Take her as my wife

While taking a bath, Jiang Ni sorted through the information Xiao Yuling had mentioned, and after careful analysis, she found it quite enlightening.

No wonder Tan Wen doesn't look much like Tan Mei and Tan Yan, but Jiang Ni had heard the saying "a child born late in life is beautiful", so she never thought about it from another angle.

This also explains why, despite how much He Xiaoling dotes on Tan Wen, Tan Wen is still not close to her.

Tan Wen probably knew that he was the child of He Xiaoling's affair with another man, and such a identity would inevitably be met with contempt and ridicule in such a backward small county town back then.

This is why Xiao Yuling said that Tan Wen suffered a lot when he was a child.

The adults tease him with ill intent, and the children follow suit and mock him. They may even grow up with vicious words like "bastard."

He wasn't the "bad boy" that Tan Yan said he "went bad in junior high." He had simply grown up and gained the ability—even the simplest form of "violence"—to make those voices disappear from his ears completely.

That's why he has such a gentle and kind nature.

Jiang Ni's heart swelled up rapidly, aching so badly it hurt. This was the first time she had ever felt a feeling called "heartache" for a man.

After thinking it over, Jiang Ni opened the document "Ten Strategies for Pursuing Men" that Liu Jiaren had sent her.

The second strategy in "Ten Strategies for Pursuing a Man": Create unintentional intimate gestures, including but not limited to: hugging, holding hands, and light kisses (note that after succeeding, you must pretend to be innocent and confused).

Hugs, holding hands... hmm, those seem pretty simple.

A light, fleeting kiss... Jiang, the academic genius, was a little at a loss for words.

She kept thinking about it, and even dreamed about kissing Tan Wen at night.

She had never had any experience with French kissing, and her intimacy with Tan Yan was limited to touching lips and cheeks.

But in her dream, she was "battle-hardened".

The next morning, before she was fully awake, she vaguely heard a phone call from Tan Wen.

"Sister, all my matches are in the afternoon today. When you come over later, I'll take you to have breakfast."

Jiang Ni, still sleepy-eyed, spoke in a softer, more languid voice than usual: "...Mmm...Okay..."

Those two words ignited Tan Wen's anger.

At his age, he naturally has a lot of energy in the mornings, and after not being able to go back to his apartment to support himself for two weeks, he was really about to explode.

While Zhao Qian and the others were still lying in bed playing on their phones, Tan Wen simply put on his Bluetooth earphones, took his phone, and went into the bathroom.

Close the door and lock it gently.

He placed his phone on the shelf above the sink, speaking softly to Jiang Ni and guiding her conversation, while casually untying the elastic band of his athletic shorts.

"What would you like to eat, sister? Our cafeteria has a good selection of breakfast options."

Jiang Ni closed her eyes and asked him, "Hmm... what kind?"

"Vegetable porridge, millet porridge, steamed dumplings..." The preceding items were all normal.

His voice seemed hoarseer, and his breathing was heavier. He gave her a strange breakfast option: "Large meat...sausage."

Jiang Ni mumbled, "I won't eat this. It's too greasy for breakfast, I can't eat it... I'll just have millet porridge, steamed dumplings, and an egg."

"Okay..." Tan Wen replied, then hurriedly reached for his Bluetooth earpiece, double-clicked to end the call, his Adam's apple bobbing as he could no longer swallow a muffled groan, "...Heh...Sister..."

Jiang Ni's long eyelashes trembled, and she instantly opened her eyes.

She thought she was having another inappropriate dream, but upon closer inspection, she realized she was indeed on the phone with Tan Wen, and... Tan Wen seemed to think he had hung up...

"Nini..."

Jiang Ni heard Tan Wen's panting on the other end of the phone again, and she knew clearly—he was calling her by her nickname…

Self, [氵] to sell.

Jiang Ni, her ears red, secretly ended the call, her drowsiness vanishing completely.

