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

Jiang Yan became even more nervous and uneasy, her snow-white neck turning red.

"But, but... Yan Yi won't..."

I frowned and said, "What's there to not know? It's just a matter of talking."

Is it so hard to talk things over and discuss how the three of us should get along in the future? Although it is indeed difficult to resolve the issues between her and Luo Yao, we have to try, right? Besides, we are just discussing solutions right now.

"Just open your mouth..."

Jiang Yanyi seemed to subconsciously reach out and touch her pink lips with her finger, but the next second she pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted and put it on her thigh.

"Okay, I know you're conflicted right now, but how will you know if it will work if you don't try?"

I gently stroked Jiang Yanyi's beautiful, smooth hair, coaxing her as I did so. Anyone who didn't know the situation would think I was coaxing a little girl into doing something strange.

"Then, then... since it's Brother Hua..."

Jiang Yan paused, as if she had made a huge decision, and bit her lip.

"Yan Yi can do it!"

Jiang Yan suddenly turned her head, her face showing a look of heroic defiance, her eyes, slightly misty with tears, shining with a brave light. At this moment, she looked like a hero.

"But, but, Brother Hua has to grant me one request."

"Huh?"

Why should I agree to her conditions?

"What conditions?"

Jiang Yan blushed, her voice filled with shyness yet leaving no room for refusal, "Brother Hua, you absolutely cannot tell any of the other sisters about tonight's events! And, even more absolutely not... for at least two years, you can't let me do this kind of thing for you again... only this once..."

"what are you up to?"

Jiang Yanyi just rolled her eyes at me, as if to tell me to "stop pretending," then she clutched her dress with both hands, walked with difficulty to me, and squatted down with difficulty...

"Woooo..."

Gradually, tears welled up in her eyes.

I could no longer remain calm and quickly reached out to help her up.

"Yan Yi, what are you doing?! Talk to me properly!"

"Yan Yi will try her best to fulfill Hua-gege's requests... What Yao Yao and Le Han can do for you, I can do too... I only ask that Hua-gege won't let me down in the future..."

As Jiang Yan looked sad, she reached directly for my waistband, her eyes filled with determination.

(Sorry, I've recently started an online internship and I've been quite busy. I apologize, but I'll keep updating~)

Chapter 226 Sorry, updates will be paused for one day.

2021-09-09T22:20:11

Sorry, I'll resume normal updates tomorrow night. I'm a senior in college now, and besides online learning, I also have an offline internship, so I'm a bit too busy. That's why I need to stockpile more drafts in advance.

Normal updates will resume tomorrow night.

Chapter 227, 931. She was clearly provoking us!

2021-09-10T18:04:52

Snapped!

Seeing Jiang Yan extend her delicate pink hand, I instinctively opened it, and a crisp sound echoed throughout the room.

The instant I finished hitting her, a strong sense of regret welled up inside me. I regretted hurting her, hurting this petite and delicate girl. I quickly reached out and took her small hand, gently stroking the back of her hand that had been hit with my thumb.

"I'm sorry... Did it hurt?"

I held the bottle to her mouth and blew on it to ease her pain, but perhaps that was an overreaction. I just felt incredibly sorry and guilty for hurting this elfin girl in front of me.

Jiang Yan also shook her head and said softly, "It doesn't hurt...it's just..."

A blush spread from her snow-white face to her neck, her beautiful eyes filled with shyness and deep confusion.

"But why did Brother Hua push my hands away? I finally mustered up the courage..."

That's what's been puzzling me since earlier: why does Jiang Yanyi look like she's being forced?

"Yan Yi, are you sure you're talking to me on the same wavelength?"

Jiang Yan was slightly taken aback, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. She subconsciously asked, "Didn't Brother Hua ask me to help you... to help you with something...?"

The blush on the girl's face made her incredibly beautiful, but she still raised her exquisitely beautiful, jade-like nose and swept her resentful gaze across my cheek.

Then I fell into deep thought, or rather, I started to think back. I thought back to when I had asked Jiang Yan for a favor, what favor I needed her help with, and what favor required her to disregard her girlish modesty and reach directly for my waistband...

click!

My pupils suddenly contracted, and an unbelievable answer surfaced in my mind.

"Yan Yi, you...you wouldn't be...you're going to..."

My heart skipped a beat. Looking at Jiang Yanyi's young face, which was in the prime of her youth, a nameless and complicated feeling welled up in my heart.

Then Jiang Yanyi quickly confirmed my guess. After being stopped, she became even more shy and lay face down on my lap, completely unwilling to show herself to anyone.

"This, this, this... isn't this exactly what Brother Hua wanted! Now that things have come to this, you're interrupting him again, clearly just trying to embarrass him..."

