58: Chapter 58 Touching Legs = Bastard

"You wouldn't dare."

An Ran said softly, but apart from a playful rebuke, Jiang Che couldn't detect a hint of anger in her tone.

"Do you really think I wouldn't?" Jiang Che replied nonchalantly.

After hearing this, An Ran looked at him silently for two seconds, then, seemingly a bit unconvinced, she stood up and changed her position.

Originally, she had been sitting opposite Jiang Che, but after moving, she sat on his right side.

A provocation, a naked provocation.

Jiang Che thought she would be the same as usual, chide him a couple of times, and then let it pass.

And An Ran also thought that if she sat beside him, he wouldn't dare to actually make a move.

But after three seconds, both of their expressions changed.

It turned out that both Jiang Che and An Ran had misjudged the situation.

Jiang Che's right hand rested lightly on An Ran's thigh.

The faint warmth, combined with the smooth and unique texture of her stockings, made Jiang Che's heart flutter uncontrollably.

As for An Ran... she was far from as bold as she had appeared; at just this touch, her pretty face immediately turned red and hot.

"Handsome, here is the soup you ordered; all the dishes are served."

The owner's words from the side startled the two of them.

Jiang Che quickly withdrew his hand and smiled, saying thanks, while An Ran, looking slightly uncomfortable, raised her hand to smooth her hair.

After the owner left, the atmosphere between them was a bit awkward. Jiang Che served half a bowl of rice for An Ran and then cleared his throat: "Come on, let's eat."

As expected, An Ran gave him a light glare, but she didn't say anything else, nor did she move back to her original seat.

Initially, they had agreed that An Ran would treat, but after they finished eating, Jiang Che took advantage of the opportunity to get napkins and paid the bill.

"Well, you should head back. I'm going to take a walk after the meal to digest."

After the leg-touching incident, Jiang Che felt too embarrassed to ask An Ran to drive him home, fearing she might think he had ulterior motives, so after silently following An Ran back to the car, he spoke up.

An Ran's earlobes were still slightly red; she glanced at him, then opened the car door and got in.

Just as Jiang Che was about to turn and leave, An Ran rolled down the car window and said softly: "Bastard, get in the car."

"Bastard?" Jiang Che was slightly taken aback, and although he was quite sure, he still asked with a hint of doubt: "Me?"

An Ran's voice was slightly shy and annoyed: "Who else could it be but you?"

Cough cough, alright, being gently scolded like that didn't hurt or itch; it didn't seem like he was losing out.

Since she had already spoken, if he didn't dare to get in, it would truly be a loss of face for a man.

Jiang Che got into the car and fastened his seatbelt, then his gaze inadvertently swept over An Ran's stocking-clad legs.

Although they didn't make eye contact, An Ran still felt Jiang Che's gaze sweep over her legs, which made her feel that not only her face, but even her legs were burning, especially the spot where his palm had just touched her.

The two of them remained strangely silent throughout the journey, until twenty minutes later, when the car arrived at the entrance of Jiang Che's residential complex again.

This time, An Ran didn't go in, but stopped the car.

Jiang Che didn't ask again if she wanted to come up for a sit; after all, according to adult etiquette, after treating someone that way during dinner, asking them to come home with you would really seem like he had ulterior motives.

"I'm going back now. Be safe, and let me know when you get home."

After getting out of the car, Jiang Che said this before closing the door.

An Ran's face was slightly flushed; she glanced at him and then gave a soft "Mm."

When Jiang Che got home and opened the door, he saw at a glance that there was someone else in the house.

The Stinky Girl was lying on the sofa in her pajamas, humming a tune in a great mood, with her two fair and cute feet dangling and swinging back and forth.

Jiang Che's gaze involuntarily swept over a certain spot behind the Stinky Girl that he had spanked before, and then asked curiously: "Didn't you ask me to hang your clothes out to dry? Why are you back?"

The Stinky Girl turned her head to look, "The teacher didn't assign any homework today, so I made plans with Weiwei and the others to go to a newly opened shop tonight to eat something delicious. I came back to change clothes."

