The anchor I was supposed to meet turned out to be my student.

I've always felt ashamed that I, being ten years older than Jiang Yan, was caught red-handed by her, but the situation is different now.

Jiang Yan looked surprised and said incredulously, "Stop lying, you're just pretending. You're actually scared to death, aren't you?"

"To be honest, your sister Ye Zhi already took a copy of the surveillance footage from my office, so even if the school didn't have it, she has it too. How about that, still so arrogant, little sister?" I have to say I was in a particularly good mood.

"You!" Jiang Yan became furious when she lost her only leverage.

"Since you don't want to play cards, I'll go back to my room to rest first." Actually, I wanted to find Ye Zhi to play games. I haven't played games in a long time and I'm craving them, but that's all I'm craving.

Just as I was about to open the door and go out, I heard Jiang Yanyi's somewhat forlorn voice behind me.

"So, Brother Hua, will you never care about me again, and will you never fulfill my requests again...?"

I turned around and saw Jiang Yan with her eyelids lowered, looking indescribably sad.

I thought for a moment and said, "You misunderstood me. We are good friends, how could I not care about you? I will definitely do my best to help you with your dreams and persuade your family to agree. I just wanted to annoy you a little, don't take it to heart."

I thought that was what Jiang Yanyi was concerned about, but she shook her head and said, "That's not what I meant... I just wanted to know if I'm just a little girl in your eyes, so you don't have to care about my feelings, and you can't even grant my request to just go for a walk with you..."

Upon hearing this, I felt extremely ashamed, because I truly only saw her as a little girl. It reminded me of how I used to coax Xin Ning when she was only seven or eight years old. I would go out to play with my friends online, ignoring Xin Ning's pleas for me to play with her. But when I came back from online, I would buy her a piece of candy, and she would forgive me and make up with me.

I treated Xin Ning, who is only six years younger than me, with such a mindset, let alone Jiang Yanyi, who is ten years younger. I really ignored her feelings. She is already a junior high school student, not the kind of child who can be coaxed with a piece of candy afterward.

I sincerely apologized, "I'm sorry, Yan Yi. I admit that I only treated you like a little girl before and didn't care about your feelings... So can you forgive me now and come with me for a walk in the manor?"

When Jiang Yan heard me apologize and offer to take a walk around the manor, the gloom on her face immediately disappeared, replaced by joy, and she nodded emphatically.

As soon as Jiang Yan and I left the room, we happened to see Bi Antong. She was standing in front of my door, seemingly about to knock. When she heard the door open behind her, she looked over, and her eyes suddenly turned cold when she saw Jiang Yan and me coming out of the room.

I panicked a little. Could she have misunderstood? I quickly explained, "It's Tongtong. Yanyi said she'd never been to the Four People's Manor, so I'm going with her for a stroll... Do you want to come along?"

Bi Antong said expressionlessly, "No, you guys go ahead."

As she was about to return to her room, I quickly asked, "Tongtong, were you looking for me? Is something wrong?"

I glanced at what she was holding: a mobile phone, two pairs of earphones, and two small gadgets. I recognized one of the gadgets; it was called a "PUBG Gadget," something you put on your phone to make the game easier for beginners. But why would Bi Antong, who never plays games, buy this?

When Bi Antong saw me looking over, she quickly hid her hands behind her back so I wouldn't see them.

"That's all, you can go now, I'm going back to my room."

Then Bi Antong went back to her room and closed the door.

For some reason, I subconsciously felt embarrassed for Bi Antong and said to Jiang Yanyi, "Tongtong is a bit of a homebody and doesn't want to go out, so she didn't come out with us."

I was worried that Jiang Yanyi would think Bi Antong was an unapproachable person, so I tried to explain myself like this. But Jiang Yanyi looked at me and said, "I didn't say I was going to invite Sister Tongtong to come. Did I say a word?"

