Chapter 39: The Edge
"What is it about her that catches your eye?"
It was a completely unexpected answer, but his expression was frank, without any trace of guilt or evasion in his eyes. However, she still couldn't believe it. In terms of appearance, she was far from being as eye-catching as Xie Xishu. At most, she was a beautiful woman with good temperament. After a moment, she said doubtfully, "You're not lying to me, are you? I heard that men can't trust what they say in bed."
Zhao Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't want to. Who can force me?"
Without beating around the bush, his answer was so frank that Jiang Siyue was a little at a loss and fell silent.
"You're smart enough to know that what men say in bed can't be trusted." Zhao Yan pecked her red lips, "But not at this time."
"Um?"
"You can try it later." Zhao Yan leaned over and kissed her softly and slowly. It was like tasting a candy, peeling off the outer candy paper, and then slowly sucking and tasting the sweetness inside.
The clutching hands were pried apart and covered by another pair of big hands, with the fingers clasped together and pressed on the pillow. The lips were like soft balls of wool, gently rubbing against her, itchy but not knowing where to go. The tip of the tongue was gentle and lingering, reaching or teasing, inadvertently taking away all her sanity.
My vision gradually became blurred, and I instinctively clung to him, begging for a sense of security.
…
There was a sound of a drawer being opened, and Jiang Siyue, in a daze, saw Zhao Yan looking down for something.
"Didn't you buy it?"
"Hmm? Want to buy it?" Jiang Siyue was even more confused and blurted out, "Aren't you infertile?"
The air around them instantly cooled down, and Zhao Yan gritted his teeth and asked, "Who said that?"
Jiang Siyue regained some consciousness and said innocently, "You yourself."
Zhao Yan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and looked at her coldly. After a moment, he asked word by word, "Do you still think I'm a sheep's tail?"
After nodding instinctively, Jiang Siyue caught a glimpse of his dark face and realized something was wrong. She realized she had just spoken her mind and hurriedly explained, "It's not that serious. I just thought you might be a little fast, that's all. It's definitely not as bad as a sheep's tail!"
"Hurry?" Zhao Yan's back teeth were almost broken.
"Forget it." Jiang Siyue was frightened by his grim expression and raised her hands in surrender, "I don't understand."
"No, you know it very well." Zhao Yan said with gritted teeth, jumped out of bed quickly, and dressed neatly in a short while.
"where did you go?"
"……bath."
The door of the room was closed. Jiang Siyue sat on the bed for a while, completely waking up from her confusion. After realizing what she had said, she hurriedly got out of bed, rushed into the bathroom in the bedroom, washed off the sticky stuff, climbed back onto the bed, and gently soothed her restless heart.
Outside, Zhao Yan leaned lazily against the wall in the corridor, not moving for a long time.
At that moment, he was like a young boy, his body and mind uncontrollable, wanting her. He was eager to go out and buy the small square box.
After taking a shower and returning to the room, Jiang Siyue was already asleep with her hands casually placed outside. The diamond ring on her left hand was particularly eye-catching. Zhao Yan stared at her for a while and then turned off the lights in the room.
*
Although yesterday's madness did not reach the final step, it still left some traces. The June sky could not cover anything. As soon as he entered the office, Yue Huan immediately saw the trick and stared at Jiang Siyue with an ambiguous look.
Fortunately, she had to attend classes all day, which saved her life.
After waking up this morning, the more I thought about what happened last night, the more embarrassed I felt.
This misunderstanding was too big. More importantly, she nodded without knowing what was going on, acknowledging Zhao Yanyangwei. Who knows what she will suffer in the future...
Carrying a large bag of snacks, she put them into the checkout counter to pay. While the cashier was scanning the code, Jiang Siyue looked around. After making sure that no one was paying attention, she quickly took out a few boxes and threw them on the counter.
Jiang Siyue threw all the things into the car. Just as she started the car, she received a call from Zhao Yan saying that he was going on a business trip.
I glanced at the small square boxes in the bag and felt a little complicated, but overall, I breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though Zhao Yanren is not here, the office duty still has to continue.
It was originally a shift system, but the three of them studied everywhere, so they simply used the office as a study room.
I have to say that since the college set up this punch-in system, my learning efficiency has increased a lot. I was always slacking off at home or in the library, but now I am being watched by a group of people in the office, and I dare not play with my phone for too long.
It was almost lunchtime and everyone was discussing whether to order takeout or eat in the cafeteria. Jiang Siyue didn't have any objections and was thinking about what the ring should look like.
The jewelry store gave her a few ideas, and they looked good, but they always felt a little off, or not special enough. Her underlying logic was simple: the style could be ordinary, but it had to be special.
Just like the one in my hand, the style is extremely simple, but the diamonds on it are very eye-catching.
Due to budget issues, Jiang Siyue couldn't afford to buy a top-quality piece of jewelry to inlay on it, and the men's ring would be too flashy and not look good.
After scribbling for a while without any clue, Jiang Siyue turned to ask Li Rongbo how to solve the lunch problem.
"Yue Huan was seduced by her beauty and said she wanted to eat in the cafeteria," Li Rongbo said, casting a disdainful look. "It's so hot, it's so hard to walk."
"Then don't go." Yue Huan said with disgust, "Siyue and I will go and bring it back to you."
"Forget it." Li Rongbo shrugged.
"Come on, you're curious about the new teaching assistant too." Yue Huan curled his lips, then grabbed Jiang Siyue's arm with an excited look on his face. "Let me tell you, our new teaching assistant is really handsome! I just went to the administration to submit the materials, and I was stunned at first sight."
