CH 4

Perhaps influenced by her friend’s words, Shen Tiantian felt off all morning, feeling like Tian Jing was giving her strange looks. Every time Tian Jing looked at her, she would think of Shan Yi, inexplicably causing her to be in a daze all morning.

Indeed, appearances are really important.

Actually, Tian Jing is not bad-looking either. Her skin is fair, and although there are some blemishes on her face, they do not affect her beauty. Her black straight hair is tied up in a high ponytail, giving her a mature and capable look. However, her colleagues always call her an old spinster because she wears the same outfit all year round.

Shen Tiantian felt a little annoyed and covered her forehead. Why was she bothering herself with these trivial matters?

Lu Xiaochun, who had been observing her for a long time, quietly glanced at Tian Jing’s office to make sure she wouldn’t suddenly appear. Then she pushed her chair closer to Shen Tiantian and whispered, “What’s wrong with you? You seem absent-minded all morning.”

Shen Tiantian glanced at her and shook her head. “It’s nothing.”

“Are you still thinking about Manager Tian? I saw her looking at you several times this morning.”

Shen Tiantian: …

She had been attempting to ignore the matter, but Lu Xiaochun had deliberately brought it up, making her feel even worse.

She didn’t blame Lu Xiaochun, but she felt that she needed to calm down in the restroom. “I’m going to the restroom.”

“Okay,” Lu Xiaochun silently returned to her own seat. Tian Jing happened to come out of her office and glanced at Shen Tiantian’s seat. Lu Xiaochun touched her chest and let out a sigh of relief.

Ever since her gossip about the new CEO had been heard, Lu Xiaochun had become more cautious. After all, the company had just changed its CEO, and it was a special period. What if she got angry and started firing people? The company had such good benefits, and she didn’t want to change jobs.

Shen Tiantian washed her face with cold water and looked at her slightly disheveled reflection in the mirror. She couldn’t help but mutter to herself in her heart.

‘It was all just unnecessary analysis. Why make things awkward?’

Shen Tiantian shook her head and had nothing to say as she realized that it was her own cooperation that led to the situation.

She could only blame herself.

She shook her head again to stop herself from thinking further and dried her face with a tissue before returning to her office.

After enduring an exceedingly difficult day, Shen Tiantian decided to go to the mall first to replenish her home’s food supplies, which were running low.

However, Shen Tiantian never expected to run into Shan Yi at the mall.

She thought about it for a moment and realized that this was probably the third time she had seen Shan Yi?!

Shen Tiantian lowered her eyes, considering whether to go over and say hello. Although she was her superior, they were not very familiar with each other, so it would be awkward if she didn’t remember her.

Before she could make a decision, Shan Yi had already seen her and walked over with a shopping cart. “What a coincidence.”

Her voice was so alluring that Shen Tiantian’s body almost trembled. She smiled at her and said, “Hello, CEO.”

Shan Yi: …

“It’s after work now, just call me Shan Yi,” she said. She didn’t want Shen Tiantian to keep calling her CEO.

Other people calling her that didn’t affect her, but when Shen Tiantian called her that, it felt too unfamiliar.

Shen Tiantian thought they weren’t that familiar yet, but her heart skipped a beat because of this sentence.

It was too sweet.

The voice, combined with her looks, made it difficult for Shen Tiantian to breathe.

Suddenly she thought of the question Kang Jiaya asked her last night — have you ever thought about sleeping with her?

She wanted to answer now — yes.

Shen Tiantian was thinking about how to answer, but she was hesitating because no matter how she replied, she might offend someone. Just as she was about to reply to Shan Yi, a male voice interrupted her.

“Weren’t you supposed to wait for me over there? I’ve been looking for you for so long.”

The man was very young, at least over 1.9 meters tall in height, and his facial features were more delicate than those of most women.

Shen Tiantian watched as the man placed several boxes of steak in Shan Yi’s shopping cart, casually draping his arm around her shoulder. She felt like a bucket of cold water was doused over her head, leaving her instantly chilled to the bone. 

“Still better to call you the CEO,” said Shen Tiantian, forcing a smile. “I’ll leave now and I wish you a good time~”

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Tiantian had already pushed her cart and left. She had to exert a lot of effort to prevent her voice from trembling.

It was too awkward.

And a little bit heartbreaking.

‘Is that man Shan Yì’s boyfriend? They look really good together, he’s handsome and she’s beautiful.’

Shen Tiantian is now certain that she has developed strong feelings for Shan Yi, and it’s possible that she may have fallen in love with her at first sight.

But Shan Yi likes men, even if Shen Tiantian became a man, she probably wouldn’t be as handsome as that person. 

Overwhelmed with sadness and mourning a love that never had a chance to blossom, Shen Tiantian lost all interest in shopping and headed straight to the checkout.

Shan Yi gave her brother, who was a little taller than her, a cold look. “Was it fun?”

