Hard to Deceive

This news was no different than a misfortune to Wen Yifan.

Furthermore, it was without any warnings.

Wen Yifan had never heard Wang Linlin mention that she had found a housemate for her, let alone asking her for her opinion. She had become the third party in this situation.

Moreover, things had reached a conclusion while she was oblivious about it.

Wen Yifan thought this was too ridiculous.

Even if she was calm, she was still annoyed.

However, judging from Sang Yan’s reaction, she could tell that he had no idea as well.

Wen Yifan calmed down and took off her shoes. Then, she pointed at the sofa, as if she was serving a guest, “Please have a seat first. I haven’t a clue what happened, so let me call and ask.”

Sang Yan simply stood still.

Wen Yifan went into her room without waiting for him to answer.

It was approaching eleven o’clock.

Wen Yifan planned to take a quick bath before going to bed when she arrived home. She never thought that she would have to deal with something troublesome. She didn’t care about the possibility that Wang Linlin had fallen asleep, and she called her number.

The call rang a dozen times before she picked up the call.

Wang Linlin was having her beauty sleep as usual. She was slightly annoyed because the call had woken her up, “Who is it?! Are you out of your mind? It’s bedtime!”

Wen Yifan, “Linlin, it’s Wen Yifan.”

Wang Linlin, “Tell me tomorrow, I’m exhausted.”

“I don’t want to bother you as well, but I’ll just ask you something real quick.” Wen Yifan spoke in a monotonous tone, “Did you give your keys to someone else? There’s someone in the house now.”

“Ah?” Wang Linlin sounded clearer, “Who is it? It can’t be my boyfriend! Don’t you hook up with him!”

“No.” Wen Yifan added, “It’s Sang Yan.”

“Oh.” Wang Linlin was obviously relieved and explained to her, “I remember now. You know I’ve been trying to find someone to replace me, right? I couldn’t find one, and I got anxious, so I couldn’t resist mentioning it to my boyfriend.”

Wen Yifan listened patiently.

“He probably didn’t want to see me upset, so he helped me to solve this problem behind my back.” Wang Linlin began to show off coquettishly, “I don’t know, I think he probably wanted to surprise me.”

“……”

Wen Yifan thought she would be apologetic, even if it was just a little bit.

It seemed like she had overestimated her.

She really, really, really hated taking care of such things.

To put it mildly, Wen Yifan had a good temper and wouldn’t care about small matters. But in fact, she knew that she didn’t care because she couldn’t be bothered about things not concerning her.

It had nothing to do with her whether the person was good or bad, was dead or alive.

Her only mindset was to live her own life.

Even if someone misunderstood her, treated her badly, or spoke in a strange way, as long as it didn’t cause any harm to her, she didn’t think it mattered.

It would not affect her mood.

There were already a lot of problems in life after all. How could people survive if they had to care about everything?

Over the years, Wen Yifan treated everyone with that thought in mind.

She wouldn’t argue with others, offend others, or oppose others as long as people didn’t do anything that would affect her life.

Wang Linlin added, “Sang Yan’s house was on fire, so he had to find a place to live temporarily. Geez, just live with him, it’s…”

Wen Yifan interrupted her, “What did you tell me before this?”

“……”

Wang Linlin paused for a few seconds probably because she had never heard Wen Yifan speak impolitely. She said, “Why are you being so fierce? You scared me. Sang Yan is not a creep, he’s tall and handsome, and he’s rich too. Don’t you feel that you’re super lucky?”

Wen Yifan repeated, “Just answer me, what did you tell me before this?”

“I don’t know! Why are you blaming me? Geez!” Wang Linlin just woke up before getting questioned, her attitude was not good either, “Oh, I know. But you don’t have to think too much. Who knows? Maybe he still likes you.”

Wang Linlin, “I heard from my boyfriend that Sang Yan didn’t have a girlfriend in his four years of university life. He was not close to any girl as well. He was only seen spending most of his time with another good-looking guy from the same dormitory. So, people in his university thought they were a couple.

Wen Yifan smiled bitterly. She wondered how much longer she would have to listen to more of her b*llshits.

“He didn’t date anyone even until now! That’s a really huge problem, he probably only discovered his sexual orientation in recent years.” Wang Linlin added, “My boyfriend is in quite a dangerous position, now that I think about it.” 

Wen Yifan knew Wang Linlin was not very reliable.

