Chapter 161: Your Boyfriend Likes Holding Hands Like This

Xu An'an had a pretty good aptitude. Although the beginning was chaotic with her flailing about in a panic, under Jiang Li's dedicated guidance, she still managed to learn the breaststroke.

However, she would only swim for a bit if Jiang Li was right there with her.

"Don't leave. You're not allowed to leave."

"Just stay right here and watch me."

Jiang Li stood there, his towering figure close to one hundred and ninety centimeters, with the seawater only reaching his chest. "Alright, alright, I'll keep my eyes on you."

A sudden whimsical thought struck Xu An'an—she wanted to float on the water and sunbathe.

She shared this idea with Jiang Li.

"Come on, give me a hand here."

Jiang Li supported Xu An'an and helped her flip over. "Relax, just relax. Don't be tense."

Assured that Jiang Li was right beside her, Xu An'an slowly relaxed, drifting like this on the surface of the water. The feeling was simply amazing!

"You should try it too!"

"Alright."

Thus, a man and a woman could be seen floating there on the sea surface, almost scaring the lifeguard to death as he stared at them repeatedly through his binoculars.

It was not until dusk that the two finally left the beach.

Xu An'an was extremely hungry; swimming was truly an energy-consuming activity.

"Are we going to pick up Fatty Cat now?"

"No need, someone is taking care of it." Jiang Li took Xu An'an to dine at the hotel's restaurant.

At that moment, Xu An'an once again ran into the two girls who had greeted her earlier. She originally intended to ignore them, but they took the initiative to speak up.

"Hey big sis, you really do have a boyfriend! We actually thought you were just joking with us!"

"Your boyfriend is so handsome!"

Because of the earlier incident, Xu An'an certainly didn't look pleased. She said coldly, "I'm not close with you two, please move aside."

The two girls looked aggrieved as they cast their gaze toward Jiang Li.

Usually, whenever they pulled this act, most guys would feel a sense of pity for them and think their own girlfriends were being overly unreasonable.

To their surprise, they had kicked a solid steel plate this time.

Jiang Li's handsome face turned stern and gloomy. "Scram."

Feeling the palpable murderous intent washing over them, the two girls trembled with fright and hurriedly scurried off to the side.

Bullying the soft and fearing the hard!

A flash of schadenfreude crossed Xu An'an's eyes, and her mood improved considerably.

She deliberately hooked her arm through Jiang Li's. "What can I do? My boyfriend is just this handsome, so naturally, some shameless people keep throwing themselves at him."

The faces of the two girls flushed red, and they slipped away in defeat.

Having achieved her goal, Xu An'an released Jiang Li's arm, only for him to take hold of her hand instead, their fingers intertwining tightly.

"Your boyfriend likes holding hands like this."

"..."

Blushing, Xu An'an let Jiang Li hold her hand.

At that moment, she couldn't tell whether Jiang Li was joking or being serious.

After dinner, Jiang Li received a phone call and needed to return to his room first to take a video conference. He gave the room passcode to Xu An'an.

Xu An'an went to pick up Fatty Cat.

Upon arriving at the cat paradise, Xu An'an found that many cats were running around everywhere, except for Fatty Cat, which had chosen a prime spot all by itself to sprawl out.

It was literally a giant lump of fat sprawled right there.

It was a sight that left Xu An'an unable to laugh or cry. She walked over and poked Fatty Cat's belly with her finger. "You really know how to enjoy yourself. Why don't you just stay here for the rest of your life?"

"Meow."

After struggling for a long time, Fatty Cat rolled over and rubbed affectionately against Xu An'an's ankle.

Xu An'an massaged her temples, but still picked Fatty Cat up in her arms.

She had wanted to use a leash, but if Fatty Cat refused to walk like it did earlier, who knew how long she would have to drag it along.

Right now, all she wanted was to crash onto a bed.

"I'll let your sugar daddy discipline you later."

"An'an?"

