Stealing Your Heart

Judging from how much Sang Yu cared for Shen Peichuan, there was no way Su Zhan would believe that she was not attracted to him. They must be into each other as they would not have made out so passionately in public otherwise.

Sang Yu inferred from his expression and guessed as much what was on his mind. She explained, “I must have gotten Chief Shen into trouble. This is probably going to affect him badly, am I right?”

“Most definitely I think. After all, his status is quite special.” Su Zhan was very perceptive when it comes to people so he intended to exaggerate the gravity of the situation in order to guilt-trip Sang Yu. He reckoned that by doing so, it ought to be able to help accelerate the development of the relationship between Shen Peichuan and her.

He then quietly thought to himself that he might just be the best person ever, as no one else in the world would possibly have devoted as much effort towards securing his buddy’s future happiness as he did. Su Zhan felt that anyone who could deservedly hail him as a friend must have had attained some good karma.

“At best, Shen Peichuan might be getting a tongue lashing right now… and at worst, it could dampen his career prospects,” Su Zhan sighed as he purposely made things sound dismal.

Sang Yu bit her lip as she felt at fault for dragging Shen Peichuan down.

It did not take much from Su Zhan to reduce the young and impressionable Sang Yu to a bundle of nerves as she fell for his ruse easily. “Would I be able to see him?”

Su Zhan said, “I’ll have to take you to see someone first. We could contact him now but I’m not sure if he’d be able to make himself available.”

With that, the duo left the school compound and stood together by the roadside as they waited for a ride. He turned to Sang Yu, “I’ll be looking to you for your cooperation should the need arises.”

“You can count on me for anything that would offer Chief Shen some relief,” Sang Yu responded quickly as she was worried Su Zhan might doubt her commitment were she to appear indecisive.

“Relax. I’m sure we’ll be able to help him.” Su Zhan smiled broadly. When he noticed the paleness on Sang Yu’s face, he was concerned that he might have saddled her with too much pressure.

A taxi approached and Su Zhan raised his hand to flag it down. He opened the door for Sang Yu and followed her in after he saw that she was properly seated. As he closed the door, he looked ahead and said, “To Wanyue Group.”

“Sure,” replied the driver. Soon, the taxi was on its way.

route to Wanyue, Su Zhan began to introduce himself to Sang Yu, “You already

nodded. Preoccupied about Shen Peichuan’s well-being, she held

Peichuan does. I’m a lawyer by profession at my own firm,

Zhan but pursed her lips without replying. That day at the shop, she

me about yourself?” Su Zhan smiled as he

in the same social circles as them. She replied meekly, “I don’t have any relatives. My father is dead and my mother is currently serving

conscious. He thought that given a choice anyone would have wished for both of their parents to be present so that they may have a happy childhood growing up with a

be born in. Outsiders may envy that he was young, good-looking, successful, and seemed to lack for nothing save a woman to marry and start a family with. But even he too had struggles of his own that he

different, you and I. Beneath mere appearances, we are all human beings with our fair

clarity and handle them dependably. But when it came to

talent for conversations, Sang

a while more before the taxi stopped in front of Wanyue Group’s premises. Su Zhan paid the fare

she stood by the roadside, she raised her head and took in the view of the towering skyscraper in front of her which had become an architectural landmark in B City’s financial

to only gaze at from afar, and never had she imagined that she could one day have an opportunity to go

see is no stranger and someone very much like Peichuan and myself. I had to bring you here as we would need to ask him for help for

“I understand. I’m willing to do anything

saw in this girl a certain strength and sense of responsibility that belies her diminutive stature. It doesn’t matter what her family

the focus should be on what was happening right now, “Come

intercept him and they were able to make their way up to the top level with no trouble. They then chanced upon Guan Jing as he was coming out of the President’s

of the current situation,” Guan Jing said as he looked past Su Zhan and smiled at Sang

that Shen Peichuan got attached, and with a young one at that. I heard that she’s a freshman at a university. My, my, who would have thought that old rascal, Shen Peichuan would snag himself a woman so much younger than him? If

Zhan wore a humorless expression as

not a done deal yet.