The Wealthy and Influential Fiancé Has the Ability to Read Minds

In a clubhouse in the east of the city, Jiang Miao was having a party with a few close friends.

During the period, someone asked about Tang Nuan, "...Did that woman apologize? Isn't she still pretending to be deaf?"

Jiang Miao shook his head and sighed, "It doesn't matter. Now that something like this happens, she is probably in a mess, and I don't want to bother with her anymore."

"But these days, I still want to thank you for speaking up for me."

She said to Jia Xiuyan, her best friend in high school, "Thank you, isn't this what you should do?"

Another person said disdainfully, "If you want me to say, why don't you care about her? She is justified if she is weak? She is not the daughter of the Tang family and can do bad things casually."

"Jiang Miao, you are too soft-hearted. You should apologize if you did something wrong."

Jiang Miao said, "It's not that she's soft-hearted, she just thinks that if the rumors are true, she's afraid she won't end well. I don't need to step on it again."

Someone gave her a thumbs up, "As expected of Jiang Miao, the atmosphere."

Jia Xiuyan said, "Yes, after all, this kind of person will kill himself."

"If she hadn't used some tricks to become Young Master Ye's fiancée, she wouldn't be able to get into our circle, she wouldn't be able to meet Jiang Miao if she didn't get into our circle, and she wouldn't be able to discover Tang Xing if she didn't meet Jiang Miao, maybe she would still be able to. An An will be the second young lady of her Tang family."

"Now," Jia Xiuyan sneered, "I don't know if she can adapt to the life of ordinary people with her spending money."

Someone said, "So, if the virtue is not matched, there will be disasters. It is not a good thing to climb too high without the ability."

"By the way, what did Young Master Ye say?" Jia Xiuyan asked Jiang Miao, "No matter what Tang Nuan did at the beginning, since it was a marriage, she is not a girl from the Tang family, why should this marriage be cancelled?"

Jiang Miao shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I have no contact with him. After all, he has a fiancée now. I...I don't even have the position to pursue him again..."

Jia Xiuyan embraced her and said, "Don't be discouraged. At the beginning, Young Master Ye and Tang Nuan were forced to get engaged. In fact, even if you don't come back, we don't think Young Master Ye will marry her."

Another person said, "No, at that time, the matter of Ye Dashao's grandfather's family hadn't been resolved yet, and the old man Ye was seriously ill, his father was partial to Ye Er, and his stepmother was restless, so the old man Ye was anxious to give Ye Dashao. Zhang Luo had a successful marriage, but his energy was low, so his stepmother took advantage of the loophole to unite with Mrs. Ye."

"A good marriage is said to be a happy marriage, and it depends on whether the character is prosperous or not. Whose baby girl can suffer that kind of grievance."

"Young Master Ye had just returned from abroad at that time, and he had been standing by Mr. Ye's bed all the time. From the beginning to the end of the marriage, the stepmother and Mrs. Ye were all in charge. As a result, when Mr. Ye found out, Tang Nuan had already been decided. , directly angry to the point of being critically ill."

"The first thing I did after the rescue was to amend the will and leave everything to Young Master Ye."

"The rest of the Ye family are dumbfounded, but it's too late," the man laughed, "I think the reason why Young Master Ye didn't break off the marriage for so many years is to disgust them with Tang Nuan."

"Really," Jia Xiuyan remembered something, and couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing, "The old lady Ye who was most satisfied with her back then doesn't like seeing her very much now."

"That idiot Tang Nuan, she thinks that she is the daughter-in-law ordered by the old lady who believed in the horoscope, and she thinks that the old lady believes in metaphysics, and every year, she gives away some brightened peace charms, gossip mirrors and the like, it can really laugh at people. ."

Everyone who said it laughed, and someone said, "Even I know that Mrs. Ye loves gold inlaid jade."

"So, when this matter is confirmed by the Tang family, Mrs. Ye will definitely be the first to break off the marriage." Speaking of which, she whispered, "Because of this marriage for Young Master Ye, she has a lot to do with it. Got stabbed in the spine."

"Especially Ye Shuyan has now become the heir, and now the old lady also wishes him well," Jia Xiuyan smiled meaningfully, "if he is well, Ye can make more money, right?"

Others showed tacit expressions, and someone asked, "Speaking of which, it's just an appraisal, haven't it been confirmed for so long?"

