Chapter 207 I'll Be Your Shield
They sat down in a corner surrounded by books, two cups of fragrant coffee already emitting aroma. Xiang Nuan tasted it mouthful after mouthful, but could not open her mouth to ask the question in her heart.
Poking the window paper and not poking it are two completely different worlds. She still can't see through the person behind the paper.
"Since Mina's album started selling here, the number of customers in my store has obviously increased. But..." He paused, and that sly smile appeared again.
"But what everyone is most concerned about is whether you are also the one who arranged the place, whether there is any connection between us, and whether you and Ranran have dropped in to organize activities or something."
Xiang Nuan almost choked on the water. The protagonist is Mina, isn't it?
"Ran Ran's card is a new check-in spot here. That corner, over there, there are many people imitating Ran Ran's paintings."
Xiang Nuan's eyes gradually widened, as if a slow motion special effect was turned on, and finally widened to the limit. Is he crazy?! Imitation of Jiang Ranran's painting? The original work is enlarged close to the face, Jiang Ranran is already a magical copy, how can he be the main character?!
Well, the term "cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest" sounds a bit harsh, but the fact cannot be avoided.
"No wonder I lost my job." She laughed bitterly. Yu Xin laughed at her self-deprecation.
"I'll only make one copy. Take it, no thanks." Xiang Nuan patted her bag, as if withdrawing a piece of evidence. "Boss Yu, you're a good person."
Yu Xin nodded in cooperation and laughed out loud once again.
But he was so cheerful and carefree, he didn't look like Mu Mu at all. Xiang Nuan was a little dazed again.
Xiang Nuan drank cup after cup of coffee. The caffeine that should have made him sober made him drunk. However, alcohol was the only thing that could make him brave. The caffeine that wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to transform himself had no chance.
"I'm short of a designer. You can come to work tomorrow, now, or any time."
Yu Xin’s sudden invitation sounded so unreal, but it woke Xiang Nuan up.
"I can help you keep an eye out for anyone who's interested."
Yu Xin wanted to see into Xiang Nuan's heart: "Why not ask now, starting with this great talent in front of you."
As expected, the only thing that can defeat magic is sincerity. Yu Xin didn't want to understand any hidden meaning at all, he just wanted to be direct and leave her no way to escape.
"As for me, I can only read books for free. I can't do any work at all." Xiang Nuan had no choice but to respond positively.
"That's not impossible." Yu Xin curved his eyes again, and this time he looked like Mu Mu again.
Xiang Nuan quickly shook her head and almost blurted out the threatening words, "You don't want to support me, do you?"
"I know I'm not that lucky," Yu Xin handed her a business card. "This is a friend of mine who runs a cultural and creative company. He's doing pretty well and should be in line with your style."
Xiang Nuan was really surprised. He had a backup plan? Was he really worried about his livelihood?
"Thank you." She took it but put it directly into her bag without looking at it.
"Not satisfied?"
"I think you know everything. Although I am curious why you always know, you know, I am afraid that my current troubles are not suitable for finding a job."
Her tongue twisters made Yu Xin laugh. He simply leaned forward, almost making people think he had something to tell her in private.
Xiang Nuan's heart suddenly shook. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to take a roundabout way.
"Why do you think I would come to you?"
Yu Xin raised his eyebrows, and his eyes became more intense.
Xiang Nuan spat secretly, took a deep breath, and thought, forget it, never mind - "Who are you?"
"Haha, that's not what you want to ask." Yu Xin suddenly laughed so hard that he fell backwards. "You want to ask what will happen next? What will happen to you and Jiang Yunhui? What will be the outcome of your feud with Jiang Chao?"
That's right! He must have come from a book, and it was the new book that changed the storyline!
Xiang Nuan's heart was beating so loudly that it hurt her eardrums.
“I’m in need of a designer.”
“Is this a condition?”
“It’s a request.”
