Reborn back to the day I descended the mountain, Miss Ji, I will take responsibility for you!

Su Mengyao frowned slightly and turned around to see a man wearing a light blue suit.

He wore a surprised smile on his face and walked with his head slightly raised, giving off an arrogant feeling.

Upon seeing the other person, Su Mengyao showed impatience, but the man approached her warmly.

"Mengyao, is this fate? I keep running into you wherever I go."

Ye Chen could tell at a glance that this was clearly one of Su Mengyao's suitors.

Su Mengyao said irritably, "If I had known you were here, I definitely wouldn't have come back today."

Judging from her tone, Ye Chen knew that the other party was clearly not well received by Su Mengyao.

The shop owner, who was drinking tea nearby, looked somewhat surprised when he saw that the young man knew Su Mengyao.

He knew this young man very well; his name was Jiang Huai, the second young master of the Jiang family in Wucheng.

Although not one of the four major families in Wucheng, the Jiang family is still very influential in Wucheng, and Jiang Huai has a hobby of collecting antiques.

He enjoys gambling on stones in his spare time and is considered a loyal customer of Cuizhuxuan.

"Who is this?" Ye Chen asked Jiang Huai, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Su Mengyao said irritably, "He's just an annoying guy, let's ignore him."

As she spoke, Su Mengyao took Ye Chen's arm, a move that surprised Ye Chen.

Seeing this, Jiang Huai noticed Ye Chen standing next to Su Mengyao, his eyes revealing a cold expression.

However, his good manners prevented Jiang Huai from getting angry immediately. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Mengyao, who is this?"

Su Mengyao glanced at Jiang Huai and said coldly, "Are you blind? Can't you see?"

As she spoke, Su Mengyao deliberately tightened her grip on Ye Chen's arm, and her astonishingly large chest made Ye Chen's mind wander.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Huai's forehead veins bulged, and he glared at Ye Chen as if Ye Chen had cheated on him.

Su Mengyao deliberately provoked him, saying, "Jiang Huai, you've seen it yourself, I have a boyfriend. I hope you won't bother me anymore."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for not giving you face. If we start fighting, you're no match for me."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Huai's face turned pale and then red, and finally he said with some grievance, "Mengyao, can't you see what I've done for you all this time? I really like you."

"Besides, my father has already proposed marriage to your family, and your father has no objections. I don't understand what I did wrong to make you hate me so much."

Upon hearing Jiang Huai's words, Su Mengyao's expression immediately turned cold.

To be honest, she didn't have any ill feelings towards Jiang Huai at first.

Moreover, I felt that Jiang Huai was a fairly polite person, so it wasn't something I couldn't consider, but only a few days later...

Jiang Huai then brought people to propose marriage, which made Su Mengyao feel looked down upon, as if she couldn't refuse since the Jiang family wanted to marry her.

This completely destroyed any goodwill Su Mengyao had towards Jiang Huai, and even turned her into disgust, so naturally she strongly opposed the marriage.

However, Jiang Huai was unaware of Su Mengyao's thoughts; he always thought that Su Mengyao was just a little reserved.

I was determined to marry him and become his woman in the end, until I saw Ye Chen today.

Su Mengyao looked at Jiang Huai's unpleasant face and said coldly, "Haven't you always been curious about why I don't want to marry you?"

"As you just saw today, this is my boyfriend, and this is why I refuse to marry you."

"So, I advise you to give up on this idea. If you keep pestering me, I'll beat you every time I see you!"

As she spoke, Su Mengyao nuzzled Ye Chen's arm with her magnificent chest, while looking at Ye Chen with a pleading expression in her eyes.

Ye Chen now understands what happened; he never expected to encounter such a melodramatic plot.

He remembered that in his previous life, Su Mengyao didn't seem to have married this Jiang Huai.

Instead, the day before the wedding, he severely injured Jiang Huai.

Then he fled Wucheng overnight, and it is said that he later became a disciple of Mount Emei. Ye Chen knew nothing about what happened after that.

Ye Chen looked at Jiang Huai and sighed. He decided to consider it as saving a life and did not explain his relationship with Su Mengyao.

