Take her as my wife

Jiang Ni knew he was using his old tricks to act innocent, but she still couldn't stand his anxious, puppy-like expression.

"it is good."

She reassured him: "Come in and explain slowly."

Tan Wen closed the door and then followed her into the room.

His mind was racing, thinking about when she had caught him "handle" and how much "handle" she had caught. Instead of feeling scared, he became more and more excited as he thought about it.

He knew she was smart and perceptive, but he also knew she was slow and awkward when it came to matters of the heart.

But everything progressed much faster than he had anticipated.

The two took their seats.

Jiang Ni reached out her hand: "Take out your phone."

Tan Wen obediently took out his phone and handed it to her: "The password is..."

Halfway through his sentence, he saw that Jiang Ni had already quickly entered the password to unlock her phone.

"How did you know, sister...?"

As Jiang Ni opened his photo album, she answered his question: "Just a guess."

It wasn't her birthday, but a day that was related to her and meaningful to Tan Wen. The only day she could think of was the day they had just met.

July 0709th, the day that scorching summer had just begun.

"Heh," Tan said cheerfully, "Sister, you even remember the exact date we first met?"

Jiang Ni didn't answer. She found a video of Tan Yan and Shen Yunqing in bed on his phone, held it up, and asked him, "How did you get this?"

Surely it couldn't be that Tan Yan recorded something so private and shared it with him?

Tan looked at her and said, "Don't be angry when I tell you... I managed to secretly take this picture, but I only sent this one to you and didn't spread it around."

Jiang Ni frowned: "You should know what kind of behavior this is—if you want to tell me he cheated on me, all you need to do is take a few photos of them entering and leaving the hotel."

But I'm afraid you'll be soft-hearted, afraid you'll listen to his excuses. Only by showing you such a disgusting scene can I be sure you'll make sure he's completely out of the game.

He didn't say a word, but nodded obediently, explaining, "I got too angry and only thought of this inappropriate way... I'm sorry, sister."

Jiang Ni didn't dwell on the matter. She softened her tone slightly and asked another question: "When did you find out Tan Yan was cheating on you?"

"Not long after your engagement, on a Friday, I went to X University and happened to see them coming out of the apartment, walking one after the other in an attempt to conceal their relationship. They got into a taxi through the back door. I followed them and saw them go into a hotel. It was already dark when my brother came out. From then on, I asked Yang Jiu to keep an eye on him. That hotel happened to be owned by my friend, so I came up with that plan..."

His explanation was clear and logical, so Jiang Ni didn't think much of it. She only asked him about one point she didn't understand: "What were you doing at X University on Friday?"

Yicheng Public Security University and X University are not exactly close to each other.

Tan asked with a hint of helplessness, "What do you think, sister? Do you think I went to catch up with my brother?"

Jiang Ni actually understood immediately after asking the question: "..."

She felt a little uncomfortable, but he insisted on saying it out loud: "I was thinking you might come to see him on Friday, and that's the only time I can see you."

Now that we've come this far, it's time to put aside Tan Yan's affair and talk about the two of them.

Tan Wen knew she was soft-hearted and guessed that he had "survived a great calamity and was bound to have good fortune in the future," so he simply knelt down at her feet, rested his chin on her legs, and looked up at her: "Sister, do you know what July 9th two years ago meant to me?"

He said, "It meant that my stagnant life was brought to life at that moment."

*

July 8, 20xx.

The day before summer vacation started, Tan Wen had just returned home when he overheard He Xiaoling telling Tan Mei that Tan Yan was bringing a girl back the next day and that she would be staying at their house until around May of next year.

"Are you going to pay me...? We can't just eat and stay for free for almost a year, can we?" Tan Mei asked, somewhat surprised. "Are you Xiao Yan's girlfriend?"

He Xiaoling shook her head: "She's talking about a 'classmate,' so she probably hasn't won her over yet, but it's pretty close—she's a girl from a big city, an only child, and her family is probably very wealthy. I've seen her picture; she's incredibly beautiful."

"Let me see..."

The mother and daughter chatted animatedly. Tan Wen threw down her schoolbag, changed her clothes, and prepared to leave: "Don't save me dinner tonight."

He Xiaoling quickly called out to him, "Not coming back again tonight?"

"Yeah, I'll sleep at Da Guang's place," Tan Wen replied casually as he changed his shoes at the door.

