<Ye Jinghuai> dried her hair.
<Ye Jinghuai> put down the hair dryer.
"Done."
<An Nuan> touched her soft hair, "Thank you."
"<An Nuan>, just a verbal thank you?" <Ye Jinghuai> clearly had higher expectations.
"Wasn't this your own initiative? I didn't ask you to help me dry my hair." <An Nuan> was unmoved.
<Ye Jinghuai's> expression changed slightly.
<An Nuan> ignored <Ye Jinghuai>.
She felt that her concern for him had actually exceeded her own defenses.
So she didn't want to let herself fall deeper.
Her body had just gotten up.
<Ye Jinghuai> suddenly grabbed her up in his arms.
"<Ye Jinghuai>..." <An Nuan> exclaimed in surprise.
She didn't know <Ye Jinghuai> had grown up eating enough to have such great strength.
He lifted her directly into the air in one go, then placed her in front of the vanity, giving <An Nuan> no chance to react at all.
He pressed her firmly against the vanity...and kissed her.
This bastard of a man.
Could she stab him to death with a needle?!
A long time passed.
<Ye Jinghuai> released her and said, "I never accept verbal gratitude."
Bastard.
"Next time Miss <An>, take more initiative."
Take initiative, my ass.
"Oh right. <Qin Jiang> will come by later to give me the documents."
"Didn't you say you'd get them before going to court?" <An Nuan> asked.
"A certain someone wasn't at ease, right?"
<An Nuan> pursed her lips.
It was a feeling.
Like <Ye Jinghuai> really cared about what she said.
She had actually just said it casually.
As long as the evidence was ironclad, eloquence shouldn't be too necessary.
Being clear would be enough.
"Let's go, dinner's ready downstairs." With that said, <Ye Jinghuai> took <An Nuan's> hand and left the bathroom.
<An Nuan> looked at their intertwined hands, and suddenly said, "Ye Jinghuai, I feel that one day, I might truly fall in love with you."
"Be more confident and take out the 'might'."
This narcissistic man.
"Just as I love you. Like a ferocious storm, irresistible." <Ye Jinghuai's> tone was actually very light and indifferent.
Yet it seemed.
Like a promise.
<An Nuan> really...started to believe him a little.
Believed him.
That <Ye Jinghuai> had truly fallen in love with her.
...
Two days later.
It was the day <An Yanyuan> went to court.
Early in the morning.
The news was already buzzing.
After all, a lawsuit involving one of the four great families of Beiwen Guo, with such an influential figure, would naturally attract the attention of the whole country.
<An Nuan> and <Ye Jinghuai> went to the <An> villa early in the morning, then brought <An Yanyuan> to the courthouse.
When they arrived at the solemn gates of the courthouse.
A group of reporters was already waiting.
As <An Yanyuan's> group got out of the car, reporters swarmed around them, leaving no room to move.
<Hu Feng> did his best to protect them from the jostling reporters.
"<An> Chairman, regarding the bribery and tax evasion charges against you this time, are they true? Can you talk briefly about how you feel right now?"
"<An> Chairman, your mother has been accusing you of filial impiety towards her, and even said your inheritance was obtained by falsification. Do you have anything to say about this?"
"Miss <An>, regarding your father's lawsuit this time, what do you think his chances are?"
"Master <Ye>, you've passed the civil service exam now. Are you aware that if your father-in-law is convicted, it will also have a huge negative impact on your career prospects?"
Countless questions kept ringing out.
The crammed reporters also left no way through.
"<An> Chairman, your silence means that all the accusations are true and you have nothing to say!" one reporter said loudly.
<An Nuan's> expression clearly changed a bit.
She paused in her steps.
<An Yanyuan> pulled his daughter along, "No need to waste words with them."
<An Nuan> resisted her anger.
At this time <Ye Jinghuai> also gave <Hu Feng> a look.
<Hu Feng> used his strength to push the reporters away.
Then guarded them as they moved towards the courtroom with difficulty.
At this moment.
"Mrs. <An> is here!" a reporter suddenly shouted loudly.
Some of the reporters hurried over.
The remaining reporters saw that they couldn't get much out of the <An Yanyuan> side and ran over as well.
Instantly.
They were relieved.
They only heard the reporters behind hurriedly ask, "Mrs. <An>, you've come in person to see your son's trial, are you worried?"
"Not worried. He committed a crime and should receive due punishment. I only want to see the court give him a fair sentence with my own eyes, so I can give an explanation to all my <An> ancestors." <Wen Qingcui> said viciously.
"Does the old lady mean that <An> Chairman did commit crimes?"
"Why else would so many people from the procuratorate investigate him specifically?! Things happen for a reason, I believe in the procuratorate's judgment."
"Regarding what the old lady previously said about <An> Chairman being unfilial to you, is it true?"
"At my age, could I be falsely accusing him?! If it wasn't for my eldest and his family accompanying me all these years, I would've been in a coffin long ago!" <Wen Qingcui> said very angrily, "As expected, Heaven has eyes. For such an unfilial person, he should get the fate he deserves."
"Mr. <An>, what do you think about your younger brother's trial?" a reporter asked <An Yankun> who was supporting <Wen Qingcui>.
"After all he's my own younger brother, I still feel a little reluctant. But he did break the law and will have to accept the court's verdict. That's what he deserves."
"If <An> Chairman goes to prison, does it mean you'll take over <An> Group?"
"That would be a story for later. After all <An> Group still belongs to my second brother. If he goes to prison, who it should go to depends on his wishes. I'll do my part properly." <An Yankun> spoke exceptionally magnanimously.
"Has Mr. <An> always been so modest?"
"Shouldn't the eldest brother be like this?" <An Yankun> spoke as if it was only natural, playing the part of good big brother to the hilt, "When my father left the entire inheritance to my second brother, I never questioned the authenticity. To me, as long as we're all good, that's enough."
"<An Yanyuan> should be grateful to have such a good big brother as you." A reporter concluded.
"We're all family, there's nothing to be grateful for." <An Yankun> said to the reporters very politely, contrasting vividly with <An Yanyuan's> earlier disregard for the reporters, "You've all worked hard. It's getting late, we should go in to listen to the trial."
With that said, he supported <Wen Qingcui> as they walked towards the courthouse.
<An Hao> and <An Xiao> naturally also came along, obediently following by their side, appearing very well-bred.
<An Nuan> looked back at that family's shoddy performance.
Her gaze was icy cold.
She would make them realize that once they entered the courtroom and came back out again, it would be two completely different worlds!
"Nuan Nuan, me and Jinghuai are going this way." Upon entering the courtroom, <An Yanyuan> stopped in his tracks.
<An Nuan> looked at her father.
Then turned her gaze towards <Ye Jinghuai>.
<Ye Jinghuai> nodded slightly.
It was such a simple gesture.
Yet for some reason, it gave her confidence.
The trust between people.
Perhaps it comes in an instant.
