"Miaoke, could you please stop looking at me like that? I'm actually quite shy," Ye Xiao joked to Jiang Miaoke.

"It's you!" Jiang Miaoke seemed not to have heard Ye Xiao's words and pointed directly at Ye Xiao, exclaiming loudly.

Jiang Miaoke's sudden remark truly stunned both Ye Xiao and Jiang Chuan for a moment, and for a while, they really didn't know what she meant.

"Coco, what's wrong?" Jiang Chuan asked, puzzled, while looking at Jiang Miaoke. Ye Xiao also looked at her with confusion. However, from the look in Jiang Miaoke's eyes, Ye Xiao sensed something odd and suddenly had an unpleasant premonition.

Jiang Miaoke suddenly chuckled and averted her gaze from Ye Xiao, turning to Jiang Chuan, "I've chosen him."

"What?" Jiang Chuan was flabbergasted; he understood what Jiang Miaoke meant by choosing someone.

Ye Xiao was also stunned. Although he had anticipated that Jiang Miaoke might say something shocking, he didn't expect it to be this surprising. Did this girl really plan to use him as a human shield? Ye Xiao had never considered that she would actually take a fancy to him.

"Miaoke, let's stop joking around, alright? And this joke isn't funny at all," Ye Xiao said to Jiang Miaoke.

Jiang Chuan also immediately turned to Jiang Miaoke and said, "Coco, as a girl, you should be more reserved, and besides, these matters shouldn't be so casual."

Jiang Miaoke looked at Jiang Chuan and asked, "Big brother, what is the debt of a life-saving grace?"

Jiang Chuan's mind clearly wasn't as quick as Jiang Miaoke's, so upon hearing her question, he unsuspectingly replied, "Of course, it's as heavy as the heavens."

"Good, since that's the case, I've decided that, as a grateful and righteous daughter of the Jiang Family, I must repay my debt," Jiang Miaoke said with a serious face.

Jiang Chuan still didn't quite understand what Jiang Miaoke meant and simply responded, "Debts of gratitude must be repaid, of course."

However, Ye Xiao understood what she was getting at, almost certain of what Jiang Miaoke was about to say next.

"No... forget about it, Miaoke. Just pretend I never saved you. It was really a trifle, truly a sesame-sized matter," Ye Xiao quickly said to Jiang Miaoke.

But Jiang Miaoke obviously had no intention of dropping the matter and relentlessly pursued her idea.

"No, a life-saving grace is as heavy as the heavens, so I shall offer... my... self... in... return!" Jiang Miaoke's last four words burst out one by one.

As a result, when she finished speaking, Jiang Chuan was completely astounded. He had just realized he'd fallen into his younger sister's trap again.

"This..." Jiang Chuan really didn't know what to say at that moment. To criticize Ye Xiao? But Ye Xiao was right there, who would speak ill of someone to their face? To praise him? Wouldn't that be tantamount to agreeing with Jiang Miaoke's nonsense?

"No way!" Ye Xiao had already expected Jiang Miaoke to say this, but hearing it with his own ears still genuinely shocked him.

"What's this 'no way' about? Ye Xiao, from now on you're my boyfriend, and if anyone tries to take me away from you, you'd better be ready to throw a punch, because if someone snatches your corner, you'll never be able to hold your head up high again in your life," Jiang Miaoke insisted earnestly.

Listening to Jiang Miaoke's words, Ye Xiao could only respond with a wry smile. Of all the things one could be forced into, now he was being strong-armed into becoming a boyfriend.

"Miaoke, acting rashly can lead to trouble; impulsiveness is the devil," Ye Xiao said to Jiang Miaoke.

Jiang Miaoke fell silent again.

But now, Ye Xiao actually hoped Jiang Miaoke would argue with him. But instead, the girl just stared at him without a word, her eyes full of grievance.

Jiang Chuan felt that the situation was now beyond his control, so he thought of someone—his dad.

"I'm going to tell father about this," Jiang Chuan realized that Jiang Miaoke wasn't just playing around.

Jiang Chuan went straight back to the villa they had just come from, and Jiang Miaoke continued to watch Ye Xiao.

"Miaoke, could you please not look at me that way? I haven't done anything to wrong you," Ye Xiao said, feeling extremely uncomfortable under Jiang Miaoke's gaze.

Ye Xiao had thought that Jiang Miaoke would be like Xia Ming Yue or Fang Jing, capricious and disruptive with him, but unexpectedly, Jiang Miaoke suddenly turned to watch the departing Jiang Chuan, then turned to Ye Xiao with a pleading face, "Ye Xiao, could you please help me all the way?"

Ye Xiao was dumbfounded by Jiang Miaoke's sudden words. She had changed so drastically from just a moment ago; she didn't look like someone interested in him at all. She looked more like she owed Ye Xiao money and was begging for an extension on her debt.

"Speak directly if you have something to say," Ye Xiao was quite courteous to Jiang Miaoke. He knew that Jiang Miaoke must have some issues to sort out and he hadn't thought of not helping, because he knew this quirky elf could be even tougher than Xia Mingyue if she set her mind to it.

