In his heart, did he see her as such a promiscuous girl?

She admitted she liked handsome guys and could be a bit flirty, but she had never sought out gigolos, okay~

Moreover, the outside world always said she had countless men, which was a great injustice—

"I’m not playing around~" Qiao Yongyong muttered, yet allowed him to pin her against the wall, seemingly enjoying the chance to be close to him.

Nie Yixiao sneered, "If it’s not for fun, then what do you want to do."

She bit her lip, boldly and bluntly: "I want you to be my boyfriend~"

Nie Yixiao laughed, his tone even more mocking: "Miss Qiao, aren’t all those boyfriends enough for you? What about them? Have you broken up with them all?"

Qiao Yongyong huffed: "I didn’t have..."

At that moment, the maid serving Qiao Yongyong entered the room.

Just now, Qiao Yongyong was awakened by the quarrel between Huo Zhenyang and Jiayi downstairs and could not sleep, so she had asked the servant to warm up a cup of fresh milk.

Now, as the servant brought up the fresh milk and entered the room, she saw Nie Yixiao pinning Qiao Yongyong to the wall, their bodies closely pressed together in an ambiguous posture, and she instantly froze: "Miss Qiao...you..."

Nie Yixiao quickly let go of Qiao Yongyong, stepped back a few steps, adjusted his collar, composed his expression, and frowned softly: "I’ll go to the next room. Miss Qiao, let me know if you need anything."

Saying this, he hurriedly left.

~

At dusk.

The light of evening, as it merges into the night, casts a romantic glow over the earth.

An SUV quietly stood under the French sycamore tree opposite the F. WANG bridal shop.

The lean and solitary figure in the driver’s seat reflected on the glass window.

Nie Yixiao, having finished his work, had been waiting in the car outside the bridal shop for a while now.

In his hand, he held the small satin jewelry box containing that old diamond ring, fingering the box as if to hide his inner unease, while occasionally glancing at the shop.

He could not remember the last time he had been this nervous.

It seemed since his teenage years, when he joined the ISM Organization for training, he had mastered showing no emotions; managing his feelings had always been easy.

But now, there was a slight sweat in his palms.

In his life, true nervousness had struck him only twice.

The first time was during his youth in a foreign town, growing up with her, suddenly one summer night, just like the previous years catching fireflies, they lay on the grass after the chase.

He saw the girl beside him, no longer seemed the same, her long curled eyelashes, plump red lips, and slightly rising chest.

She was no longer the little kid chattering behind him calling him Brother Yixiao, but had grown into a beautiful young girl.

That instant, his heart raced extremely fast, and at that moment, he realized they had grown up, his feelings for her could no longer be just brotherly.

One day in the future, he wanted to be the husband of the girl beside him, to walk through life hand in hand.

The second time was when he worried she couldn’t adapt alone, accompanied her to the Chu Family in S Country, the day they officially became a couple in S Country. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

That day, he thought, their future together had officially begun, yet he didn’t expect a subsequent mission from the ISM would separate them for years.

And now, that feeling had returned.

His heart kept contracting, adrenaline rising.

Last time he intended to confess his feelings to Jiayi at the Haitian Pavilion, it had to be postponed due to Zaizai falling ill unexpectedly.

So many days had passed, yet he still hadn’t given up.

Finally, the glass door of the bridal shop was pushed open, and a familiar figure emerged from inside, laughing and saying goodbye to the colleagues by her side as she walked down the steps.

"Brother Yixiao, why are you here?" Jiayi noticed the familiar car and came over.

Nie Yixiao stepped out of the car, walked towards Jiayi, casually raising his hand to greet the few female clerks beside her with his magnetic voice, intoxicating everyone: "HI, finished work."

The man’s tall and straight nose, his long legs, and his handsome and spirited demeanor immediately caused astonishment among the clerks near Jiayi.

This Mr. Nie, in terms of appearance, definitely fit the mold of a Prince Charming envisioned by young girls, truly captivating.

Just a sentence from him was enough to delight any woman, just like when the heartthrob of their class would talk to them, making their whole day exciting.

"Yes, finished work, hello Mr. Nie, are you here to see Miss Chu?" The few young female clerks blushed as they busily replied.

"Alright, you really are clueless, it’s obvious that Mr. Nie is here to pick up Miss Chu, off you go," an older clerk said with a smile.

Only then did the clerks cast meaningful glances at Jiayi and left with smiles.

Jiayi didn’t feel anything at first, but was now somewhat embarrassed by their jesting: "Brother Yixiao, is there something you needed from me?"

"Last time I asked you out for dinner, it didn’t happen, and you were too busy recently working with the film crew, now you seem less busy and it’s also the weekend, I thought I’d take you out for dinner tonight. Are you free?"

Jiayi hesitated for a moment, her gaze instinctively drifting to the corner next to the bridal shop.

The car from Lawyer Yang’s law firm was parked around the corner, as usual.

While Huo Zhenyang had returned, he had still instructed people to keep a very close watch on her.

Nie Yixiao saw the hesitation and unease in her eyes, his brows furrowing: "Is there something wrong? If there’s something up, we can cancel for today."

Since Brother Yixiao had come personally today, Jiayi didn’t want to disappoint him again and said: "It’s nothing, let’s go."

It’s just a meal; she didn’t believe that man could be so controlling!

Nie Yixiao’s expression relaxed, he opened the passenger door and let Jiayi into the car.

As the car pulled away from the bridal shop, the car from the law firm around the street corner started its engine, following behind Nie Yixiao’s SUV.

The supervisor of Jiayi’s comings and goings today was Lawyer Yang himself.

Seeing Jiayi get into Mr. Nie’s car, Lawyer Yang hurriedly started his car to follow them.

Already having warned this former young mistress through the divorce agreement, she was prohibited from getting close to any male with intentions towards her.

Now that both were together in the car, Lawyer Yang naturally did not dare to relax.

Throughout the ride, Jiayi was aware that Lawyer Yang would definitely be following, feeling somewhat unsettled, occasionally glancing at the rearview mirror.

Eventually, Nie Yixiao noticed her distraction: "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing." Jiayi quickly averted her sneaky glances back.

She hadn’t told anyone about the tyrannical clause forbidding her from deep interactions with the opposite sex.

Would speaking out even help?

That man’s legal team was so powerful.

Was she really going to sue him and settle it in court?

Nie Yixiao’s brows creased slightly: "I see you keep looking—"

Before he could finish, his phone began to ring.

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