A secret tryst? Her brotherly love triangle backfired.

Chapter 19 - Dare to flirt but not dare to admit it?

Tang Wanwan gripped her phone tightly and gave a soft "Mmm," "...I know."

"That's fine,"

As long as they don't deny it, it's fine.

Jiang Yanzhi smiled, "Then shall we come tonight?"

He insisted on a definitive answer.

I must see her tonight.

Right under Shen Xianyu's nose.

Tang Wanwan had extremely mixed feelings.

Making a decision and taking action are two completely different things.

Reason told her that she had to be with Jiang Yanzhi; nothing was more important than her health.

But her feelings made her hesitate.

After a few seconds of silence, Jiang Yanzhi on the other end of the phone laughed, "What are you hesitating for, hmm?"

She dared to accept his friend request.

She dared to accept his tentative advances.

I dare to answer his call.

She even dared to order him to come downstairs to her room.

Now, all he wants is to meet.

What was she hesitating about?
Tang Wanwan never expected things to develop this way.

She swallowed hard and whispered, "You know I have a boyfriend."

Jiang Yanzhi's eyes darkened.

He gave a faint "hmm," and said, "That's right... but what are we doing now?"

They are not children anymore.

To say that she couldn't see through his thoughts would be a bit of self-deception.

Tang Wanwan was too embarrassed to speak.

She's cheating on her boyfriend.

She was having an ambiguous relationship with his best friend behind her boyfriend's back.

She's a bad girl.

Through the phone, Jiang Yanzhi seemed to see the embarrassed girl, caught in his criticism.

"Don't overthink it. Let's talk face-to-face."

He softened his tone, "...If we really made a mistake, we'll face it together."

In Jiang Yanzhi's view, it was not a mistake for them to fall in love with each other at first sight.

Childhood sweethearts are not necessarily lovers.

She couldn't tell before because she hadn't met him yet.

Now that I've met him and realized my true feelings, of course I want to set things right.

This is indeed unfair to Shen Xianyu, but an eighteen-year-old girl has mistaken family affection for love. We can't let her continue down this path for the rest of her life, can we?
There is no such thing.

Tang Wanwan had no idea what he was thinking.

In her eyes, the person on the other end of the phone was her magic cure.

How can a person give up their own panacea?

She pursed her lips. "I will go."

“Okay,” Jiang Yanzhi smiled after getting the response he wanted, and asked, “Is there anything you’d like to eat? I’ll have someone prepare it.”

"No," Tang Wanwan replied, showing no appetite whatsoever.

She whispered, "Could you stay in this room downstairs instead of leaving?"

After he finished speaking, there was a long, solid silence on the other end.

Knowing her request was rather strange, Tang Wanwan forced herself to explain, "I don't want to be too far away from you."

"...Wanwan,"

Jiang Yanzhi called her name and couldn't help but sigh softly, "If you don't want me to come up now, don't tease me like this."

The cold, aloof male voice carried a hint of helplessness, making one's ears inexplicably warm.

Tang Wanwan belatedly realized just how outrageous her words were.

She didn't speak, and Jiang Yanzhi on the other end of the phone asked in surprise, "You don't really want me to come up now, do you?"

"...I didn't," Tang Wanwan said, extremely embarrassed. "I'm not going to talk to you anymore."

She immediately hung up the call.

On the eighth floor, Jiang Yanzhi stared at the disconnected call, clicked his tongue softly, and began typing. —Hang up for what?
— Dare to flirt but not dare to admit it?

Tang Wanwan pretended not to see it.

Several pictures of gym equipment came from over there.

—Are you really going to leave me here?
It turned out that his gym was located downstairs from her study.

He still needs to work... her demands seem a bit unreasonable.

Tang Wanwan thought for a moment and was about to reply, telling him to go about his business and not to pay attention to her words, when another message came from the other end.

—That's not impossible, but let me see what you're doing on top of me.

"..."

Tang Wanwan deleted the message she hadn't had a chance to send, turned on her camera, took a picture of the calligraphy on the table, and sent it over.

On a pristine white sheet of Xuan paper, a line of beautiful calligraphy characters appears.

"A calm mind can cure three thousand diseases, and a tranquil mind can understand the principles of all things."

The calligraphy is elegant and flowing, truly a feast for the eyes.

You can't write like this without practicing diligently for three to five years.

Jiang Yanzhi zoomed in on the picture and examined it carefully for a while. He then noticed that the trash can in the lower right corner was filled with draft paper.

...The people who wrote them seemed unable to settle down or find their rhythm.

With this thought in mind, Jiang Yanzhi was satisfied.

——Okay, you keep writing, I'll go get the computer and keep you company.

This is a voice message, tinged with amusement.

Shortly after receiving the message, Tang Wanwan felt changes in her body.

he left.

Fortunately, they turned back not long after.

He really intends to work from the gym.

Even if he thought she wouldn't know even if he didn't come back.

Neither of them sent any more messages.

They live on the same floor, each busy with their own things.

Tang Wanwan felt energetic and refreshed, but the thought of that person downstairs, and of tonight...

My mind is even more unsettled.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door.

She suddenly realized that the sun was setting outside the window and it was already dark.

Shen Xianyu walked in.

"They've arranged to get together downstairs tonight, do you want to go?"

As he spoke, his gaze swept over the calligraphy and paintings on the table, and his brows furrowed. "Writing so many words, doesn't your hand get tired?"

He held her hand and gently kneaded it. "Why don't we rest at home tonight? I'll accompany you to practice driving for a few days, and we'll see if you pass the driving test before we consider what kind of car to buy."

"Let's go," Tang Wanwan whispered. "It's a bit boring at home."

Shen Xianyu was somewhat surprised, but then his face lit up with joy. "I knew it, Wanwan's health would get better."

After all, due to her health condition, she doesn't really like crowds and rarely wants to go out.

Tang Wanwan was somewhat stunned when she saw the joy in his eyes.

Who would believe that Shen Xianyu, who is so wonderful and whose heart and eyes are filled with her, would fall in love with someone else?

And she also wanted to be with Jiang Yanzhi.

…………

Just one floor away, the elevator takes you there instantly.

The front door was open, and the decor was completely different from upstairs. The living room here was huge, big enough to host a party.

It was already quite lively inside, with about twenty or thirty people gathered in twos and threes talking. Most of them were people I had seen yesterday, but there were a lot more girls.

They were all dressed lightly, obedient and ingratiating, laughing and chatting happily.

The table was set with all sorts of drinks and snacks.

Tang Wanwan's gaze swept around and quickly landed on the corner.

Jiang Yanzhi stood by the window, holding a wine glass in his hand, chatting with a friend, glancing at the scenery outside every now and then, seemingly unaware of their arrival.

But someone noticed that soon someone called out to Shen Xianyu to come over.

Tang Wanwan, who was worried about being alone, immediately pulled her hand back and said, "Go play with them, I'll wander around by myself."

(End of this chapter)