It seems that it really is true. Jiang Yanyi didn't even greet Bi Antong, and Bi Antong didn't greet Jiang Yanyi either, even though the two of them had met before at my apartment, the time when I tutored Jiang Yanyi.

"I thought you'd like it to be more lively with more people, so I invited Tongtong along..."

Jiang Yanyi walked ahead and said, "I don't like it."

Okay, I was just being presumptuous and making decisions on my own.

There were two butlers at the villa entrance, and I was a little troubled. If I went out with Jiang Yan like this, wouldn't they misunderstand and then report me to Lu Chaoxiong, saying that I betrayed Lu Xiaojun and secretly went out with another woman? But Jiang Yan and I really just have a pure friendship...

So I said to Jiang Yan, "You go out first, I'll follow you later."

"Why?" Jiang Yan asked, puzzled.

"Didn't I just tell you about Xiaojun and me pretending to be a couple? What if these butlers misunderstand and report me to Xiaojun's father if I go out with you alone? Even though we're just friends, they'll still misunderstand..."

"Pfft."

"why are you laughing?"

Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Weren't you just treating me like a little girl? How come you're worried that they'll misunderstand our relationship as impure?"

"I've not just realized I've gone astray, that you're not a little girl but... a young woman now..."

"So you really are a pervert. You treated me like a little girl before, but you kept staring at my legs... Are my legs really that beautiful...?"

Jiang Yanyi, who had originally intended to tease me, blushed as she spoke.

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Chapter 12, page 183: Like going on a trip with my daughter.

Out of male instinct, I nodded subconsciously, but out of pride, I immediately added, "To be precise, it should be appreciation. Appreciation of beauty—you know, beauty knows no age or gender. Even a baby's innocent face is beautiful, and it's something to be appreciated. It's not a matter of being perverted, but rather whether a person is good at discovering and appreciating beauty. I admit my way of appreciating beauty is too direct and a bit abrupt, but that doesn't affect my sincere desire to appreciate beauty..."

"Okay, okay, you're right. I'm not as well-read as you, and I can't come up with as many twisted arguments as you..." Jiang Yan interrupted me, raising her hand in surrender.

That's exactly right. A scholar's actions shouldn't be called lusting after her body; it should be called admiration.

Jiang Yan looked at me and asked, "I'm just asking you, do you like me wearing white stockings?"

"Liking... no, appreciating..."

"I get it, it's just perverted."

Jiang Yan didn't give me a chance to explain before walking towards the villa gate. I couldn't chase after her and argue, because we had to separate and meet up again later.

About five minutes after Jiang Yan left, I went out through the door. The housekeepers were very professional and didn't ask me what I was doing outside, because we were the master's friends and they shouldn't ask.

I walked towards the private estate in the backyard and found that the gardens were very well maintained and perfect for taking a walk in the summer. The tall trees overhead blocked most of the sunlight, creating long, shady areas that were not only cool but also had fresh air and beautiful scenery, making it an ideal place for a vacation.

But what about Jiang Yanyi?

I looked around but couldn't find the figure. Could the little girl have gotten lost?

"Yan Yi?" I called out, raising my voice slightly.

There was no response, but there were some faint echoes.

"Yanyi!"

Still no response.

So I took out my phone to call her, but she sent me a message first: "Brother Hua, come find me, I'm nearby~ I'll give you a reward if you find me."

Ah, what an interesting woman.

My curiosity was immediately piqued, and I asked, "What reward?"

Jiang Yan hesitated for a moment before replying: "I'll study for an extra hour after I go back for the holiday."

I replied: It's pointless. What does it matter to me if you study for an extra hour?

Jiang Yan replied after a while: Then... I'll wear white stockings tomorrow?

I reluctantly replied: Okay.

I'll skip dinner if I have to find her!!

I first searched for locations where she could easily hide but still be observed, because based on her words and actions just now, she should be hiding in a place within my line of sight.

Splash.

