Shen Anbai's face was pale. He looked up at Fu Jinchuan with a hint of fear and asked, " A-Chuan, is what he said true?"
Fu Jinchuan silently met his gaze, one hand in his pocket, chin slightly raised, his jawline sharp. His expression was somber, and his deep voice, like the sound of a cello, echoed near the sink, " Baibai, whether you like someone or not isn't something you say, it's something you feel. You actually let a stranger's words shake your trust in me; you've truly disappointed me."
Jiang Nan: "..."
Nobody would believe this kind of PUA nonsense, right?
The next second, Shen Anbai suddenly bit his lip, his peach blossom eyes glistening with tears. He seemed a little aggrieved. " A-Chuan, I was wrong. I shouldn't have guessed your thoughts."
Fu Jinchuan seemed quite satisfied with his answer, then raised his hand to touch Shen Anbai hair and praised, "That's more like it."
Jiang Nan: "..."
He held back for a long time, but finally couldn't take it anymore. " Shen Anbai, what are you after?"
"What are you after?" Shen Anbai looked over unhappily, as if Jiang Nan had stolen something from him.
Jiang Nan herself from saying what she was about to say with that look, "Never mind, whatever makes you happy."
Respect, blessings, and a lock-in.
After Jiang Nan finished speaking, she turned and left. Because Shen Anbai was present, Fu Jinchuan didn't say anything and could only watch Jiang Nan's back with regret.
Shen Anbai happened to notice his gaze. The man's eyes were fixed on Jiang Nan's back, a hint of infatuation that he himself was unaware of.
Shen Anbai clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
That photo will come in handy.
He thought.
-
On the other side, Jiang Nan returned to the inner area, just as a new batch of freshly squeezed pomegranate juice arrived. His eyes lit up, and he eagerly picked up a glass. He had just taken a sip when a lazy male voice suddenly came from behind him.
"What a coincidence, Little Nannan."
The voice sounded very familiar. Jiang Nan turned her head and saw that the famous actor Shen was wearing a red haute couture suit and his hair was styled in a particularly handsome way.
The Alpha's distinctive aggressive pheromones accentuated his sharp features, and the lazy smile on his lips made him someone not to be underestimated.
However, Jiang Nan's attention was entirely focused on the tall boy next to him.
Because he was half a head taller than Shen Xingli, he was probably an Alpha as well. He was wearing a jacket, had a buzz cut, and his narrow eyes were fixed on Jiang Nan with a scrutinizing and appraising look.
Finally, he casually asked, "Who is this? Your ex-lover or your ex-suitor?"
Jiang Nan instantly perked up.
The cool guy with the buzz cut in front of me is probably the Alpha that Shen Xingli provoked before.
771 covered her eyes, a little shyly: [Oh my god, he's so handsome! I want to apply to the Main System to create a separate protagonist dimension for him.]
Jiang Nan was speechless: [So this is your taste.]
Shen Xingli held a wine glass in one hand, two decorative rings on his fingers. He looked expressionlessly at the cool guy with the buzz cut, "Let me introduce you. This little pink-haired guy in front of me does have something to do with the word 'ex,' but he's not my ex-lover, nor is he a former suitor..."
Tan Xu chuckled, his gaze lingering coldly on Jiang Nan for a moment before finally meeting Shen Xingli's eyes.
Both of them have very strong presences, and it feels like neither of them can overpower the other.
Tan Xu's tone was sarcastic, her words laced with barbs. "Otherwise? Your ex-husband?"
Shen Xingli sneered, "I suppose so."
Jiang Nan cleared her throat and looked at Shen Xingli with a hint of annoyance. "Why did you tell everyone about these things?"
"Click--"
With an extremely crisp sound, the wine glass in Tan Xu's hand shattered instantly.
Jiang Nan's mouth instantly formed an "O" shape as she stared at Tan Xu in disbelief, "You... you... you..."
Tan Xu crushed the wine glass with his bare hands, splattering the clear liquid all over the floor. Luckily, they were standing in a relatively secluded spot, so not many people saw it.
Tan Xu looked at Shen Xingli expressionlessly, "If you don't want me to humiliate you in public, you'd better explain yourself now."
Jiang Nan: "..."
That's what a cool guy is all about.
He quietly moved a little further away.
Shen, the movie star, wasn't much better off than Jiang Nan. He was somewhat angry, feeling that he had actually been threatened by Tan Xu, this country bumpkin.
But Tan Xu, that scoundrel, always kept his word. Shen Xingli's chest heaved with anger, yet he had no choice but to say, "He's my brother's ex-husband."
Tan Xu's expression softened, and he extended his hand, seemingly wanting to shake hands with Jiang Nan: "Hello, I'm Tan Xu."
