Watching Little Su make one phone call and send Zhang Xiaoxiao and Bai Yi on their way, Jiang Linyuan once again realized just how terrifying her family background was.
But it was fine! Auntie Sachima had certified him as Little Su's boyfriend-in-pursuit.
That made him half a member of the Heavenly Court, too! He could use Little Su's connections to throw his weight around!
As Jiang Linyuan wondered whether he should belt out "Intruding the Heavenly Family," a voice sounded beside him.
"Thank you for earlier."
Shen Wanyu's words drifted through the thin mist.
"Department Head, what I want to hear isn't a thank-you."
Jiang Linyuan grinned cheekily.
"Then you still won't hear what you want to hear."
Shen Wanyu tucked her windblown hair behind her ear and continued:
"You were like this back when we were in the External Relations Department."
"Do you remember what I said back then?"
When Jiang Linyuan first set his sights on Shen Wanyu as an A-Rank Card to pursue, he had actually made a plan, but he hadn't made any progress.
What had gradually brought them closer was an event-planning project a year ago.
Shen Wanyu had a prickly personality and spoke sharply. The girl she was working with at the time—
The two of them had some sort of falling-out, and that girl had badmouthed her all over the External Relations Department, making Shen Wanyu rather unpopular.
It was understandable. Shen Wanyu was cold and sharp-tongued, and always gave people the impression that she looked down on them. People who knew her already had a poor impression of her, and after all that, most deliberately avoided her.
Of course, Jiang Linyuan had been green back then, and didn't have many ways to deal with a green tea. He thought that giving the