A Major Announcement

Jiang Xiaotang was not one to dally. She placed her bags on the checkout counter.

Su Yang looked at the cashier. "Miss, ring all of these up together."

"Of course, sir."

"Dreamy, your boyfriend seems pretty nice. What does he do?" Jiang Xiaotang pulled Zhuang Mengli aside and whispered.

Zhuang Mengli ignored the word "boyfriend." After thinking for a moment, she said, "Anyway, he's pretty rich. He runs his own company."

"Oh, that explains it. But how come I've never seen him before? Is he the son of one of your dad's friends?"

"No, he's from Haicheng."

"From Haicheng? Then how did you two meet?"

"Hey, are you checking his household registry?" Zhuang Mengli asked impatiently.

"Hehe, I'm just trying to help you vet him."

"Vet your own head. I already told you, he's not my boyfriend."

"Tsk, making excuses. Oh, I know—he's pursuing you, isn't he?"

"No! Neither of those things is true. He should have a girlfriend."

"He has a girlfri—huh?" Jiang Xiaotang was stunned. "What the heck? Are you two really this wild?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"You said he has a girlfriend?"

Zhuang Mengli nodded. "I'm not completely sure, but he probably does. Anyway, there are lots of girls around him."

"Damn, then what are you doing?"

"Doing what?"

"Based on what you said, isn't he a playboy? Your looks would definitely be enough to win over a man like that, but..."

"Ah, I can't explain it clearly in just a sentence or two. Anyway, he's a good person. We're simply friends."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiaotang shook her head and muttered to herself, "Oh no, Dreamy, you're done for. I understand everything now."

"What do you understand now?"

"Looks like he isn't pursuing you. You're pursuing him, and you've already fallen for him. You