He broke his vows for her, and a tycoon descended to earth for love.

Chapter 73 The Gift: A Giant Rubber Duck?

Siyi had probably guessed his purpose, but when he actually said it, she still couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

That man is so cunning!

Unable to break free, and with him holding her so forcefully, she angrily punched him on the back, growling furiously, "Jiang Yan Hui, you're cheating! Are you even a man?"

"Didn't you say I'm a scoundrel? With such a good opportunity, how can I not act like a scoundrel to live up to the accusation you've leveled against me?" He ignored the anger in her eyes and continued, "As for whether I'm a man or not, I always thought we had reached a consensus on that, but it seems I was wrong. Sisi, do you want me to prove it to you right here and now?"

That despicable man!

He clearly did it on purpose!

Siyi was easily embarrassed, and his suggestive words had already made her blush. However, she couldn't break free, and the carriage was small. Their breaths were close, intertwined, and they could hardly tell who was who. She felt flustered and could only angrily shout, "You scoundrel! You're shameless!"

He chuckled lightly, completely ignoring her harmless insults, and simply waited for her answer, "So, Sisi, you agree?"

"You're threatening me with my brother's future, do you think I can refuse?" She was unlucky; she'd already vaguely sensed that Jiang Yan Hui wouldn't let this go so easily. Now that he'd made this demand, it was better than him making an even bigger one. She'd just consider it a loss in court. She absolutely couldn't let what happened that day affect her brother's future in any way. "I hope you keep your word. I agree to your demands, and you absolutely cannot mention a single word about what happened that day. Also, Yu Chengfeng said your family has a needle-controlled surveillance device; you need to give me the master tape."

"Okay." He was decisive and efficient.

"Can you let go of me now?" I don't know what kind of reincarnation this man is, he always likes to touch me inappropriately, it's so annoying!

Jiang Yan cooperated this time and actually let go of her. When Si Yi saw that he had let go, she was about to push open the car door to get out, but the central locking system closed in time and the car door was locked from the inside. She couldn't open it.

"What are you doing? Is there something else?" She stared at him, puzzled.

He lazily raised an eyebrow and said in a low voice, "There are still some things to do, Sisi. Didn't I just say that I'd give you a gift if we won the case? I'll take you there now."

"What gift? I don't want anything!" Who wants his gift? She doesn't lack anything, and besides, even if she did lack something, she doesn't need his fake kindness.

“But I want to give it to you.” He said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and started the engine as he did so. The car quickly drove out of the parking lot.

Looking at the road ahead, Siyi was furious. "Are you even being reasonable? I already said I didn't want any gifts. How could you do this?"

Jiang Yan smiled slightly, but had no intention of arguing with her anymore. Si Yi waited for a long time without him speaking, which made her even more annoyed. She turned her face to look at his profile. Sunlight dappled the windshield, and a few rays of light fell on his face, making his already handsome features even more defined.

Siyi's heart skipped a beat, and for some reason, she felt a little flustered. She subconsciously turned her face away, took a couple of deep breaths, and after thinking for a moment, decided that the carriage was too quiet, so she took the initiative to break the silence.

"Jiang Yan, there are some things I still want to clarify with you." She had spoken too hastily earlier, but she felt it was necessary to make everything clear about the bet between them.

The man driving beside him seemed to be absentmindedly grunting, without turning his head: "Hmm?"

She didn't mind, knowing he would listen, so she organized her thoughts before saying, "We should clarify the matter of that bet."

"Hmm." He was still in that nonchalant tone, as if his whole heart was focused on that so-called "gift," and he was indifferent to everything else. However, he didn't seem to intend to interrupt her.

Siyi paused, then continued, "We agreed on three months, so let's start today. But during our agreed time, you must adhere to the following points: First, you must not interfere in each other's private lives—this is the most important point. Second, you must not let others know about our relationship. I know your previous requirement was to be available at any time, but due to the nature of my work, I may not be able to do that. However, I will definitely try my best to cooperate. Also, regarding my older brother's matter, it needs to be settled. As long as you do these things, I can do them too. What do you think?" Siyi was slightly annoyed.

She had expected him to nitpick her statement, but to her surprise, he didn't offer any opinion at all. He simply said, "Don't you like written agreements? Go ahead and draft one. You should feel more at ease once everyone signs it, right?"