She pinched my leg angrily, but it didn't hurt or itch; instead, it felt like a kitten gently scratching its owner.

But the question is, when did I ask Jiang Yan to help me with this kind of favor?

No, it should be: How could I possibly let Jiang Yanyi help with this kind of thing!

"Yan Yi... I came to see you tonight to discuss Yao Yao's matter... It seems you have some misunderstanding about me..." I explained awkwardly.

This explanation made Jiang Yan, who was lying shyly on my lap like a small animal, suddenly tremble and look up at me in surprise.

"But...it's impossible! Brother Hua clearly gave me such a hint, I couldn't possibly have misunderstood!"

"hint?"

Jiang Yanyi seemed to have forgotten about being shy, or perhaps she had missed the point, and began to seriously and logically count on her fingers as she said, "First, and the biggest hint, was during lunch, when Yao Yao was messing around under the table, I caught her... After that, Brother Hua gave me an extra piece of stir-fried ham... He patted my head and told me to eat more, while whispering to me: If you like it, you can make it for me again tonight."

"You're completely overthinking it. I'm just trying to get you to eat more of my mom's ham!"

Jiang Yan's beautiful eyes widened, but she still didn't believe it and continued to analyze, "Impossible! There's other evidence... You just said 'it's just a matter of talking'!"

"I already said I wanted to discuss Yao Yao's matter with you. Discussing is just a matter of talking, isn't it?" I said speechlessly.

Jiang Yan was momentarily speechless, looking as if she had choked on her own thoughts. After a long while, she finally realized how filthy her thoughts were. She was so ashamed that she got off my lap, pounced on my bed, grabbed the blanket, and pulled it over her head, completely too embarrassed to face anyone.

"Yan Yi, you're so young, but your mind is so corrupt. It seems I'll have to tutor you not only in academic subjects, but also in moral and ethical education..."

"Waaah... Stop talking, stop talking..."

Jiang Yan was so ashamed that she knelt down in front of the bed, bent over and lay face down on the bed, hiding her head completely under the covers. She could even hear herself sobbing in grievance.

I sighed and said, "No wonder you were acting so strangely today. You usually love to tease me, but today you blushed and hid when you saw me..."

Jiang Yanyi's posture at this moment was extremely charming, and the fresh fragrance of a young girl wafting over her after her bath was like a cat's paw scratching at one's heart.

"Alright, let's turn the page and get up to talk about serious matters."

I reached in from both sides of her waist, then scooped her up and, to her surprise, held her slender body in my arms. But she was too shy to show herself, and as soon as she was in my arms, she buried her face in my chest.

I looked down at her for a moment, then gently poked her smooth cheek and said, "I wasn't even teasing you, why are you still so hung up on it..."

"You're not a girl, of course you don't know how embarrassed I was..."

Indeed, it's rare for a girl to muster the courage to take the initiative, only to have it all turn out to be a misunderstanding. It's really...

"Could it really be that we have to..."

I realized something was wrong and stopped immediately after saying only half of it.

Do you really want to do it once for you to feel less embarrassed?

That's what I originally wanted to say, but then I suddenly realized this was Jiang Yanyi, not some other girl, how could I joke like that with her...

I simply stopped talking, giving Jiang Yan enough time to get over this hurdle...

Boom boom boom!

A knock on the door startled Jiang Yan, who was nestled in my arms, and she jumped up.

"I'm not going to find a teacher for you. You need to come back and help me plan our winter break practical assignments!"

A commotion came from outside the door; it was undoubtedly Tongtong coming to settle scores with me, but Lu Xiaojun forcibly dragged her away.

After the outside quieted down, Jiang Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't know why she was relieved, if she wasn't afraid of Luo Yao, why would she be afraid of the other sisters?

"Let's talk about Yao Yao."

I opened my hand towards Jiang Yan.

"OK……"

Jiang Yanyi finally returned to normal, her face slightly flushed, and she came back into my arms. She was very well-behaved, unlike her usual mischievous self, and was as lazy as a kitten nestled in her owner's arms.

"Today you've really laid your cards on the table with Yao Yao... and me too..."

Jiang Yan bit her lip lightly and remained silent.

I continued, "Actually, it should have been done a long time ago. After all, it's not good to keep it a secret. I really appreciate that you were brave enough to speak up today... but there's one thing... it's not that I'm blaming you, it's just that I feel you shouldn't have used such a harsh tone with Yao Yao..."

"I didn't want to either! It was clearly Sister Yao who provoked me first! She's been provoking me non-stop!"

Jiang Yan suddenly became excited.

"It wasn't really a provocation, really. She just opened the door and saw me playing games with you, so she got excited..."

"It was blatant provocation! What did she say? She said, 'This is my man, you better watch out, otherwise I'll be unhappy, understand?'... Provoking me in front of so many other women!"