Take her as my wife

Upon hearing this, Liu Jiaren nearly bit her back teeth off, and viciously cursed Tan Yan and Shen Yunqing: "Adulterous couple."

She poured herself and Jiang Ni a drink and clinked glasses: "Nini, just remember this, it's not your fault, it's that idiot who couldn't control his lower body, all men are like that."

Liu Jiaren also knew about the outrageous things Tan Yan said when he confronted Jiang Ni.

Jiang Ni was rational, which is why she didn't fall for his manipulative tactics. Liu Jiaren, on the other hand, had seen too much and understood everything too well.

Take her parents for example. At first, the couple had a good relationship. Her mother was smart, capable, and beautiful. But no matter how beautiful a forty-year-old woman is, in a man's eyes, she can't compare to those twenty-somethings who are more beautiful.

"Is sex really that important?" Jiang Ni asked, bewildered.

That's a difficult question to answer.

Liu Jiaren pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not that sex is important. It's that when emotions run high, hugs and kisses aren't enough to express your feelings for this person—so the only thing I agree with Tan Yan is that you might not actually like him that much."

Jiang Ni countered, "You like every single person you sleep with?"

Liu Jiaren: "..."

It's so exhausting to talk to a lawyer about relationship issues.

"At least at first glance, I liked you, but my liking was rather short-lived, while yours is the more gradual, enduring type. However," Liu Jiaren said, resting her chin on her hand and lifting her beautiful eyes, "tell me honestly, how did you feel when Tan Yan hugged and kissed you? Did you tremble? Did your legs go weak?"

Jiang Ni lowered her long eyelashes: "No. I get shy, and my heart beats a little faster, but not as exaggerated as you say."

Why are you trembling and your legs going weak? Is it really necessary to be so nervous over a kiss?

However, after thinking for a moment, Jiang Ni carefully added, "Perhaps sticking out the tongue during a kiss is different from pressing the lips together?"

"Cough cough—what?" Liu Jiaren almost choked on her words. "Are you two in elementary school romance?"

But thinking about it that way, it made perfect sense, and Liu Jiaren became happier and happier: "To put it bluntly, your personalities just don't mesh. Tan Yan is too weak. If you met a real go-getter, he'd be kissing you so hard your legs would go weak. Hehe, just thinking about how that idiot Tan Yan didn't get much of a chance with you makes me feel good. Does he even deserve it?"

Jiang Ni shook her head: "He was just respecting me. I can't really accept that kind of kissing. Besides, putting aside the cheating issue, he's actually a very good man."

Liu Jiaren rolled her eyes without any politeness, plopped down next to her, hooked her arm around her neck, and said in a harsh voice, "Comrade Jiang Ni, you and I are on the same side. I didn't say bad things about him before because you were still boyfriend and girlfriend with him, but now that he's cheated on me, if I say bad things about him, you have to join me in cursing him! Not contradict me!"

As she spoke, she tickled Jiang Ni's skin. Jiang Ni was extremely ticklish, curled up, and smiled uncontrollably with her eyes crinkled, then begged her for mercy: "I understand..."

While they were playing around, Jiang Ni's phone rang; it was a video call from MiXin.

Liu Jiaren released her, took her phone, entered the password to unlock it, and raised an eyebrow: "Oh, your handsome little brother is looking for you."

The video call connected, and Jiang Ni's face appeared in the frame.

"What do you want from me?"

She had just had a playful fight with Liu Jiaren and had drunk some wine, so her cheeks were flushed with a light blush. Her fox-like eyes sparkled, and her bright smile hadn't faded, which startled Tan Wen.

He then realized that her surroundings resembled a bar, and a barely perceptible shadow crossed the man's face.

"Is your sister drinking with someone?"

Jiang Ni shifted the camera slightly, revealing Liu Jiaren's face: "Yes, with your sister Jiaren."

Thinking that he seemed to have feelings for Liu Jiaren, Jiang Ni asked, "Are you coming over? It's Friday today, you can leave school tonight, right?"

Tan immediately stood up: "The name of the bar?"

"Bluewood, the one in the central square."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ni turned her head and met Liu Jiaren's teasing expression. She asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Liu Jiaren said something seemingly out of the blue: "Nothing, I was just wondering if all men with the surname 'Tan' are born in the Year of the Dog..."

Although Jiang Ni didn't quite understand what she meant, she could tell something: "You seem to dislike Tan Wen?"

