Accidentally provoking the spring tide

Chapter 74. Too Much of a Husbandly Aura
Jiang Wang looked at him with exasperation: "You're usually quite sharp, how come you've become so dull when you're in love?"

"The first step is definitely to create opportunities for each other to spend time alone. How can there be sparks without contact?"

Lu Lishen looked somewhat troubled.

"But the school is very busy right now, and Madam has to go to work too, how can we—"

Jiang Wang clapped his hands, interrupting him: "That's simple, just move out of the dorm, then you'll have more time to spend together!"

Lu Lishen's eyes flickered slightly, but his face showed a troubled expression: "Isn't this inappropriate...? Your sister will think I have designs on her..."

Jiang Wang glanced at him sideways without saying a word.

That look seemed to say, "Don't you have one?"

Before Lu Lishen could speak, Jiang Wang stroked his chin and said to himself, "But before my sister discovers your true colors, you still need to pretend to be a gentleman."

Lu Lishen remained calm and said, "Yes, what's a good way?"

"let me see."
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In the dimly lit room, a ray of sunlight shone through the gap in the curtains and fell directly on Lin Feng's face.

The man's eyelids twitched slightly, and he groggily reached for his phone.

He glanced at the time.

"It's only two o'clock..."

He yawned, turned over, and went back to sleep.

Ten seconds later, Lin Feng suddenly opened his eyes and sat up abruptly: "Two o'clock? How is it already two o'clock?!"

None of the alarms he set went off!
Lin Feng didn't have time to investigate further and immediately called Ji Yanci.

"Hey."

It sounded a bit noisy on Ji Yanci's end, as if he was outside.

"Brother Ci, I have something to tell you. Jiang Jixu—"

Lin Feng heard the words "boarding" faintly drifting in the background, and his voice abruptly stopped.

"Hey Lin Feng, what's wrong with Jiang Jixu?"

"Oh, that's it—"

"Ah Ci, it's time for us to board."

A soft female voice came through the receiver.

It's He Yongwen.

Lin Feng paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Brother Ci, are you at the airport?"

Ji Yanci: "Hmm."

His tone was somewhat nonchalant.

"Let's talk about it after my plane lands."

"But—" Lin Feng wanted to tell him that Jiang Jixu was married, but he swallowed the words back.

Ji Yanci may already know, but he doesn't care.

He wasn't the only one in that group.

The man probably heard the news a long time ago, otherwise why would he leave now instead of earlier or later?

Lin Feng inwardly mocked himself for meddling, and before Ji Yanci could speak, he said, "Actually, it's nothing. Brother Ci, you and that guy had a good time!"
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An airport bustling with people.

Ji Yanci looked down at his phone, his handsome brows furrowing slightly. He Yongwen, who was next to him, saw this and raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear: "What's wrong, A-Ci? Is there something important at the company?"

"Why don't you go back? I'll be fine going alone."

He Yongwen has taken on a new variety show, which is being filmed in the mountains.

Ji Yanci was worried after learning about it, so he offered to go with her.

The man casually put his phone away. "It's nothing."

He Yongwen hesitated before speaking, "But I just heard Lin Feng mention Miss Jiang. Why don't you go back and check on her?"

“You two have been having disagreements ever since the engagement party, Ah Ci, I feel bad about it.”

The woman gently tugged at his sleeve; although she wore sunglasses and a mask, she still evoked feelings of tenderness and affection.

Ji Yanci patted her hand.

"It has nothing to do with you, and besides, Lin Feng didn't say anything to me. Let's go, or we'll be late if we don't board now."

He Yongwen nodded obediently, a dark light flashing in her pupils behind her sunglasses.

Actually, this was all thanks to one of her sisters.

Her boyfriend was also in that group. She accidentally saw the chat history in the group while playing on her phone, and immediately informed He Yongwen.

"That Miss Jiang is getting married, so wouldn't it be a natural progression for you to take her place?"

He Yongwen scoffed.

She didn't believe Jiang Jixu was really married. Even she, who had only been by the latter's side for a few months, knew how much this Miss Jiang loved Ji Yanci.

How could you just get married like that?

He Yongwen replied casually: "I guess she heard somewhere that Ah Ci was going out with me, so she's trying to use this tactic to get him to stay."

The other end sent a surprised emoji.

[Playing hard to get, huh? Tsk tsk, that's a really old-fashioned tactic.]

He Yongwen, however, disagreed: "It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat."

In her view, Jiang Jixu's method was successful.

Isn't Ji Yanci's change in the last two days the best proof?

But she won't give up easily.

He Yongwen deleted all her chat history with her girlfriends, and then secretly got hold of the man's phone to delete all the chat content related to Jiang Jixu in the group.

Despite all the precautions, Lin Feng still called.

Fortunately, Ji Yanci's attitude did not change.

He Yongwen breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the man's tall figure not far away, her eyes revealing love and determination.

Ji Yanci felt a vague unease, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

He rubbed his phone in his pocket, his peach blossom eyes lowered.

Logically speaking, if Jiang Jixu really had something important to say, Lin Feng would definitely tell him immediately.

This is the tacit understanding between the three of them.

Lin Feng was like an invisible mouthpiece between him and Jiang Jixu. The only difference was that Jiang Jixu always took the initiative to inquire, while he always passively accepted information.

Hearing Lin Feng say "what Jiang Jixu did today" seems to have become a habit for Ji Yanci.

It's fine.

Ji Yanci told himself.

If it's something really important, Lin Feng will tell you. Since he didn't tell him, it's not too late to deal with it when he gets back.

The flight attendant came over and reminded me to turn off my phone.

Ji Yanci's fingers touched the side button.

A prompt appeared on the phone screen asking "Turn off?"

The man clicked "yes".

The next second, the phone screen went black.
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Jiang Jixu looked at his day's work and nodded in satisfaction.

Jiang Wang came up and called her to eat.

I was stunned when I saw the room, which was so clean it was almost spotless.

"Sister, are you okay?"

"This is your room?!" Jiang Wang exclaimed. "I didn't realize moving could have this effect."

“If Aunt Zhang saw this, she would definitely be moved to tears.”

Jiang Jixu couldn't help but grab his ear: "Was my room that messy before?"

Jiang Wang cried out "Ouch!" and quickly put his hands together to beg for forgiveness: "No, no, I was wrong, I'll shut up."

Jiang Jixu glared at him, smelled the aroma of food, and her stomach rumbled.

"It smells so good! Who ordered takeout from you?"

Jiang Wang said casually, "What takeout? It was Lao Lu who cooked it."

Jiang Jixu was about to go downstairs when he heard this and stopped in his tracks: "He can cook?"

Jiang Wang shrugged: "Don't look at me, I only found out today too."

The aroma is so wonderful, and it even smells vaguely familiar.

Jiang Jixu couldn't help but swallow hard and quickly went downstairs.

Downstairs, the man took off his coat, revealing a white cashmere sweater with an apron tied around his waist. The apron seemed a little small, clinging tightly to his body and outlining his excellent body proportions.

His sleeves were rolled up, revealing his firm forearms. His hands, with their distinct knuckles, held two plates. Hearing the sound, Lu Lishen's cold eyes lifted slightly.

"Dinner is ready, come and eat."

Jiang Jixu felt a dryness in his throat.

It has to be said that this scene exudes a rather strong sense of masculinity.

Thank you to SunsetDAS, A Touch of Azureyc, and Book Friend 20230709121343357 for the recommendation votes.

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Ahem, writing about aprons reminds me of some playful things. I'll arrange all of that for Xu Bao from now on!
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