50: Please, heroine, spare my life!

7:30 AM

Jiang Chuan gently pulled out his left hand, which had gone numb from being pressed.

He kissed her on the cheek, then carefully got up and went to another bathroom to wash up.

Last night, Tan Jing didn't end her livestream until after 2 AM.

After tidying up, it was almost 3 AM by the time she got back to bed, snuggled into his arms, and immediately fell into a deep sleep.

After washing up, Jiang Chuan changed into his workout clothes, left a note in the bedroom, and turned to leave the room.

This apartment doesn't have a fitness area; only Unit 6 has one, but he couldn't be bothered to go up there.

The decor is exactly the same, nothing worth seeing.

Putting on his Bluetooth earbuds, he jogged slowly on the tree-shaded track in the residential complex. There were many people exercising in the morning.

The fitness equipment was already taken over by the elderly, leaving the young people with no choice but to run.

A girl with an internet celebrity face, wearing a sports bra and shorts, was jogging slowly.

She was surrounded by many guys—some offering towels, some water, and others asking for her contact info.

She ignored them all, acting as if she didn't see them, and just kept running on her own.

Jiang Chuan watched with interest, immediately recognizing that this girl was stringing them along.

If she wanted to leave, she would have left long ago; why would she still be jogging leisurely here?

She wasn't even as good as the aunties working out on the fitness equipment. Who knows if she's a scammer or just enjoys being fawned over.

Although 'internet celebrity face' later became a derogatory term, that was after cosmetic surgery became popular.

With a pointed chin, big eyes, and a high nose bridge—all achieved through surgery—this facial type came to be called 'internet celebrity face.'

But a natural internet celebrity face is still very beautiful; it's just that stereotypes run too deep.

Watching the spectacle was quite amusing—the myriad faces of humanity. Those guys had just been mocking their competitors.

Then they turned around with bright smiles, fawning over that girl. It was quite the show.

But watching soon backfired. Those guys obviously noticed someone paying attention to the scene and discovered it was a very handsome guy!

They saw Jiang Chuan as a competitor who had come to join the fray. With such a handsome guy in the mix, he'd definitely be a major threat.

Uniting against a common enemy, they all glared at him, hoping to make him back down.

The girl noticed the sudden absence of fawning voices in her ears, stopped, and looked back. Seeing the person everyone was staring at, she said uncertainly:

"Jiang Chuan?"

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this and quickly blocked their line of sight, chattering about irrelevant things.

"Ah, the weather is so nice today!"

"The trees are so green!"

"Look! That old lady is doing a backflip!"

Jiang Chuan: ... Young people's thought processes are hard to understand. One second they're ready to fight, the next they're suddenly in sync like brothers.

Jiang Chuan got a look at the girl's face. He'd never seen her before and just assumed she'd seen news about him.

He no longer felt like running, so he turned and walked toward the parking area to get the suitcase Uncle Li had packed for him.

Seeing their enemy retreat, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and resumed their big smiles and fawning attentions.

The girl ignored these fish in her pond, her gaze fixed on Jiang Chuan.

Until she saw him open the trunk of the mercedes-benz g-class, a glint of interest flashing in her eyes.

"This fish isn't bad—rich and handsome too. I wonder if she even likes him. If not, I could reel him into my pond."

A confident smile played on her lips, as if any man she set her sights on was hers for the taking. She stopped paying attention and continued jogging slowly along the path.

Jiang Chuan pulled his suitcase, bought a lot of ingredients at the supermarket, and walked to the apartment in Unit 6 that belonged to him.

He changed the password and fingerprint settings to his own, opened the door, stored his clothes, pants, shoes, and socks in the closet, then headed to the gym to start his workout.

After over a week of consistent exercise, his endurance and physique had improved slightly.

Having lived a nightlife-rich life in his thirties, he knew full well the importance of a healthy body. As the saying goes:

"Youth doesn't know the value of essence; in old age..."

After forty-five minutes of working out, he took a shower, feeling refreshed, and carried the ingredients he'd bought back to Xiao Jing's place.

He quietly opened the door, put the ingredients in the fridge, walked to the bedroom, and opened the door to find Xiao Jing still asleep.

He went to the streaming room, turned on the computer, and checked Starlight's data and the issues Tang Ke had reported.

After handling work, he opened the browser to download WeChat but unexpectedly saw a search history entry:

"What does a Boyfriend like the most?"

Jiang Chuan shook his head with a smile, pretending he hadn't seen it. It wasn't until 10:30 AM that he finally stood up.

He walked to the kitchen, put on an apron, and earnestly followed a tutorial video to prepare lunch.

"What does 'to taste' mean?"

"How do you know when it's 'evenly mixed'?"

"Whoa! How do you slice it so thin?"

After exerting immense effort, Jiang Chuan finally finished making lunch—four dishes and a soup. To be honest, it didn't excel in appearance, aroma, or taste... Muttering as he walked toward the bedroom, he said, "How can this level be considered teaching? 'To taste,' my foot. Ridiculous."

He walked to the bedside, pinched Xiao Jing's collagen-rich cheeks with both hands, and said softly:

"Time to get up and eat, or you'll get the stick!"

"Mmm-hmm~"

Tan Jing hummed twice before opening her eyes, wrinkling her little nose at the sight of the person before her.

She sat up on the bed in a duck-sitting pose, clearly awake in body but with her soul still asleep.

Jiang Chuan picked her up in a princess carry, set her on the bathroom counter, squeezed toothpaste onto a brush, put it in her mouth, and helped her brush her teeth.

Watching her giggle foolishly, he said in exasperation:

"What did I get myself into—a girlfriend or a daughter?"

Tan Jing giggled, mumbling very softly and indistinctly:

"If you're my daddy, I'll give you a good girl."

After saying this, she took the toothbrush and started brushing on her own.

Jiang Chuan didn't catch what she said and patted her perky little butt, saying, "Hurry up, the food will get cold."

"Okay, okay!"

Tan Jing quickly finished washing up, linked arms with him, and walked together to the dining table. Seeing the table full of delicious dishes, she exclaimed in delight:

"Wow! You made all this? It looks delicious."

"Yeah, I tasted it all, and it really does taste good!"

They chatted while eating. She didn't complain about the food being bad; in fact, she ate even more.

After finishing, she pushed him into the master bedroom and ran out, acting mysteriously, leaving him unsure what she was up to.

A long time passed, and Jiang Chuan was starting to feel sleepy when the door finally opened. He looked up, his gaze fixed intently on her.

There was Tan Jing, with twin ponytails, wearing a sailor outfit—and not just any sailor outfit, but clearly a QQ-style sailor outfit!

She wore thigh-high white stockings, revealing a small section of plump absolute territory, and walked over step by step.

She pressed him down onto the bed with both hands, leaned close to his ear, and said in a magnetic, domineering voice:

"I'm ready."

"No! The floor is dirty!"

Spring arrived among mortals, flowers displaying their hues; willow waists swayed gently, flower hearts tenderly parted, dew dripped, peonies bloomed...