GBP Chapter 87 The Crown Prince Wants to Add Jiang Wan on WeChat
Chapter 87 The Crown Prince Wants to Add Jiang Wan on WeChat
The sudden question nearly made Jiang Wan choke on her milk tea. "Why are you asking this?"
"Just curious."
"His cold and aloof personality makes him seem like the type who would kiss."
Jiang Wan recalled the way Shang Shixu had held her in his arms.
Can't kiss?
That guy is simply "extraordinarily gifted".
"...It's alright." Jiang Wan's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz.
Gu Manning smiled when she saw her bright red ears and evasive eyes.
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore."
She took a sip of the now-cold milk tea, and her expression turned serious.
"Let's get down to business. We managed to get away with this meeting blindfolded, but what will we do when he comes back next time?"
"We can't just blindfold ourselves every time, can we? That's too unrealistic."
Jiang Wan had thought about this problem, and she responded gently, "Try to coax him and not let him come back."
Gu Manning pressed further, "What if he comes back without saying goodbye again?"
Jiang Wan stopped and looked at her. "Then you'll have to step in."
"When you show your face to see him, I'll make it clear that you have a sore throat and can't speak. Then you can communicate with him in writing."
"However, this excuse can only be used to appease him once; if used too often, he'll become suspicious."
"So, I'll try to find an excuse to keep him from coming back, and drag it out until the agreement is finalized."
Gu Manning nodded. "That's the only way."
When they parted, both of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts.
None of them could predict Shang Shixu's behavior, so they could only react to whatever came their way.
Jiang Wan walked into the dormitory building and glanced at the time on her phone.
It's almost 9:30, which is morning in Boston.
Judging that the business hours were approaching, she opened Facebook and sent a greeting message.
Nice Rabbit Squid: [Have we arrived yet?]
*
Across the ocean, Boston.
Sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the entire apartment.
Pei Heyun had just returned from the gym and took a big gulp of mineral water after unscrewing the cap.
My phone vibrated on the table; it was a video call from Di Wenjun.
"Hey, Brother Di, what brings you to video call me today?"
Pei Heyun put down the water, slumped into the sofa, and crossed his legs.
Di Wenjun's face appeared on the screen, with a study in the background.
His expression was a little strange.
It's neither solemn nor relaxed.
"Pei Zi, I need to tell you something. Be prepared..."
Pei Heyun's heart skipped a beat, and he put his leg down.
"you say."
Di Wenjun cleared her throat. "Um... Jiang Wan has a boyfriend."
Pei Heyun was stunned. "You're saying Jiang Wan has a boyfriend? How is that possible?"
She said that she only wants to finish her studies and doesn't want to be in a relationship right now.
Di Wenjun didn't dare to pry into his heart. If it were Shang Shixu in the news, she would definitely say now, "It's not that she doesn't want to be in a relationship, it's that she doesn't want to be in a relationship with you."
Di Wenjun didn't have such a sharp tongue; she spoke in a deep voice.
"It's true. There was a party last night, and Jiang Wan and her boyfriend attended together. Shi Xu was there too, and he knows about it."
Pei Heyun's face turned ashen. "Who is her boyfriend?"
"Shen Che, a young actor, is quite popular right now," Di Wenjun said, then sent him a photo.
Under the spotlight, Shen Che wore a white suit.
Pei Heyun scoffed after reading it.
This gentle and clean demeanor is most likely to deceive young girls.
Pei Heyun couldn't stand the sight of that face.
Seeing his gritted teeth, Di Wenjun on the other end of the video tried to comfort him.
"It's a good thing you didn't confess your feelings, so you can still be friends with Jiang Wan in the future."
"Think positively, you'll definitely meet someone even more attractive in the future."
Di Wenjun and Shang Shixu share the same view on this point.
As longtime best friends, they knew Pei Heyun's "three-minute enthusiasm" personality very well.
Pei Heyun was agitated. "Alright, I'm not talking anymore. I'm hanging up."
The video call ended, and the apartment fell silent.
Pei Heyun lay on the sofa, picked up his phone and opened Jiang Wan's chat window.
Their conversation was brief, consisting mainly of polite, everyday greetings.
But for the past two months, he has been placing orders to play games with clients whenever he has the chance.
Playing games together is really fun.
He had already decided that once he finished his studies in July and returned to Haicheng, he would start pursuing her.
She had even planned out how to bump into him at the club.
Pei Heyun hovered his fingertip over the chat box for a moment before finally typing down a line, unwilling to give up.
[Little Maruko, I heard you're dating Shen Che?]
*
At the same time, Jiang Wan had just arrived at her dormitory when a WeChat message popped up on her phone screen.
He paused for a moment upon seeing the message sent by Pei Heyun.
Did Mr. Di tell you that?
The other side replied quickly.
Pei Heyun: [Well, I didn't mean anything by it, I was just asking out of curiosity.]
Jiang Wan typed out the explanation.
