288: Chapter 288 Let's go find your Aunt Cheng Weiwei

"Cheng Cheng, how much longer are you going to be?"

Jiang Ye couldn't help but shout toward the room, "I'm telling you the truth, she really isn't as good-looking as you! This is purely like wearing socks to wash your feet—no one gets to drink the soup, it's all wasted."

Just as he finished speaking, Ye Cheng's door was gently pushed open with a click.

Jiang Ye looked up at the sound and immediately froze in place.

"Cheng... Cheng Cheng, you... you... Holy shit! Where the hell did you even put makeup on?! Don't tell me you were just sleeping in there for three hours!"

Ye Cheng stood at the door. She was wearing a cream-colored short stand-up collar down jacket, unzipped to reveal a light gray high-neck knit base layer underneath. On her lower body, she wore slim-fit dark straight-leg jeans, and on her feet were a pair of white lace-up sneakers.

Her hair was tied in a high ponytail, and her makeup was light and natural, perfectly highlighting her delicate features. She looked fresh and clean, exuding a youthful aura.

Was she pretty? Of course she was!

But the problem was...

How was this any different from the usual Ye Cheng?

If one had to say, maybe her skin looked a bit better, her eyebrows and eyelashes were a bit more refined, and her lip color was a bit more pink and tender?

And this took three hours? She must have been taking a damn nap!

"One look and I can tell you have a 'straight man' mindset; you don't understand the essence of these class reunions."

Ye Cheng tossed her ponytail and gave him an annoyed roll of her eyes. "In this kind of setting, if you dress up too hard or too deliberately, people will think you're just there to show off. They'll label you a 'scheming bitch' in a heartbeat."

She walked up to Jiang Ye, spun around, and proudly lifted her chin. "It has to be like this—looking like you didn't dress up much, but it's actually a 'no-makeup' look, a 'campus goddess' style with careful details hidden everywhere. This is high-level play. Got it?"

"..."

Jiang Ye skeptically scanned her from head to toe again.

"...Fine, you used a lot of words, so I'll believe you this once."

"Smart move!"

Ye Cheng gave a proud "humph," grabbed her small crossbody bag from the sofa, and slung it over her shoulder. "Alright, stop dawdling, let's go! This young lady is condescending to grace you with her presence today to hold down the fort, so you'd better be secretly rejoicing!"

Jiang Ye, caught between laughter and tears, was dragged out by her. "I really thank you! I didn't even have to go in the first place..."

"Less talk, let's go!"

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This gathering for Class Two of the Business Administration major at Bohai University's School of Management was set at a restaurant called "Xin Hong Ji" in the Huanggu District.

This restaurant had a good reputation among students; the portions were generous, the prices were affordable, and the environment was nice. You could eat quite well for about 80 yuan per person.

Although there were a few in the class from well-off families, none of them felt the need to pay out of their own pockets to maintain relationships. In the end, they decided on an AA system, 100 yuan each, with refunds for any surplus or extra charges if needed.

The car soon arrived at the entrance of Xin Hong Ji.

The restaurant storefront was quite large, decorated in a standard Chinese style. The red sign with gold lettering was very eye-catching in the evening twilight.

Some cars were already parked at the entrance, and young people in groups of two or three were walking inside.

Just as Jiang Ye parked the car, a thin guy in a black down jacket—Fang Wei—stared at his license plate for a moment, then rushed over with a look of pleasant surprise.

"Holy shit! My dear son! You finally made it! Let Daddy see if you've lost weight from moving bricks outside these past six months..."

Just as he reached the passenger door, it was pushed open from the inside.

Fang Wei quickly braked. Seeing Ye Cheng get out of the car, he was momentarily stunned and immediately wiped the playful grin off his face.

"Oops! Sorry, sorry, beautiful! Got the wrong car, got the wrong car!"

"No, no, no! You didn't!"

The driver's door opened then, and Jiang Ye stepped out with a smile, gesturing with his chin toward the dazed Fang Wei. "Xiao Wei, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and greet your godmother."

"God... Godmother?"

Fang Wei's gaze darted back and forth between Jiang Ye and the bright, lovely girl who had stepped out of the passenger seat. He was completely dumbfounded.

"Holy shit! Jiang Ye! You... you're in a relationship? And with someone... so... so..."

Ye Cheng tilted her head and took over. "With such a beautiful girl, right?"

She took half a step forward and smiled as she extended her hand to Fang Wei. "You must be Xiao Wei? I often hear your father mention you. Hello there, I'm your godmother, Ye Cheng."

Fang Wei: "???"

Seeing him standing there dazed, Ye Cheng didn't mind and naturally withdrew her hand. "Since it's our first meeting, your godmother hasn't prepared a gift. I heard from your father that you're interning alone in another city, and it's quite tough?"

She took out her phone and opened WeChat. "Here, your godmother will send you a red envelope as a meeting gift. Buy yourself something nice to eat; don't mistreat yourself."

Fang Wei: "??????"

Seeing his soul-out-of-body expression, Ye Cheng turned to Jiang Ye, who was struggling to hold back his laughter, and said in a 'worried' tone:

"Hubby, why does this child look so silly? Has he suffered too much being out there on his own?"

After that, she turned back and looked at Fang Wei with a 'maternal' expression:

"Xiao Wei, be a good boy. Hurry and take out your payment code to receive your godmother's red envelope, then head back to Dajing for the New Year. Don't spend the New Year here with your father; after all... he has a new family now, so it's not very convenient. You should go find that... um... Auntie Cheng Weiwei, right?"

Fang Wei: "???????????"

"Pfft—Hahahaha!"

Beside them, Jiang Ye finally lost it completely. He leaned against the car roof, laughing so hard he couldn't stand up straight, tears streaming down his face.

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!

As expected of Comrade Little Ye. This display of jealousy was circuitous, winding, and packed an explosive punch!

No wonder she kept asking on the way here if his relationship with Fang Wei was solid. Turns out she was waiting for this—if the relationship was good, she'd stab him in the front, drawing blood with every strike; if it wasn't, she'd probably be tripping him up from behind.

"...?"

Fang Wei was stunned for a long time before finally coming back to his senses from the massive information shock. Looking at the teary-eyed Jiang Ye and the 'maternal' Ye Cheng, he finally realized he had been played by this pair of scoundrels. He immediately lunged at Jiang Ye in a fit of embarrassed rage:

"Jiang Ye, screw you! You dare take advantage of me! And this... cough, hello, sister-in-law. Let's keep our relationship separate; you see, I didn't even call you daughter-in-law..."

While the two were fooling around at the entrance, several more classmates walked out of the restaurant. Seeing them, they all started greeting them:

"Yo, Jiang Ye! Fang Wei! You guys are here but not coming in? Are you performing a skit at the door?"

"Eh? And this is... Holy shit! Jiang Ye, your girlfriend? Not bad! You've kept her well-hidden!"

"Come in, come in! We're just waiting for you guys!"