"That's so exaggerated." Jiang Siyue was tidying up the things on the desk. Zhao Yan had mentioned the new teaching assistant, who would start next Monday. Today was probably to confirm some things. "But what does this have to do with us eating in the cafeteria?"
"Because Dean Liu is so hospitable, he took him to the North District cafeteria for dinner. If we're lucky, we might run into him." Yue Huan patted his chest in fear and said righteously, "You must see this handsome guy too."
"Come on." Li Rongbo was speechless. "Don't lead Jiang Siyue, a married woman, astray."
"What's wrong with being married?" Yue Huan protested. "You guys are always posting likes on Douyin about pretty girls with black stockings, but what's wrong with us looking at handsome guys? Why can't we even take a look at them?"
"Aren't all men equally good? I wouldn't do that." Li Rongbo defended himself, "And I don't think Jiang Siyue's husband would either. You just met a scumbag, so everyone else looks like a scumbag."
Yue Huan's expression instantly turned sour. She was on the verge of a breakup recently and was not in a good mood. She immediately retorted, "Men are only honest when they are hung on the wall."
The two argued more and more fiercely. Jiang Siyue was caught in the middle, feeling more and more stressed. She hurriedly tried to persuade them, "Okay, okay, we haven't even met the teaching assistant yet, let's not quarrel over him."
Yue Huan hugged his arms, panting silently.
"That's right." Li Rongbo said proudly, "If you don't believe me, ask Jiang Siyue if her husband would even consider touching the edge!"
Jiang Siyue took a breath of cold air.
Yue Huan was overwhelmed and kicked him lightly, "Are you stupid? Asking someone else's husband if it's okay to wipe it."
Li Rongbo also realized it, but he still insisted, "Didn't you ask first?"
"Alright!" Jiang Siyue was really afraid of other people quarreling. She would always feel embarrassed for them if they were the ones quarreling. "Let's go eat."
The two finally fell silent, and Jiang Siyue breathed a sigh of relief.
It was not the lunch rush hour and the elevator was empty. Jiang Siyue stared at the numbers intently, hoping that the two would reconcile quickly.
"So, is your husband really looking at the edge?" Yue Huan came over and whispered, "I'm just curious, I don't mean anything else."
Jiang Siyue: “…”
"Yeah, I'm curious too." Li Rongbo also came over. Being stared at by two pairs of eyes, Jiang Siyue hesitated for a moment and said weakly, "Probably not."
I never saw Zhao Yan watching those things at home, and his occasional entertainment was just playing a small game.
The elevator door opened and fresh air rushed in. Jiang Siyue was liberated and quickly walked away.
After walking around the first to fourth floors of the North District cafeteria, they still couldn't find the new teaching assistant. Yue Huan felt a little sorry for him, but Jiang Siyue was starving, and all she could think about was the food.
"Siyue, are you free tomorrow? Shall we go shopping?"
Jiang Siyue looked up and found that Yue Huan had barely taken a bite of the food in front of him. Thinking of what Li Rongbo had just said about the "scumbag", she suddenly understood.
"I have something to do tomorrow." It was Xu Wangxing's teacher appreciation party. The results were in, and he'd scored very well, securing admission to Huazhong University. Aunt Xu was grateful and strongly urged her to go. Thinking it was nothing, Jiang Siyue agreed.
"Okay." Yue Huan stirred the rice in front of him, feeling down. Jiang Siyue looked miserable too, and after a long hesitation, she finally said, "But you can turn it down. Where do you want to go?"
Yue Huan's eyes lit up immediately, "It's all right!" He then gave Jiang Siyue a big hug and said in a muffled voice, "You're so nice."
Jiang Siyue patted her on the back and sent a message to Aunt Xu, saying that she couldn't go because of something. After a while, she waited for Xu Wangxing's reply.
Xu Wangxing: Why?
【Xu Wangxing: What's the matter?】
After thinking about it, I told the truth.
[Jiang Siyue: My friend had a breakup, so I went shopping with her to let off some steam.]
【Xu Wangxing: You can bring your friends along.】
Jiang Siyue was stunned and did not respond immediately.
Xu Wangxing: My mother has told many people about you. If you don't come, she might get slapped in the face.
Aunt Xu also sent a message asking her to come over, and it was okay to bring a friend. After thinking it over, she turned her head and asked Yue Huan, "Actually, I'm going to a student's appreciation banquet tomorrow. Do you want to come?"
"Is this okay?"
"The students said it was no problem."
“OK.”
At the Xu family villa, Lan Ruoqing handed the chat interface to Xu Wangxing and said teasingly, "Are you satisfied now?"
Xu Wangxing took a look, said nothing, and continued playing his game.
It was a rare occasion for Xu Wangxing to ask for her help, so Lan Ruoqing was very happy. She ignored his cold face and continued, "What's so special about this Teacher Jiang that caught your eye?"
Xu Wangxing took the coat from the sofa, put his cell phone into his pocket, and without even looking at Xu Ruoqing, he stood up and left.
"Where did you die again?!" The gentleness on Xu Ruoqing's face cracked. "Can you just stay home peacefully for a day?! Is there a thorn in your house?"
"Yeah." Xu Wangxing said indifferently, "Bars, stadiums, race cars...anywhere is better than home."
The door slammed shut, and Lan Ruoqing's cursing was completely cut off.
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Teacher Zhao: Who is telling me that the sheep tail is faster?!
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