Ling Shen stared ahead, as if recalling something. As he pondered, his aloof demeanor seemed to dissipate considerably.
Looking in the rearview mirror, Shang Ziyan could see Ling Shen's eyebrows and eyes, which seemed to have become much gentler.
Ling Shen's tone softened considerably. He said, "At first, when she barged into my life, I was really annoyed by her. I thought she was just a little girl chattering away, so noisy."
Upon hearing this, Shang Ziyan forced a smile, but due to her nervousness, her facial expression was too tense, making the smile look even uglier than a cry.
Shang Ziyan calmed herself down and then asked, feigning composure, "Did I disturb you just now?"
Ling Shen smiled and lowered his eyes, saying nothing, but recalling to himself, "At first, I found her quite annoying and always wanted to get rid of her. I even cried because of her. But later, she became my habit. I gradually got used to her presence until I couldn't live without her."
Shang Ziyan's question went unanswered. She pursed her lips and remained silent.
Just then, the light turned green, and Ling Shen started the car and drove forward.
Ling Shen opened the car window, and the summer evening breeze, carrying the romance of the summer night, poured into the car.
The two of them did not speak again.
Ling Shen was thinking of that person, which is why he didn't want to speak.
Shang Ziyan sensed Ling Shen's low mood, so she shut up.
All of Ling Shen's conversations with Shang Ziyan were transmitted to the organization through Shang Ziyan's earring.
Ling Shen drove to a shopping mall, parked the car in the underground parking lot, and then took Shang Ziyan upstairs.
This shopping mall sells only high-end brands, and the mall itself belongs to the Ling Group, but Ling Shen doesn't need to tell Shang Ziyan about this.
Ling Shen led Shang Ziyan into a clothing store and then said to the sales assistant, "Find this young lady a suitable outfit."
The sales assistants recognized Ling Shen, so when they saw him bringing a girl to choose clothes, they guessed that the girl was someone special and immediately went to serve her warmly.
While the sales assistant was helping Shang Ziyan choose clothes, Ling Shen sat in the store's rest area, replying to messages on his phone.
Shang Ziyan followed the sales assistant to select clothes. All the clothes in this store were the latest styles, and many of them required pre-ordering.
However, since Shang Ziyan was brought by Ling Shen, she could choose whomever she wanted.
Shang Ziyan didn't really want to choose clothes; she just wanted a chance to be alone with Ling Shen. So when the sales assistant was recommending clothes to her, Shang Ziyan seemed a little absent-minded.
Shang Ziyan looked at the clothes, but her eyes would occasionally dart to Ling Shen.
Ling Shen was looking at his phone. At first, Shang Ziyan thought he was dealing with work, but after looking at it several times, she saw a smile on Ling Shen's lips.
Seeing the smile on Ling Shen's lips, Shang Ziyan's heart skipped a beat.
This must be a reply to Chitose's message.
Shang Ziyan's hand, which was gripping the clothes, tightened involuntarily.
Shang Ziyan turned to look at Ling Shen not far away. The sweet smile she had used to deal with the sales assistant disappeared, and her expression turned gloomy.
Why?
Why is Ling Shen still replying to Qian Sui's messages even though he brought her to the mall to buy clothes?
In what way is she inferior to Qian Sui?
Shang Ziyan was distracted, and the sales assistant next to her wisely stopped making recommendations.
The sales assistant quieted down and stood up straight, waiting to the side.
Shang Ziyan was still caught up in her own emotions when a voice, audible only to her, came from her earring: "You should watch your emotions."
Shang Ziyan suddenly came to her senses.
Shang Ziyan turned her gaze away from the distance, said nothing, and just looked down at the piece of clothing she was holding.
The man's deep voice rang out again from the earring: "Just focus on playing your role and don't worry about anything else."
Shang Ziyan had no choice but to obey.
Shang Ziyan calmed herself down, then smiled again. She turned to the sales assistant next to her and said in a friendly tone, "Excuse me, may I try on this dress?"
Shang Ziyan was Ling Shen's female companion. Although the sales assistants and store manager did not know what the relationship was between Shang Ziyan and Ling Shen, she was Ling Shen's companion after all, so she naturally enjoyed the highest level of treatment.
The sales assistant said, "Of course."
Shang Ziyan smiled, then casually picked up a few dresses that looked pretty good and took them into the fitting room to try them on.
In order to portray the person in Ling Shen's heart, Shang Ziyan followed that person's every aspect, from her lifestyle to her clothing.
So the clothes Shang Ziyan took this time were also very similar to those of that person.
While Shang Ziyan was trying on clothes in the fitting room, she spoke to the man on the other side of the earring.
"Ling Shen mistook me for His Excellency in the small auditorium just now, which means I've done a pretty good job, right?"
Yes, spilling coffee on Qian Sui and making Qian Sui change clothes with her were all intentional on Shang Ziyan's part.
Because the people they sent to monitor Ling Shen saw that Ling Shen was about to come this way, they deliberately set up this trap.
Initially, they only wanted Ling Shen to make Shang Ziyan apologize to Qian Sui, but the result was unexpected. Ling Shen brought Shang Ziyan directly to this place.
In short, everything is going as they expected.
The further away Qian Sui and Ling Shen go, the more advantageous it will be for their plans to proceed.
Upon hearing Shang Ziyan's words, the man on the other side said, "You need to hurry up and make Qian Sui and Ling Shen have some misunderstandings. Only when Qian Sui is far away from Ling Shen will it be easier for you to get close to him."
Shang Ziyan understood this.
Shang Ziyan said, "I would have done it even without you telling me. That Prince Qian Sui even broke my zither today."
The man on the other end said, "Who told you to act rashly? Why were you so eager to embarrass her? We're not trying to embarrass her. What we want is to get close to Ling Shen and get what we want. A thousand-year-old is just a stumbling block. We can just kick him out."
Although Shang Ziyan occasionally had some minor complaints, she generally listened to the organization's orders.
Shang Ziyan said, "I understand."
After changing her clothes, Shang Ziyan looked at herself in the mirror several times to make sure she looked good before going out.
She imagined that when she walked out and stood in front of Ling Shen, he would be amazed by her appearance and feel even more strongly that she was the girl he remembered.
But ideals are often grand, while reality is often harsh.
When Shang Ziyan walked out, she wanted to surprise Ling Shen, but when she actually walked out, she found that Ling Shen, who was sitting in the rest area, was gone.
Shang Ziyan was startled. Just then, a sales assistant passed by, and Shang Ziyan quickly grabbed the sales assistant's hand and asked anxiously, "Where did the boy who came with me go?"
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