After this incident, Jiang Ni was 100% certain that the perverted man was Tan Wen.

Their voices overlapped perfectly.

But we still need to catch him in the act.

As if on cue, her thoughts came true. While she was lost in thought for a while, a text message from that anonymous number came through on her phone.

【***】: Good morning, I'll treat my sister to a non-greasy sausage.

【***】:(picture)

Jiang Ni: ………

Although she knew that everyone has a hidden second side, how come his hidden "other side" was so... sassy?

Jiang Ni sat up in bed and slowly typed a reply to him.

On the other side, Tan Wen was about to turn off his backup phone when he unexpectedly received a reply from Jiang Ni!

[Nini, my wife]: Doing this too often is bad for your health, you should be careful about the frequency.

Tan asked: ?

Why would Jiang Ni care about a "pervert"? Besides, this was the first time she had chatted with him in such a friendly tone (except for the last time when she helped Liu Jiaren get his photo)!

Tan Wen sensed something was wrong, but when he sent another message, Jiang Ni didn't reply, leaving him completely confused.

At 8:30, Tan Wen met Jiang Ni at the school gate and his eyes lit up immediately.

She was dressed differently today than usual.

Wearing an off-the-shoulder black fitted T-shirt, paired with dark denim shorts, and instead of high heels, white graffiti sneakers, along with a white baseball cap, she exudes youthful energy with a touch of sexiness.

But what attracted Tan Wen's attention the most was the necklace she was wearing around her neck.

It was the one he gave me.

From the school gate to the cafeteria, they were surrounded by people staring at them, or rather, everyone was looking at Jiang Ni.

Men and women alike were drawn to her. What infuriated Tan Wen the most was that everyone's first glance was fixed on Jiang Ni's long, white legs.

"Why aren't you wearing a long skirt today, sister? The sun is so strong, it must be so uncomfortable to have bare legs."

Jiang Ni pointed to her hat: "It's for matching purposes. I don't have any other hats. A baseball cap doesn't really go well with a skirt, and long pants are too hot."

Tan had nothing to say; the hat was something he had specifically told her to wear yesterday, so he couldn't blame her.

Moreover, even if it has nothing to do with hats, it is her freedom to wear whatever she wants.

He is stingy and jealous.

Jiang Ni noticed that he seemed to be in a bad mood, and she was a little puzzled—she had even worn the necklace he had given her today, so why was he in such a bad mood?

She is slow-witted and inexperienced when it comes to matters of the heart, so she can only secretly seek support from outside the relationship.

While ordering food in the Tanwen area, she took out her phone and messaged Liu Jiaren. Fortunately, although she couldn't understand men's thoughts, she was very good at expressing herself and told Liu Jiaren about their situation and conversations from the time they met until now.

The love guru truly lives up to her name. Liu Jiaren hit the nail on the head: "When someone looks at your legs, they get jealous. It's that simple."

Jiang Ni: ...You can get jealous over this?

Tan Wen saw her typing on her phone again, and his eyes suddenly darkened.

While eating breakfast, Jiang Ni peeled an egg and put it on Tan Wen's plate: "To replenish your energy."

Tan asked, "???"

Is he a man with a very weak constitution? Why use the word "nourish"?

He put the egg back on Jiang Ni's plate, saying, "I'm in good health, sister, you can eat it yourself."

Jiang Ni drew out the word "very," pursed her lips, and her dimples were barely visible, clearly trying to suppress a laugh.

Tan Wen stared intently at her face and said softly, "If you don't believe me, sister, I'll win the competition this afternoon. You can let me carry you and run three more laps to prove it to you."

[Creating an unintentional act of intimacy]...The opportunity came quite quickly.

Jiang Ni blinked and said, "Okay."

Tan Wen gripped his chopsticks tightly. He had only been joking with her, and she was so smart, there was no way she wouldn't have understood.

Tsk, here we go again, that feeling of being teased by her.