Take her as my wife

Jiang Ni hasn't seen his invitation yet, because she's been invited by Liu Jiaren to a birthday party tonight.

The birthday party's hostess was Liu Jiaren's cousin, Song Ruixi.

Out of courtesy, Jiang Ni planned to buy Song Ruixi a birthday present on her way there. Coincidentally, she entered the store of the brand that had won the necklace with Tan Wen at the hot pot restaurant last time.

"Hello, miss," the sales clerk greeted her warmly, noticing she was looking at bracelets, and asked to confirm, "Are you looking to buy a bracelet?"

Jiang Ni nodded: "Could you please help me pick out a style suitable for a young girl? Thank you."

She had an exceptional air about her, and her handbag was a six-figure luxury brand. The sales clerk naturally considered her a valued customer and treated her with great courtesy: "Okay, miss, we just received a few new arrivals. Let me take them out for you to see."

The sales clerk hurried away, and Jiang Ni casually wandered around the store before suddenly stopping in front of the glass display case in the ring section.

She saw a pair of couple rings.

"Miss, you have excellent taste! This is our newly released Eternal Heart Master Collection for Valentine's Day. In addition to rings, we also have necklaces and bracelets, which can be purchased together or individually." Another sales clerk noticed her staring at the pair of rings and quickly stepped forward to introduce them to her. "Look, this is the entire collection."

The clerk took out a large square black velvet box from another cabinet and showed it to her.

Jiang Ni was taken aback because the necklace inside was exactly the same as the prize she had won.

She glanced at the price—165000 yuan.

When Aunt Zhou told her that the diamond-encrusted version started at over 80,000 yuan, Jiang Ni felt something was off. Now that she saw the actual price, she felt even more suspicious.

After some thought, Jiang Ni deduced that there were only two possible truths before her: one, the necklace she had drawn was a fake; two, the necklace was real, but the person who actually gave it to her was not the hot pot restaurant owner.

Jiang Ni is more inclined to believe the latter.

But who sent it? ...Tan asked.

After reviewing the situation, Jiang Ni felt that the possibility was very high.

Tan Wen took her to the hot pot restaurant that day, and according to Tan Wen's personality, he would usually refuse to participate in activities like this, but that day Tan Wen was extremely cooperative.

"Miss?" the clerk called out to her.

Jiang Ni barely came to her senses: "Um... what did you say?"

The sales clerk patiently repeated, "Would you like to try on this set of jewelry?"

Jiang Ni replied, "No need."

But in the end, she still walked out of the store carrying the two boxes.

Once back in the car, Jiang Ni saw the message Tan Wen had sent.

There wasn't much to do on the weekend, but she still asked reservedly, "Have you signed up for any projects?"

Tan replied instantly.

[Tan asked]: I've signed up. Will you come and cheer me on, sister?

Jiang Ni replied with an "okay" and then mentioned that she was going to attend Song Ruixi's birthday party soon.

[Tan asked]: Is today her birthday? I didn't know. Then could you please pass on a "Happy Birthday" message to her for me?

Jiang Ni knew he was lying to herself. Even if he didn't ask Song Ruixi about her birthday, how could Song Ruixi not take the opportunity to invite him to meet? The girl was obviously interested in him.

Now Jiang Ni has figured it out: Tan Wen's previous obedient agreement to meet Song Ruixi was purely an act to deceive her.

Before she could reply, Tan sent another message reminding her to drink less alcohol.

A while ago, when Jiang Ni and Liu Jiaren were at a bar, he never said anything like that. He always said things like, "Have fun, sister."

Tan Wen regretted sending the message as soon as he sent it. He waited for a long time but didn't receive a reply from Jiang Ni. He was in a very bad mood and started to have all sorts of wild thoughts—had she discovered something? Was her "getting closer" to him these past few days actually a test to make him lower his guard?

Hold.

My wife is too smart, she's so hard to deal with.

Right now, his only way to vent is to run laps on the track.

They even dragged Zhao Qian and his friends into it, ostensibly to "prepare for next week's sports meet, let's get running."

Zhao, Zhou, and Feng: "..."

Of the three of them, zero people signed up for running events; what a joke.

