The young lady hired me to help her and the young master have an online romance.

Zhou Feiyan tilted her head, showing great interest, "Tell me more!"

Li Zhile leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and spoke in a cold tone.

"I talked to that person for over a month."

"He sends me a lot of messages every day and has also shown me some photos of his daily life."

"As a result, I had someone check this Saturday, and all the photos he sent me were online images."

"It's a photo of a South Korean internet celebrity."

I'm speechless.

Jiang Wan blinked awkwardly.

Wang Yurong gasped, "Holy crap, is this an online dating scam? Did you get scammed?"

"no."

"I guess I found out before they even went so far as to try to scam me out of money." Li Zhile raised an eyebrow, looking rather smug.

Zhou Feiyan nodded, "That's good, at least we didn't suffer any financial loss."

Wang Yurong was curious about what happened next, "And then, did you confront him?"

“I was really upset,” Li Zhile leaned forward. “I confronted him, and he said, ‘I didn’t mean to, I was just afraid you wouldn’t like me.’”

"I said you used someone else's photo to lie to me, and you said it wasn't intentional? Then what is it? It was intentional, right?"

He fell silent, and finally said, "There's nothing I can do if that's how you think."

"Holy crap!" Zhou Feiyan's eyes widened. "That's such a classic line. That scumbag is disgusting."

Wang Yurong nodded in agreement.

Li Zhile sneered, "Yeah, that's why I just deleted him."

"It's a waste of time to talk to this kind of person for even a second longer."

Jiang Wan sat in her chair, clutching her water glass, her eyes somewhat unfocused.

Li Zhile's voice continued.

"I find people like this disgusting, they actually use other people's photos to deceive others."

"Whether it's for money or for feelings, a lie is a lie!"

"After being discovered, they just gave up entirely. That's incredibly tasteless; they didn't even apologize. Purely wicked!"

"Wanwan?" Zhou Feiyan's voice pulled Jiang Wan back from her reverie.

"Huh?" She looked up and found that all three people were looking at her.

"What are you thinking about? I've called you three times." Zhou Feiyan raised her eyebrows. "What do you think about Zhile saying she was scammed?"

Jiang Wan took a sip of water to calm herself down. "Hmm... I think... that person really went too far."

"That's all?" Zhou Feiyan's eyes widened slightly.

"That's all."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Yurong suddenly stood up from her chair and clapped her hands.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about such unpleasant things."

"I have some good news for you all: next Sunday is my birthday."

"Happy birthday!" the three of them shouted at the same time.

"It's not here yet, don't rush to offer your congratulations." Wang Yurong waved her hand with a smile, "Next Sunday, my boyfriend and I are planning to treat you to dinner."

"You choose the location, he'll pay for it."

"Wow—" Zhou Feiyan stood up from her chair, "Tian Yue is a good guy, he's got it!"

"Nonsense, if we couldn't be together, how could I have been with him for four years?" Wang Yurong raised an eyebrow.

She and Tian Yue started dating in their senior year of high school and have been together for four years now, now in their junior year of college.

Wang Yurong continued, "Think about it, what do you want to eat?"

"Barbecue!" Zhou Feiyan was the first to speak.

"Let's order," said Li Zhile, the second person to speak.

"I'm fine with anything," Jiang Wan smiled.

Wang Yurong touched her chin. "I vote for ordering food. It's 2 to 1, so let's order."

"I'll find a highly-rated restaurant and book it for next Sunday. You all need to make time for me; no taking time off work."

"Yes, ma'am!" the three men replied in unison.

Wang Yurong sat back down in her chair and started scrolling through her phone looking for restaurants.

After a moment of silence in the dormitory, Zhou Feiyan suddenly sighed, "I also want to be in a relationship."

Li Zhile didn't even look up. "Then let's talk. Two-legged toads are hard to find, but three-legged men are plentiful."

"Didn't you say last time that the sports student who was pursuing you was pretty good? What happened?" Wang Yurong asked.