Of course, this was definitely not because Su Mengyao's car headlights were making him feel comfortable.

Ye Chen is an upright person, someone who has transcended vulgar interests.

However, Ye Chen also found it amusing that he not only had to play Ji Ruoyu's husband, but now he also had to play Su Mengyao's boyfriend.

Feeling like he was a professional fake husband, Ye Chen thought that it wasn't so bad after all, as he felt the soft touch on his arm.

Jiang Huai looked at Ye Chen and then at Su Mengyao, saying incredulously, "No, it's impossible! I know you're lying to me!"

“Mengyao, tell me what I did wrong, I can change it, please don’t treat me like this.”

"Besides, this guy's entire body probably isn't even worth a thousand dollars. Why should he be worthy of you?"

“He must be the actor you found, right? Only Jiang Huai, the second young master of the Jiang family, is worthy of you.”

Ye Chen sighed as he watched Jiang Huai still recklessly courting death, thinking to himself, "Brother, I'm trying to save you."

He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around Su Mengyao's waist, pressing her body even closer to his.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Huai's face flushed red, and he shouted, "Let her go!"

Ye Chen scoffed and said, "Mengyao is my woman, why should I let her go?"

"I advise you to be sensible and get out of my sight right now, otherwise I won't mind showing you why flowers are so red."

Su Mengyao didn't expect Ye Chen to make such a move, and half of her body pressed against Ye Chen's.

Feeling the intense male hormones, Su Mengyao felt her heart race, as if it were about to jump out of her chest.

At this moment, Su Mengyao was filled with countless thoughts. Although she usually seemed carefree and easygoing, she was still very much in the mood for such things.

But it was the first time she had such close contact with a man, and her face turned completely red with embarrassment.

Looking at Su Mengyao nestled shyly in Ye Chen's arms, Jiang Huai felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He had never seen Su Mengyao like this before.

At this moment, Jiang Huai felt as if there was a green grassland above his head.

Ye Chen, however, ignored Jiang Huai and instead turned around with Su Mengyao to start picking up stones.

After leaving Ye Chen's chest, Su Mengyao suddenly felt a sense of loss.

After walking a short distance away, Ye Chen said softly, "Miss Su, I'm sorry for being so rude just now."

Upon hearing this, Su Mengyao responded softly, "Ye Chen, you're too kind. I should thank you for helping me get rid of that annoying person."

“He always acts so self-important, which annoys me. If my family hadn’t stopped me, I would have beaten him up long ago.”

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "Then next time there's a chance, I'll help you beat him up!"

Su Mengyao was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this. Looking at Ye Chen's gentle smile, her heart began to race again.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say, but Ye Chen smiled slightly.

After looking around, Ye Chen's gaze finally settled in one direction, and he led Su Mengyao there.

Su Mengyao followed Ye Chen. They arrived at a pile of fist-sized rough stones and began to sort through them.

The raw stones here are very cheap, only 1,000 yuan each, simply because the quality of the raw stones here is generally average.

Moreover, they are not very big, and unless you find a very high-quality stone, you will usually lose money.

Therefore, few people choose here. Su Mengyao said, "Ye Chen, the stones here are of the worst quality."

"You won't find anything good here. Why don't we go take a look over there?"

"If you don't have enough money, I can pay for you as a thank you gift."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "I appreciate Miss Su's kindness, but the stones here are enough."

Looking at the pile of stones, Su Mengyao's eyes were a little strange, but seeing that Ye Chen was determined, she didn't try to persuade him anymore.

She simply said, "From now on, just call me Mengyao. It sounds strange to call me Miss Su."

Ye Chen didn't think much of it and said, "Alright, Mengyao, come with me to open the stone."

By this time, Ye Chen had already picked out about forty stones and piled them up to the side.

Hearing Ye Chen call her Mengyao, Su Mengyao blushed slightly, even though she had originally intended to pay the bill.

However, Ye Chen swiped his card directly. Although there seemed to be a lot of stones, their value was only 40,000 yuan.

Ye Chen carried the stone and walked towards the cutting table in the corner.