Chapter 30

In her previous life, Shen Man had always been a "good girl," consistently ranking at the top of her class in exams from childhood to adulthood.

During her adolescence, her family kept a tight watch on her, and she didn't get her first mobile phone until she started university.

During her university years, she threw herself heart and soul into her studies and didn't dabble in extracurricular matters, so she missed out on a lot.

Later, when she went abroad to study, in a foreign land, among the circle of international students, only one senior schoolmate took special care of her, which was how she came into contact with web novels.

However, perhaps she was pushed by big data, as the web novels she read were all quite campus-youth oriented, with fresh and pure processes, at most involving kissing and hugging, and the endings always stopped abruptly at the wedding scene.

The stories were very complete and happy, and also quite bland.

After pulling an all-nighter last night and finishing the few picture books left behind by Lu Lao Zu, she felt her brain itching, and everything she looked at seemed to have a "yellow" tint...

Tangyuan was puzzled; it rolled around on the quilt, exposing its soft belly.

What's wrong with the master?

Her eyes were drifting, her cheeks were flushed, and her breathing was uneven; it felt like something was strange~

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Manman, it's Jiang Ye. I'm here to take you to the canteen for lunch."

Outside the door, a gentle knocking sound rang out.

Inside the room, the one person and one cat, who had been immersed in their own thoughts, both came back to their senses.

Shen Man shook the "yellow paint" out of her head, rubbed her cheeks, and replied softly that she knew.

Then she put Tangyuan into her bag. Seeing the bright sunshine outside the window and the sudden rise in temperature, she didn't wear her military overcoat, opting only for a jacket, and tied her long hair up into a low ponytail...

"Click."

The door opened, and a faint scent of orchids wafted over. In Jiang Ye's eyes, the young girl was more beautiful than the flowers.

Just standing there prettily, the scene was as stunning as a fine painting of a beautiful woman.

"Brother Jiang Ye~"

Shen Man's palms curled unconsciously; she didn't quite dare to look at his face.

The amount of information she had absorbed from the picture books last night was truly a bit overwhelming, and she couldn't help but have "yellow" thoughts.

Reason told her not to be swayed by the restricted-level plots in the picture books.

The devil told her that Brother Jiang Ye wasn't an outsider.

"Hm? Didn't sleep well last night? Why does your face look a bit flushed? Did you kick off the quilt last night?"

How could Jiang Ye know that the young lady had stayed up all night reading picture books? He just assumed she had been naughty at night and really kicked off the quilt, so he reached out to check her forehead temperature with his palm.

Touched on the forehead by his warm palm, Shen Man's face exploded into a deep red, and she hurriedly lied:

"N-no, it's Tangyuan who wasn't well-behaved. It crawled under the bed, and I had a bit of trouble catching it."

At the same time, she apologized to Tangyuan in her heart: "Sorry, Tangyuan, please take the blame for me for now!"

"Meow?"

Tangyuan's pupils widened. It looked at its master softly, then looked at the Child of Destiny, and silently retracted its head.

Fine, for the sake of the future home of the master and the Child of Destiny, it would shoulder everything at this moment...

"Is Tangyuan hungry? When I go to the canteen later, I'll ask the head chef if there are any dried small fish."

Jiang Ye saw that the young lady's eyes were drifting and she didn't dare to look him in the eye, so he very tactfully changed the subject.

He realized belatedly that the young lady seemed to be... shy?

Shy, the young lady was shy when she saw him!

In an instant, joy flashed through his deep eyes, which were usually as calm and waveless as a deep pool.

This joy unconsciously moved his facial features, and the iceberg that was usually indifferent and cold quietly melted at this moment...

Shen Man locked the door and inexplicably sensed the man's subtle change.

Brother Jiang Ye, he seems to be in a... good mood?

"Manman, my heart is very joyful."

"Hm?"

Shen Man followed him downstairs. Just as she got into the jeep, she heard his low murmur, which was so devout it was almost a confession, and she was slightly dazed.

"Shen Man, I like you. I hope you will consider me as your partner, as your legal husband."

For the second time, the man confessed firmly.

Unlike the first confession, where his eyes were filled with tenderness, this time, Jiang Ye's pupils were brimming with sincere love.

"B-Brother Jiang Ye, my brother hasn't agreed yet."

Shen Man nervously looked away, fumbling with the seatbelt.

The more she tried to buckle it correctly, the more she couldn't get it to click.

"Don't be nervous."

Seeing this, Jiang Ye let out a pleasant, low chuckle from his throat.

Then he leaned over to help, reaching out to take the end of the seatbelt from her slender, onion-white fingers. With a gentle press, the buckle clicked into the slot on the passenger side.

Shen Man had only read novels, watched TV dramas, and read picture books; where had she ever experienced such close contact?

She immediately felt the faint scent of soap on the man filling her nostrils. Her gaze drifted downward, lingering on his rolling Adam's apple, and she felt the "waste material" in her brain was about to overflow.

She wanted to touch it; what would it feel like?

She even wanted to... take a bite...

"Meow."

Master, be reserved, be reserved!

Tangyuan exerted effort, rubbing its head against the master's palm.

It felt a bit frustrated, yet at the same time, it felt a little secretly happy.

If the master also took a fancy to the Child of Destiny and they got married, they could openly snuggle.

By extension, that meant it could also snuggle with the Child of Destiny—oh no, the master's man. Then it could suck 【Qi】 while lying down, sitting, or squatting...

Shen Man struggled to swallow her impending reaction, hurriedly lowered her eyes, and hugged Tangyuan, burying her face in the fur to hide her brief loss of composure.

Sure enough, "electronic pickles" and spiritual food could sometimes make one lose their head!

"Bang."

The car door was gently closed. Although Jiang Ye hadn't received a definite answer from the young lady, judging by her shy and flustered reaction, she wasn't indifferent to him.

At the very least, this face of his was still capable of attracting her.

After getting into the driver's seat and starting the engine, he said:

"Lu Xiu Bai returned to the unit with the transport vehicle this morning and is now in the dormitory."

"Hm? My brother is back?"

Upon hearing this news, Shen Man was first delighted, then worried:

"Why doesn't he cherish his body more? It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, how could he..."

She couldn't finish her complaint. Shen Man realized that her brother was worried about her, so he disregarded his own injuries to return as soon as possible...

Tangyuan, which had been immersed in snuggling with its master, suddenly felt water droplets dripping onto its body. After its fur stood on end, it looked up and realized it was the master crying!

"Meow meow."

Master, don't be sad or upset. Since your brother is already back, why don't you let the big shot take you back to the dormitory later to visit him?

"Don't cry. If Lu Xiu Bai sees your eyes are red, he might drag his sick body over to beat me up."

Jiang Ye had never coaxed a girl before; this was his first time. He was flustered, looking everywhere for a handkerchief, but where would there be one in the car?

Helplessly, he could only wipe his right hand on his clothes, then reached out his right palm, his fingertips gently wiping away the teardrops on the young lady's face.

Shen Man's tears had been falling like little pearls, but upon hearing this, she forcibly held them back.

One thought filled her mind: could her brother beat Jiang Ye?