Chapter 164: Caught off guard
"So, at the end of the day, you're here to plead Zhang Qian's case?" Leaning against the railing of the garden pavilion, Su Can summed up Tian Tian's role.
"Not really. Just looking out for a close friend. Zhang Qian and I grew up together, and she's always been proud... I've rarely seen her take the initiative and swallow her pride like this. I'm serious. Don't let this chance slip away."
Su Can lowered his head, feeling a headache coming on. He realized he genuinely could not work out what was going on here. Were they probing his background and cultivating connections, or was this real? Seeing Tian Tian watching him with a smile, her hands behind her back as she waited for his reply, he had no choice but to bring out his ultimate weapon. "It's not a question of whether I want to let an opportunity slip away. The point is, I have a girlfriend. I'm not single."
His words initially took Tian Tian aback, but she soon recovered, seemingly unsurprised by the answer. Tilting her head, she leaned a little closer and asked, "You have a girlfriend... Are you living together? Or married? If you're not married, you still have a choice right up until the last moment... Is that such a big problem?"
Su Can suddenly did not know whether to laugh or cry.
In the end, Tian Tian gave him a mischievous smile, almost as though she were comforting him instead. "Don't worry. No difficulty is great enough to crush my heroic sisters."
Running into Tian Tian that morning had been entirely unexpected. Having said this much, they left it there.
She smiled, turned, and walked out of the pavilion toward her home. In the sunlight, her little cotton tank