Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At 6pm, the restaurant was filled with melodious piano music, but neither of them seemed to be in the mood to enjoy it.
âLawyer An doesnât look too good,â Tang Zheng said happily. He recalled how badly he had been humiliated by her when he had gone to look for her, but he had never thought that she would end up like this.., âLooks like Xu Baohan hasnât been treating you right. Why donât you stay with me, I promise...â
âI promise I will take revenge on your ex-girlfriend,â An Lan interrupted him, her tone cold. âItâs been so long, but you havenât improved at all. You seem to be the same age as me, can you not be so childish?â
Tang Zheng was so angry that his face was twisted. âAn Lan, donât forget that youâre the one who asked me to meet you.â
âYou send flowers every day, arenât you just waiting for me to ask you out?â An Lan held up her wine glass and chuckled. âCould it be that youâre sending flowers because youâre stupid and have a lot of money?â
Tang Zheng was furious. âDonât go too far, do you believe that Iâll leave right now?â
âIf I leave, how will you achieve your goal?â An Lan raised her wine glass and took a sip.
Tang Zheng was stunned. He crossed his arms. âSomething happened between you and Xu Baohan. Is it because of Zhuang Tianya? That woman has always been fond of Xu Baohan. When she was with me, she would take Xu Baohanâs gifts to look at and remember him...â
An Lan raised her eyebrows. As expected, Zhuang Tianya had come prepared. âSo how did you break up? She couldnât forget her ex-boyfriend and dumped you?â
Tang Zheng glared at her, and An Lan opened her red lips. âTo be honest, youâve been pestering me this whole time. Itâs obvious that you canât forget your ex-girlfriend. Youâre also trying to sow discord between Xu Baohan and me. Now is the best opportunity.â
Tang Zheng was a little speechless. âYouâre the smartest female lawyer Iâve ever met.â
âI think itâs also the one you hate the most.â An Lan smiled faintly. âItâs hard for you to use me to deal with Xu Baohan.â
Tang Zheng sighed. This woman was too clear-headed.., âTo be precise, I was forced to get rid of her. I helped the Zhuang family and allowed Zhuang Tianya to be with me, but no matter how well I treated her, there was always another person hiding in her heart. She wasnât willing to sleep with me, and she wasnât happy to go out on a date with me. She didnât wear the things I gave her, and would rather go out with her friends to watch a movie than be with me...â
He continued. âWhatâs the point of two people living such a life together? Iâve sacrificed so much for her. Back then, when her father almost went to jail, I was the one who looked for connections to help her. It was our Tang family who helped the Zhuang family, and her fatherâs company was able to turn things around..,
I did it all for her, but Xu Baohan didnât do anything, and in her eyes, I am still not better than him no matter what. How could I be happy? I was like being with a puppet. Thatâs right, I was despicable, and I took advantage of the situation when she was at her most helpless.., But everyone gets what they want. Iâm a businessman, not a philanthropist. Iâve given my all, you must repay me.â
âSo you broke up, but you werenât happy in your heart.â This was the first time An Lan looked closely at Tang Zheng. She suddenly realized that he wasnât that annoying, at least he was truly infatuated with her.
âYes, I lost miserably.â Tang Zheng shrugged helplessly, âAfter it ended, she cried and told me that she was very grateful to me, but she couldnât fall in love with me no matter what. Heh, since you couldnât fall in love with me, then why didnât you tell me earlier? I definitely wouldnât have helped her father.â
An Lan didnât know whether to sympathize with him more or to despise Zhuang Tianya more. âIs she that good? Why did you put in so much effort to get her?â