"Remember to come home for dinner tomorrow night. We have guests coming over, and your brother said he's going to a restaurant."

Tan Wen pushed open the door and said, "We'll talk about it tomorrow. If I'm not back, you'll have to eat by yourselves."

He took a taxi to a new KTV that Brother Hong had opened. Inside, there was loud wailing and a few new bar girls trying to flirt with him, which annoyed him.

"Have you ever had your fill of sex yet?" Tan asked her little brother. "How about I teach you how to become a man from a boy for free? Are you coming or not?"

"Sister Han, you're so much older than me, you're the one taking advantage of me, and you're even charging me—I'll pay you 1000 yuan, little brother Tan, sleep with me."

"Six or seven years old? Tan, tell me, is that considered old?"

Tan Wen stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, his face full of impatience: "I don't like people older than me, so, all of you better not bother me."

He took out his phone and urged Hu Jiaguang that it was Hu Jiarong's turn to stay home and take care of their mother tonight, and that he couldn't come out.

The bar girls, seeing that he really wasn't interested, stared at his handsome, cool, and young face for a few moments before leaving with regret to make their money.

After a while, Hu Jiaguang arrived and asked Tan Wen, "That guy went to join Brother Kang of Xinyuan. Should we fight him or not?"

"Let's go and ambush them tomorrow," Tan Wen said, adjusting the cushion behind him and leaning against it. "I'm going to take a nap. Keep an eye on things and call me if anyone causes trouble."

Hu Jiaguang grunted in agreement, sat down in the chair next to him, and took out his phone to play games to pass the time.

Tan Wen didn't sleep much last night, and he took exams all day today. Hu Jiaguang stayed by his side, and anyone who tried to disturb him was chased away by Hu Jiaguang.

Spending the night at Hong Ge's place has been Tan Wen's routine for the past year. He hadn't gone home by 6 p.m. the next day, and He Xiaoling only called him once to avoid upsetting him again.

"He didn't answer," He Xiaoling hung up the phone, looked at Tan Yan, and said, "Never mind him, we'll eat by ourselves..."

Before she could finish speaking, Tan Yan pulled her into the kitchen. Tan Yan's expression was not good: "Mom, didn't I say my friend was coming over tonight, and we were going out to eat? Didn't you make a reservation?"

Moreover, even if we were to eat at home, what kind of dishes would be on the table? There was no sincerity in entertaining guests at all—he held back from saying this.

He Xiaoling glared at him: "Your sister said she needs to see if this girl is suitable for marriage. If she's spoiled and pampered, our family can't afford to support her. So you shouldn't continue developing any other relationships with her."

Tan Yan said with a stern face, "I'm paying for this meal myself. You don't need to pay a single penny. You can rest assured!"

He greeted Jiang Ni, made up an excuse to leave, and told her to wait at home for a while.

As soon as he left, He Xiaoling and Tan Mei surrounded Jiang Ni and began to subtly try to get information about her family situation.

Jiang Ni has seen many "demons and monsters" since she was a child, and in her opinion, the two of them were just so-so.

She knew they were just ignorant and not entirely malicious, so she patiently dealt with them for a while. Then she made an excuse to go out for some fresh air and thought she would walk around to see if she could wait for Tan Yan to return.

This was her first time visiting a small county like Ning County, and everything seemed new and exciting to her.

To others, seeing her is also "novel".

Because of her fashionable and sophisticated attire, she didn't look like a local.

Jiang Ni has a good memory and isn't afraid of getting lost. As she walked, she saw an old woman selling flowers at the street corner. To support her business, she bought a sachet that the old woman had sewn by hand. It was originally five yuan for two, but she paid ten yuan instead.

After finishing her shopping, Jiang Ni figured it was about time to head back, so she started walking back.

The alley was quiet when I passed by just now, but suddenly a few people appeared and started a big fight. They were all bleeding from head wounds. It was quite a big scene.

Jiang Ni stood calmly at the alley entrance, took out her phone to call the police, but before she could dial the number, she felt a gaze fixed on her.

When I looked up, I met a pair of sharp, dark eyes.

Crimson blood dripped from the boy's brow bone. He squinted his injured inner eye, shrugged off the man he had beaten beyond recognition, and slowly approached her.

"No need to call the police, just call 120 for an ambulance."

He raised his arm and wiped the blood from his face directly onto his sleeve, his face cool and aloof, but his voice was extremely polite: "Thank you, sister."