Humiliated by my mother-in-law, I married into a wealthy family with my son four years later

Chapter 173 Chen Mei's Resentment

Chen Hao's hand naturally rested on Jiang Man's shoulder. "Ms. Zheng, we are all smart people. You and I both know the real purpose of this blind date. I think Miss Zheng doesn't like being arranged by others."

Jiang Man glanced sideways at the hand, resisted the urge to slap it away, sighed, picked up the juice, and decided to quietly be a "beautiful girl".

"Of course." Zheng Rui nodded and looked at Jiang Man thoughtfully, "But..." She paused and put down the coffee in her hand heavily, "Are you sure that Young Master Chen is not insulting me by doing this?" There was a hint of coldness in her tone.

"If you are not willing, why agree to this blind date?" Chen Hao smiled, but there was a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"I was forced into this." Zheng Rui smiled slightly. "We're all the same kind of people, so I think Second Young Master Chen should be able to empathize with me."

"How do you know I didn't volunteer?" Zheng Rui's lips curled up into a confident smile. She pulled out two bills from her wallet and placed them under the cup. "This meal is on me, Second Young Master Chen. We will definitely meet again."

But Chen Hao seemed not to notice. He turned his head and sniffed Jiang Man's hair. "What shampoo did you use? It smells so good."

Jiang Man secretly pinched Chen Hao's thigh and glared at him. "Be serious." She whispered.

Chen Hao raised his eyebrows and coughed dryly, "Miss Zheng, do you need me to take you there?"

Zheng Rui naturally felt his disregard, and her hands clenched unconsciously, with a smile still on her lips, "No need." Then she straightened her back and left.

As soon as she left, Jiang Man breathed a sigh of relief.

She turned around and glared at Chen Hao, "Didn't you say you didn't have money to pay the bill?"

Chen Hao spread his hands and said, "Yeah, if you don't believe me, search it." He opened his arms and closed his eyes, as if letting Jiang Man "deal with him".

Jiang Man looked at him like this, feeling both angry and amused. He patted his leg lightly and said, "Let's go."

After saying that, she stood up and prepared to leave.

"Sister-in-law, don't leave in a hurry. Have you eaten? If not, let's eat something before leaving." Chen Hao shouted behind her.

Jiang Man rubbed his temple, paused, and tilted his head slightly, "No, I'm full."

Chen Hao shrugged, picked up the coffee, took a sip, and naturally understood what she meant by "full".

Back at the company, Manager Lin walked up to her with a serious face.

Jiang Man noticed that the atmosphere was not right, and immediately straightened his back and sat up straight.

"Jiang Man, what's going on with Jiang Lu?" Manager Lin asked in a deep voice.

Jiang Man was stunned for a moment, then she remembered that Jiang Lu had not yet arrived at the company. She shook her head and said, "Maybe she is sick. I will go back to see her after get off work."

Manager Lin nodded and said, "Remember, President Su specifically instructed that Jiang Lu is not allowed to make any mistakes. If you see her, you must remind her."

"I understand." Jiang Man responded, secretly making up his mind to have a good talk with Xiaolu.

"Sister-in-law..." The frivolous voice came from outside the door again.

Jiang Man felt a headache and sighed helplessly.

Chen Hao walked into the marketing department carrying a hot takeaway, "It's my treat today." He waved the bag in his hand.

There was a sudden cheer in the marketing department and everyone rushed forward.

Chen Hao took a bowl of mashed potatoes, walked to Jiang Man and winked at her, "Sister-in-law, you are not still angry with me, are you?" He held the mashed potatoes in both hands and presented them to her, his eyes full of anticipation.

Seeing him like this, Jiang Man couldn't get angry no matter how hard he tried. He took the mashed potatoes, scooped a spoonful into his mouth with a spoon.

Suddenly, a spicy feeling rushed to her nose. She covered her mouth and immediately picked up the water cup and took two big gulps. "What is this!" She stared at Chen Hao with red eyes.

Chen Hao stood straight, a smile on his face, "Mashed potatoes."

"I know it's mashed potatoes. I asked you what you put in it!" Jiang Man coughed twice and looked at him with a bitter face.

"Chili." Chen Hao restrained his smile and said seriously.

Hearing this, Jiang Man knew that he had been fooled by this kid again and was in tears.

Chen Hao approached her with a mysterious look on his face, "Sister-in-law, I know a way to relieve the spiciness."

"What method?" Jiang Man took another sip of water, his throat felt like it was burned by fire.

"It's just a kiss." Chen Hao closed his eyes, looking ready to die. "I'll be a good person to the end!"

Jiang Man stroked her forehead. She really couldn't do anything about him. "Stop making trouble." She said helplessly.

Chen Hao shrugged, "You're not angry anymore?"

"I'm not angry anymore." Jiang Man replied after taking a breath.

"That's good." Chen Hao smiled, "I'll go up first."

"Yeah, yeah." When Jiang Man heard that he was leaving, he nodded in agreement.

Looking at her like that, Chen Hao smiled slightly, feeling that he was almost becoming someone she wanted to avoid.

He put his hands in his pockets, turned around and left the marketing department in a cool manner.

When he walked to the elevator, he found Chen Mei staring at him intently.

"Mom, why are you here? Is there something wrong?" he walked over and asked.

Chen Mei looked at him and sighed solemnly, "Xiaohao, you really can't have Jiang Man." She frowned and patted Chen Hao's shoulder. "Not to mention that she is your brother's woman, your father doesn't like her very much. You can't be as willful as your brother. If you disobey your father."

Before she could finish her words, Chen Hao interrupted her, "Mom, if I really like her, no matter if it's Dad or Brother, there's no way they can stop me. Even if they have to snatch her away, I'll get her." He strode into the elevator and casually tugged at his collar. "Mom, I have to go upstairs to work. You can go back first."

Chen Mei looked at the slowly closing elevator door, her hands clenched into fists, a hint of gloom flashing in her eyes.

After get off work, Jiang Man returned home and did not see Jiang Lu.

She was worried and quickly called home. Su's mother told her that Jiang Lu had not returned either.

She contacted several of Jiang Lu's classmates, but still received no news.

When Xuanxuan came home from school, he saw Jiang Man with a sad face, so he obediently went back to his room to do his homework.

As he was doing this, he saw his mother's unhappy face, and he felt inexplicably uncomfortable. He quietly closed the door, took out his cell phone, and called Su Heng.

When Su Heng came, Jiang Man was about to go out to look for Jiang Lu. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Su Heng standing at the door.

"Why are you here?" She blinked in surprise, her face full of confusion.

"Where are you going?" Su Heng glanced at her indifferently.

Jiang Man bit her lip and stammered, refusing to tell the reason.

"She is an adult, and her life doesn't require you to interfere too much." Seeing her expression, Su Heng stopped beating around the bush and directly told her about her hesitation.

Jiang Man was shocked, "How did you know?"