Moonlight falls into my arms

"Who is this?"

Lu Wan stood up. The person who could keep Mr. Jiang waiting was no ordinary person, but she had never seen this young girl before.

In this circle, there's practically no one she doesn't know. "Hello, may I ask your surname, Miss?"

"Hello, Ruan Li." Ruan Li awkwardly extended her hand, feeling that this young lady exuded elegance and nobility from head to toe.

“Miss Ruan…” Lu Wan smiled thoughtfully.

A name I've never heard of before.

"Everyone's here." The old gentleman came out from the tea room next door and stepped out from behind the screen. "Please sit down."

"Don't be shy." His gaze was kind, and he was very polite when he looked at Ruan Li. He didn't look her up or down, but calmly met Ruan Li's eyes.

Ruan Li was about to decline, after all, this was not a place she should be.

Before a sound could be uttered, the back of my hand was enveloped in a warm palm.

She turned her head and saw Jiang Yuci pulling her along, greeting the old man, "Grandpa."

"This..." The old man's eyes widened as he looked at Manager Tang beside him: "What kind of relationship do they have? They were even holding hands...you know what's going on?"

Manager Tang had no choice but to force a smile.

You think you know best? Now you're handing this troublesome matter over to me?

"What else could holding hands mean?" Miss Ding crossed her arms and looked at Lu Wan beside her. "But I heard that Miss Lu and Aunt Qi had gone out to dinner several times before..."

“Yu Ci, what’s going on between you and this girl? Tell me honestly.” Old Mr. Jiang looked at him. “You’ve seen the situation today. If you have someone you like, of course I won’t stop you.”

Jiang Yuci held Ruan Li's hand tightly. "You knew all along, and that's why you did this on purpose today?"

He's always like this; there's no room for negotiation, only a decisive blow to seal the deal.

He wanted to force himself to acknowledge his relationship with Ruan Li in front of everyone.

“Jiang Yuci?” Ruan Li looked at him.

Although she didn't know what was going on, Jiang Yuci's presence made her feel inexplicably at ease.

"Yu Ci, what's on your mind? Do you think I won't stand up for you?"

Jiang Yanhui, standing nearby, also vaguely realized that this was no ordinary meal.

Although Qi Ru is a daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, she has her own subjective opinions and her own set of rules and methods for doing things, which is exactly the opposite of the Jiang family's.

Miss Lu and Qi Ru have been getting close lately, which clearly indicates they are planning a marriage alliance.

The old gentleman has summoned the daughters of various families today, hoping that Jiang Yuci will personally admit that he likes Ruan Li, which would inevitably turn the marriage alliance with the Lu family into a joke.

This is a pretext for Jiang Yu to resign and oppose Qi Ru.

Jiang Hai clearly understood his father's intentions, but was powerless to stop him.

"Yu Ci, is this your friend?" Lu Wan stepped forward, staring directly at him.

She just hoped that nothing would happen to him at this time, otherwise the Lu family would become a laughing stock in Yuncheng's high society.

At the Jiang family gathering, he heard his arranged marriage partner admit that he had someone he liked.

Ruan Li suddenly laughed and looked to the side, "Brother, what are you talking about? Aren't you going to eat?"

"Brother?" Lu Wan clearly hadn't expected things to develop this way.

Ruan Li met her gaze and said, "How could he and I be in that kind of relationship? I just call him 'brother' all the time. You're overthinking it."

As Ruan Li spoke, she tried to pull her hand back.

I can't get it out... I can't get it out.

She glanced at Jiang Yuci, pressing down on the hot, slightly damp hand she was holding.

The feeling of skin gripping flesh and bone pressed together gave her a sense of determination.

"Originally, I planned to tell everyone at a more formal time later, but since we're already here today, there's no point in hiding this anymore..."

"Yu Ci." Qi Ru stood up from the side, barely managing a smile. "You should take your sister back first; she doesn't seem to be feeling well."

Jiang Yuci was interrupted, and his eyes met Qi Ru's. Neither of them would give way.

"Yan Hui, take your brother back."

Jiang Yanhui had just stood up when Jiang Yuci spoke up: "I have someone I like. I thought it was my own business and didn't need to be made public. But it seems that many people are concerned about my private affairs."

The veins on Jiang Yuci's forehead were faintly visible, and his gaze toward Qi Rong was more strained than usual.

His biological mother, without ever asking his opinion, directly decided that he should marry the person who killed her teacher.

Even before this incident, he had talked to her about the teacher's matter, but she completely ignored his concern for it and immediately took it upon herself to advocate for his marriage to the Lu family.

Ruan Li looked up, her gaze towards Jiang Yuci slightly unfocused.

He just admitted it in front of everyone.

Leaving no way out.

"I will decide who I marry," Jiang Yuci said before pulling Ruan Li away.

He pulled Ruan Li out of Jinyue, without saying a word the whole way.

The two had just stepped out.

Just then, a car drove by, and the window slowly rolled down. Huo Xingzhou looked at the two of them and said, "Speaking of which, what if your mother targets me?"

Jiang Yuci opened the car door, and Ruan Li sat down first with his arm around her shoulder. He followed her in, and the back seat was quite spacious.

Ruan Li moved to the side, putting some distance between herself and Jiang Yuci.

"Do you consider this an elopement?" Huo Xingzhou shook his head. "It's quite romantic."

"What elopement?" Ruan Li looked at Jiang Yuci.

"I'm sorry, you've had to go through this today." Under the circumstances, that was all Jiang Yuci could say.

"..." Ruan Li turned her head to look in the other direction.

"Is that Buddha satisfied now?" Huo Xingzhou asked.

“He did all this to make me and Qi Ru go against each other, but he forgot one thing: we have always been irreconcilable enemies.”

"Qi Ru... is she your mother?"

Ruan Li rarely saw another side of Jiang Yuci, which was different from the polite and distant persona she showed in public.

He would call his mother by her name, express his dissatisfaction, and pull Ruan Li along to resist.

"Yes, it's my mom," Jiang Yuci admitted.

It seemed that they felt it was wrong to lead Ruan Li astray, so they switched back to the well-behaved Ruan Li.

That's it.

"So what are you going to do now?"

"I've already completely offended them, do you think I have any other choice?" Jiang Yuci said coldly. "Since I have to take sides, I might as well go to the old man... the old gentleman."

Jiang Yuci glanced sideways at Ruan Li beside him.

"How did he call you here?"

"The manager messaged me saying I left something in the private room."

As Ruan Li spoke earnestly, Jiang Yuci smiled, his voice softening and becoming gentle.

"What did you forget?"

Ruan Li paused, then slowly shook her head: "I don't know."

Then Jiang Yuci's smile deepened. "You went there without knowing anything?"

"I..." Ruan Li was silent for a moment, then said, "I didn't expect this."