It Was Just a Joker

Jiang Fan's mother-in-law wasn't very skilled at cooking. She merely warmed up some pre-cooked food and side dishes bought from outside. The old man and Jiang Fan remained seated, barely moving. Whenever Jiang Fan was around, Lao Tang's life was almost as good as during the New Year festivities, with cigarettes and alcohol at his disposal.

Li Jinhe sat opposite them and gently asked Jiang Fan who he had argued with at the company yesterday. Jiang Fan honestly told his mother-in-law that it was Li Dahai's wife, and he hadn't suffered any loss; he had slapped her.

Upon hearing that Jiang Fan hadn't been wronged, Li Jinhe sat beside him and patted his shoulder vigorously.

"Good, good! That kind of woman deserves it. Always calling others little beasts. If you hadn't stopped me, I would have torn her mouth apart. Seeing you now, it seems you've already dealt with it. Did you come here today to seek advice from your father?"

Jiang Fan dodged his mother-in-law's mighty palm and said urgently,

"Mom, Mom, my arm is strained. Be gentle! I just thought I hadn't seen you for a few days, so I came to visit since I had nothing to do today."

"Do you expect me to believe that?"

Li Jinhe's face showed a hint of disdain. Jiang Fan smiled and scratched his head without explaining. He had drunk three bottles of beer, while Lao Tang had only sipped a small cup of white wine. Lao Tang advised Jiang Fan not to worry about this matter in haste. Li Dahai wouldn't easily accept this loss. If he couldn't scheme against Qian Ling, he would target Jiang Fan. They just needed to wait for an opportunity. This matter couldn't be rushed.

"Fan, you have the upper hand in this matter. Gao Luxing has no other choice."

Jiang Fan nodded, not fully understanding but pretending to. After chatting for a while, his phone rang. It was a call from Su Qing. Jiang Fan thought for a moment and didn't answer. He stood up to say goodbye to the two elders and left Xingjia Palace. An idea suddenly popped into Jiang Fan's mind.

He wanted to go to Changxiang to take a look and sent a text message to Su Qing.

"Taking a day off."

He didn't even bother to come up with a reason and took a taxi straight to Changxiang.

Upon receiving the message, Su Qing went straight to the General Affairs Department and scolded Chen Yi and Qian Wan. Su Qing was eager to know what was going on between Jiang Fan and Gao Luxing. This guy just left without hesitation, not showing any respect for her as the general manager of the company.

After scolding them, Su Qing sat on the small sofa in Yang Jin's office, holding her head and saying weakly,

"Jin, what should I do with this stubborn and unruly person who refuses to follow any rules? How could he just suddenly leave like this? Gao Luxing is still attempting to woo Jiang Fan. What's going on?"

Yang Jin shook her head and smiled,

"I don't understand. I just know that Gao Luxing's lighter, which he always carries, is now in Jiang Fan's hands. What's the matter with Ji Jing?"

Mentioning Ji Jing made Su Qing's head ache even more.

"How would I know what's wrong with her? She looks like Jiang Fan's little wife. I can't understand Jiang Fan's plan at all. I have to go to Qian Dongshi's place for dinner this weekend. I don't know what trick he will play again. Recently, your General Affairs Department has been busy. Work on the water park project. Ask Yang Xuan for details. I'm going to catch Jiang Fan. You keep busy."

Su Qing left immediately, storming out of the General Affairs Department.

Saying she would catch Jiang Fan was just talk. She didn't know where to find him. Not long after returning to her office, someone delivered documents. Tu Xiao had already started preparing for the blasting and demolition.

Everything was moving in a positive direction, though it was quite a headache.

In the office of Tang Wan, the vice president of Changxiang Group, Jiang Fan sat carelessly in Tang Wan's seat, playing with her computer. This all-in-one machine was quite advanced. Jiang Fan searched for a while before finding the power button.

He had called Tang Wan before coming. She wasn't in the company. Tang Wan's little secretary knew Jiang Fan's identity and went downstairs to bring the "son-in-law" to the office.

Tang Wan's office was small, much smaller than Su Qing's. There was only one chair in the entire room, where Jiang Fan was sitting now. It seemed that this woman didn't intend to let others sit in her office.

