Take her as my wife

Over the weekend, Hong Ge came to Lijing KTV, looked around, but didn't see Tan Wen.

He called out to Hu Jiaguang, "You're asking about my brother?"

Hu Jiaguang said, "Brother Wen is taking extra lessons."

"Tutoring?" Hong was completely baffled. "He's trying hard to get into a junior college, isn't he?"

Hu Jiaguang smiled sheepishly: "I don't know. He's been studying for over a week, and he was still memorizing vocabulary when he came over this afternoon."

Tan Wen hadn't originally intended to study seriously; his only thought was to use the tutoring session as an opportunity to spend more time alone with Jiang Ni.

On the first day of class, Jiang Ni taught him math, and Tan Wen found that her explanations were particularly clear and her solutions were ingenious and easy to understand. He actually understood it and was able to apply what he learned to solve similar problems.

Jiang Ni praised him, "You're amazing, you're talented."

That evening, Jiang Ni went to his room, took out his brand-new textbooks from his schoolbag, and spent several hours compiling a comprehensive review plan based on his situation.

Tan asked, "..."

He had to endure the pain, even if it hurt, because he didn't want to waste her efforts. So he had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue studying.

As he studied, he became quite interested. Jiang Ni had a wealth of knowledge; she could quote classical texts when teaching Chinese, and explain mathematics concisely. Most wonderfully, she could fluently recite English sentences in her gentle yet clear voice, which always captivated him.

Then I had erotic dreams every night.

Fortunately, he is young, or perhaps he had too much stored up from his adolescence a few years ago, so he doesn't have any symptoms of qi and blood deficiency for the time being.

He even has a better spirit and energy. Before, he had a cold face and acted like everyone owed him millions. Now, when he plays cards at KTV or goes out to play billiards with Hu Jiaguang and the others, he occasionally raises his eyebrows and smiles, making him even more charming.

"Is Tan asking if his younger brother is in love? He's radiating energy," a bar girl speculated.

"Putting aside whether I'm angry or not, haven't you noticed he's been smelling perfume lately? It smells really good. I went to the mall and looked for all the big-name perfumes, but I couldn't find that scent or model."

Within a few days, news of Tan Wen's relationship reached Hong Ge's ears.

I happened to run into Tan Wen at the entrance of the KTV that day, so I naturally had to ask him for an explanation.

Hong offered him a cigarette and tentatively asked, "You've found a model student to date? Are you planning to study hard and improve yourself every day?"

Tan denied it: "I'm not dating anyone. They're just spreading rumors. It's just that my sister-in-law is tutoring me, and I'm just going through the motions."

"Sister-in-law..." Brother Hong was still not at ease. He had spent a lot of money training Tan Wen, and although Tan Wen had done a lot for him, he greatly appreciated this capable assistant and naturally wanted to keep him by his side to serve him. "I'll bring your sister-in-law out for a meal another day so she can get to know me. With me protecting her in Ning County, no one will dare to cause her any trouble."

Tan Wen readily agreed, "Okay, thank you, Brother Hong."

After he finished speaking, Hong's driver pulled up in front of them, and Tan opened the car door for him, saying, "Take care, Hong."

"Okay," Hong patted his shoulder a little harder, "Let's go."

After his car drove away, Tan Wen's face darkened, and he raised his hand to dust off the shoulder that he had just touched—Hong Ge was always ruthless and decisive, and if he really wanted to get rid of his current life in the future... it probably wouldn't be that easy.

Ning County has always been dominated by organized crime. Before Jiang Ni appeared, Tan Wen had never really considered his future.

Tan Wen even felt that his life was terrible from the very beginning.

As a child, he was ostracized by Tan Mei and Tan Yan. Even the initial rumors at school that he was a "bastard" came from his older sister and brother.

He was often sick not because he was physically weak, but because at school, people would always throw water on him or spill his food. He would catch a cold and suffer from malnutrition, so it would be strange if he didn't get sick.

To make things easier, He Xiaoling sent all three siblings to boarding schools. Tan Mei and Tan Yan were in the junior high school section, while he was in the elementary school section, but they were very close to each other. Sometimes, the chicken legs or braised pork that He Xiaoling brought would be snatched away by them.

It wasn't until the second semester of second grade that the Hu brothers transferred to his school and were assigned to the same class and dormitory as him.

The two brothers were both big and chubby. Although they were somewhat weak and honest, they were sturdy. If anyone bullied Tan Wen, they would run over to protect him and take the beating for him.

After being beaten, Hu Jiarong would cry and pray, "Tan Wen, when you become powerful in the future, you must avenge us!"

Later, when Tan Wen graduated from elementary school, he suddenly grew a lot taller, and he even asked He Xiaoling to enroll him in a martial arts class.

After entering junior high school, Tan Wen never lost a fight, and even the worst fights ended in mutual injury. He even beat Tan Yan once, almost breaking Tan Yan's nose and causing him to bleed a lot.

From then on, Tan Mei and Tan Yan stopped openly feuding with him, and no one at school dared to bully him and the Hu brothers anymore.

Now, in order to earn money to treat the mother of the Hu brothers, after starting to work with Brother Hong, their lives seem to have even fewer choices.

Tan stood there stunned for a moment when suddenly someone hurriedly passed by him. He heard one of them say, "Oh dear, shouldn't we call the police? That girl is so beautiful, it's such a pity she was ruined by those people..."

"That woman looks like she's from out of town. Let's avoid trouble... let's go."

Tan Wen was captivated by the keywords they mentioned. He swiftly grabbed the arm of the person who had just spoken, his voice urgent and cold: "Where! The girl you were talking about!"

He looked menacing. The man turned and pointed, stammering, "It's...it's just a little further ahead, in that alley at the crossroads!"

Before he could finish speaking, Tan Wen had already rushed out.

When he arrived, the group of thugs were trying to drag Jiang Ni into the alley. He picked up a brick from the corner and slapped it down on the forehead of the man who was pulling her arm.

Jiang Ni wasn't intimidated by the group of thugs, but she was startled by the brick he threw.

"Tan asked!" She called him to tell him to take it easy and not to kill him.

Tan Wen, however, automatically filled in the blanks and interpreted it as her being nervous and scared. He pushed her behind him, picked up the blood-stained brick, and started fighting with the man.

When the thugs realized they couldn't beat him, they resorted to dirty tricks. They went around to pretend to hit Jiang Ni, and Tan Wen took a lot of punches and kicks to protect her.

In the end, all I could do was grab her wrist and run outside as fast as I could.

Jiang Ni's physical fitness was average, and she couldn't run anymore, so Tan Wen simply squatted down in front of her: "Get on—"

She climbed on top of him without hesitation. Tan Wen was still thinking about running over there to shake off these people as soon as possible, but the next second, his back touched two soft spots.

And the fragrance and warmth of her body.

For a moment, Tan Wen's mind went blank. As he carried her on his back, her arms wrapped around his neck; they were inseparable.

Jiang Ni didn't know that the thug had already been shaken off, and the rest of the journey was just an extra distance he deliberately took.

That night, he couldn't bear to wash the clothes that smelled of her.

But in the end, they still used a very perverse method.

—It got dirty.