Jiang Nan stared in shock at his bleeding hand. "Dude, you..."
Tan Xu glanced down at his hand, unconcerned, then switched to his other unaffected hand and repeated, "Hello, I'm Tan Xu."
Jiang Nan's lips twitched. She shook hands with him and added him on WeChat.
Next, Shen Xingli, with a sour face, took Tan Xu to get his wound bandaged, while Jiang Nan asked the cleaning lady to clean up the scene. Finally, he found a quiet spot and prepared to play a game.
As soon as I turned on my phone, I received WeChat from Tan Xu.
Tan Xu: [Are you and your ex-husband really divorced?]
Stirring Shit When It Hits: [What else can you do?]
Tan Xu: [Hmm... They say snakes and rats are from the same nest. Can you teach me how you managed to win over your ex-husband?]
Jiang Nan asked from the bottom of her heart, "Does Shen Xingli know that you said he and his brothers are a den of snakes and rats?"
Tan Xu: [I probably don't know.]
When faced with imminent danger, he tries to justify himself. "[You absolutely mustn't let him know, or he'll be in big trouble.]"
Tan Xu: [Okay, I understand.]
Tan Xu: [Red envelope.]
Jiang Nan initially felt it wasn't appropriate to accept a red envelope from Tan Xu, whom he had just met, but his hands moved faster than his brain, and he had already accepted it.
He stared in shock at the amount on the red envelope.
Ten thousand yuan.
Is this really a villager from the mountains?
Tan Xu: [Can you be my relationship mentor? These are just a small gift; I don't know what you like, so it would be better to just send a red envelope.]
Jiang Nan: "..."
He turned to look at 771: [Am I really a third-generation rich kid? Everyone seems to be richer than me.]
771: [Hmm, hanging out with rich people, you must be rich too.]
Jiang Nan: [Thank you.]
After the banquet, Jiang Nan left with a glass of pomegranate juice.
He really liked this pomegranate juice; it was sweet but not cloying.
The assistant, Lu Ren, was reclining in the driver's seat, legs crossed, playing a game and grumbling. Hearing the sound of the back door opening, he instinctively turned around and immediately caught sight of the pretty pomegranate juice in the boy's hand. He was pleasantly surprised. "Is this for me?"
Jiang Nan: "... No, that's not it."
He firmly refused, saying, "This is for Shengsheng."
Lu Ren: "... Stingy guy."
He clutched his chest, "In the end, it was all in vain."
Jiang Nan: "..."
His lips twitched slightly. "I really think if you spent a few more days on set, you could be acting."
"Bang bang."
Someone tapped on the car window with their finger, the crisp sound making both people inside turn to look.
The renowned actor Shen and his fugitive villager were standing outside the car window, seemingly wanting to say something.
Jiang Nan quickly rolled down the car window. "What's wrong?"
Shen Xingli: "Would it be convenient for you to give us a ride?"
"It's convenient, it's convenient." Jiang Nan turned to Lu Ren and said, "Open the car door for me."
Lu Ren gave a dry "Oh".
-
The van was large; Jiang Nan and Shen Xingli sat in the back, Lu Ren drove, and Tan Xu sat in the passenger seat.
Out of consideration for the ten thousand yuan, Jiang Nan politely inquired, " Brother Tan, how's your hand?"
Tan Xu turned around. "It's nothing serious."
Shen Xingli crossed his legs and snorted coldly, "He's as strong as a big black Africa pig, what could he possibly be capable of?"
Jiang Nan tried hard to suppress her laughter.
Tan Xu turned his head and looked at Shen Xingli seriously. "Thank you for the compliment."
Shen Xingli: "..."
Jiang Nan: "..."
This child can't tell the difference between good and bad words.
"My brother," Lu Ren said exaggeratedly, "Was that a compliment? That was clearly an insult. Stop trying to flatter yourself."
Tan Xu's gaze was deep. "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."
"Hey." Lu Ren chuckled, "Bro, you've broken your guard, haven't you?"
Tan Xu tightened his chin, "He loves me, how could he scold me?"
Lu Ren: "To be honest, the way he looks at my boss is gentler than the way he looks at you."
Tan Xu clenched his fists, jealousy rising within him, "Who's your boss?"
Lu Ren raised his chin. "What's next?"
Tan Xu turned his head and glanced at Jiang Nan, only to see Jiang Nan with a gossipy expression on her face.
Jiang Nan crossed her arms. "You two know each other?"
"I don't know him."
"I don't know him."
The two spoke in unison.
Because of their overwhelming understanding, this statement seems rather weak.
Shen Xingli glanced at Lu Ren's bald head, "Is this your little assistant?"
"Mm-yes." Jiang Nan nodded.
