Chapter 71.1. Secretly Getting Married? The Drives-You-Crazy Kind (11)
Since the last encounter with Zhong Jiaren at the mall, Fang Anshuo noticed that almost every time he appeared in public with Shen Wan, there was a 90% chance they would run into Zhong Jiaren.
Typically, their encounters played out like this:
Shen Wan would be eyeing a pretty dress, hesitating over the price, while he was internally reluctant and indecisive. Suddenly, Zhong Jiaren would materialize beside them from who knows where. With a sarcastic expression, she’d chide Shen Wan, asking if this was the true love she wanted – a man unwilling to buy her even a dress.
Left with no choice, seeing his girlfriend belittled like this and his own face losing, coupled with the fact that Zhong Jiaren’s attitude partly represented Shen Zhenshan’s, he’d grit his teeth, pull out his card, hand it to the sales assistant, and outwardly appear very willing while inwardly extremely pained as he bought Shen Wan that very pretty and, of course, very expensive little dress.
Another time, Shen Wan accidentally broke her phone.
After work, he took Shen Wan to a place that sold phones.
To avoid running into Zhong Jiaren, he deliberately chose a rather out-of-the-way phone store. He thought, surely Zhong Jiaren wouldn’t come to such a small place?
In fact, he was proven wrong again.
At the time, Shen Wan was eyeing an 8,000 yuan phone, debating whether to get one with more storage, less storage, or maximum storage. Different storage sizes meant quite a difference in price. Even one or two thousand yuan was still money.
Fang Anshuo really couldn’t take it anymore. He himself had never used an 8,000 yuan phone. Shen Wan was still debating over storage size, so what could he do? She was a wealthy young lady; if she hadn’t fallen out with her family, this kind of phone would just be a toy to her.
While both Shen Wan and he were hesitating, Zhong Jiaren’s voice came from outside, “I thought it looked familiar. I didn’t expect it to be you two. What, buying a phone?”
Seeing Zhong Jiaren walk in with her exquisite, beautiful face, stepping on 10cm thin high heels, her figure swaying, Fang Anshuo had a bad feeling.
Shen Wan’s eyes, however, lit up. Jiaren had never disappointed her, always appearing when she needed her.
To be able to find such an out-of-the-way place, it just showed how much Jiaren cared about her, right?
188: It’s the tracking that’s good, no fear of not being found.
Forget it, he wouldn’t expose his host now. He had learned how to be a system with emotional intelligence.
After entering the store, all of Zhong Jiaren’s attention was on Shen Wan.
Of course, she noticed that when Shen Wan saw her come in, there was a glimmer in her eyes and a slightly excited smile that suddenly appeared at the corners of her mouth. After these days of thoroughly tormenting Fang Anshuo, coming up with various ways to make him spend money, Zhong Jiaren was very certain that Shen Wan didn’t like Fang Anshuo and wanted to ruin him.
This discovery made her very happy.
But at the same time, more questions arose in her mind. Why did Shen Wan want to ruin Fang Anshuo? And in such a refined and otherworldly way.
Was Shen Wan’s suddenly increased appetite related to this?
Was Shen Wan still the same Shen Wan as before?
She had speculated whether Shen Wan, like her, had been reborn to seek revenge. But after her observations, she ruled out this possibility.
Based on how deeply Shen Wan had been hurt by Fang Anshuo in her previous life, a reborn Shen Wan wouldn’t be like this. Someone who had been so deeply wounded, when trying to ruin someone, shouldn’t have excitement and happiness hidden in their eyes. It could be calm as still water, or blank and indifferent, or even sorrowful yet exhilarated. The latter situation would fit the Shen Wan she knew.
“Yes, my phone broke, so Anshuo rushed to accompany me to the store to choose one after work.”
Zhong Jiaren’s lips curved slightly. Of course, she knew Shen Wan’s phone was broken. After all, she watched the surveillance whenever she had time. Even if she was busy, she would replay it when she had time.
Shen Wan said her phone was broken. If this wasn’t the right place, she really wanted to laugh out loud.
This morning had been quite busy, and it wasn’t until the afternoon that she had time to see what Shen Wan had done in the morning. She really didn’t expect that when she replayed the surveillance, she’d find Shen Wan deliberately dropping her phone at home.
She glanced at the innocent-looking Shen Wan and chuckled softly. She had broken her own phone and then made Fang Anshuo, who was as tired as a dead dog, come to accompany her to buy a phone.
This Shen Wan, how could she be such a green tea white lotus? Indeed, she was a bit cute.
It was really strange. This was the first time she discovered that a green tea white lotus could be a bit cute.
Especially when she put on an innocent and adorable expression, her eyes sparkling as she lied, it was the cutest.
Zhong Jiaren came back to her senses, feeling a bit annoyed. What on earth was she thinking!
“Oh, is that so? Have you chosen one?” Zhong Jiaren’s gaze fell on the fresh-colored, slim phone model that was very suitable for girls. “I remember this phone model was just released half a month ago, and the response has been quite good. I know you like to play games, so if you’re buying, it’s best to choose one with extra-large storage. Games nowadays take up more and more storage, so it’s better to buy a larger one.”
