A beautiful summer night

Qi Shi is actually a coward. When he saw the trending topic, he sought help from his director, Rong Yu, in order to save his life.

Rong Yu quickly responded to the trending topic, posting on Weibo that his wife had brought her brother and sister-in-law to visit him on set.

As for Qi Shi...

Rong Yu, known for his outspoken and sometimes confrontational nature in the entertainment circle, specifically picked out a comment about Qi Shi from his own comment section to reply to: "My wife has recently become a fan of a young, handsome man, is that not allowed?"

The witty reply had everyone in the comments section in stitches, and onlookers immediately started shipping the couple.

As for the speculation about who Jiang Baichuan's girlfriend is, Jiang Baichuan did not respond.

Neither Yunli nor he are public figures. He didn't want to cause Yunli any unnecessary trouble, nor did he need to occupy public resources.

"What does 'climbing the wall' mean?" It's already the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, and Xia Wanzhi and Yun Li are still hanging out with Jiang Yourong.

It's 9:30 pm now, and Xia Wanzhi is still eating and drinking at Jiang Yourong's house. She came across a short video of netizens making fun of Rong Yu's comment, so she asked about it.

Jiang Yourong took a sip of fruit wine, smacked her lips twice, and remained silent.

Yunli laughed crookedly: "It's like climbing from one fandom wall to another. It's a term used in the fandom. Take Rongrong for example. Her last favorite male celebrity was the lead singer of a group, but now she's climbed over to Qishi."

Xia Wanzhi nodded and said bluntly, "Judging from how calm Brother-in-law Rong is, it seems that this isn't the first time Sister Rong has climbed over the wall."

Jiang Yourong cleared her throat and defended herself: "You don't understand the joy of being a fan. There are thousands of men in the entertainment industry, so why not follow them... But! I will love only my Rong Yu until the day I die, everything else is just fluff."

There seemed to be movement at the door. Xia Wanzhi turned her head and said, "Brother-in-law is back."

Rong Yu, who had just overheard Jiang Yourong's ambitious words, glanced over casually and said, "Hmm, if you had come back a little later, you might not have heard those words of loyalty."

Jiang Yourong coughed and got up guiltily to take the coat he had taken off. She had just stood there when she saw the door wide open and two big men standing straight outside.

"Little Maruko, your husband is here to pick you up and take you home." Jiang Youren called out to the living room with a smile.

Xia Wanzhi shuddered suddenly, instinctively put down her wine glass, and quickly stood up.

Seeing this, Yunli laughed so hard she couldn't straighten up.

"Still laughing, laughing, laughing. I'm leaving now, I'll take you home on the way." Xia Wanzhi had already decided how she was going to die tonight.

Jiang Yourong added unhurriedly, "My brother will take care of my sister-in-law, so it won't interfere with your lovey-dovey relationship."

Yunli's smile froze for a moment: "..."

As soon as Jiang Yourong finished speaking, two burly men with stern faces walked in one after the other.

Xia Wanzhi glanced at the time.

Well, if it's before 10 o'clock, you can be exempted from punishment.

"Mr. Xie, you're not working overtime today?" Xia Wanzhi walked over, skillfully slipped her hand into Xie Qiyan's arm, said goodbye, and pulled Xie Qiyan out.

It was windy at night, so Xie Qiyan took off his scarf and hung it around Xia Wanzhi's neck. The warm fingertips touched her skin, and Xia Wanzhi shivered.

"It itches." Xia Wanzhi smiled, her eyes crinkling.

"All done." After answering the question, Xie Qiyan sighed helplessly and tapped Xia Wanzhi's forehead with his finger. "Have you been drinking?"

Xia Wanzhi nodded, took his arm and leaned her head on his arm as they walked. Perhaps she was a little drunk, because she kept saying nice things: "Yes, it's fruit wine, it's delicious, it's a pity you didn't get to try it."

Do you want to know what it tastes like?

"If you want to know, you can kiss me; you should be able to taste it."

Xie Qiyan paused, glancing sideways at Xia Wanzhi with a meaningful look, trying to discern something.

After a long while, Xie Qiyan smiled deeply. After getting into the car, he bent down and kissed Xia Wanzhi's cherry lips while helping her fasten her seatbelt.

"Thank you for the invitation." He laughed heartily.

A hook, a tangle, the fruit flavor is rich and the wine aroma is mellow.

"The taste is quite good." Xie Qiyan finished tasting it and was even satisfied.

After the kiss ended, Xia Wanzhi's expression was a little dazed. She half-closed her eyes and pushed Xie Qiyan's face away: "You... if someone sees us later, I didn't tell you to try it now."

