too much."

Li Jingjing sighed in relief and giggled, "Big Brother Yang, you don't know, when they saw that video, my parents were shocked. They were too embarrassed to watch, but when my mom found out it was Director Jiang in there, she almost exploded with anger. If it wasn't for my dad holding her back, she would've smashed my brand-new laptop."

"You should keep that video data. You can anonymously send it to the Jiang family, and they won't bother you anymore. There's no need to escalate things; everyone has things they'd rather keep hidden."

Li Jingjing softly agreed with this perspective. Honestly, she had never seen such a scandalous video before, and she was shocked that it involved someone she knew, especially the Jiang family, known for their strict discipline. The three of them playing around like a "sandwich" really stunned her.

Though curious about how Yang Chen obtained the footage, Li Jingjing tactfully didn't ask. Now relieved of her worries, she spoke much more lightly, saying, "Big Brother Yang, do you have time these days?"

"What's up?" Yang Chen asked.

"I want to take you somewhere. I don't know if you'd be willing. Actually, another reason is I need to borrow your car because I have to move some stuff..."

Borrow a car to move stuff? Any taxi could do that. Yang Chen naturally didn't believe Li Jingjing's simple explanation; there must be another reason she wanted to go somewhere with him.

After a pleasant chat with Li Jingjing, Yang Chen stretched and decided to go upstairs to take a shower and sleep. Though the symptoms of his illness after killing had subsided, experience told him that adequate rest was still necessary.

Just then, Lin Ruoxi, holding a small wallet, descended the stairs. She glanced around, didn't see Wang Mama, and had no choice but to ask Yang Chen, "Where's Wang Mama?"