Ye Jinghuai was clearly a scumbag.
How on earth could he reveal such an innocent expression?!
An Nuan refused to look at his face.
She carefully helped button up his shirt, one button at a time.
"Actually, I'd prefer if you unbuttoned them one at a time instead," Ye Jinghuai said.
"..." An Nuan really wanted to strangle him.
"Help me pick a tie," Ye Jinghuai continued demanding.
An Nuan suppressed her anger and went to select a tie for Ye Jinghuai.
Fine.
She wasn't angry.
After all,
there was nothing to be angry about.
She would just serve this high-maintenance man like he was disabled.
She opened Ye Jinghuai's tie cabinet.
It was a full glass display case of ties.
Ye Jinghuai really was a wasteful man.
She even saw many luxury brand ties, with the price tags still on.
"Something more formal," Ye Jinghuai reminded.
An Nuan sneered.
Dressing up all fancy to go seduce some girl.
But it made sense.
Women liked men who dressed up carefully whenever they met them.
In a woman's mind, that showed how much the man valued her.
An Nuan picked out a tie with intersecting blue and black stripes.
She had seen Ye Jinghuai wear it once in her past life.
As a designer, she was often struck by beautiful things.
That one time, she had been stunned by Ye Jinghuai's tie.
She truly felt that this man's taste was far above those around him.
Of course, back then as arch-enemies, she would never actually acknowledge Ye Jinghuai's good taste.
She brought the tie over.
"Help me put it on," Ye Jinghuai seemed very satisfied with her selection, readily asking for help.
An Nuan didn't want to fuss with Ye Jinghuai anymore.
After serving His Highness, she still had to go to work.
She tiptoed and tied the tie around Ye Jinghuai's neck.
Her movements were very skilled.
Because she had done the same for Gu Yan Sheng in the past.
Often.
Whenever Gu Yan Sheng attended any important occasion, he would have her tie his tie, saying that even if she wasn't by his side, seeing the tie would make him feel warm and want to hurry home.
In reality though,
the moment he turned away, his sweet words became bullshit.
The moment he turned away, he went straight into another woman's bed.
Ruthlessly discarding the tie she had carefully tied for him.
"Who are you remembering?" Ye Jinghuai's gaze fixed closely on her.
Her sudden silence and change in expression did not escape his notice at all.
An Nuan came back to her senses. She gave a faint smile.
The current Ye Jinghuai would no longer get angry.
Over that kind of person.
It wasn't worth it.
She replied, "A bastard."
"Gu Yan Sheng?" Though Ye Jinghuai posed it as a question, his tone made it a statement.
An Nuan lightly nodded her head.
There was no need to conceal anything anyway.
She had made quite the fool of herself over Gu Yan Sheng in the past!
"So you used to serve him like this too?" Ye Jinghuai asked.
His tone revealed no emotion.
An Nuan neatened the tie and looked at her handiwork, saying, "The process isn't something you'd want to know about."
"I figured as much," he replied simply, not pursuing the matter of her past with Gu Yan Sheng any further.
Somehow she felt Ye Jinghuai was deliberately avoiding the topic.
He handed her his suit jacket.
This time without even a request, just the gesture alone and An Nuan understood what he wanted.
She took Ye Jinghuai's jacket and helped him put it on.
Then she watched him stand in front of the full length mirror.
Whenever Ye Jinghuai wore a suit, he would become so dazzlingly handsome it was almost excessive.
Previously, she had always felt that playboy scumbags like Ye Jinghuai clashed terribly with formalwear.
Only later did she realize, as long as the man was good-looking enough, the clothes were just décor.
She watched as Ye Jinghuai examined himself in the mirror, seeming to check that his attire and appearance were appropriate.
"Am I the only woman in this world serving her husband while he goes out to seduce other women?" An Nuan suddenly spoke up.
Ye Jinghuai met her gaze in the mirror, the corners of his lips quirking up amusedly. "Miss An feels that I'm going out today to... satisfy my physical needs?"
What else could it be?!
"Admittedly, it is abnormal for a grown man to experience what happened this morning. However, more than physical needs, I value my life." Ye Jinghuai still seemed to be in a good mood as he said this.
An Nuan's eyes flickered.
"I'm going for a job interview," Ye Jinghuai suddenly explained.
An Nuan frowned.
She really had assumed Ye Jinghuai was going out to find a woman.
Especially considering what had happened this morning...
Just thinking about it still made her blush a little.
"Don't you watch the news? Today there is an interview for a civil service position in North Wen Country."
Of course she knew about it.
The only reason she was surprised was because, "To be a civil servant in North Wen Country, don't you have to pass the written exam first? Only after passing and qualifying can you interview."
"So what's the issue?"
"You took the written test?" An Nuan was completely unaware of this.
Just when did he take the exam? She hadn't heard anything about him applying.
In her last life, it hadn't been at this time either.
At least three years later.
"It might shock you if I told you." Ye Jinghuai smiled. "First place."
"..." She remembered in her last life, Ye Jinghuai had gotten first place.
"Gu Yan Sheng second place."
An Nuan really suspected that Ye Jinghuai could read minds.
"Wait for me to bring back good news for my wife today." Ye Jinghuai leaned in close.
Suddenly, a kiss landed on her cheek.
Extremely light.
Yet also strangely warm.
"I'm heading out first," Ye Jinghuai confirmed his appearance one last time in the mirror before leaving the dressing room.
An Nuan was left somewhat stunned.
So.
Because of her rebirth in this life.
Many things had still changed a great deal after all.
...
Ye Jinghuai sat in the sedan Qin Jiang was driving, on the way to the municipal government building.
As he drove, Qin Jiang asked, "How's your health recovery going?"
"Not bad," Ye Jinghui replied coldly.
"Are you really planning to just waltz on in there like this?" Qin Jiang questioned.
Naturally he was questioning barging straight into the prestigious family so openly like this.
Ye Jinghuai nodded.
"Wasn't the agreement to wait three more years, three more years until everything is more stable before making a move?" Qin Jiang frowned.
How could this guy change his mind on a whim like this? If not for him asking Qin Jiang to drive him to the municipal government building today, Qin Jiang wouldn't even have known that Ye Jinghuai had gone to take the civil service exam some time ago!
"Don't worry, I know my limits," was all the explanation Ye Jinghuai offered.
Qin Jiang doubted he knew his limits.
More like...
Because you've fallen for An Nuan, you can't wait to quickly accomplish your own matters, then sail off with An Nuan into the sunset!
Don't think he can't see through this little ploy.
But then again...
Ending things sooner is better.
Dragging things out like this was tiring for Qin Jiang too.
So Qin Jiang said nothing more, simply driving the sedan toward their destination.
Qin Jiang accompanied Ye Jinghuai to the interview hall.
Already quite a few interviewees were gathered in the hall.
Among them was Gu Yan Sheng.
"Everyone, who got first place in the written exam this time?" One of the interviewees suddenly spoke up.
"Must be Young Master Gu from that prestigious family," another interviewee replied.
Ye Jinghuai just chuckled and strode casually into the hall.
