Sharing Dreams with My Bestie’s Cousin
Chapter 132 - 132 She is greedy for money

Chapter 132: She is greedy for money. Chapter 132: She is greedy for money. Wen Zhi had always assumed that the phone and wallet were left behind because he had forgotten them by accident.

She never considered the possibility that he had left them for her on purpose.

“Do you still remember the payment password?” he asked.

Wen Zhi replied, “I do.”

Shang Hexing’s voice came through the phone, gentle, “You’re smart, and you have a good memory, otherwise this call would be me calling you instead.”

Wen Zhi realized he was complimenting her for remembering the screen lock code. If she hadn’t remembered the screen lock code, she wouldn’t have been able to make this call to Chen Zhu.

As she was thinking, she heard his voice again, “Isn’t it a coincidence? I just took the phone from Chen Jinhai, and your call came in right at that moment.”

There was a hint of pleasure in his tone.

Wen Zhi knew that his happiness stemmed from the tacit understanding between the two of them.

“It is quite a coincidence.” Wen Zhi pursed her lips, using a half-joking tone, “But aren’t you afraid that I’ll run off with your money? I just checked, there are quite a few cards in there.”

Shang Hexing fell silent for about three seconds, then said to her, “Wen Zhi, if you truly loved money, all of this would actually become quite simple.”

Money could solve many troublesome issues.

Money could also get everything one desires.

But the eternal law of the world is balance, the more precious something is, the more elusive it becomes, money included.

Wen Zhi naturally understood the subtext of Shang Hexing’s words, but she had to feign ignorance and responded literally, “Who says I don’t love money, of course I love money. Money comes from all directions; I love money, and money loves me.”

Shang Hexing chuckled softly, “Money-grubber.”

A voice from Chen Jinhai came from the side, deliberately low, “Mr. Shang, we’ve arrived.”

Shang Hexing hummed in acknowledgment, then said to Wen Zhi on the phone, “I’ve arrived, and I’ll be busy for a bit. If there’s anything you need, call this number and let Chen Jinhai handle it.”

Wen Zhi responded, “Okay.”

“And…” Shang Hexing began to say.

Wen Zhi asked, “And what?”

She waited for him to finish, but after a long silence, she didn’t hear his voice, just Chen Jinhai’s cautious urging—

“Mr. Shang, those people are waiting for you to get off the car…”

Shang Hexing replied with a faint hum.

Then he said to Wen Zhi on the phone, “It’s nothing.”

Right as Shang Hexing was about to hang up, Wen Zhi suddenly said, “I’ll wait for you to finish up and come back, so we can return to Bai City together.”

After her words fell, the call went quiet.

Wen Zhi was sure he hadn’t hung up, and she knew he heard what she said; she just couldn’t guess what he was feeling at the moment. Nevertheless, she knew it was something he probably wanted to hear.

“Then I’ll hang up.” He didn’t make a sound for a while, and Wen Zhi, not wanting to delay his business, hurriedly ended the call.

She hugged her phone, biting her lip with a smile, feeling particularly good.

Meanwhile, on Shang Hexing’s end, he put down his phone only after hearing the busy tone.

He looked down, a smile in his eyes, his mood visibly improved. Chen Jinhai beside him noticed it too, somewhat moved by how significant Miss Wen’s influence on Mr. Shang was.

…

Wen Zhi took the wallet and phone Shang Hexing left for her and stepped outside.

When she took the elevator down to the hotel lobby, she unexpectedly ran into a familiar face.

However, because it had been a long time since she had seen him, and afraid of misidentifying the person, Wen Zhi hid behind a Roman column in the lobby and sneakily took a photo. Then, she searched her memory for Meng Fan’s phone number and sent the photo to Meng Fan via text message.

She then composed a message: [Does this person look like Shen Zhiyao?]

After sending the message, Wen Zhi suddenly realized this was Shang Hexing’s phone, and Meng Fan would definitely be puzzled to receive the message on the other side, so she had no choice but to make a call over.

“Cousin, what brings you to call?” Meng Fan’s tone was both puzzled and probing.

Wen Zhi cleared her throat, “Meng Fan, it’s me.”

Upon hearing Wen Zhi’s voice on the other end, Meng Fan checked the phone repeatedly, and indeed it was Cousin’s number!

Wen Zhi could guess how skeptical about life Meng Fan’s expression must be right now, and she said, “Don’t just stand there, it’s me, Wen Zhi.”

“Zhizhi?” Meng Fan’s voice suddenly rose several decibels.

“Yeah.” Wen Zhi remained calm.

Meng Fan’s shock was evident in her raised voice, “You two have confirmed your relationship?”

Wen Zhi was quite embarrassed, “No, don’t overthink it, I just don’t have a phone right now, and Mr. Shang lent his to me for a bit.”

“Oh…”

Meng Fan calmed down, then asked, “The photo of Shen Zhiyao you sent me just now, that was you too, right? What’s going on?”

Wen Zhi replied, “I sent it, I saw her at the hotel, and since I wasn’t sure and afraid I might recognize the wrong person, I took a photo to confirm with you.”

Meng Fan let out a sound, “That’s her, Shen Zhiyao, I’d recognize her even if she turned to ash.”

Her tone was quite certain.

But there are only two reasons why someone would say they could recognise the other even if they turned to ash.

Wen Zhi said this out loud.

Meng Fan immediately asked, “Which two reasons?”

Wen Zhi, “One is hatred for the other, and the other is too much love for the other. Obviously, you couldn’t possibly love Shen Zhiyao, so it must be the former.”

“Pish, pish, pish, as if I have nothing better to do! Does Shen Zhiyao even deserve my resentment?” Meng Fan instantly retorted.

Wen Zhi, “Oh, is that so.”

Meng Fan, “…”

The reason why Wen Zhi had also seen Shen Zhiyao was back when Meng Fan and Rong Huaishen got married. Out of curiosity, Meng Fan went to investigate Rong Huaishen’s former beloved, and Wen Zhi accompanied Meng Fan to meet Shen Zhiyao.

Seeing that Shen Zhiyao was about to leave with that man, Wen Zhi hurriedly asked Meng Fan, “Although I’m not certain about Shen Zhiyao, I do recognize Mr. Rong. Meng Fan, you’ve seen the photo too, the man with Shen Zhiyao isn’t Mr. Rong, and they look very intimate walking arm in arm, their relationship doesn’t seem simple.”

Meng Fan gripped her phone tightly, “That bastard Rong Huaishen… he was with me last night, still there in the morning, no time to teleport to Harbor City!”

Wen Zhi understood, “So this is Shen Zhiyao’s adulterous lover?”

Upon hearing this, Meng Fan’s tone became agitated, “Zhizhi, follow them, but be careful not to expose yourself.”

“Okay, I know.”

With the philosophy of putting herself on the line for a good friend, Wen Zhi followed without hesitation.

Throughout the tracking, Wen Zhi kept the call going with Meng Fan.

Wen Zhi was very careful not to expose herself, and finally stopped following at the entrance of a residential area, watching the car carrying Shen Zhiyao enter the compound before she stopped tracking.

From the phone came Meng Fan’s anxious voice, “Zhizhi, did you get a clear look, what kind of residential area is it?”

Wen Zhi looked up and said, “It’s definitely a high-end residential area, called…”

Meng Fan, “Xiangxieli?”

As Meng Fan mentioned Xiangxieli, Wen Zhi also made out the three characters, “Yes.”

“OMG!” Meng Fan let out an exclamation.

Wen Zhi asked, “What’s wrong?”

Then she heard Meng Fan’s loud laughter through the phone, a laughter that almost burst Wen Zhi’s eardrums.