"I've already seen it." Xie Qiyan chuckled, gently pinched Xia Wanzhi's nose, sat back in his seat, and started the car.

Xia Wanzhi raised her eyes hesitantly.

The car was directly facing Jiang Baichuan's car.

Yunli grinned and even raised her hand in greeting.

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

Destroy it.

As soon as Xie Qiyan drove away, Yun Li stopped smiling, glanced at Jiang Baichuan out of the corner of her eye, and emphasized expressionlessly, "No kissing tonight."

Jiang Baichuan didn't respond and focused on driving.

After dropping her off at her apartment complex, just before Yunli was about to get out of the car, he slammed the door shut, pressed his aggressive chest against hers, and said with a teasing smile, "Your word doesn't count."

Fifteen minutes later, Yunli finally managed to escape.

When they arrived home, Yun Meilan was still sitting on the sofa waiting.

Yunli stood at the door for a while, then called out to Yun Meilan before heading back to her room. Yun Meilan poured a glass of water and came over to hand it to her, saying, "It's cold outside, have some water to warm yourself up."

Yunli lowered her eyes, took the water, and sat down on the sofa.

"Please speak your mind." Yun Li didn't want to drink, so she put down her cup and faced Yun Meilan.

Yun Meilan looked at her for a while before slowly saying, "You're trending online. I saw it."

Yunli was not surprised and remained silent, waiting for her next sentence.

"Netizens all say you and him are a good match, but don't you know in your heart whether you are a good match or not?" Yun Meilan took a deep breath. She knew she couldn't control Yun Li now, but she still insisted on saying these things.

"What is your status, and what is his?" Yun Meilan's eyes reddened as she advised, "The world of the wealthy is a treacherous place. What if you are bullied after you marry into it? He loves you now, but what about later? There are countless temptations in front of him. Have you thought about what will happen if he stops loving you?"

“Men’s love is fickle. You need to find an honest and reliable mother to put your mind at ease. Yunli, your mother won’t hurt you.” Yun Meilan wiped away her tears, her tone almost pleading.

Yunli didn't say anything, but chuckled softly after she finished speaking: "What kind of honest person is Mom talking about? Liang Jing?"

Yun Meilan's face turned pale instantly.

When persuasion failed, Yun Meilan lost her temper, slammed her hand on the table, and roared, "What do you want from me to listen to me? You weren't like this before..."

"Is it because of Xia Wanzhi? Did you meet Jiang Baichuan through her?" Yun Meilan asked urgently, as if she had found a new breakthrough. "Have you ever thought that without Xia Wanzhi, you would never have met a man of Jiang Baichuan's caliber? How many people in wealthy families are truly sincere? Maybe they're just using you, Yun Li..."

"You've never even met them, yet you've already labeled them like this?" Yunli shook off her hand, stood up, and took a deep breath. "Mom, Jiang Baichuan and I were classmates at No. 1 Middle School."

Yun Meilan was stunned.

“Last summer, I ran into him again in Nancheng, and that’s when we started to cross paths again.” Yun Li said calmly, her heart aching because of Yun Meilan’s slander against her and her friends and lovers, but she still forced a smile. “My meeting and getting to know Jiang Baichuan had nothing to do with Wanzi. It’s you who think too badly of me and the people around me.”

“You’re not doing this for my own good. You just don’t trust me. Or, what you call love for me isn’t love at all. It’s confinement, it’s a cage.” Yunli was tired of talking. With her arms hanging down, she walked around Yun Meilan and wanted to go back to her room.

"Oh, right." After taking only two steps, she remembered something and said casually, "When I transferred schools in high school, you asked me how such a good thing as getting a tuition waiver by transferring to the affiliated high school could happen to me. I said I didn't know at the time."

“Now I can tell you.” Yunli curled her fingers and took a breath. “I transferred schools because I was almost assaulted by my homeroom teacher’s nephew in the equipment room.”

“I wanted to tell you, but when I walked in the door after school that day, you didn’t see my red eyes from crying, you didn’t see my pale face. All you did was question me about whether I went out with male classmates, and you scolded me for dressing up too nicely and asking if I was trying to seduce someone.”

Yun Meilan turned around in astonishment, her reddened eyes filled with disbelief. It felt as if a thousand knives were stabbing her heart. Her lips trembled as she asked, "What...what did you say?"

Yunli's tears welled up in her eyes, and she smiled through them: "Mom, do you know, I have post-traumatic stress disorder because of this. I often wake up in the middle of the night in fright. I hate any man who has physical intimacy with me, except for Jiang Baichuan."

"Because I love him."

"Also because he loves me."

Tears finally fell, and Yun Li raised her head to look at Yun Meilan: "He is the only person in this world who truly loves me."