A secret tryst? Her brotherly love triangle backfired.

Chapter 202 She'll Play Me to Death

Jiang's mother patted Tang Wanwan's hand and asked her a few questions about everyday matters. Seeing that she responded appropriately, her smile grew wider and wider. Finally, she took off a bracelet from her hand, held Tang Wanwan's hand, and put it on her wrist.

The jade bracelet, with its excellent clarity and emerald green color, was clearly very valuable. Tang Wanwan hesitated and tried to pull her wrist away, but Jiang's mother held it firmly. "It's our first meeting, so I should give you a gift. Just accept it; there's no need to be shy."

The jade bracelet was lustrous and smooth, making Tang Wanwan's slender, white wrists even more dazzling.

"Look how beautiful they are! Such pretty hands should wear more bracelets."

After praising her a couple of times, Jiang's mother looked at her son and instructed him, "Now that you have such a beautiful girlfriend, remember to treat her well. Don't always have that stern face, or you'll scare her away, and then it will be too late for you to regret it."

Jiang Yanzhi straightened his expression and solemnly agreed.

Beside her, Shen's mother's face was simply unbearable to look at.

I have a feeling that this is some kind of dig at me.

But times have changed. She didn't believe that if Tang Wanwan were still in that sickly state, the Jiang family would still be so satisfied.

We're all parents; we all know each other.

Seeing that Tang Wanwan was a little uncomfortable squeezed among the elders, Jiang's mother patted her hand and said to Jiang Yanzhi, "Don't be so reserved here. Take Wanwan out to play. There are many young people outside. Relax and don't be shy."

Jiang Yanzhi nodded slightly, then took Tang Wanwan's hand and bid farewell to the elders.

The two walked out of the inner hall, where the stars were already twinkling.

Large bursts of fireworks lit up the sky.

The patterns were varied and interesting, and Tang Wanwan looked at them with curiosity, eventually stopping in her tracks.

Seeing that she was interested, Jiang Yanzhi stopped and watched the fireworks show with her.

As the last blue firework faded, Tang Wanwan suddenly spoke up, "You turned twenty, did you have a birthday party?"

Jiang Yanzhi hummed in agreement.

In ancient times, men reached adulthood at the age of twenty.

Although the coming-of-age ceremony is no longer observed, families with even a modicum of manners still place great importance on this day.

“Then I missed it,” Tang Wanwan tilted her head and smiled at him. “Let me make it up to you with a gift. I won’t give you a calligraphy book, I’ll give you something else.”

Jiang Yanzhi's eyes flickered slightly as he looked down at her: "What?"

"I'll give it to you in a while, then you'll know."

There's nowhere you can just ask directly.

Tang Wanwan refused to tell him, saying only, "It's not a calligraphy copybook; I want to give a different gift than Gu Yunyi's."

He is special.

This is the information she revealed.

Jiang Yanzhi received it.

In the past, he would probably have felt flattered and held her sweetly for a long time.

But now, he lowered his eyes to hide the emotions in them, and didn't even say a word.

My hand trembled slightly as I held it.

These days, the two of them have actually been somewhat distant.

It was something he did intentionally.

He came from a good family and had never failed to get what he wanted since childhood. His studies and career went smoothly. Such an upbringing would not have fostered a vindictive nature.

Although he was a bit indifferent in temperament, he was quite considerate and generous in his dealings with others, except when it came to her, he would haggle over every little thing.

It's simply impossible for me to be magnanimous.

Having such photos in front of him was a devastating blow to Jiang Yanzhi.

But he had already experienced such severe blows several times before, and had long since suffered enough.

She broke up with him at the drop of a hat, and afterwards she had several ambiguous relationships with other people. At first, he was shocked, angry and heartbroken, but when that photo was placed in front of him, Jiang Yanzhi was almost numb with pain.

More than anything, all that remains is helplessness.

Feeling helpless and at a loss, not knowing what to do with her.

Just over twenty days after their breakup, she spent a night with Shen Zhixing, and photos of her kissing Shen Xianyu were leaked.

She always has so many reasons.

He and Shen Zhixing were drunk.

He's lost his mind following Shen Xianyu.

There was also Gu Yunyi, who was eyeing the scene with predatory intent.

This was the girl he loved. Jiang Yanzhi didn't want to use malicious words to speculate about her, but he really didn't know how to face her.

Looking at her, he would think of that photo, and of her spending the night with Shen Zhixing.

It stung his heart and made his head ache.

A persistent, lingering pain.

It hurts when I look at her.

It hurt when he held her in his arms. She knew all too well how to hurt him.

I've never really settled down and had a serious relationship with him.

This reconciliation is most likely just another way of playing him.

After dating for only a month, she felt she hadn't had enough and decided to continue dating him.

She wasn't fully invested in the relationship, which was still quite short; she was just playing around. Meanwhile, his calm and rationality had completely vanished.

He was filled with anxiety, fearing she might break up with him.

Jiang Yanzhi knew that he could not let her control him like this forever.

Breaking up is the best way to get rid of the problem.

Talking about feelings with her is a bottomless pit of investment; the chances of her being willing to reciprocate are extremely slim.

He is bound to lose; the only question is by how much.

He even did a risk assessment for this relationship.

The conclusion was that he would most likely lose everything and be left with nothing.

She'll play you to death.

If he still has any backbone, then cutting his losses and leaving is the wisest choice.

But Jiang Yanzhi couldn't do it.

This girl is probably his downfall; it hasn't been long, and he's already fallen head over heels for her.

Reluctant.

Can't let go.

Sometimes lucid.

Sometimes I succumb to depravity.

When he was sober, he told himself that he shouldn't let himself get so deeply involved in this mess and let her play with him.

She crushed and trampled on a sincere heart without any regard for its value.

He has to try to save himself.

And they did indeed take action.

These past few days he has started trying to detach himself from his emotions.

Try to calm yourself down as much as possible.

Consider it a desensitization training.

The gradual severing of her feelings, though painful and difficult to accept, was deeply painful.

But there is a limit to how much pain there can be.

The body has protective mechanisms.

After enduring the intense labor pains, will he be able to face her without any emotional reaction?

I will no longer be unable to resist the urge to hug her and kiss her.

He always felt sorry for her.

I can never bear to part with it.

He will rediscover the calm and rational version of himself that was detached from romantic love.

It only lasted four and a half days.

Her simple suggestion to give him a belated birthday present completely won him over.

How pathetic.

Jiang Yanzhi cursed himself in his heart, a series of self-loathing emotions washing over him.

He gently closed his eyes.

Tang Wanwan was not a person who paid close attention to detail; her attention had already been drawn to the exquisite high point in the distance.

"I'm a little hungry, I'm going to get something to eat, do you want some?"

Because she had to wear a fitted dress, she only ate a few biscuits at noon and didn't even dare to drink much water.

It's already dark, and I'm starving.

Jiang Yanzhi was in no mood to eat.

He swallowed the bitter taste rising in his throat and said calmly, "Go."

Despite being overwhelmed with emotion, she still managed to add, "Don't drink alcohol."

Tang Wanwan waved her hand, responding readily, "Don't worry, I'm not a child anymore, I know what I'm doing."

After saying that, she left him and walked towards the dessert area.

　Tired~~~
　　(End of this chapter)