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At the banquet, Jiang Xun and Ling Kong Leng's appearance made them the most conspicuous presence at the event. Both men and women, young and old, would take at least a few glances at them.

The host of the banquet was a local aristocrat with a distinguished family background and often held these kinds of high society cocktail parties. This time, Ling Kong Leng managed to receive an invitation because he met him in France before. Hearing Ling Kong Leng had arrived here from someone else, he sent him an invitation letter.

Jiang Xun stayed next to Ling Kong Leng with a proper smile on his face. To outsiders, it seems like they were indeed the perfect pair.

Halfway through the banquet, a few young men arrived. All of them were tall and handsome with one standing out as he was even taller than the rest. By a visual guess, he was at least 1.86 meters, mixed-blood and brown hair. With the pair of glasses on, he appeared extremely scholarly, even though his eyes came off as flirty and the corners of his lips were always curved.

Someone recognized them as the children of the banquet host's relatives. Since they were all from extraordinary backgrounds, many young girls stared in their direction.

Jiang Xun glanced over and saw a few people with decent luck aura, especially that tallest one, whose luck was comparable to Ling Chen's.

It seems like they are all proud sons of the Heavens.

Jiang Xun couldn't help peeking again and was caught by Ling Kong Leng.

Ling Kong Leng followed her line of sight and recognized those people. Seeing Jiang Xun seem to be rather curious about them, his face sank, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing." Jiang Xun withdrew her gaze.

At this time, some of the men noticed Jiang Xun. After all, it was difficult for them to not notice a woman as beautiful as her.

"Ulliel, look at that girl. She's Chinese, right?"

"She really is the most beautiful Chinese girl I have ever seen."

"I really want to get to know her, if only I could dance with her."

These men are all in college, who were in their early twenties with some still single. Seeing Jiang Xun, they were itching to talk to her.

"Yo, what are you doing, Ulliel?" While they were still discussing whether Jiang Xun had a boyfriend or not and speculating her relationship with the man next to her, the tallest boy had already acted.

"Asking her for a dance," Ulliel replied with a smile, his blue eyes shining brightly.

As he made his way over, Jiang Xun felt the iciness radiating from Ling Kong Leng's body.

Ulliel can speak a little Chinese, but he doesn't want to show his crappy Chinese in front of the girl he likes, so he greeted her in French. If she doesn't understand, then he'll speak Chinese.

"Hello, may I ask you to dance?"

Ulliel saw her beautiful eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and thought she didn't understand him.

He was just about to speak Chinese when Jiang Xun responded in fluent French, "Sorry, I'll have to ask my boss if he will agree."

"This gentleman is your employer?" Ulliel smiled, amazed by her voice.

"Yes, I am his translator." Jiang Xun deliberately added one more sentence. Once Ling Kong heard it, his face became ugly.

Ulliel faced Ling Kong Leng and said politely, "Hello, may I invite this lady to dance a dance?"

Ling Kong Leng watched Jiang Xun with cold eyes and said lightly, "We have to leave soon."

Ulliel felt the hostility from Ling Kong Leng, but he still asked, "May I know your name?"

Jiang Xun smiled, "Of course, but I only have a Chinese name."

She recited her name in Chinese, which Ulliel quickly repeated.

Jiang Xun said in surprise, "You can speak Chinese?"

Ulliel smiled and said in Chinese, "Yes, I like the Chinese culture very much."

Jiang Xun smiled brightly and revealed a small dimple.

"You're so beautiful." Ulliel praised sincerely, "Can I pursue you?"

Jiang Xun was stunned, then replied, "But I'm leaving the day after tomorrow."

"I can come to China to find you."

The enthusiastic foreigner launched a tender attack on Jiang Xun, causing the two to converse and laugh happily as well as completely giving Ling Kong Leng the cold shoulder.

Jiang Xun had already expected that she would have to bear the incredible anger from Ling Kong Leng later. However she wasn't afraid at all, but instead felt excited. She wondered what Ling Kong Leng would look like when he got angry.

Appropriately making men jealous was also key for gaining affection. Jiang Xun was well-versed in its usage, so naturally she wouldn't let go of this good opportunity.

When Ulliel asked Jiang Xun for her contact information, Ling Kong Leng finally couldn't resist interrupting them.

"Jiang Xun." He sternly called Jiang Xun's name.

Ulliel and Jiang Xun both turned toward him at the same time, confused.

Jiang Xun batted her eyes, "What's wrong? President Ling."

Ling Kong Leng scoffed internally, she even called him President Ling. He said with a grim face, "Didn't you forget to tell him about your relationship with me?"

Jiang Xun was stupefied, "What?"

Ulliel also looked toward Ling Kong Leng, "Are you guys a couple?"

Jiang Xun shook her head, "Nope."

"We're spouses." Ling Kong Leng suddenly said. Afterwards he held Jiang Xun's hand and whispered with a freezing expression, "Follow me back."

Then, she was forcibly pulled away by Ling Kong Leng while Ulliel was deterred by Ling Kong Leng's words that they were spouses just now.

...…

Once they exited the hotel, Jiang Xun wanted to shrug his hand away, but he held onto it too tightly.

"Get in the car." Ling Kong Leng opened the car door.