There weren't many documents on the desk, just some trivial matters. Since he was free, Jiang Fan took the glasses from Tang Wan's drawer and organized the documents of Changxiang. Matters related to Changxiang were much simpler than those of Rongyao, or maybe they hadn't been sent to Tang Wan yet.

The little secretary brought a cup of coffee without disturbing the "son-in-law".

Around 4 pm, Tang Wan returned. When she pushed the door open and entered the office, she purposely stepped out to look around and then walked in, saying softly,

"Are you free? Did you clean my office too?"

Jiang Fan looked up and replied in a displeased tone,

"No, I drank some alcohol with Dad and didn't want to go home, so I came to see you. Close the door."

Jiang Fan stood up, intending to make space for Tang Wan, but she walked over and pressed his shoulders, making him sit back in the chair. She leaned her forearms on his neck and said softly,

"Did you skip work again today? You're really enjoying your job. The hero of Rongyao comes to Changxiang to slack off. Do you miss me?"

"Don't press on me! I just came here on a whim to see if anyone was bullying you. Hey, where did you go just now?"

Tang Wan didn't let Jiang Fan off the hook and rested her chin on his head, whispering,

"Who dares to bully me? I wish someone would bully me so I could see how you react. I just went to a hotel to check in a room. Are you angry?"

Jiang Fan shook his shoulders and said with a sneer,

"What? Has Yu Shici already arrived? Did you check in at Weijing?"

"Jiang Fan, can't you be more romantic? Shouldn't you ask me why I went to the hotel and who I went with? You're too smart. I don't want to play with you anymore."

Tang Wan gently patted Jiang Fan's head in displeasure. Jiang Fan didn't take Tang Wan's words to heart and said softly,

"Are you sure Yu Shici is helping you, not sent by Lin Xuan? Don't foolishly think everyone is good to you. Besides Mom and Dad, everyone has a purpose when they're good to you."

"Then what's your purpose for me?"

"Can't you listen to the whole thing? Do you have a filter in your ears?"

Ignoring Jiang Fan's nagging, Tang Wan stood behind him, grabbing his ears with both hands and shaking his head, saying,

"JiangFan, work is so boring, and society is so dark. Why don't you come to Changxiang as the vice president and let me off the hook?"

Jiang Fan's head was being shaken by Tang Wan, making him dizzy. He lifted his hand to grab her slender wrists and sighed weakly,

"If I come to Changxiang, what will you do? Will I serve you at home after working during the day?"

"I'll go and feed cows."

"Can you do it?"

"I'll just buy one and ride on its back. If it's lost, I'm lost too."

Jiang Fan really didn't know what to say to this unambitious girl. He stood up and asked Tang Wan if she had finished work. He wanted to go home and rest. His head was aching after drinking. Tang Wan glanced at the time and saw that there was still an hour before the end of work.

But!

She wanted to leave early.

As they walked out of the office together and stepped into the elevator, Tang Wan suddenly gave Jiang Fan a headbutt. Jiang Fan, ignoring the pain on his forehead, reached out and grabbed Tang Wan, clamping her snow-white neck under his arm. He then flicked her forehead with his finger, causing Tang Wan to scream and cover her head.

"Jiang Fan, can't you just let me win a little!"

"This is my first time being your ex-husband. Why should I let you win!"

After speaking, he received a pinch on his soft flesh around the waist, making him let Tang Wan go immediately. The two leaned against the elevator, panting, with Tang Wan's hair somewhat messy.

Ding!

They arrived at the first floor. When the elevator doors opened, Jiang Fan and Tang Wan simultaneously snorted and stepped out, only to find Lin Xuan standing outside the elevator. Lin Xuan looked at Tang Wan with a furrowed brow, while Tang Wan nervously looked at Jiang Fan, fearing that he might suddenly start a fight with this guy.

Lin Xuan slowly shifted his gaze to Jiang Fan and asked with a frown,

"Why are you, a person from Glory, here at Changxiang?"

Jiang Fan sneered, reached out and wrapped his arm around Tang Wan's waist, and said coldly,

"Does it matter to you that I'm picking up my wife after work?"

There was a commotion outside the elevator. It turned out that this ordinary-looking man with a buzz cut was the mysterious husband of Vice President Tang!

Jiang Fan, with his arm around Tang Wan's waist, walked out of the elevator, and the employees of Changxiang started gossiping.

Everyone had thought that Vice President Tang and President Lin were a couple.

The original clown was President Lin.