The Rich Man's Life Begins with a Comeback

Chapter 233 A Warm Start to the New Year (4k)

In the evening, the sky was dark.

The villa on the mountaintop was brightly lit, exuding an extraordinary tranquility and peace.

Gu Heng entered the house directly through the garage and immediately saw Jiang Ruan standing in front of the open-plan western kitchen, learning how to make fillings from the family chef.

She was dressed in simple, light casual wear, with a pure white short-sleeved top and gray cotton casual pants on the bottom. Her face was lightly made up, and her jet-black hair was simply tied in a low ponytail.

Thanks to Gu Heng's tireless efforts day and night, Jiang Ruan's buttocks have become noticeably fuller and perkier, resembling a round full moon when viewed from the side, making her casual pants bulge out.

As she stood in front of the Western-style kitchen, diligently learning how to make fillings from the family cook, a touch of wifely charm subtly emerged from her cool, moon-like demeanor.

The sound of the door opening drew Jiang Ruan's attention.

When she saw Gu Heng return on time, a hint of joy flashed deep in her eyes.

"you are back."

Jiang Ruan walked out from the Western kitchen and took the initiative to greet Gu Heng.

“I remember you like pastries from Yu Shan Ting. I just happened to be passing by and bought some for you. Put them in the refrigerator later; they should last for many days.”

When Gu Heng saw Jiang Ruan approaching, he handed her the exquisite pastry gift box, his voice filled with tenderness.

"Thank you~"

Jiang Ruan, who had spent New Year's Eve all alone, felt her little bit of grievance disappear instantly after seeing this pastry gift box.

"What are you doing?"

"Would you like to learn how to make fillings from Auntie?"

As Gu Heng took off his outer garment, he asked Jiang Ruan a question.

"Yes."

"Idleness is also idleness."

"I just learned a bit from the auntie."

"That way, if you want to eat dumplings again in the future, I can make the filling for you myself."

Jiang Ruan helped Gu Heng take off his coat, and replied with a smile.

Gu Heng couldn't help but smile slightly as he listened to Jiang Ruan's reply.

Jiang Ruan herself probably didn't realize that the word "later" has been appearing more and more frequently in her mouth lately.

When a woman starts imagining her future life with another man, it means she has fallen hopelessly in love with him.

"I'll go upstairs to change my clothes, wash my hands, and then come down to make dumplings with you."

After Gu Heng finished speaking, he put his arm around Jiang Ruan's slender waist, kissed her red lips naturally, and then turned and walked towards the elevator.

As Jiang Ruan watched Gu Heng's retreating figure, her slender fingers traced the rosy cheeks, a warmth welling up in her heart, and love swirled in her beautiful eyes.

……

ten minutes later.

Gu Heng and Jiang Ruan stood together in front of the Western-style kitchen, with flour sprinkled on the table.

The two rolled out the dough while wrapping the filling prepared by the cook inside.

"I asked the aunt to make three kinds of fillings."

"One is seafood, another is shrimp and crab roe, and the third is beef and celery."

Jiang Ruan introduced to Gu Heng, "Does it suit your taste?"

"These are all my favorite foods."

Although Gu Heng had just finished eating with Xu Mo, he didn't eat much, only eating until he was about half full before putting down his chopsticks. Now, after listening to Jiang Ruan introduce the three types of dumpling fillings, he suddenly had a bit of an appetite again.

Not far away, the family cook was preparing other dishes.

They knew this was just a playful activity between young lovers, so no one interfered, letting the two of them do as they pleased.

"I didn't expect you to be so skilled at making dumplings."

A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Ruan's beautiful eyes. Originally, Jiang Ruan thought that Gu Heng, a wealthy man who lived a life of luxury, would only know a little bit about making dumplings, even if he did. However, she never expected that Gu Heng's dumpling-making skills were more proficient than hers, who often helped her family make dumplings during the Chinese New Year.

Rolling out the dough, adding the filling, and sealing the edges—the three actions are done in one smooth motion.

"how?"

Gu Heng looked up at Jiang Ruan and asked with a smile, "Do you really think I'm a pampered young master who never lifts a finger?"

Jiang Ruan pursed her lips but did not respond to Gu Heng.

That clearly means that's what she thinks.

"Hey, stop for a second."

Looking at Jiang Ruan, who was usually aloof, showing such a gentle side for the first time, Gu Heng couldn't help but want to tease her a little.

"what happened?"

Jiang Ruan raised her head, a hint of confusion flashing in her beautiful eyes.

