Accidentally provoking the spring tide

Chapter 73. When do you plan to confess your feelings to her?

Jiang Wang, standing nearby, rolled her eyes at the man's pretentious behavior.

Since he was in a good mood today, they didn't embarrass Lu Lishen and carried their things downstairs.

After saying goodbye to Jiang's mother, the three left. Upon arriving at their destination, Jiang Wang glanced down at his phone and said, "Fifteen minutes. The house you picked is quite close to our home."

Jiang Jixu was getting out of the car when he heard this and paused, turning back in surprise to look at the person in the driver's seat: "You picked this out? Didn't you say it was Song A... our mom who bought it?"

The man's slightly upturned lips were reflected in the rearview mirror: "Yeah, Mom bought it. I picked the location."

Jiang Jixu nodded, got out of the car, and found Jiang Wang standing at the gate of the courtyard with a strange expression, not knowing what he had seen.

"What's wrong, Ah Wang?"

She walked over and looked around, following his gaze. "Is something wrong?"

Jiang Wang raised his hand to touch his nose, laughing awkwardly: "No, I just think this courtyard is quite nicely designed. By the way, isn't this the type you like, sis?"

“Yes, yes!” Jiang Jixu nodded like a chick pecking at rice, her tone full of praise. “It was designed by Lu Lishen’s mother, it’s really amazing.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wang raised an eyebrow.

"Was it designed by Aunt Song?"

“Yes.” Jiang Jixu said with admiration, “This kind of Su-style garden design is not common in the capital. I didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence that Aunt Song also likes this style.”

Jiang Wang crossed his arms and pouted.

This is no coincidence; it's clearly a deliberate scheme!

"What are you talking about?" Lu Lishen walked over carrying a box.

Seeing this, Jiang Jixu quickly reached out to take it, but the man dodged her.

"It's okay, it's not serious."

Jiang Wang put his hands behind his head and said lazily, "Sister, just let him move. He likes to find things to do for himself. Like in our senior year of high school, when the studies were so demanding, he would still take out a little notebook and draw all the time."

"Sigh, we have no idea what he's drawing—"

Jiang Wang tilted his head back, deliberately drawing out his words, and strode forward.

They left the young couple behind.

Jiang Jixu was somewhat surprised: "You can draw?"

Lu Lishen humbly replied, "I know a little bit."

"Of course, compared to Madam, that would be like showing off one's limited skills before an expert."

Jiang Jixu put one hand on his shoulder, her smile revealing her pearly white teeth.

"It's okay, I'll teach you when I have time."

Lu Lishen's gaze gently swept over the girl's fair and slender hand, his long eyelashes trembling slightly: "It's my honor."

After Jiang Jixu chose a house, she began to pack her things. Lu Lishen wanted to help, but the girl refused.

"It's okay, I can do it myself. That way I'll know where everything is."

Jiang Jixu was a little embarrassed.

Her room wasn't as organized as other girls' rooms, but everything had its fixed place. Jiang Jixu didn't like others tidying up her room, as it made it easy for many things to go missing.

If I had to describe it in one word, it would be "order within chaos".

Jiang Wang was used to this situation and leaned lazily against the door frame, saying, "Only my sister can find her things herself, so don't get in the way. Come here, I have something to ask you."

“Yes, yes, you guys go ahead and get busy,” Jiang Jixu hurriedly replied.

I never thought this habit was bad when I was at home, but now I feel a strange sense of shame.

Lu Lishen noticed the girl's embarrassment and nodded slightly: "Call us if anything happens."

"it is good."

After he left, Jiang Jixu breathed a sigh of relief and officially began to tidy up.
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Downstairs at the bar, Lu Lishen filled two glasses with water. He handed one to Jiang Wang.

"Tell me what's going on."

Jiang Wang didn't move, but just narrowed her eyes and stared at him: "When are you planning to confess to my sister?"

Lu Lishen paused slightly, his slender fingers stroking the glass.

"The right time hasn't been found yet."

Jiang Wang clicked his tongue lightly, sat down in his chair, and crossed one leg: "You designed this house, didn't you, including the courtyard outside?"

Lu Lishen raised his eyes.

Jiang Wang crossed his arms and gestured with his chin at him: "You forgot, I've seen your design drafts."

He remembers that there were only 100 days left until the college entrance examination. High school seniors would go to bed at one or two o'clock every night and get up at five o'clock in the morning, and their sleep time was severely squeezed.

So during breaks, the classroom is always full of students lying down.

Everyone is making the most of every second to rest.

Jiang Wang was also tired, but he rested by playing ball.

Once, during a long break between classes, the homeroom teacher sneaked off to the basketball court when he wasn't looking. When he came back, he saw Lu Lishen sitting in his seat, sketching in a notebook.

He initially thought the other person was doing a test, and was about to marvel at how the top student even did a test during break time, when he caught a glimpse of a drawing formed by interwoven and staggered lines.

Jiang Wang never expected that in four years, the sketch drawn with a pencil would become a real courtyard, and even less did he expect that it was a gift carefully prepared by Lu Lishen for Jiang Jixu.

The boy picked up his cup, took a sip of water, and then continued to complain: "I finally understand you. You're just a repressed pervert."

"If you had confessed your feelings to my sister earlier, you might have gotten together by now. What would have happened to that guy surnamed Ji?"

Lu Lishen lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes casting a faint shadow beneath his eye sockets. His gaze fell on the slightly trembling water, his fingertips caressing the cup, and he shook his head.

"Even if I confessed my feelings earlier, she wouldn't have said yes."

He knows better than anyone.

Whether to love or not, the choice has always been in Jiang Jixu's own hands.

Once a girl decides to love someone, she will go without hesitation, no matter how many obstacles or rumors there are.

Similarly, Jiang Jixu doesn't love anyone, no matter how good that person is, she won't be moved.

Even for him, the result would be the same.

Jiang Wang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, somewhat surprised. "What, even you lack confidence?"

Although he didn't want to admit it, there were so many girls who liked Lu Lishen since high school that he couldn't even count them all.

The man lowered his eyes, gave a self-deprecating smile, and looked dejected and heartbroken.

"Of course I would... I lack confidence."

Unrequited love is a chaotic and stressful experience for one person, especially since there is a three-year age difference between him and Jiang Jixu.

What's wrong with "Lu Lishen"? He's also afraid of being rejected.

Seeing this, Jiang Wang fell silent for a moment. After a long while, he said with difficulty, "You and my sister are legally married now, so you should take the initiative in everything."

He put his arm around his brother's shoulder and said earnestly, "Think about the phone call Lin Feng made last night. His tone might have made Ji Yanci regret his decision and sent him to gather information."

"You're not going to be so cowardly as to just stand by and watch someone steal your girlfriend, are you?"

Lu Lishen sighed and said in a low voice:
"But I don't know where to start."

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