As the saying goes, speak of the devil and he will appear. Jiang Yan had just given them the information when she heard Aunt Wang come up and say that Aierian was looking for her.

Before their identities were revealed, Jiang Yan and her friends did not try so hard to conceal them. It was when Jiang Yan was in her senior year that Ailian gradually discovered clues and guessed her identity, and then a contract was signed between the two of them.

Hearing that the contract partner was coming, Jiang Yan asked them to watch first while she and Aunt Wang went downstairs together.

Because the research institute of their scientific research company has not been renovated yet, several people are still occupying Pei Hengyin's residence.

Pei Hengyin didn't care, it even made their work more convenient.

Of course Aunt Wang would not let Ailian go upstairs, but considering Jiang Yan's unusual attitude towards Ailian, she let him in.

"Are you free this afternoon? Let's go on a date?" Seeing Jiang Yan coming down, Aierian didn't beat around the bush. After all, he had been pursuing Jiang Yan on and off for four years, and he knew her personality quite well.

Even if she was willing to listen to nonsense, she obviously didn't have that kind of patience for him.

"No." Jiang Yan said bluntly, "We've just started our cooperation with the government, so we're very busy. After we finish this, we'll be conducting medical research with Xu Weiran. We won't have time to go out with you for the next two weeks."

"You can ask again after the 20th."

Ailian finally got a chance to get close to her, but she didn't give him any time at all. Now the usually casual man couldn't hold back any longer and frowned.

"I spent a lot of effort to get you what you wanted, and you're just going to give me a perfunctory welcome, Yanyan?"

"I'm not being perfunctory with you. We have a contract and agreement between us, and I will try my best to cooperate with your pursuit." Seeing that one sentence was not enough to make Aierian understand the situation, she walked over and sat down. Aunt Wang served them both cold tea and fruit in a timely manner.

"I should cooperate with your pursuit, but before that, you must cooperate with my research. Accompany my schedule and don't schedule our dates and time together at times that conflict with my schedule."

"Then when are you free?" Aryan was speechless for a moment. "It's only a month in total. You won't be free for the next half month or so. Isn't that a bit too much? At least you should spare some time for me."

Aierian tried to discuss with Jiang Yan. This matter certainly could not be done completely according to Jiang Yan's wishes, otherwise she only wanted to do her research, and even if he used thirty-six strategies and seventy-two transformations, it would be useless.

He had finally knocked on the door, how could he just watch it close again?

Jiang Yan was indeed thinking seriously, and then said: "Generally speaking, we will have some daily exercise and rest time. If you can catch up, you can join us."

"I'll have someone give you a copy of our work schedule. Please find the time to come and see me."

As she spoke, she waved to Aunt Wang. It was certain that Aunt Wang must have a copy.

"Give him Aunt Wang's share. You shouldn't need it in four years."

"Okay." Aunt Wang immediately copied out her own summary and handed it to Aierian.

After Aierian took it and read it, he didn't know how to describe his feelings.

Finally, he could only say: "You have retreated this step, but it seems like you haven't retreated at all."

He couldn't figure out Jiang Yan's thoughts, and when he used the foreign information he obtained as a bargaining chip, he was already at a disadvantage. In addition, he knew that the country attached great importance to Mr. Codename, and the technology she mastered was already at the forefront of the world. At that time, Aierian was also afraid that his bargaining terms would not impress Jiang Yan, so he did not hold back.

He thought that as long as he could get her to pay a little attention to him, he could change the situation, not to mention getting her to directly cooperate with his pursuit. What's the difference between this and directly dating him?

Now it seems that the difference is indeed huge.

It's a pity that getting Jiang Yan to cooperate with her pursuit was already her bottom line. Ailian's proposal to let her be his girlfriend was completely ignored by Jiang Yan.

Elian had to settle for the next best thing.

Who would want to stay in the pursuit of this process if they can go one step further directly?

Although he was once criticized for being fickle because he had dated many girlfriends, he was indeed gifted in pursuing the opposite sex. He was good-looking and had a good personality. He was generous and doted on his women - at least when they were together, he was extremely doting on them.

But Jiang Yan and Aierian really went from having many clever ideas in the beginning to being at a loss now.

His persistent sincerity could not move her. He gave her all kinds of expensive gifts and even an energy car they developed. The price of energy cars is not cheap nowadays.

But Jiang Yan's attitude was basically that she would accept whatever he gave her. There were only a few that Jiang Yan ignored, which allowed Aierian to figure out what gifts she would accept and what she would not.

For example, Jiang Yan would never accept a beautiful gift like a bouquet of flowers, which had no practical use to her, and most of the time she would not even look at it.

On the contrary, if he gave her a small piece of candy, Jiang Yan would take it and hand it to the national security personnel who were disguised as students and walking with her.

Whether she eats it or not is one thing, it means that she accepts the gift.

I still accept the gifts, but I still don't pay much attention to people.

Just this was enough for her to see it and accept the gift, which meant that he was considered a close friend of hers.

If the relationship is more distant, there is no chance to give gifts.

She disregarded all social conventions, which was why Aierian only reached a one-month pursuit contract with her.