Jiang Miao said, "It's not a trivial matter, and it's not our family's business, so I didn't pay attention."

"I really admire your heart. If it was me, even if I didn't help, I would definitely pay attention at all times."

Jia Xiuyan embraced Jiang Miao and praised, "This is a woman who can make Young Master Ye tempted, how can she compare with us laity."

Everyone laughed, and Jia Xiuyan said, "But it can't be fake, is that Tang Yi doing this? The one who hates Tang Nuan deeply, I suspect that he wants to make Tang Nuan in public at the old lady's birthday banquet the day after tomorrow. Embarrassing."

"Will it be very lively the day after tomorrow?"

The crowd looked forward to it.

Some people are worried, "But this series of blows will drive Tang Nuan crazy, that girl is usually not easy to mess with, don't jump over the wall and do something in a hurry."

Jia Xiuyan didn't care, "If the dog jumps off the wall, she has to jump up. Before, it was just relying on Ye Dashao's potential to pretend to be a Tibetan mastiff. Now it has become a small dog, and it is futile to jump again."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jin Wenxia hurried over, "Sister Miao, it's not good!"

She talked about Tang Yi's phone call with Tang Nuan just now, and said anxiously, "She is preparing raw rice to cook cooked rice. What if they really... But what to do!"

"No, Ye Shuyan is not that kind of person." Although Jiang Miao said this, she couldn't sit still.

Some people wondered, "That woman can't be stubborn, she did such a vicious thing, how could Young Master Ye get close to her."

Jin asked Xia Qi, "You don't know, that Tang Nuan is too cunning." Then he repeated what happened that day.

"We originally wanted Big Brother Ye to see her true face that day, but we didn't expect her to beat her up. Big Brother Ye also supported her! If it wasn't for this, where would we need to let everyone judge."

Everyone looked at each other, and they all thought that Jin Wenxia wanted to punish Tang Nuan by letting everyone spread the news, so that she could not lift her head in the circle, so it turned out that Young Master Ye didn't believe in Jiang Miao, so she made the last resort?

Jin Wenxia didn't notice everyone's faces, just said anxiously, "She has no way out now, in case she is desperate..."

Jiang Miao couldn't help biting her lower lip.

"Probably not." Jia Xiuyan said, "Everyone knows that Young Master Ye hates irresponsible relationships between men and women. If he is not sure about marrying Tang Nuan, he will never touch her."

Others echoed in comfort:

"I think that woman is in such a situation to hold her tongue and deliberately make you anxious."

"Yeah, think about it, why didn't you see Ye Dashao defend Tang Nuan so much before? Jiang Miao started to treat her well when he came back. This is clearly to anger Jiang Miao."

Jiang Miao finally relaxed slightly and said lonely, "I was the one who was sorry for him back then. I stabbed him when he was in the most difficult time. He should be angry."

"When you get angry and hate, it proves that you have you in your heart. Otherwise, why do you care what you think."

Jiang Miao's eyes lit up.

But Jin Wenxia still felt depressed, "When will he be able to calm down?"

"You don't know how proud Tang Nuan is, what else to say, do you want to try again when she and my sister are in danger, who will Big Brother Ye choose when she is in danger? It's obviously a hint of what happened last time you fell into the water."

Jin asked Xia, the more he thought about it, the more angry she was, "I heard that she also prepared wine. In case Big Brother Ye comes back from a business trip tomorrow, she will drink Big Brother Ye and make a mess..."

Jiang Zhan, who happened to come over and listened, tapped her on the head, "What kind of mess is in the little girl's head."

"Don't underestimate Ye Shuyan. There are countless women who attacked Ye Shuyan in the early years. Some of them are for the sake of glory and wealth. Those women are wild."

"Once Ye Shuyan was drugged, I heard that she lost her consciousness, she didn't move the woman, and she didn't want a special service. Later, she stayed in the hospital for two days, and it was said that it took several months to recover her body Fully nourished."

Jiang Zhan really admires this when he talks about this. Otherwise, how could Ye Shuyan become the first candidate for marriage in the circle? He is just outstanding in ability, and he is also clean and responsible, so no matter from which point of view, Ye Shuyan is absolutely absolute. It is Jiang Miao's best home.

