Chapter 48: This Is a Fortune Worth Hundreds of Millions!

Faced with Tang Xiaowan's pressing questions,

An Yinuo grew even more guilty.

"Ugh, it's none of your business, why are you asking all this?"

She pushed away Tang Xiaowan, who had leaned in close.

"Are you ever going to stop being so annoying?"

The more An Yinuo acted this way, the more Tang Xiaowan wanted to figure out exactly what had happened between her and that aloof, handsome guy.

An Yinuo clearly had feelings for that person, yet she acted as if they were bickering lovers.

And that handsome guy—

what kind of extraordinary person could he be, to so thoroughly disdain the esteemed eldest daughter of the An Family? Who didn't know that An Yinuo was the An Family's only daughter?

Marry her, and it would mean becoming the son-in-law of a massive conglomerate!

Inheriting your father-in-law's commercial empire!

Tang Xiaowan clung to An Yinuo.

"Yinuo, isn't this all for your own good?"

"You have no experience with dating, and you don't know how to deal with guys. Isn't it that you clearly want to build a good relationship with him, but things always end up going the opposite of what you hoped?"

An Yinuo had originally been completely uninterested.

But once Tang Xiaowan put it that way, it hit her right on the mark.

An Yinuo hesitated for a moment.

Seizing that opening, Tang Xiaowan quickly said:

"I know you don't understand, but that's fine—who says we're not best friends? I'll help you strategize. Don't worry, I absolutely won't tell anyone about this!"

An Yinuo looked at Tang Xiaowan.

She wavered slightly.

Then let out a sigh.

"Fine, but don't get the wrong idea. I don't actually like him, I'm just paying him a little attention, that's all."

An Yinuo began by introducing Song Mo.

And Tang Xiaowan listened, more and more stunned.

Those beautiful eyes, lined with black eyeshadow, couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

"Wait, Yinuo, are you sure you're not making up a story?"

"From what you're saying, this guy doesn't seem to have any flaws at all!"

"Look, based on the information you've given me, let me sum it up."

"At such a young age, he's handsome, talented, wealthy, and he also has enormous prestige, and knows so many skills."

"Are you sure you didn't just imagine some fictional character?"

"Although I really don't want to admit it, everything I said is the truth." An Yinuo fretted slightly; she too felt that Song Mo seemed a bit too outstanding.

Perhaps it was precisely because he was so outstanding himself

that this guy dared to ignore her like that?

"I know you wouldn't lie."

But… which girl falling in love doesn't see her beloved through rose-tinted glasses?

Tang Xiaowan felt she couldn't take everything An Yinuo said at face value.

It was better to hold some reservations.

"So, why is your relationship with him not good?"

"It's because of a misunderstanding…"

An Yinuo recounted in detail the conflict between herself and Song Mo, covering every cause and consequence.

Tang Xiaowan's eyes went wide, full of shock.

"You're saying you stood up for some green-tea guy, forced a handsome guy to apologize, and used the An Family's power to pressure him?"

"And all of this happened with absolutely no evidence? An Yinuo, are you sure the one you like is this handsome guy, and not that green-tea guy?"

Tang Xiaowan was genuinely baffled.

What on earth was going on inside that pretty little head of An Yinuo's!

No wonder the handsome guy didn't want to pay her any attention!

He was probably already cursing up a storm inside!

"I already told you, it's not liking him, I'm just a little curious, and also feel a bit bad about what happened before, that's all!"

At this point, An Yinuo turned from embarrassment into anger.

She raised her right foot, making as if to kick Tang Xiaowan, who quickly dodged aside.

"No, no, no!"

"How about we just say I spoke out of turn, alright?"

Tang Xiaowan let out a heavy sigh.

Her expression even turned solemn.

"Yinuo, do you know what mistake you've made?"

An Yinuo said angrily:

"Why do you think I'm the one who made a mistake?"

"Didn't I just misunderstand him back then?"

"I already apologized afterwards, so why do you keep dragging this up and not let it go? He's a grown man—can't he stop being so petty?"

Taking this chance, An Yinuo let out all the resentment she had been bottling up inside.

"I've already made nice to him so many times, what more does he want?"

"Does he want me to get on my knees and beg him to forgive me?"

Looking at An Yinuo, she was just like a resentful wife.

Tang Xiaowan found it rather funny in her heart.

Aiya, she's riled up! She's riled up!

"Yinuo, don't be in such a hurry. Actually, you didn't do anything wrong in this matter, but then again, he didn't do anything wrong either…"

Tang Xiaowan spouted a line of nonsense, then began to counsel her.

"But still, Yinuo, don't be too angry."

"In my view, that handsome guy really does care about you."

"If I'm not angry, what am I supposed to be — give birth?"

An Yinuo had been in the middle of complaining.

But when she suddenly caught the second half of Tang Xiaowan's sentence.

She gave a slight start.

Her heart seemed to thump beyond her control.

"W-what did you say?"

"Huh?" Tang Xiaowan looked a little blank.

"Oh, Yinuo, don't be angry first…"

"Not that line, the next one."

An Yinuo was getting a little anxious.

Tang Xiaowan seemed to suddenly realize something, but wasn't quite sure.

She probed with a question.

"That handsome guy, actually still really does care about you?"

An Yinuo gave an almost imperceptible nod.

At the same time, in a very composed tone, she said:

"Don't go talking nonsense, that guy hates me so much, and you actually say he cares about me?"

Tang Xiaowan flattered herself that she had grasped An Yinuo's little secret.

Instantly feeling full of confidence.

Little girl, you've come here to question me?

I can see you clearly just want to hear something nice!

"Ahem!"

Tang Xiaowan cleared her throat and said solemnly:

"Young lady, I wonder if you've ever heard a saying of Mr. Lu Xun?"

"What saying?"

"The more a person cares, the more they pretend not to."

"How do you figure that?"

"Silly girl, think about it — if he really didn't care about you, couldn't he just treat you like any ordinary friend? Why would he need to pretend he didn't see you?"

"Did he really not see? No, he actually saw perfectly clearly, but he just pretended not to see — he wanted to make you anxious, very, very anxious."

"That precisely proves he cares about you!"

Tang Xiaowan delivered an authoritative conclusion.

"Because he cares about you, he took strong measures against you — pretending not to see you is the best proof of his sulking!"

As for what Tang Xiaowan had said.

Whether it was fact no longer mattered.

What mattered was:

An Yinuo liked hearing it.

And she was willing to believe such a fallacy… ah, ptooey… a reasonable conclusion.

Tang Xiaowan could even hear the frantic thump-thump of her heart, and could clearly see An Yinuo's fair earlobes gradually turning pink.

"That's right, he really does care about you."

Like an authority professor in the field of love, expert Tang Xiaowan once more stressed her conclusion.

"W-what nonsense are you spouting?"

"All this this and that, you've really got nothing better to do."

An Yinuo hemmed and hawed.

She barely managed to roll her eyes at Tang Xiaowan.

So cute.

Even as a girl herself, Tang Xiaowan couldn't help her heart stirring.

Seeing An Yinuo's shy appearance, Tang Xiaowan looked enviously and jealously at Song Mo, who was sitting quietly in the corner — what a bargain for that wild boar!

That was hundreds of millions in family fortune!

And a wife you could bully thrown in for free!

(End of this chapter)