Chapter 15
The boy looked down at him, and although he was making a request, his expression was calm and gentle, as if he was prepared to be rejected.
Jin Chuwan patted the puppy in her pocket and finally sighed.
She really couldn't let Lily worry about such things anymore. Even after so much time had passed, she still remembered how painful Lily looked back then.
Lily went through a period of mental illness.
During that time, she didn't eat, didn't sleep, and didn't want to see anyone. She shut herself off, just to torture herself.
Seeing Lily like that, Jin Chuwan realized that she was no longer an outsider in the story, and this was no longer just words on paper; this was the real world to her.
So she brazenly entered Lily's world, taking walks with her, basking in the sun with her, and occasionally telling her stories, just like she would treat a child.
In fact, Jin Chuwan didn't do much. She wasn't an omniscient and omnipotent time traveler. She just felt sorry for Lily because she knew her story. Even though she knew very well that Lily's future would eventually be fulfilling, she still felt that it would be good to make her less sad.
"Okay, but it's not about you protecting me, it's about protecting yourself. If you spot any suspicious targets, you need to tell me immediately. And if the other party continues to act aggressively, you must call the police no matter what."
Jin Chuwan still felt very uneasy. As the heir to the Li Group, Li Xingen had always kept a low profile, but what if someone wanted to kidnap him?
"I'm saying, why don't you just behave and bring your bodyguards?"
Li Xingen lowered her eyes and gazed at the girl's worried expression, but the arm that had been resting on her shoulder slowly slid down.
Jin Chuwan felt the other person's hand slide down her back to her waist, and for some reason she suddenly had a creepy feeling.
"Star...Star Grace?"
Jin Chuwan was a little nervous. Even adults have things they are not good at dealing with, such as overly ambiguous contact with the opposite sex.
The central business district in Jiangnan is very bustling, but this time of day is not yet the busiest.
The boy's arms were around the girl's waist, his tall and slender figure carrying a hint of aggression, but his gaze was very gentle.
The fact that Jin Chuwan looked so stiff and awkward in her arms made Li Xing'en even happier.
But we can't be too hasty now.
"Auntie, please don't look at me like that. Your nervousness makes me a little shy too..."
Upon hearing the boy's words, Jin Chuwan immediately adjusted her breathing.
She was an adult, how could she embarrass herself like this in front of a child... Even so, Jin Chuwan's face still felt a little hot, but that didn't mean she had any special feelings for Li Xing'en.
She just felt a little uncomfortable.
Jin Chuwan hurriedly looked away, unsure if she was imagining things, but she felt that Li Xingen was holding her a little too tightly. And he always spoke with his head down, making even his breath seem too close.
Amidst the bustling crowds, the two young 'couple' seemed to attract the attention of many passersby.
"Young people these days are really..."
Suddenly hearing the old man's scolding as he passed by, Jin Chuwan suddenly perked up.
Since she transmigrated here, this was the first time she had ever heard anyone say such a thing.
It feels just like an ordinary person in the real world.
Jin Chuwan felt a little happy; it seemed that the world wasn't all just melodrama and romance after all...
She glanced at the old man who had already walked away, then looked up at Li Xing'en.
"So, are there any suspicious people around?"
A hint of doubt flashed in Lee Sung-eun's eyes at Kim Cho-wan's sudden change of attitude, but he quickly concealed it.
"If I could find out who it is so quickly, I wouldn't need to bother my aunt."
As the boy loosened his embrace, Jin Chuwan felt a sense of relief, but then Li Xing'en took her hand.
It was one o'clock in the afternoon, already past lunchtime. Jin Chuwan glanced down at their clasped hands, then suddenly drifted off into thought again.
They've known each other for many years.
Because of Lily, Kim Cho-wan always treated Lee Sung-eun as her friend's child.
Sometimes she would even genuinely believe that she was one of the aunties next door to Xing En's family.
Therefore, such hand-holding between them was never considered anything ambiguous.
At least, not before today.
--
Perhaps the events of the day were too much of a shock for Kim Cho-wan, as she was still thinking about Lee Sung-eun when she arrived at Da-ya's birthday party.
Of course, she had no improper thoughts.
She suddenly realized that she and Li Xingen were not actually related; she was not his aunt, and he was not her nephew.
Without Lily, they would just be unrelated peers.
So perhaps she should be more mindful of things, such as the previously taken-for-granted 'intimacy' and... the way she's addressed as "aunt."
"...Wanwan?"
Cheng Ya looked at Jin Chuwan, who seemed to be in a daze, and waved her hand in front of her eyes.
"What are you thinking about so intently? Come on, come try on the clothes, you'll have to dance with me later~~"
"Ah, okay—"
Jin Chuwan responded and was then pulled by Cheng Ya to the dressing room.
Although she had already experienced it before, Jin Chuwan was still greatly shocked to see a room that looked like a department store counter.
No wonder she's the eldest daughter of the Cheng family.
"Tonight, Wanwan and I are going to wear the exact same dress. Will we look like twins to others?"
"Hmm...maybe."
Jin Chuwan smiled helplessly. Although dressing up as twins with her had always been one of Cheng Ya's hobbies, it was a slightly difficult challenge for her.
For example:
"Look, that woman is dressed exactly like Cheng Ya. Could she be trying to steal the spotlight?"
besides:
"Even if you wear the same dress, you won't look a tenth as good as Aya. You should have some self-awareness—"
Kim Cho-wan listened calmly and casually asked the servant for a cup of yogurt.
This situation is just a standard feature in online novels, and she doesn't really care about it at all, because she knows that Cheng Ya genuinely likes her, and most of these comments are just misunderstandings about her.
Except for the man in front of you.
Cheng Ya's older brother, Cheng Xiucheng.
From the first time they met, he had a strange hostility towards her, as if she were going to do something bad to Cheng Ya.
However, Jin Chuwan eventually understood his behavior; wasn't there such a setting in the novel?
A sister complex.
I recall that this kind of setting was quite common around 2000, for example, in shows like "Variety Show".
Are you pretending not to hear me?
Kim Cho-wan looked at Sung Soo-seung, who was staring at her intently, and finally turned around to look at him.
"I'm just your sister's classmate. Is it really okay for you to target me like this? And as a grown man, you're really lacking in manners..."
Although Kim Cho-man's words were very reasonable and rational, Sung Soo-seung wouldn't listen to them at all.
He simply couldn't believe her.
The man chuckled softly, took a few steps closer to Jin Chuwan, and gently placed the glass of red wine in his hand beside her.
"Be careful, Jin Chuwan. Don't try anything funny. I know exactly what kind of person you are..."
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