"Because he's too good, so good it's unreal." Zhou Feiyan squeezed her nose.

"I casually mentioned wanting some milk tea, and even though he could have ordered takeout, he insisted on running three blocks to buy it."

I asked him, "Why did you do this?" He said, "Because I like you." I asked, "What do you like about me?" He said, "I like everything about you."

"Isn't this great?" Wang Yurong asked, looking puzzled.

"I didn't say he was bad, but this kind of 'goodness' is full of self-indulgent sacrifice." Zhou Feiyan's expression was more serious than ever before.

"Think about it, we've only known each other for a week, and he can barely pronounce my name properly, yet he says 'I like everything.'"

"This isn't just liking; this is clearly being infatuated."

"People who get excited quickly also lose it quickly. I don't want to be his short-term dopamine booster."

Li Zhile nodded. "That makes sense. Feiyan, when did you become so good at analysis?"

"I'm naturally good at analyzing things, okay?" Zhou Feiyan raised an eyebrow, then changed the subject, "I want to have a sweet, long-lasting relationship."

The dormitory was quiet for a few seconds.

Wang Yurong spoke again, "Didn't you say last time that the boy in the next class had a crush on you?"

"Him?" Zhou Feiyan curled her lip. "He's flirting with three girls at the same time, and I'm one of them. I'm not going to date that kind of 'central air conditioner'."

"What about the one you met at the library last time?"

"Which one?"

"Is it the one who passed you the note?"

"That idiot wanted to hook up with me, he was looking for a one-night stand."

After Zhou Feiyan finished speaking, Wang Yurong turned off her microphone.

Li Zhile interjected, "Feiyan, men are easy to find, but good men are rare and hard to come by."

Zhou Feiyan asked in a low, languid tone, "Did you run into her?"

Li Zhile was taken aback, then glared at him, "I was trying to advise you, not asking you to checkmate me!"

Jiang Wan laughed out loud from the side.

"Wanwan," Zhou Feiyan called to her, "what kind of man do you think you'll date in the future?"

Jiang Wan was taken aback. "Why are you suddenly asking me?"

Zhou Feiyan: "Because many boys like you, I'm really curious about your future boyfriend."

Jiang Wan suddenly pictured Shang Shixu in her mind, and she lowered her voice, "I'll just go with my gut feeling."

Zhou Feiyan pouted. "Your answer is completely unoriginal."

Jiang Wan smiled.

At this point, Wang Yurong had chosen a restaurant and sent the link to the group chat.

"This restaurant costs around 100 yuan per person. I've made a reservation for next Sunday evening at 5 pm."

All three agreed.

At 11 p.m., the dormitory lights were turned off.

Jiang Wan lay on the bed, holding her phone in her hand.

The screen displays a chat window with Shang Shixu.

She scrolled up and saw the three words he had sent last night—

I want to see you.

Jiang Wan sighed silently.

Li Zhile's words tonight made her feel ashamed.

One of the things she said was very true.

A lie is a lie.

Jiang Wan agrees with this point.

Deception is never good.

But there is no turning back when the bow is drawn.

Now, I just hope that Gu Manning can resolve things quickly so that I can propose a breakup.

The longer the delay, the greater the risk of exposure.

Once exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Jiang Wan steadied herself and sent Shang Shixu a goodnight greeting.

*

Wednesday, S University.

The sycamore trees were a vibrant green in April, and sunlight filtered through their branches and leaves, casting dappled gold across the road.

Jiang Wan had just finished class when her phone vibrated. The screen displayed—Tao Mengshu.

"Hey, Sister Xiaomeng?"

"Wanwan, are you at school?" Tao Mengshu's voice came from the other end of the line, with a hint of a smile.

"Yes, I just got out of class."

"I'm at your school right now, planning to take a look around. Can you be my tour guide?"

Jiang Wan smiled and said, "Sure, where are you? I'll come find you."

"South Gate".

"Okay, wait for me."