Chapter 88 Tan Zhaojing, you're doing well~

Lin Zaoyi was not affected by the situation. She left the building and headed straight to a nearby shopping mall, where her mother's favorite dessert shop had a branch.

By some unknown stroke of luck, I ran into Chen Sa. When I saw her, I took her arm and said, "Let's go shopping."

Strictly speaking, they weren't really close.

"Why don't you ask a friend to come with you?"

Chen Sa: "Aren't we friends?"

Lin Zaoyi posed a thought-provoking question: "Are we?"

Chen Sa replied with absolute certainty, "Yes."

He pulled her into a men's clothing store, saying, "Help me pick out a coat."

With such a wide variety of styles, Lin Zaoyi was overwhelmed. "Is this for your father, or..."

"My partner."

"......"

Surprise was written all over her face as Chen Sa laughed and said, "It's still that person. I'll just have a good chat."

He gestured to dismiss the nearby shop assistants, and once they were out of sight, he asked, "Do you know why I dragged you shopping?"

Lin Zaoyi seemed to understand, "Because we're not familiar with each other, I won't give you a long lecture, or even..."

I came up with a better way to put it, "Feeling the same way?"

Chen Sa curved her lips into a smile, but the smile wasn't very deep. "We're not in the same boat. I'm suffering from unrequited love."

Lin Zaoyi didn't know how to respond to that.

After a moment of silence, Chen Sa said, "Besides you, my mom and my best friend know. They try to persuade me every now and then, with a thousand and one reasons, but I just can't listen to them. I don't deny that what they say makes a lot of sense and they are thinking of me in every way, but who can control matters of the heart?"

Lin Zaoyi nodded silently. She didn't offer much opinion on the matter, but offered words of comfort, saying, "If you want to buy anything else, take advantage of the free time today and pick out a few more items."

A smile returned to Chen Sa's face. "Okay."

He picked up one of the coats and held it up against himself, asking, "How about this one?"

It seemed there was no need to offer advice. Lin Zaoyi pointed towards the door, "It's better to ask her."

Chen Sa glanced in that direction and saw Jia Ni staring at them in disbelief.

What a coincidence!

Lowering her voice, she asked, "Does Jia Ni know about your relationship with Tan Zhaojing?"

Lin Zaoyi nodded.

Tan Jiani felt like she was going crazy. She just couldn't understand why Chen Sa and Lin Zaoyi would be shopping together. What was their relationship...?

Is she narrow-minded?

“You… Sister Chen Sa, you—”

"Don't call me 'sister'."

What else should I call you if not "sister"?

She couldn't bring herself to call her sister-in-law. Putting aside the fact that she and her brother didn't end up together, Lin Zaoyi was still here. Calling her sister-in-law to her face would be too much of a blow.

A strange scene unfolded: Sister Chen Sa touched her face with a loving expression and said, "Baby, I want to be your aunt."

Tan Jiani: "???"

Looking at Lin Zaoyi with a horrified expression, Lin Zaoyi, after her initial surprise, was quite calm now, "You heard me right."

Tan Jiani was about to faint.

Since they had run into each other, they naturally decided to have a drink. So, the three of them went to the dessert shop downstairs.

Tan Jiani's mind was completely blank. If her elders found out about this, they would probably jump on the table.

One Lin Zaoyi was bad enough, but then Chen Sa came along, and of all things, she just happened to run into them both!

She shifted her position, sitting next to Lin Zaoyi, and asked, "Really? You're not kidding me?"

Lin Zaoyi was thirsty, and after taking a few sips of fruit tea, she let go of the straw. "It should be true."

He paused for half a second, then added, "Let's."

Chen Sa agreed, "Should I make a call to your uncle?"

The two of them waved their hands in unison.

Tan Jiani sighed, feeling a headache coming on. "Sister Chen Sa, it's not that I don't want to help you, but to put it bluntly, my uncle is no different from a monk except for eating meat. He's completely detached from worldly desires."

