Chapter 1643: Brother Comes to Stir Up Trouble

Jiang Motian did not know how much time had passed, and when she came back to her senses, she heard the sound of an iron gate opening outside.

Who could it be? Wei Yangyang?

Jiang Motian looked up, but saw the figure of Li Xingyan.

This made Jiang Motian feel surprised.

She put down her paintbrush and said to the person walking in, "Didn't you say you wouldn't come to pick me up until dark? It's still early."

"Mm, I just happened to be passing by, so I came to see you."

As soon as Li Xingyan entered, he discovered there was a man in the Art Studio.

A man!?

He raised an eyebrow, stared at Xie Wanyi with a guarded expression, and asked, "Who is he?"

"Oh, a model I hired, named Xie Wanyi."

Hearing this answer, Li Xingyan scrutinized Xie Wanyi.

Then he looked at the canvas and said, "A model? You are clearly painting a for..."

Li Xingyan's words were not yet finished when he stopped abruptly.

And the reason he went quiet was because when he changed his angle, he suddenly discovered...

Hidden in the forest was a pair of eyes!

That gaze was distant, mysterious, and wise.

Seeing it made one feel their soul was deeply shaken!

Li Xingyan steadied his mind, then looked at Xie Wanyi again...

He commented, "You are suspected of beautifying this."

The eyes were indeed those eyes.

But the gaze clearly didn't have that much depth.

Xie Wanyi also walked around to look.

This was the first time he had seen himself appear in one of Jiang Motian's works.

His heart was also deeply shaken.

And while shaken, his impression of Jiang Motian changed.

So Jiang Motian letting him sit there was really for modeling, not playing games with him...

Thinking of his previous misunderstanding of Jiang Motian, Xie Wanyi said sincerely, "My apologies."

But before Jiang Motian could respond, Li Xingyan grabbed Xie Wanyi by the collar first, and asked coldly, "What did you do to Tiantian that you need to apologize?!"

In Li Xingyan's understanding, for a man to apologize to a woman, it must be... that he bullied her!

And how could his younger sister be bullied by anyone!?

Li Xingyan was filled with hostility, as if in the next second, he would resort to fisticuffs with this person!

Seeing that the situation was not right, Jiang Motian hurriedly pressed down on Li Xingyan's wrist and said anxiously, "Brother, don't be so violent!"

"I'm not being violent yet, just asking about the situation!"

Yes, right now he was just asking.

But looking at this posture, they could start fighting at any moment!

Yet this matter didn't warrant resorting to violence at all!

To make Li Xingyan calm down, Jiang Motian hurriedly explained, "He didn't bully me, the apology is because..."

Because of what?

Jiang Motian's mind went blank for a moment, then she used her eyes to ask Xie Wanyi why he was apologizing.

Xie Wanyi, however, remained very calm.

Seeing Jiang Motian's hint, he spoke up to explain, "I saw that you hadn't painted me on the canvas at all earlier, so I thought you were playing games with me. Now the facts prove that I was narrow-minded."

"Brother, look, it's just a misunderstanding!"

Hearing this explanation, Li Xingyan's gaze shifted back and forth between the faces of Jiang Motian and Xie Wanyi.

He was very good at observing people; at this moment, he could see that Jiang Motian was very anxious.

It was the anxiety of wanting to prove her innocence.

He also saw Xie Wanyi's openness.

But behind that openness... was there also a hint of disdain?

Li Xingyan frowned slightly.

But he did not continue to confront Xie Wanyi.

This made Jiang Motian heave a sigh of relief.

However, the next second...

"I wonder what this gentleman does for a living?"

This question... Jiang Motian also wanted to know the answer.

So she didn't speak up for Xie Wanyi, but waited quietly.

Xie Wanyi's expression didn't change as he replied, "Someone just trying to make a living."

"Then I wonder what kind of work you do to make a living?"

"I've done many jobs abroad—sales, service, and so on."

"Since you have so much experience abroad, why did you think of coming to the country to develop now?"

"Because there are more opportunities in the country."

"With so many opportunities, you don't choose them, yet you insist on being my sister's model?"

"Well, because she gave way too much."

That final answer made Jiang Motian unable to hold back, and she started coughing.

She didn't want to cough either.

It was just... she hadn't expected Xie Wanyi to give such a straightforward answer.

Li Xingyan's expression was not very good.

In the conversation just now, this man seemed to have said a lot, but thinking about it carefully...

Not a single useful word!

He was certainly good at playing tai chi!!

And if one cannot speak openly and honestly about the past, then that is, for all intents and purposes, equivalent to being dangerous!

Therefore...

Li Xingyan crossed his arms and said with an attitude that brooked no refusal: "Things haven't been peaceful lately; I cannot let someone of unknown origin stay by my sister's side."

As soon as Jiang Motian heard this, she knew things were going to go wrong!

But she no longer had the time to find a new model and paint another piece...

To avoid having her plans disrupted, Jiang Motian negotiated with Li Xingyan: "It will be finished in two more days, so can you... turn a blind eye?"

"No!"

"Brother..."

"For these two days, I will come over every day."

This decision caught Jiang Motian somewhat by surprise.

She had thought Li Xingyan was going to rudely drive the person away immediately.

Although Li Xingyan staying would certainly mean cold words and sharp remarks.

At least it would allow her to finish her work.

Jiang Motian was easily satisfied and felt this result was not bad.

As for Xie Wanyi... he had no right to object.

He was only here to help in the first place; who came or who didn't, he had no say in the matter at all.

After a not-so-pleasant conversation between the three, Jiang Motian painted for a while longer.

While she was painting, everyone was very silent.

The scene was somewhat eerie.

Having finally made it to the evening, Li Xingyan urged Jiang Motian to go home.

Xie Wanyi knew he shouldn't stay any longer, so he bid farewell to the siblings and returned to the small courtyard next door.

At this time, Ling Yu was eating instant noodles.

Hearing the footsteps of someone returning, he looked up nonchalantly.

Just from that one look, Ling Yu couldn't help but ask: "Why is your expression so grave?"

Xie Wanyi said "it's nothing."

But after considering it, he still told Ling Yu about running into Li Xingyan.

His original intention was to let Ling Yu be a bit more careful when coming and going.

Who knew that after hearing this, Ling Yu would become directly nervous and even ask: "Did Li Xingyan discover us?"

His somewhat urgent attitude left Xie Wanyi puzzled.

Seeing this, Ling Yu explained: "The second mission, although it is to take the tender document, the Li Family is the most competitive bidder in this tender. If someone wants to take the tender document at this time, they are clearly trying to snatch the Li Family's cake!"

For these past two days, Xie Wanyi had been responsible for tracking the affairs of the Wang Family.

Ling Yu had checked on the new plan whenever he had free time.

And this latest investigation result had not yet had the chance to be told to Xie Wanyi.

Now, Xie Wanyi knew the connection between them and couldn't help but fall into silence.

Xie Wanyi had to take that tender document.

But if he really took it, that would mean being an enemy of the Li Family.

It would also mean being an enemy of... Jiang Motian.