My Ares Son-in-Law

Jiang Fengliang patted Jiang Qingtao's shoulder gently with just the right amount of force, conveying both comfort and a bit of admonition from an elder to a younger person.

"Not only is he a highly skilled doctor, he is also extremely powerful and decisive. He never hesitates to do things, and once he takes action, it is as powerful as thunder and lightning, which makes people have to submit to him."

At this point, Jiang Fengliang's eyes flashed with a complex emotion, which included recognition of Xiao Chen's strength and concern for the future fate of the Jiang family.

"The Amei Group has really asked for trouble by offending Dr. Xiao this time. With Dr. Xiao's personality and methods, they are bound to suffer a great loss. We should not make such stupid mistakes in the future."

After saying that, Jiang Fengliang turned around and made a simple and clear gesture to the driver, indicating that it was time to set off. The driver understood and gently stepped on the accelerator. The vehicle started slowly and drove slowly along the way it came.

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After a while, Xiao Chen successfully completed the escort mission for Zhao Liang and Zhao Meng, and sent them safely back to their warm home. The sun shone through the clouds, casting mottled light and shadows, adding a bit of warmth to this ordinary day.

He set out on the journey back to his quiet residence in Tianhai, feeling relaxed and happy.

As he gradually approached the familiar door, a familiar figure inadvertently entered his sight, like a breeze in spring, gently brushing his heart and stirring up ripples. He quickened his pace, with a smile of expectation and surprise on his face, and walked towards the figure.

In the bright sunshine, he grabbed the outstretched hand - white and tender, like a newly blooming petal, exuding a faint fragrance, giving people a fresh and refined feeling.

However, this wonderful feeling did not last long, because he soon felt a strong reaction from the other party.

The other party suddenly pulled back his hand, his eyes as sharp as torches, directly looking at Xiao Chen. There was both surprise and anger in his eyes, so clear that it seemed to reflect everything in the world.

She was wearing a tailored blue collarless short-sleeved suit, which made her look taller and her face was as delicate as dewdrops in the morning light, crystal clear. But at this moment, the anger hidden under her beauty made her face look particularly vivid.

She stood there, exuding an inviolable aura, in stark contrast to Xiao Chen.

The world around them seemed to be still, with only the breeze blowing gently, bringing a hint of coolness. Xiao Chen looked at her, his heart full of doubts and confusion. He tried to find the answer from her eyes, but all he got was a more determined glare.

"What are you doing?" The woman's voice was filled with obvious rebuke and vigilance. Her eyes were fixed on Xiao Chen. There was surprise at the sudden contact and an instinctive defense against the approach of a stranger.

Her eyebrows were lightly frowned, forming a beautiful arc, but what was contained in it was not tenderness, but deep doubt and confusion.

Xiao Chen stood there in shock, unable to express his shock in words. He took a step forward, trying to close the distance between the two of them, with a hint of urgency and disbelief in his voice:
"Honey, are you kidding me? I'm Xiao Chen. Do you really not recognize me? Look, I know I've changed a lot in recent times and look a lot younger, but our faces and bodies are exactly the same. How could you forget all the days we spent together?"

His words were full of anxiety and affection, as if he wanted to use words to awaken the familiar self in the other person's memory. However, Jiang Meng in front of him seemed to be isolated from his world by an invisible wall. There was no relaxation in her eyes, only more determined strangeness and vigilance.

The sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, dappled onto her body, casting a soft golden glow on her delicate face.

But this beauty became the heaviest burden in Xiao Chen's heart. He stared at Jiang Meng, trying to find a trace of familiarity in every subtle expression of hers, but all he got in response was cold strangeness and confusion.

Xiao Chen's heart was filled with confusion and pain. He didn't understand why this happened.

Was it all just his illusion? Or was there some secret that he didn't know about that was quietly happening? He didn't dare to think about it anymore, and could only stand there silently, looking at the figure that was once the most familiar but now the most unfamiliar, with mixed feelings in his heart.

"I'm sorry, you got the wrong person." The woman's voice was cold and firm. She shook her head slightly, with an unquestionable denial in her movements. In her eyes, in addition to the initial vigilance, there was now a bit of impatience and indifference, as if every word Xiao Chen said touched a corner of her heart that she didn't want to touch.

Xiao Chen's face changed slightly when he heard this. He looked at the familiar face in front of him in disbelief, and doubts in his heart grew like weeds. He took two steps closer, almost sticking to her body, bent down and leaned forward, trying to catch a trace of the warmth of the past in her eyes.

He lowered his voice slightly, with a hint of helplessness and pleading in his tone: "Pretending not to know me? That's too much. We've been through so many ups and downs together for so many years. We're an old married couple, and our child is in kindergarten. How can you say such a thing? This is really not good."

However, his words did not move the woman's heart. She was not moved at all, but shook off Xiao Chen's hand even harder, as if it was a shackle that she was eager to get rid of.

Her voice trembled slightly with anger: "Please respect yourself! I've already told you, I don't know you! If you continue to act like this, I'll really call the police!"

The woman's words were full of determination and warning, and her eyes were like a sharp blade, piercing Xiao Chen's heart. Xiao Chen was stunned. He had never seen Jiang Meng so determined. That familiar face seemed so strange and distant at this moment.

He realized that he might have really done something wrong to make Jiang Meng so determined to deny their relationship.

He slowly took a few steps back, looking at Jiang Meng with complicated eyes, with all kinds of emotions surging in his heart: confusion, puzzlement, heartache... He tried to calm himself down, trying to find the answer from Jiang Meng's reaction.

Did she really have something to hide? Or was it all just his illusion? He didn't dare to think about it any further. He just stood there silently, looking at the woman who had once shared the joys and sorrows with him but was now a stranger to him, his heart filled with endless sadness and confusion.

Seeing Xiao Chen finally fall silent, the woman said nothing more. Her back cast a long shadow in the afterglow of the setting sun, looking lonely and determined. She lifted her skirt slightly, walked gracefully and decisively towards the magnificent villa not far away. (End of this chapter)