How come you're also my ex-girlfriend?

Jiang Yiyao appeared quite open and unconcerned about Xu Yan's gaze, though her face had a faint pink tinge, perhaps due to her light makeup.

This "no-makeup" makeup look is Jiang Yiyao's specialty.

Xu Yan withdrew his gaze. "Although Sister Yao has a terrible personality and a sharp tongue, she is still the authority when it comes to looks."

"Why do you compliment people in such an offensive way? What do you mean by having a terrible personality?!"

Jiang Yiyao snorted coldly.

"Justice resides in the hearts of the people."

"Don't force me to kick you out from the start."

"It's as if you won't find a chance to kick me later."

"You masochist, you're having fantasies, aren't you?"

Xu Yan: ?

The mention of the word "fantasy" reminded Xu Yan of something. He looked at her carefully, wondering if it was her.

But thinking about it, the least likely one is Jiang Yiyao. This girl is best at talking nonsense. Don't be fooled by how sassy she is. In reality, she is Xiao Chunu who doesn't know anything.

"Stop talking nonsense, I've arrived by taxi, let's go."

The two walked side by side to the roadside and hailed a ride-hailing car.

As soon as she got in the car, Jiang Yiyao couldn't help but sigh, "Making a few bucks really makes a difference. Young Master Xu is taking taxis now. When are you going to buy a Maybach?"

Maybach? Why not just marry into the Codburg family?

"You're so ungrateful. I gave you these headphones last night, and today you're treating me like a benefactor, huh?"

The saying "childhood sweethearts are all benefactors" seems to be true.

But Jiang Yiyao seemed to be in a good mood, with a smile on her face. "How long are you going to talk about just one pair of headphones? I'll just give you a present for your birthday."

What are you planning to give as a gift?

Xu Yan immediately became interested and looked over curiously.

Jiang Yiyao smiled and looked at the boy, "The exam paper from Hengshui."

"There's no real grudge between us!"

"Hum~"

After a journey filled with little substance but plenty of laughter and playful banter, the car arrived at its destination.

The commercial district in the center of Liangcheng City.

Today's temperature is not as high as yesterday's, as if the drop in temperature is paving the way for a true autumn.

It happened to be a holiday when most people were on vacation, so as soon as I got off the bus, I could feel the exaggerated crowds. It was probably a large number of tourists from all over the country.

"The population density is ridiculously high; it feels almost as high as Tokyo."

Jiang Yiyao pinched her ear and said with emotion, and Xu Yan deeply agreed.

"Remember to stick close to me later." When Xu Yan said this, Jiang Yiyao's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly saw the contempt in Xu Yan's eyes. "Otherwise, I'm afraid you might get accidentally trampled."

"I'm not that short!"

Jiang Yiyao was so angry she wanted to stomp on him. Sure enough, it was pointless to feel any emotion towards this man; he was just a complete bastard.

However, she still unconsciously moved closer to the boy beside her and followed the crowded people toward the central shopping mall.

During this time, due to the high mobility of passersby, Xu Yan's arm was inevitably touched. The boy did not take any advantage of the situation, but the occasional arm touches caused the conversation between the two to decrease rapidly.

The more emotions you have, the less you talk.

The wind that blew by made it hard to feel the surrounding temperature; all that remained was who had goosebumps and whose body temperature was hotter than expected.

Finally, they arrived at the mall entrance where it wasn't so crowded. Both of them breathed a long sigh of relief and, as if trying to cover up their misunderstanding, slightly increased the distance between them.

That distance was so minute it was almost imperceptible, practically negligible.

"There are so many people."

"Yeah...it wasn't even that hot to begin with..."

Someone uttered a pointless statement, and then followed up with another pointless statement.

Jiang Yiyao, pretending to tidy her hair, looked at Xu Yan and asked, "Do you have any suggestions on what to buy?"

Xu Yan thought for a moment, "My dad really likes things like watches, and my mom... she likes gold."

"That Aunt Wang is quite naive."

You just like money, right?

Xu Yan said with a laugh, "I'm still a bit worse than you, after all, you asked for a million in dowry right off the bat."

"Tch, if you don't have that confidence, don't have any other fantasies about your Sister Yao."

"I never said I had any illusions about you. With a million-dollar dowry, what woman couldn't I marry?"