"Yes, I've heard about this too." Jia Xiuyan said, "Besides, who doesn't know that Young Master Ye won't drink the wine handed over by others when he's outside, and even if he's hanging out with friends, he'll never let himself get drunk... Young Master Ye must know Tang Nuan's thoughts."

"She's also funny. Does she think Young Master Ye is the same as the group of dudes she's playing with?"

"It's all a man's excuse to have **** after drinking. People like Young Master Ye, facing a person with bad intentions like her, are expected to drink more and become more sober," Jia Xiuyan said with a teasing smile, "but If it's Jiang Miao, I'm afraid I'll get drunk after just one drink."

Jiang Miao's heart moved, and he lowered his eyelids unconsciously.

Jiang Zhan thought she was still worried, "Don't worry, Tang Nuan is struggling now, and Shuyan won't be able to go back to the apartment tomorrow."

Jiang Miao looked at him in surprise.

Jiang Zhan shook his phone, "Aunt Deng is on the plane tomorrow morning. Mom asked you to accompany her to pick her up. Aunt Deng misses you very much."

Deng Qiong, Ye Shuyan's mother, has been holding a traveling art exhibition outside this year, so Jiang Miao didn't come back on her birthday.

Jia Xiuyan touched Jiang Miao with her arm, and laughed teasingly, "When Aunt Deng comes back, Young Master Ye is going to pick him up too, right?"

Everyone laughed in agreement, Jin Wenxia clapped his hands, "Yes, when Aunt Deng comes back, Brother Ye will definitely accompany Aunt Deng."

"It's said that it's not just men who get married. Mother-in-law's liking is sometimes more important than men's liking..."

"You know a lot at such a young age." Jiang Zhan knocked on her head, Jin Wenxia stuck out his tongue and smiled mischievously, "It was originally..."

The corners of Jiang Miao's mouth twitched slightly.

Tang Nuan was wrapping a gift in yellow silk when Ji Yun's phone call came in, and she said, "You didn't pick up Young Master Ye?"

Tang Nuan said, "His mother is also going back to Yan City today. The flight time of the two is about the same. He said that he would go directly to his grandfather's house with his mother. You also know that Ms. Deng doesn't like me very much, so I won't join in the fun. Why? already?"

Ji Yun sneered, "Yes, I don't like you, I like Jiang Miao, Princess Jiang is going to book another hot search. I'll send you a link to take a look."

"Did Ye Shuyan talk about breaking off the marriage when he called you?"

"No, I haven't decided yet." Tang Nuan said while opening WeChat, and the message skipped for a while before it stopped. Tang Nuan ignored the messy greetings and abuse, and just clicked on the link sent by Ji Yun.

[Mysterious lady picked up at Princess Jiangmiao Airport, it is suspected that something good is coming]

The accompanying picture shows Jiang Miao holding Deng Qiong's arm in a coquettish manner. The two are like mother and daughter. In the other picture, the two are looking at the airport exit at the same time, and there is a handsome man who is comparable to a star striding. It was Ye Shuyan who came.

As the queen of the hot topic recently, Jiang Miao's script of counterattack against the heroine of the Shuang Wen troupe is deeply loved by netizens. As long as it is her news gossip, the traffic is very large. In contrast, the information is excavated very quickly. .

Last time, netizens picked up Ye Shuyan's identity. Now, without using an eight-fold mirror, they easily picked up Deng Qiong's origin.

[Ms. Deng, born in a high-ranking family, a well-known painter, and the mother of President Ye. 】

[It seems that our Princess Jiang and the future mother-in-law get along very well. 】

[Brother-in-law's face I can lick for a lifetime, as long as she looks good, and she is so rich! How can there be such a good man in the world. Miaobao saved the Milky Way in his last life...]

[Ten thousand people's blood book kneels and begs Miao Bao to bring Mr. Ye to a love variety show! I just like to see such a cold man pampering a woman! 】

[+ ID number begging! 】

…

"Brother-in-law is called, Jiang Miao can be considered to be a perfect player in the entertainment industry," Ji Yun became more and more angry, "Convicting you for public opinion in the circle, forcing you to become a despicable and shameless sinner, and now again Ask netizens to help them get engaged online."

Speaking of this, Ji Yun couldn't be more angry, "It's completely the marketing of the entertainment industry!"

