Tao Zhiyan didn't know why he'd ended the video call. He just... suddenly felt a little irritated.
Maybe it was because he'd only just realized he had feelings for Feng Ze, only to discover that Feng Ze already had someone in his heart.
It was a rude awakening. He couldn't help feeling a little dejected.
Feng Ze called back almost immediately.
The phone rang for two minutes, then stopped.
[Feng: What's wrong?]
What was wrong?
Tao Zhiyan didn't know how to answer.
What could he say?
That he'd just fallen for someone, only to find out he was already heartbroken?
[Peach: Something came up. I need to take care of it.]
[Feng: Okay.]
Tao Zhiyan stared at that "okay" for a long time, then drew an irritated breath and tossed his phone aside.
He leaned back, collapsing onto the sofa.
No wonder Feng Ze had made that bet with him.
Tao Zhiyan stared at the ceiling, feeling a tight, uncomfortable ache in his chest.
Feng Ze couldn't possibly lose that bet. There was no way he would fall in love with Tao Zhiyan.
Tao Zhiyan had been doomed to lose from the start.
He sat there in a daze for a few minutes, then sighed.
So I'll lose. I can take it.
Maybe I haven't even fallen for Feng Ze. Maybe the atmosphere was just so nice that it gave me the wrong impression.
Once it fades, I'll be fine.
As for the thirty million he owed, he still had plenty of time to find another way.
Tao Zhiyan wasn't going to keep going around in circles. Things had come to this, so he had to look ahead.
He adjusted his mindset.
It's nothing major. I can sort it out.
Over the next few days, Feng Ze continued keeping Tao