In the courtyard, Su Muzhi looked at Jiang Linyuan as he put away his phone.
"Do you need me to make an appearance later?"
"Yeah. I'm meeting Zhao Qiuluo at four this afternoon. Stay nearby and wait for my signal. Ideally, we'll catch them in the act."
Jiang Linyuan said.
"Hehe, I can hardly wait."
"Little Su, don't overact."
"I know what I'm doing."
Do you, though?
At this rate, one day we'll go from arguing back and forth to fucking back and forth.
Jiang Linyuan rolled his eyes.
Four in the afternoon, at a milk tea shop.
As soon as Jiang Linyuan walked in, he spotted Zhao Qiuluo sitting farther inside.
"Just say what you need to say."
He walked over and sat down.
"No rush. Let's have some milk tea first. Didn't I owe you a cup from last time?"
Zhao Qiuluo pointed at the two cups on the table and smiled faintly.
"No, I'm short on time."
Jiang Linyuan glanced at them.
What if you drugged it? I can play along with you, but I'm not about to put myself at risk.
"Are you worried Su Muzhi will find out?"
"Coming out to meet another woman alone without telling my girlfriend would be wrong of me."
"Ha, you're an interesting one."
Zhao Qiuluo lowered her head and chuckled.
"Don't tell me you think she really considers you her boyfriend? You've been around her long enough to know how domineering she is. Can you really put up with that?"
Jiang Linyuan didn't answer. He only said, "Did you ask me here to talk nonsense?"
"No. You should be able to guess what I have in mind."
"You want to use me to get back at Su Muzhi? Sorry, that's too risky."
"The only thing you're afraid of is