A secret tryst? Her brotherly love triangle backfired.

Chapter 28: Aside from Betrayal

I can't go home...

Tang Wanwan froze, staring blankly at the person in front of her.

Feeling lost and helpless...

Like a lost child.

There is probably no one in this world who can resist her gaze.

Shen Xianyu was particularly unable to cope.

He reached out and hugged her, suppressing his softening heart. "Wanwan, I can forgive you for anything, really, I can forgive you for anything."

Aside from betrayal.

He closed his eyes briefly, his voice hoarse, "There's no one else here, just the three of us. Tell me, where did you go with him tonight?"

Gone was his earlier ferocity and terror; he seemed to have fully regained his senses, the redness in his eyes gradually fading, and her gentle childhood sweetheart was back.

Tang Wanwan remained silent and did not answer for a moment.

Beside them, Jiang Yanzhi, watching them embrace intimately, slowly spoke.

"You don't need to feel awkward or overthink it, just tell the truth."

He straightened up, his tone indifferent, "Tang Wanwan, running away won't solve anything. I like you, but I don't like complicated relationships. I won't be your lover, and I won't allow myself to be involved in a love triangle."

"If I were in her shoes, and my girlfriend fell for someone else, I'd rather she just tell me directly than use the excuse of not wanting to hurt me to secretly get entangled with other men behind my back."

As he spoke, Jiang Yanzhi chuckled, picked up a wine bottle, tilted his head back, and took a swig.

His slightly protruding Adam's apple slid up and down with each swallow, and some wine spilled from the corner of his injured lips.

It looks terrible.

"if…"

After downing half a bottle of wine, he took a deep breath and said, "If you regret what you promised me tonight, just tell me directly. I won't bother you anymore, nor will I disturb you."

Tang Wanwan was startled and turned her head sharply.

"What?" Jiang Yanzhi tilted his head and smiled. "If you're having second thoughts, then I won't stand for your wishful thinking."

He never does business that loses money.

He would fight with his brothers for a girl. Even during his teenage years, when he should have been head over heels in love and just beginning to experience romantic feelings, he never did anything so thoughtless.

Now, it seems she does have feelings for Shen Xianyu.

The two embraced tightly, pouring out their hearts to each other, making him look like a clown.

It's better to turn back sooner rather than later, before you've invested too much.

This is called cutting your losses in time.

A large bruise appeared on his fair and clean face, his lip was cut, and the collar of his T-shirt was torn and askew, revealing half of his thin, slightly protruding collarbone.

It exudes a sense of unruliness, decadence, casualness, and freedom.

He also has a touch of youthful spirit.

That kind of youthful spirit—making decisions decisively and never looking back.

The two looked at each other.

Jiang Yanzhi's eyes were serious.

He could let go immediately with just one word from her and never bother her again.

He can do it.

Both of them were pressuring her.

Now that things have come to this, Tang Wanwan has no choice but to back down.

But she was still feeling guilty and lacked courage, so she followed Jiang Yanzhi's example, picked up a bottle of wine, and took a few gulps.

Shen Xianyu frowned slightly, as if he wanted to stop her.

But Tang Wanwan had already downed several sips of wine.

Her legs ached from standing, so she sat down.

Holding the wine bottle, he tilted his head back, his gaze sweeping over the two tall, long-legged boys before finally settling on Shen Xianyu.

After a long pause, she said, "I went to his gym."

She answered his question.

She admitted to having dated another man behind his back that night. Shen Xianyu's face was icy cold.

“Go on,”

He slowly sat down, staring intently at her, and asked, word by word, "Did you really fall in love with him at first sight?"

"..."

Jiang Yanzhi glanced at her with his eyes lowered, then sat down on the coffee table.

Both of them were waiting for her answer.

Tang Wanwan took another swig of wine and nodded emphatically, "That's right, love at first sight."

Now that things have come to this, there's nothing left to hide except for that absurd dream and Jiang Yanzhi's influence on her body.

Before Shen Xianyu could ask any more questions, Tang Wanwan took the initiative to say, "Jiang Yanzhi was sitting next to me on the plane yesterday. Didn't you ask him to pick me up? Later, when I took off my mask, he recognized me and greeted me."

“When it was just the two of us in the car, I felt awkward and nervous. Last night in the private room, I kept looking at him and paying attention to him.”

"I saw him again at that manor for lunch..."

She edited her words, paused for a moment, and then said with difficulty, "I don't know what love at first sight feels like... but it must be different for him. My feelings for him are different."

Shen Xianyu listened in silence until she uttered this summary, at which point her jaw suddenly tightened: "How did you get in touch?"

How could they have been so eager to get in touch in just one day?

"I was the one who added her on my own initiative,"

Not wanting the girl to be questioned alone, Jiang Yanzhi spoke up, "After returning from the manor, I took the initiative to add her on WeChat, wanting to test what she thought of me."

I just didn't expect things to progress so quickly in just one day.

They phrased "stealing their brother's girlfriend" so tactfully.

"Jiang Yanzhi!"

Burning with rage, Shen Xianyu grabbed his collar, gritting her teeth, "Do you know that since I was sixteen, all I've wanted is to marry her? Go and test what she thinks of you!"

Wrong is wrong.

Jiang Yanzhi readily admitted his mistake: "I was wrong about this; I had my doubts."

"Hesitated all night?" Shen Xianyu laughed in exasperation: "Huh?"

Jiang Yanzhi was speechless in the face of such a question.

After a long silence, he said, "If I had any other way, I would never have done this."

At his age, he had never been interested in dating, nor did he like hanging out with those kinds of people.

The only two times I was truly moved were for the same person.

What can he do?
Shen Xianyu was right; their brotherhood only made him hesitate for one night.

The next day, after only seeing her a second time, he could no longer restrain himself.

Like being bewitched, they actively reach out to contacts.

I have come to deeply understand what it means to be unable to control one's emotions.

Shen Xianyu's eyes turned red with anger, and he raised his hand to hit someone again, but Tang Wanwan stopped him.

She said, "Isn't the point to resolve this matter clearly? Fighting won't solve anything."

They were both injured.

One had a facial injury, and the other was punched in the shoulder.

Besides making things worse, what good does it do?

Shen Xianyu stopped what he was doing and turned his head to look at her.

In the dim light, a look of hurt flashed across his eyes.

“Come on,” he said hoarsely, “he added you, and then what?”

Tang Wanwan was upset, but she quickly confessed, "He added me on WeChat, and I accepted. This afternoon, we exchanged a lot of messages and even had a voice call."

"I know I was terribly wrong to do these things with him without breaking up with you, was that right..."

"What did you do?"

Shen Xianyu suddenly interrupted, "Explain to me one by one what transgressions you have committed!"

His voice was loud, which startled Tang Wanwan, who shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, it's not what you think. The transgression I was referring to was chatting privately behind your back and arranging to meet."

(End of this chapter)