Chapter 4: Exceptions

Jiang Jiu's hand trembled slightly as she spotted the lipstick mark on the collar!

She took a deep breath, looked up at Liang Xu, and smiled unnaturally, "So the game got a lipstick mark on your collar?"

Liang Xu's expression was slightly awkward as he scrambled for an excuse, "I remember now, they wanted me to give the bridesmaid a piggyback as part of a game, it must have been then that it smudged! It's all Feng Hao's fault, even though I said you'd definitely get jealous if you found out, but all the groomsmen were involved, and I..."

Jiang Jiu replied indifferently, "I'm not so petty over a game."

She was game enough to play along, able to let go.

After straightening up her collar, Jiang Jiu's anger turned into a hollow laugh, "Let's go, it's time to fetch the bride and start the wedding."

Seeing Jiang Jiu smile, Liang Xu nodded repeatedly and followed her.

The wedding didn't wrap up until after nine in the evening, and Liang Xu, along with a few other groomsmen, stayed behind to see off the last of the guests and incidentally offer a ride home to a few bridesmaids.

Jiang Siyan was also held back, with many a bridesmaid eyeing him as their target.

The young girls of today seemed to like this kind of man, appearing gentle with glasses but having a tough streak of a suit-wearing thug in their bones.

Liang Xu came over, looking somewhat troubled, "Jiujiu, someone's had too much to drink, I need to take her home, shall I drop you off first?"

The old Jiang Jiu was often confused by Liang Xu's gentle and considerate demeanor, which made her trust him completely, just like this time.

If she hadn't casually mentioned she was thirsty, leading Liang Xu to stop the car and go to a convenience store to buy a drink, she never would have discovered that his supposed task of taking a drunk guest home was actually another rendezvous.

That Supervisor Li had sent him a room number and a photo of long legs in silk stockings.

Ha.

Once in the afternoon wasn't enough; he was continuing his trysts in the evening.

She opened their chat history, which dated back over half a year.

Lovely!

She had been fooled like an idiot for half a year; if it weren't for Jiang Siyan telling her, she might have been foolish enough to actually get engaged to him.

When Liang Xu came back, Jiang Jiu set the WeChat message to 'unread' and took a sip of the drink he brought, "By the way, someone sent you a message just now, is it Feng Hao needing you for something?"

Liang Xu glanced at his phone and quickly shut it off, "Yes, that guy's hurrying me."

Jiang Jiu's eyes were filled with scorn and disappointment, "Then you better hurry, don't keep them waiting."

Liang Xu gently stroked her head, "Brothers don't matter as much as a wife."

Jiang Jiu just felt sick!

After parking the car, Liang Xu drove off, and Jiang Jiu hailed a cab directly to the bar.

Her mind was a mess at the moment, and she was extremely repressed; she needed space to vent her emotions.

Initially wearing a Chanel-style jacket over a camisole dress, she arrived at the bar and took off her coat, revealing her outfit beneath. The short dress, adorned with sequins, sparkled subtly with the bar lights, her delicate collarbone and fair skin making her exceptionally alluring.

Jiang Jiu casually swept her long hair up, leaving a few strands to frame her face, as she ordered a cocktail. Before she'd barely finished one glass, no fewer than three groups of men had already taken a seat beside her.

"Hey, beauty, are you alone?"

Jiang Jiu raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, "You're the third one, so do you have a car, a house, savings, earn a million a year, and would your family die if you cheat?"

The man's face froze instantly, he muttered a curse under his breath and left.

Jiang Jiu snickered and went back to her drink.

"Whisky for me."

Jiang Jiu glanced at the person beside her, it was Jiang Si.

The man said nothing, his slender fingertips holding the bottle. As he swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbed. Jiang Jiu felt a little buzzed; otherwise, why would she suddenly feel an urge to bite him?

Jiang Si looked into her eyes with a lazy smile, "Your eyes are telling me you want me."

Jiang Jiu finished her cocktail and propping her head up, she slowly lifted her eyelids, "Are you giving in?"

The man's eyes behind the glasses slightly narrowed, teasingly, "No."

Jiang Jiu's brain took a few seconds to catch up, and hearing this, she also laughed, "Is it because you don't like women who take the initiative?"

Jiang Si smiled, "You're an exception."