At the milk tea shop, Jiang Linyuan sat down and looked across at Zhao Qiuluo.
"Thank you. Under the circumstances, Su Muzhi would've taken me away today."
"You don't need to thank me. You should thank Shen Wanyu."
Zhao Qiuluo shook her head.
All she'd done was make a phone call, and Shen Wanyu had agreed without asking many questions.
So she really was kind at heart, even if she seemed cold on the surface.
"As for her, I don't dare get too close. Su Muzhi and her seem to have a complicated relationship, and..."
"And what?"
"She's terrifying. It feels like she can see right through me."
Jiang Linyuan spoke with lingering unease.
The Department Head was far too perceptive. She could see what people were thinking at a glance.
He had to work hard just to keep his own thoughts under control. It'd be so embarrassing if the Department Head saw through him.
"Yeah, you get used to it. She can see through some things, but she rarely interferes of her own accord."
Zhao Qiuluo recalled Shen Wanyu's past words and actions and sighed.
"I don't think she's easy to get along with. Compared to her, I'd much rather spend time with you."
Jiang Linyuan tried to put one person down in order to build the other up.
Sorry, Department Head. I'm using you as bait to fish with. I'll let you fish for me sometime, too.
"You don't need to say that. Su Muzhi's had too much of an influence on you. Not every rich girl is like her."
Zhao Qiuluo smiled.
"Shen Wanyu's just a little cold. She's not as awful as Su Muzhi."
"Anyone who can go up against Su Muzhi can't be all that nice, right?"
Jiang Linyuan kept right on talking.
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