That's what she said, but Gu An'an didn't say much. She only mentioned Zhao Shanshan's hobbies, which was enough to please her, but also gave Xu Wen a lot of room to discover Zhao Shanshan's strengths.

Xu Wen understood Gu An'an's intentions and knew that she was protecting Zhao Shanshan, so he was even more grateful.

"I have too little vacation time, which is why I came to find out what's going on with you, sister-in-law. But don't worry, as long as Zhao is with me, I definitely won't let her down."

"Okay, I hope you'll always remember this."

Gu An'an was still confident in Zhao Shanshan. This girl was never stupid and had the ability to make a good life for herself, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

After learning about Zhao Shanshan's hobbies, Xu Wen pulled Xiao Yuheng aside to learn the secrets to pursuing girls.

What could Xiao Yuheng say? He could only say that sincerity is key, and that even a good woman can be won over by a persistent suitor. If you truly like someone, don't worry about saving face; what's more important than your wife?

It must be said that this trick is very down-to-earth.

What did you two say behind my back?

Xiao Yuheng said seriously, "This is a topic between men, we can't talk about it."

"Can't tell? Are you sure?"

Gu An'an raised her thumb and then bent her other four fingers, making the most classic gesture.

Upon seeing this gesture, Xiao Yuheng immediately became obedient. "It's nothing, I just wanted to ask you for advice on how to woo a wife. After all, anyone with eyes can see that I'm a successful person in this area, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to win over such an excellent wife as you."

Compared to the beginning, this mouth really looks like it's had some advanced training.

"Keep being sarcastic!"

Gu An'an had no intention of trying to matchmake Zhao Shanshan and Xu Wen. She even told Zhao Shanshan to try to understand the situation herself and not to be prejudiced against Xu Wen just because he was Xiao Yuheng's comrade-in-arms.

"Don't worry, An'an! I'm not stupid."

"So far, she seems pretty good, but I need to see how she performs. If she doesn't perform well, it's goodbye. I don't want to settle for someone like that again. You don't know, my experience of being blind to her true nature is a dark chapter in my life, so I definitely won't repeat the same mistake."

Speaking of the past, Zhao Shanshan was full of disdain.

They walked and talked, completely unaware that someone around the corner had overheard their conversation.

These past three years have been truly difficult for Ling Xiao. In fact, the school's subsidies were enough for him if he lived frugally, but his family kept asking him for money.

When his father was alive, he and Wang Rong's father were good brothers. After his death, Wang's father took into account the brotherhood and the friendship between the two children. He not only covered his living expenses for school, but also helped him solve various troubles caused by his mother's remarriage and the newborn child from time to time.

Since he and Wang Rong broke up, the Wang family has stopped caring about him. His troublesome mother, unable to get the money, has turned her attention to him.

I receive messages from his mother or his stepfather almost every month, and the topic is always about money.

Of course he didn't want to give it, but if he dared not, they threatened to bring his family to Beijing, making it impossible for him to continue his studies.

Of course, this isn't a real excuse to threaten him, but there are things he's done in the past...

He only regretted that he had been so careless and left himself vulnerable, which led to him being controlled by the other party now.

Coming back to his senses from those upsetting events, Ling Xiao watched the two beautiful figures leave. Although he kept telling himself that revenge is a dish best served cold, he couldn't help but let his malicious gaze slip out.

"That fickle, promiscuous woman dares to be with someone else."

Ling Xiao thought about it for a long time, but he still felt very unwilling. He couldn't even take care of his part-time job anymore. He found out Zhao Shanshan's class schedule by trying to find out, and waited for her in the places where she was seen every day.

Half a month later, when he saw the man with the air of a soldier standing next to Zhao Shanshan, all he wanted to do was go up and tear the two of them apart.

Reason prevailed over emotion, and Ling Xiao did not rush forward. Instead, he silently left, thinking of various ways to separate the two.

The next day, when Xu Wen came to wait for someone again, a child with candy in his hand rushed up and stuffed a note into his hand, saying, "Uncle, someone asked me to give this to you."

After saying that, the child skipped away, stuffing the candy wrappers into his mouth as he ran.

Xu Wen didn't stop the child. He knew that even if he did, he wouldn't get any useful information. He scanned his surroundings and, not seeing anyone suspicious, opened the note directly.

Xu Wen frowned the moment he saw the contents of the note.

The words on the note were cut from a book. The neat characters formed a series of vicious sentences, describing Zhao Shanshan as a woman who abandoned poor men and women and was greedy and ungrateful.

They even made unfounded claims that Zhao Shanshan often had affairs with men outside the home.

Every word she uttered was for his sake, yet every word she said was also ruining the reputation of a young girl.

Some guys, upon seeing something like this, would be so enraged that they would lose their temper, either turning around and leaving immediately or confronting the girl, indirectly ruining her reputation.

He was also angry, but he was angry at the "stinking rats" hiding in the gutter and causing trouble.

Just then, Zhao Shanshan walked over happily with her bag on her back. When she got closer, she noticed that his expression was off and immediately asked, "What happened?"

Xu Wen watched her come over, silently crumpled the note, and put it in his pocket. "It's nothing."

Zhao Shanshan wasn't stupid; of course she saw his little trick. She stretched out her hand and looked at him, saying, "If it's related to me, then take it out. If it's not related to me, then pretend I didn't say anything."

She felt that what Xu Wen had hidden must be related to her.

"nothing."

Xu Wen didn't believe Zhao Shanshan was the kind of person described on the note. If she were, Lao Xiao would never have introduced her to him.

Another point is that although he had only met Zhao Shanshan twice, he was not blind. Even if he couldn't see through a person at a glance, he could still get a general idea of ​​their basic situation.

Since he trusted Zhao Shanshan, there was no reason for her to get angry over what was on the note and ruin their date.

"It concerns me. Show me, or we won't go out."

With just one sentence, he had Xu Wen completely under his control.

"There's nothing to see here. Don't let those trivial things ruin your mood."

The more he said that, the more Zhao Shanshan wanted to see it, and she snatched it away, saying, "Don't waste your time."

After reading a few lines of the crumpled note, Zhao Shanshan understood who was behind it all.

There's a chance to deal with the culprits behind this, but the important thing now is to take this opportunity to see what Xu Wen is thinking.

What do you think?