Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

After a month away from home, Ji Chuan hurried back home with his people and goods. However, despite his high expectations of reuniting with his family, he found nothing. He only saw servants busy at work at home, and none of the people he cared about were there.

After asking Butler Liu, I found out that Song Jinbai invited the whole family to dinner at Tianshangxian, and Ji's father and others had just left a while before he arrived home.

Ji Chuan's face suddenly turned cold.

Song Jinbai, this wolf cub, has set his sights on his little sister and won't let go, right? Now he's even trying to bribe his family!

It really pissed him off!

The eldest and second brothers didn't know what was going on. He had clearly told them before they parted to keep an eye on Song Jinbai and not let the younger sister be alone with him. Why did they go together? Didn't they understand his advice? Why didn't they understand his good intentions?

Ji Chuan walked around the house in a restless manner, unable to calm down the anger in his heart.

He handed the people and goods he brought back to the housekeeper for settlement. He quickly washed and changed into clean clothes, then asked Ma Jin to drive him to the provincial capital.

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Tianshangxian, a four-story building, is the tallest in the city. The top floor is designed like a pavilion, surrounded by railings. In winter, thick cotton curtains are hung to keep out the cold.

In summer, the cotton curtains are replaced by light gauze curtains, which sway in the wind like the skirts of a fairy, making the entire top floor magnificent.

Standing here, you can have a panoramic view of the entire Kaiyun City. It is a place where young masters often gather and entertain guests.

When Ji Nuan stepped onto the top floor, the melodious sound of the piano flowed like a spring.

Song Jinbai asked Song Huai to call her in advance. She thought Song Jinbai had prepared some special surprise for her on the Chinese Valentine's Day, but she didn't expect that he wanted to play the piano for her.

Ji Nuan was slightly stunned. Did Song Jinbai misunderstand something?

She actually didn't really enjoy listening to piano music. In her previous life, she was busy studying, busy seeing patients, and later busy killing zombies. How could she have the time to calm down and appreciate piano music?

She went to Changyin Pavilion purely to see the beauty. Listening to the music was just a side activity.

Behind the fluttering gauze curtain, Song Jinbai, dressed in bright red brocade clothes and with his hair tied up with a silver crown, sat in front of the zither. Not only did he look suave and elegant, but he also had a certain inexplicable beauty and passion that made people unable to look away.

When the song ended, Ji Nuan brushed aside the veil and approached Song Jinbai, raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Master Song, are you trying to use your beauty trap on me?"

Song Jinbai's lips curled up into a charming smile. He stood up, walked around the piano platform, and slowly walked towards Ji Nuan, asking, "Did I succeed?"

"Yeah!" Ji Nuan nodded, "It must be successful!"

After receiving Ji Nuan's affirmation, Song Jinbai smiled with satisfaction. He looked at Ji Nuan with burning eyes and asked, "So what do you think of my playing?"

"It sounds good."

Song Jinbai asked, "How does it compare to purple jade?"

"Each one has his own merits."

Song Jinbai was obviously not satisfied with this answer. He wanted to be different in Ji Nuan's heart, so he asked again: "Is there anything better than her?"

"Yes." Ji Nuan smiled brightly, gently tapping the faint red mark on Song Jinbai's chin, and said in a soft and charming voice, "You are more attractive than her..."

Song Jinbai was delighted, and his hands involuntarily wrapped around her waist, bringing them closer. "Next time you want to hear music, can I play it for you myself?"

Ji Nuan finally understood why he had acted this way. She looked up at his eyes and asked jokingly, "Are you jealous? Ziyu is just a little girl. Why are you arguing with her?"

Song Jinbai replied seriously, "Zi Yu is a woman, but Jun Xianlan is a grown man." He hugged Ji Nuan tightly, his voice aggrieved in the crook of her neck, "I've already pledged my love to you, so please stop thinking about others, okay?"

Ji Nuan's eyes twitched at his words, and she felt like a scumbag.

She quickly reached out and hugged Song Jinbai's waist, patting his back like coaxing a child: "Okay, okay, she's pretty, so I just took a few more glances, purely out of admiration, not thinking about anyone else. I was only thinking about you!"

After saying this, why does Ji Nuan feel more like a scumbag girl deceiving an innocent boy?

Ji Nuan gently pushed Song Jinbai away, looked at his face carefully, and saw that he was not angry.

She gently tugged at his red collar and said with a smile, "You don't have to imitate him. It was fine the way you were before. Why do you have to put yourself in a difficult position?"

Song Jinbai's cheeks flushed slightly. This red dress was made by his nurse a long time ago. He had always disliked the bright color and thought it would be too conspicuous to wear, so he had never worn it.

"This was made by the wet nurse a long time ago." Song Jinbai explained, "Do you think I don't look good in red?"

"He looks good, but he's too eye-catching." Ji Nuan looked at him carefully. "If all the girls I recruited came around, I'd be in great danger!"

Song Jinbai laughed at what she said, his eyes sparkling as if filled with stars: "Then you have to spend more time to keep a close eye on me!"

He fished out a white jade hairpin from his bosom and handed it to Ji Nuan with some embarrassment and nervousness: "I carved this myself. I'm not very skilled yet, so it may not look that good, but I wanted to give it to you today."

Ji Nuan took the hairpin and looked at it carefully. She could vaguely tell that it was a peach blossom hairpin. Although the carving was a bit rough, it was obvious that he had put a lot of thought into it.

Ji Nuan put the hairpin in his hand and said, "Please help me put it on."

Song Jinbai looked at the jade hairpin in his hand, feeling both happy and nervous.

His carving wasn't perfect, but Nuan'er was willing to wear it, which made him extremely happy. However, he didn't want Nuan'er to embarrass herself in front of others, so he gestured with the jade hairpin, chose an inconspicuous place, and gently inserted the jade hairpin.

He looked at it for a moment, and thought it was a good idea. Then he hugged Ji Nuan again and asked, "Nuan'er, don't you have anything to give me?" Thinking of the many things she could easily conjure up that he had never seen before, he added, "I want something made by Nuan'er herself."

Ji Nuan is not prepared!

Ji Nuan is in trouble!

She was stunned for a moment. She hadn't expected Song Jinbai to ask her for a gift. In her previous life, the gifts her sisters gave her boyfriends were cufflinks, ties, and the like. She did have these things, but they weren't suitable for Song Jinbai!

What's more, he wanted her to do it herself!

Ji Nuan felt bald!

Song Jinbai watched her expression change from time to time, and said resentfully, "Nuan'er isn't unprepared, is she? Nuan'er has no feelings for me!"

Ji Nuan quickly reached out to pinch his mouth, trying to sew it shut. "Oh, don't be angry! I prepared it. I had it custom-made a while ago. You said you wanted me to make it myself, so I hesitated for a moment."

"Ji Xiaonuan!!!"

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly rang out, making the two of them tremble.