Take her as my wife

Every night, Tan Wen would check in to memorize vocabulary words. Jiang Ni was afraid he would forget, so she sent him a message to remind him not to slack off.

Tan's reply to her had absolutely nothing to do with the English practice check-in:

Is my sister coming home tonight?

"You said you wouldn't come back."

Tan Wen's eyes reddened slightly: "The next day you went home together, and Tan Yan even made me call you 'sister-in-law'. Later, I even saw you kissing. At that time, if I touched you, you would dodge away, but you so cooperatively tilted your head back to let him kiss you... I was so jealous, so heartbroken, sister."

Even though more than two years have passed, Jiang Ni still remembers these things.

In reality, Jiang Ni only went to the hotel room that night to eat a small cake with Tan Yan.

She also told Tan Yan that she did not accept premarital sex and the mental illness she inherited from her mother.

After being surprised, Tan Yan expressed his understanding and respect for her. The two spent the night at the hotel, with Tan Yan sleeping on the sofa and Jiang Ni sleeping on the bed.

Nothing happened.

But she wasn't ready to tell Tan about her own situation yet, so she chose another way to comfort him—she reached out and cupped the young man's handsome face, bending down to lean closer.

She gently kissed his lips.

She kissed him with her eyes closed, completely unaware of the sudden flash in Tan Wen's eyes.

After a brief touch, Jiang Ni lifted her eyelids and looked at him tenderly, asking, "Does this make you feel any better?"

I felt better, but I still felt unsatisfied.

Jiang Ni had been deceived by his "well-behaved" appearance for too long, and had completely forgotten that the young man in front of her, who was six years younger than her, was not an obedient puppy, but a man-eating leopard.

She was still feeling shy and nervous after kissing Tan Wen, and she hadn't come to her senses when Tan Wen pushed her down onto the sofa.

"Tan asked... um..."

Her response was Tan Wen's urgent and heavy lips pressing down.

No one had ever taught her to keep her mouth shut if she didn't want to kiss someone, let alone call that man's name, make that soft voice, or give that blank, bewildered look at a time like this.

Tan Wen could easily pinch her chin and cheek with one hand, giving her no chance to react when she opened her lips.

The powerful tongue was extremely assertive, dominating her wet and soft mouth, and entangling her soft tongue, which was so flustered that it forgot to hide.

He kissed me too hard.

He wanted to be gentler, but he couldn't.

Her sweet fragrance filled my mouth.

He's going crazy.

Jiang Ni was completely passive, just like the first time she dreamed that they were kissing. He just kept attacking—without closing his eyes, just staring straight at her!

She could hear the sounds of kissing.

They felt the warmth of each other's lips and tongues.

There was also the citrus and lemon scent on Tan Wen.

As Jiang Ni's dizziness worsened, she experienced what Liu Jiaren had once described... her legs went weak and her whole body trembled.

"Pop~".

This overly intense first kiss ended abruptly.

Tan Wen touched her flushed cheeks, wiped the trace of her lips with his thumb, and chuckled, "How come you can't even breathe properly, sister?"

—Her pupils had just become slightly dilated, a clear sign of oxygen deprivation.

That's why he ended the kiss so reluctantly.

Jiang Ni took a few deep breaths, her chest heaving, and finally calmed down.

He was exactly like the person in her dream... blatantly provocative, wicked, and greedy.

"Get up—" Jiang Ni pushed him, but he was weak and limp, so she twisted his ear instead. "I still have questions to ask, so behave yourself."

Tan Wen stopped abruptly, putting an arm around her lower back to help her up, much like a clingy large dog that insisted on sticking to her. He then began to play the obedient child again: "Ask away, I will answer everything I know."

Jiang Ni lowered her hand, indulgently letting him stay close: "Why did you send me those videos and photos using an anonymous number?"

Tan Wen shifted the blame to Yang Jiu: "Yang Jiu gave me this idea. He said I should play to my strengths and learn how to seduce you—isn't that a strength? I think that is indeed one of my strengths."

His sudden witty remark, coupled with his sly expression, left Jiang Ni speechless for a long time.

Jiang Ni scolded him helplessly, "Speak properly."

But after his interruption, Jiang Ni didn't bother to ask any more questions about the matter, lest he spout some more frivolous remarks.

"So, how did you get away from Brother Hong?"

While playing with her fingers, Tan Wen explained, "I helped him find a way to acquire a piece of land that the county was about to develop. I negotiated with him that I would go to university and then continue to work for him after I finished."

However, what he didn't expect was that karma would come back to bite him. Not long after he started university, Ning County launched a crackdown on organized crime, targeting Brother Hong, a local tyrant, as a warning to others.

"Is he really that easy to talk to?" Jiang Ni questioned.

Tan Wen lowered her eyes, a smile playing on her lips: "Does sister know how much that costs?"

"How many?"

"Seventeen million, and that's just the profit that was visible at the time. With proper follow-up planning, it would be more profitable than opening hundreds of KTVs."

Jiang Ni wasn't too surprised by the amount; she was more shocked by his ability.

"How did you do that?"

Tan asked in a nonchalant tone, summarizing it simply: "It's just a matter of favorable timing, location, and human factors."

He didn't mention a single word about the hardships he endured.

At this point, Jiang Ni couldn't bear to scold him anymore, but she still had to say what needed to be taught: "I won't pursue what happened before. Delete that video, and in the future, you must adhere to the bottom line of the law in everything you do."

She gently stroked his short, stiff hair, her voice exceptionally gentle: "Officer Tan, aren't you going to serve the people in the future? You must be strict with yourself, right?"

She was so good at sweet-talking people that she made Tan Wenxin overjoyed.

Tan Wen wrapped his arms around her waist, rested his chin on her shoulder, and repeatedly agreed, "Sister is right."

Is this the perk of becoming boyfriend? He felt a lightheaded, cloud-like sensation: "Sister, I'm afraid I'm dreaming..."

Jiang Ni also felt that their progress was too fast. She had only used two of the "Ten Strategies for Chasing Men" that she had promised. She couldn't help but think that it was all Tan Wen's fault for that kiss earlier, which had disrupted the whole rhythm.

But she completely forgot that she was the one who made the "kissing" gesture first.

"Sit still, I have something else to tell you."

Seeing that she had become more serious, Tan Wen obediently restrained himself and sat up straight to listen to her speak.

"Although I've had a relationship before, I'm still not good at building romantic relationships. I have many problems, and I'm not ready to show you my true self right now... But I will seriously try to change and learn how to date. I believe in your character, but I still want to make it clear to you that if you want to end this relationship in the future, you can tell me directly, instead of using Tan Yan's method to put an undignified end to this relationship."

Tan Wen listened carefully to what she said and couldn't help but sigh.

He took Jiang Ni's hand and pressed it against his heart, saying helplessly, "Sister, you seem to have no idea how much I like you."

"Don't compare me to Tan Yan," he said, his gaze fixed firmly on her face, as if making a vow, "Tan Wen will always be loyal to Jiang Ni."

Jiang Ni touched a vibrant, beating heart in her palm.

They jumped very, very fast.

"I'm actually ecstatic," he said quietly, "but I'm afraid of scaring you, so I can only pretend to be calm."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but become aroused, and he gestured for her hand to move downwards.

"I already agreed."

"It doesn't lie, do you want to test it?"

Jiang Ni: "..."

She doesn't need any further testing; it's obvious, isn't it?