Scumbag Forcing Me to Divorce? Watch Me Turn Around and Marry a Powerful Capital Tycoon! - Chapter 78

Xiao Shen?!

Xiao Shen!

If anyone else had been present, they would’ve been scared out of their wits hearing Old Master Jiang call Shen Jingnian by such a casual nickname.

In Huaguo—and even internationally—who ever addressed him as anything but Ninth Master?

But now—

He actually let Old Master Jiang call him Xiao Shen.

Old Master Jiang looked at Shen Jingnian, eyes full of approval.

This young man was clearly not ordinary.

Yet he was modest and well-mannered, nothing like those arrogant rich second-gens who strutted around looking down on everyone.

And he was handsome too!

This young man, he liked very much.

“Alright then, Xiao Shen, have a seat. I’ll go make you some tea.”

“No need, Grandpa Jiang,” Shen Jingnian stopped him gently. “I still have something urgent at the company. I must return right away.”

“You’re leaving now?”

“Yes.” He gave a light nod.

“Then I’ll call Ningning and tell her.”

“That won’t be necessary,” Shen Jingnian explained. “I ran into her on my way here.”

“Good, good.”

Since Shen Jingnian had business to attend to, Old Master Jiang didn’t force him to stay for tea. He personally escorted him to the door and smiled warmly.
“Xiao Shen, come visit more often!”

Uncle Ma stood by the car door.

When he heard the term Xiao Shen—he nearly had a heart attack.

Who was this old man?

Daring to call Shen Jingnian that?!

Unless…

Unless he was Miss Jiang’s grandfather?

In the next second, Shen Jingnian’s reply confirmed his suspicion.

Shen Jingnian smiled.
“Thank you, Grandpa Jiang. You and Ningning are also welcome to visit my home anytime.”

“Good, good!”

Old Master Jiang beamed as he waved him into the car.
“Xiao Shen, drive safely!”

Sitting upright in the backseat, Shen Jingnian politely waved goodbye.

Only after the car exited the neighborhood did he take out his phone, open The Peak of Splendor, and return to solving the unfinished puzzle board.

Meanwhile…

Jiang Ning arrived at Wutong Square and quickly met up with Yue Qianlan.

Yue Qianlan had already bought milk tea and popcorn. When she saw Jiang Ning approaching, she waved energetically.
“Ningning, over here!”

Jiang Ning jogged over.
“Sorry, March—I ran into a little trouble on the way. That’s why I’m late.”

The moment she heard “trouble,” Yue Qianlan tensed up.
“Ningning, are you okay? Do you need me to help?”

“No need. It’s already handled.”

“That’s good, then.” Yue Qianlan handed her a cup of milk tea.
“Ningning, your favorite—full sugar, gardenia fragrance with taro pearls.”

“Thanks, March~”

Jiang Ning took it and drank a big sip, happiness blooming across her face.

Nothing in the scorching summer beat full-sugar milk tea without ice.

Yue Qianlan looped her arm through Jiang Ning’s.
“Ningning, the movie starts in ten minutes. Let’s go inside.”

“Okay.”

As they walked, Yue Qianlan suddenly asked,
“Right, Ningning—what level are you in The Peak of Splendor now?”

“Level fifteen, I think.”

She hadn’t cleared many combat stages.

She preferred wandering the Serendipity Villa—playing chess, tending flowers, teasing birds.

“I’m already level twenty!” Yue Qianlan bragged. “Before, I didn’t believe Jidong could really complete a AAA game. But now? Tsk—so satisfying! I really want to meet the developer, Miss Jiang. To create a game like this… she must be extraordinary.”

Jiang Ning raised a delicate brow.
“You mean Miss Jiang?”

“Yeah.” Yue Qianlan nodded with admiration. “I’m seriously her fan.”

Jiang Ning smiled.
“Far away in the sky, right before your eyes.”

Yue Qianlan blinked, confused. A beat later, she burst out laughing.
“Ningning! Stop joking—come on!”

Everyone on the internet said the mysterious developer, Miss Jiang, was a top graduate from a prestigious foreign university and already in her thirties—or even forties.

Jiang Ning was only nineteen.

Yue Qianlan suddenly paused, as if remembering something.
“But you know, Ningning, it is pretty coincidental. You both share the same surname—Jiang.”

Jiang Ning simply smiled without answering.

After the movie, it was still early. Jiang Ning wanted to visit the sales center for Wancheng Villas.

She’d promised Old Master Jiang she would buy him a big villa.

She intended to keep her word.

The success of The Peak of Splendor meant her bank account was far from empty. And with school starting soon, moving to the Wancheng area would be more convenient.

Yue Qianlan looked at her curiously.
“Ningning, you’re buying a house?”

“Yes.”

“That’s perfect! Wancheng Villas is one of my dad’s projects. I’ll tell him to give you a house as a gift! He’s been trying to figure out what to give you anyway!”

The Yue family had businesses in nearly every field—real estate was just one of many.

“No, no,” Jiang Ning declined immediately. “March, I can’t accept such an expensive gift out of nowhere. I’ll buy it myself.”

“What do you mean out of nowhere?” Yue Qianlan frowned. “You’re my savior. A house is nothing! Come on, let’s go. There are furnished villas you can move into right away.”

She truly didn’t treat this as a big deal.

“March, you’ve already given my grandpa and me so many things. If you insist on giving me a house, then I won’t buy in Wancheng at all.”

Jiang Ning’s expression hardened.

The cheapest villa there cost over thirty million. She absolutely couldn’t accept that kind of gift lightly.

Yue Qianlan really regarded her as her best friend. If it were someone else, hearing that Yue Qianlan wanted to give them a villa, they would have jumped in excitement.

But Jiang Ning refused immediately.

This, indeed, was the difference between people.

“Fine, fine. Since you won’t accept it, then at least let me get you a discount. If you won’t even accept that, what kind of friends are we?” Yue Qianlan retorted, mimicking her stern tone.

“Alright,” Jiang Ning agreed this time and hooked her arm. “Let’s go take a look.”

As the daughter of the developer, Yue Qianlan’s presence meant the two girls were given the highest level of service the moment they stepped inside.

The manager personally escorted them.

“Manager Wang, Ningning is my best sister,” Yue Qianlan instructed. “Show us the best fully-furnished detached villa.”

Wancheng offered both duplexes and fully detached villas.

Naturally, the detached ones were superior.

The environment was lush, the greenery excellent, and the location very close to First High School—perfect for elderly living.

Soon, Jiang Ning found a villa she liked—a European-style luxury home.

“I’ll take this one. How much is it?” she asked.

Manager Wang quickly replied,
“This villa is 880 square meters, eight bedrooms, fully furnished, equipped with smart home appliances—all high-end brands. The listed price is fifty million, but since you’re Miss Yue’s close friend, we’ll give you a lucky number discount—eighteen million.”

“Eighteen million?” Jiang Ning looked at Yue Qianlan. “March, won’t you lose money selling it so cheap?”

“Not at all. Real estate is the most profitable business! This is the price we normally give relatives and close friends. Right, Manager Wang?”

“Yes, yes,” the manager nodded. “Miss Jiang, this is our usual internal price.”

“Alright,” Jiang Ning said, satisfied. “Swipe the card.”

“Will you need a loan?” Manager Wang asked politely.

Eighteen million was cheap for a villa, but still an enormous sum for most families.

“No need.”

That surprised him.

He’d assumed Jiang Ning was just a regular friend of Miss Yue, given her simple clothing and lack of brands.

He hadn’t expected her to purchase a luxury villa in full.

Truly—

Appearance could not judge wealth.

“This way, Miss Jiang.”

After payment and signing piles of documents, Manager Wang said,
“The property certificate will take about a week. Here is your key. You may move in anytime. Once the certificate is ready, we’ll deliver it to you.”

“Thank you.” Jiang Ning took the key.

Yue Qianlan beamed.
“Congrats, Ningning! When are you moving? I’ll come help warm the house.”

Jiang Ning checked her phone’s calendar.
“The day after tomorrow looks good.”

“Great! I’ll be there.”

“I’ll cook all your favorites,” Jiang Ning promised.

“And that yard is perfect for a barbecue!”

“Sounds fun.” Jiang Ning nodded lightly. “And March—thank you for helping me save several tens of millions. Tonight, dinner’s on me.”

“Let’s go to Little Hua’s Restaurant. I haven’t had their food in ages.”

Little Hua’s was a small roadside eatery.

Not fancy, but delicious.

Though raised in luxury, Yue Qianlan wasn’t picky at all—she loved trying anything good.

And Jiang Ning loved food. Whether it was a six-star Michelin restaurant or a roadside food stall, she enjoyed it all. To her, food had no hierarchy.

By five-thirty in the afternoon, Little Hua’s already had a huge line at the door.

The crowd was a mix of locals, taxi drivers, and migrant workers.

Not in a hurry, the two girls waited in line while chatting, bright and youthful amid the crowd—so striking that passersby kept stealing glances.

He Suosuo and her classmate Lin Wanyi happened to walk past and spotted Jiang Ning.

He Suosuo snorted coldly.
“Look at that country bumpkin acting poor.”

A place like this? Jiang Ning probably couldn’t afford a real high-end restaurant her whole life.

But she, He Suosuo, had just dined at a three-digit-per-person luxury restaurant.

From today onward, she was officially part of high society.

And Jiang Ning?

Forever a low-class nobody.

Lin Wanyi asked curiously,
“Do you know someone in that line?”

“No! How could I possibly know people of that level?” He Suosuo denied immediately.

Lin Wanyi’s family was much wealthier than hers—He Suosuo couldn’t let her associate her with a “village girl” like Jiang Ning.

That would only lower her status.

“That’s good,” Lin Wanyi laughed. “I thought you knew someone like that.”

He Suosuo looped her arm around hers.
“Let’s go, Wanyi. Staying in this shabby place too long is bad for family luck.”

“Yes, yes, let’s go quickly.”

The two hurried away as if afraid of being contaminated.

After thirty minutes, Jiang Ning and Yue Qianlan finally got a table.

Jiang Ning wasn’t picky, so Yue Qianlan handled the ordering.

While waiting, Jiang Ning took out her phone and logged into The Peak of Splendor.

The instant she entered, a system message popped up:

【Dear Ms. Phyllis, welcome back. Your latest Go puzzle Break the Wind has been solved by S.】

Jiang Ning froze.

Solved again?

So quickly?

Who exactly was this person?

To repeatedly crack her puzzles…

Each one was original—there were no strategies posted online.

And not only had S cracked the puzzle—

S even left her a new one.

A puzzle far more difficult than the last, the level exquisite.

Clearly the work of a professional Go player.

As she studied the board, Jiang Ning’s lips curved slightly.

This time, she had truly met a worthy opponent.

Interesting.