Take her as my wife

"Do you experience sexual arousal when you interact with him in real life?" Xu Ke asked again.

That's the problem.

Jiang Ni frowned: "I only ever treated him as a younger brother, and I never had any other thoughts about him."

When she woke up, she was shocked and ashamed, and her usually rational mind was completely at a loss. So she took half a day off the next morning and came to Xu Ke's place.

She should have come for psychotherapy anyway.

Xu Ke chuckled: "Nini, you should know that you are an extremely rational person. Perhaps 'dreams' can more realistically reflect your inner thoughts."

Jiang Ni immediately denied it: "No, I always see him as a younger brother."

Xu Ke shrugged and guided her in a relaxed tone: "OK, that's not important—let's talk about your recent situation..."

After noticing that Jiang Ni was talking about that "younger brother" too frequently, Xu Ke had already made a judgment and made a decision.

After Jiang Ni finished speaking, Xu Ke suggested to her, "I think the medication treatment can be paused for a while, Nini. Now we've come across a 'humanoid detector,' would you like to consider using it to monitor your treatment progress?"

Jiang Ni's fingers curled slightly: "...How do we test it?"

Xu Ke couldn't help but tease her, "Why don't you ask me who this 'humanoid detector' is?"

Jiang Ni remained silent, only looking at her with a hint of helplessness.

"Okay, I'm not teasing you anymore," Xu Ke tapped the table lightly with the tip of her pen. "Simple, let's try creating some more physical contact."

Jiang Ni has now built a high wall of rationality against this man because of that "dream," so it remains to be seen whether their next contact will trigger a chain reaction.

"By the way, Nini, you don't need to come for treatment regularly anymore. You can come to me whenever you feel you have a problem, just like you are now."

Jiang Ni nodded and replied with an "okay," then pushed open the door and went out.

After her beautiful figure disappeared from sight, Xu Ke took out her phone and dialed a number.

"Hey, Uncle, Nini came to see me today."

"How has she been lately?"

"Very good," Xu Ke said. "You were unwilling to set aside your pride to cooperate with my work, but now I don't need your cooperation anymore—I've found a more suitable candidate."

"Who?"

"His name is—Tan Wen."

Jiang Qiaonan paused in pruning the flowers, her face as cold as ice: "It's the Tan family again."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ke lightly slapped her forehead: "I was so happy that I didn't even think of him as Tan Yan—who are they?"

Jiang Qiaonan had already checked the Tan family's records and said coldly, "Brother, they're just half-brothers. What's the deal between Nini and this Tan Wen?"

Xu Ke said softly, "It's probably a case of mutual affection between the man and the woman."

Jiang Qiaonan pinched her throbbing temples, her tone extremely harsh: "Does she really have to get involved with that Tan guy...?"

"What are you saying?" Xu Ke retorted to Jiang Ni, "If you had given her more care, she wouldn't have always felt like she was the same as her mother, and she wouldn't have been unable to have a normal relationship."

Jiang Qiaonan was probably angry with her, and hung up the phone without saying a word.

After leaving Xu Ke's place, Jiang Ni drove back to the firm and ran into Fu Chenguang and Tong Zhou downstairs.

Fu Chenguang took the initiative to greet Jiang Ni and warmly introduced Tong Zhou to her: "Jiang Lu, this is Mr. Tong, the vice president of Shijia Technology."

Tong Zhou extended his hand to Jiang Ni in a gentlemanly manner: "We know each other, Attorney Jiang, it's nice to see you again."

Fu Chenguang was taken aback, then understood immediately—no wonder Tong Zhou personally came to their firm today to discuss legal cooperation; it seems he's another boss with ulterior motives.

Jiang Ni was unaware that Tong Zhou had come for her. She reached out and shook hands with Tong Zhou, saying, "Hello, Mr. Tong."

She had other things to do, so she left after the elevator stopped at her office floor.

As soon as the elevator doors closed, Fu Chenguang said tactfully, "President Tong, Attorney Jiang never handles the legal affairs of our partner companies..."

