When Wen Zhan noticed her gaze starting to drift towards his hands, he immediately panicked. He quickly turned his hands behind his back, tightly protecting the lost cat poster.
"nothing!"
"Nothing at all!"
The more Duan Sisi looked at him, the more suspicious she found him, so she reached out and snatched it.
Wen Zhan finally managed to control her, holding her hands and pulling her away.
"Let's go find a place where we can talk properly, without resorting to physical violence."
As he passed by his car, he casually stuffed all the missing cat posters into the trunk.
After taking care of this matter, he breathed a sigh of relief and went to a coffee shop near the neighborhood with Duan Sisi.
After the two sat down, Duan Sisi looked at his calm and composed demeanor and couldn't help but tease him, "What shady thing were you doing just now? Handing out flyers?"
Her unfounded guess.
With his worries gone, Wen Zhan spoke with more confidence.
"What?! You can't say anything nice! I'm just helping a friend distribute flyers!"
Duan Sisi still harbored deep doubts about his words, muttering to herself, "Why hide the flyers like that?"
Fearing she would press him further, Wenzhan took the initiative to ask a question and change the subject.
What are you doing here? Do you live here?
Duan Sisi casually replied, "Oh, no, I'm selling a house. I own a house in this complex, and I'm here today to sign the contract."
Wen Zhan said "Oh," and looking at her so close, the image of Duan Sisi in the hospital room, looking utterly miserable, inexplicably resurfaced in his mind.
He couldn't help but feel a sharp pang in his heart, and he lowered his head in guilt, no longer daring to look at her.
"How have you been lately?" he asked in a low voice.
Duan Sisi didn't notice his odd behavior and nodded to herself.
"Everything's fine, life is peaceful and happy. It's just that I haven't seen you much lately, have you vanished into thin air?"
Wen Zhan gave a wry smile and replied perfunctorily, "The hospital has been too busy lately, so I haven't had time to look for you. It's better that I haven't looked for you, so your husband won't misunderstand."
Upon hearing this, Duan Sisi's eyelashes trembled slightly. She forced a smile and said casually, "I'm divorced."
Wen Zhan looked up in surprise, asking incredulously, "You're divorced?"
Duan Sisi couldn't hide the bitterness on her face. "Yes, we broke up because of some things, and I've been busy with that lately. So, if you need anything in the future, just come to me. Don't worry about anything anymore."
Wen Zhan frowned as he looked at her, tentatively asking, "Is it because of the child?"
Seeing that he was being so cautious even when asking questions, Duan Sisi couldn't stand the atmosphere and took the initiative to change the subject.
"Oh, let's not talk about that!"
As she spoke, she suddenly remembered something else, and looked at Wenzhan again, becoming more and more fond of him, her eyes gleaming.
"Are you okay? Could you do me a favor?"
Wen Zhan felt uneasy under her fierce gaze and instinctively raised his hand to protect his vulnerable self.
What are you going to do?
Duan Sisi grinned mischievously, pinching her fingertips together. "Don't be afraid, it's just a small favor."
Under her deceptive lies and Wen Zhan's own guilt, he was successfully lured onto her dark side.
Is this really a good idea?
Wenzhan was almost at the door when he hesitated again, stopped, and couldn't help but check one more time.
"We've come this far! There's no point in arguing about it now!"
Duan Sisi didn't care about anything else and pulled Wen Zhan along as they pushed open the door and went inside.
"Honey, I'm back! Look who I brought back with me!"
Su Yan, who was cleaning up the kitchen mess for Duan Sisi, was already quite annoyed. Upon hearing that Duan Sisi had returned, she immediately turned around and scolded, "Duan Sisi, can't you...?"
She turned her head and met Wen Zhan's gaze, and all the words stuck in her throat.
Seeing that things had come to this point, Wen Zhan had no choice but to bite the bullet and proceed. He smiled and waved to Su Yan, politely greeting her, "Hello, Miss Su."
Su Yan could hardly believe her eyes; she was so surprised she couldn't speak.
"You...you're not...that...that..."
Duan Sisi couldn't stand it anymore and finished the sentence for her.
"Yes, you're not mistaken, he's the one who was taken to the police station with me that night! But now..."
Right under Su Yan's nose, she suddenly blushed and shyly took Wen Zhan's arm.
"He's my boyfriend now!"
Wen Zhan felt his scalp tingling, but with a knife to his neck, he could only persevere through sheer willpower.
"Yes, I'm her boyfriend." He repeated the words like a parrot.
Su Yan stared in disbelief at the two people's intertwined hands. When she came to her senses, she immediately rushed forward and dragged Duan Sisi into the kitchen.
"Duan Sisi, are you crazy? When did you two get in touch? You've gone this far for a bet?"
Seeing her shocked expression, Duan Sisi chuckled smugly.
"You don't care how we got together, we're together now! Now! I demand that you fulfill your bet!"
Su Yan saw right through her little scheme and warned through gritted teeth, "Don't mess with other people's children just to get back at me! Hurry up and explain yourself!"
Having gone this far, how could Duan Sisi possibly stop now?
"No! We are truly in love!"
Seeing that she was so eager to shout out "True love is invincible," Su Yan couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand.
"I'd like to see how long you can keep up this act!"
After threatening her with a bared grin, Su Yan dragged Duan Sisi back to the past.
She bowed deeply to Wen Zhan on Duan Sisi's behalf: "Thank you for your hard work."
Under Duan Sisi's threatening gaze, Wen Zhan chuckled twice and weakly waved his hand to explain, "It's okay, we're truly in love."
Su Yan thought that Duan Sisi's farce would end after a couple of days, but who knew she would insist on playing it to the end.
Two days later, Duan Sisi solemnly posted on her WeChat Moments, officially announcing the relationship.
Holding her phone, Su Yan strongly suspected that this post on WeChat Moments was only visible to her.
Before Su Yan could even process what had happened, Duan Sisi sent another message.
The message was simple: a close-up photo of Duan Sisi and Wen Zhan, along with a short sentence.
We're going on a date to see a movie!
Su Yan looked at Duan Sisi's bright smile in the photo and sighed helplessly.
"Is this old cow really going to eat young grass?" She almost doubted herself.
Duan Sisi looked at the "read" sign next to the message with satisfaction, and her legs swayed with joy.
"Let's see how you deny it this time!"
Just as she was laughing happily, she was suddenly bumped into by someone next to her, and the documents in that person's hand fell to the ground.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"
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