Chapter 941: Chapter 172: Love That Eats Away the Bones

Si Nan interrupted Fang Jingyi, reached out to shake her hand, and turned to walk outside the pavilion.

"Hey..."

Fang Jingyi quickly followed for two steps, stood on the pavilion steps, and frowned with reluctance as she watched Si Nan’s back.

It wasn’t until Si Nan’s figure completely disappeared in the backyard that Fang Jingyi reluctantly withdrew her gaze and sighed softly in her heart.

Standing for a moment on the steps in front of the pavilion, Fang Jingyi turned around, walked slowly back to the reclining chair, and sat down.

She picked up the hand warmer from the side of the reclining chair, lowered her head, and stared at the grill on the ground. Her mind recalled the image of Si Nan answering the phone earlier, and her brows gradually furrowed.

Si Nan arrived at Jinxiu Huadu after ten o’clock from Fang Jingyi’s place.

The apartment is unlocked by fingerprint. The reason why he didn’t directly input his fingerprint to open the door before was because he didn’t want Yige to know the apartment was his, so he rang the doorbell each time.

Now that Yige already knows this apartment belongs to Si Nan, there’s no need to ring the doorbell unnecessarily.

Si Nan entered his fingerprint to open the door directly.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the door opened with a beep, a woman’s scream came from inside the house.

Si Nan’s eyes tightened swiftly, and he hurriedly strode in.

At the same time, on the second floor, Tang Yige, and Zhang Lan and Zhang Xu, who had been resting and freshening up, also heard the sound and came out of their rooms.

Rong Rui sleeps heavily; once he’s asleep, only extraordinarily loud noises can wake him.

So, aside from Rong Rui, the other three, Tang Yige included, all quickly gathered downstairs upon hearing the sound.

Si Nan walked into the living room and, seeing Yige coming down, stepped forward a few paces, grasped her hand letting her stand behind him, frowned, and sternly stared at the unfamiliar woman standing on the sofa.

Seeing Si Nan, Tang Yige first froze, then noticed his protective gesture, and felt a warmth in her heart. She reached out to hook her arm around his that held her hand.

Si Nan raised his other hand to gently pat Yige’s head, seemingly to comfort her.

Tang Yige’s mouth broke into a slight smile, obediently standing behind him. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Zhang Lan and Zhang Xu glanced at Lu Siyu, standing on the sofa, first with a horrified expression, then with an awkwardness mixed with embarrassment, and each twitched their mouths.

"Who are you?" Si Nan narrowed his eyes.

Lu Siyu, "..."

Awkwardly descended from the sofa, stood between the sofa and the coffee table, hugged a pillow, and with her mouth twitching, looked at Si Nan and Tang Yige, protected behind him, and said softly, "I, I think I misunderstood."

She had thought a thief came in when she heard the door open.

Si Nan furrowed his brows tightly, noticed she was wearing thick winter pajamas, his eyes flickered subtly, and he turned to look at Tang Yige standing behind him.

Tang Yige’s beautiful eyes were soft and bright, smiling at Si Nan.

Si Nan was briefly stunned, then understood.

The shadow and alertness on his handsome face gradually faded, helplessly shaking his head at Yige.

Tang Yige, still holding his arm, stepped forward, glanced at Lu Siyu, and said to Si Nan, "She’s my friend and will be staying here for a while. Her name is Lu Siyu."

Friend?

Si Nan’s eyes flashed with surprise, still looking inquiringly at Tang Yige.

Tang Yige grasped his arm, whispering, "I’ll explain to you later."

Si Nan raised his eyebrow and then turned his gaze to Lu Siyu, his demeanor now gentle and elegant, lightly lifting his thin lips in a friendly smile and said, "Hello Miss Lu, I’m Si Nan, Yige’s boyfriend."

"Hey..."

Tang Yige’s face heated up, staring at Si Nan.

When did she agree to be his girlfriend? Boyfriend?!

Si Nan gently glanced at Yige’s blushing and coquettish face, the implication in his eyes evident as he withdrew his gaze, noticing her hand tightly clutching his arm.

Tang Yige paused, realized, and blushed instantly. She immediately tried to withdraw her hand.

"Hold on!"

Si Nan promptly pressed her hand, curling his lips into a smile, and softly said.

Tang Yige, "..."

Zhang Lan and Zhang Xu watched Si Nan and Tang Yige flirt openly and suddenly felt they shouldn’t have come out of their rooms. If they hadn’t, they wouldn’t have inexplicably witnessed this flirtation.

Zhang Lan laughed.

Zhang Xu, on the other hand, shrugged in slight annoyance and led Zhang Lan back to their room.

