Chu Yan quickly explained, "You don't need to be nervous, it's just a fake identity I used when I went to the countryside."
"I was going to say you're a distant relative of ours, and that you have no one to rely on in Haicheng, but the application wouldn't pass the review..."
“However, Niannian, you need to think this through. Our family has been framed and dismissed by our political enemies.”
“Even if you manage to get the treatment of educated youth, you’re still still labeled as a sent-down youth. If you’re with us, you’ll face a lot of criticism.”
Chu Yan was not afraid of other people's misunderstandings. His father had taught him since he was a child that the innocent would be innocent, so what was there to be afraid of?
This time they lost, but I believe the country will clear their name. I'm just worried about the impact on Ye Nian'an.
Thinking of this, Chu Yan's gaze deepened slightly.
The woman before him had skin as smooth as jade, and her eyebrows were so delicate they reached his temples; she was so beautiful that she touched Chu Yan's heart.
Just like that stunning first glance, she is the person he has been protecting since childhood.
It's just a pity...
A bitter feeling welled up in Chu Yan's heart.
We were destined to meet but not to be together.
Ye Nian'an lowered her head and said guiltily, "Brother Yan, I did something wrong before. I deserted my post and hurt you."
"The Chu family not only doesn't hold it against me, but they're even willing to help me. I've already made up my mind! I'll do as you say! I'm just afraid... I can't repay such a great kindness!"
"Nian Nian..."
Chu Yan murmured softly, wanting to pat Ye Nian'an's head, but then his large hand hovered in mid-air: "If you make up your mind, I will definitely protect you."
Ye Nian'an looked up in surprise.
Meeting Chu Yan's overly intense and earnest gaze, Ye Nian'an felt as if her heart was being burned, gradually being filled with ice.
In her past life, after the Chu family was exonerated, Chu Xin'er came to find Ye Nian'an and scolded her for ruining Chu Yan's life.
Ye Nian'an didn't understand what Chu Xin'er meant at the time, until she learned that Chu Yan had never married.
It was at that moment that I realized what "regret" meant.
She lost her childhood sweetheart, the soldier who always said he would protect her for life when they were young.
To save herself, she married into the vampire-like Zhang family, and being sucked dry for the rest of her life is her retribution!
Now that she has another chance, facing Chu Yan, Ye Nian'an doesn't want to miss the opportunity to embrace happiness.
Tears welled up in her eyes involuntarily: "Thank you, Brother Yan."
"Wait for me tomorrow."
Chu Yan subconsciously held his breath.
His heart, which had been still a second ago, began to pound and quicken, thumping as if it were about to burst out of his chest.
Meeting Ye Nian'an's moist eyes, Chu Yan reached out and, seeing that she didn't flinch, helped wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, then nodded.
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
Ye Nian'an's heart, it turns out, belonged to him.
Once this was confirmed, the knot in Chu Yan's heart slowly disappeared.
Whatever happened before, it's good that she's willing to come back now.
Before parting, Chu Yan slipped a grape-flavored assorted candy into Ye Nian'an's hand.
Ye Nian'an was overjoyed, her face beaming with smiles: "Brother Yan still remembers."
"This is all I can give you now."
Chu Yan's voice was filled with deep remorse.
The Chu family has very little left now.
"That's enough."
Ye Nian'an opened the package, put the assorted candy in her mouth, savoring the taste from her memory, and smiled slightly.
"This is the best gift I've ever received."
Looking at the delicate beauty before him, Chu Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the surging longing in his heart, and solemnly spoke.
"Niannian, one day when the Chu family is exonerated, I will give you everything I have."
"I believe you."
Her delicate voice seemed like an invisible hand stirring Chu Yan's heart.
After Chu Yan left, Ye Nian'an composed herself and took a deep breath.
When he opened his eyes again, they were clear and full of confidence.
When Ye Nian'an returned to the courtyard, she saw Tang Jiang peeking through her room window, seemingly doing something.
Hearing footsteps behind him, Tang Jiang immediately took off running.
Ye Nian'an quickened her pace and immediately grabbed Tang Jiang: "Tang Jiang! What were you doing in front of my window just now?"
"Wow--"
Tang Jiang immediately burst into tears.
The crying instantly attracted a lot of attention.
Shen Xiang and Zhang Weiguo walked out of the room together.
Seeing Tang Jiang fall into Ye Nian'an's hands, Shen Xiang was extremely anxious: "Jiang'er!"
Upon seeing Shen Xiang, Tang Jiang cried out excitedly, "Mom, save me! This wicked woman is going to hit me again!"
Shen Xiang glared angrily at Ye Nian'an: "Nian'an, why do you always hit my child? Can't you tolerate us, mother and child?"
Ye Nian'an laughed in exasperation: "I just got back and saw this kid sticking to my window the whole time."
"They turned and ran as soon as they saw me, and then cried when I caught them. Is that my problem?"
In her past life, Ye Nian'an had been tricked by Tang Jiang countless times.
That brat must have thrown some poisonous insects into her room again.
Every time he gets caught, he says things like, "He's just a kid and doesn't know any better," or "He's just a kid, why are you, an adult, arguing with him?"
Despite various forms of moral blackmail, Tang Jiang, as the culprit, repeatedly refused to change his ways.
Fortunately, I was prepared.
This time, we will not let him off easily!
Zhang Weiguo felt annoyed by Tang Jiang's crying, and when he heard it was over such a trivial matter, he couldn't help but speak up.
"Kids are naturally playful, what's wrong with him scratching your window a little? Niannian, don't be so petty, okay?"
"I don't believe it! This kid must have been up to no good in my room!"
Tang Jiang seemed to have his secret exposed, and he struggled even more fiercely, shouting with a flushed face, "I didn't! Don't make false accusations!"
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