I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 292 - 279: Luring the Snake Out of Its Hole (Part 3)
"Not bad, brother, you’re quite talented. Help me fix my watch sometime."
Jiang Mingyue: "..." Already asking for favors? Not really eager to.
"Comrade An, you spend your salary alone, you should easily afford a new one, right?"
"I’m saving up to get married, so I have to save where I can. Brother, you wouldn’t refuse such a small favor, would you?"
Brother, you guessed right!
"You help me, and I’ll help you in the future, even have your back, how about that?"
"Only if you say that in front of the Gan Institute does it count."
An Jian instantly went silent.
My brother’s outsmarted me!
"I can help you fix it, and the drinks I promised you before are still yours, but I need you to keep an eye out for me."
"Don’t worry, bro, my trust is a hundred percent."
Feeling like rolling my eyes.
In the following days, Magpie Street became increasingly lively.
The big cousin dragged someone back: "Jiang Mingyue, you’re quite something!" Since the date couldn’t be set for ages, Jiang Ming’an got suspicious and had Xie Yunhai’s guys find out that right from the start, this cunning girl had outsmarted everyone, taking his family out of the equation and drawing all the attention to herself.
When he found out, he really wanted to hit someone, thinking a beating would make her less audacious, but he couldn’t bring himself to even lift a finger against her since they were young.
"Brother, it’s all good now! Haven’t you noticed that although they’re watching me, no one dares make a move?"
Jiang Ming’an, pondering for a moment, realized she was right!
But then his face darkened: "Shut up, you almost tricked me again. Just stay home and don’t go anywhere."
Jiang Mingyue felt quite helpless: "Brother, on Mid-Autumn night at Baihua Forest, I sensed a peculiar look from Liu Chu, and later at Qiong Bamboo Temple, Yang the Sixth also gave me a meaningful glance. I’ve never met them, but they look at me like they know me. Brother, something’s off here!"
Jiang Ming’an blamed himself for being negligent; he should’ve noticed sooner.
"Brother, my intuition tells me that the pocket watch is safest with me, I won’t be in any danger. Trust me."
Jiang Ming’an indicated he didn’t want to talk anymore.
An Jian came to find Jiang Mingyue, bumping into the big cousin, and he extended his hand with a smile: "Southern Institute, An Jian, I often hear my brother mention you."
Mention him? Jiang Ming’an snorted.
But this "brother" title left Jiang Ming’an with no further thoughts.
"Department Store, Jiang Ming’an, come visit when you have time."
Watching the big cousin leave, An Jian dropped his formal demeanor, comfortably settling into a lounge chair in the yard, giving it a few rocks.
"I must say, your carefree life here is quite demotivating!"
Jiang Mingyue lifted her eyelids: "You can stand."
An Jian acted as if he didn’t hear, continuing to enjoy his rocking chair like a child enamored with a toy, unwilling to part with it.
Jiang Mingyue: "..." The Southern Institute guys keep shattering her perceptions.
"These people are quite bothersome, should I report to the Gan Institute?"
"No need, they seem to have no malice towards me."
"That’s precisely the creepy part." An Jian suddenly remembered something and sat up straight, "Brother, you wouldn’t happen to be the heiress of some underworld organization, would you?" An Jian was too suspicious; otherwise, how to explain it? And with this absurd thought, An Jian started rationalizing one point at a time.
Jiang Mingyue didn’t want to speak anymore, closing her eyes to rest, and shortly after, she fell asleep.
In her dream, a girl was offering a cup of milk tea to a boy in a corner of the library, trying to win his favor.
"Senior, I bought an extra cup of milk tea, can you help me finish it?" The girl, after speaking, turned around with her own cup and walked away, her ponytail swaying on the back of her head, obviously not giving the boy a chance to refuse.
The boy would drink it, right? After all, there’s no way to return it. Besides, this milk tea looked pretty tasty.
But in the next second, "Bang!" that cup of milk tea was thrown into the trash, and the ponytailed girl who had already left walked out from behind the fire hydrant, crying out loud as she ran.
Jiang Mingyue smacked her lips, "Alas! That guy? He’s destined to be single forever!"
The boy, who was inexplicably disliked, looked up, meeting the girl’s eyes, and Jiang Mingyue was stunned.
This guy was way too handsome!
Wait a minute!
"Yan Jinzhi? Didn’t you go to the Northwest? What are you doing at the university?"
With such a shock, Jiang Mingyue’s eyes snapped open...
