I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!

Tang Yuchan lowered her voice on purpose when she spoke the latter sentence, not wanting to be overheard by the person on the other side of the phone. Nevertheless, her subdued tone was still loud enough for Shen Dong to hear. Hearing her, Shen Dong almost laughed out loud. Indeed, the ginger is spicier the older it gets, he mused. In this regard, no one could surpass Kang Yue’s sister Tang Yuchan. No wonder she could always trick him like that.

With such clever ploys amounting to 801, he admitted defeat. He sighed, deciding to try and appease her. Helping a little was still better than nothing, after all. Except for a few things he couldn’t cover, everything else was manageable. So he agreed, saying, "Rest assured, I understand.

We’ve been good teammates for so many years, how could we lack such understanding between us? Trust me, go to sleep. Tonight, I’ll make him ask you out and treat you to a good meal. You two can bond a bit more and clear up any misunderstandings. This way you won’t have to feel so awkward around each other anymore, right?"

After speaking, Shen Dong threw a knowing glance at Zhang Tao, who listened in a bit confused. Why couldn’t he hear the voice on the other end all of a sudden? Had Shen Dong lowered his volume? No, he wanted to listen too. What was his crush saying about him? Hopefully, it wasn’t anything bad.

Then Shen Dong suddenly agreed to something and looked at him with that look. Zhang Tao felt that something wasn’t quite right but he couldn’t just grab the phone suddenly; all he could do was wait.

Zhang Tao’s expression said it all and Shen Dong could tell this simpleton knew nothing about the situation. After observing Zhang Tao, Shen Dong reassured him, "Don’t worry, it’s nothing bad. I’ve got everything arranged for you two. Just wait and I will send you to this place."

Shen Dong then hung up the call, and what they had discussed remained unknown to Zhang Tao, who was only told to prepare properly for the evening. Throughout the meal, Zhang Tao ate with an absent mind.

Unable to hold back any longer, Zhang Tao burst out, "What is it? Mr. Shen, don’t just speak halfway. Do you know how anxious you’re making me? If you have something to say, just say it. I can handle it."

"I told you, it’s nothing bad. Just check your phone. She probably already added you back. If you don’t accept it now, she might get upset later. I won’t be helping you then, so first check your phone before deciding," Shen Dong responded, returning to his meal.

While continuing to eat his carefully prepared feast, Shen Dong thought how he had kindly taken this kid out for a good meal, but he just wasn’t appreciative. Preoccupied and inattentive, the latter didn’t seem to realize what was happening. Truly, the effort seemed wasted on him, Shen Dong reflected. Next time, he wouldn’t bring him along.