Sharing Dreams with My Bestie’s Cousin
Chapter 148 - 148 Strong vinegar smell

Chapter 148: Strong vinegar smell Chapter 148: Strong vinegar smell Wen Zhi remembered Shang Hexing saying before he left that there was an important meeting arranged for today, which would last until around eleven o’clock.

It wasn’t even ten yet, but he had returned, and Wen Zhi was genuinely surprised.

The car stopped outside, and he approached her, still wearing the jacket he had donned when leaving, towering at nearly seven feet tall, rakish and upright.

“You’re back,” she said with a gentle smile in her eyes upon seeing him.

Shang Hexing walked up to Wen Zhi’s side, “The meeting ended early, with nothing else pressing, I came back first.”

As he spoke, Shang Hexing glanced at Liang Yin opposite him, his gaze lingering on him for a moment, he asked, “Who did you come with?”

The question sounded casual, but the pressure it conveyed was intense.

“Big Brother.” This address was out of courtesy, but not of Liang Yin’s attitude, he replied, “I came with Meng Fan.”

Meng Fan on the terrace eating melon seeds: ?

Hey comrade, you can’t do this to me, ah, it was clearly you who followed me here!!

“To be exact, it was following Meng Fan here.” Liang Yin still had a conscience and added the word ‘followed.’

Meng Fan on the terrace sighed in relief.

Shang Hexing narrowed his long, slender eyes, with an unkind expression on his face, “What are you doing at Qionglou?”

Liang Yin met Shang Hexing’s hostile gaze, “Big Brother is pretending to be ignorant.”

“I’m afraid I am ignorant,” the temperature in Shang Hexing’s tone dropped.

At this moment, the atmosphere was not yet at the level of drawn swords and ready bows, but Shang Hexing’s cold face was not a good sign.

Liang Yin’s gaze shifted to Wen Zhi by his side, she seemed to want to say something, hesitating, and he did not want to put her in a difficult position, he casually said, “I came to make sure Wen Zhi was alright, now that she’s fine, I am at ease.”

When Wen Zhi heard Liang Yin’s words, her gaze became somewhat complex. At this point, Shang Hexing’s voice came, “Why didn’t you invite him inside to sit?”

The tone was natural, subtly indicating the close relationship between the two.

Wen Zhi turned her head to look at Shang Hexing, her tone gentle, “I did.”

Shang Hexing’s expression seemed to be half-smiling, “He didn’t give you face?”

Wen Zhi pursed her lips.

Liang Yin could clearly hear Shang Hexing’s declaration of ownership, he was a guest, while Wen Zhi was already the lady of Qionglou.

Watching Shang Hexing’s demeanor, Liang Yin gathered his thoughts and said, “She did invite me, but I don’t have the time, I need to rush back to the office, there’s a mountain of public affairs waiting to be dealt with.”

Liang Yin felt a bitter resentment within him, the words he uttered also felt forced.

Shang Hexing had long realized Liang Yin’s complexion was not good, especially this fatigued appearance and state, he probably had been overworking for several nights.

It was for Wen Zhi, naturally, it displeased him, yet he had no reason to say anything, in fact, the more people who cared for Wen Zhi, the more he should be pleased.

Gathering his scattered thoughts, he looked at Liang Yin and simply said four words, “Take care on your way.”

Liang Yin nodded affirmatively.

As he turned to leave, his eyes lingered on Wen Zhi with reluctance.

Shang Hexing had just convinced himself, but upon seeing Liang Yin’s gaze towards Wen Zhi, he realized he couldn’t be magnanimous at all, his tone chilling a few degrees, “Liang Yin, don’t set foot in Qionglou again unless absolutely necessary. Meng Fan could be followed by you, can you guarantee you’re not being followed by someone else?”

Liang Yin’s eyes were indifferent, his eyelids drooping, “I have a measure of it in my mind.”

Leaving those words behind, Liang Yin left Qionglou.

He walked gradually away, and Wen Zhi watched Liang Yin’s retreating figure for a long time.

Shang Hexing noticed, initially remaining calm, but Liang Yin had walked far, and Wen Zhi was still staring in that direction, Shang Hexing felt somewhat displeased, “How much longer will you watch?”

Wen Zhi averted her gaze, “I didn’t expect Liang Yin to follow me here.”

“So you’re moved?” Shang Hexing’s tone was somewhat sour.

But because it was not very obvious at first, Wen Zhi did not catch on and nodded in agreement.

“Wen Zhi!” Shang Hexing said in a deep voice.

Coming back to her senses, Wen Zhi turned to face Shang Hexing’s deep gaze, her heart skipping a beat, “I…”

Shang Hexing reminded her, “You’ve been looking in that direction for quite a while.”

