Chen Jieru (Chinese: 陳潔如; 26 August 1906 – 21 January 1971), also spelled Ch'en Chieh-ju, was the second wife of Chiang Kai-shek. She was nicknamed Jennie. Chen's ancestral hometown was Ningpo (Ningbo), Chekiang (Zhejiang) Province, and she was born in Shanghai. She wrote a memoir which Chiang successfully suppressed during his lifetime. On their wedding night, Chiang infected Chen with syphilis, the treatment for which left her infertile. Due to this, she adopted Chiang Yao-kuang.