When Jiang Zongnian's injuries were almost healed, Wen Han took him back to the Shadow Society headquarters in Paris, where the medical facilities were more complete and suitable for recuperation.

Gu Zhen and Su Lingzhi also stayed at the Shadow Club. Seeing that the seventh day of the Lunar New Year was approaching, Jiang Zongnian had no plans to go back, so Gu Zhen asked, "When are you going back to Jiangcheng?"

"Wait a few more days." Jiang Zongnan had been recuperating for a few days, and his wounds had gradually improved. He was not as weak, but his mood had been low. Wen Han did not give him an accurate answer, and he was reluctant to force her, so he was still worried.

Gu Zhen did not leave early. He set a deadline to leave together on the ninth day of the first lunar month. He also bought the plane ticket for him very decisively. Jiang Zongnan had stayed in Europe for too long this time, and it would be difficult to explain if he didn't go back.

Wen Han certainly knew what he was thinking. After returning to the Shadow Club, he deliberately avoided Jiang Zongnian. When a person is on the verge of life and death, he can forget all the pressure, responsibility, and ethics of the secular world. But once he wakes up, he is forced to face the past difficulties. He was sincere when he promised Jiang Zongnian in the snowfield, and he is sincere when he wants to regret it now.

"Be honest, baby." Jiang Zongnan told him this sentence regularly during the three meals a day to remind him all the time. Even if Wen Han avoided him, Jiang Zongnan would remind him several times a day.

He could imagine how Jiang Zongnian typed this sentence expressionlessly and sent it to him.

"Gu Zhen has scheduled a return trip to Jiangcheng on the ninth day of the first lunar month. He has also bought a ticket for President Jiang. Do you want to go back with us?" Su Lingzhi is a little slouch. After Gu Zhen booked the tickets, she told Wen Han that Zhao Xuelan would be back after celebrating the New Year at home. Now that she regards the Shadow Club as her home, she will not go back to Jiangcheng with them. Jiang Zongnan will go back with them.

"do not know."

"There are still three days left, think about it slowly." Su Lingzhi said with a smile. This was a step that Wen Han wanted to take on his own initiative. No one could force him. Wen Han was not a person who would compromise under pressure. He would only take soft measures and not hard ones. If Jiang Zongnian wanted to learn Gu Zhen's method to deal with Wen Han, it would definitely be a lose-lose situation.

Wen Han was hiding from Jiang Zongnan in his own territory, and Jiang Zongnan couldn't see him. He asked Fang Cheng, and Fang Cheng said he was out for a social event. He asked Zhao Xuelan, and Zhao Xuelan said she didn't know, maybe he was climbing a tree outside. It was winter and there was light snow, so what tree was he climbing? He just answered perfunctorily.

Jiang Zongnan tried several times and successfully made himself sick, and finally met Wen Han as he wished.

His gunshot wound had not yet healed and his body was weak. He had low resistance to begin with, and when he got sick he became very ill, with a fever of up to 39 degrees Celsius. Wen Han was both angry and distressed, so he had no choice but to appear in front of him.

Jiang Zongnian leaned against the window and looked at him with a half-smile, "I thought you went abroad."

Wen Han, "..."

Wen Han was in a bad mood and sat down on the sofa, refusing to speak. Jiang Zongnian softened his heart again and came over, but then he remembered that he was still running a fever and didn't get too close.

"Let's talk. It's not a big deal to always avoid me."

Wen Han was indecisive about Jiang Zongnian's matter and had made it a habit to avoid it. He would put it off for as long as possible and didn't want to listen to Jiang Zongnian's questioning.

Jiang Zongnian seemed to know what he was thinking, and whispered, "I will return to Jiangcheng in a few days. You stay in the Shadow Club and take care of yourself. I will handle the affairs of Jiangcheng. If you want to come back, I will pick you up."

Wen Han looked at him in surprise, his heart pounding, "What do you mean? You won't force me to go back?"

With so many things going on, Wen Han thought Jiang Zongnan wanted to force him to go back to Jiangcheng together.

"Things at home haven't been dealt with yet, and I can't bear to let you face them. I'm looking for you... just to see you." Jiang Zongnan looked at him deeply. He wanted to hug Wen Han and kiss Wen Han. He was afraid that Wen Han would retreat into her shell and not be able to see him even after he left.

Wen Han lowered his eyes for a long time, then he looked up and asked Jiang Zongnian, "Are you going to confess everything to Dad when you go back?"

"Ok!"

"But I haven't promised you yet." Wen Han pursed his lips. He was a little annoyed and a little frustrated. Why was Jiang Zongnian so confident? "Aren't you afraid that it will all be in vain?"

The night before, when Jiang Zongnan and Gu Zhen were discussing future plans, Gu Zhen asked the same question: "You are so wishful thinking, aren't you afraid that it will be in vain?"

"Why should you be afraid? Once you have resolved your concerns, I will slowly pursue you. I have a lifetime to pursue you." Jiang Zongnian said with a smile, "One day when you want to fall in love, give me priority, okay?"

Wen Han, "..."

He really knows how to control him, knowing that he cannot resist such gentle and long-lasting tenderness, boiling the frog in warm water, and trapping him step by step in the cage of love.

But does he really not want to?

Wen Han asked himself, if his parents gave their blessing, Ah Xing... His heart choked.

"Have you considered Ah Xing?" Wen Han finally asked the question he feared the most. In fact, Secretary Jiang's hurdle was not the most difficult one for him.

Jiang Zongnian's heart softened, and he couldn't help but sit next to Wen Han, "Wen Han, can you think more about yourself and stop thinking about others all the time?"

Such a warm and cold person is so heartbreaking.

"But he is Jian Yuxing, not someone else. He is the one you and I have protected since childhood."

"Even after I realized my feelings, I always restrained myself and never crossed the line, never had any ambiguous entanglement, and never did anything that could cause misunderstanding. I don't have such great charm that can make everyone like me. Ah Xing treats me with respect as a brother, so you can relax." Jiang Zongnian gently touched his somewhat cold face, "Do you know why I never asked you whether you like me or not?"

“…” Wen Han’s whole body stiffened.

"Since middle school, people have written me love letters and confessed their love for me. I grew up in a political family, and I've been around people who are smart. Reading people's expressions is the most basic skill. I'm not the one who doesn't know whether someone likes me or not." Jiang Zongnian held back and raised the corners of his lips. "Speaking of which, I've fallen deeper and deeper in the past four years, and it's all your fault."

Wen Han's ears burned when he understood the implication, "..."

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