Lu Siyu stared in amazement at Si Nan, hugging the pillow as she came round from the sofa to the front of the two. Her cat eyes fixedly staring at Si Nan, said, "

You wouldn’t be the man who interrupted the wedding at Lei the Second’s ceremony, right?"

At the mention of Lei Yicheng, Si Nan unconsciously stared deeply at Tang Yige.

Seeing her expression as normal with no signs of anything unusual, he felt relieved and looked at Lu Siyu, "Do you know Yicheng?"

"Don’t worry about whether I know him or not, just tell me, was it you?" Lu Siyu lightly furrowed her brows and said.

Si Nan pressed his thin lips.

To be honest.

He didn’t feel it necessary to answer her question, he wasn’t here to solve her mysteries.

Besides, this is a private matter.

"Fine, I know Lei the Second. And I am confident that Lei the Second’s future wife will definitely be me!" Lu Siyu lifted her chin and declared with conviction.

Si Nan, "..."

He turned his neck to look at Tang Yige.

Tang Yige had a sulky expression and nodded slightly.

Si Nan suddenly raised his eyebrows, and seeing the flicker of something unusual in Lu Siyu’s eyes again, he pulled out his arm which was held by Tang Yige, and took two steps towards Lu Siyu, gentlemanly extending his hand, "Nice to meet you again, I’m Si Nan."

Tang Yige, "... What the hell?"

Lu Siyu quirked her mouth strangely, glanced at Si Nan’s hand, crossed her arms boastfully, and huffed, "I don’t want any man besides Lei the Second to touch me, not even a finger, I belong to him!"

Si Nan thought nothing of it, the corners of his mouth carrying a gentle smile, he retracted his hand, "So, are you and Yicheng together?"

Lu Siyu’s pretty face turned somber, "Don’t pry into my business with Lei the Second. Just tell me, was it you who interrupted the wedding?"

"... Why? Are you going to seek justice for Yicheng?" Si Nan moved his eyebrows and said.

"No way! I’m actually planning to thank him, okay? Thanks to his chivalrous actions, I was able to meet Lei the Second, otherwise..."

Lu Siyu rolled her eyes at Tang Yige, "Another woman would’ve just gotten lucky!"

Tang Yige, "..."

Chivalrous actions?

Si Nan coughed, "No need to thank me."

What’s that supposed to mean?

Lu Siyu squinted her eyes, staring at Si Nan, tilting her head slightly to both sides, scrutinizing him.

One can’t deny, Si Nan is good-looking, the kind that’s pleasing without pressure.

Like a spring breeze, that probably describes a man like him.

Unlike Lei Yicheng, who always gives off a sense of hostility and aggression, difficult to get along with.

As Lu Siyu thought, she remembered Lei Yicheng’s fierce and cold demeanor toward her, which made her heart stifled, and she murmured softly, "Damn second!"

Si Nan heard it, his eyes slightly narrowed with a hint of moisture.

He didn’t probe further into her and Lei Yicheng’s affairs.

Thinking of Lei Yicheng, Lu Siyu instantly lost all interest, lazily glanced at Yige and Si Nan, and said sourly, "I better go back to my room, rather than be shown up by your public displays of affection!"

After speaking, Lu Siyu stuffed the cushion in her hand to Si Nan, and stomped off angrily towards her room, wishing she could stomp a hole into the floor with every step.

Si Nan held the cushion, chuckled softly twice, stepped forward, placed the cushion on the sofa, turned around, his eyes tenderly lingering on Tang Yige as she watched Lu Siyu enter her room.

Once Lu Siyu was back in her room and closed the door, Tang Yige turned around and looked at Si Nan.

Noticing the clarity in his eyes, Tang Yige pursed her lips, standing still, staring at him.

"Come over."

Si Nan said.

Tang Yige’s eyes shimmered but she didn’t move, "So late, why are you here?"

Si Nan’s mouth curled into a clear, mischievous smile, "Because I knew you’d obediently wait for me."

"... Narcissist!" Tang Yige glared at him coquettishly, spun on her heel, and headed towards the direction of the second floor.

Si Nan didn’t rush to follow.

Leaning his back against the sofa’s edge, he slightly squinted, watching Tang Yige take one step after another up the stairs.

Until her graceful figure disappeared from his sight.

Si Nan chuckled softly twice, glanced at Lu Siyu’s room, inexplicably delighted, turned off the TV and the living room lights, and headed towards the stairs, with the glow from upstairs guiding his way.

...

Upstairs.

Tang Yige heard the heavy footsteps of someone coming upstairs, she lowered her eyelashes, and exhaled deeply.