Scumbag Forcing Me to Divorce? Watch Me Turn Around and Marry a Powerful Capital Tycoon! - Chapter 79

It had been a long time since Jiang Ning felt the thrill of meeting a worthy opponent.

This was the first time in ages.

Her lips curved slightly, a faint, beautiful smile blooming at the corner of her mouth.

When Yue Qianlan looked up, she saw Jiang Ning smiling at her phone. She couldn’t help asking curiously, “Ning Ning, did you fall in love?”

“No.” Jiang Ning locked her phone. “What makes you think that?”

“You were smiling so brightly at your screen.”

People only smiled at their phones like that when they were in love, right?

“Oh, that?” Jiang Ning laughed lightly. “I just met a player in the game whose playstyle matches mine.”

Hearing this, Yue Qianlan immediately perked up. “Male or female?”

Online romance?!
So exciting!

“No idea.” Jiang Ning shook her head. “They set their gender to ‘private.’”

“Even the gender is hidden?” Yue Qianlan instantly lost interest. “If it’s a guy, he must be ugly.”

If he were handsome, why hide the gender?

Thinking of this, Yue Qianlan turned to Jiang Ning. “Ning Ning, don’t get scammed. There are so many frauds online.”

“I know.” Jiang Ning nodded.

Yue Qianlan handed her the menu. “I’ve already ordered. See if it’s okay.”

Jiang Ning took a look. “Looks good.”

Then she poured water to rinse the cups—first hers, then Yue Qianlan’s.

Yue Qianlan rested her chin on her hand, staring starry-eyed at her.
Truly, a beauty was a beauty. Even rinsing cups looked elegant.

Jiang Ning handed her the clean cup and asked, amused, “Qianlan, why are you staring at me like that?”

“Because you’re too pretty! Ning Ning, if I were a guy, I’d definitely chase you!”

Jiang Ning chuckled. “I know someone even prettier.”

“Really??”

“Really.” Jiang Ning smiled and said, “I even have a picture. Want to see?”

“Yes, yes, yes!” Yue Qianlan nodded eagerly.

Her favorite hobby: admiring pretty girls.

Jiang Ning reached into her bag, took out a “photo,” and handed it over. “Here.”

Yue Qianlan accepted it. When she saw the image, she froze—then burst into loud laughter.

“Hahaha! Ning Ning, you’re too good at cheering people up!”

Because it wasn’t a photo at all.

It was a small hand mirror.

Naturally, the reflection inside was Yue Qianlan herself.

Jiang Ning looked at her seriously. “You are beautiful.”

Yue Qianlan’s smile grew even brighter.

She really liked Jiang Ning. Ning Ning carried positivity everywhere she went—like a little sun that never transmitted negative energy.

By the time they finished dinner, it was already past eight.

The two parted and headed home.

At Home

Old Master Jiang and Zhou Jinpeng had already eaten.

Zhou Jinpeng had packed several suitcases. Seeing Jiang Ning return, he smiled warmly. “Ning Ning, Grandpa Zhou is heading back tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow?” Jiang Ning blinked. “So soon?”

“Yes.” Zhou Jinpeng nodded. “Everything back home is ready. Better to return early so I can feel at ease.”

When people get old, they always long to return to their roots.

Jiang Ning said, “My grandpa and I are planning to move the day after tomorrow. Grandpa Zhou, why don’t you wait until we finish moving?”

Move?

Both old men were shocked.

Old Master Jiang asked immediately, “Ning Ning, we just moved not long ago. Why move again? Where are we going this time?”

It had been less than two months since they moved into Building Five.

Jiang Ning looked at him with a soft smile. “Grandpa, didn’t I tell you that I’d let you live in a big villa? This place is only temporary. I’ve already bought the villa. It’s fully furnished. The day after tomorrow is a good day, so we’ll move then.”

Bought?

A villa?

Old Master Jiang’s eyes widened. He thought he’d misheard.

Zhou Jinpeng swallowed hard. “Ning Ning… what did you say? You bought a big villa?”

First she bought the entire property management company to defend Old Master Jiang—

And now, a villa?!

Truly incredible.

Where on earth would anyone find another nineteen-year-old girl this capable?

“Yes.” Jiang Ning nodded. “I just bought it today.”

Old Master Jiang hurriedly asked, “Ning Ning, you’re not joking, are you?”

“I’m not.” Jiang Ning checked the time. “Grandpa, Grandpa Zhou—since it’s still early, want to go take a look at the new house?”

“Yes, yes!” Zhou Jinpeng laughed. “I’ve never seen a luxury villa in person! I’ll ride on Ning Ning’s luck today!”

“Then let’s go now.”

“Wait,” Old Master Jiang said. “Let me change clothes.”

He had to wear the new outfit his granddaughter bought him when seeing the villa.

“I’ll wait for you.”

He changed quickly—three to five minutes.

Half an hour later—

The taxi arrived at Wan Cheng Villas.

Standing inside the lavish, magnificently decorated villa, Old Master Jiang finally believed it.

This wasn’t a dream.

He really—truly—was going to live in a big villa.

He never imagined that at his age, nearing the end of life, he’d ever experience something like this.

Words couldn’t describe the feeling.

Zhou Jinpeng was even more stunned. He looked around the place in awe. “Ning Ning, this villa must be worth a fortune!”

Jiang Ning laughed. “Grandpa Zhou, this house belongs to a friend of mine. Her father is the developer. She gave me an insider price—only eighteen million. Not expensive.”

Eighteen… million?

Not expensive?

For ordinary people, eighteen million was something they couldn’t earn in a lifetime!

Old Master Jiang quickly asked, “Ning Ning, is it that girl named Qianlan?”

“Yes.” Jiang Ning nodded.

Zhou Jinpeng sighed admiringly. “Old Jiang, you’ve raised an extraordinary granddaughter! You can enjoy your later years peacefully.”

Even though Jiang Ning wasn’t his biological granddaughter, she was far more filial than most blood relatives.

Old Master Jiang beamed with pride. “Ning Ning has always been filial since she was a child.”

Everything in the villa fascinated the two elders. They wandered around, touching everything with curiosity.

When Jiang Ning mentioned the fully intelligent home system, Old Master Jiang asked, “Ning Ning, what does that mean?”

Jiang Ning explained, “For example, if you want to turn off the lights, just call, ‘George, lights off,’ and it’ll respond.”

Old Master Jiang immediately shouted, “George, lights off!”

Click.

The lights went dark.

“And if I want them on again?”

Zhou Jinpeng laughed. “I know this one. Say ‘George, lights on.’”

Before he even finished speaking—

Click.

The lights came back on.

It was their first encounter with smart tech; the two old men were delighted like children. Especially Old Master Jiang, who kept telling the curtains to open and close several times.

He sighed emotionally, “Technology these days is amazing. Sixty years ago in the countryside, we could barely fill our stomachs. Who would’ve thought we’d live like this someday?”

“Exactly,” Zhou Jinpeng nodded. “No one could have imagined such progress.”

Old Master Jiang suddenly remembered the day they walked past this villa area after visiting the He family.

Back then—

Jiang Ning pointed at the villas and told him that one day she’d let him live in one.

He thought she was just comforting him.

He didn’t expect—

She’d make it come true so quickly.

After touring the villa for over an hour, the two elders suggested heading back.

Jiang Ning hailed a ride.

By the time they returned home, it was already after ten.

The moment Jiang Ning opened her bedroom door, Little White leaped onto her.

“Meow meow meow!”

Finally!
His beloved Ning Ning was back!
He’d waited until the flowers wilted!

“Little White, you’re here again? Hungry? I’ll open a can for you.”

Cradling the cat with one arm, she opened the cabinet and—using just one hand—popped open the can with a smooth, effortlessly cool motion.

“Little White, we’re moving the day after tomorrow. I’ll bring you to the new house, okay?”

“Meow meow!”

Little White adored her. It answered her happily while devouring its food.

Jiang Ning sat down at her computer, opened Splendid Peak, entered Miracle Manor, and began solving the puzzle S left behind.

She wasn’t in a hurry.

She mentally simulated the game board repeatedly.
What once seemed like a dead end suddenly opened up—dark clouds parted, revealing light.

Jiang Ning clicked the mouse and played her move.

【Congratulations! You have successfully solved the puzzle [Willow Snow].】

A satisfied smile curved her lips.

Meanwhile, on a plane to M-Country

Shen Jingnian had boarded his 20-hour flight.

With in-flight Wi-Fi available, he connected and opened Splendid Peak.

The moment he entered Miracle Manor—

A system message popped up:

【Mr. S, welcome back. Your newest Go puzzle [Willow Snow] has been solved by the player “phyllis.”】

Shen Jingnian froze.

So fast?

[Willow Snow] was a puzzle that even a world Go champion back then failed to solve after seven days.

And yet—

This phyllis solved it already?

He immediately opened the player’s profile.
The account had been online an hour ago.
Total session time: two hours.

Meaning—
They cracked Willow Snow in just two hours.

Terrifying.
Utterly terrifying.

Shen Jingnian narrowed his phoenix eyes.

Who exactly was this person?

Someone with exceptional talent, someone who discovered the hidden entrance to Miracle Manor instantly, someone who solved a nightmare puzzle in two hours—

Other than Jiang Ning—

Shen Jingnian had never been so intrigued by anyone.

At the Yun Residence

Yun Haotian had spent all day wandering the Misty Forest trying to find the entrance to Miracle Manor.

He found nothing.

He eventually gave up and texted Shen Jingnian:

【Uncle, send me the entrance code for Miracle Manor! I want to play too!】

Truly, people were not created equal.

He searched for an entire day and found nothing.
His uncle casually walked through the forest once—and entered.

Shen Jingnian read the message expressionlessly and replied:

【Find it yourself.】