Shen Che and I are friends. I temporarily acted as his girlfriend because I wanted to help him fend off unwanted attention from other women.
[The situation was special at the time, and I didn't have time to explain to Mr. Di and Sister Xiaomeng.]
Pei Heyun was overjoyed!
It was all a misunderstanding!
He quickly typed out a reply—
Pei Heyun: [Oh, is that so? It's alright, it's alright, I'll explain to them for you.]
Jiang Wan: [Okay, thank you in advance, Boss Pei~]
Jiang Wan knew that Pei Heyun was closer to Di Wenjun and Tao Mengshu than to herself.
He was willing to clear up the misunderstanding, which saved him some trouble.
Pei Heyun: [Why are you being so polite with me? We're friends.]
Jiang Wan: [Okay, I should rest now. Goodnight.]
Pei Heyun: [Good night, good night]
Jiang Wan put down her phone and went to wash up.
On the other side, Pei Heyun was overjoyed and quickly relayed the news to Di Wenjun.
*
Boston International Airport.
The plane landed and taxied on the flight path.
Shang Shixu opened his phone, and messages flooded in instantly.
Several work emails and WeChat messages from my mother.
He didn't click on any of them, but instead opened Facebook.
I discovered that my account was lost sometime ago.
I tried logging in several times but couldn't.
Exit the business sequence and open the contacts to send a message to the contact named "A—Little Toad".
【arrive】
I can't log into my Facebook account, let's add each other on WeChat.
Is this your phone number?
If so, I will search and add it.
After sending the message, he opened his mother's chat window on WeChat and replied—
Business Time Sequence: [I've arrived]
A few seconds later, the other side sent a new message.
Qiao Lan: [That's good]
Qiao Lan: [Mom went hiking with friends today and posted some photos on WeChat Moments. Go check if my photography skills have improved.]
I didn't reply to Shang Shixu, so I opened her Moments directly.
The first thing you see is a nine-square grid.
Flowers and grass, streams and green mountains.
My gaze swept across the page and landed on the last one in the bottom right corner.
Shang Shixu clicked on the larger image, his gaze falling on the young girl on it.
...Jiang Wan?
Seeing his mother's caption on her WeChat Moments, he understood the origin of the photo.
It turned out that we met by chance.
Shang Shixu stared at the photo for a few more seconds, then logged out and replied to his mother.
[Good, the technology has improved.]
After sending the message, he turned off the screen and looked out the window at the tarmac.
The plane's shadow fell long and faint on the runway.
The strange feeling in Shang Shixu's heart lingered.
I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong, but something just feels off.
Jiang Wan, this girl, doesn't look like a "little toad" at all, yet she gives him a similar feeling.
His two best brothers also had some connection with her.
Now, her mother has also met her by chance.
Shang Shixu didn't believe in fate as much as Pei Heyun did.
While these are indeed coincidences, there are even more coincidences in the world.
What he cared about more was that he couldn't help but focus on the girl every time he saw her.
How is this different from emotional infidelity?
What he really liked was that "little toad".
There is only one way to completely resolve this "concern about similarity".
That is to have "Little Toad" and Jiang Wan appear in front of him together.
Shang Shixu believed that he could completely distinguish between the two people.
*
Haicheng, S University.
Jiang Wan washed up and went to bed; the dormitory lights were already off.
Zhou Feiyan was wearing headphones and scrolling through short videos.
Wang Yurong and her boyfriend are staying in a rented apartment tonight.
Li Zhile had class early the next morning, and returned to school tonight, where she is currently playing on her phone in bed.
Jiang Wan leaned against her pillow and listlessly opened her WeChat Moments.
The latest one catches the eye.
It was Aunt Qiao who posted the nine-grid photo.
They also posted a photo of the two of them together.
Seeing the other person's post praising her for being beautiful and kind-hearted, Jiang Wan smiled and gave it a thumbs up without hesitation.
Her social media posts reveal her to be someone who thoroughly enjoys life and is adept at discovering beauty.
Jiang Wan was curious about her past activities, so she clicked on her homepage.
The moment the image appeared, her smile froze.
This is......
The cover photo for my WeChat Moments is a family portrait.
There are three people in the photo.
A middle-aged man sat in the chair on the left, his sharp, almond-shaped eyes holding the weight of years.
Jiang Wan had seen this face in financial news.
Sitting in the chair to her right was Aunt Qiao, whom she had just met that day.
A boy stood behind the two.
She looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing the uniform of Haicheng International School, and leaned down with her hands on her parents' shoulders.
He tilted his head slightly, a half-smile playing on his lips.
It perfectly showcases the temperament of a chosen one.
Jiang Wan felt a chill run down her spine.
My mind went completely blank, as if struck by lightning.
"Buzz—!"
Four consecutive text messages vibrated to alert me.
A brief message from the business schedule pops up on the screen.
【arrive】
I can't log into my Facebook account, let's add each other on WeChat.
Is this the phone number?
If so, I will search and add it.
Jiang Wan: Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉ!