Take her as my wife

The next morning, Liu Jiaren and Jiang Fengyu got ready first, and then went to knock on the door of Jiang Ni's room.

Tan Wen opened his eyes, his gaze clear and unwavering, clearly having been awake for some time. However, Jiang Ni was nestled in his arms, fast asleep, and not wanting to wake her, he remained lying still.

"Nini, are you up yet? Time for breakfast!"

Jiang Ni's eyelids twitched, her long, curled eyelashes fluttered twice, and she woke up.

Tan Wen kissed her forehead: "Good morning, sister."

"Good morning..." Her voice was hoarseer than usual.

The marks Tan Wen left on her last night have deepened from a light red to a darker color, and her "aftermath" appearance is impossible to hide.

Fortunately, the weather in S City is cooler than in Yicheng. There's even a light drizzle outside today, so it's perfectly fine to wear long sleeves to cover up.

Outside the door, Liu Jiaren asked again, "Are you up yet?" Tan Wen replied, "We're getting up now. Jiaren, you go to the lobby to order first. We'll be there after we've washed up."

There was no sound at the door.

Tan Wen helped Jiang Ni sit up and first rummaged through her luggage to find her clothes for the day. While she was changing, he poured her a glass of warm water.

Seeing that he was practically squatting down to help her put on her slippers, Jiang Ni quickly stopped him, saying, "I can do it myself. I'm not that delicate."

Besides, after a good night's sleep, she was actually in great spirits.

"I'm just returning the favor," Tan Wen insisted on squatting down to help her put on her shoes. "The peaches my sister gave me last night were so big, fragrant and sweet, so of course I had to repay her properly."

Jiang Ni: ...He was better off talking about peaches, rather than anything else.

After washing up, they took the elevator downstairs to meet Liu Jiaren and Jiang Fengyu. The elevator doors opened, revealing several people inside, including Xia Ningxuan.

Tan Wen didn't give her a look, but Jiang Ni recognized her.

"Hello, sister. I didn't expect to run into you here." Xia Ningxuan greeted Jiang Ni first.

Jiang Ni nodded politely to her and offered her her concern: "Yes, hello, please be careful while you're sightseeing."

After a few pleasantries, they arrived at the first floor, and Tan Wen led Jiang Ni off the elevator first.

"Does your sister know her?" Tan Wen was somewhat surprised.

Jiang Ni said, "She's the girl Jiaren and I helped in the restroom the day before yesterday—do you know her?"

Just now in the elevator, she clearly noticed that the first person Xia Ningxuan looked at was Tan Wen.

Tan Wen didn't hide anything from her and explained what Xia Ningxuan had told him last night, his tone displeased: "I don't know what her father meant, it's completely inexplicable."

Jiang Ni seemed to be deep in thought. After a while, she gave him some advice: "The president of Yicheng Public Security University is a bureau-level cadre, so a head-on confrontation is definitely not an option. However, if something happens to someone of his status, the impact will be significant. You should keep a close eye on him, find something to hold against him, preserve evidence, and adopt a defensive strategy. Don't be impulsive."

"I know." Tan Wen squeezed her hand and nodded obediently.

As soon as they sat down, Liu Jiaren glanced at Jiang Ni. This seasoned veteran could smell the "meat" almost the moment Jiang Ni sat down.

Jiang Ni remained expressionless as she was scrutinized, though a hint of shyness rose within her.

After breakfast, they joined several groups of people to go up the mountain. However, there was a cable car to take a little further up, which saved them time and effort.

Liu Jiaren took Jiang Ni's arm and they slowly climbed the mountain together. Tan Wen and Jiang Fengyu deliberately slowed down and walked behind them.

"Hey, how many times?"

Jiang Ni said calmly, "0."

What surprised Liu Jiaren wasn't the "0," but rather: "You guys went through all that, how could he hold back?"

Jiang Ni smiled slightly, adding with a touch of pride, "Yes... he respects me a lot."

"That's probably, maybe, that's how it is," Liu Jiaren said, but she was more concerned about something else: "You haven't thought about those bad things anymore, have you?"

Jiang Ni shook her head: "No, don't worry."

The two sisters chatted in front, while the two brothers were also busy behind.

Jiang Fengyu asked somewhat awkwardly, "You and Miss Jiang...you two..."