"Let a few leaders guide you in the front, and the ones in the back just gossip and join in the fun, so who cares about the truth? Even if there is a rational analysis, a hat of 'the same as Tang Nuan' is put on, and all of them are pressed down."

"Especially now, one is the much-loved princess of the Jiang family, and the other is about to be swept out of the house..." Having said that, Ji Yun couldn't help but ask again, "Didn't you confirm it yourself? There is no blood relationship in this world. It looks exactly the same, or maybe it's just a coincidence?"

Tang Nuan said indifferently, "Jiang Miao must have been authenticated, and Tang Yi even called over to gloat over the misfortune."

Ji Yun was very angry, "So, Jiang Miao obviously has such a big handle as you, as long as you shake this out, needless to say on the Tang family's side, the Ye family's side will most likely break off the marriage... Her goal will naturally be achieved. Now, why do you have to put such a vicious hat on you, it's just like killing them all?!"

"Probably just want to be justifiable and reunite with Ye Shuyan innocently. After all, the reputation of a third party to bully others and interfere in other people's feelings is not very good."

"So, did she step you into the mud just for the sake of her reputation?"

"Those people too. I used to be a little more polite, but now I know you..." Ji Yun couldn't continue.

Tang Nuan took her words with a smile, "Knowing that I will soon be a commoner, I can step on it as I want. Now I don't need to worry about the price to make Princess Jiang happy. It's human nature."

"It's just that I didn't expect you to still look at me, I'm really relieved."

One sentence made Ji Yun angry, "Fuck you! You will lose me when you say those words."

Tang Nuan laughed.

However, Tang Nuan's indifference made her feel that this was not a big deal.

"What on earth did you plan?" Ji Yun continued to ask, "It's not difficult to investigate, I think Tang Yi's **** is holding back, and he's afraid that he'll make a mess at the old lady's birthday banquet, and the Tang family's That virtue, in order to please the Jiang family and the Ye family, you won't be shy about face."

Tang Nuan smiled, "Prepare for the worst, get kicked out by the Tang family, get divorced, and then go to Li Qiuqiu. Isn't she betting on Jiang Miao's victory just to help us?"

"When is it, do you still remember the bet?" Ji Yun was really amused by her, "Li Qiuqiu is probably going to die of distress."

Tang Nuan smiled, "Who told her not to lend me money at the time, otherwise two people would win."

Ji Yun smiled and said, "Seriously, have you heard about Tang Xing's family? I think she is also a very favored girl."

It's very favored. Tang Nuan thought that the other party in the book has since then had the plot of the two families' favor. She smiled and said indifferently, "I'm an adult. Does the family still matter? I only need Li Qiuqiu."

Ji Yun was amused by her again, "You are Laiding Li Qiuqiu."

Then he said solemnly, "It seems that you have already made up your mind. I don't believe that you plan to be kicked out like this. The matter of the Tang family and the divorce is not up to you, but you are willing to carry the infamy that Jiang Miao framed for you?"

"Sure enough, he is my number one friend, he just knows me." Tang Nuan said mysteriously, "Do you want to make a fortune? Five or five points by then."

Ji Yun was shocked, "How to make money?"

Tang Nuan snorted, "You're a marketing person anyway, haven't you considered taking a peek at Princess Jiang's popularity?"

Ji Yun seemed to understand what she was thinking, "You mean..."

"Yes," Tang Nuan said, "there is no shadow of me in her announcements at present. In such a beautiful love story, how can it be wonderful without the villain?"

Ji Yun frowned, "You've seen the faces of those people in the circle these days, they don't know the truth at all, they all know their surnames and names, and their words are limited. But if you're on the Internet, especially you If things that are not the Tang family's daughter are exposed again. You know, those people on the Internet are unreasonable, they will only pay attention to the quality of things. "

"At that time, you will be violently attacked by the Internet, and you will hurt one thousand enemies and eight hundred yourself."

"You're wrong, I'm not in the entertainment industry, and online infamy doesn't affect me at all," Tang Nuan said with a smile, "If the evidence is hard-core enough, Jiang Miao would be more afraid."

"You can now think about how much the Jiang family will pay to buy out the news."

Ji Yun said, "I said, you're not afraid of the Jiang family's revenge, it's easy to guide you to let the netizens kill you. At that time, you didn't have Ye Shuyan's backing."