Tong Zhou nodded: "I know, Mr. Fu is overthinking it. I didn't come here entirely for Attorney Jiang. It's because Attorney Jiang helped my relative with an extremely difficult case. But you know Attorney Jiang's personality; she won't accept a thank-you fee. Today, let's return the favor in a different way."

Fu Chenguang chuckled: "I understand, I understand. May I ask which lawsuit it is?"

"Regarding the incident where Du Yucheng was driving under the influence of drugs and hit someone," Tong Zhou said with a serious expression, "I tried to get help from friends everywhere, but there was no progress. It was only thanks to Attorney Jiang finding my uncle and his associates that we have this result today."

Unexpectedly, they had such a connection. Fu Chenguang, ever the smooth talker, chimed in, "Attorney Jiang is beautiful and kind-hearted; this is fate between you two."

Tong Zhou was naturally pleased to hear this. He knew that Fu Chenguang understood his thoughts, so he took the opportunity to say, "I wonder if Attorney Jiang has a boyfriend. I'd like to invite her to dinner, but I'm afraid it might cause her unnecessary trouble."

Fu Chenguang waved his hand: "No, no, Attorney Jiang did have a fiancé before, but they suddenly broke up a few months ago."

They were talking about marriage and then suddenly broke up? There must have been a major conflict.

Tong Zhou didn't care much about the reason for their breakup. Hearing that Jiang Ni was now single, he felt relieved and prepared to officially start his pursuit.

After obtaining Jiang Ni's contact information from Fu Chenguang, Tong Zhou left happily.

Jiang Ni received his friend request while she was explaining a problem to Chen Siyao.

Attorney Jiang, this is Tong Zhou.

Tan Wen was sitting right next to her, so he naturally saw the message. He didn't know who this person was, but Jiang Ni had already accepted the friend request.

The surname "Tong" is uncommon. Tan asked quickly, "Sister, is this the family of the victim?"

Jiang Ni nodded: "Yes."

Just as Tan Wen breathed a sigh of relief, he saw that the person on the other end of the line had sent him a message.

[Tong Zhou]: Lawyer Jiang, good evening. May I not disturb your rest?

Jiang Ni replied with, "Good evening, I hope you're here soon. What did you want to talk to me about?"

[Tong Zhou]: Yes, it's a personal matter. I'd like to invite Attorney Jiang to dinner tomorrow night after get off work. I wonder if Attorney Jiang is available?

Jiang Ni was still thinking about how to reply to the message when Tan Wen leaned close to her head and blurted out, "The 'private matter' he mentioned is probably about pursuing you, right, sister?"

"I don't know, we've only met twice," Jiang Ni replied, subconsciously shifting her body to the side.

This small gesture, when observed by Tan Wen, had a deeper meaning.

He lowered his eyelids, and his inner eyes suddenly became somewhat sharp—something was wrong.

Since this morning, Jiang Ni has been deliberately avoiding him. When he makes eye contact or touches her, she is like a frightened bird, shrinking back at the slightest touch.

Where did things go wrong... Tan Wen meticulously reviewed the situation in his mind, but calmly replied aloud, "Sister, you have an irresistible charm—are you going to have dinner with him?"

Jiang Ni had already started typing: Sorry, I have plans for tomorrow night.

Tan Wen felt a little better, thinking that she was just making excuses to reject the man. But the next day, before he got off work, Jiang Ni sent him a message saying that he should take a taxi home by himself, because she really did have a date that night.

After replying to her with "Okay," Tan immediately packed his things and rushed to the law firm.

It's best if some random "Mr. Zhang" or "Mr. Li" pops up out of nowhere.

Tan Wen leaned against a corner and finally waited for Jiang Ni to come out.

She didn't drive. She stood by the roadside for about two minutes when a black sedan stopped in front of her. As she opened the car door and got in, Tan Wen saw who was sitting inside.

—A woman.