Song Ruixi's birthday party was held at a high-end hotel. The private room was spacious and meticulously decorated. When Jiang Ni arrived, quite a few people were already there.

Liu Jiaren was playing cards with someone, and Jiang Fengyu sat next to her, feeding her fruit. This young master was indeed well-mannered; he didn't smoke, drink, or gamble.

This was the first time Liu Jiaren had brought her boyfriend to such an occasion with relatives and friends. Everyone praised Jiang Fengyu, and the elders gave him unanimous praise, asking them directly when they planned to get married.

Jiang Fengyu was in charge of handling the situation, and his script was: "I'll definitely let you know when the date is set, and you can come to the wedding banquet then."

When they saw Jiang Ni arrive, the aunties grabbed her and started "besieging" her: "Nini, long time no see, you've gotten even prettier—do you have a boyfriend yet? I have one here..."

After giving her a helpless look, Liu Jiaren ignored her. Although the relatives on Liu's side were enthusiastic about playing matchmaker for young people, they were all easygoing and kind. Jiang Ni felt much more relaxed dealing with them than when she returned to the Jiang family.

Her response was simple and effective: "I have a boyfriend, thank you, Auntie."

When Song Ruixi arrived, she overheard her words and was startled, but then calmed down, thinking that this was probably just a lie made up by Jiang Ni to keep quiet.

"Hello, Sister Jiang." She took the initiative to go up and greet Jiang Ni.

Jiang Ni handed her the gift: "Hello, happy birthday—Tan Wen is doing a legal awareness campaign this weekend, so the school won't be closed. He asked me to give you a happy birthday greeting."

Song Ruixi said with a smile, "We haven't been in touch for a long time, so please send him a 'thank you' for me too."

In fact, Tan Wen had contacted her just a few minutes earlier, asking her to keep an eye on Jiang Ni for any unwanted suitors. For such a small task, Tan Wen was still offering her 5,000 yuan as payment.

He also sent her a 2000 yuan birthday red envelope because she turned 20 today.

Not only is it clear that such a handsome and wealthy boyfriend is destined not to be hers, but she also has to help him pursue his goddess—what sins did she commit in her past life?

Jiang Ni was completely unaware of the girl's inner turmoil. She sat down next to Liu Jiaren and offered her advice. Liu Jiaren had almost lost everything, but Jiang Ni won five games in a row after she arrived.

Jiang Fengyu was quite surprised: "Miss Jiang, you're so good at cards?"

Liu Jiaren chuckled as she accepted the money: "In the eyes of a top student, these are just simple little games~"

Not only poker, but mahjong is also one of Jiang Ni's strengths.

She has a good memory and is good at card counting, so she has never lost a game of cards.

After playing for a while, all the dishes were served, and the guests took their seats.

Liu Jiaren whispered in her ear, "By the way, Nini, I have something to tell you..."

Jiang Ni glanced sideways, waiting for her to continue.

"I am pregnant……"

Jiang Ni was startled and accidentally knocked over the porcelain bowl beside her.

She was genuinely shocked by the news: "You didn't use contraception?"

Liu Jiaren explained softly, "We usually do it, but last time... do you remember, the time I had a fever, we didn't wear them..."

Later, she was so focused on making up with Jiang Fengyu that she completely forgot about taking birth control pills. If she hadn't gone for a routine check-up with her mother that day and had her blood tested, she would never have discovered she was pregnant so early.

"Are you planning to keep this child?" Jiang Ni asked.

Liu Jiaren didn't hesitate: "Since we're already here, let's go for it—Jiang Fengyu's parents are talking to my parents about marriage."

Jiang Ni felt it was incredibly surreal.

Her best friend, a sea queen, not only got married in a flash but also became a mother. Is this the power of true love?

"Nini, you need to hurry too! I don't want my son to be too much older than your daughter in the future, creating a generation gap that could affect their childhood sweetheart relationship!"

Jiang Ni: "..."

She doesn't even have a boyfriend yet, so where did this "daughter" come from?

But shouldn't she really speed things up a bit...?

"Jiajia, I want to learn something from you."

Liu Jiaren raised an eyebrow: "Learn what?"

Jiang Ni touched her red lips and uttered a surprising question: "How to pursue a man and how to date."