“Really?” Shen Wan pursed her lips and asked pitifully, “Is a smaller one not okay?”
Seeing Shen Wan’s pretend white lotus act, Zhong Jiaren really wanted to walk over and pat that tender little face. How on earth did she manage to look so innocent while tricking Fang Anshuo into willingly spending money? If this Shen Wan was that Shen Wan, she could write her name backwards. If that Shen Wan had this level of intelligence, Fang Anshuo would have been ruined long ago.
“Of course, too little storage won’t do.” Although she found it very amusing inside, she had to keep playing along. Currently, she didn’t want to address who the other person really was, but their goal was the same – to ruin Fang Anshuo. How could she not cooperate when Fang Anshuo was going to suffer?
“Since you’re buying, you should definitely get the best one with the largest storage. It’s more comfortable for playing games,” saying this, Zhong Jiaren suddenly paused, “Wan Wan, you never used to hesitate over these things before. You always chose and bought the best, without even furrowing your brow. How come you’re hesitating over storage size now?”
Before Shen Wan could speak, Zhong Jiaren glanced at Fang Anshuo, her face full of mockery, “Could it be that Fang Anshuo can’t afford to support you? Can’t even afford a mere phone, having to save on that one or two thousand for storage? Is this the life you wanted, is this your true love? For the sake of your so-called true love, look at what you’ve become.”
Just as Zhong Jiaren was about to say “come back,” Fang Anshuo couldn’t bear it anymore. He directly pulled out his card, went to the cashier, and said, “My girlfriend wants that phone model with the largest storage. Swipe the card.”
Zhong Jiaren’s smile deepened as she continued talking to Shen Wan, “You really are a silly girl, trying to save money by not even buying a phone with larger storage.” She glanced at the phone again and said, “This phone model goes better with that Bluetooth earphone over there. I heard those earphones have good reviews too.”
Shen Wan’s eyes were already fixed on the Bluetooth earphones Zhong Jiaren mentioned. “Those earphones look quite nice.”
“Of course they look nice. I was planning to buy a pair to use myself. The price is quite reasonable too.” Zhong Jiaren smiled at Shen Wan and pointed at the Bluetooth earphones, “Give me five sets of these.”
“Miss, five sets of Bluetooth earphones come to a total of 10,000 yuan.”
Zhong Jiaren handed over her card, paid, and put two sets of the Bluetooth earphones in Shen Wan’s hands. “Fang Anshuo bought you the phone, he probably doesn’t have money to buy you these earphones. Take these, you can replace them if they break. The remaining three sets are for me and my parents.”
“By the way, in the future, don’t hesitate over the price of things you want to buy every time I see you. You really shouldn’t be living like this. You’re giving up a good life as a wealthy young lady to suffer like this.”
Shen Wan: Yes, she was a good wealthy young lady, now having to hesitate over phone storage. She really was living too hard a life.
188: Playing games every day, sleeping until she naturally wakes up, ordering takeout at mealtimes, manipulating Fang Anshuo to spend money when bored – is this what she calls a hard life? If he didn’t know the premise, his host would really just be a little green tea bitch.
After Zhong Jiaren left, Fang Anshuo watched Shen Wan happily fiddling with her phone and Bluetooth earphones, unable to feel happy at all.
Zhong Jiaren said Shen Wan was suffering?
He really wanted to ask her to touch her conscience before saying that. Shen Wan, suffering? If she was suffering, then no one in this world wasn’t suffering. What about him? His current life must be living in hell.
“Anshuo, these Bluetooth earphones are quite good. There are two sets, why don’t you use the other one?” Shen Wan kindly tried to put the Bluetooth earphones into Fang Anshuo’s hand.
“No, you use them yourself.” Fang Anshuo said with a frown, clearly unhappy.
“They really are very good. Anshuo, please use them.” Shen Wan had already stuffed the Bluetooth earphones into Fang Anshuo’s pocket.
Fang Anshuo, thinking about how Zhong Jiaren had bought these deliberately to mock him, felt extremely irritated. He forcefully took out the earphones and threw them towards Shen Wan. Shen Wan “didn’t expect” him to react so strongly, and the earphones fell to the ground with a clatter.
Fang Anshuo was stunned. Shen Wan’s expression changed immediately, “If you don’t want to use them, that’s fine, but why throw them on the ground??”
188, silently observing everything, really wanted to wipe away some sweat: This woman, when she’s being unreasonable, is really something else. This utterly unreasonable behavior, if Zhong Jiaren saw it, would definitely think it was super cute and want to kiss her.
“Wan Wan, that’s not what I meant.”
Shen Wan frowned, “It clearly is. You just threw them away because you didn’t want them. Fang Anshuo, is it because these were bought by Jiaren that you feel using them would insult your dignity, so you threw them away?”
“I… no…”
“Anshuo, you’ve changed.”
188: 2333, is this the classic line coming out?