"No, it's that I don't like their whole family," Liu Jiaren confessed directly.

Jiang Ni knew that she disliked Tan Wen and the others because of her, but she still said a few good words for Tan Wen: "He's different. In the past, when Tan Yan's mother and sister targeted me, he would always speak up for me."

In reality, the scene wasn't just about speaking up for her; Tan Wen's temper wasn't as good back then as it is now. Take the time she had a shrimp allergy, for example. The doctor told her to avoid certain foods at home, but He Xiaoling specially prepared a table full of spicy dishes. As soon as Tan Wen sat down at the table, he glanced at it and flipped the table over.

"If you can't understand human language, then you shouldn't eat this."

Eighteen-year-old Tan Wen exuded a fierce aura. When he stood there, his cold gaze swept over his mother and sister, and neither of them dared to utter a sound.

Jiang Ni told Liu Jiaren about it, and Liu Jiaren just pursed her lips: "He's more courageous than his brother, but—I still can't bring myself to like him. If you like...like hanging out with him, I'm not against it, but I feel like you're not his sister-in-law anymore. He already has a proper sister-in-law, and it's not good for the two of you to get close."

Jiang Ni didn't pay attention to this.

"My relationship with his brother is one thing, but my good relationship with him is another," Jiang Ni said. "Tan Wen is really a good person, and I think he likes you."

"Pfft—"

Liu Jiaren spat out her drink, staring at her dumbfounded: "Who do you think he likes?"

Jiang Ni handed her a tissue: "You."

Liu Jiaren had witnessed her slowness when it came to matters of the heart. Then she thought to herself, "Good thing. Since she's misunderstood, I'll just go with the flow and let her misunderstand to the end. That way, Tan Wen won't have a chance to make a move on her."

"Really... Okay, I actually think he's really handsome too. Could you help me set him up tonight? I'll check him out tonight, and if he's capable, we can try dating for a few months."

Jiang Ni couldn't help but frown, and the words of refusal slipped out: "No way."

Liu Jiaren's heart skipped a beat; she had a feeling that Jiang Ni had different feelings for that boy.

Before she could speak, Jiang Ni continued in a serious tone, "He's still young. If you're only interested in his looks, then forget it. Besides, don't you still have Jiang Fengyu to sort out?"

"She must be at least twenty... still too young." Liu Jiaren thought to herself, but replied aloud, "I know, I know, just kidding..."

Tan arrived very quickly.

From the moment he stepped into the bar, many girls were drawn to him. He paid no attention to their gazes, and with a quick glance around, he spotted the figure he was looking for.

"elder sister."

Jiang Ni looked up: "You're here. Sit down. Want a drink?"

Tan Wen sat down on the single seat next to her: "I don't want to drink. I'll take you home later."

He saw Jiang Ni's car at the entrance.

Jiang Ni ordered him a juice and then asked, "Did you get your driver's license?"

"I started studying right after the college entrance exam."

Tan Wen glanced at the wine bottles on the table. The two of them had drunk quite a bit. He frowned slightly. Today, Tan Yan announced his marriage, and Jiang Ni came to the bar to drown her sorrows. It was no wonder he was overthinking it.

But Tan understood that removing this thorn would always cause her some discomfort, and he wouldn't stop because of that.

"My brother went to get his marriage certificate with his new sister-in-law today, and I'm going to help him move tomorrow."

Jiang Ni nodded, her expression not as forlorn as he had expected. Her focus was not on Tan Yan starting to live with Shen Yunqing. She said, "You two are much better off now than before."

After she finished speaking, she took a sip of wine from her glass, her lips stained with the wine like flower petals after the rain.

Tan Wen's gaze fell on it, and he replied, "Because he did me a great favor."

"What kind of help?"

Tan asked but remained silent: "It's a secret."

Jiang Ni was curious, but since he didn't want to talk about it, she wouldn't press him. So she changed the subject: "Have you taken care of your summer internship?"

"Yes, it's going through the process. I checked, it's the branch office in the district where you live."

What a coincidence! If I remember correctly, Yicheng Public Security University and Jiang Ni's residence are not exactly close.

Liu Jiaren didn't believe it.

Then Tan asked, "Can I stay at your place during the holidays?"

Hey, this kid.

Liu Jiaren glanced at him, then, with a forced smile, preemptively replied, "I also have a house there, and it's empty. Why don't you come stay with me, little brother?"