Chapter 223: Testing the Waters |
“Sister Zhang! I want KFC! I’ll give you cash! You order it for me!”
In the hotel room, Lin Lan bounced around Zhang Juntang, waving a few bills in her hand.
“Okay… what do you want?”
Zhang Juntang held her phone in front of Lin Lan.
“I want this… this! And this one too!”
Lin Lan’s little head leaned in.
“Mm…”
Zhang Juntang silently placed her order, then sat on the bed, not saying a word.
Lin Lan poked the back of her hand:
“No…”
There was, actually.
At the restaurant, hearing Lin Yilin’s words, “I’m jealous,” Zhang Juntang felt a sense of inadequacy.
Why can she be so brave?
All I can do is follow Senior every day, secretly taking photos, rubbing his legs, and accidentally poking the soles of his feet.
“Sister Zhang, even though you’re really good to me, I still have to say, Linlin-jie and Brother Jiang are a couple!”
Lin Lan put on a little adult’s air, patting Zhang Juntang’s back:
“Cry, just cry. You’ll feel better once you let it out.”
“I… I’m not crying.”
Zhang Juntang glanced at her.
Was she sad? Not really, actually.
After all, she’d expected it. The person standing by his side was bound to be dazzling.
Someone like herself, who always caused Senior trouble, would be fine just secretly standing on the sidelines.
She wouldn’t destroy his relationship, and even if she did something, it wouldn’t bother him.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
“Someone’s knocking? That fast?”
Lin Lan scurried over on her little feet to open the door.
Zhang Juntang grabbed her and said seriously:
“I… I’ll get it.”
“Oh.”
Zhang Juntang opened the door, and when she saw who it was, she was very surprised.
“Hehe, not happy to see me?”
“Welcome… welcome, please come in.”
Zhang Juntang quickly lowered her head and spoke softly.
Lin Lan saw Su Muzhi and bolted to the bed, wrapping herself in the blanket.
She’s definitely still holding a grudge about me calling her a rat!
Su Muzhi ignored Lin Lan, sat on the bed, and smiled at the lowering-headed Zhang Juntang in front of her:
“Did you know Jiang Linyuan before?”
Zhang Juntang trembled, her voice shaking:
“I hadn’t met Senior a few times before.”
As long as he didn’t notice my secret photos.
Su Muzhi rubbed her forehead and asked back:
“At our first meeting, I remember you said you didn’t know him.”
“…Is… is that so?”
Zhang Juntang still kept her head down.
She’d seen it that day on the steps. This person had kissed Senior. She was Senior’s girlfriend.
“Hehe, playing dumb with me?”
Seeing her like this, Su Muzhi cut straight to the chase:
“When we were doing the foot bath, why did your foot touch his?”
“I… I didn’t mean to! The water… the water was hot! I hate the cold, so I just moved a little! I’m sorry… sorry, it wasn’t on purpose!”
Zhang Juntang immediately confessed.
Such a weak-willed girl. I really was overthinking it.
Su Muzhi relaxed, looking at her:
“Do you like him?”
“No… no way.”
I… I hid it so well… how did she see through me!
Su Muzhi stared at her for a long moment, then said slowly:
“You wouldn’t do anything to destroy someone else’s relationship, would you?”
“No!”
Zhang Juntang answered instantly.
Even if I did something, I’d never let it affect Senior’s life or relationship!
I… I’m a good woman!
“It’d better be.”
Su Muzhi nodded.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Juntang suddenly took the initiative to ask:
“Xiao Yilin… and Senior… what’s their relationship now?”
“Hehe, go ask her yourself.”
Su Muzhi said dismissively.
Is she concerned about Xiao Yilin or Jiang Linyuan?
She has thoughts, but she’s insecure, lacks initiative, and is fairly naive.
She quickly summed up Zhang Juntang’s situation, then felt quite bored.
She’d been worrying for nothing.
If it weren’t for the time Jiang Linyuan slipped away alone to talk to Zhang Juntang’s mother, she wouldn’t have given her a second thought.
But still, that day…
“Haile Biotech. Is that your mother’s company?”
Su Muzhi asked again.
Zhang Juntang hesitated, then replied somewhat reluctantly:
“Yes, but Mom… usually doesn’t like to talk to me about work.”
“Shen Wanyu. Do you know her?”
“…No, I don’t.”
“Really don’t know her?”
“I’ve… heard of her…”
Su Muzhi let out a cold laugh. This girl really does love to lie.
When she found out Jiang Linyuan was looking into Haile Biotech, she’d also investigated.
So, she had a pretty good understanding of Zhang Juntang’s family background.
Her mother and Shen Wanyu’s mother were close, so the two of them shouldn’t be strangers. At the very least, they should have met.
But if Shen Wanyu had seen her, she should have seen her too.
“What do you think of Shen Wanyu?”
Su Muzhi asked out of the blue.
“I’m… not familiar with her.”
Zhang Juntang buried her head.
She’d only seen her a few times. When she secretly took pictures of Senior, she’d also appeared in the frame.
Su Muzhi thought for a moment, then said to Zhang Juntang:
“Stand up straight. I’ll take a picture of you.”
“Huh?”
While Zhang Juntang was still stunned, Su Muzhi had already taken a photo of her, then sent it to Shen Wanyu:
“Hehe, someone’s little sidekick?”
“So paranoid. Don’t you trust your boyfriend that much?”
Tch. Su Muzhi looked at the reply, let out a cold laugh, and put her phone away.
Seems like it really isn’t her.
…
On the other side, Jinling.
Shen Wanyu looked at the photo Su Muzhi had sent and examined it carefully.
That volunteer? So she went there too.
She had no idea how messy the situation had gotten.
“Little Fishy, I have some news for you.”
Zhao Xueyun walked into the room, her face full of delight.
“What is it?”
“Your Aunt Zhang’s company’s funding problem has been solved!”
“…The one with Haile Biotech?”
Zhao Xueyun nodded and sat down beside Shen Wanyu.
“Who would do such an unrewarding and thankless job?”
Shen Wanyu said flatly.
“Your aunt said his name is Jiang Linyuan.”
Zhao Xueyun said this while deliberately watching Shen Wanyu’s expression:
“Did he tell you?”
Shen Wanyu was silent for a moment:
“He doesn’t need to tell me everything.”
Zhao Xueyun pursed her lips. These two kids must be having a fight.
She’d have to get Zhang Zhu to give her Little Jiang’s contact info and talk to him alone sometime.
P.S. No more updates for tonight. Time to refresh the censorship system’s favorability. Several chapters got banned earlier, so I’m starting over.