"I didn't do it." Tan Wen readily satisfied his curiosity.

Jiang Fengyu glanced sideways: "Brother Tan, you have amazing self-control... I'm useless; every time Jiajia tries to seduce me, I lose my mind. How do you manage that?"

Tan Wen coldly uttered three words: "Because of love."

Jiang Fengyu: "…………" What a show-off this younger brother is.

Chat ended.

Tan Wen kept his attention on Jiang Ni. After climbing for about forty minutes, he saw that she was walking slower and slower, and knew that her already limited strength was about to run out.

"Sister," Tan called out to her, "there's still a way up, I'll carry you up."

He chased after her as he spoke, then knelt down in front of her: "Come here."

Jiang Fengyu followed suit: "Baby, want me to carry you on my back too?"

Liu Jiaren has better athletic talent than Jiang Ni. Before she got pregnant, she was a regular at the gym. Even after she got pregnant, she signed up for a prenatal yoga class and kept exercising. She waved to him and said, "I don't need it. I just want to drink some water. Just come over and fan me."

Jiang Ni was a little embarrassed. There were people in front of her and behind her. Apart from young children, who would carry an adult on their back?

But her calves did start to ache and swell. She didn't force herself to stay upright. Instead, she obediently leaned against Tan Wen's broad back and whispered to him, "...It's the aftereffects of yesterday that's affecting me. Otherwise, I could definitely have climbed up."

At least getting to the cable car station shouldn't be a problem, she thought.

Tan Wen easily carried her on his back and started moving forward. He first agreed with her words, and then took the opportunity to say, "Sister, do you still remember when we practiced boxing together? Your stamina was better back then than it is now. When we get back to Yicheng, I'll continue to train, otherwise I'm afraid you really won't be able to last a round."

Jiang Ni was silent for a few seconds, then answered softly, "...Okay."

See, it's not that he's being greedy and insatiable... it's clearly because Jiang Ni has been increasingly indulgent and spoiling him that he's become "bad".

After climbing for a while, the cable car station was in sight.

Tan Wen put Jiang Ni down. Apart from a thin layer of sweat, he wasn't panting much.

Liu Jiaren thought to herself: It's over. With this kind of stamina, her Jiang Fengyu is definitely going to lose... Being a few years younger really makes a difference.

Upon reaching the entrance, everyone lined up in an orderly fashion. There were exactly four people per cable car. They boarded, and the cable car started moving upwards at a steady pace.

Liu Jiaren took out a camera from Jiang Fengyu's backpack: "I'll take some group photos for you. Come on, look at the camera."

Tan Wen put his arm around Jiang Ni's shoulder, looking relaxed. He even imitated Jiang Ni's gesture, raising his left hand to make a "V" sign. Jiang Ni smiled, showing a rare liveliness and energy.

"With your looks, your daughter will be absolutely gorgeous! I don't care, you absolutely have to give my Huo Huo the chance, we can't let some other blond guy get the better deal!"

As Liu Jiaren spoke, she transferred the photos from her camera to her phone and sent them to Jiang Ni: "Here you go, Nini, what do you think of my photos?"

Jiang Ni clicked on the photo to enlarge it, and Tan Wen leaned closer to look at it with her.

In reality, the two modelers didn't need any angles or composition techniques at all. Liu Jiaren's photos were just casually taken, yet they can be described as "beautiful".

"It's beautiful," Jiang Ni said, showing her support.

Tan took out his phone and said, "Sister, send me a copy of the photo."

He was saving photos when a special notification popped up in his private message: Your specially followed friend [Sister] updated her Moments, come check it out!

Tan was taken aback and clicked to check.

Jiang Ni actually posted their photo on her WeChat Moments.

The caption was just two words: Happy.

"Sister, have you set permissions?"

Jiang Ni had been using MiXin for so long that she always posted directly to her Moments, and she was so used to it that she never even thought about setting any browsing permissions.

She still has He Xiaoling and Tan Mei as friends on her phone... but she doesn't know if they've blocked or deleted her.

Jiang Ni thought for a moment and said, "Oh well, since I've already sent it, let's just leave it at that."

Little did she know that He Xiaoling and Tan Mei not only didn't block or delete her, but also set her as a special contact—just to monitor her movements after breaking up with Tan Yan.

At that moment, the mother and daughter, who were far away in Ning County, were startled one after the other.