"Waaah, Mr. Fang Zheng, that was way too cruel of you."
After hearing Fang Zheng's account, Eriri could not help but suck in a breath.
"What was so cruel about it? She wanted an explanation, so I gave her one. Simple."
As Fang Zheng drove, he shrugged. Kato Megumi, seated in the back, lowered her head.
"I'm very sorry, Mr. Fang Zheng. I made you worry."
"No need to be polite. You're my woman, after all. This much is no problem."
That was indeed Fang Zheng's method. Didn't Hazuki Shiina want to know why Kato Megumi had fallen for someone else? He could not tell her the truth, so he might as well put on a show. Fang Zheng would become an overbearing CEO and simply declare that he had his eye on Kato Megumi and snatched her away from that deadbeat otaku. She could accept it or not—well, it was not entirely a lie.
The facts proved that it had worked quite well.
"But wasn't that last part a little too much?"
"Was it? That kind of little girl who has never been beaten down by society needs to be shown some color."
"Mr. Fang Zheng, what if Hazuki Shiina really agrees to your proposal?"
"That's fine too. It's not like I'd be losing anything."
"Really?"
"Of course. In novels, a girl sacrificing herself for the person she loves looks romantic, but in reality, love without seeking anything in return does not exist. Maybe at first, someone might think, 'It doesn't matter what happens to me, as long as you can live happily,' but given enough time, that will definitely become twisted and warped... Wasn't Megumi the same?"
As he spoke, Fang Zheng glanced at Kato Megumi through the rearview mirror. Eriri raised an eyebrow but said nothing more.