After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 159 Creating a Pet Love Nest

Several people ate without tasting the food.

Jiang Shuzhen arranged for Qin Dou, Lin Shuangshuang, and Xu Yan to sit at the same table as Ning Yunzhan. Also at the table were Li Yubai, Yan Yu, Rong Jingchen, and Feng Li.

Throughout the entire process, Qin Dou and the others were practically unable to hold their chopsticks properly, their throats seemed to be sealed shut, and they couldn't utter a single word.

Ning Yunzhan and the others remained calm, serving food to Jiang Mei as if no one else was around, and also taking great care of their classmates' feelings, occasionally initiating conversations.

After the group quietly took their leave, Qin Dou finally couldn't hold back and grabbed Jiang Shu's sleeve: "Are you going to take in a godson?"

Jiang Shu: "...I don't really want to."

Lin Shuangshuang was already incoherent: "How...how do you know all five of these big shots, and how are you so close to them?"

Jiang Shu patted her hand: "It's just a normal relationship, don't take it too seriously."

Is it just a normal relationship? The way those men at the dinner table looked at Jiang Shu was anything but ordinary!!!
Besides, who among those high-ranking people would bother using their own chopsticks to serve food to ordinary friends? They're all extremely fastidious!

However, Jiang Shu had no intention of saying more, so they didn't press the matter. They could only take their leave, still feeling dazed and excited about dining with five super-powerful figures...

Jiang Liuyun found Jiang Shu while holding a box in his hand.

The box contained gifts of money from the villagers, mostly five or ten yuan, covered with strange numbers; there were also gifts of tattered treasure maps, so poorly made they were even worse than the props from the film crew.

Jiang Liuyun said softly, "Baby, I'll give these gifts to Li Erniang for safekeeping. If one day your mother is no longer here and you urgently need money, just go to her, and she will arrange everything for you."

Jiang Shu nodded: "I understand. I'm leaving for the capital tomorrow. Will you personally see me off, Mom?"

“I probably can’t deliver it.” Jiang Liuyun paused for a moment. “A distant relative of mine has a lot of rice to grow, but he doesn’t have enough manpower. He’s urgently asking me to go and help out for a while.”

Jiang Shu asked curiously, "Do we have any distant relatives?"

"Yes." Jiang Liuyun looked at Jiang Shu deeply, as if trying to etch her current appearance into his heart. "If your mother doesn't come back, you should listen to Li Erniang and the others from now on."

"Can't come back?" Jiang Shu was taken aback. "How could they not come back?"

"I was just saying," Jiang Liuyun smiled. "You don't have to take it seriously."

Jiang Shu was silent for a moment, then grabbed Jiang Liuyun's hand: "I really won't take it seriously. Come back early after you're done with your work and come see me in the capital."

Nighttime, rented room at No. 082 Xinghua Lane.

This is Jiang Shu's last night in Jiangcheng.

She stood under the apricot tree, gazing at the dark sky. Li Yubai asked her, "Something on your mind?"

“Something’s not right with my mom,” Jiang Shu said thoughtfully. “I took the opportunity during the day to examine her bones and did some fortune telling; it was a very bad omen.”

“With your fortune-telling skills, Ning Yunzhan could have predicted nine sons.” Li Yubai’s eyes lowered. “Don’t take it too seriously.”

“Speaking of Ning Yunzhan…” Jiang Shu sighed softly, “This time when I go to the capital, I have to help him find out where his sons are…”

Ning Yunzhan walked out of the house helplessly: "My patron, I have never slept with a woman, nor have I donated genes. You don't need to... be so concerned."

It wasn't that I cared that much, I was just curious and wanted to find out more.

Jiang Shu was about to retest Ning Yunzhan's little hands when Yan Yu came out with a pack of nursing cotton pads, looking embarrassed: "Sister, should we pack these in our suitcases to take to the capital too?"

Jiang Shu's heavy mood eased slightly, but her face darkened: "Everyone, step back. I'll pack my own personal belongings!"

The next day, just as dawn broke, a private plane flew directly to the capital.