Jiang Yiyao: ?

Damn it, I'm thinking of turning around and going home, that bastard!

Are you going to buy anything or not?!

"Buy, buy, buy~ Sister Yao, don't be angry, how about picking out a milk tea first?"

"Humph."

Girls can be quite easy to coax sometimes. For example, after I bought Jiang Yiyao a cup of Heytea at the mall, she was all smiles again.

Next, Jiang Yiyao helped Xu Yan choose a gift. Now that they had a general idea, all that was left was for Jiang Yiyao, who was very confident in her aesthetic sense, to help pick out the style, while of course, she still paid attention to the price factor.

She just hadn't expected Xu Yan to be even more wealthy and generous than she thought, or rather, willing to spend money.

A four-figure watch can be bought without hesitation, and a five-figure gold bracelet is no exception.

Jiang Yiyao thought that even taking out a naked loan wouldn't be this outrageous. Xu Yan wouldn't go to such great lengths just to show off in front of her, would he?

"Where did you get the money? Do you still have a kidney?"

Looking at the boy who had picked up the bag and whose expression hadn't changed much, he posed a probing question.

Actually, Xu Yan was still a little heartbroken at this moment, after all, he had spent more than 30,000 yuan of the 'system funds' he had worked hard to earn for almost a month.

It was almost 100,000, but now it's back to around 50,000.

He didn't see anything wrong with spending the money on his parents; it was more meaningful than spending it on a woman who didn't care about him. Besides, the things he bought had the potential to appreciate in value, which gave him some consolation.

The two of them rode the escalator down together.

Xu Yan suppressed his slight pang of heartache and said to Jiang Yiyao with a grin, "Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine. Your happiness for the rest of your life is guaranteed."

Jiang Yiyao: ?

"What's it to me! I'm asking if you really haven't borrowed money recklessly or anything like that?"

"Of course not, it's all money I earned from playing games and getting orders. Do you think I'd borrow money to buy gifts for my parents? Am I out of my mind?"

"Of course you have something wrong with your head, but... how can you earn so much doing this?" Jiang Yiyao was still somewhat skeptical.

Xu Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and scrutinized Jiang Yiyao. "What, you can't help but be tempted when you see how much money I can make? You gold digger."

"Xu Yan, I really need to teach you a lesson!"

But the girl had barely finished speaking and hadn't yet made a move.

Xu Yan suddenly heard a noise coming from the top of the escalator behind them.

Excuse me! Please make way!

Hurried footsteps came from above, almost pushing aside everyone in the elevator, as if something urgent had happened.

Some people reacted in time and dodged, but Jiang Yiyao, who was still preparing to punish Xu Yan, didn't react at all.

Seeing that the person was rushing towards them and couldn't stop in time, Xu Yan reacted and made a judgment instantly.

Before Jiang Yiyao could reach out, Xu Yan reached out and grabbed the girl's fair and delicate arm.

Then he pulled her tightly into his arms.

At this moment, Xu Yan didn't care about gentlemanly conduct or the difference between men and women. He could only imagine the consequences if he were to be caught in the elevator at this height.

So the result is...

"boom!"

The hand holding the gift wrapped around Jiang Yiyao's shoulders and back, while the other hand firmly gripped her arm to prevent her from struggling.

And in his arms, he felt the soft elasticity of his own chest, along with the familiar fragrance.

In the entire noisy world, only their hearts were completely silent.

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Chapter 75 The Protagonist and Incidentally (Please Subscribe~)

How could the world be completely silent? It's not the end of the world.

The only reasonable explanation is that the sound of the heartbeats had drowned out all the noise.

In fact, Jiang Yiyao understood what had happened, and she couldn't possibly start a fuss and accuse the other party of taking advantage of her at that moment.

Out of the corner of my eye, I could even see the man rushing down the elevator, seemingly oblivious to everything else, running, reminding others, and apologizing all the way.

Everyone experiences unexpected accidents, which seems understandable. As for those affected... well, all we can say is that they're unlucky.

I can understand, but the problem is... I feel like I can't move around much right now.

She fell into Xu Yan's arms. It wasn't an accidental physical contact; she could clearly feel his arms wrapping around her shoulders.

What temperature was covering my arm?

It was as if she had become his possession, firmly controlled in his embrace, unable to leave or escape.