"Boss... you're not testing me, are you? Haha, don't worry, I really don't have those kinds of feelings for that glutton! I don't just mean I'm not interested now—I won't be interested in the future either! Besides, all my achievements today are thanks to you. If I coveted your woman, how could I ever show my face again? You can rest easy!" Lan Shi looked as though he were delivering a passionate speech.
I smiled. Of course I knew he was spouting nonsense, so I said, "Stop talking rubbish to me. Do you think I don't know whether you like Chu Ruo? You don't need to make any promises to me, either. This place doesn't have customs where marriages are decided by parents and betrothals. If two people are in love, there's nothing they can't say, is there? Besides, Chu Ruo is as beautiful as a flower, and she's about the same age as you. What's wrong with the two of you falling for each other? I'm much older than you. Surely I can see things more clearly than you?"
"Boss, what are you saying..." Lan Shi was indeed wavering. Seeing that I wasn't joking, he finally tested the waters. "Fine... I admit it. That glutton is... is kind of pretty. Sometimes she also..."
I patted him on the shoulder and smiled. "How about this? If you and her are truly fated to be together, I'll support you. Of course, if you have the fate but not the destiny, then just pretend I never said anything. How does that sound?"
After hearing that, Lan Shi could only nod cautiously before saying, "Then... then I'll give it a try. I'm not even sure whether she feels the same way..."
"Mm, do as you please." I shook my head with a smile.