If he goes any further, Jiang Yan will not give him any chance or face.

And he really wanted to take things further with her.

Sometimes, Aierian didn't even think that he liked Jiang Yan, but she was too special. He saw Jiang Yan's favoritism towards the people around her - that is, the young men and women around Jiang Yan.

It was a difference in how she treated people around her and strangers that could be felt at a glance no matter what the occasion.

Not to mention the feelings after having contact with her.

He saw that Jiang Yan had a blank expression on her face and looked unapproachable, aloof and unsociable, but she would always give an answer when Li Ming, Xia Fei, Lu Ze and Lu Qinghuan spoke to her.

He even saw Xia Fei act too aggressively around Jiang Yan and end up being beaten by Jiang Yan.

It was hard to imagine Jiang Yan would teach someone a lesson, even though Xia Fei immediately stood at attention. Jiang Yan didn't look angry, and her attack wasn't heavy, just to make sure Xia Fei couldn't act like a troublemaker anymore.

There is always an aura between them that no one else can get into.

But if they were not walking with Jiang Yan, they would be like everyone else, and they would chat with anyone, no matter if they were strangers or familiar with them.

Ailian pursued Jiang Yan at first simply because he had heard that Si Ci Zhan regarded Jiang Yan very seriously. Later, after several contacts in Sijiu City, he found that he could not attract her attention no matter what he did.

He didn't think he was made of gold, as everyone would like him, but there were very few people who completely ignored him like her, which made Aierian suddenly feel a desire to win.

So he ignored public opinion. Because he encountered too many obstacles in pursuing students as a school professor, Aierian simply resigned and ran his own company in Xia Country.

It was something that he found quite magical. Because he had spent too much time pursuing Jiang Yan, during the period of his intermittent pursuit of Jiang Yan, he could occasionally use a little thought on other opposite sex around him to make them happy.

At first, Aierian treated Jiang Yan with a playful attitude, until one day when he was with other ambiguous women, he happened to be run into by Jiang Yan and others.

Jiang Yan didn't care, but Aierian did.

After that, he never had any other overly intimate or ambiguous interactions with the women around him.

Ailian felt that this was a way for Jiang Yan to change her mind.

"Are you dissatisfied with this arrangement?" Jiang Yan's voice brought Aierian back to his senses.

Aelian was silent for a moment and then said, "I just want you to treat me like you treat the people around you."

Being direct enough in communicating with Jiang Yan is the most effective method that Aierian has found.

As long as he is direct enough, Jiang Yan will give a direct enough response.

Ignoring is also a response.

Jiang Yan analyzed the meaning of his words, and then had to explain the situation to him:

"You mean the people around me. They mainly include researchers who could become my colleagues or peers. Then there are people like Lu Qinghuan and Jian Cong who are in charge of company publicity. Sometimes they can also help with research. As for the others, you should be able to guess their identities."

Her words silenced Aryan.

Indeed, he had never thought about the people around Jiang Yan from these perspectives.

Because his view of these people is that they are all Jiang Yan's friends.

But now after hearing what Jiang Yan said, Ailian finally realized that none of the people around Jiang Yan were useless "friends".

They were undoubtedly friends, but from Jiang Yan's words, it was obvious that what was more important was that she needed their respective abilities.

Then he heard Jiang Yan ask sincerely, "What can you do?"

It was as if a superior was asking him "What is your value?"

Ailian pondered for a moment. Would he study it? No.

Can he join Jiang Yan's scientific research company?

I'm afraid it won't work given his status.

Then can he stay by her side to keep her safe?

That's obviously even more impossible.

Thinking of this, Ailian felt a little discouraged: "According to this, it seems that I can't do anything?"

He said that, and when he finished, he saw Jiang Yan, who was sitting opposite him, nodded in agreement: "Indeed, you can't do anything for me at the moment."

"So if you want to pursue me, you'll need to work hard for this month. I've already given you my daily schedule, and it's up to you to decide how far you can go."

"Ever since I came to Sijiu City a week or two four years ago, you've been around me quite frequently." Jiang Yan even summarized what had happened over the past four years for him. "I don't understand why you like me and have pursued me until now, but I can see that you want to succeed. This month is your only chance, and I hope you make good use of it."

Aierian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was the first time that the person he was pursuing could say such words to him.

She spoke as if she were a love strategist who stayed out of the matter. If others saw her, they would probably think she was giving him advice on how to pursue his beloved.

Who could tell that the person he was pursuing was the person in front of him who was making serious suggestions?

"You really are..." Ailian thought for a moment. It wasn't like he couldn't spare a month. Suddenly, an idea struck him. "Then can I make another request?"

"You said."

"I can come to you when you are free, but my residence and company are too far away. Can you arrange for me to stay in your spare room or a house near your home?"

Aelian said this just as a test, and he wasn't sure if it would succeed, but since he had spoken, he would certainly find every excuse to make it work:

"Furthermore, since you've agreed to cooperate with my pursuit, it's your nature as a researcher that you can't give me more time. I can accommodate your schedule, but I also hope you can provide me with some convenience in this regard."

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