Tang Nuan thought of something, and laughed in a good mood, "How come, I'm a fan of Jiang Miao, when the netizens scold me so badly, she will have to protect me in the end."

Ji Yun was full of question marks, "What did you say?"

Tang Nuan snorted in a good mood, "In short, Shanren has his own plan, you can say whether you do it or not!"

Ji Yun gritted her teeth, "Just do it!"

The two discussed how to start getting **** evidence.

As she spoke, Ji Yun sighed, "I think this Jiang Miao has a guilty conscience. In your situation, she just needs to wait obediently, and no one can say anything when Ye Shuyan retires from the marriage and then engages in these little tricks. At that time, she will use public opinion to bind Ye Shuyan, and it is entirely possible for Ye Shuyan to give her some face based on Madam Deng's love for her."

"I'm caught now, Ye Shuyan won't have a good impression of her, and the image of a pure and noble princess in the entertainment industry will collapse."

Tang Nuan raised the corners of his mouth, so he said, if you are too hasty, you will make mistakes.

Now Jiang Miao has taken a step forward. Even if Tang Nuan has more black material, she is still Ye Shuyan's fiancee. The fact that Jiang Miao is a third party can't be erased.

Even if Jiang Miao can quibble, the draft is all speculation, but it is a fact that she has an affair with Ye Shuyan when he has a fiancée. If she is really with Ye Shuyan in the future, this disgraceful impression will accompany him. her life.

Just like Tang Nuan in the book, the faint tricks at the beginning, after marriage, became a stain that could never be erased.

So, as she said, if you want her to cry, the other party doesn't want to laugh.

Tang Nuan and Ji Yun were murmuring about how to make money.

On Ye Shuyan's side, Assistant Wen also sent him the article.

Mother Jiang prepared a welcome banquet for Deng Qiong at her clubhouse, and Ye Shuyan naturally accompanied him, and Jiang Miao and Jiang Zhan were also there.

While drinking tea after dinner, Assistant Wen brought documents to Ye Shuyan.

[Do you want to inform President Ye of this in time? Is it more important to the mother or the wife? Why does Mr. Ye's problem make me a poor little assistant to struggle with...]

Ye Shuyan listened to this tangled and collapsed voice, and looked up at the indifferent assistant Wen, "What's the matter with Tang Nuan?"

Mother Jiang and Deng Qiong were silent when they heard the words, Jiang Miao bit her lip and looked at him sadly.

Ye Shuyan didn't seem to notice the change in the atmosphere at all, and Assistant Wen even more calmly, opened the link to the article and handed over the phone.

Ye Shuyan frowned at the above report, and glanced at Jiang Miao lightly, with obvious displeasure in her eyes.

Jiang Miao's face turned pale, as if she didn't know what was going on. Assistant Wen explained intimately, "Someone photographed you and your wife picking up President Ye at the airport."

"What's the matter?" Deng Qiong said angrily to Ye Shuyan while searching for articles on her mobile phone, "I just took a photo, and I didn't do anything shameful. I know how to scare people with a cold face all day long..."

He pulled up Jiang Miao's hand and said, "Don't take it to heart, he is such a nuisance."

Jiang Miao breathed a sigh of relief and said apologetically to Ye Shuyan, "Auntie, I'm sorry, there are too many paparazzi staring at me recently, I should be careful, I will contact them immediately to withdraw from the hot search."

[Anyway, it has been fermented for so long, and the heat that should be there is also there... We will always be tied together, and he will get angry again, so it will not ruin my career dream. 】

Ye Shuyan glanced at her and said lightly, "No need." After saying that, he got up and prepared to leave.

Deng Qiong frowned, "Where are you going?"

Ye Shuyan said, "Go home, grandma's birthday tomorrow, I have to go back and prepare."

Deng Qiong frowned, "Aren't you going back to your grandfather's house with me?"

Ye Shuyan said, "Let's wait for the birthday banquet. Tomorrow will be busy, and I have to pick up Tang Nuan."

Without waiting for them to speak again, he just left.

Jiang Miao bit her lip tightly, Deng Qiong comforted...

Here comes the Wenwen assistant, "At this time, I'm afraid that the hot search will arouse the curiosity of netizens..."

Ye Shuyan said, "There is no need to withdraw from the hot search. It is faster and better to use the truth to crush the scandal, and take advantage of this popularity to promote the company's projects."

