Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 686: [Yan Jian Extra] 8. One Move of the Heart Becomes a Mistake (3rd Update)

She had spoken up to this point, and he knew exactly what she was saying.

When she came earlier, she asked Adam so many questions on the way, yet every sentence was a verbal trap, each phrase akin to a lawyer’s trick in the courtroom.

Poor Adam, having served the Ford family for so many years, was inevitably entangled by this little girl, completely unprepared and fell into her set trap.

He stared at her, slowly saying, "Tang Yanjian, it’s a pity you didn’t become a lawyer. Such talent wasted."

With her keen thinking and agility, she would surprise everyone as a female lawyer in court.

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Wasn’t this a clear compliment?

Unexpectedly, Yan Jian simply replied with a cold snort: "Our Tang Family in my generation already has a second brother who is such an excellent lawyer. Why would we need another one? James, if you want to mock me for not being as good as my second brother, you might as well say that I’m the most useless of the Tang Family’s grandchildren."

Doesn’t the outside world think so? Even Catherine might believe the same. The only shining label she has is merely being the "Tang Family’s little granddaughter." Even among the girls who are family friends, some are jealous of her and would gossip behind her back, saying that her greatest skill in this life is simply being exceptionally good at being born.

The reason she hasn’t gone forward to curse them back is that she herself thinks the same way. Compared to the many outstanding elders, brothers, and sisters, she feels like she’s truly nothing.

Not even better than her adopted second sister.

To make matters worse, she even overestimated herself and tried to compete against her eldest sister for Little Sound; she thought she could help her little brother, but in the end, fell into James’ trap, too ashamed to seek help from the Xiang Family.

So, when he says this to her, isn’t he just taking the opportunity to mock her?

Moreover, although she is proud to be born into the Tang Family and loves her own family deeply, she, like her little brother, does not want her future to be entirely dictated by the family, nor does she like people assuming that their achievements come from the family’s shelter.

Thus, even though her little brother has immense talent in deduction, he resisted the family’s expectations and did not wish to join the police force; she likewise, despite fervently admiring her third uncle and second brother’s suave demeanor in court, ultimately chose a career in fashion design, which has nothing to do with law.

She wants to be herself, understood without needing the Tang Family’s label, able to stand independently in the world.

Therefore, any remarks highlighting her family background sound grating to her.

Not to mention, those who intentionally say these words in front of her do so with implicit and explicit malicious intent.

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Suspended in mid-air, swaying with the wind.

James’ gaze remained fixed on this stubborn little girl, wanting desperately to break her neck.

Why is it, in her presence, all the good intentions he’s mustered the courage to express are heard as BS by her?

Fine, it’s his own fault, he should accept his fate; he truly doesn’t know how to interact with women.

Maybe in this lifetime... he shouldn’t like women, he should stay far away from them.

So he lifted his head, no longer looking at her, only at the pitch-black night sky.

"Say it quickly. Since eight hours have passed, I don’t have time to waste on you anymore."

Yan Jian gritted her teeth.

What kind of BS is this? Speaking as if she lingered intentionally, when in fact she wishes she could disappear immediately!

She took a deep breath, suppressing the surging anger.

"Fine, listen to me. I spoke with Adam earlier to confirm that he knows about the agreement you and I made. He knows I’m here to see you, and he knows the person waiting for me in the woods is you; later when I meet him at the edge of the woods, he’ll even know I’ve been alone with you for eight hours... People are capable of imagination, especially adults, so he will most certainly speculate about what we’ve done."

"The above conditions have formed a logical chain, sufficient to prove he has comprehended the contents of our agreement. Therefore, this is your breach of contract, as you’re the one who leaked everything to him!"

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He wasn’t surprised; he had long intuitively guessed her thoughts.

She is a little girl born with a silver spoon, whereas he has grown up covered in wounds, so her actions and words have long been seen through by him.

Yet... hearing these words from her own mouth validated his intuition, making his heart feel even colder.