Hearing Shen Wang’s answer, Yin Yao: “…”

Only Yin Yao knew in her heart.

Where was she nearby?

She clearly saw the location on the moments and drove for half an hour to get here.

Then she looked at Shen Wang, who was holding the car key.

Yin Yao was speechless.

It was broad daylight, and still a workday—wasn’t this man supposed to be at work?

Shen Wang looked at Yin Yao, raising an eyebrow.

It seemed like he was saying, “You can come, but I can’t?”

Out of the three people present, probably only Shang Xinglu believed that this string of coincidental encounters was truly by chance.

Shang Xinglu blinked, holding Yin Yao’s hand and then holding Shen Wang’s hand, saying, “Wow, what a coincidence, you two are really fated!”

Saying this, she pulled their hands together.

Shen Wang: “…!”

Yin Yao: “………!!!”

Yin Yao silently decided to turn around and go wash her hands immediately.

The two were forced to let go of their hands.

Shang Xinglu, seeing this, suddenly became intrigued.

Well, she lived in a book, and what kind of book should she write?

These characters weren’t Russian dolls stacked on each other.

Speaking of the male lead, Shen Wang, and the female lead, Yin Yao—why was their progress so slow?

She just had them hold hands, and they were this pure…

Shang Xinglu suddenly felt a bit apologetic.

It was all because of her stealing Shen Wang’s favorability, which made it so that now, not only did Shen Wang not have a wife, he didn’t even have the “woman” next to the word!

It was kind of tragic.

Shang Xinglu cleared her throat and once again pulled their hands together, “Don’t you think it’s fate? Quick, hold hands! Since you’re so fated, why not have a meal together next?”

Shen Wang: “…”

Yin Yao: “…”

The two exchanged glances, confirming that they were people who disliked each other.

They were about to respond when suddenly, Shang Xingyu rushed into the store from outside, dragging Xiao Zai along, and yelled, “Sister, you’re finally back! Why didn’t you let me pick you up? If I hadn’t seen your location on Moments, I wouldn’t have found you!”

Find her?

Shang Xinglu had a bad premonition.

Then… should I leave first?

However, Shang Xingyu didn’t give Shang Xinglu a chance to escape.

He moved a chair and sat down, and even helped Xiao Zai sit down.

Shang Xingyu spread his hand, looking at Shang Xinglu without saying a word.

Shang Xinglu looked at him and didn’t speak either.

Shang Xingyu continued to extend his hand toward her.

Shang Xinglu’s face changed, and in a flash, she slapped Shang Xingyu’s palm hard!

“Ow!!!” Shang Xingyu curled his hand and howled in pain, “Why did you hit me?! I just wanted to ask for a gift! You’ve been away for so long, didn’t you bring me anything?”

…Uh.

To be honest, Shang Xinglu had bought a lot of souvenirs, all at home.

Although she had bought a gift for Shang Xingyu too, she didn’t buy one for Shen Wang, who was sitting here.

Shang Xinglu could only silently take out a set of six keychains from her bag, trying to make do with them.

She took one from the set and handed it to Shang Xingyu, saying, “This is the only one…”

Shang Xingyu: “…”

He took it. It was a keychain with a small seal plushie. Looking at the tag, it said: Made in A.

Then Shang Xinglu continued to distribute the keychains.

She gave one to Shen Wang, Yin Yao, and Xiao Zai.

They were a sea lion, a seagull, and an orca.

Shang Xingyu: “…………”

Great! So, he wasn’t even worthy of a full set of “Made in A” keychains?!

Shen Wang looked at these childish keychains, which were clearly for kids over twelve.

He couldn’t help but sneer and said, “Why do you always like such childish things?”

However, Yin Yao smiled and held the keychain, saying, “So cute, thank you!”

Shang Xinglu looked at Yin Yao in surprise, “You like fluffy things too?”

Yin Yao: “Most girls do, I’m no exception.”

Shang Xinglu winked at Shen Wang, hinting crazily.

“Yin Yao likes fluffy things too, Shen Wang, don’t you like them?”

Shen Wang scoffed, “What childish things, hmph.”

Shang Xinglu couldn’t believe it, “Say that again? You really don’t like them?”

At this point, she thought, Shen Wang was even worse than Lin Heng was back then—Lin Heng was just emotionally unintelligent, but Shen Wang wasn’t just emotionally unintelligent, he also had a temper! He wasn’t sincere!

A bad temper and arrogance were the deadliest combination. He deserved to be single…

But it didn’t matter; they had met someone who was omniscient—Shang Xinglu!

A sense of mission filled Shang Xinglu’s heart!

She raised the pendant, “Look at these round eyes, this round body, this fluffy body… even if you don’t like them, you shouldn’t hurt the group of people who like them.”

Shen Wang: “…”

“Where’s the cuteness in that?”

Shang Xinglu sighed. “Alright then, give me back my keychain.”

Shen Wang: “… You still want this keychain back???”

At this moment, Yin Yao smiled with a twisted, almost sinister grin, mocking in silence.

Shen Wang had no choice but to change his mind. “… Actually, after a closer look, it’s not bad.”

Shang Xinglu was overjoyed.

He’s teachable, not completely hopeless.

She quickly grabbed both Shen Wang and Yin Yao’s hands and once again joined them together.

