Chapter 10: Does That Make You Happy?

Shen Wang narrowed his eyes. "?"

Cursed out the moment he walked in.

So what exactly was the reason?

Every day he just wanted to clock out on time. [Main priority: gaming first, romance on the side.]

Pockets cleaner than his face. [The breakup was my idea.]

momo. [No avoiding suspicion while dating, then scrambling to fix things after—what's the point?]

……

Shen Wang read through it all. Putting himself in the picture, he'd already been cursed into a sieve.

Cursed out all night, and still no answer.

So what exactly was she angry about?

The fighting force beside him hadn't stopped the whole time. Fu Yan went from sitting, to standing red-faced and firing off, taking on two by himself and cursing the other two into submission.

The other side silently threw out one line: "Badass."

Then they exited the room.

Fu Yan huffed and puffed for a few breaths, his voice gone hoarse. "How's that, Bro Wang, satisfied?"

Shen Wang nodded. "Not bad."

"Next time there's a good gig like this, hit me up again. I've got experience now."

Shen Wang looked at him expressionlessly. "Let me ask you something."

"What is it?"

"Kitten's angry. What's the reason?"

Fu Yan smiled slyly, then suddenly leaned in and put a hand on his shoulder. "Bro Wang, still saying you haven't fallen in love."

"I haven't."

"If you haven't, what does her being angry have to do with you?"

Shen Wang went silent. He could be sure of it.

He had zero interest in this woman. He just purely thought it'd be a hassle if she got angry and he had to coax her.

"You gonna tell me or not?"

Fu Yan rubbed his chin and answered without hesitation. "Simple. She's jealous."

"Jealous?" Shen Wang sneered. "People only get jealous when they like someone. You think she has feelings for me?"

A gold digger who only wanted his money—how could she have feelings for him?

Fu Yan nodded. "True."

"Looking at it from that angle, there are two reasons."

"First, you deliberately didn't help her just now, so she got wrecked and had a terrible game experience, so she's angry. Second, she thought I was a girl and figured you'd taken in another girl, so she felt threatened and wanted to get your attention."

Fu Yan added one more line. "I think the second possibility is more likely."

Shen Wang said nothing. Neither reason sat well with him.

It proved that what she cared about wasn't him as a person at all—it was his money.

……

The next day.

Wen Nianqi woke up and was about to report in to Shen Wang.

Then she remembered yesterday he'd cost her four credit points, and immediately dropped the idea.

"Damn you, Shen Wang. You've got me absolutely furious."

"Not a single message all night to explain. That means it was on purpose."

Definitely revenge for her screwing him over last time.

This guy was the two-faced type—said "no problem, no problem" at the time, but kept it in mind the whole while, waiting for a chance to get back at her.

Today was the weekend. No classes.

Wen Nianqi still got up early.

Ji Haitang heard the noise, sat up and rubbed her eyes. "Do you have class today? Why are you already up?"

Wen Nianqi had already been very quiet. Her face was apologetic as she walked over and said softly, "Sorry for waking you. I'm going to a flower shop interview today. If it works out, the part-time pay is pretty good."

"Good luck."

"Thanks. Mwah. Go back to sleep."

Wen Nianqi packed her things and carefully headed out.

The flower shop was only hiring one person. It had popped up yesterday when she was searching for part-time work—an urgent hire, too.

The shop was famous, specializing in serving high society. She studied fine arts, so her eye for aesthetics was on point. If she got the job, even as part-time, it was 200 yuan a day!

Plus commission.

Wen Nianqi navigated by metro. Just as she entered the station, she got a message from Shen Wang.

Shen Yan [Going out without reporting in?]

Wen Nianqi thought this guy was getting more and more terrifying. He must have seen her WeChat step count again.

Out of spite, she flung last night's disastrous match record at him.

Kitten [Picked a fight. Going offline to solo-kill them.]

Shen Yan [Still angry?]

Wen Nianqi put on a standard smile.

Kitten [Wouldn't dare, wouldn't dare. How could I ever be angry at Baby? I'm just mad at myself for being so trash and dragging Brother down again~]

Shen Wang, with his wooden fish for brains, couldn't possibly pick up on her sarcasm.

Shen Yan [I'm not afraid of you dragging me down.]

Wen Nianqi cursed inwardly and couldn't be bothered with him.

"Hurry up and save money, then get far away from this idiot."

He was supposed to be her boyfriend, yet he protected the Support so well and didn't even bother with his own girlfriend. She didn't know what that girl would think of her.

So humiliating!

Wen Nianqi ignored him and went online to search for flower-arranging tutorials.

She'd never touched it before, so she could only learn on the fly.

She kept in mind: 'This world is just a giant amateur theater troupe.'

If others can do it, you can too!

……

Switzerland.

Fu Yan held Shen Wang's phone, earnestly analyzing the chat records between the two.

His first impression was—

Bro Wang was a total straight guy.

Call him dumb and clueless about girls' feelings, yet he spent money generously.

Say he understood—then he couldn't catch a single sarcastic line.

But he couldn't say it outright, so he could only put it tactfully. "Bro Wang, I think... your Kitten means she's still angry and wants you to coax her."

Shen Wang pinched the bridge of his nose and slowly opened his eyes. "She wants to go fight someone, and that's also her wanting me to coax her?"

Fu Yan: "You actually believe she's going to fight someone? Girls are like this—they want you to coax them but can't say it directly. That's why they say a woman's heart is a needle at the bottom of the sea."

"Then you tell me, how should I coax her?"

Fu Yan: "?"

He felt Shen Wang's patience with this woman kept refreshing his understanding.

Normally, with him, it was either a punch or a kick.

He simply couldn't imagine what Shen Wang coaxing someone would even look like.

Fu Yan: "That depends on how you two usually interact."

Shen Wang thought carefully, then took the phone.

With one hand he tapped lightly on the screen, opened the transfer, and tapped several zeros in a row.

He didn't know how to coax people. He only knew how to transfer money.

Fu Yan glanced at the amount and only wished he could date Bro Wang himself!

……

Ding—

Wen Nianqi arrived at the flower shop entrance and got a message.

She thought it was from the person in charge.

She opened it.

Shen Yan [Transfer 52000]

[Transfer 13140]

[I was in the wrong last night. Let's turn the page.]

Wen Nianqi: "……"

Was this him coaxing her or ordering her?

On second thought: "Wen Nianqi, are you crazy? If Shen Wang knew how to coax people, pigs would fly to the sky."

She returned the transfers directly, said nothing, and walked into the flower shop.

Yunting Huaxu.

The airy space was filled with famous blooms, elegant metal lines outlining the decor, light and shadow flowing—a high-end luxurious feel hit her in the face.

Worthy of a high-end flower shop. It made Wen Nianqi a little nervous.

A floral receptionist walked over with a smile. "Hello, do you have a reservation?"

Wen Nianqi shook her head. "I'm here for the interview."

"Alright, follow me this way."