I looked towards the artificial flowerbed not far away, where the sound came from. Since she could definitely see me, I didn't need to sneak over. Instead, I ran over quickly and caught her before she could react. But when I got behind the artificial grass, I only saw a squirrel that was cute but much larger than a normal squirrel. More than being disappointed that I didn't find one, I was surprised that there were squirrels in Sanya. After thinking about it carefully, I remembered that I had seen videos about a subspecies of giant squirrel that was distributed here. It had a black body, a white belly, and a tail that was two or three times longer than its body. It was extremely cute.

Aside from my dog, Pineapple, who prefers girls to boys, I love all cute little animals. This is all thanks to Luo Yao, who often asked me to go to the pet store with her when she was little, and that's how I came to love those fluffy and adorable little animals too.

So I approached the cute squirrel, but when it saw me reaching out, it threw the food in its hand at me and ran into the flower bushes...

Damn it, am I really that disliked by small animals? They'd even forgo food to avoid me...

I've heard that guys who aren't liked by small animals aren't very popular with girls either, but that's debatable...

I almost forgot the important thing. How can a stinky squirrel compare to white silk?

I tried to keep my footsteps as quiet as possible while searching the area, paying attention to any sounds of movement.

Actually, the garden wasn't very big. I was sure I could find it by searching around. Sure enough, when I walked around the flower bed and came to another flower grove, I saw a familiar figure. It was Jiang Yanyi. She was squatting down and playing with a giant squirrel. It looked like the same one from before. Goodness, it was just like Pineapple, a beast that preferred women to men!

However, thanks to this squirrel, Jiang Yan's attention was diverted. Originally, she could have easily scouted my movements through the gaps in the flowers from this position and thus avoided my sight, but she was so attracted by the cute creature that she forgot all about it.

Thinking back to how she wouldn't let me continue to defend my behavior of admiring white stockings in the villa, I felt a mischievous urge to scare her.

I secretly stood behind her, and then mischievously reached out and lifted her up high under her armpits.

"ah!"

Jiang Yan was suddenly lifted up and exclaimed in surprise. She was so startled that she quickly turned around and saw that it was me. Her expression clearly relaxed from her vigilance and fright, but then she became very dissatisfied.

"Put me down quickly, Mr. Pine Tree is going to run away!" Jiang Yan playfully slapped my arm, but didn't dare to hit it too hard, probably because I didn't hold on properly and she fell to the ground.

"But if I put you down, you'll run away, and then your promise to me will fall through."

“He really is a pervert, still thinking about that kind of thing…” Although Jiang Yanyi had her back to me, she was definitely disgusted.

"I said, matters concerning scholars cannot be discussed..."

"It's just perverted..."

"Okay, I won't let it go."

Jiang Yan said nonchalantly, "Anyway, I'm not the one who's tired. If I can't handle it, you won't get tired."

I remember when Ye Zhi and I participated in the couples competition at the school anniversary celebration, I carried her for more than ten minutes. Let alone Jiang Yanyi, who is even lighter than Ye Zhi, probably only weighs a little over 80 pounds.

But I always get tired, and then I'll have to put her down anyway, which would just be asking for trouble, so I had no choice but to put her down...

As soon as Jiang Yan came down, she straightened her clothes and said, "I told you, I'm not afraid of you."

Then she squatted down and continued playing with Mr. Squirrel. She called out to me, "Brother Hua, come here too. This squirrel's tail is really long, it must be as long as my arm."

It's just a stinky squirrel's tail...

Helpless, I squatted down opposite her, sandwiching the squirrel between us.

"See, it's almost there!"

Jiang Yan straightened the squirrel's tail and stretched out her arm next to the tail for comparison.

I smiled and looked up at the cheerful Jiang Yanyi. Suddenly, I felt like I was on a trip with my daughter. Maybe it was the age difference that unconsciously brought me this feeling.

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Chapter 13, Chapter 184: Don't Look at Me So Disgusting (Third Update)