A secret tryst? Her brotherly love triangle backfired.

Chapter 52 "I'm sorry, I can't bear to see him cry."

"Let...me go!"

Tang Wanwan kept shedding tears, her throat choked with sobs, and she struggled to utter a single word.

Jiang Yanzhi must have gone mad to let go. With a stern face, he held her tightly in his arms, letting the elevator doors slowly close, completely shutting out the sobbing outside.

"What do you want to do?"

The girl in his arms had struggled until she was exhausted.

Jiang Yan supported her waist with one hand and lifted her chin with the other, pinning her against the corner of the elevator.

He stared at her red almond-shaped eyes, his face grim. "Tang Wanwan, what were you trying to do just now?"

"He's crying!" Tang Wanwan's eyes were filled with helplessness. "He's crying, Shen Xianyu is crying, can't you see...?"

That's Shen Xianyu.

How could she have done something to hurt him so badly?

...What did she do?

Tang Wanwan felt weak all over, her legs buckled, and she was about to collapse to the ground when the hand around her waist held her firmly.

"so what?"

The elevator slowly ascended, the floor numbers rising steadily. Jiang Yanzhi leaned closer, pulling her into his arms, his voice cold and stern, "He cried, and you felt heartbroken and reluctant to let him go, so you decided to abandon me and choose him again... Is that right?"

"..." Tang Wanwan kept sobbing, unable to speak.

Jiang Yanzhi stared at her for a long time, his gaze growing colder and colder. "Tang Wanwan, what do you take me for?"

Is this part of their play?
A tool to witness their relationship?
With this incident, will they cherish each other even more?

The usually calm and collected man was so shocked by his own series of mental imaginings that his vision blurred.

His fingers, which were gripping her chin, trembled. Jiang Yanzhi desperately suppressed his rising anger to prevent himself from hurting the person in front of him.

"say!"

The questioning voice startled Tang Wanwan, who raised her teary eyes and stared blankly at the man in front of her.

He seemed... not much better off than Shen Xianyu had been.

The air around him was tense, his eyes were as dark as ink, and his face was slightly distorted.

Like a ferocious beast on the verge of madness, on the verge of losing its mind.

Tang Wanwan's heart suddenly clenched, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a tear slid down her cheek.

Jiang Yanzhi's breath caught in his throat, and all his anger froze under that gaze.

Neither of them spoke.

With a 'ding', the elevator doors opened.

As if startled awake, Jiang Yanzhi raised his hand to wipe away her tears.

"Don't cry," he said calmly.

After saying that, he bent down, scooped her up by the back of her knees, and strode outside.

They stopped in front of the front door.

He was holding the girl in both arms, and showed no intention of putting her down. He simply lowered his eyes and instructed the girl in his arms, "Open the door."

"..."

Tang Wanwan sniffed, reached out, placed her thumb on the fingerprint area, and clicked.

Jiang Yanzhi kicked the door open and carried the person inside.

On the sofa in the living room.

He sat down, but still didn't let go, as if afraid she would run away. He held her tightly in his arms, rested his chin on her shoulder, and gently rubbed against her.

After a brief respite, both of them regained some composure. While they weren't exactly calm again, the tense atmosphere that had almost turned into a fight was gone.

When he spoke again, Jiang Yanzhi's tone was gentle, "Tell me, what were you trying to do just now?"

"..."

The heart in his chest, which had been deeply moved by Shen Xianyu's tears, returned to calm after such a strong impulse.

The recklessness from before is gone.

She regained all her lost rationality.

Tang Wanwan clenched her fist, took a deep breath, and said, "I'm sorry, I can't bear to see him cry."

She admitted that she was soft-hearted.

But he didn't admit that he had just been planning to give up anything.

Jiang Yanzhi looked at her quietly.

After a long silence, his lips moved slightly, "Still have feelings for each other?"

"No!" Tang Wanwan denied without hesitation. "It's not that I still have feelings for him. I just can't be indifferent. When I see him cry, I really can't be indifferent. It has nothing to do with love." It's only natural to feel soft-hearted.

Even if she and Shen Xianyu broke up, it was still a ten-year relationship.

They're almost like family.

She wasn't heartless; how could she remain unmoved when she saw the other person break down like that?

That makes perfect sense.

Jiang Yanzhi convinced himself of this explanation and told himself not to overthink it.

But sadly, even with this explanation, he couldn't feel any pleasure!

He simply couldn't accept that his girlfriend was being soft-hearted towards her ex-boyfriend.

Even though she kept saying it had nothing to do with love.

If he hadn't forcibly taken her away, what would she have done out of 'soft-heartedness'?
"Wanwan..."

Jiang Yanzhi buried his face in the crook of her neck, his voice muffled, "Don't make me the clown between you two... If you dare to do that, I don't know what I'll do."

"..." Tang Wanwan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly said, "No, it won't happen."

"You promise."

"I promise."

Her assurances were given cleanly and decisively, but Jiang Yanzhi found that it didn't make him feel much better.

The dull pain in his chest lingered, seeping into his internal organs little by little, causing his anger to surge.

Jiang Yanzhi tilted his head, pressed his lips to the blood vessels on the side of the girl's neck, and carefully felt the blood flow and the beating of her pulse.

At that moment, he wondered if he had made a mistake.

Perhaps he shouldn't have approached her in the first place.

He shouldn't have coveted his brother's girlfriend and taken action against her.

That way, he won't be in so much pain.

In just one day, her influence on him had reached this level.

He became more and more deeply involved, while she began to waver, still feeling sorry for Shen Xianyu.

Yes, he was in the wrong first.

He stole his best friend's man and became the other woman.

So, he deserved it?
She deserves to suffer from her guilt and soft heart towards Shen Xianyu.

Jiang Yanzhi closed his eyes, inhaling her sweet fragrance. "Wanwan, don't you feel sorry for me?"

"Yes," Tang Wanwan pursed her lips, "I will feel sorry for you too."

"…real?"

"Of course...you are different from Shen Xianyu,"

Tang Wanwan reached out and patted his head, listening to her own rambling attempts to coax him, "Think about it, if I liked him, what business would it be of yours?"

What she said wasn't exactly heartfelt, but to Jiang Yanzhi, it hit the nail on the head.

That's right.

If she didn't like him, why would she break up with Shen Xianyu for him?

How could he be in her arms now?

She must like him.

At most, I feel guilty towards Shen Xianyu.

She is a soft-hearted girl who feels guilty and remorseful for hurting others.

In particular, Shen Xianyu treated her so well.

He shouldn't be so nervous.

So what if she stole her brother's things? It was her own choice.

She chose him willingly.

Therefore, he doesn't need to be so worried about gains and losses.

Jiang Yanzhi opened his mouth, took the soft flesh of her earlobe into his mouth, and slowly rubbed it.

The intense heat was almost within reach.

Tang Wanwan's body suddenly stiffened, "You..."

She reached out and placed her hand on his shoulder, and soon her wrist was grabbed.

His voice rang in her ear, "Wanwan, you really like me, right?"

(End of this chapter)