After finishing their meal, Su Yan and Jiang Jingxing left the noodle shop without delay, putting down their chopsticks.

As soon as they stepped down the stairs, two figures rushed over and blocked their way.

"Brother Jiang!"

Feng Xinyan ran over and shouted, her eyes red as a rabbit's, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Her eyes were fixed on Jiang Jingxing.

Jiang Jingxing's gaze shifted to her, paused for a moment, then returned to normal. "Feng Xinyan? You're back in China?"

His tone was indifferent, as if he were talking to a stranger.

Su Yan looked at Feng Xinyan with some curiosity.

She wore a royal blue dress, her face was exquisite, and the high heels she wore made her figure look even more slender and tall. She was covered in gold jewelry, and standing there she looked like a proud peacock.

Her attire alone was enough to show that she came from a wealthy family and was a pampered princess.

Su Yan and Jiang Jingxing were sitting very close together. Feng Xinyan, out of jealousy, stepped forward and pushed Su Yan aside, pointed at her, and asked with her small face raised, "Brother Jiang, who is she? Why are you eating with her?"

She has been the apple of her family's eye since she was a child, and no one is allowed to touch anything that belongs to her.

Jiang Jingxing has always been hers, and she can't stand any woman getting close to him!

Su Yan was pushed so hard that she lost her balance and took a few steps back. If she hadn't been holding onto the wall, she would have fallen to the ground.

Jiang Jingxing's face instantly turned extremely grim. He forcefully pushed Feng Xinyan aside, stepped forward to support Su Yan's shoulder, and asked in a voice full of worry, "Are you alright?"

Su Yan shook her head, her small face as cold as the dead of winter in December.

She glared at Feng Xinyan, her tone deep and indifferent: "Miss Feng, what do you mean by attacking me for no reason?"

When Feng Xinyan saw that Jiang Jingxing not only defended this woman so much, but also dared to speak to her in such a tone, her mind went blank. "Brother Jiang! We're getting married soon, how can you treat me like this? Are you just going to watch this bitch take advantage of me? I'm your future wife!"

The air fell silent after those words were spoken.

After a long while, Su Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She was so angry she laughed!

So, it turns out the drama of the wife catching the mistress has now fallen on her, hasn't it?

She shook off Jiang Jingxing's hand with a stern face and coldly clarified, "I have absolutely no relationship with Jiang Jingxing, so please don't bother with this..."

"Who told you we were getting married?" Jiang Jingxing interrupted her forcefully, staring at Feng Xinyan with a gloomy face. "I, the person involved, know nothing about this, and I will not marry you. You should give up on this idea as soon as possible. If you dare to spread this around, then I'm sorry, I, Jiang Jingxing, am not a gentleman who doesn't lay a hand on women."

At this moment, the man exuded a chilling aura that seemed to devour people, making one feel terrified.

Feng Xinyan was startled and swallowed hard, but still retorted defiantly, "It was your parents and my parents who decided this last week when we had dinner. We're getting engaged next Saturday, and we'll have the wedding banquet and register our marriage on September 1st. Your parents said you agreed, but you couldn't attend because you were too busy. Brother Jiang, we grew up together. Isn't the person you love me? Just because I went abroad for a few years, you fell for someone else and want to kick me to the curb? How am I supposed to face anyone after this? Are you trying to kill me?"

As she spoke, tears fell from her eyes, which were full of accusation, making Jiang Jingxing seem like a heartless man.

Lu Jiaojiao spoke up timidly from the side: "Brother Jiang, everyone in the compound knows about you and Xinyan, and Aunt Jiang said that you agreed to marry Xinyan..."

"Nonsense!" Jiang Jingxing roared, took a deep breath to calm his inner turmoil, and declared again, "I have never agreed to this marriage. I will make Jiang Changzheng and his wife give you an explanation for this matter."

Leaving those words behind, he took Su Yan's hand and walked towards the courtyard.

They walked quickly and hurriedly, refusing to turn around no matter how much Feng Xinyan called out to them.

Su Yan had to jog to keep up with his speed. After running for a while, she couldn't take it anymore and shook off the man's hand. "Let go of me!"

She was rubbing her wrist on the spot, her face looking indescribably pale.

Jiang Jingxing was a little flustered. "I'm sorry, I was kept in the dark about this. I've dragged you into this."

He was also a victim, and Su Yan knew she shouldn't take out her anger towards Feng Xinyan on him.

After calming herself down, she pursed her lips and said indifferently, "It's not your fault, I'm just a little annoyed. You should have let me vent my anger before taking me away."

She was the most innocent party in this whole affair, and it's impossible for her not to blame him at all.

Jiang Jingxing breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that her reaction was not so intense.

As for letting her vent her anger...

"How about I take you back and give her a push?" he suggested. "Then I'll take you to see a house."

"Pfft—!" Su Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud, and her anger subsided. "How can you be like this? Let's not look at houses today. You should go back and deal with this matter quickly, otherwise it won't be good for your reputation or hers."

Jiang Jingxing frowned, remained silent for a few seconds, and then corrected, "It would be bad for my reputation. I would never marry her. I've never been in a relationship."

The last two sentences were a bit redundant, but somehow he felt he should say them.

Su Yan nodded. "Then you should go back and explain things to your parents as soon as possible. It's not good to drag this out."

"And what about you?"

"I'm going to visit the Forbidden City."

"What if you get lost?" Jiang Jingxing asked worriedly. "Come back to the compound with me, and I'll send someone to show you around. Let's go."

He knew she would refuse, so he didn't give her a chance to reply, took her hand again, and left.

The intimate gesture of holding hands made Su Yan forget to refuse, and she struggled awkwardly for a moment, "You...you let go, I can walk by myself."

She always felt that Jiang Jingxing's behavior was strange. Why did he not maintain any sense of distance that friends should have?

Jiang Jingxing ultimately didn't force her; he simply let go of her hand with regret and walked alongside her.

After walking for about ten minutes, Su Yan stopped at the gate of the compound and said, "Well, I won't go in. I'll wait here. You can have someone come out and find me later."

"Why?" Jiang Jingxing looked at her in confusion, thinking she was worried, so he said, "With me here, no one will make things difficult for you."

"No, just listen to me."

As Su Yan spoke, she sat down on a stone stool at the entrance of the courtyard, looked up at him, and declared that she was determined not to go in.

Jiang Jingxing couldn't persuade her otherwise, so he said, "Then don't wander off, wait here."

After saying that, he didn't dare to delay and strode into the courtyard.

Su Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't want to get too involved with this man.

If I go into the compound with him, who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause.

"Aren't you the girl next to Jiang Jingxing? What are you doing sitting here?"

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