Shen Xingli looked down at his fingernails, then said lazily without looking up, " Tan Xu, if you don't explain yourself clearly, pack your bags and get out of here today."
Tan Xu: "..."
He subconsciously exchanged a glance with Lu Ren, Brother Bald winked at him, silently mouthing. "Show weakness."
Tan Xu struggled internally for a moment. It wasn't good for a grown man to show weakness, but his wife was more important than anything else.
so...
"No." Tan Xu said coldly, yet his words sounded pitiful. "I have no money; I can't even afford a bus ticket back to the village."
Shen Xingli: "... Get lost, get as far away as you can."
After struggling for a moment, Tan Xu had no choice but to say, "He is the cousin of my stepmother's adopted brother."
Shen Xingli: "..."
Jiang Nan: "..."
It was quite sudden.
Lu Ren asked in a low voice, "Should I call her sister-in-law or brother-in-law?"
Just as Tan Xu was about to speak, Shen Xingli's cold voice came from behind. "Don't bother calling him, I'm not familiar with him."
Tan Xu: "..."
His jaw muscles twitched, clearly displeased with those words, so he turned his head away. "You weren't like this when you were begging me in bed last night."
Last night, when I grabbed his collar, my face flushed, and urged him to hurry up, he was incredibly obedient and well-behaved.
Shen Xingli was practically the epitome of a hookup, keeping Tan Xu hooked but unable to reciprocate, constantly thinking about him every day.
Jiang Nan said from the bottom of her heart, " Brother Tan, you really don't treat us like outsiders."
Recalling what happened last night, Shen Xingli blushed and immediately became furious. "If you mention it again, get out!"
Tan Xu knew when to stop.
Lu Ren diligently drove the van to Shen Xingli's mansion. Watching their retreating figures, Lu Ren couldn't help but sigh, "I never imagined that Tan Xu, that bastard, could actually live off a woman just because of his looks."
Jiang Nan crossed her arms and said gently, "My little assistant, isn't it time for you to explain?"
Lu Ren suddenly realized. "Explain what?"
Jiang Nan: "What exactly did you do before?"
Judging from Tan Xu's imposing manner and the way he casually hands out red envelopes of 10,000 yuan, he could never be a villager.
Lu Ren hesitated for a moment, "Do you know about the Advanced Pheromone Research Institute?"
"Know."
Having lived in this world for so long, Jiang Nan had heard of the Advanced Pheromone Research Institute very well.
Throughout human history, pheromones have played a vital role in physiological functions, including estrus, fertility, and the effects of pheromones on each other's glands. Whether beta individuals possess hidden pheromones remains a mystery to humankind.
The Advanced Pheromone Research Institute is a key national research site for pheromones, and is considered a highly protected area.
Jiang Nan thought for a moment, "Are you one of the researchers inside?"
Lu Ren: "Hmm... let me guess again."
Jiang Nan: "Assistant?"
Lu Ren: "It's getting close."
Jiang Nan: "Internship Assistant?"
Lu Ren coughed. "Intern security guard."
Jiang Nan: "..."
His lips twitched involuntarily. "You'd better really be."
Given Lu Ren's tendency to speak without thinking and to exaggerate, Jiang Nan didn't believe him much, but he didn't ask any further questions.
The Advanced Pheromone Research Institute was far too distant for him.
My phone rang in my pocket.
Jiang Nan took it out and glanced at it. When she saw the note that the message had been sent, her scalp tingled.
Rogue Zhou: [Is your business trip over?]
Jiang Nan replied two minutes later, deliberately creating the illusion that she was very busy and even slow to reply: [No, it might take half a month.]
Rogue Zhou: [Will you only be back in the capital in half a month?]
Stirring Shit When It Hits: [Yeah.]
-
Lu Ren eventually drove Jiang Nan back to the apartment complex where he rented a room.
Jiang Nan out of the car and was about to go upstairs when she saw a familiar figure and froze on the spot.
Fu Jingzhou leaned lazily against the car door, a cigarette between his fingers, his eyes fixed on him with an uncertain expression.
He wore a long trench coat and suit trousers, and the bright red beauty mark at the corner of his eye was unusually prominent.
Jiang Nan: "..."
He felt a chill run down his spine, took a difficult breath, and felt so embarrassed he could have dug a galaxy out of his skin with his foot.
The lie I just told has now been exposed.
"Weren't you on a business trip?" he asked casually.
Jiang Nan: "..."
"Why are you back so soon?"
Jiang Nan: "..."
Fu Jingzhou flicked his cigarette ash casually, his voice slow and steady, his tone certain. "So, you're lying to me."
Jiang Nan: "..."
-
It seems I can't send such a large amount of money in red envelopes, so let's just consider this a personal setting~