Cheng Lang shook his head and said mysteriously, "I can't tell outsiders."
General Manager Lü blinked. "I wouldn't mind being your wife."
Cheng Lang fell silent for a moment. He couldn't bear to let her hopes go to waste, so he hinted, "That position is already taken."
General Manager Lü was startled. "Didn't you say you couldn't?"
"I can't, but my partner can," Cheng Lang explained.
"Who's your partner?" General Manager Lü's brows shot up. She was getting worked up. She hadn't even made a move on the man she had her eye on. Who had dared to get to him first?
Cheng Lang answered plainly, "My boss."
After a pause, he added, "And yours too."
"My boss?" General Manager Lü looked puzzled. "Since when do I have a boss—"
Before she could finish, a possibility struck her. She stared at Cheng Lang in disbelief. "You don't mean... Qin?"
Cheng Lang nodded.
"How is that possible?" General Manager Lü was dumbfounded.
She studied Cheng Lang for a while and decided he wasn't lying. She fell silent.
"Well, look at you! No wonder you turned me down. You'd already set your sights higher." General Manager Lü gave a cold laugh. "No wonder you were so sure you could make Meng Tianye a star. With the Weng Group and Qin Dynasty backing you, forget Meng Tianye—even a toad could be lifted to the heavens if it wanted."
"If that's the case, why bother pretending to make a bet with me? One phone call from Qin, and Qin Dynasty Records would give you whatever you wanted."
Cheng Lang shook his head and explained gently, "This has nothing to do with him. Making Meng Tianye a star is my own business. The bet is between you and me."
The words "you and me" softened