Chen Sa smiled expressionlessly and downed her coffee in one gulp.

The liquid slid down my throat, but its bitterness was scorching.

"Can't you say something nice?"

Tan Jiani laughed and cried, "Then I can't lie to you."

Chen Sa: "You can comfort me."

Sometimes comforting someone is the same as lying to them.

Tan Jiani pulled Lin Zaoyi along, saying, "You come here, I really can't bring myself to do it."

Lin Zaoyi: "..."

You're good at shifting blame.

As we chatted idly, the sun began to set.

Lin Zaoyi's phone, which was on the table, rang, and she swiped to answer it.

Tan Zhaojing asked her, "Are you working overtime?"

Only then did I realize that I hadn't told him.

"I forgot to tell you, I'm outside."

His tone remained calm. "Where?"

She gave me an address.

"Is it Tan Zhaojing?" Chen Sa asked.

"Um."

Before the call ended, Tan Zhaojing thought the other person's voice sounded familiar. "Who are you with?"

Lin Zaoyi spoke frankly: "Chen Sa."

Tan Zhaojing thought he had misheard, "Chen Sa?"

"Mmm."

"...How did you end up with her?"

She laughed, "Guess."

Tan Zhaojing: "..."

After hanging up the phone, he instructed the driver, "Drive faster."

During rush hour, traffic jams are everywhere, and drivers say they can't do anything about it.

When Lin Zaoyi came out of the mall, it was completely dark. The streetlights were just coming on, and the neon lights were dazzling. She paused slightly as she walked forward. A few meters away, someone was waiting for her on the street.

Wearing a dark shirt and black trousers, an outfit that seemed so unapproachable, she felt warmth in him. For a moment, she forgot their secret relationship and ran to get into his arms.

The two girls sitting by the window witnessed this scene without any obstruction; one had a complicated expression, while the other smiled like an aunt.

The latter asked, "Jiani, do you think there's any hope for Tan Zhaojing and Zaoyi?"

Tan Jiani probably understood another layer of meaning in her words: "It's as unlikely as you marrying my uncle."

Chen Sa: "..."

This girl knows how to hurt someone deeply.

******

The two lingered under the streetlights for only a moment before getting into the car. Tan Zhaojing then asked, "How did you manage to meet up with Chen Sa?"

The girl raised an eyebrow, her expression becoming more lively. "Guess."

"I can't guess."

It's truly unbelievable how strange it is for women to form friendships.

He used to tease her, but today, Lin Zaoyi teased him instead, saying, "Don't ask, I'm afraid you can't handle it."

Tan Zhaojing: "..."

He heard a silly laugh in his ear, a really cheerful kind. He turned his head and saw that the girl's eyes were almost invisible from laughing.

It can be cured.

He reached his arm under her armpits, lifted her up, and carried her to his lap.

Lin Zaoyi instinctively tried to dodge, but he held her too tightly, giving her no chance to escape. She then used her feet to kick, and was captured in just a few moves.

If being forceful doesn't work, try being gentler: "Say it nicely."

"You're scared already?"

Even though she hadn't given any instructions, the driver seemed to read her mind and raised the partition. With the partition in place, Lin Zaoyi's panic lessened by half, and she obediently said, "Yeah, I'm so scared."

Tan Zhaojing bent down, almost bringing his face close to her lips, and said, "Give me a few kisses."

Lin Zaoyi, not wanting to suffer a loss, offered a few soft kisses. However, this man lacked any sense of martial ethics.

Her lips attacked, biting slightly, and she whimpered in pain, "You called me a dog? Who's the dog here?"

Tan Zhaojing softened his grip, gently pecking a few times. "Will you tell me or not?"

Most people wouldn't ask any more questions, but Chen Sa is unpredictable. She's not afraid of anything else, but she's afraid of her girlfriend misunderstanding her.

