Chapter 298 - 174: The One I Like

Chapter 298: Chapter 174: The One I Like

Huh?

Hearing Cheng Yue say something so blunt, Gu Wanting blinked her beautiful eyes, completely frozen in place.

She knew Cheng Yue had no emotional intelligence and sometimes spoke without thinking.

’But you can’t be completely brainless!’

Gu Wanting was seething and retorted coldly.

"Do you have any idea how long Lin Shen and I were together before we did... *that*?"

"How long?"

"Half a year."

Gu Wanting said softly, holding up a finger.

"We were together for a year before I even moved in with him. You and I have been dating for less than two months, and you’re already trying to do *that* with me?"

"Are you actually interested in me, or just my body?"

"I..."

Cheng Yue was rendered speechless by Gu Wanting’s comeback. After anxiously scratching his head, he tried to play the sympathy card.

"Tingting, haven’t I been good to you?"

"What does you being good to me have to do with *that*?"

Gu Wanting had the kind of assertive personality that was unforgiving when she knew she was right, so she pressed him relentlessly.

"Do you think that just because you’re good to me, I should be eternally grateful, cry tears of joy, give myself to you, and then let you heartlessly dump me?"

"I..."

Choking on his words, Cheng Yue’s face flushed red. After a brief hesitation, his initial confrontational tone weakened as he muttered,

"That’s not what I meant."

"Everything you’ve said points to exactly that!"

"Well, don’t you think it’s weird that Lin Shen came to pick up Qingqing?"

Cheng Yue voiced the doubt in his heart.

"If you haven’t been in contact with him, then what’s he doing here? Is he still in love with you? Is he trying to get back together with you or something?"

"Who knows."

Gu Wanting mumbled, her head bowed. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear as a sudden, intense fluttering spread through her heart.

’It would be great if that were true!’

’It would mean Lin Shen still has feelings for me!’

’But I’m afraid that’s not it. I’m afraid it’s something else entirely...’

Recalling the somewhat overly intimate relationship between her sister and Lin Shen, Gu Wanting felt a surge of irritation.

’Something must have happened between them in private!’

’That girl Qingqing is so thoughtless. Lin Shen and I already broke up, but she’s still in touch with him!’

’Isn’t she just trying to embarrass me, her own sister?!’

Seeing Gu Wanting lost in silent thought, Cheng Yue was certain she must be thinking about Lin Shen.

After all, the guy had become so exceptional now.

Not only was he handsome and stylish, but his physique was incredible too.

Most importantly, he had somehow made a fortune from who-knows-where and could even afford a Rolex and a car!

’How am I supposed to compete with that?’

Cheng Yue grew anxious, terrified that Gu Wanting would be stolen away. Being a straightforward person, he decided to ask about everything directly.

"Tingting, you don’t still have feelings for Lin Shen, do you?"

"You’re still doubting me."

Gu Wanting said coldly.

"If I had feelings for him, I would have gone to talk to him about getting back together. Have you seen me do that?"

"That’s because I’m here."

Cheng Yue couldn’t help but mutter under his breath.

"If I weren’t here, you probably would have gone to him already."

"Cheng Yue!"

Being doubted again and again, Gu Wanting’s usually cool voice suddenly became sharp.

"Are you ever going to stop? Instead of wasting your time doubting me, you should be thinking about how to cover up your own damn mess!"

"What mess?"

"You really think I don’t know?"

Gu Wanting snorted, her eyes filled with contempt.

"Going to a bar behind my back, does that count as a mess?"

!?

The moment he heard Gu Wanting’s words, Cheng Yue’s heart skipped a beat.

’Tingting knows?’

’How did she find out?’

’Did someone we know see me and tell her?’

All sorts of guesses raced through Cheng Yue’s mind, making him panic. He quickly tried to explain.

"My friend asked me to go to the bar. He’d just been dumped, so I went to keep him company. It had nothing to do with me."

"And ’nothing to do with you’ means leaving the bar with a strange girl on your arm, right?"

Gu Wanting said sarcastically.

"That’s *really* ’nothing to do with you’!"

"She’s a friend of my friend! She was drunk, I was just helping her walk, I..."

Faced with Gu Wanting’s interrogation, Cheng Yue quickly and humbly admitted his mistake.

"I’m sorry, Tingting. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have hidden it from you. I’m sorry, can you forgive me just this once?"

"We’ll see how you behave."

Gu Wanting crossed her arms, casually scrolling through her phone as she spoke.

"Chanel just released a new bag. Buy it for me, and I’ll forgive you."

"Done, done, done! We’ll go buy it tomorrow!"

Cheng Yue said with a placating smile, his wildly beating heart finally starting to calm down a little.

Although the atmosphere in the car had eased, the argument had still created a rift in their relationship.

At least, in her heart, Gu Wanting felt that Cheng Yue couldn’t hold a candle to Lin Shen.

’Before, I thought he was rich and his looks were passable. Now he can’t even compete on those two fronts!’

’So what’s the point of being with you?’

Gu Wanting rested her cheek on her hand, staring blankly out the window.

「While they argued in one car, the atmosphere in the other was far more harmonious.」

From the moment Gu Zhiyuan sat in Lin Shen’s car, he was blown away by the luxurious and spacious backseat of the Jaguar XFL. He couldn’t stop clicking his tongue in amazement and showering it with praise.

"This Jaguar is really something else! The leather on the seats is so comfortable, and there’s so much space back here. It’s a shame it was acquired by the Indians, such a great brand... Hey, Shen, have you ever considered supporting our domestic brands? The new energy vehicle sector is really booming lately!"

"If you’d like one, sir, I can buy one for you to drive."

Lin Shen said casually. This shocked Gu Zhiyuan, who scratched his head, a little embarrassed.