However, Jiang Xun didn't move. "I don't want to. Why did you tell that person we were spouses?"

"What, are you blaming me for interrupting your good deed?"

"What do you mean?" Jiang Xun furrowed her brows.

The corners of Ling Kong Leng's mouth twitched as he revealed a sarcastic smile and then pulled her into his arms. Next, he lowered his head to kiss her lips.

Jiang Xun couldn't fight back. Her legs had become weak from being pressed and kissed against the door of the car.

Who knows how long the kiss lasted, but at the end Jiang Xun's mouth was numb.

"What are you doing for?" Jiang Xun lowered her head, shyly.

"What do you think?" Ling Kong Leng wiped off the lipstick from his mouth, glaring at her frigidly, "You were having so much fun talking to that man in there, didn't you want him to kiss you like this?"

"You! You're unreasonable." Jiang Xun angrily pushed him away and turned around.

Ling Kong Leng also felt he was being too impulsive. He never expected that he would get so angry to the point where he couldn't restrain his anger at all.

He knew he was jealous. Nevertheless, he never thought he, someone who was nearly forty, would get jealous over a little girl. Even he couldn't believe it.

The atmosphere became tense and both of them fell into silence.

Jiang Xun opened the door and got into the car, turning her back to him.

Once they arrived at the hotel they were staying in, Ling Kong Leng called her to get off, yet she remained motionless before suddenly making a sobbing sound.

Ling Kong Leng's heart tightened and turned her around to face him, only to realize that her eyes were red and tears were falling non-stop.

Ling Kong Leng didn't understand how she could cry so quickly. Those teardrops rolled from her eye made her incredibly beautiful and distressed.

Jiang Xun cried as she beat him, "Why are you doing this to me? All you know to do is to bully me!"

Ling Kong Leng allowed her to smack him. Watching her cry, he felt inexplicably irritable, so he reached out his hand to help her wipe away the tears as his tone became gentle, "Don't cry."

"I want to cry! Just because you told me not to cry, I can't cry, who do you think you are!" Jiang Xun glared at him.

"Don't cry, guai." Ling Kong Leng didn't know how to comfort people, so even at this time, his tone was strong.

"Go away, I don't want to see you. I don't want to be with you anymore, just go tell Ling Chen whatever you want. I'm really so stupid that I will..." Jiang Xun bit her lip and didn't finish speaking, turning his head away.

Ling Kong Leng asked her, "Will what?"

"It has nothing to do with you, leave me alone."

"Why are you crying?" At this time, Ling Kong Leng also calmed himself down.

Jiang Xun raised her head and stared at him. Her tearful eyes felt like it was complaining all of her grievances.

"Feeling wronged?" Ling Kong Leng pulled her into his arms, so she couldn't get away.

"No." Although she said no, her tone revealed her actual thoughts.

"Because I said the wrong thing, you're angry?" Ling Kong Leng reached out to rubbed her head, as if he was coaxing a child.

Jiang Xun silently let him hug her without saying a word.

"Didn't you ask me just then why I told him that we were spouses?" Ling Kong Leng said.

Jiang Xun ignored him and didn't reply.

"I was just telling the truth." Ling Kong Leng stated.

Jiang Xun snorted, "What facts, that's obviously nonsense."

"Isn't it? Haven't we been spouses three times already?" Ling Kong Leng's expression remained the same, "If you forget it, I can help you recall it."

"You!" Jiang Xun blushed.

"Isn't it true?"

"Of- of course not! Those don't count." Jiang Xun glowered at him.

"Then what do you think those were?"

"Does this still need to be asked? Naturally, after getting married."

"Then let's get married." Ling Kong Leng's tone seemed like he was saying a trivial thing, "If you want, we can go tomorrow."

"What did you say?"

"Didn't you say that once we are married, we'll become spouses? So let's get married tomorrow." Ling Kong Leng announced, calmly.

"But..."

"But what? You're my woman, do you think I will let you marry someone else? Alright, that's it. I'll take you there tomorrow, let's stop crying." Ling Kong Leng glanced at her red eyes "See how pitiful you look."

"I was pitiful to begin with." Jiang Xun pouted her mouth.

Ling Kong Leng continued, "You won't be pitiful anymore if you marry me."

"Then why do you want to marry me?" Jiang Xun stared right into his eyes with her crystal-clear ones.

Without thinking about it, Ling Kong responded, "Because I don't want other men to have you, you can only belong to me."

"You're really overbearing." Jiang Xun pursed her lips and said after a while, "But, what about Ling Chen? If we marry… ...?"

"Don't worry about him, we're not going to live together."

"But... won't I become his mother."

"You do want to?"

"Won't it be weird?" Jiang Xun's expression was conflicted.

"It's not impossible to have him call you mom."

"What if he doesn't want to?"

"You can stop his living expenses." Ling Kong Leng said casually.

Jiang Xun blinked, "I can do that? That won't be right."

The author has something to say:

​Ling Kong Leng: Do you still have feelings for Ling Chen right now?

Jiang Xun nodded: Yes.

Ling Kong Leng's face darkened.

Jiang Xun: The love between a mother and her child.

...

A child with a mother is a treasure

Ling Chen, soon you'll become a treasure