"You have a hair here."

As Gu Heng spoke, his right hand, covered in flour, had already reached out and touched Jiang Ruan's fair face.

As her fingertips brushed across Jiang Ruan's face, a flour mark immediately appeared.

"Eh!"

There's still hair here!

Gu Heng continued shouting, his fingertips tracing Jiang Ruan's other cheek once more.

At first, Jiang Ruan was a little confused.

However, she quickly realized that Gu Heng was teasing her, so she puffed out her flour-covered cheeks and raised her hand to retaliate against Gu Heng.

"You're so annoying~"

"I'm still wearing makeup~"

Jiang Ruan spoke coquettishly, but her eyes were full of laughter.

"I'll wash it later."

Gu Heng chuckled and replied, "Anyway, you look good whether you wear makeup or not."

The two chatted and laughed, joking around. After they finished wrapping all the dumpling filling, they looked at each other's faces, which looked like little kittens. Not only the two of them, but even the housekeepers couldn't help but chuckle.

"You guys boil the dumplings."

"Cook too much at once, so as not to waste food."

Making dumplings was purely a way for the two of them to strengthen their relationship, so naturally they couldn't do everything themselves. After instructing the house cooks, Gu Heng turned to Jiang Ruan and said, "Let's go wash our faces."

"Of course."

Jiang Ruan replied coquettishly, "My face is covered in flour now, how am I going to eat later?"

"Let's go."

Gu Heng took Jiang Ruan's hand and took the elevator back to the master bedroom bathroom.

The two stood in front of the six-meter-long washbasin, looking at each other in the mirror, and couldn't help but laugh again.

Gu Heng walked slowly behind Jiang Ruan and then gently hugged her from behind.

Did you miss me last night?

Gu Heng looked at Jiang Ruan through the mirror and asked softly.

"You spent New Year's Eve with another woman, while I'm stuck at home thinking about you." Jiang Ruan tilted her head slightly in a huff. "I wasn't thinking about you at all. Last night I was holed up at home eating crayfish, watching the New Year's Eve gala, and drinking plum wine. I was so happy that I didn't have time to think about you at all."

"Yo?"

Was the plum wine you drank last night expired?

Gu Heng lowered his head and kissed Jiang Ruan's snow-white, slender neck, his voice tinged with amusement: "Why does someone smell so sour to me?"

Jiang Ruan's pretty face puffed up slightly. She had originally wanted to appear very magnanimous, but Gu Heng's question just now brought out the deep-seated jealousy in her heart.

She always knew that Gu Heng had other women besides her, and more than one.

She used to be forced by Gu Heng, but she didn't care at all. Now she finds it really hard to be the same as before.

She gets jealous, she feels bitter, she misses someone, she wants to possess them…

Jiang Ruan knew that she had fallen completely in love with Gu Heng.

"It's not sour."

"On New Year's Eve, my girlfriend is definitely my priority. What am I to her?"

Sometimes, women just get more and more excited as they talk.

Jiang Ruan's jealousy was stirred up, and it was difficult to suppress it now.

There is only one solution to this problem.

Gu Heng reached out and pinched Jiang Ruan's fair face, turning her head back to face the mirror so that she could look directly into his eyes.

……

Half an hour later, the two returned to the restaurant.

Just moments ago, Jiang Ruan was filled with jealousy, but now she's as docile as a lamb.

"This should be filled with seafood filling, you should try it."

Jiang Ruan's face was rosy and flushed, as if she had taken a powerful tonic, making her look exceptionally radiant.

At this moment, she was exceptionally gentle and considerate.

First, she blew on the dumplings to cool them down before feeding them to Gu Heng.

"Hmm~"

“Tastes good~”

It's not sour at all!

Gu Heng teased Jiang Ruan with a smile in his eyes.

"I didn't dip it in vinegar, so how could it be sour?"

Jiang Ruan knew that Gu Heng was teasing her. Thinking about how she had just been pinned down on the washbasin by Jiang Ruan, facing the mirror in the bright light, and posing in various embarrassing ways, she couldn't help but squeeze her long, beautiful legs together under the table.

Gu Heng's forceful love was something she couldn't resist.

"I might go to Changbai Mountain in two weeks."

Gu Heng stopped teasing Jiang Ruan and instead asked, "Zhencui Group plans to invest in a medicinal herb cultivation base there. Would you like to come with me?"

"Just you?"

Gu Heng knew exactly what Jiang Ruan wanted to ask when he heard her question.

