If I nodded right now and told Xiao Yilin I'd liked her for a long time, then I could become her boyfriend.
To put it bluntly, even if Xiao Yilin and I became a couple, I could still fool her and become a master of juggling relationships.
But in the end, I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
I still had to start with Little Su. It was a good thing she didn't have much of a problem with Xiao Yilin. That meant I had more room to work with.
Bringing Little Su along was also a way to prepare Xiao Yilin for it—to ease her into the idea and help her get used to it.
If I waited until Xiao Yilin and I were completely smitten with each other before telling her how I felt, it would be too sudden and too direct.
But the very thing that helped me could also be my undoing...
Jiang Linyuan gazed out at the distant sea and sighed softly.
"Xiao Yilin, you really are an absolutely wonderful woman."
"Senior, there you go talking nonsense again!"
Lin Yilin's cheeks flushed. She huffed and puffed as she looked at him.
"I'm not talking nonsense."
Jiang Linyuan shook his head and smiled.
You're so wonderful that I can't bear to scheme against you.
But the more wonderful you are, the less I want to let you go. I'm a selfish, rotten man, after all.
Seeing that he didn't seem to be flattering her, Lin Yilin turned her face away.
"...Senior, you're actually a good man, too."
"Haha."
That was so ridiculous that even Jiang Linyuan couldn't help laughing.
But Lin Yilin thought he was laughing at how awkwardly honest she was, teasing and making fun of her.
She puffed out her cheeks again, huffing