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

After clicking send, Jiang Wan gripped her phone tightly, her heart racing.

I was looking forward to Shang Shixu's reply, but also a little afraid of it.

Jiang Wan read the two sentences she had posted, one word at a time.

She was very restrained and even flattered him.

You shouldn't be angry, right?

*

Across the ocean, Boston.

11:00 AM, in the conference room.

Shang Shixu sat at the head of the conference table, a quarterly report spread out in front of him, while the marketing director was presenting a PowerPoint presentation on the projector.

The phone on the table vibrated twice in a row, and he looked down at it.

He caught a glimpse of the contents, and his thin lips curved slightly.

Reply by typing with your fingertips —

Lie: [Today is not April Fool's Day]

Lie: [So, how are you going to trick me this time?]

When Jiang Wan saw these two replies, it felt like crows were flying overhead.

I can only blame myself for saying so many irrelevant things when I was pursuing him.

He thought it was another joke.

Jiang Wan replied:

Nice Rabbit Squid: [This is not a joke, I'm serious]

When Shang Shixu saw this sentence, his eyes widened in surprise.

Seriously?

......Oh.

Do not believe.

Lie: [How exactly do you mean by "serious"?]

Jiang Wan knew from this that he still hadn't believed her.

It seems that being tactful won't work; I'll have to use my trump card.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [I really think we're not a good match. Thank you for taking care of me these past few days. I haven't even used the perfume or the diamond ring yet. Give me your address, and I'll send them to you.]

Surely he should believe these words now?

In the conference room, Shang Shixu's phone vibrated again.

His gaze lingered on those words for a full five seconds.

I looked up at the marketing director who was speaking, and said, "The meeting has been moved to the afternoon."

There was a moment of silence in the conference room.

The dozen or so people looked at each other in bewilderment, the marketing director's hand hovering over the laser pointer, his mouth still agape.

The personal assistant was also a bit confused, wondering if she had misremembered her boss's schedule, so she tentatively asked:

"Boss, your next task—"

"I said the meeting would be moved to the afternoon."

Shang Shixu's tone remained unchanged, but the air suddenly seemed to drop several degrees.

The assistant nodded immediately, "Yes!"

He organized the departure of the senior executives.

A dozen or so people packed up their things and left the conference room one after another, deliberately keeping their footsteps light and no one daring to breathe loudly.

In the blink of an eye, the conference room fell completely silent.

The air seemed to condense into an invisible solid.

Shang Shixu picked up his phone, opened his contacts, and made a call directly.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Jiang Wan was startled when she saw the incoming call notification.

She quickly grabbed her phone, got out of bed, ran to the balcony, and closed the door.

After taking a breath, I pressed the answer button.

"crooked?"

There was no sound from the other end, but Jiang Wan could hear his soft breathing.

The atmosphere was indescribably eerie.

As Jiang Wan pondered how to speak, Shang Shixu suddenly spoke up.

Are you serious?

His deep voice carried a faint chill, sending shivers down Jiang Wan's spine.

She swallowed hard and cautiously hummed in agreement.

"reason."

The timing of the commerce sequence was squeezed out from between the teeth.

Jiang Wan's voice was very soft, but her pronunciation was clear.

"The reason is what I just said: whether it's family background or personal excellence, I'm not good enough for you."

"And our personalities aren't compatible either."

"Why didn't you say it wasn't a good match when you were pursuing me?" Shang Shixu's voice was sharp.

"I'm feeling it now, aren't I?" Jiang Wan's voice was weak as she spoke the last few words.

"Are you kidding me?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wan's fingers trembled as she held her phone.

Play?

How could she dare!

Jiang Wan carefully chose her words, "I'm not playing with you. In the course of our time together, I have seriously considered it and realized that our personalities are incompatible."

"You think we can just disagree like that? How can you be so arrogant?" Shang Shixu scoffed.

Jiang Wan could already smell the gunpowder.

The best way to shift the blame is to raise new issues.

Jiang Wan's tone became more serious, "Brother, I have a question for you."

"Why did you agree to be with me? Was it because you like me?"

Shang Shixu opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

The answer was obvious, but his pride wouldn't allow him to admit it under these circumstances.

She wanted to break up, but he admitted that he liked her.

Who can tell him apart from the Joker?

Jiang Wan waited for five or six seconds, and the man responded with silence.

Expected.

She continued outputting—

"I know you're not with me because you like me, just like you like to call me little toad."

"You treat me like a pet that provides emotional value."

"But I don't want to be a pet anymore."

"I am very grateful for your companionship and help during this time, but we are really not suitable for each other."

"sorry."

Four or five seconds after he finished speaking, a mocking voice came from the other end of the line, "If you think I would fall in love with a pet, then I have nothing to say."

Shang Shixu's words were a subtle way of expressing his feelings for Jiang Wan.

But his mocking tone sounded to Jiang Wan as if he were saying: I generously gave you this relationship, yet you still dare to break up with me?

They don't know what's good for them.

Jiang Wan found it grating, but in order not to anger the other person, she continued in a polite tone, "I'm sorry, but—"

"I don't want to hear sorry!" Shang Shixu interrupted coldly.

An eerie silence fell once again.

I don't know how much time has passed.

It could take a few seconds, or it could take a few minutes.

The business timeline opened again.

"I'm asking you one last time, are you sure you want to break up?"

Jiang Wan's tone was soft but firm: "I'm sure."

Shang Shixu gritted his teeth and squeezed out, "Fine, I'll grant your wish."

"Send me the address later. I need to send the perfume and diamond ring to—"

Before Jiang Wan could finish speaking, a cold shout suddenly came from the other side.

"Send it wherever you want, and don't talk to me again!"

boom!

The call was disconnected.

Jiang Wan blinked.

After four or five seconds, he let out a long breath.

Breaking up peacefully with this guy is incredibly difficult.

She kept saying that she was not good enough for him, that their personalities were incompatible, and she spoke softly and apologetically throughout.

Even so, he still lost his temper.

Is it just because she dumped him?

So your self-esteem was hurt and you felt unhappy?

Jiang Wan thought about it more and more and felt that this was the reason.

She doesn't mind being dumped, but there's nothing she can do about it.

Who knows when he'll lose interest in her, his pet?

He might not even finish his interest before she reveals herself.

Jiang Wan looked at the dark night sky, feeling a tightness in her chest.

Never mind, I'll ask him for his address again in a few days when he's calmed down.

Only when she returned the diamond ring and perfume to him could she finally feel at peace with the matter.

*

Across the ocean, Boston.

Shang Shixu tossed his phone onto the table and leaned back in his chair.

The only sound in the conference room was the humming of the air conditioner vents.

He stared blankly at a point in the void and chuckled.

separate?

If we break up, then we break up.

It's nothing serious.

Actually, he didn't really like her that much.

The reason he felt so bad was simply because he was the one who got dumped.

That's right.

That's all!

Shang Shixu picked up his phone, opened the Facebook chat window, and typed four words heavily—

Lie: [You'll regret this]

*

Haicheng, S University.

Jiang Wan had already gotten back into bed.

My phone vibrated beside my pillow.

She reached for her phone, saw the message, and blinked.

Did he think she would definitely regret it?

Jiang Wan provided the answer—

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Mmm, I definitely won't regret it]

......

"Bang!"

Shang Shixu smashed his phone!