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    Chapter 4 A tacit understanding is haunted by ghosts

    Jiang Chen left the kitchen as if he was running away and went to the living room to pour himself a glass of red wine.He had only seen this brand of wine in the wine cabinet in the chairman’s office before he was laid off.But it’s just seen.Because Jiang Chen secretly searched the price, one bottle cost his year’s salary.

    Now that he has actually tasted it, Jiang Chen only thinks, “It’s nothing more than that.”

    It doesn’t matter if it’s expensive, it’s just a bottle of red wine.

    Authentic, the phone vibrated.Jiang Chen turned on his phone and saw a bank arrival text message.

    Jiang Chen carefully counted the 0 after the string of numbers. Five hundred thousand was a lot.

    Jiang Chen suddenly stood up and looked at the busy figure in the kitchen.

    “Um…you really don’t need my help?” Jiang Chen returned to the kitchen and asked cautiously.

    “It’s almost ready.” Cheng Yu thought to himself.”Honey, please help me taste it later to see if it tastes good.”

    “It tastes good. It must taste good.” Jiang Chen said hurriedly.

    Cheng Yuxin looked at him with a sweet smile on her face.

    So beautiful.Jiang Chen suddenly thought of it inexplicably.

    Jiang Chen shook his head, shook the strange thoughts out of his head, and looked at the clattering casserole.

    “Honey, it’s too hot in the kitchen, I’d better do it.”

    “I want to be with my husband.” Cheng Yuxin is extremely talented in acting like a spoiled child.Jiang Chen couldn’t deal with it and could only agree.

    The two of them guarded the casserole together, and soon the aroma of the soup wafted out.Cheng Yuxin filled a bowl and brought it to Jiang Chen: “Honey, do you want to taste it?”

    As he said that, he scooped up a spoonful and carefully blew it to Jiang Chen’s mouth.

    Jiang Chen was a little embarrassed, but the other party was looking at him expectantly.Jiang Chen could only open his mouth.

    “It tastes good!” After only one sip, Jiang Chen praised it repeatedly without even having time to savor the taste, as if he had really eaten a peerless delicacy.

    Cheng Yuxin seemed to be happy from the bottom of her heart, “As long as my husband likes it!”

    After drinking the lotus seed soup, Jiang Chen wanted to take a nap, but Cheng Yuxin asked to go to the supermarket.Thinking of the balance on his bank card, Jiang Chen resisted his sleepiness and went out with Cheng Yuxin.

    Even though he didn’t need it, Jiang Wanghai had already prepared everything. Cheng Yuxin still bought a lot of miscellaneous things, including daily necessities, snacks, fresh fruits and vegetables, building materials and tools… everything.

    Jiang Chen didn’t say a word, just helped push the shopping cart. One of them was responsible for carrying it, and the other was responsible for moving it. Their cooperation was smooth and tacit, and they seemed to be more loving and harmonious than ordinary couples.

    After returning from the supermarket, Cheng Yuxin finally felt tired and fell on the bed motionless.In order to avoid suspicion, Jiang Chen lay down on the sofa in the living room.Not long after he lay down, something moved beside him. Jiang Chen opened his eyes and it turned out that it was Cheng Yuxin coming over.

    “Do you want to be in the living room?” Jiang Chen stood up and prepared to go to the guest bedroom.”Husband, don’t leave.” But someone grabbed his sleeve.

    Jiang Chen was embarrassed and helpless, so he hesitated and stayed, lying down next to Cheng Yuxin, but his body was stiff, as if there were thousands of ants crawling on it, and he felt uncomfortable no matter what.

    The breathing beside him gradually became calmer.After confirming that Cheng Yuxin was asleep, Jiang Chen held his breath and quietly walked to the guest bedroom.

    Jiang Chen only squinted for a short while and returned to the living room before Cheng Yuxin woke up, pretending to just wake up and playing with his phone.

    After a while, Cheng Yuxin woke up.”Honey, it’s getting dark.”

    Jiang Chen opened the blackout curtains, and the setting sun suddenly shone in, “Not yet.”

    Cheng Yuxin blinked, “Hubby, shall we go out to eat?”

    Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes with a headache. Do you want him to be called husband by Cheng Yuxin in public?Jiang Chen shuddered just after thinking about it.

    “I’ll do it, I’m very good at it.”

    “Yeah!”

    While Jiang Chen was busy in the kitchen, Cheng Yuxin was not idle and cut a plate of mangoes.

    “Honey, come here.” While Jiang Chen was cooking, he suddenly appeared against Jiang Chen’s back, holding a fork in his hand, and on the fork was a piece of juicy mango.

    Jiang Chen was startled, but he quickly reacted, opened his mouth and said, “Ah…”

    When the mango enters your mouth, the sweet juice immediately fills your mouth.

    “Honey, is it delicious?”

    “It’s delicious.” Jiang Chen praised it repeatedly before he had time to swallow it.

    Cheng Yuxin ate dinner very slowly.

    It was obvious that I was not very satisfied with this dinner.Jiang Chen’s heart felt cold and he began to reflect on what went wrong.

    The seasoning step or the way the ingredients are handled?

    Everything is obviously normal.

    While thinking about it, Cheng Yuxin put down his chopsticks.”Husband, don’t frown.”

    Jiang Chen immediately sat upright, but forgot to stretch his brows.

    Cheng Yuxin stood up and walked to him.Jiang Chen’s breathing became tense.

    Could it be that this pretty boy has gone back on his word?Want your money back?

    A slightly cool finger gently touched Jiang Chen’s brow, gently spreading the frowning eyebrows.

    No money was withdrawn.

    Jiang Chen slowly relaxed.

    Cheng Yu looked at his unfurled brows with satisfaction, then turned and went to the bedroom.

    No matter how much Jiang Chen delayed, it was still time to rest.He wanted to go to the guest bedroom, or even the living room.But the open door and bright lights of the master bedroom said it all.

    Jiang Chen gritted his teeth and went to bed.Cheng Yuxin had been lying down for a while, but she didn’t sleep. She was looking at the ceiling, as if she had something on her mind.

    Jiang Chen hesitated for a moment and then asked in a low voice, “Do you want to turn off the lights?”

    Cheng Yuxin nodded.

    Jiang Chen turned off the light. For a moment, there was only the sound of the two breathing in the room, and the faintly sweet aroma of milk lingering in Jiang Chen’s nose.

    Does this person drink milk before going to bed?Jiang Chen thought.

    But there were so many things that happened today that he fell asleep before he could think about it for too long.While he was in high spirits, Jiang Chen felt someone shaking him.

    “Husband…hug me…”

    It’s Cheng Yuxin.

    “Husband…”

    Cheng Yu was crying.

    Jiang Chen suddenly woke up and looked at the people around him, only to see a pair of eyes full of tears.

    “You…” He wanted to get up and get a tissue, but Cheng Yuxin grabbed his arm.

    “Husband…hug me…”

    Jiang Chen’s arms were shaking.

    “I’ll add more money…” Cheng Yuxin cried.

    Jiang Chen felt that his head was blank, but his body honestly bent down and held the person in his arms.

    Warm tears soaked Jiang Chen’s pajamas, making Jiang Chen itchy.

    After an unknown amount of time, the man in his arms fell asleep.Jiang Chen let go of his arms, and the area on his chest that was soaked with tears clung to him, as if he was haunted by a ghost.

    Jiang Chen was very uncomfortable. After tossing and turning for a long time, he finally went to the bathroom, found the soap he had picked up from the hotel, and took a quick shower.

    Early the next morning, Jiang Chen received what Cheng Yu said was “more money.”

    A full hundred thousand.

    Jiang Chen felt really guilty about taking the money, so he went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.Thinking of the scene at last night’s dinner again, Jiang Chen called Fa Xiao without hesitation.

    “What’s the matter?” Jiang Wanghai might also be feeling guilty, as he didn’t feel confident answering the phone.

    “What does your boss like?” Jiang Chen didn’t have time to settle accounts with him and went straight to the point.

    “Mr. Cheng, Mr. Cheng, he has quite mixed tastes…” Speaking of this, Jiang Wanghai perked up and talked a lot about Cheng Yuxin’s food preferences.Jiang Chen memorized it while listening, and unknowingly memorized three full pages.

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