Chapter 1753: Confessions, Sweetness, I Really Like You

The telescope belongs to someone else, and Jiang Ruan can’t keep monopolizing it. When the owner returned, she immediately handed it back. Yet, facing Yan Chi made her inevitably a bit nervous.

"Why are you here?" Jiang Ruan chatted with him, but her gaze drifted anxiously, scanning left and right, afraid that the Jiang family’s siblings might suddenly appear.

"Just moon-watching. Didn’t expect to run into you, quite the coincidence."

Someone spoke earnestly, making idle talk.

"It is quite the coincidence." At this moment, Jiang Ruan was so nervous that her palms were sweating. Though her relationship with Yan Chi was legitimate, she felt...

Like she was having an affair.

"Did you come alone?" Yan Chi started making idle talk again. She had seen Jiang Ruan’s social media, full of people he didn’t know.

Most notably, the boys in the photos were quite attractive. Being out late like this, their relationship was surely not ordinary. freewebnovⅇl.com

"No, I’m with my cousins."

Yan Chi nodded, "Where are they?"

"They were here just a moment ago, but suddenly they’re gone." Jiang Ruan pulled out her phone, "I’ll call and ask."

She dialed Taotao’s phone, and it was quickly picked up. Before leaving, they had specifically told Jiang Ruan, but the person involved was so focused on editing photos that she forgot everything.

Back then, Jiang Sese even wanted to stay with her, but she waved it off, saying it wasn’t necessary.

Now she doesn’t remember anything.

"We’re at the nearby Wanbaohui Mall. They’re playing games on the fourth floor. You can just come over directly. If you don’t want to come, just wait here; we’ll be back soon."

The boys weren’t interested in moon-watching and had long been clamoring to play games.

"Okay." Jiang Ruan hung up the phone and glanced at Yan Chi.

If she said to go to the mall to find them, Yan Chi might accompany her, and if they met, given her second cousin’s cunning nature, who knows what he might think? Better to wait here. She looked at Yan Chi, "I’ll wait here for my sister and them to come back. So you..."

"I’ll stay with you."

"..."

The surrounding chairs were already occupied by others, so they both just stood awkwardly. It wasn’t ideal, so Jiang Ruan suggested they take a walk before returning.

There were many vendors along the way, selling snacks, of course, and glowing trendy balloons. What surprised Jiang Ruan the most was someone selling roses during the Mid-Autumn Festival. As they approached, a vendor even called out, "Hey handsome, buy a bouquet for your girlfriend."

The heat on Jiang Ruan’s face, just blown away by the autumn wind, surged back again. She explained to the vendor, "He’s not my boyfriend."

Yan Chi raised an eyebrow, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Even if he’s not your boyfriend, you can still buy one," the vendor chuckled.

"No thanks." Jiang Ruan quickly pulled Yan Chi away from the troublesome stall.

By chance, they spotted a stall selling soda. "Want to drink?" Yan Chi asked.

Jiang Ruan nodded, "I’ll buy it this time. Can’t always have you treating."

Yan Chi didn’t say anything, just watched her back thoughtfully...

Feeling that she was being particularly polite to him tonight, as if intentionally keeping a distance.

This realization made him quite unhappy.

He could somewhat understand Jiang Ruan’s mindset—afraid of being seen by her relatives, but for him, was she really someone who couldn’t be seen?

**

With sodas in hand, Yan Chi drank quickly, finishing his in no time. Meanwhile, Jiang Ruan was sipping slowly on her straw, walking about idly.

Jiang Ruan was very afraid of bumping into Jiang Mutang and the rest, so she intentionally chose a direction opposite to Wanbaohui Mall. This area was slightly desolate, surrounded by plane trees, and not many people around.

Yan Chi wasn’t naturally talkative, and with Jiang Ruan feeling uneasy, they didn’t talk much along the way.

"Are you staying at your sister’s house?" Jiang Ruan asked.

"Yeah."

"It’s getting late, and it’s the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you don’t go back, your sister..." Jiang Ruan was actually implying he should leave, as Jiang Mutang and the others might come looking for her at any moment.

But before she could finish her sentence, she spotted a group of familiar figures.

Heading straight toward them.

Jiang Ruan’s breath caught in her throat instantly.

The Jiang family’s kids, not to mention their looks, were undoubtedly eye-catching together. Weren’t they at Wanbaohui Mall? How did they end up here?

Surveying around her, Jiang Ruan couldn’t care less and pulled Yan Chi to hide behind a tree.

Yan Chi didn’t know Jiang Mutang and the others, only recognizing them from Jiang Ruan’s social media photos, so he was baffled as Jiang Ruan dragged him into the bushes, behind the tree.

A tree can only be so large, and certainly couldn’t fully conceal two people, forcing them to stand very close together.

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