Xiang Nuan stopped talking. She suddenly realized that she was talking about a deal and she was the bargaining chip. She began to feel lucky that she didn't show her cards in a rush.
"I told you, my troubles don't allow me to get a job."
"That's not your trouble, it's Jiang Yunhui's."
Xiang Nuan's face flushed, and her throat suddenly became dry and tight. She remembered a sentence she had read in a book - he slapped the smartass hard in the face without raising his hand - and she did the same thing now, without raising her hand, she slapped him hard in her heart.
"Don't be angry first." Yu Xin could see the rage in her eyes. "Jiang Yunhui's trouble is just money. Spend money to get rid of the trouble. The more money you spend, the bigger the trouble. It depends on whether you are worthy of him..."
"I don't have the right to squander other people's efforts at will." Xiang Nuan interrupted him.
"He is the one who has the final say on whether to splurge or not."
"You're such a jerk!"
“…This is exactly what I’m working towards.”
Xiang Nuan really wanted to splash the cup of coffee in front of him on his face, but the cup was already empty, with only a few remaining stains of water revealing a mocking face.
Yu Xin is not her helper, he is just a person who wants to overturn the original work and rewrite fate.
But isn't it true that winning someone's heart depends on feelings? Or purely on scheming and trickery?
Xiang Nuan looked at him and actually felt a trace of sympathy in her heart. The second male lead who was not loved by her in the previous life turned into a scheming man after traveling through time, and still could not be loved by her... The picture in her mind became strange inexplicably, and she laughed at an inappropriate time.
"Isn't it ridiculous?" Yu Xin's face suddenly darkened, and the mask of a bastard was taken off, revealing the clarity of Mu Mu again.
"I have imagined this situation many times, wondering how you would react after I said those words. I thought you would get excited, angry, and maybe even slap me in the face, but when it really happens, I still like you the most right now, the real you."
Xiang Nuan won't do that now. What's going on? Are you confessing, brother?
"I'm not the real me."
"I like you right now."
Time paused, frozen on a pair of eager, panicked eyes.
"I mean... I mean... uh..." Yu Xin was actually the first to lose his composure. He was shocked by such straightforwardness.
"I'm not asking you to come here to threaten me. You can come to work for me and use me as a shield. As for Jiang Yunhui's contract, you can wait or take advantage of the situation."
"What are you going to use to block it?" Although Xiang Nuan was touched, she still "measured" the bookstore with her eyes, and the implication of her words was deafening.
“Even if you’re rich and powerful, you can’t force people to buy or sell things, right?” Yu Xin shrugged.
"Do you need to use force to crush an ant?" Xiang Nuan muttered. She thought of Ling Zheng and her eyes dimmed. "Thank you anyway. I actually have something I've always wanted to ask you."
When it came to the point, she hesitated again, as if she was afraid to hear the answer.
"I don't know." Yu Xin answered before the question was asked.
"I haven't asked yet."
"I know what you're going to ask. About the future, about the end - I don't know."
Yu Xin spread his hands helplessly, and the loneliness in his eyes was even greater than Xiang Nuan's.
"I don't understand."
"I really don't know. How can I know about something that hasn't happened yet?"
Xiang Nuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized how stupid and ridiculous she was. The man in front of her was a liar! Such a clumsy trick actually made her dizzy and fooled. It was just a guess based on hearsay, without even a trace of evidence to verify it, but she took it for granted that he was a fellow criminal.
How can there be so many people who travel through books? Just change the plot and rewrite the book!
She was just glad that she didn't bring up the subject and give him the handle. Her eyes were like a lie detector, scanning him from head to toe, and she concluded that she was really stupid.
Hey, you know what, he's quite good at it! It must be my accidental distraction that gave him the opportunity to show off his skills. I almost got sidetracked.
"No matter what happens, you and I will always be together."
In the end, he could only say this double-entendre to himself, because Xiang Nuan had already left unexpectedly.
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