Li Tingyan is a man of action. Since he has realized the unusual feelings he has for Nianyang, he is definitely going to clarify his intentions with her.
Of course, he also needs to ask Nianyang what she feels about him, whether she feels as strongly as he does. If she does, then they can discuss marriage.
He’s already 25, and his family has been constantly urging him to get married.
Nowadays, couples often marry based on introductions from family members and develop feelings afterward. Rarely do they first have mutual feelings and then marry. Li Tingyan thinks, since he has to get married eventually, he’d definitely prefer the latter.
Nianyang was completely stunned. She didn’t expect the brother, who appeared cold and indifferent when they first met, would take the initiative to introduce himself. Nor did she expect him to call her Nini!
What is wrong with this man?
If she remembers correctly, they have only met twice?
Are they close enough for nicknames?
Or does this man call every girl he meets so intimately?
Considering this possibility, Nianyang felt inexplicably blocked inside, with a tone she herself didn’t notice, she said sourly, "Li Mister seems to forget things easily. Maybe you’ve forgotten that my fiancé Zhang Zhiqiang’s aunt is the distant cousin of your niece. Although this relationship is somewhat distant, etiquette cannot be discarded. According to the rules, I should call you Uncle, but since I’m not married yet, we should maintain some distance to avoid gossips, which wouldn’t be good for either of our reputations."
"..."
Li Tingyan’s face darkened, almost forgetting that Nianyang is still embroiled in a marriage with his distant relative’s nephew.
However, he heard from Wang Donglai that the marriage between Nianyang and Zhang Zhiqiang was forcibly arranged by the elders, and there’s no real affection between them. Besides, Zhang Zhiqiang is an unimpressive farmhand with problematic character, not someone who can compare to him. Only he is worthy of Nianyang!
Li Tingyan didn’t take her arranged marriage seriously. He could see that Nianyang is a woman with ideas and not one to obediently follow family arrangements like an ordinary girl. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be attracted to her, right?
However, what bothered him was the young lady’s current attitude, an indicator of wanting to draw clear boundaries from him?
This thought made Li Tingyan squint unpleasantly, thinking to himself, this little girl is truly pretending to be proper. If she really cared about their gender relations as she claimed, would she have jumped onto his lap and burrowed into his arms upon meeting?
Causing him sleepless nights, and now she wants to lecture him about gender boundaries. It’s too late!
"Mr. Li, why are you looking at me like that?" Nianyang asked nervously, Li Tingyan’s eyes on her like a beast eyeing its prey, full of aggression, waves threatening to engulf her.
"Nini, listen to me..." Li Tingyan was about to speak when two crew-cut men suddenly ran over from the side and nodded to Li Tingyan,
"Boss Li, the team leader discovered pirates at the casino in the southwest direction, but it’s too chaotic there. We need your arrangement!"
As they spoke, they couldn’t help but glance at Nianyang, thinking it’s rare to see a young woman near Li Yama, and the two were even holding hands. Could she be Li Yama’s wife?
Politely, they saluted Nianyang, "Hello, Saozi!"
Nianyang: "..."
No, did you misunderstand something?
Li Tingyan gave them an approving look before saying,
"Nini, wait here for half an hour. You’re not allowed to go anywhere. Wait for me to come back and take you home. I have more to say!"
Would Nianyang obediently wait here?
Impossible, never in her life!
If Li Tingyan said he has more to tell her, Nianyang’s always accurate intuition makes her sure it won’t be anything good!
So when Li Tingyan and his men disappeared at the alley’s entrance, Nianyang didn’t hesitate to turn and leave the black market!