The sourness in his tone intensified.

Wen Zhi, her eyes rolling, “I’m worried, aside from Liang Yin following Meng Fan today, whether there might be others following him too.”

“No need to worry, I’m here for anything serious,” Shang Hexing assured her.

Shang Hexing thought of this point even before Wen Zhi did.

On the way back, he had already had someone check the area around Qionglou for suspicious vehicles, but no suspicious vehicles had been found for the time being.

Meanwhile, Liang Yin, who had already gone far, suddenly turned back without warning.

He stood in front of Wen Zhi, out of breath, and directly ignored Shang Hexing at his side as he called out, “Zhizhi.”

Seeing Liang Yin run back with an anxious look on his face, Wen Zhi thought there must be something important: “What’s wrong?”

Shang Hexing watched Liang Yin with a cold face, his brows deeply furrowed in displeasure.

However, a smile spread across Liang Yin’s face.

He was naturally handsome, and when he was tired and disheveled, it didn’t show much, but once he smiled, his whole face brightened with vitality.

He said to Wen Zhi, “I forgot something.”

Wen Zhi immediately became cautious and asked quickly, “What is it?”

Shang Hexing didn’t interrupt; he wanted to see what this man had forgotten.

It turned out that Liang Yin had come back just to tell Wen Zhi in person, “I forgot to tell you, I’ll come to see you again tomorrow.”

Wen Zhi, her nerves on edge: “…”

Shang Hexing’s face suddenly turned colder.

Liang Yin didn’t care about how Shang Hexing looked; he had realized that since Wen Zhi and Shang Hexing weren’t married or publicly in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, as long as Shang Hexing didn’t make it public, he had a chance to win Wen Zhi back.

The moment he made up his mind, Liang Yin’s formerly gray complexion became noticeably brighter.

So the first thing he wanted to do was come back and tell Wen Zhi that he would see her again tomorrow.

“Tomorrow…” Wen Zhi’s lips parted slightly.

Her words were interrupted by Shang Hexing, “I said, you should not set foot in Qionglou unless it’s necessary.”

Liang Yin looked straight at Shang Hexing, his tone forceful this time, “What if I say it is necessary!”

The atmosphere visibly became tense, which Wen Zhi had not expected.

Shang Hexing looked askance at Wen Zhi’s demeanor, and seeing that she hadn’t taken a stance for a long time, his face grew even darker.

In contrast, Liang Yin’s complexion visibly brightened, “I have to go back now, and also, could you give me your current contact details?”

At that moment, Liang Yin’s eyes were full of Wen Zhi, and his tone was so tender that Wen Zhi found it hard to refuse him, “My phone number…”

Shang Hexing: “She doesn’t have a cell phone.”

Wen Zhi: “…”

Of course, Liang Yin didn’t believe it, but since Shang Hexing said as much, it was simply because he didn’t want him to contact Wen Zhi privately.

Taking advantage of the situation, he said, “Not providing Zhizhi with a new phone for all these days, do I take it to mean that while Brother Two is honest and incorruptible, he’s so much so that he can’t even afford to buy a new phone?”

When Wen Zhi heard this, she almost laughed out loud.

In this back and forth, what had possessed Liang Yin? He really dared to say it!

But his words indeed had substance, praising Shang Hexing for being honest and incorruptible on one hand, and implying on the other that Shang Hexing didn’t take bribes and lived on a designated salary, thus he was poor.

Shang Hexing himself was composed, after all, he was past the age of being easily ruffled, and he casually shot back at Liang Yin with, “Aren’t we all on public salary? Could it be that Director Liang has taken up a side business?”

Liang Yin: “…”

Wen Zhi pressed her lips together.

In the game of Tai Chi, Liang Yin was indeed still green compared to Shang Hexing.

“Zhizhi,” Liang Yin looked at Wen Zhi, “I’ll bring you a new phone tomorrow.”

Wen Zhi was about to say there was no need when Liang Yin said first, “You always need to contact the outside world, don’t you?”

Wen Zhi hesitated for a moment, then gave Liang Yin a series of numbers: “This is the number you can temporarily contact me at, and another thing, there’s really no need for a phone.”

Liang Yin grinned brightly, looking every bit the sunny, handsome young man, and after silently memorizing the number, he said, “Zhizhi, I will contact you.”

Wen Zhi nodded.

This time Liang Yin truly left. Compared to the crestfallen look he had before, he left with a face full of triumphant joy, a smile that never left his face.

Influenced by Liang Yin’s mood, Wen Zhi also smiled, but as soon as she turned her head and saw Shang Hexing’s expression, her curving lips immediately straightened, and her face dropped a little.

Oh no.