After a wealthy woman went bankrupt, her live-in husband became her sugar daddy.

Chapter 184 Unchangeable

Because here, I might run into some old acquaintances, those who greeted me with smiles when I was successful, but turned a blind eye when I was down on my luck.

Following the directions given by Shen Yan, I arrived at the designated private room.

As soon as I opened the door, I was stunned by what I saw.

Two rows of rather handsome, muscular men stood at the entrance, shouting in unison, "Welcome home, Princess!"

I stood there, stunned. If I hadn't seen Shen Yan standing at the end, I would have thought I had gone into the wrong room.

I strode over to her and asked, puzzled, "What trick are you playing now?"

Shen Yan patted my shoulder with a smile, put her arm around me and said, "Girl, isn't that a bit unfair? These men were all handpicked by me, they can all sing and dance, they'll definitely make you happy!"

My lips twitched slightly, and I muttered to myself, "My relationship with Jiang Yichen has finally improved recently. If he finds out, I'll be in deep trouble no matter what."

I gently pushed Shen Yan away and said awkwardly, "Forget it, I'm getting old and can't handle it anymore. I'll be going now."

As I was about to leave, Shen Yan grabbed my wrist and said pitifully, "We've finally managed to meet, can you not spoil the fun?"

I glanced at her helplessly, and she held up three fingers and solemnly assured me, "They're just there to make up the numbers and have some fun, playing games with us, and they won't do anything else."

I couldn't resist her pleading, so I could only nod and agree.

Shen Yan then waved her hand, signaling them to stand aside for the time being.

Then, she took out a gift for me from her bag—a bag that I had liked before.

Seeing this bag, a warm feeling welled up in my heart.

This is a bag I've always wanted, but it was out of stock at the time. Back then, my family hadn't gone bankrupt yet, so getting a bag was easy. But after it became available again, my family had already gone bankrupt, and I never got to buy it.

Unexpectedly, Shen Yan remembered such a small thing.

I hugged her tightly, tears welling up instantly, and choked out, "Sister, I love you to death."

Shen Yan patted my hand hard and said intermittently, "Sister, let go quickly, or I'll choke you until you can't breathe."

We looked at each other and smiled, as if we had returned to that carefree time.

We ordered a few more bottles of fine wine, and while singing and laughing, we savored the rich and delicious wines, enjoying this rare moment of togetherness until the clock struck midnight.

I was completely immersed in this pleasure, forgetting all about Jiang Yichen and the passage of time.

After the party, Shen Yan and I shared a delicious cake before reluctantly saying goodbye.

When I returned to the villa, Aunt Wang had already hurried out of the maid's room, wearing a coat. When she saw me, she frowned and said with a hint of reproach, "Why are you only coming back now? The master has been waiting for you all night."

That's when I noticed a beautiful cake and an exquisite gift on the living room table.

A sense of guilt welled up inside me, and I frowned, asking with concern, "Where did Jiang Yichen go?" Aunt Wang shook her head helplessly and sighed, "I don't know."

My heart sank. I had thought Jiang Yichen had forgotten this special day, so I hadn't told him.

However, it now seems that Jiang Yichen is definitely angry this time.

I hurriedly took out my phone, wanting to call Jiang Yichen to explain, but found that the phone had automatically shut down due to the battery running out.

It's obvious that Jiang Yichen must have called me countless times, but I just didn't hear them.

Left with no other option, I had to wait until the morning to charge my phone.

As I stepped into the dimly lit corridor on the second floor, a blurry figure suddenly came into view, startling me so much that I jumped involuntarily.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Yichen's gloomy voice rang in my ears: "Where did you go?"

With one hand on my chest, I answered timidly, "Shen Yan prepared a birthday party for me at the last minute, so..." I didn't dare to finish my sentence.

Jiang Yichen couldn't wait to ask, "Why is it that others have always been more important than me?"

I quickly explained, "No, I just didn't know you were waiting for me."

Jiang Yichen persisted, asking, "Can't you check your phone?"

I helplessly picked up my phone, which had already gone black, and said awkwardly, "It's out of battery."

Even without looking, I can imagine that Jiang Yichen must have called me countless times and sent me countless messages.

Otherwise, my phone wouldn't have run out of battery so quickly.

It didn't matter that my phone was out of battery, but Jiang Yichen's phone still had power.

Finally, he showed me a photo, and I was so embarrassed that I wanted to disappear.

In the photo, I'm actually singing a love song with a muscular guy in a karaoke bar. The way we're so intimate makes me want to crawl into a hole and disappear.

At this moment, all explanations seem so pale and powerless.

I secretly observed Jiang Yichen's dark face and cautiously said, "Those people were all found by Shen Yan. It has nothing to do with me. We didn't do anything except sing."

“I just didn’t want to spoil her fun. You know we haven’t gotten together in a long time.”

Unfortunately, Jiang Yichen didn't listen to me at all. He grabbed my chin and said fiercely, "You really are incorrigible. I thought you could change your ways, but it seems I was just being delusional."

I know what he means. Bi Qing and Owen used to do the same thing, going out to fool around with them and then leaving Jiang Yichen at home.

Actually, I should have invited him today, but... I didn't mean to. I've explained and apologized, what more do you want?

My temper flared up, and I pushed him away forcefully, saying with dissatisfaction, "You and Lin Nan are getting married soon, so I never thought you would remember my birthday or buy a cake and wait for me at home."

"You're being so nice to me now, aren't you afraid I'll take advantage of you? If Lin Nan misunderstands, I won't be responsible for explaining it to you."

Jiang Yichen was amused by my words and said coldly, "Gu Mo, you really know how to turn the tables. Can you explain Lin Nan's misunderstanding? Or are you the one who's misunderstanding? Why would you misunderstand?"

"I...you..." I didn't know how to explain it to him for a moment, but considering Lin Nan's attitude, it didn't seem like he would misunderstand.

Jiang Yichen pressed closer and closer, and I retreated again and again until I had nowhere left to go. I leaned against the wall, lowered my head, and dared not look at Jiang Yichen.

However, I could clearly feel the sharp aura emanating from him, and my shoulders trembled slightly involuntarily.

Finally, I closed my eyes, steeled my resolve, gritted my teeth, and said, "You misunderstood that you like me."