Old Yang, the village chief, arrived at the rented room in Xinghua Lane with a pipe in his mouth and slowly locked the door.

Behind me, a real estate agent asked solicitously, "Many clients have their eyes on your yard and are willing to pay a high price to sell or rent it."

"Not for sale."

With a click, the lock slammed shut.

The house, vacant for many years, fell silent once more after five months of warmth and liveliness. Only the apricot trees in full bloom and the brand-new mahjong table beneath them remained, along with a lingering echo of its former glory. Beijing.

Near the Imperial Film Academy, a quiet, dilapidated villa that had been listed for several years without any takers was suddenly bought.

Then, the top architects from the cloud rushed over overnight and began construction. The originally ordinary villa took on an amazing initial shape in just a few days.

In the villa garden, Jiang Shu, wearing a safety helmet, looked at the densely packed blueprints with great curiosity.

Ning Yunzhan explained to her softly:
"The villa has six rooms built according to everyone's preferred style. Yours, sir, is designed in a cool-toned, forest-themed style, and we specially reserved the room where you can see the moonlight."

"sounds good."

"In order to meet the deadline, I was only in charge of the indoor parts, while the outdoor parts, such as the garden, swimming pool, golf course, gym, etc., were all handed over to Li Yubai and Rong Jingchen."

Jiang Shu hummed in agreement: "Where's Yan Yu?"

“Yan Yu is naturally in charge of the entire villa’s security system, and the offensive and defensive capabilities must be top-notch.” Ning Yunzhan sighed softly, “In this world, only he can do that.”

"Hmm, what about me?"

“My patron…” Ning Yunzhan paused for a moment, “You’ll be responsible for going shopping with Feng Li and buying some daily necessities and decorations.”

Jiang Shu said awkwardly, "Wouldn't that make me look incompetent?"

“No, your task is very important.” Ning Yunzhan pointed to the distance. “Buying things is secondary. The most important thing is to keep an eye on that man and make sure he doesn’t cause trouble everywhere.”

The man who was being criticized for causing trouble is now finding fault everywhere: he thinks the colors are old-fashioned, the style is weird, the architect is inefficient, and the quality of the soft furnishings on the walls is not good...

Jiang Shu only watched for a few seconds before she couldn't stand it anymore: "Ali! Come here, let me take you for a ride!"

Feng Li lazily turned around: "Baby, didn't you see that I'm busy supervising the construction of our love nest?"

Jiang Shu cleared her throat: "I'll leave the love nest to them. You're so beautiful, I just want to show you off."

Feng Li couldn't help but smile, and his feet moved toward Jiang Shu as if they were walking on their own.

Villa parking lot.

Jiang Shu awkwardly started a yellow supercar with her keys, then tossed the keys to Feng Li: "You drive. I can drive, but I don't have a license. I heard that the capital city is very strict about this."

Feng Li thought for a moment: "The car that Li Yubai lost during the last water obstacle course team building activity?"

"Ah."

"Go back to my garage and pick out an even more expensive one, so we can switch between them later."

After Feng Li finished speaking, he got into the driver's seat.

They went to an old town, an old street specializing in the making of various handicrafts.

Jiang Shu kept her eyes on the navigation until she suddenly called out to Feng Li, "We're here! This is it!"

Feng Li parked his car and glanced at the store sign: "DIY dolls? What are you doing here?"

"Isn't Li Yubai's birthday coming up soon? Let's prepare a gift for him."

Feng Li looked very dissatisfied: "You made it for him yourself?"

"Shall I make one for you myself later?" Jiang Shu reassured him. "You're the first man I officially handed over a contract to, don't be so jealous. Be good, okay?"

"..." Feng Li stopped talking and obediently went into the store with Jiang Shu.

The shop owner approached them and asked, "What do you two need?"

Jiang Shu took out several screenshots from her phone's photo album, showing Li Yubai playing with the doll from different angles:
"I want to be this black doll in his hand, a perfect replica."

Feng Li casually glanced at Jiang Shu's phone.

My steps faltered for a moment!
(End of this chapter)