No wonder this girl was wearing pajamas... However, Jiang Che was also a bit puzzled: "Why don't you take all your clothes to school?"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning gave a soft huff, "If I take them to school, what if you occupy my room?"

Jiang Che was stunned; this girl had even learned how to shift the blame—who was really occupying whose room?

"Are you going Dutch for dinner tonight?"

"Yeah, unless there's a special situation where someone is treating, otherwise we always go Dutch."

Just after saying this, Jiang Ning suddenly seemed to remember something; she sat up, then looked straight at Jiang Che, and with a flushed face, reached out her hand.

"What are you doing?"

"For going Dutch, I... I need to chip in too." Jiang Ning said, looking a bit embarrassed.

Jiang Che looked at his younger sister with black lines on his forehead, "Did you spend all your living expenses?"

Jiang Ning shook her head.

"Then why are you asking me for money?"

Jiang Ning's expression was a bit shy, "I left my wallet in the dormitory."

"..." Jiang Che was speechless, then took out his phone, "How much do you need?"

"Fifty yuan."

"?" Jiang Che was a bit surprised, "Isn't it a group meal? Is fifty yuan enough?"

"It's enough, it's not like we're eating a big feast."

Jiang Che looked at her for two seconds, and finally, sent her 200 yuan, "Keep the rest as living expenses. After dinner, you can have some milk tea with Weiwei and the others."

The Stinky Girl was still thinking about how generous her brother was when she saw the red envelope a second ago, but after hearing his words, she immediately frowned again, "Why are you calling her Weiwei too? And so naturally?"

Damn... this girl, is she really this observant?

"Didn't you just call her that? I was just following your lead."

Jiang Ning looked at Jiang Che for a moment, and fortunately, didn't think too much about it, then immediately returned to her room happily.

A few minutes later, the Stinky Girl came out wearing a nice outfit.

"They should be coming out soon, I'm leaving, I won't be back tonight."

"Be safe, call me if anything happens."

"I know! I'm not a kid anymore!"

Jiang Ning retorted playfully, then closed the door.

Just after the Stinky Girl left, Jiang Che's phone rang. Picking it up to look, it was a message from An Ran.

"Bastard, I'm home."

Jiang Che was between laughter and tears, "Can you stop calling me a bastard?"

"No."

"If you keep doing this, believe it or not, I'll..." Jiang Che sent a threatening message, but only half a sentence, and added a fierce emoji at the end.

Soon, An Ran replied with only two words, the exact same two words from dinner: "You wouldn't dare."

Jiang Che had wanted to tease her a bit as usual, but thinking about the leg-touching incident earlier that evening, he decided against it.

Just after he typed out the words 'I wouldn't dare', the other party sent another message: "My keys are missing."

Jiang Che was between laughter and tears; lost her keys? It seemed like An Ran had never been this careless before.

"In the car? Or at the office?"

After a moment, An Ran replied, "It seems to be at your place."

"..." Jiang Che was suddenly a bit bewildered, "Are you serious?"

Soon, An Ran called. In the call, An Ran's voice sounded a bit embarrassed, "Could you help me check if it's on the bedside table in your sister's room?"

If it were someone else, Jiang Che would definitely think the person was a manipulative flirt, doing it on purpose. But with An Ran, it must have been genuinely lost.

He went into the Stinky Girl's room and searched thoroughly, even checking the bathroom, and even searched the pockets of the pajamas the Stinky Girl had hung up, but he couldn't find any trace of the keys.

Just as An Ran was doubting if she had remembered wrong, Jiang Che, who had been searching for a long time, finally saw a shiny object in the gap beside the sofa.

"Found them." Jiang Che called her.

An Ran on the other end of the line breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll come over to get them."

Jiang Che smiled, "I did you such a big favor, shouldn't you reward me? No more calling me a bastard from now on."

The other party was silent for two seconds, then said softly: "No."