Jiang Miaoke said to Ye Xiao, "I need a favor from you, and it's as big as saving my life again."

"Do you really want to be my girlfriend?" Ye Xiao said with a troubled look on his face, "I need to think about this. If it comes to marriage, my thought is to wait until I find my parents first. After all, a marriage without the blessing of parents is an unhappy one. Hmm, if we get married in the future, you'd have to be filial to my mom and dad, and also..."

"Stop right there, when did I say I wanted to be your girlfriend, and when did I say I want to marry you? Big brother, can we not have such an overactive imagination?" Jiang Miaoke looked at Ye Xiao, her face showing sheer helplessness.

Ye Xiao was immediately confused. So this girl wasn't trying to marry him after all? He had been scared for no reason. He'd forgotten to mention that he already had several people waiting to marry him in Minghai City. He was already very confused, and another one would just add to the confusion, wouldn't it? Knowing it was a misunderstanding made Ye Xiao feel suddenly relieved.

Ye Xiao immediately said to Jiang Miaoke, "So what do you need my help with? Let me say beforehand that I'll help if I can, but if I can't, there's nothing I can do."

"Brother Ye Xiao!" Jiang Miaoke suddenly spoke in a coquettish voice.

Ye Xiao jolted at the call and quickly looked at Jiang Miaoke, asking, "What... what do you want?"

"Help me out this time, please. Just help me once, and I'll do whatever you ask in the future," Jiang Miaoke pleaded with a desperate face.

"Alright, alright, spit it out already. What is it?" Ye Xiao said.

"It's actually quite simple. I need you to pretend to agree to be my boyfriend until I find a life partner," Jiang Miaoke said earnestly to Ye Xiao.

Hearing Jiang Miaoke's words, Ye Xiao finally understood—he was meant to be the proverbial spare tire.

Ye Xiao said, "I see. But what if your dad disagrees? And Grandpa Jiang might not agree either."

"You don't have to worry about that, you just need to agree, and I'll take care of the rest," Jiang Miaoke said with a smug face.

Ye Xiao looked at Jiang Miaoke's expression and became even more puzzled. He thought that helping a girl pursue a marriage of choice seemed harmless enough. Besides, it was just a pretense.

Ye Xiao nodded and said, "Alright, but if this gets exposed, you'd better say some good things about me."

"Got it, why do you dither so much?" Jiang Miaoke said with a look of disdain.

Hearing Jiang Miaoke's words, an indignant Ye Xiao said, "We haven't even crossed the bridge yet, and you're already thinking of burning it?"

When Jiang Miaoke heard what Ye Xiao said, at that moment, Jiang Chuan and Jiang Zhongzheng, as well as Xia Nanhai, were also walking over. Jiang Miaoke quickly pleaded with Ye Xiao again with a beseeching look, "Brother Ye Xiao, I beg you."

"If you're asking for a favor, you need to show some respect. Be nice to me from now on," Ye Xiao smiled triumphantly.

With no other option, Jiang Miaoke could only nod in agreement.

At this time, Jiang Zhongzheng was approaching with a heart full of worries. He had just been discussing Jiang Miaoke's marriage with Xia Nanhai, and he was actually quite satisfied with the arrangement. Although the Feng, Chen, and Fu families had always been allies, if the Jiang family could form a marriage alliance with the Feng family, and considering that Feng Hai was a notably outstanding member of the Feng family, it would be very beneficial for both the Jiang and Feng families. It might even be possible to eventually break down the alliance between the Fu, Chen, and Feng families in time. However, Jiang Chuan came and said that Jiang Miaoke had taken a liking to Ye Xiao and insisted on having Ye Xiao as her boyfriend.

If Jiang Miaoke had been interested in someone else, maybe Jiang Zhongzheng could have handled it calmly. But it was Ye Xiao.

Each family's development had a focal point; just yesterday, Jiang Wuqi informed Jiang Zhongzheng that Ye Xiao was the focus of the Jiang family's development efforts, and they absolutely couldn't afford any mishaps involving Ye Xiao in Bird City.

From the words of Jiang Wuqi, Jiang Zhongzheng understood Ye Xiao's importance. Jiang Wuqi even told him that if they could utilize their relationship with Ye Xiao well, the Jiang family might potentially become the absolute dominator of Bird City in the future.

This was clearly the dream of every major family in Bird City.

Yan Country was a special nation. In this country, being able to call the shots in a region was an extremely rare opportunity.

Jiang Zhongzheng, Jiang Chuan, and Xia Nanhai approached.

"Dad, you're here. I was just about to announce something to you—my boyfriend, Ye Xiao!" Jiang Miaoke introduced him to Jiang Zhongzheng, Xia Nanhai, and the others.

Jiang Zhongzheng immediately frowned slightly and said to Jiang Miaoke, "Coco, don't be foolish. That's not the kind of joke to play. And using a guest as part of the joke is also extremely rude."

Hearing Jiang Miaoke's words, Ye Xiao felt a bitter taste in his mouth and didn't respond immediately because he really didn't know what to say.

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