Siyi was stunned for a moment, remembering that the last time the two of them also talked about an agreement, but he threw the paper away. This time, he actually asked her to write a treaty.

However, he was right; she did trust the treaty more, especially someone like Jiang Yanhui.

So he readily agreed, "Okay, no problem. I'll give it to you tomorrow."

As soon as he finished speaking, the car came to a stop. Jiang Yanhui had already forgotten what had just happened. His handsome face even had a hint of anticipation on it. He took Siyi's hand and said, "We're here."

Siyi looked out the car window and saw that he had parked the car by the river. Across the river was a huge harbor, and a large yellow duck was on the sea.

Giant Rubber Duck?

Siyi couldn't help but frown. What was he doing bringing her here?

After getting off the bus, she felt even more puzzled. She knew that a yellow duck had come here a while ago. The big yellow duck that she loved most in her childhood was floating on the harbor of this city. Many people came here because of its fame. With the extensive coverage on TV and in newspapers, countless people came here every day to take photos.

Why is there nobody here today?

"What are you doing bringing me here?" Although she also thought the big yellow duck was kind of cute, she wasn't that childlike, so even though she knew there was a duck here, she didn't come to see it.

Jiang Yan smiled gently at her, and ignoring her objections, took her hand and walked forward. His tone was light, but he said something incredibly shocking: "A gift, don't you like it?"

Gift, present?

This gift is really...

Siyi turned to look at him with a puzzled yet amused expression, but Jiang Yanhui paid no attention to her gaze. He pulled her to the spot closest to the giant rubber duck and said in a nonchalant tone, "You don't like it? I thought all girls liked this."

Siyi couldn't help but roll her eyes. His gift was really a bit unexpected. "I'm not a child. I don't care too much about these things." She really wasn't interested.

From the moment Jiang Yan got out of the car, his gaze remained fixed on the giant rubber duck, as if it held some great attraction. Si Yi turned to look at him several times, but he didn't react. She couldn't help but be surprised. What was wrong with this man today? She had never seen such a serious and persistent expression on his face before. The usual indifferent look on his handsome face had vanished at some point. Staring blankly at the ridiculous yet adorable giant rubber duck, he seemed to have his soul leave his body and fly into some illusory realm, his thoughts drifting far away and never to return.

Siyi stood beside him, and for a moment, she felt that he seemed somewhat lonely, tired, desolate, and sad.

Although they hadn't known each other for very long, this was the first time she had witnessed such an astonishing scene from this seemingly carefree man.

It's hard to describe how he seemed to be burdened with worries, as lonely as smoke, and even as if he wanted to leave this world.

She was genuinely surprised and finally couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about? Does this giant rubber duck have any special meaning to you?"

I don't know why I thought of the words "special meaning". Although he had said before that it was a gift for himself, I still felt that it must be related to himself.

Her thoughts, which had been drifting into the past, were interrupted in the middle. Half of them quickly disappeared into the river of memory, while the other half quickly returned to reality. Jiang Yan smiled slightly. He did not turn to look at her, but said calmly, "The year I turned six, my mother gave me a big rubber duck."

Uh……

Siyi was speechless. So what? He came here today just to reminisce?

She really didn't know how to respond. It was rare for the atmosphere between the two of them to be so harmonious, and she didn't intend to break it. Since they were already standing there, she might as well enjoy the sea breeze. After a court case, she was a little tired, so she decided to take a break. So she casually replied, "A smaller version of this? So you like this duck."

It's a bit ridiculous that someone like Jiang Yanhui would like such childish and cute things; it's really not in line with his personality at all!

"I don't like this kind of thing."

He rejected her idea. Siyi turned her face and saw a hint of gentleness between his brows. "But this is the last birthday gift my mother gave me."

Siyi's heart skipped a beat. The last one? Six years old?

Is it...

Although Siyi had never met Jiang Yanhui's mother, nor had she ever heard of what kind of person she was, she had previously thought that his mother had passed away long ago, but unexpectedly, she was six years old.

He lost his mother at the age of six in that kind of environment, no wonder he turned out this way...

She moved her lips as if she wanted to say something, but at that moment his phone rang loudly. Siyi looked at him, glanced at the phone number, and her expression changed.

He walked to the side and answered the phone with his back to her. Suddenly, Siyi thought of something, quickly took out her phone, stood a little further away, and pressed the shutter button on her phone's camera, pointing at him and the big yellow duck...