Assistant Wen immediately understood, "Okay." It seems that President Ye still likes Miss Tang very much.

Ye Shuyan glanced at him, only to feel tired, why didn't he know that his assistant was so gossipy, this matter was obviously more beneficial to the company.

The car passed by a flower shop, and Assistant Wen stopped.

Ye Shuyan asked, "What's the matter?"

Assistant Wen said, "You decided to go back to the apartment temporarily. I didn't prepare flowers."

Ye Shuyan remembered the box of Sildenafil and said coldly, "No need."

Not only are there no flowers, but there are also no gifts.

When Tang Nuan stood at the door and listened to Ye Shuyan coldly saying to her, "I'll pick you up at eleven o'clock tomorrow." After turning around and leaving, she was completely at a loss.

You must know that according to the usual practice, if such a thing happened, if Ye Shuyan was on a business trip, she would definitely bring a gift to appease her when she came back. It was an apology in disguise.

In the end, she wasn't angry, but he was pissed.

It is said that if a man is angry, it proves that it is true.

Tang Nuan sighed, and sure enough, a man is a reality, he is about to break off the marriage, and he doesn't even want to save face... tsk.

Speaking of which, wouldn't it suffice to make a phone call? He even ran over to scare her. Could it be that he was in a bad mood when he saw Jiang Miao today, so he was angry with himself?

Gee! Scumbag!

Outside the door, Assistant Wen thought it was strange enough that Ye Zongzhan didn't leave here. No one bothered him at the moment, but his face was getting colder...

Could it be that his breathing disturbed him?

Ye Shuyan glanced at Assistant Wen, "There are no special circumstances in the future, don't come within three meters of me."

Assistant Wen: …

For the sake of money, I endure it!

This night, Tang Nuan had a good night's sleep to replenish his energy, and got up early in the morning to pack up and style. Today is the birthday banquet, and he has to arrive before noon.

It is still a gentle, virtuous and well-behaved image, only the huge engagement ring she wears at the end is more flamboyant.

At eleven o'clock, the doorbell rang on time. Tang Nuan opened the door and saw Ye Shuyan. The man was dressed in an iron-gray slim-fit dress that outlined his tall and slender figure. Windsor's bow tie was tightly buckled under his Adam's apple. The face, I really can't see enough of it.

Only when his eyes fell on his fingers, Tang Nuan couldn't help pursing his lips to prevent himself from laughing.

The engagement ring of the two of them was actually what she asked for. At that time, assistant Wen came to ask her what kind of ring she wanted. She said that it should be big and conspicuous. In fact, she had no hope. people's side.

As a result, on the day of the engagement, Ye Shuyan took out such a pair of huge and conspicuous rings, which were out of place in his hands. Tang Nuan once wondered if he was like her and wanted to **** off the Ye family.

It's just that he kept his face cold and couldn't see any emotion at all, and Tang Nuan felt that he probably didn't care at all.

But I suddenly brought it back today, and I don't know what it meant. Since the other party was within three meters, Tang Nuan couldn't even think seriously, so Fei Jiyun sent a message in a hurry.

Anyway, it's still very beneficial for her to wear this ring, so I'll see you again when the time comes.

When the car was about to leave the community, Tang Nuan naturally pressed the window button. As a result, not only did the window on his side move, but the window on Ye Shuyan's side also lowered...

Tang Nuan was startled, thinking that he pressed the wrong button, and quickly looked down at the button in his hand, right? Is there a bug in the car system?

To Ye Shuyan's gaze, she quickly explained, "It's just a little boring, so I thought about it."

"It's a coincidence, so do I." Ye Shuyan said, but Tang Nuan realized that his hand was also on the window button.

Tang Nuan blinked, how could she think he did it on purpose? And it made her feel inexplicably guilty.

She sneered at Ye Shuyan, but Ye Shuyan just gave her a cold look and closed her eyes.

to warn her? Tang Nuan was apprehensive.

who cares! Anyway, today is a bad day for her, she loves it, and the car window on Ye Shuyan's side is down just right, the paparazzi will definitely take pictures more clearly, and she quietly leans next to Ye Shuyan.

Ye Shuyan didn't seem to notice, Tang Nuan posed nervously, completely ignoring the slightly raised corner of the other's mouth.