“Liking fluffy things is fate! Let’s go eat together later!”

Shen Wang and Yin Yao: “…”

Yeah, that feeling of being heartbroken…

At their table, the men were handsome, the women beautiful, and each had their own style. A café employee came over holding an instant camera and said, “We’re holding an event in the store, and if you leave a photo, we’ll give you a small cake. Can I take a picture?”

The others weren’t interested.

However, Shang Xinglu eagerly said, “Sure! Sure!”

Shang Xingyu also nodded and said, “Sure! Sure!”

Then, the two smiled, made a peace sign, posed, and had their goofy photo-ready expressions ready for the camera.

The employee didn’t hesitate, took the photos, and two shots were developed.

The employee kept one, and handed the other to Shang Xinglu.

Shang Xinglu admired the photo for a while and said to Shen Wang and Yin Yao, “Look at you two, your faces…”

Shen Wang couldn’t take it anymore.

He felt that Shang Xinglu was pretending to be foolish, trying to match him up with Yin Yao, but in reality, she was just hinting that there was no hope for him.

In the past, Shen Wang would have exploded.

But just as he was about to explode, he remembered how Shang Xinglu had been a couple of months ago…

Shen Wang’s heart softened instantly.

He stood up and said, “You promised to have dinner with me, so let’s set a time. But don’t make me sit with her, I’m not that familiar with her.”

After speaking, Shen Wang left first.

Yin Yao didn’t want to play the role of a stiff, strong person, so she had mostly kept silent before.

But since Shen Wang brought it up, she wouldn’t miss the opportunity.

Yin Yao gently said, “I think Mr. Shen is right. Louise, where did you get the idea that Mr. Shen and I are close? That’s probably not quite the case. I’ll arrange another time for dinner with you, but remember to save some time for me.”

After speaking, Yin Yao also left.

Shang Xinglu was confused.

Wait… You two can slowly get familiar, right?

She had already divorced Lin Heng, which didn’t really stray too far from the original story, and looking at it now, Yin Yao and Shen Wang couldn’t not be familiar, right?

Honestly, her relationship with Lin Heng was already a mess.

But because of her, she had also messed up other people’s relationships.

Although Shang Xinglu didn’t feel deeply guilty, she didn’t feel completely free from psychological burdens either.

Shang Xingyu, on the other hand, was very happy that the two of them had finally left.

He didn’t come to see Shang Xinglu because it had been a long time or because he brought a gift, but for a more important reason.

Earlier, because other people were present, he hadn’t felt comfortable saying it.

Now that they were gone, Shang Xingyu couldn’t wait to say, “Sister, I want to go home.”

Shang Xinglu was puzzled. “You’re looking for me for this? Do you have a problem?”

Shang Xingyu, feeling wronged, said, “Who else should I look for?”

Shang Xinglu: “Look for the driver!”

Shang Xingyu glared at her. “What driver? When I go to some distant place, I have to hitch a ride with Xiao Zai. Is it easy for me?”

Shang Xinglu glanced at Xiao Zai, who had been rather quiet.

Xiao Zai returned a smile and casually greeted, “Sister.”

Shang Xinglu couldn’t tell if it was just her imagination, but Xiao Zai seemed a bit…

Not in a good mood.

“Sister!” Her real brother whined.

Shang Xinglu snapped her gaze back and scratched her head, embarrassed. “Uh… I totally forgot you still live in the dormitory.”

Shang Xingyu: “…”

Shang Xinglu: “… And Dad and Mom also forgot. The villa was a little too small when it was built, and Mom needed a room for her piano collection. They seem to have turned your room into a piano room…”

Shang Xingyu: “…”

“Uh, but it’s not like we don’t have any property. You can go stay at XX Road if you want?”

Shang Xingyu: “… Am I even your real brother?”

Shang Xinglu immediately looked impatient. “You’re my brother, but you’re obviously not born from me! Just accept it, it’s better than living in the dormitory, right?”

Shang Xingyu decided to take the good advice. “Fine, I’ll move right now!”

After everything was settled, the three of them paid and left.

Before they left, Shang Xingyu went to the restroom, and Shang Xinglu and Xiao Zai waited for him. At that moment, Shang Xinglu received a call from a few friends inviting her to the Huanlong Club.

However, Shang Xinglu had been indulging in men too much recently and politely declined.

Xiao Zai, on the other hand, overheard.

He smiled and said, “That’s my old workplace. Aren’t you going to take care of the business? I heard Tony is still there.”

Tony had been a regular she specifically requested before she crossed into the book.

Shang Xinglu glanced at him, then just asked, “How’s the lawsuit at your place going? I’ve been busy these past few months, so I didn’t get a chance to ask.”

Xiao Zai said, “It’s almost over. By the way, sister, you really aren’t going? You’re divorced now, and you have no responsibility to your husband. It doesn’t make sense that you used to go there all the time, but now you don’t.”

His question was awkward, and Shang Xinglu didn’t immediately understand what he was trying to imply.

So, she fell silent.

Xiao Zai carefully observed Shang Xinglu’s face. He propped his chin up and asked playfully, “By the way, do you know why I chose the name La at Huanlong?”

Shang Xinglu shook her head.

Xiao Zai chuckled softly. He suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing.

He said, “Because— I like married women.”