Lin Zaoyi didn't go into details, summarizing it in a few words, and then deliberately emphasized, "Don't worry, she has no feelings for you."

Tan Zhaojing already knew what was going to happen next, and pinched her cheek, "It seems that our Zaoyi likes everyone."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zaoyi gave a particularly cute look and blinked, "I think so too."

Tan Zhaojing raised his eyebrows slightly, then smiled.

He received a message on his phone and opened it.

No notes.

The other party, knowing their place, introduced themselves first: "I am Chen Sa."

Immediately afterward, another message came in.

Don't worry, I didn't do anything to your wife. If we're meant to be, she might become your elder.

"?"

He held the phone up to Zaoyi's face. "What does this mean?"

Lin Zaoyi glanced over and said, "It means what you saw."

Tan Zhaojing pondered for a moment, "My uncle?"

Lin Zaoyi hummed in response. His reaction was completely different from Tan Jiani's. His expression didn't change much, and he only frowned slightly.

Sometimes you have to admire Tan Zhaojing's mentality; it's so strong.

“Brother Zhaojing,” she tugged at his sleeve, “Does Uncle have any plans to remarry?”

"I don't know."

Tan Zhaojing stopped the mindless topic, saying, "Remember to tell Aunt Ming tomorrow that we won't be going back to Xiyuan this weekend."

Lin Zaoyi's eyes widened suddenly, and she involuntarily took a step back. "What are you going to do?"

She couldn't help but scoff at him, "Tan Zhaojing, can't you be a decent human being? Can't you control yourself? Are you trying to kill me with exhaustion?"

As he complained, the gaze fixed on him gradually deepened.

Don't look at it like that, she's scared...

After an eerie silence, he said, "I was planning to take you to the South City this weekend, but since that's what you think, then so be it."

"....."

There was a misunderstanding.

How embarrassing.

She whimpered twice, her voice soft as she apologized, "I was wrong, I was being petty."

She moved closer to him and offered a kiss, saying, "President Tan, you're so generous, don't hold it against me."

The man glanced at her coldly, "I don't mind, but I need to reflect on this."

She blinked in confusion, "Reflect on what?"

Tan Zhaojing: "In your heart, he is so despicable."

I thought I could coax her a bit more, but she showed no patience at all. One second she was all soft and gentle, the next she was all hard and unyielding. "Alright, it's just a few words, why are you being so petty?"

"...Me, stingy?"

"Of course, I've already tried to coax you, but you still have a long face."

She even argued her case.

Tan Zhaojing simply remained silent, raising his hand to press his forehead.

A small paw poked my chest. "Why aren't you saying anything?"

"I'm afraid I'll be so angry I'll die."

Lin Zaoyi chuckled, taking advantage of his indulgence during this time, and pushed her luck, "Then smile, and I'll forgive you if you smile."

Someone glanced at him and said, "I think you're just asking for trouble."

"Then go ahead and hit me."

Tan Zhaojing raised his hand, but only pinched, not too hard, not too light, the soft flesh on her face. "Can't you be a little cuter?"

Lin Zaoyi pouted slightly, "I'm afraid that if I'm too cute, you won't be able to resist me."

After saying that, realizing the ambiguity of his words, he quickly added, "Don't get the wrong idea."

He chuckled softly, "I haven't thought about it yet."

She quickly replied, "Then don't even think about it."

Perfect timing! Let's change the subject. "When are you going to the South City? How about the day after tomorrow morning? I'll book the tickets."

"No need to book, the flight route has been applied for."

"And what about the time?"

"I'll leave after get off work tomorrow."

He added, "If there aren't many places to visit in Nancheng, let's go to Haicheng and see if there's anything you'd like to eat."

Every word and phrase blossomed in her heart, and overwhelmed by emotion, she gripped his neck tightly, "Tan Zhaojing, you're so good~"

Tan Zhaojing smiled, "Just don't upset me."