“You’ve changed so much I hardly recognize you.”
Fang Anshuo: ???
He didn’t understand. What did she mean? How had he changed? After being together for so long, why did he always fail to follow this wealthy young lady’s train of thought? She always came up with something new.
“Wan Wan, you really misunderstood.” The reason he didn’t want to use them was indeed because he felt humiliated. No matter what, he was a man who cared about his pride and had his own dignity.
That Zhong Jiaren, every time she appeared, she would first mock and ridicule Shen Wan. Although she was talking about Shen Wan, it was his face that was being lost.
Now, to make him use her things, wasn’t that like throwing mud on his face?
“I didn’t misunderstand. Anshuo, it’s you who’ve become sensitive.” Shen Wan accused, “I just thought the Bluetooth earphones were really good and wanted to share the best things with you since there was an extra set. But you don’t appreciate it at all. Are you saying it’s because Jiaren bought these things that you feel uncomfortable using them, thinking you’re being insulted?”
“See, you can’t explain it, can you? Anshuo, you really have changed.”
Fang Anshuo really had a massive headache. How had he changed? It was clearly her who had changed. From being shy and cute before to now being so unreasonable. No, she had said before that her shy and cute behavior was to attract his attention. She also said she wanted to show her true self when getting along with him, as that would seem more sincere.
To be honest, he really wanted to beg her to change back to that shy and cute little girl. He really didn’t care if she was sincere or not.
“Anshuo, I’ve been thinking, you’ve really changed to the point where I don’t recognize you anymore.”
Fang Anshuo sighed. How had he not noticed? Where exactly had he changed? Please don’t keep repeating this sentence.
Shen Wan pouted, frowning as she said, “In the past, when I gave you things, whether it was a 10,000 yuan accessory or a few hundred thousand yuan watch, you would never throw them away directly, but would happily accept them.”
The observing 188: He discovered that his host was really impressive.
Fang Anshuo’s brain, which was about to explode, suddenly extinguished all its fire, not knowing what to say for a moment. Shen Wan’s words sounded strange no matter how he heard them.
“Now when I give you earphones, you don’t want them, hesitating for a long time, and even throwing them on the ground. Anshuo, when did you become so self-respecting and concerned about face?”
“In the past, whatever I gave you, you would accept without blinking an eye.”
188: Hahaha, I can’t hold it anymore.
“Now, you actually don’t want it, throw it away, and look very unhappy. I really don’t recognize this you anymore. If I hadn’t seen your embarrassed anger, I would have thought you found the thing too cheap and not up to standard. You used to be so happy when you received the little stars I folded for you.”
188: Too mean.
Fang Anshuo now really didn’t know what to say. Were Bluetooth earphones the same as those things from before?
The reason he accepted Shen Wan’s things with a clear conscience was that he believed these things should have been his in the first place.
If Shen Zhenshan hadn’t abandoned his mother, he should have been the one enjoying these things, right?
The Bluetooth earphones were bought by Zhong Jiaren to humiliate him, of course he didn’t want them.
As for the little stars, he didn’t want those useless things either, wasn’t it just to make her happy?
But now, he didn’t know how to explain to Shen Wan. Thinking about Shen Wan made his head swell. How could a wealthy young lady be so hard to please?
“Wan Wan, I…”
“School starts tomorrow. I think we should cool off for a while.” Shen Wan hailed a taxi, looking up at Fang Anshuo, “I also need to think carefully about our relationship, and whether giving up my identity to continue being with you is right or wrong.”
Fang Anshuo: Wait, how did it develop to this point? He just accidentally dropped the Bluetooth earphones on the ground, isn’t this too much? It’s as if they’re about to break up, is it really necessary?
“Wan Wan, you really misunderstood. That’s not what I meant. Please get out of the car, let’s talk properly.”
“You go back and reflect on yourself. I’m very angry now and don’t want to talk to you,” Shen Wan said coldly. “Driver, let’s go.”
The car started, blowing exhaust fumes in Fang Anshuo’s face. He took out his phone and called Shen Wan, but of course, no one answered. In the end, he had to compose a text message to explain things to Shen Wan.
Shen Wan: Explanations are just excuses. Why write such a long essay? My eyes are tired, I won’t read it!
Fang Anshuo: Wan Wan, I really didn’t mean it that way.
Shen Wan: Anyway, you’ve changed. You’re not the Anshuo I knew before. I need to think about whether I can accept someone like this, and you should think about whether we’re suitable. Perhaps Jiaren is right, we’re not compatible.
Fang Anshuo sighed helplessly: Wan Wan, let’s both think it over and I’ll come find you tomorrow.
Shen Wan, after putting down her phone, suddenly changed from her cold expression to a smiling one. “Driver, when you get to the front, make a turn. I want to go somewhere else.”
The driver felt like he had walked from an air-conditioned room into a smelting furnace. The young couple had quarreled, so why did this woman suddenly start smiling? When Shen Wan told him the destination, which turned out to be a private restaurant, he was internally speechless. So, was this turning sorrow into appetite?