Tang Shiba did go downstairs, but she went to eat, not to agree to pretend to be Fang Cheng's girlfriend.
Fang Cheng couldn't understand it. "Why not? If you pretend to be my girlfriend, my mom might throw money at you to make you leave me. Then we can just pretend to break up, right?"
"Doesn't your mom know about me and your brother?"
"She doesn't! If I hadn't joined the entertainment industry, she wouldn't even look at celebrity gossip!"
Tang Shiba calmly ate her meal, completely unmoved by Fang Cheng's request.
"Have you asked your brother? If I agree, he'll definitely come after you with a forty-meter sword. How many blows do you think you can take?"
"Are you going to tell him, 'If you're my brother, come slash me'? Tsk, tsk. Once he actually starts swinging, all you'll be able to do is cry!"
Fang Cheng's eyes darted around before he quietly asked her, "So if my brother agrees, you'll agree to pretend to be my girlfriend?"
Tang Shiba nodded. "I don't mind. It all depends on whether he agrees!"
Whether his brother agreed or not, he had to give it a shot. He took out his phone and made a voice call to his brother right in front of Tang Shiba.
The phone rang for a while before someone answered.
Si Wuyu's cool voice came through. "What is it?"
Fang Cheng coughed, then worked up the courage to ask, "Well, here's the thing, bro. My mom's coming, and you know how concerned she is about my love life. So could you lend me Tang Shiba..."
"No. What do you take her for? Ask again and I'll have your mom take you home!"
Before Fang Cheng could say anything else, the call abruptly ended.
Fang Cheng froze. He