CHAPTER 393: CHAPTER 221: LIKE

Fu Yang and Lin Man had actually only met a few times, so why was she able to borrow something as private as WeChat? The story starts a few months ago.

At the time, Yun Ni’s biography had been finished filming but hadn’t been released yet. Generally, during this time, TV drama producers would use various methods for publicity.

Given that audiences love juicy gossip, the quickest way to grab their attention was with some story about the drama’s female actors.

So, during that period, there was a lot of gossip about Lin Man and Shu Wan, including many comments that smeared Shu Wan and flattered Lin Man.

Lin Man knew that much of this was orchestrated by her management company.

Lin Man feared that Shu Wan would see these messages and misunderstand that it was Lin Man’s doing, so she kept thinking about explaining it to Shu Wan.

But with Lin Man’s personality, she would never take the initiative to seek out Shu Wan.

Thus, she chose a roundabout method of rescue.

During that time, Fu Yang would receive snacks and gifts from unknown senders every day.

For someone of Fu Yang’s stature, he received loads of gifts, but Lin Man’s stood out because they were so "old-fashioned."

They looked like gifts selected by the aesthetic of middle-aged people, leaving Fu Yang completely puzzled, wondering if his charm had really reached such a level.

But then Fu Yang thought that in his regular school life, he hadn’t really interacted with older people, except for a bunch of old teachers.

Thinking of those female teachers who always had a stern face as if someone owed them millions, Fu Yang felt a shiver run down his spine.

To confirm his speculation, Fu Yang had Qin Lv check the origin of the gifts, and that’s when he found out they were sent by Lin Man.

After getting in touch with Lin Man, Fu Yang learned about her intentions; she wanted him to have a word with Shu Wan and explain.

Fu Yang couldn’t be bothered with their little issues, but somehow Lin Man had managed to secure a friend spot with a legend of the esports circle, and instantly, Fu Yang agreed.

After this incident, Lin Man would often inquire indirectly about Shu Wan’s schedule, and Fu Yang would occasionally entertain her, and although his attitude was lukewarm, at least he afforded Lin Man some courtesy.

Today was the time for Lin Man to repay the favor, so as soon as Fu Yang asked, Lin Man handed over her WeChat account to him.

And so, just as Shu Wan had finished her bath and lay down on the bed, she received a message from Lin Man.

"Dear sister, what are you doing?"

Forgive Fu Yang for not having experienced being a confidante, nor did he know what the interaction between girls was like.

Seeing how Lin Man was so concerned about Shu Wan, and with such a familiar personality, Fu Yang guessed that their way of chatting should probably be similar to that of the girls in his class.

At the sight of this message, Shu Wan replied with a question mark, "?"

"I’ve just finished filming, so tired, what are you up to?"

"Getting ready to sleep."

"You seem a little unhappy today, did something happen? Tired from filming?"

Seeing the message from Lin Man, Shu Wan was baffled, as she didn’t recall saying anything, yet Lin Man seemed to know that she was in a bad mood.

But Lin Man had a habit of being nosy, and this wasn’t the first time she did something so inexplicably, so Shu Wan didn’t delve deeper.

She was already feeling restless with no one to talk to, and now Lin Man had proactively reached out, which was actually quite timely.

"Yes, I’m feeling a little unwell, do you remember the person I told you about who was very kind to me?"

"I remember, what about him? Has he been unkind to you?"

"Not really," Shu Wan thought for a moment, then shared with Lin Man what had made her unhappy, "Today, a female reporter seemed to be wearing his clothes."

In the bedroom next door, Fu Yang, who had been drinking water, choked when he saw Shu Wan’s message.

"No, is he really such a beast?"

I didn’t see that coming, I had thought his dad was the type all cool and abstinent, turns out he’s more like central air conditioning.

"I’m not even sure if it was his clothes." After speaking her mind, Shu Wan felt much more relieved, "I was overthinking it, I shouldn’t worry about such things."

As soon as she said that, Fu Yang became nervous.

No, if she cares, that’s why she’s worried, if she’s not worried anymore, then doesn’t that mean she doesn’t care?

Even though he gets annoyed every time he sees Fu Siyu, if Fu Siyu and Shu Wan don’t work out and Shu Wan ends up divorcing him, he doesn’t want to admit it, but he has to admit, he’d be quite happy to have Shu Wan as his stepmom.

"Maybe he was just being kind for a moment, don’t be mad, let’s find an opportunity to ask him for clarity."

"I’m not mad." Shu Wan wasn’t as troubled now, "It’s getting late, time to get ready for bed."

"Alright then, let me ask one more question, how do you really feel about that guy?"

Reading Lin Man’s question, Shu Wan’s gaze momentarily paused. What did she feel?

"Just because of a piece of clothing you’re upset, are you jealous?" Lin Man asked again.

Jealous? Shu Wan was startled for a moment, the irritation at the bottom of her heart dissipated like fog, slowly turning sour.

"I don’t know, maybe a little, it doesn’t seem quite right though."

"What’s wrong with that, if you’re jealous, it means you like him, so you’re unhappy because he’s nice to another woman."

Just like a thunderclap by her ear, Shu Wan’s gaze froze. Did she like Fu Siyu?

"I’m going to sleep."

The irritation that had dispersed was gathering again, Shu Wan didn’t want to continue talking about this issue, she could only make up an excuse to end the conversation.

"Don’t go yet, let’s chat some more, you’re going to bed so early?"

Fu Yang wanted to keep her from leaving, but Shu Wan didn’t reply to his message again.

After waiting a good while, Fu Yang finally deleted the chat history, then logged out of WeChat.

Five minutes later, in the study, Fu Siyu was seriously looking at documents when suddenly, a shadow fell over his desk.

Fu Siyu looked up. Fu Yang, wearing pajamas and with his hands in his pockets, was looking down on him with contempt.

Fu Siyu’s brows furrowed slightly, "What do you want?"

"I was wondering why it was so hot today, turns out there’s central air conditioning here."

"?"

Fu Siyu’s brow furrowed deeper, "If you’ve got something to say, say it."

"Good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear?"

"The good news."

"Shu Wan might like you a bit."

That didn’t surprise Fu Siyu. Based on Shu Wan’s behavior over the past few days, he’d be truly foolish if he hadn’t noticed.

"And the bad news?"

"The bad news," Fu Yang started with a bit of schadenfreude, "is that you care about another woman, even let her wear your clothes, and Shu Wan knows about it."

"When did I do that?"

Fu Yang stood up abruptly, his expression stern, "Who told you?"

"Shu Wan told me herself." Fu Yang’s brows lifted slightly, "I wouldn’t have guessed it, but you’re trying to chain boats together."