The elevator arrived at the seventeenth floor, and Jin Chengyan instructed A Shan to wait outside.
Only when it was just the two of them did Qiao Nuo finally show a hint of displeasure.
"Can you please stop joking about marriage?" She had genuinely thought that Jin Chengyan was taking her to the law firm to get married, and she had been so nervous. She never expected it was about Qiao Chen instead.
"I'm not joking. Everyone knows I'm getting married now, but aside from you, it seems no one else catches my eye. How about you just marry me?"
Qiao Nuo felt like she was going to be driven mad by Jin Chengyan. A man, without a diamond ring or flowers, repeatedly telling her he wanted to marry her was truly infuriating.
"Qiao Nuo, this is really the last day. I can help you with Qiao Chen's situation, but if you don't agree to me after today, I really won't care about you anymore." He said this in a tone that wasn't entirely serious.
Yet it was that very nonchalant tone that made Qiao Nuo uncomfortable all over. She knew that Jin Chengyan meant what he said.
"Once Qiao Chen's situation is resolved, let's have a proper talk." She thought of a hundred ways life could be difficult in the future, but she could also choose another path, providing comfort for her father and Qiao Chen.
"Alright." Jin Chengyan smiled confidently; he knew there was nothing he couldn't achieve. Look, Qiao Nuo was wavering.
The matter concerning Qiao Chen was handled swiftly. Lawyer Zheng had the lawyer from the law firm who specialized in such cases take over, and with Jin Chengyan's interference… those testimonies that were initially unfavorable to Qiao Chen suddenly turned advantageous.
In the end, the classmate's parents even suggested settling privately. The rapid changes made Qiao Nuo feel somewhat unreal.
Qiao Nuo had also found a good public high school for Qiao Chen. When it was time to send him off to school, Qiao Chen was extremely reluctant, but he had no choice; he had to go, and he would even have to stay in the dorms. For Qiao Chen, going to school felt like a nightmare, but his sister was even more terrifying. After weighing his options, he decided to go to school.
It seemed that everything had settled down, and Qiao Nuo should start thinking about her relationship with Jin Chengyan.
After leaving the hospital, she took out her phone and called Jin Chengyan. He picked up quickly.
“Mr. Jin…”
“You're making it sound too formal. You can just call me by my name or call me A Yan,” he replied, sounding quite familiar.
Qiao Nuo found it hard to call him “A Yan.” “Um… first of all, I want to thank you for all the help you’ve given me these past few days. If it weren't for you, I would really be at my wit's end right now.”
“Qiao Nuo, thanks aren’t enough; I need something more tangible, like…”
“Marriage, right? I know.”
In fact, Jin Chengyan was just teasing Qiao Nuo; he knew there was a thorn in her heart regarding marriage. However, when he received her call today, he suddenly felt that something was off about her, though he couldn't quite pinpoint what it was.
At that moment, Alice knocked and entered the room, holding several newspapers and magazines in her hands. She silently placed them in front of Jin Chengyan.
There were two different reports.
The rising star Ruan Shengyu had signed on for a major film production and was set to collaborate with the handsome senior Xu Junyang. Reporters had even caught them meeting privately multiple times—had they fallen in love before filming had even started?
Several other reports featured the rarely seen heir of the Jin family, Jin Chengyan, who was spotted bringing a mysterious woman back to the Jin Mansion and visiting a law firm with her. However, the angles of the photos were perfect, capturing only her silhouette.
Not long ago, these two were rumored to be involved with each other, but now they each seem to have moved on to new loves.
"I accept."
Jin Chengyan snorted coldly.
On the other end of the line, Qiao Nuo was taken aback. Was Jin Chengyan's response really just a dismissive snort?
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