"Jiang Feng, why are you here?" Jing Jie stared hard at Jiang Feng.
"Are you Situ Yan's cousin?" Jiang Feng suddenly remembered that the name shown on the phone earlier was Jing Jie, could it be the person right in front of him?
"Jing Jie, I should be asking you that. Why are you here?" Situ Yan walked out of the bedroom barefoot, asking indifferently.
Jing Jie saw Situ Yan's disheveled appearance and the blush on her face, easily inferring what the two had been doing at home. Instantly, he was furious!
"Situ Yan, no wonder you didn't answer my calls, it's because you're with him? Didn't you promise me you wouldn't see him again? Why did you bring him home, are you intentionally trying to embarrass me? Making it impossible for me to explain to grandpa?" Jing Jie fired off his questions.
Jiang Feng frowned. He won't let Situ Yan meet him? Could it be that it was all his doing, making Situ Yan distance herself?
"Jing Jie, isn't the deadline next month? At least this month, I'm still free, you have no right to interfere!" Situ Yan retorted sharply.
"Next month? How many days left till next month? This month is almost over, don't deceive yourself!"
Jing Jie sneered, glanced at Jiang Feng, and said, "Are you having a final fling with him? It's laughable! A dignified member of the Situ Family sleeping around without status, I feel embarrassed for you!"
Hearing this, Situ Yan got angry: "Jing Jie, don't speak so rudely. When did I have a fling? I'm openly with him at home. I'm an adult; who I sleep with is my right, none of your business!"
Jiang Feng was dumbfounded by these words. Although he had done nothing with Situ Yan, once a woman said such things, he couldn't clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
"Shut up! Situ Yan, are you just throwing in the towel now? I know what you're up to. You want He Jinrong to consider you as used goods and not want you, to rid yourself of this engagement?"
Jing Jie scoffed: "If that's the case, you're overthinking. This matter is set in stone; it won't change because of any factor!"
"Engagement?" Jiang Feng frowned, looking at Situ Yan in confusion, "What's going on?"
Situ Yan bitterly chuckled, she had held back for so long not wanting to say anything, but Jing Jie spilled it all!
"Don't you realize? She's already considered part of the He Family, and you, having an engagement yourself, should have stayed away from her, not harming her or yourself!"
If Jiang Feng had left a decent impression on Jing Jie last time, despite his humble status as a live-in husband, showing loyalty and risking his life for friends in the vast ocean—it all dropped to the bottom today!
"Jing Jie, stop exaggerating, who belongs to the He Family? Which eye of yours saw me enter the He Family's door?" Situ Yan, though knowing this was a foregone conclusion, still argued against Jing Jie, perhaps, deep down, still wanted to win a last bit of dignity for herself.
"It's just a matter of time; the engagement is set for next month, a fiancée is still a fiancée!" Jing Jie said coldly.
Jiang Feng understood now, no wonder Situ Yan had been acting so differently recently, she had an engagement waiting for her next month!
And it seemed she didn't like this engagement, but couldn't resist it, making her a little self-destructive and unmotivated at work.
"You're getting married?" Jiang Feng couldn't describe what he felt, but if next month Situ Yan became someone else's fiancée, he'd feel something missing in his heart.
"So you really didn't know? Then let me formally tell you now, yes! She'll officially be taken next month, though not marrying yet, it's a win-win engagement! I'll pity her one last time, pretending nothing happened today, you shouldn't come looking for her again!" Jing Jie firmly told Jiang Feng.
Though speaking of "pity," he was actually considering the bigger picture, he didn't want this disgraceful matter reached the He Family's ears!
If the He Family truly rejected Situ Yan, the entire Situ Family would suffer a great loss.
"Do you like him?" Jiang Feng ignored Jing Jie, calmly asking Situ Yan.
"He's called He Jinrong, from the Provincial City's He Family, I don't like him, but he has feelings for me, I..." Situ Yan gave Jiang Feng a deep look, leaving the rest unsaid.
"Jiang Feng, I've told you, from now on, she has nothing to do with you, you can leave!" Jing Jie, angered by Jiang Feng's disregard, said coldly.
Yet Jiang Feng still ignored him, continuing to look at Situ Yan, "Since you don't like him, why did you agree?"
Situ Yan lowered her head, unable to express it, feeling bitter.
"Why she agreed, don't you understand? She offered herself as a pawn through me to the Old Man, agreeing to the engagement if we deployed warships to find you. Now we've done it, she naturally can't back out!" Jing Jie squinted, explaining.
Jiang Feng paused, then understood.
No wonder, with Situ Yan's ability to mobilize military exercises' warships to rescue him and Chu Feifei, Jiang Feng had thought Situ Yan used her privileged status to leverage family influence, but it turned out, it was far from that.
"So it was all for me." Jiang Feng laughed, remaining calm, though his gaze grew complex.
"No! It wasn't all for you, also for..." Situ Yan rushed to clarify, trying to ease Jiang Feng's guilt, but couldn't think of another reason, leaving her speechless.
Jiang Feng sighed, asked Situ Yan, "I only ask you, do you want to marry that He Jinrong?"
Situ Yan was taken aback by the question, staring blankly at Jiang Feng.
At that moment, she contemplated the consequences of saying she did or didn't want to, naturally feeling strongly against it, yet feared Jiang Feng might act rashly if she said so.
"Jiang Feng, are you challenging my patience limit? What difference does it make if she wants or doesn't want? Can you influence her? This matter is already unchangeable, it's beyond her control, I warn you not to push me to anger!" Jing Jie threatened!
"Answer me, do you want or not?" Jiang Feng stared quietly into Situ Yan's eyes, waiting for her response.
"You!!!!" Jing Jie was about to explode with rage, his chest filled with anger!
"What do you think?" Situ Yan, her eyes reddening, smilingly asked in return.
"If you want to, I won't intervene, but your eyes tell me you don't want to! If that's the case, you shouldn't suffer over this. No one in the world can force you to do what you don't want, not even the King of Heaven, that's what I, Jiang Feng, say!" Jiang Feng's words resonated, bursting with confident bravado!
And when Situ Yan heard Jiang Feng's words and saw the defiant expression on his face, she immediately burst into tears, biting her lips, her eyes brimming with tears!