Jiang Xia, holding Lin Yanwan's hand, deliberately slowed down and walked behind Wang Ming and Shen Ying. The two didn't know each other before, but recently, with the intentional matchmaking of the two matchmakers, they had become quite familiar with each other.

However, Wang Ming's mouth can be quite foul at times, often causing Shen Ying to chase after him and beat him up.

"Are you going straight home?" Lin Yanwan asked.

Jiang Xia nodded: "Yes, the original artwork is finished, but we still need to add color, so time is very tight."

“I remember there are a lot of classic voice-overs in Tom and Jerry that go with the action, right? If you can’t figure it out, maybe I can think of a way,” Lin Yanwan said after thinking for a moment.

Although Jiang Xia didn't tell her explicitly, she guessed quite a bit.

In any case, as a reborn person, replicating a successful work on Earth is not shameful. After all, if she were to create Tom and Jerry, she wouldn't know where to begin.

In this world, it seems he can perfectly utilize his talents.

"I'll look online for suitable material first, but I really need your help with the episodes where Tom plays the piano. Actually, it doesn't need to be exactly the same as the original, as long as it doesn't exist in this world and doesn't involve copyright issues."

Lin Yanwan thought for a moment, then tried humming a few notes: "This tune?"

"Yes, yes, yes! That's the style!" Jiang Xia's eyes lit up.

"This is the Hungarian Rhapsody. I happened to practice it before. I'll record it and send it to you when I get back."

Jiang Xia blinked and suddenly realized that she and Jiang Xia seemed to be perfect complements.

"Why do I suddenly like you more?"

"Tch, you're clearly using me." Lin Yanwan looked disdainful, but she was secretly delighted.

Previously, the two of them were busy with their own things, but now they can work together to polish a work, and that feeling doubles the joy.

"Is Xiaoman a holiday today?" Jiang Xia asked.

"Yeah, around 3 p.m., I have to pick her up later." She suddenly smiled and said, "Do you want to come with me? She's been talking about you to me these past couple of days."

"I?"

Jiang Xia couldn't help but laugh when he thought of his quirky sister-in-law: "Okay."

"Then... go to my house first?" Lin Yanwan blushed slightly, as if she had thought of something.

The last time I invited him home, it was just as friends, but now it feels like we've gone back to being a couple who've been together for a long time.

Jiang Xia was stunned for a moment: "Mom, she..."

“I just called her. I’m going to pick up Xiaoman today, so she won’t be coming home.”

With things having come to this point, Jiang Xia had no reason to refuse.

"Old Wang, flag down a taxi."

"Why are you stopping the car? My home is nearby, just a few minutes' walk away."

Even so, Wang Ming still walked to the roadside and waved to passing taxis. School was on holiday, and getting a taxi was a race against time.

After finally finding a car, Jiang Xia bent down and looked carefully through the window to make sure it wasn't his father before taking Lin Yanwan's hand and getting in.

Having experienced the previous blunder, it's no wonder he's being so cautious.

"Old Wang, thanks. I'll treat you to tap water next time."

Wang Ming was stunned for a moment, watching the taxi drive away, before he realized that he had become a tool again.

"This guy used to walk or take the bus wherever he went, but now that he's in a relationship, he's splurging on taking a taxi."

He said indignantly, "Shen Ying, you saw it too, right? I've helped him so much, and he can't even afford to buy me a drink. He's a beast!"

"Is it possible that even the taxi fare was paid by Yan Wan?" Shen Ying said quietly. She had seen this situation many times before, and it felt like Yan Wan was being taken advantage of by him.

She didn't understand what was so good about Jiang Xia; wasn't he just a little handsome?

"No way..."

"What's so special about that? Yan Wan even gave him her first kiss."

It wasn't a romantic evening under the moon; it was on a bumpy bus that Jiang Xia casually stole her first kiss.

Wang Ming's eyes widened in envy, his expression turning into a grimace.

"Waaaaah... What the hell is this guy, a true winner in life?!"

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Carrying the groceries he bought from the market, Jiang Xia walked behind his wife and watched her enter the house first. Only after confirming that his mother-in-law wasn't home did he subconsciously breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing his furtive, dog-like appearance, Lin Yanwan couldn't help but laugh. Where had his courage gone, braving the wind and rain to pick her up a few days ago?

"Come in, my mom isn't here."

As she changed her shoes on the doormat and the door closed, Jiang Xia suddenly hugged her tightly.

The air suddenly became quiet, and their breathing gradually quickened. He slowly lowered his head and kissed Lin Yanwan's soft lips.

Since their brief, light touch on the bus, they haven't had many opportunities to get together, but their feelings for each other have grown slowly and steadily.

Their first passionate kiss after their rebirth was neither as awkward as it had been in their previous lives, nor as fervent as a volcanic eruption.

Their lips met, like ice and snow melting, and in the gentle breaths, they savored her sweet taste.

After a long while, Lin Yanwan felt the heat and pushed him away with a light breath, her eighteen-year-old pink lips red and moist.

"Alright." She blushed, her face flushed. "I didn't invite you to my house so you could bully me."

Jiang Xia looked completely innocent. It wasn't his fault; a young body always has inexhaustible energy, and he couldn't handle even the slightest touch, let alone hugging and kissing a beautiful woman.

"How about a hug?"

"No, you're thinking about lewd things."

"...That's dopamine acting up, not me," Jiang Xia forced an explanation.

Do you think I'm still that naive girl who was just starting to experience love, so easily fooled?

Lin Yanwan snorted. Back then, she was tricked out of her first kiss by his cheesy pickup lines. What a despicable liar.

"In short, don't even think about that matter. Kissing you is already the biggest concession I can make!"

She is still a pure and innocent girl in this life, and she absolutely cannot lose her virginity so easily.

She tied on an apron: "There's a computer in my room. You can use it if you want. The password is my birthday, but it might not have the software you need; you'll have to download it."

Jiang Xia gently shook her head: "There's no rush. Let's cook together. Same as always, I'll help you."

"Yes, but you'll have to fry it."

Washing rice, steaming rice, washing vegetables, slicing meat, frying eggs, marinating chicken wings—the two of them worked methodically and in perfect harmony, just like back then.

Jiangxia was pan-frying chicken wings over a low flame, while Lin Yanwan stood far away, afraid of splattering oil.

Once the chicken wings are golden brown on both sides, Jiang Xia poured in most of a bottle of cola, just enough to submerge the chicken wings. He then added some light soy sauce, covered the pot, and simmered it over low heat for 20 minutes. After turning up the heat to reduce the sauce, it was ready to serve.

He unscrewed the cap of the cola bottle, intending to drink the rest, but Lin Yanwan saw this and snatched it away.

"You are not allowed to drink it."

"Why?"

Her cute wrinkled nose.

"Sperm-killing".