After witnessing Miss Zhao's emotional entanglent, Jiang Linyuan returned to his throne.
"Back so soon? I thought you'd chat with her a bit longer."
Su Muzhi narrowed her eyes with a smile, shifting aside to let Jiang Linyuan sit down.
Sitting on the inside was Shen Wanyu.
The art of being sandwiched between two won!
Jiang Linyuan shot her a glance, and Su Muzhi giggled as she pressed him down into his seat:
"Hehe, not a fun chat?"
"Xiao Su, she's got a boyfriend. If I kept chatting and she got mad and hit , what would I do?"
"I'm sure soone would lend you a hand."
Su Muzhi looked toward Zhao Qiulu in the distance, who was walking out of the shop while talking with Li Wang, who had just returned.
Jiang Linyuan rolled his eyes.
I can tell the difference between Miss Zhao wanting to lend a hand and wanting to lend a whole lot more.
Playing the victim, acting jealous, dropping hints left and right—does she really think I'm her gay best friend?
"Xiao Su, there's a traitor among us!"
Jiang Linyuan looked at Shen Wanyu, who seed utterly indifferent.
This Miss Zhao was brought here by you! Don't think I didn't notice!
When you had her stay for dinner yesterday, and when Xia Tao tagged along, you were the first to agree!
Self-cucking Departnt Head!
"When did you cuck her out?"
Su Muzhi looked from Shen Wanyu to Jiang Linyuan, her curiosity piqued.
"?"
"Shut up."
Shen Wanyu turned her head to look at her, her eyes cold enough to kill.
"Hehe."
Su Muzhi chuckled and handed Jiang Linyuan the milk tea she had been sipping:
"I can't get used to it. Good friend, help finish it."
"If you really couldn't get used to it, you'd have thrown it away after the first sip."
Shen Wanyu said.
"Hehe, and you know that?"
Su Muzhi looked at Shen Wanyu, blinking:
"Or could it be that you can't get used to yours either, and need a good friend to help you out?"
Shen Wanyu glanced at Jiang Linyuan.
"Departnt Head, I'm sorry, it was my oversight. I failed to realize you couldn't get used to this kind of milk tea."
He wore a look of regret:
"Do you need to help you rinse your mouth?"
"...You're truly incorrigible."
Shen Wanyu said, pushing her own milk tea over to him.
Oh? The Departnt Head is taking the initiative for once!
Is this the old 'give a beating, then a sweet treat' routine?
Jiang Linyuan took the milk tea with a smile. It was empty.
"Fool."
Shen Wanyu smiled faintly.
The milk tea was clearly empty.
It ant she didn't want an indirect kiss with .
But the Departnt Head still pushed it over!
That ans she wants a direct kiss! She's cornering , leaving no excuse for an indirect one!
Departnt Head! Truly a master of strategy!
"Smack!"
"Departnt Head, why do you keep touching ? Next ti, you can warn beforehand. I won't refuse."
"..."
Shen Wanyu let out a long sigh:
"It seems you've done zero reflection."
"Reflection?"
Jiang Linyuan thought for a mont. Did the Departnt Head think I wasn't being proactive enough with her?
"Just drink your milk tea."
Shen Wanyu said, pressing a hand to her forehead in exasperation.
"Departnt Head, you still owe a cup of milk tea."
Jiang Linyuan took a small sip of Xiao Su's imported milk tea. It didn't taste particularly special.
"When did I ever owe you anything?"
"Miss Zhao just spilled my milk tea and didn't order a new one. She's your friend, so you have to buy one."
"She's not my friend."
Shen Wanyu said flatly.
"Then why does she care so much about you? Sending you New Year's gifts, bringing you food?"
Jiang Linyuan asked.
"I think I've told you before. Our relationship is ordinary. Her father is Shen Pingyan's subordinate. Most of the ti when she cos to see , it's on Shen Pingyan's orders."
Shen Wanyu explained calmly:
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have used her as your punishnt."
Damn! You're a self-cucker too, aren't you!
"Does Zhao Qiulu have a grudge against Xiao Su?"
Jiang Linyuan couldn't be bothered to keep guessing and asked directly.
Sothing was off from the very first eting. When I and Xiao Su ca to the Departnt Head's place, she imdiately claid I was Xiao Su's boyfriend.
When I didn't deny it, she launched a flurry of attacks—asking for my number, casually revealing her relationship status, and today, she even put on a whole sob story, showing her vulnerable side after a romantic setback.
If I made just a little move, I could easily slip right in.
But it was all too convenient, like a honey trap.
Miss Zhao would have to be a saint not to have bad intentions!
Shen Wanyu glanced at Jiang Linyuan and said:
"There's no grudge between them. Otherwise, you wouldn't have seen her today."
"Lying?"
"The truth."
Su Muzhi raised an eyebrow as she listened to their exchange:
"I don't recall anyone like that from my mory. But it doesn't matter. Plenty of people hated in high school. Am I supposed to rember every single one?"
"But Xiao Su, she's co knocking on your door now, hasn't she?"
"Her?"
Su Muzhi let out a disdainful laugh:
"Go play with her. I'd love to see how you ss with her."
"Xiao Su, you're not angry? Not worried? You trust that much?"
"Country bumpkin."
Su Muzhi smiled, nudging Jiang Linyuan with her arm, draped in a bright red embroidered sleeve:
"You're a bad man. I've known that for a long ti."
"If even I couldn't turn you into a good man, how could she possibly do it?"
Shen Wanyu shot Su Muzhi a glance and said:
"What she ans is, you're already rotten to the core. Nothing you do would surprise her—she'd just sigh."
"Departnt Head, is that your own thought?"
"...I have mind reading."
Shen Wanyu turned her face away.
Furious! The Departnt Head is a self-cucker too!
Even 'a heart like iron' can't describe you! It has to be 'a heart like a lock'!
What is your heart even made of? The more I lick, the harder it gets!
If you won't accept , fine! But don't just package up and ship off!
Shen Wanyu raised her hand and gently tapped Jiang Linyuan on the head.
"I'm going to hit you."
"...Why do you announce it after you've already hit ?"
"You misrembered."
Shen Wanyu said, her face not reddening, her heart not racing, her expression utterly calm.
"No, no, no! Xiao Su, you can vouch for ! She hit first, then said it!"
"Hehe, I didn't see a thing."
"Smack!"
"Xiao Su, why did you hit ?"
"I just said I was going to hit you. Didn't you hear ?"
Damn it! These two are treating like I'm nothing!
Fuming, Jiang Linyuan grabbed Su Muzhi's hand and squeezed it, then secretly kicked Shen Wanyu with his foot.
Su Muzhi didn't mind and squeezed his hand back with a laugh.
Shen Wanyu, unwilling to back down, retaliated by kicking him back under the table.
Xia Tao watched the three of them interact, her worldview thoroughly shattered. She turned to Shen Guoguo beside her:
"Little sister, what exactly is the relationship between these three?"
"Good friends?"
Shen Guoguo thought for a mont before answering.
No, no, no! That's not what good friends look like!
That's girlfriend behavior!
Not good, not good!
I need to get out of here fast, before I get dragged into this ss!
I have to cut ties with this handso guy imdiately!
"He wouldn't be interested in you."
Shen Wanyu said out of nowhere.
"?"
Xia Tao covered her mouth.
I... I didn't say anything just now, did I?
Haha, I must have misheard! Yes, that's it! That must be it! Boohoo, this hurts so much.
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