“What’s fun?” Shan Xu pretended not to understand. 

Shan Xu had just graduated and had returned from overseas today. Shan Yi had gone to pick him up from the airport. On the way, she received a call from their mother asking them to buy some steak before going home.

She hadn’t expected to meet Shen Tiantian here. She had originally wanted to use this opportunity to establish a good relationship with her, but it had all been ruined by Shan Xu.

Judging by Shen Tiantian’s expression, she must have misunderstood.

Shan Yi ignored Shan Xu and glanced at the steak lying in the shopping cart. “Let’s go home, Mom is waiting.”

In Shan Xu’s memory, his sister rarely took the initiative to talk to others outside of work. That woman was certainly attractive, but she didn’t stand out in a crowd. Shan Yi, on the other hand, was remarkably striking, so it was hard to imagine why she would be attracted to someone like her, right?

“Sis, what kind of person do you like?”

“An alien.” Shan Yi, who knew exactly what her younger brother was thinking, replied somewhat impatiently.

Shan Xu laughed and said, “Then I like the woman just now, can you introduce me?”

Shan Yi glanced at him and uttered two words in a low voice, “You dare?!”

Shan Xu couldn’t help but smirk, sensing that there must be more to the situation.

Anyway, he was going to enter the company in a few days, and he would observe carefully then.

Shan Yi seemed to know what he was thinking and suddenly said, “When the time comes, you go to Shenhua to help dad, I’ll take care of Yuefeng.”

Shan Xu: ………

He was slightly disappointed as his plan had failed. 

Shan Yi lightly bit her lip, feeling a bit of a headache when she thought of the shocked expression of Shen Tiantian.

Their relationship had not made any progress yet, and there was already a misunderstanding.

Shan Yi glared fiercely at Shan Xu.

Feeling no remorse, Shan Xu proudly touched his nose, grabbed their belongings, and hurried to catch up with Shan Yi, wrapping his arm around Shan Yi’s shoulder once again.

Shan Yi was too lazy to shake him off and tossed the car keys to him, saying, “Drive.”

Shan Xu clicked his tongue and couldn’t help but laugh, “I just added a little spice to your relationship, but it looks like my sister hasn’t won her over yet, tsk…”

Shan Yi gave him a slap on the back of his head with her hand, “Stop talking nonsense.”

“Are you trying to murder me? Can’t you be a little gentler?” Shan Xu complained as he started the car.

Meanwhile, Shan Yi paid no attention to him, his voice growing increasingly distant within the car. Instead, she leaned her head against the window, her thoughts fixated on the shocked expression on Shen Tiantian’s face, and she felt a twinge of heartbreak.

Shen Tiantian went back home after shopping with the intention of cooking steak to compensate for her terrible day, but unexpectedly learned the “fact” that Shan Yi likes men.

Today was really a terrible day.

Finally, Shen Tiantian cooked herself a bowl of scallion and egg noodles and quickly finished her dinner. After that, she went on WeChat and told her friends about what happened with Shan Yi today.

Kang Jiaya: …So, she likes men?

Shen Tiantian: …Yeah.

The person she likes is interested in the opposite gender. How hopeless is that?!

What if Shan Yi was actually attracted to women and had a girlfriend, if they suddenly broke up, maybe Shen TianTian would have a tiny chance…

Suddenly overwhelmed with guilt, Shen Tiantian covered her face, feeling like her thoughts were unkind.

Liu Wanjun: Tiantian, tell me honestly, who is the person you like, do you know her well?

Seeing Liu Wanjun’s message, Shen Tiantian finally stopped her wild thoughts and thought seriously for a moment, quickly typing out a line of text with her fingertips.

Shen Tiantian: She’s the new CEO of the company, I’ve only met her three times so far.

Liu Wanjun: …

Kang Jiaya: …

Kang Jiaya: @Liu Wanjun, what is she thinking?

Liu Wanjun: I don’t know.

Kang Jiaya: If she likes women, that’s one thing, but liking her boss? What are you thinking? Do you really think someone so outstanding would be interested in you? If it wasn’t for today’s discovery, would you continue to sink deeper into this?

Liu Wanjun: Isn’t that a bit harsh? Tiantian is also outstanding.

Kang Jiaya: I’m not saying she’s not outstanding, but isn’t the person she likes even more outstanding? Plus, she’s already in a relationship, and we don’t even know if it’s a husband or a boyfriend.

Kang Jiaya: Maybe what I’m saying will hurt Tiantian, but since we know about it, isn’t it better to face the truth and move on quickly?

Shen Tiantian was indeed struck by what Kang Jiaya said, but she had to admit that what she said made sense.

‘Why would someone as outstanding as Shan Yi be interested in her?’

Looking at it from a different angle, it seemed that Shen Tiantian had an epiphany.

As Kang Jiaya said, it would be better to give herself closure now that she knows the truth.

Before she developed strong feelings for Shan Yi.