Chapter 169: The Phoenix Man
"I'm at the coffee shop near the school gate. Okay, I'll wait for you here."
After Xu Yihuan finished speaking, she turned around and looked at Jiang Jinnan: "Next time, tomorrow or the day after, I'll contact you and we'll go to the scene."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinnan's smile faded.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes flickered, and the disappointment on her face was almost overflowing. She lowered her head, her face full of brokenness: "It's okay, Sister Huanhuan and Brother Tan are doing well."
"I'll go by myself today. Huanhuan will contact me when she has time."
After Jiang Jinnan finished speaking, he stared intently at Xu Yihuan, his gaze like that of an ancient concubine watching the emperor about to leave, filled with reluctance and resentment.
But Xu Yihuan didn't notice at all.
She still replied to the message with a smile on her face.
Hearing this, he simply nodded without even looking up.
Jiang Jinnan withdrew his disappointed gaze, his expression returning to its indifferent state.
Without saying a word, he silently packed his things and left.
Shortly after Jiang Jinnan left, Tan Zhixu arrived.
Tan Zhixu went to Nancheng to participate in this competition, where the temperature in spring had already risen to 20 degrees Celsius.
Wearing just a hoodie jacket is enough.
Tan Zhixu came to find Xu Yihuan as soon as he got off the plane. At this time, his clothes were too thin for the capital city.
Her hair hadn't been cut in a long time, and the stray hairs on her forehead had covered her eyebrows and eyes.
Xu Yihuan's expression turned worried after she saw Tan Zhixu.
Why has Tan Zhixu suddenly become so thin after just a few days?
She completely forgot that people's winter and spring clothes shouldn't be the same.
Tan Zhixu ran quickly to Xu Yihuan's side and hugged her tightly.
The young man, full of youthful vigor, buried his head in Xu Yihuan's shoulder, only feeling at ease when he smelled her scent.
"Tired..." Tan Zhixu murmured softly, but because he was speaking into Xu Yihuan's ear, Xu Yihuan couldn't help but feel a tingling sensation in her ear.
To Xu Yihuan, that kind of force and that kind of voice sounded like she was being coquettish.
Xu Yihuan couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips and gently patted Tan Zhixu's back.
"Since you're tired, why don't you go back and rest?"
Tan Zhixu didn't move at all, just buried his head in Xu Yihuan's neck and shook his head: "No."
He had finally managed to come back and see Xu Yihuan, so he didn't want to go back to rest.
"Shall we sit down and rest for a while?"
Tan Zhixu obediently sat down in front of Xu Yihuan.
Like a long-haired husky, beautiful and well-behaved, but it's all an act.
"A reward." Tan Zhixu uttered those two words again, then looked at Xu Yihuan with bright eyes, full of anticipation.
Xu Yihuan found it funny.
After returning from a competition, he's become much more aloof in his speech, uttering only a few words at a time.
Xu Yihuan's smile froze as she recalled the half-finished gadget she had made in her dorm room.
Tan Zhixu narrowed his eyes as he observed Xu Yihuan's reaction.
Danger asked, "You didn't forget, did you?"
Xu Yihuan smiled ingratiatingly, "I haven't forgotten, I'll take you to buy it now."
Tan Zhixu hummed twice, but didn't say whether it was good or bad.
He then turned and chatted with Xu Yihuan about things he thought were unreliable.
"My second uncle said he wants to adopt you as his goddaughter."
"I'm speechless. Won't this lead to generational discrepancies? He's really dreaming."
Tan Zhixu kept complaining, speaking with a Beijing accent, which made Xu Yihuan unable to help but smile.
Mentioning Tan Zhixu's uncle.
Xu Yihuan suddenly twitched her eyelids, feeling as if she had forgotten something.
"You said last time that your uncle works for the government?"
"yes."
Xu Yihuan seemed to notice some detail she had overlooked: "Over in the western suburbs..."
The western suburbs are where Tan Wenye opened his ski resort.
Tan Zhixu realized what Xu Yihuan wanted to ask and answered simply, "Yes, his subordinates are in charge of this area, so the approval is very fast."
Xu Yihuan was startled.
He thought Tan Wenye was just an ordinary civil servant, never expecting him to hold such a high position.
Looking at it this way...
Tan Zhixu's family background was by no means ordinary; at least it wasn't simply that her family and the Pei family were rich.
"Alright, let's go. You can take me to buy a gift, and I'll go show the old man his birthday present."
When talking about his grandfather, Tan Zhixu still sounded impatient.
But the joy in his eyes was undeniable.
Remembering what Tan Zhixu had told her before about his relationship with his family, Xu Yihuan felt a pang of pain in her heart.
She took Tan Zhixu's hand and led him outside.
In April, the willow catkins in Beijing had not yet disappeared.
Xu Yihuan stopped in her tracks, and Tan Zhixu looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Xu Yihuan didn't say anything, but took out a mask from her pocket, stood on tiptoe and put it on Tan Zhixu, who bent down to cooperate.
After putting it on, Xu Yihuan felt that Tan Zhixu would be cold wearing a thin sweatshirt.
Huffing and puffing, he put his little pink windproof scarf around Tan Zhixu's neck.
He wore a black hoodie and white pants, with a smug expression, but had an incongruous pink scarf around his neck.
Only her bright, watery eyes were visible, giving her a sweet and charming look.
Xu Yihuan couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw his expression.
Pulling at the scarf, she tried to make Tan Zhixu lower his head, and Tan Zhixu cooperated by bending down.
Xu Yihuan stood on tiptoe and kissed Tan Zhixu on the lips through his mask.
She didn't forget to rub his little face with her hand, a gesture that was a bit greasy, but Xu Yihuan sat up very naturally.
"Come on, sweetie, I'm going to spend money on you."
Hearing that he was spending money on him made Tan Zhixu very happy.
But she still gave a haughty snort.
Follow Xu Yihuan to the mall.
Almost as soon as you enter, you are greeted by the distinctive perfume scent of the mall.
Tan Zhixu shook off the fatigue from his return.
With sparkling eyes, he led Xu Yihuan around aimlessly, wanting this and that as well.
Finally, he pulled Xu Yihuan to stop in front of a jewelry store.
Her eyes sparkled as she looked inside, but she was too embarrassed to go in.
So he turned his attention to Xu Yihuan, acting coy and shy like a young wife.
Xu Yihuan sighed and pulled Tan Zhixu inside.
As soon as Tan Zhixu entered the room, he went straight to the wedding rings with a clear goal in mind.
Xu Yihuan had no objections. Since Tan Zhixu liked it, she would just let him be.
It doesn't matter what she wears.
However, neither of them noticed that right behind them, two familiar but unlikely figures were walking together.
Pei Yutang's gaze fell on the two people inside the store.
Upon seeing Xu Yihuan holding a bunch of packaging bags that were clearly from a men's clothing store, he couldn't help but scoff.
She hadn't realized that Xu Yihuan was actually a hopeless romantic.
Jiang Tingbai also noticed Pei Yutang's reaction.
"What? You know that guy?"
"Just a man from a humble background who has achieved success."
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