Chapter 66 Your dad's age and he still likes this kind of thing...

Chapter 66

Jin Ran wanted to buy "local specialties," so she asked Jiang Xuli for advice, claiming that a son would better understand his father's preferences.

Yushan is located by the sea, so the local "specialties" are mostly ornaments or decorations made of seashells. Although the details are not very good, some of the styles are quite nice.

Jin Ran browsed around for a while and picked up a bracelet from a stall.

At first glance, it looks like an ordinary bracelet. It is made of dozens of shells the size of a fingernail, mostly milky white in color, with light brown patterns on the surface. It has probably been polished beforehand, with rounded edges, so it won't scratch the skin when worn.

Two handsome young men stood in front of their stall, and business picked up as a result. The stall owner, an auntie, greeted them warmly: "Little girl, come and take a look! Our products are all handmade! If you like them, I'll give you a discount."

Jin Ran stopped in front of this stall because she was attracted by the exquisite seashells on display. They were actually handmade. She put down the bracelet she was holding and picked up another one.

Compared to that, this one is prettier. Its pure white color, when held up to the light, reveals rainbow-like ripples on its surface, which is quite beautiful.

Jiang Mingxu wears luxury watches worth millions on his wrist, and Jin Ran didn't expect him to wear a bracelet. She chose this one to make a car ornament for him.

Why didn't she buy a dedicated car to ride with...? That's a good question. Jin Ran deliberately left a girl's belongings in a man's car, both to test his reaction and to assert her dominance. It's a perfectly legitimate and open scheme.

The aunt was still tirelessly promoting her product, so Jin Ran turned to Jiang Xuli and asked for her opinion: "What do you think of this? Will your dad like it?"

Jiang Xuli initially thought she bought it for herself, but when he suddenly heard that it was actually for his father, his expression immediately became subtle.

How could his dad wear something so girly?

Seeing Jin Ran's enthusiastic expression, he swallowed back the sarcastic words that were on the tip of his tongue. He pursed his lips, his gaze quickly sweeping across the stall without really looking, and randomly pointed to a relatively masculine ornament: "How about... we choose that one?"

Jin Ran looked in the direction the finger was pointing and saw a seashell version of "One Piece" at the end of the finger. She couldn't help but blurt out, "Your dad shouldn't like this kind of thing at his age!"

Jiang Xuli: "..."

One Piece is a popular Japanese shonen manga with a wide audience, especially among teenagers with delusions of grandeur. Jin Ran often heard students talking about it when she was in school.

But this definitely doesn't include Jiang Mingxu, who only watches the news broadcast on TV.

Jiang Xuli also realized that her suggestion was inappropriate.

The logic was sound, but something felt off to him. He wanted to laugh, but he held it back. His handsome face tightened several times, and his lips twitched, making him look somewhat ferocious.

Jin Ran no longer trusted Jiang Xuli. After hesitating for a while, she finally took the second bracelet.

When it came time to pay, the small bracelet that cost twenty yuan made Jinran feel a little guilty.

She then comforted herself, saying that it was a small gift but a big sentiment, especially since a domineering CEO like Jiang Mingxu had no shortage of money. Although this seashell bracelet was a bit cheap, it was filled with her most sincere feelings.

After paying, the two left. They didn't know what was happening ahead, but the crowd seemed to be surging in that direction. Jin Ran and Jiang Xuli wanted to leave, but they couldn't move at all and could only be pushed forward by the crowd.

When Jin Ran realized that Jiang Xuli was no longer by her side, her heart skipped a beat.

But she quickly calmed down, sent Jiang Xuli a message telling him to wait for him where she came in, and then returned to the entrance, found a clean stone step to sit down and wait.

At night, the sea merges seamlessly with the azure sky, and distant lights are scattered across the surface, gently swaying with the waves like shattered stars. The soothing sound of the tide, one after another, seems to calm the heart.

Unfortunately, only I can see it right now.

Jin Ran rarely felt even a little bit lonely.

It seems that, whether in her past life or this one, she is often alone.

After thinking for a moment, Jin Ran opened her camera and took a picture.

With a "click" sound, this beautiful scene was captured forever.

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Ten minutes later, Jin Ran received a reply from Jiang Xuli.

[Waiting]

His concise and to-the-point remarks were quite in line with the boy's consistently aloof demeanor.

Fearing that the two would miss each other again, Jin Ran did not move her position. Sure enough, three minutes after she received the message, she saw Jiang Xuli's figure in the crowd in front of her, so she raised her hand and waved.

Jiang Xuli also saw her and was about to quicken his pace to come over, but when he was about five or six meters away, he was stopped by a girl.

"Handsome, can I bother you for a moment?"

Upon seeing this, Jin Ran, who had been waving just moments before, immediately pretended not to know her and casually lowered her hand.

Jiang Xuli: "?"

Jin Ran, however, looked pleased.

Jiang Xuli is handsome and refined, and would be considered the school heartthrob no matter where she goes. However, after she went to teach at Wencheng, she discovered that no girls were pursuing him.

Seeing that the beauty of the cheap and big boy had finally been discovered, she felt deeply moved, and felt as if a domesticated pig had finally been chosen by a cabbage.

She secretly winked at Jiang Xuli—"Ganbatte!"

Jiang Xuli: "..."

The girl had her back to the sea and didn't notice Jin Ran behind her.

From the moment she started watching, she had been secretly observing Jiang Xuli. The boy's tall and handsome figure made her heart pound. Seeing that he was about to leave, she finally mustered up the courage to step forward, encouraged by her best friend.

"What's up?"

Jiang Xuli asked.

Although her cheeks flushed, the girl asked gracefully, "Do you have a girlfriend? If not, we can get to know each other."

Jiang Xuli was clearly taken aback, probably not expecting to be approached. He quickly regained his indifferent expression: "It's not convenient."

"Why?" the girl pressed on, "Can't we even just get to know each other as ordinary friends?"

“Someone is waiting for me,” Jiang Xuli replied briefly, then walked past the girl and stood in front of Jin Ran, who was watching the show: “Have you had enough of the excitement?”

Jin Ran, still wanting more, said, "Actually, not yet."

Only then did the girl notice Jin Ran's presence. Seeing the two's familiar interaction and Jin Ran's delicate and beautiful face, she suddenly realized what was going on and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry! I disturbed you!" After saying that, she turned around and ran away.

Jin Ran was left standing there, somewhat bewildered.

However, watching the girl's departing figure, she was somewhat speechless: "Jiang, this young girl mustered up the courage to strike up a conversation, can't you be a little gentler? Are you going to treat your girlfriend like this in the future?"

Jiang Xuli didn't take it to heart: "She's not my girlfriend."

His tone was as straight as possible.

Jin Ran rolled her eyes: "Is there a possibility that, given how things are going, you might not be able to find a girlfriend?"

"Won't."

Jiang Xuli was quite confident about this, saying, "Even my dad can find it."

He considered himself to be a little better than his father.

Jin Ran: "..."

Does your dad know that you're talking about him behind his back?

He opened his mouth, but hesitated, as if he wanted to say something.

In the end, Jin Ran didn't say anything, but she couldn't help but think of the scene from that night when the two of them sat in the living room drinking.

The dim lighting, the undeniably intrusive gaze, the angle at which he held her waist, and the force with which he sucked on her lips.

She couldn't help but purse her lips; that man looked cold, but he was actually better at flirting than anyone else.

Just as she was silently complaining to herself, Jiang Xuli suddenly turned around and asked, "Want some ice cream?"

In an instant, all shame and anger were forgotten, and Jin Ran nodded happily: "Eat, I want matcha flavor!"