It was obvious that she was asking Gu Heng whether he would bring other women with him on this trip.

"Do you still remember Wang Wanning?"

Gu Heng finished the seafood dumpling in his mouth before continuing, "When she left Zhonghai, she said she planned to come here to ski during her winter vacation. Changbai Mountain has the best ski resort in Jilin Province, so I thought if there was enough time, I would take her there."

“When she was in Zhonghai, her brother Wang Yan entertained and arranged everything for her every day. Now that her sister has come to my territory, I must do my best to be a good host. This trip to Changbai Mountain will allow her to experience the local customs, food, and entertainment of Jilin Province.”

When Jiang Ruan heard Gu Heng mention the name Wang Wan Ning, the words that Gu Heng had said to her immediately came to mind when they were selecting items at the Hermès store that day.

Noble, insightful, beautiful, brave, generous...

That was the first time in all of Jiang Ruan's years that a girl had made her feel ashamed of herself. It wasn't the girl's appearance or figure that made her feel ashamed, but rather the girl's intellectual level, which far surpassed her own, that made her feel ashamed.

The metaphor of the "female dog" and the "lioness" still lingers in her memory.

Wang Wanning liked Gu Heng, which she naturally knew. In fact, Wang Wanning had never hidden it. Even when she was by Gu Heng's side, he was still very direct with her.

“If Wang Wanning accompanies you to Changbai Mountain, then I won’t go with you.”

Jiang Ruan felt genuinely pressured being with Wang Wanning.

Especially when she saw Gu Heng and Wang Wanning talking or laughing together, she always felt out of place, as if the two of them were from the same world.

That feeling was so unbearable and so helpless.

Whether Wang Wanning came to Jilin Province for skiing or for Gu Heng, the answer is obvious and without a doubt it is the latter.

The other party was targeting Gu Heng. Even if she went to Changbai Mountain with Gu Heng, the other party would not have any concerns because of her presence.

In the end, she'll be the one who suffers.

Rather than doing that, it's better to avoid seeing it and not being bothered by it.

Actually, she was already very happy that Gu Heng invited her to go to Changbai Mountain together, which shows that Gu Heng cares about her.

"You really don't want to go?"

Gu Heng asked again.

"I'm really not going."

"I don't understand business, and I can't ski."

Jiang Ruan put another dumpling on Gu Heng's plate: "You and Wang Wanning can go to Changbai Mountain. I'll wait for you at home. I'll take this time to prepare the New Year's goods in advance."

"Um……"

"That's fine."

Seeing that Jiang Ruan was very serious, Gu Heng did not press the matter further.

Today is New Year's Day, and every family is having a reunion dinner. Although it's just Gu Heng and Jiang Ruan here, they still enjoy their reunion dinner to the fullest.

After dinner, the two watched the CCTV New Year's Eve Gala in the living room for a while before going upstairs to their room hand in hand.

Just now in the bathroom, Gu Heng ejaculated quickly in an attempt to tease Jiang Ruan's temper, so he didn't really get to enjoy himself.

Now that the two have eaten and drunk their fill, it can be considered Jiang Ruan's first real start to the new school year.

……

Over the next two weeks, the initial excitement of the new year will temporarily dissipate.

During the day, Gu Heng was stationed at Zhencui Group, personally overseeing the progress of the comprehensive expansion plan in the northern market and the creation of Zhenyuan Shanfang. With Gu Heng investing hundreds of millions of yuan, all departments of the group were operating at full capacity.

The entire Zhencui Group is now like a precision machine, with each department, leader, and employee acting as a gear, supporting the smooth implementation of the Group's two major strategic decisions.

At the same time, while keeping a close eye on Zhencui Group, Gu Heng also made sure to make the most of the time to advance the first level of the [Scepter of Power] unlocking mission, [Learning from History].

Currently, Gu Heng has read 35 books from the book list provided for the "Learn from History" challenge, leaving him with 15 books to complete the goal. He expects to finish the challenge in another month.

Gu Heng was busy with work during the day, and at night he would take turns favoring Jiang Ruan, Xu Mo and Luo Xiwen.

I'll be spending two days at Park Hyatt Residence today, and two days at Royal Garden Residence today.

With the buff from the [Eternal Day Engine], it's practically a life of paradise.

After attending the New Year's Eve party in Zhonghai, Tian Xiwei returned to Beichun to film for a few days. She had two meals with Gu Heng, but unfortunately, she didn't get to see snow in Beichun again before she left.

Time flies by in the midst of our busy lives...

(End of this chapter)