Chapter 151: So, what are your thoughts?

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Seeing Xu An’an’s adorable appearance, like a little rabbit, Jiang Lie couldn’t help but tease her mischievously: “Not on purpose, yet you keep touching for so long?”

“What if it breaks?”

After exchanging a few words with Jiang Lie, Xu An’an’s mind gradually cleared up, and she slowly realized that this scoundrel was just toying with her!

Xu An’an snorted and turned over.

“If it breaks so easily, it probably wasn’t that great to begin with.”

“...”

“From now on, you better not let me touch it again.”

“...”

Staring at Xu An’an’s slender figure, her smooth, snow-white shoulder exposed, Jiang Lie licked his molars, feeling like he had just lifted a rock only to drop it on his own foot. He had no choice but to pull the blanket over and carefully cover Xu An’an.

He refrained from mentioning what had just happened: “You kick off the blanket while sleeping—aren’t you afraid of catching a cold again?”

Xu An’an closed her eyes tightly, ignoring him.

Jiang Lie grabbed the remote, raised the air conditioner temperature slightly, and turned on the humidifier: “Alright, go to sleep. I won’t bother you anymore.”

Saying that, he went to the wardrobe to fetch pajamas before taking a shower.

Hearing the sound of running water from the bathroom, Xu An’an opened her eyes, an unmistakable smile shining in them, giving off a feeling of a newlywed couple.

The more she thought about it, the more it felt like that was exactly what it was.

Click.

Hearing the bathroom door open, Xu An’an snapped back to reality and saw Jiang Lie simply wrapped in a towel around his waist.

Water droplets from his damp hair slid down his cheek, tracing along his muscular torso, leaving faint wet streaks.

Such pleasing muscles were truly a sight never tiring to behold.

Always fresh, always captivating.

Feigning calm, Xu An’an averted her gaze: “Let me ask you something. After tonight, the marriage between me and Jiang Yu is definitely off, right?”

There was no other choice; tonight had been too chaotic.

Both Elder Jiang and the matriarch had left early without formally telling Xu Fengnian about the broken engagement, leaving Xu An’an uncertain.

She felt this matter had to be clearly addressed.

Seeing Xu An’an still awake, Jiang Lie deliberately stood there drying his hair.

“Yeah, you two have no ties anymore.”

“So, what do you think?”

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Xu An’an didn’t catch the hidden meaning behind Jiang Lie’s words and breathed a sigh of relief: “What else could I think? Of course, being ‘debt-free’ is the best.”

Hearing this, Jiang Lie silently changed into his pajamas.

He couldn’t quite grasp what Xu An’an meant by ‘debt’—emotional debts between men and women were notoriously difficult to settle.

Recalling how Xu An’an ended up with him, Jiang Lie’s expression darkened.

If Jiang Yu hadn’t broken Xu An’an’s heart so thoroughly, she wouldn’t have done such a reckless thing, which in turn caused her to lose faith in men.

Now that she had broken off the engagement with Jiang Yu, she didn’t want to talk about love anymore?

Xu An’an was completely unaware of Jiang Lie’s complex inner thoughts. She yawned, hugged the blanket, and drifted to sleep.

By the time Jiang Lie wanted to ask for clarity, he found Xu An’an already asleep, childishly clutching the blanket.

Her already fair and delicate face looked even more charming and innocent under the warm yellow light.

Jiang Lie quietly gazed at her, reluctant to sleep himself. If he weren’t so exhausted, he would have loved to watch her a little longer.

Before falling asleep, he was still thinking that he must find the late Master Yuan quickly.

Their relationship needed to be made public as soon as possible.

...

At the Xu residence.

Since Xu An’an left, Shen Ying had been unable to sleep. She sat there with a gloomy expression, scaring Xu Fengnian awake in the middle of the night.

He nearly thought he had seen a ghost.

Xu Fengnian rubbed his chest. “What’s wrong with you now?”

He noticed that Shen Ying had become strangely odd at some unknown point. Sometimes the way she looked at him gave him chills down his spine.

Shen Ying glanced at Xu Fengnian coldly and said, “You can sleep well, but none of the things that need to be done have made any progress. What about the company’s new project? If we really fall out with the Jiang family, you won’t find a better in-law even if you search by lantern light.”

“You really think I’m always lucky enough to save some big shot and then exploit their kindness?”

The phrase was a deliberate jab at Xu Fengnian.

Speaking of Shen Ying’s coincidental rescue, it was actually because Xu Fengnian had learned of Elder Jiang’s poor health and arranged for Shen Ying to ‘accidentally’ meet him at the hospital.

After a few visits, one eventually worked.

Shen Ying’s family had been doctors for generations, so she had medical training as well, but something had happened, and she never became a hospital doctor.

Xu Fengnian’s face darkened. He didn’t want to bring this up again, as it made him seem like a despicable man.

“In any case, don’t be so impulsive in the future.”

“Even though Second Master hasn’t given An’an a proper status yet, she’s his woman. If you really do anything to her and anger Second Master, he could snap his fingers and crush our Xu family!” Xu Fengnian grew increasingly fearful as he spoke.

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Luckily, he followed Shen Ying that time. If she had really acted, they would have been finished.

Shen Ying knew she had been impulsive, but at that moment she couldn’t control herself. Could it be that she had inherited the family’s illness?

Thinking of this, Shen Ying suddenly broke out in a fine sweat, her face growing paler by the second.

She even noticed her hands trembling uncontrollably!

Seeing Shen Ying ignore him, Xu Fengnian stopped caring and mumbled a few words before going back to sleep.

“Fengnian, I…I think I’m sick…”

At this moment, Shen Ying was terrified. She wanted to tell Xu Fengnian about the family’s hereditary illness; after all, he was her husband, her only support.

But hearing Xu Fengnian’s thunderous snoring felt like falling into an icy abyss.

Her eyes reddened as she stared fixedly at him.

...

Back at the magazine office, as soon as Xu An’an returned, she overheard several people praising Fang Nini’s bag: “A luxury brand really is different.”

“Yeah, that’s a very hard-to-get limited edition bag.”

Noticing Xu An’an’s return, Fang Nini was about to show off, only to see Xu An’an carrying a different bag, even more expensive than hers!

Xu An’an ignored Fang Nini and went straight to her workstation, casually placing the bag aside.

This scene deeply provoked Fang Nini.

She had spent a fortune on her bag and wanted to give it a special seat, while to Xu An’an, these luxury bags seemed like mere hundreds of yuan.

Comparing the two, Fang Nini looked like a naive country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

Losing the urge to show off, Fang Nini entered the office with a dark expression.

Jiang Fei secretly chuckled, having observed Fang Nini’s changing expression and knowing she was now insanely jealous.

She quickly followed her in.

“Nini, let’s buy some too.”

“Buy some more?” Fang Nini was frightened. After all, she had embezzled a huge sum, and if discovered, she would go to jail.

Jiang Fei reassured her, “What’s there to fear? Everything’s fine now, isn’t it?”

Thinking of Xu An’an’s bag, Fang Nini’s heart itched; it was like she was addicted to buying bags and felt uneasy without purchasing one.

So, egged on by Jiang Fei, Fang Nini decided to do it one last time.