“I learned from Xiao Rui that he has no other relatives besides himself, which makes this situation quite difficult,” Feng Caixia said.

She couldn't change the contract drafted by headquarters.

Upon hearing this, Liang Xiaorui lowered her head in disappointment.

The happier I was just now, the more disappointed I am now.

After a moment of silence, Su Yan's voice slowly rang out: "It's nothing. At worst, I'll be Xiao Rui's guarantor. With me keeping an eye on him, nothing will go wrong."

These few words were like a savior to Liang Xiaorui, and the light in his eyes shone brightly once again.

"Thank you, Sister Su Yan! I promise I won't let you down." He made this solemn promise.

Su Yan pinched his cheek and said, "Alright, go ahead and do your thing. I'll chat with your Aunt Caixia for a while longer."

Liang Xiaorui nodded emphatically, greeted Feng Caixia and Jiang Jingxing before running out, his back view radiating his joy.

After he had run far away, Feng Caixia said to Su Yan, "Ayan, actually I didn't contact you to take this risk for him."

It wasn't that she had bad intentions; it was just that if Liang Xiaorui failed to meet the initially agreed-upon requirements, he wouldn't be held responsible because of his young age. The person who would be responsible would be the one who vouched for him.

That's why she disagreed.

Su Yan was well aware of this. She sighed and said, "If you're going to help someone, help them to the end. Consider this my way of being a good person. I rarely have moments of overflowing sympathy. If he didn't do it, it's just my bad luck."

Hearing her say that, Feng Caixia didn't know what else to say. "Just think it over yourself. I'll come pick you up the day after tomorrow. Call me if it's urgent."

Su Yan nodded. "Take care, I won't see you off."

As Feng Caixia left, she waved to her, saying, "You should rest since you have trouble walking."

After Feng Caixia left, only the two of them remained at home.

Su Yan jumped onto the sofa and sat down, looking at the man opposite her, and asked, "Aren't you leaving?"

Jiang Jingxing raised an eyebrow. "I'll take you to change your dressing before I leave. Are you done now?"

Su Yan waved her hand and refused, "No need, you should go back and rest after you finish your mission. I'm not a child, I don't need anyone to accompany me to change my dressing."

"Yes, shall we go now?" the man said, standing up. "I drove here. Are you sure you want to jump?"

Upon hearing the word "jump," Su Yan couldn't bring herself to say the words of refusal that were on the tip of her tongue.

"..."

Given this situation, how could she possibly refuse?

In the end, she obediently followed Jiang Jingxing out the door.

In the courtyard, Zhou Yuanqing and the others were still busy, sweating profusely.

As Su Yan passed by, she reminded him, "Boss Zhou, the sun is too strong at noon. You and your friends should take shelter from it to avoid heatstroke."

Zhou Yuanqing responded, glanced at Jiang Jingxing walking ahead, and then asked her, "Going out?"

Su Yan exclaimed "Ah!" and nodded, "Yes, I'm going out to change my dressing. I can hitch a ride with a friend."

Zhou Yuanqing didn't say anything more, only saying, "Be careful."

Su Yan responded and then followed Jiang Jingxing to continue walking outside. When she got tired of jumping, she would occasionally tug on his arm to steady herself, because she had forgotten to bring her crutches when she went out.

Jiang Jingxing was driving a military jeep. He opened the door and let her sit in the back seat, blocking the top of the door with his hand to prevent her from hitting her head. Only after seeing that she was seated did he close the door and walk around to the other side to get in the car. He was a gentleman and considerate man in every way.

Zhou Yuanqing's eyes darkened, and a chill emanated from him. He gripped the tools with increasing force.

Liu Xiaoguo, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but mutter, "Boss Su's friend seems to be a high-ranking official. His military uniform is different from the ones I've seen before; it has a lot of stars on his shoulders."

The others also offered their opinions.

"Yeah, and that man was so attentive to Boss Su just now, he definitely likes Boss Su, I bet five cents!"

"I bet a dollar! The way that man looked at Boss Su was so sweet it was practically overflowing with honey!"

"Yeah, he had a stern face when he was talking to us just now. His personality is quite similar to Brother Yuanqing's."

Liu Xiaoguo, ever the smooth talker, couldn't help but add, "Hey Yuanqing, if you really like Boss Su, you'd better watch out. Based on my understanding of men, Boss Su's friends definitely like him. If you don't put in the effort to win him over, he'll never be yours."

Zhou Yuanqing gave him a cold glance, then continued working in silence.

He didn't refute it because he agreed with Liu Xiaoguo's words.

...

On the other side of the car.

It was Su Yan's first time riding in a military jeep, and she found it quite novel (what a country bumpkin!).

"Was that man called Boss Zhou your friend?" Jiang Jingxing asked casually from the side.

It wasn't a secret, so she replied without thinking too much, "I guess so. He knows carpentry and renovation. He made my stall cart, and now he's done the yard renovation too. Is there a problem?"

Jiang Jingxing shook his head. "It's nothing, I just feel like he looks familiar."

"Do they look familiar?" Su Yan pinched her chin and thought seriously for a moment, then hesitated and said, "Maybe you two are both quite aloof when you're not talking, is that why you have this illusion of mutual appreciation?"

Jiang Jingxing: "..."

So what kind of inappropriate and offensive phrase is "mutual appreciation"?

He glanced at the girl and, sure enough, she was smirking.

Without a doubt, she was deliberately teasing him.

Jiang Jingxing smiled and said, "You're pretty good at Chinese, aren't you?"

Su Yan stopped laughing and looked at him, puzzled. "Hmm?"

"What's your high school Chinese teacher's name? I'd like to pay him a visit and ask if your word choice is correct," he said seriously.

Su Yan: "...Are you a primary school student? I make a joke at you and you have to pay it back. The word 'stingy' is most fitting for you."

Seeing the look of disapproval on her face, Jiang Jingxing couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Don't you like to talk big? You're not happy that I'm playing along?"

Su Yan: "..." So he'd better keep quiet.

"You little brat!" she cursed.

"A little genius in Chinese language," he replied.

"You childish brat!" she continued to curse.

"A genius little Chinese language teacher!" he replied.

"...A narrow-minded man!"

"So... you're the magnanimous Boss Su?"

The uncertain, even somewhat doubtful tone made Su Yan so angry that she almost couldn't catch her breath.

"Shut up!" she snapped angrily.

"Huh?" The man looked at her, puzzled.

Su Yan: Is this what it feels like to punch something that's soft? Why is she even angrier?

The two bickered the whole way.

Throughout the entire conversation, Su Yan kept calling him a primary school kid and an immature brat, only stopping when they reached the hospital entrance.

When she got out of the car, Jiang Jingxing was desperately drinking water.

For the first time, he experienced the immense power of a clever girl's childishness.

I dared not say anything too harsh, and more importantly, I couldn't argue with her.

So in the end, he had absolutely no room to argue back.

The two got out of the car and walked into the hospital together, completely calm.

It was as if the two of them weren't the ones who had just been having a childish argument in the jeep.