Too busy reprimanding Fatty Cat in her mind, Xu An'an failed to notice the man walking toward her from the opposite direction.

Xu An'an raised her eyes in surprise.

It was Xie Che.

After all, they were old schoolmates, so Xu An'an still greeted him. "What a coincidence."

Xie Che looked at the fatty cat cradled in Xu An'an's arms. "You take really good care of your cat; it looks very blessed."

He probably meant to say that being able to eat was a blessing.

Xu An'an merely smiled.

However, she had no desire to converse much with Xie Che. Still, Xie Che brought up Teacher Gao. "I heard Teacher Gao has late-stage cancer. Did you know?"

At the mention of Teacher Gao, Xu An'an's gaze dimmed a little.

She wanted to care, but she lacked the standing to interfere too much.

Crucially, Teacher Gao was not someone who allowed others to meddle either.

"I was the one who took Teacher Gao to the hospital that day."

"So it was you. I only heard about it vaguely and didn't know the details, but I went out of my way to ask around later. It's just too infuriating." Xie Che sounded quite angry.

Xu An'an immediately decided to have a proper chat with Xie Che regarding this matter.

No matter what, she did not want her former beloved mentor to pass away while being tormented by illness simply due to the unfilial behavior of her children.

Consequently, the two of them went over to the restaurant to sit down and talk.

Xie Che thoughtfully ordered a brown sugar macchiato for Xu An'an. "I came to drink this yesterday; the taste is pretty good, quite suited for you."

Xu An'an was there to discuss Teacher Gao's affairs, so what she drank was completely immaterial to her.

"Have you been to see Teacher Gao?"

"I went over with some other classmates and brought a lot of things for Teacher Gao." Xie Che sighed deeply. "Teacher Gao's second daughter was there, and she wouldn't even let us have a private conversation with Teacher Gao. I heard they've already bought multiple life insurance policies for Teacher Gao, just waiting for her to die."

The more she heard, the angrier Xu An'an became. "If Teacher Gao herself doesn't want to make an issue of it, anything we do is useless."

Xie Che nodded. "However, I heard that Teacher Gao actually isn't at the terminal stage of cancer yet; there's still a possibility of recovery, provided she undergoes a few surgeries."

"Really? But that day I heard it was the late stage."

"It was something I accidentally overheard when Teacher Gao's second daughter was on the phone with someone. That's how I found out they conspired to deceive Teacher Gao because none of them want to support the elderly parent."

Xie Che sighed repeatedly. "If Teacher Gao is dragged down like this any longer, it will definitely deteriorate into terminal cancer, and then she truly will be beyond saving."

Although that was what Xie Che claimed, Xu An'an felt it still needed to be verified.

"We need evidence to prove that Teacher Gao's condition is still treatable, otherwise we can't do anything to them."

"I have a college classmate who works right at that hospital."

"Can he help?"

"I'll talk to him about it."

Time ticked away bit by bit, and Xu An'an had completely banished Jiang Li to the back of her mind—until Jiang Li tracked her down, his handsome face dark as thunder.

Jiang Li pulled out a chair, sat down beside Xu An'an, and stared coldly at Xie Che.

Xie Che was somewhat bewildered. "You are?"

Xu An'an had already consumed two cups of coffee and even drank half of the third; if she hadn't laid eyes on Jiang Li right then, she truly wouldn't have remembered him.

"He is..."

Before Xu An'an could finish, Jiang Li snatched her coffee and drank the remaining half in one go. "I am her boyfriend."

Upon witnessing this scene, how could Xie Che fail to understand? Pure regret was blatantly written all over his eyes.

Although he was currently pursuing Murong Yan, it didn't prevent him from having ambiguous relationships with other women, considering nothing was settled between them yet anyway!

Besides, the current Xu An'an indeed possessed an intense feminine charm.

"Hello, I'm An'an's classmate."

"Are you done talking? Fatty Cat is sleepy." Jiang Li picked up the sleeping Fatty Cat, his face filled with displeasure. "I'm sleepy too."