Shen Yanche's car was waiting at the door.
Tan Linyuan walked down the steps at a leisurely pace. He glanced back at Shen Yanche, who immediately stepped forward obsequiously and opened the rear - door for him. "Uncle Tan, please get in the car first."
Tan Linyuan heard him but didn't get into the car right away. Instead, he turned his head. His gaze passed by Shen Yanche and landed casually on Nan Yu, who was slowly catching up.
Nan Yu kept her head down, trying her best to make herself less noticeable.
From just now until now, although she knew that Tan Linyuan had helped her out of a tight spot, she still couldn't figure out what he was up to.
She thought to herself that it was Tan Linyuan who offered to help on his own initiative. She hadn't asked for his help, so she didn't owe him a favor.
If he were to make any demands later based on this favor, she wouldn't agree!
Similarly, she could also sense Shen Yanche's flattery towards Tan Linyuan. She wished they would just sit together in the back row so that she could sit in the passenger seat as a matter of course and keep her distance from them.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yanche was more perceptive. He immediately reacted and waved at Nan Yu. "Yuyu, sit with Uncle Tan. You can talk about my niece's situation in advance."
Nan Yu: …… This is really absurd.
She had seen people currying favor with others by using something that didn't belong to them, but she had never seen someone push his own fiancée into another man's arms.
It would be fine if they were truly innocent, but this man had an ambiguous relationship with her.
Looking at Shen Yanche's eager face, she couldn't tell what she was feeling for a moment.
It was nothing more than that he wanted her to get on good terms with Tan Linyuan so that it would be convenient for the Shen family to interact with him in the future. She understood.
It was a pity that she and Tan Linyuan were already at odds.
Under Shen Yanche's strong encouragement and Tan Linyuan's deep gaze, she had no choice but to bend down and get into the car.
Finally, the car started smoothly.
"May I ask Miss Nan..."
Nan Yu sat upright, showing a standard smile. "Uncle Tan, you can just call me Yuyu. Since our families are so close, it's better to be more affectionate."
Tan Linyuan frowned slightly, almost imperceptibly, and squinted his eyes.
He evaded her words. "How many years have you been learning to play the piano?"
Nan Yu felt a bit unfulfilled that she couldn't make him call her "Yuyu" against his will. "I've been learning since I can remember. It's been about more than a decade."
"Then your piano foundation should be quite good," Tan Linyuan said expressionlessly, but his hand slowly covered her long - pants.
His fingertips pressed on her thigh, and the warmth passed through the fabric to her skin.
He knew where he could arouse her desire.
In this regard, he was really very experienced.
Nan Yu's smile stopped abruptly. An alarm bell rang in her heart, and her heart jumped into her throat.
She suddenly looked up at the person in the passenger seat. Shen Yanche was lowering his head, sending a message to someone. He didn't notice what was happening in the back row at all.
Nan Yu's originally pale face gradually flushed with heat.
"Is the air - conditioner turned up too high?" Shen Yanche looked up accidentally and saw her suspicious expression. He didn't think much about it but kindly asked the driver to turn down the temperature.
"Yuyu, have a good chat with Uncle Tan. We'll try our best to help if we can," Shen Yanche said, then lowered his head to play with his phone again.
Nan Yu had no choice but to straighten her back and silently push his hand away, but he put it back on again. He even continued to ask her calmly, "How much was your hourly fee before?"
His tone was very serious, as if he was simply chatting with her.
But his fingers still took advantage of the cover of the front seat and rubbed against her through the pants without any scruples.
Nan Yu felt a tingling sensation gradually spreading from the depths of her body.
"Five hundred yuan per class," she trembled all over but answered him calmly.
"Any discounts?" he asked casually.
"Ten classes get a 10% discount, and thirty classes get a 20% discount. The more classes, the more cost - effective it is." Seeing that his fingers were about to go out of control, she struggled instinctively. Her answer became faster, and she randomly grabbed his hand.
In a hurry, she grabbed his Buddhist beads.
Tan Linyuan suddenly retracted his hand quickly. A loud cracking sound rang out in the car, followed by the sound of "crackling" as the Buddhist beads fell to the ground.
The Buddhist beads that he never took off from his wrist were broken by Nan Yu just like that.
Tan Linyuan's calm expression suddenly turned cold. His face was almost instantly covered with a layer of coldness.
One could tell from his aura that he was really angry. There was an undeniable killing intent in his cold eyes.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Tan. I didn't mean it," Nan Yu knew she had made a mistake, so she quickly apologized.
While apologizing, she bent down and quickly picked up the rolling Buddhist beads.
Nan Yu was both nervous because she had broken Tan Linyuan's Buddhist beads and excited because she had really angered him.
Although it was inappropriate for her to break the Buddhist beads, if he hadn't been so presumptuous first, how could she have grabbed his Buddhist beads?
It was all his own fault.
Excited as she was, she still had to take responsibility for her actions.
She was very careful. She bent down and picked up every bead, not even missing the ones under the seat.
Just as she was about to get up, her head was suddenly pressed down by a big hand.
This position was just right, and her head was exactly between a man's legs.
Nan Yu couldn't smile anymore.
"Uncle Tan, I've found all the beads," her voice was muffled, coming from under the car. She was very calm. "Please let me get up first."
"There are 108 beads in total. Are you sure you've found them all?" Tan Linyuan looked down at her condescendingly, his tone very cold.
That big hand still didn't move away from the top of her head. The faint fragrance of sandalwood from his wrist wafted down, along with his unique masculine scent, invading her nose.
Nan Yu was angry and reached out to tug at his sleeve, but the man pressed harder, making her head press against his crotch.
He was humiliating her.
Nan Yu clenched her fists and could only endure it. She counted the beads one by one in this position. After making sure there were 108 beads, he finally removed his hand.
The moment she sat up straight, due to insufficient blood supply, her vision went black. After bending for so long, her legs were shaking.
But breathing in the fresh air again made her feel extremely relieved.
"Uncle Tan, here are your Buddhist beads," Nan Yu spread out her hands. The string for threading the beads had been broken and flew somewhere. There were only scattered beads in her hands.
Tan Linyuan also restrained his previous murderous aura and was as calm as usual.
Facing the pile of beads, Tan Linyuan didn't reach out to take them. He just lifted his eyelids. There was still a hint of gloom in his eyes. "These are not my Buddhist beads. Please return them in their original form, Miss Nan."
He wasn't that easy to fool.
Shen Yanche didn't expect that Nan Yu would cause trouble in such a short time.
He was very nervous, afraid that Tan Linyuan would get angry. He quickly opened his mouth to plead for Nan Yu. "Uncle Tan, Yuyu definitely didn't mean it. Please forgive her."
Tan Linyuan gathered his expression. His eyebrows were still furrowed, and his tone was cold and harsh. "Did you see whether she did it on purpose or not?"