Lu Ci was stunned for a moment.

He instinctively asked, "Who are you?"

This man appeared flamboyant and assertive, exuding the unique aura of someone in power.

Even with a hint of weariness in his eyes and brows, one can't help but feel fear and vigilance.

It looks somewhat familiar.

Lu Ci searched his memory for a long time before finally remembering: "You are... Si Boye?"

The sole heir of the Si family, a friend of Qin Ji, was rumored to have been involved in a plane crash a few months ago, leaving no trace of his body.

Jiang Nian didn't expect Si Boye to suddenly appear.

Si Boye's gaze fell on Lu Ci's grip on Jiang Nian's wrist.

His already deep eyes grew even darker.

Jiang Nian frowned and pulled her hand back from being held.

She turned her head, looked up, and asked the man, "Why did you come here?"

"I think you're almost finished eating, so I'm here to pick you up and take you back to school."

Si Boye approached very naturally.

He deliberately took off his suit jacket in front of Jiang Nian and draped it over the girl.

It's late at night.

"Don't catch a cold."

Lu Ci had never seen the girl in front of him so close to anyone else.

No… it’s not that their actions were particularly intimate. It’s that this man could enter her territory so naturally.

This kind of intimacy that requires no words must be based on an intimate familiarity with the other person.

Lu Ci's eyes flickered, and he opened his mouth: "You..."

"This must be the young master of the Lu family, Nian Nian's classmate?"

Si Boye smiled, his tone very friendly.

With the air of a magnanimous queen, she extended her hand: "Let me introduce myself, I am Nian Nian's fiancé, Si Boye."

Si Boye said "fiancé" with a clear conscience.

Even a marriage contract with one's own memorial tablet is still a marriage contract.

Since the marriage didn't happen, theoretically speaking, it's not unreasonable to call him my fiancé, right?

"……fiancé?"

Lu Ci simply couldn't believe it.

My heart, which had been beating rapidly just moments before, suddenly felt as if it had been struck by something devastating.

But many things then become reasonable.

No wonder Jiang Nian, as a special admission student, was fearless in the hierarchical world of Canxing and didn't take Xia Lan seriously at all.

It turns out that she had a powerful man backing her up.

...No. If Jiang Nian is indeed the one hiding the truth, she is already strong enough on her own, and doesn't even need anyone else to back her up.

Si Boye narrowed his eyes, a nonchalant smile playing on his lips, and looked over.

"So, what did Young Master Lu want to say to my Niannian just now?"

I still remember that.

It was as if Lu Ci was being forced to say it himself.

"I……"

Lu Ci clenched his fist.

I was overwhelmed by emotions just now.

His two years of admiration for Ni An, the excitement of learning that Ni An had been by his side all along, and the unconscious attraction to Jiang Nian's cool and aloof charm made him almost unable to suppress his desire to confess.

But now...

"It's nothing. I just felt it was getting late and wanted to go back to school with Jiang Nian."

Lu Ci took a deep breath and said.

Si Boye seemed quite satisfied with the answer.

He reached out and hugged the girl: "Then there's no need. My Niannian is safe with me by her side."

When Lu Ci saw Si Boye embracing Jiang Nian's hand, his fist clenched even tighter involuntarily.

But they couldn't say anything.

"……OK."

"Then I'll head back now."

He turned around.

He also needs to sort out his feelings.

After Lu Ci left, Si Boye's demeanor immediately changed.

Just moments ago he was relaxed and at ease, but now he's holding the girl in his arms, his voice full of grievance.

"Baby, does Lu Ci like you?"

“It’s not liking,” Jiang Nian said without hesitation. “Even if he does like me, it’s not me he likes, it’s Ni An.”

Si Boye rubbed his chin against the girl's head: "But my baby is Ni An, I'm jealous."

My wife has many online aliases, that's great.

Having many admirers through one's wife's online persona is not a good thing.

The moment Si Boye saw Niannian being pulled back, his entire brain went into high alert.

Jiang Nian looked up and met the man's handsome face, which was tinged with a hint of resentment.

She reached out and grabbed his tie, giving it a gentle tug.

"Lower your head."

Si Boye gave a light hum: "Hmm?"

He lowered his head instinctively in response.

The next second, the girl's cool lips covered his.

Right here on this bustling, brightly lit street.

The sensation of lips touching is both dreamlike and real.

After a fleeting kiss, Jiang Nian loosened Si Boye's tie.

Those beautiful, dark eyes looked at the person in front of her, her cheeks flushed slightly, but her voice remained cold and clear.

"Are you feeling better now?"

Si Boye realized what was happening, and his eyes lit up.

It's rare for a young girl to be so proactive, especially in public.

He then raised his large hand and stroked the back of the girl's head, his breath hot and forceful, and kissed her again.

Jiang Nian placed her hand on his chest to block him.

She turned her head away somewhat awkwardly, catching her breath: "We're outside...someone might see us."

"Then let's go home."

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Nian had already been easily lifted up by Si Boye.

"you……"

"I want to hold you, baby."

Si Boye was in an extremely good mood and lowered his head to kiss the girl's lips.

"Let me carry you back to school like this, okay?"

Back at Canxing. The dormitory apartment key card was swiped, but it accidentally fell to the ground.

But no one was interested in picking them up.

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