But she never thought she could be this unreliable.

Wen Yifan closed her eyes, she didn’t want to speak to her anymore.

Wang Linlin couldn’t bother to speak more, “Relax, I’m sure he’s definitely gay. Even if we don’t talk about this, there’s nothing wrong with sharing a unit with someone of the opposite sex. The partner I found previously was also thanks to us sharing a unit together.” 

Wen Yifan finally spoke, “Hearing from the way you speak, you must have a good relationship with Su Haoan.” She said slowly, as if she was hiding needles behind her good nature, “Then, the one who was always picking you up in a Ferrari must be his friend.”

Wang Linlin immediately paused, “What do you mean?”

“Ah, right. Since you think it’s so good to be housemates with Sang Yan, why don’t you live with him?”

“……”

“Since it’s not too much to have one more affair.” Wen Yifan smiled, “It’s not too difficult for you, is it?”

-

At the same time, in the living room.

Sang Yan called Su Haoan while suppressing his anger, “Are you out of your mind?”

“D*mn.” Su Haoan was at a noisy place, which sounded like a bar, “Bro, chill, peace, okay? Why are you scolding me?”

Sang Yan sneered, “Don’t tell me you didn’t know there was someone else living in this unit.”

Su Haoan was instantly relieved when he knew what the call was about, and he said, “Why do you want to live in a big house alone? Living with someone else can save you some money while your house is under renovation.”

Sang Yan, “Do I look like I need to share a unit with others?”

“You don’t need to, but isn’t that our Goddess Wen?” Su Haoan giggled, “Alright, alright, I understand. You don’t have to thank me, we have been brothers for so many years.”

“Forget it,“ Sang Yan knew he couldn’t communicate with him, “I’m going to your house now.”

“F*ck off, I’m going to be doing something tonight, don’t bother me!”

“I’m a grown-ass man.” Sang Yan added, “Do you think it’s appropriate for me to live with a girl?”

“What the h*ck, how can you say that? Why didn’t you think about this when you told me you wanted to live in Shangduhua City?” Su Haoan added, “Don’t think I don’t know what happened when your face got beaten up to such a state. C’mon, you don’t have to act in front of me, we both know about that...”

“……”

“And think about how beautiful Goddess Wen is, do you think you’ll get to have this opportunity again?” Su Haoan said, “Bro, go be her guardian angel. Who knows someday she’ll have a crush on you……”

Sang Yan heard the door opening before Su Haoan was able to finish.

He was furious and immediately ended the phone call.

The next moment.

Wen Yifan appeared in front of him. She looked at him and calmly asked, “Can we talk?”

……

Both of them sat on the opposing ends of the sofa, silent.

Wen Yifan started the conversation, “This whole scenario is a miscommunication. It’s getting late now, I’ll book you a hotel nearby, what do you think?”

Sang Yan leaned against the chair and looked at her lazily.

Wen Yifan gave it a thought before saying, “You can look for a suitable house later, what do you think?”

Sang Yan smirked after listening to her making arrangements for him, he said, “You sure are good at planning things.”

“We didn’t know about this beforehand. Now that we do, we don’t have to continue living up to the mistake.” Wen Yifan explained, “And you probably aren’t used to sharing a unit with others.”

Mistake.

Sang Yan held on to that word.

She was frowning and pressing her lips when she spoke. It was a far cry from her usual appearance where nothing could fluctuate her emotions.

It was as if she had encountered something unacceptable and that upset her.

But she was too embarrassed to say it out directly.

She was afraid of annoying him and getting entangled with him.

So she carefully chose the words that he might accept.

Sang Yan looked up and repeated inexplicably, “How do you know if I’m not used to it?”

Wen Yifan said patiently, “It takes time to get along with a housemate when sharing a unit together. People usually share units due to financial issues. Your financial condition doesn’t require you to force yourself to live with somebody else.”

“My house was burnt.” Sang Yan paused, “My money was all spent on renovation.”

Wen Yifan reminded, “You own a bar.”

Sang Yan said annoyingly, “It’s not that profitable.”

“......” Wen Yifan secretly sighed and said tactfully, “A reporter is not a nine-to-five job. My schedule is very irregular, I often work overtime, and I often go out early and return home late. I am likely to affect your rest.”

“Oh.” Sang Yan deliberately wanted to give her a hard time, “Then you should be quiet when you come back.”

“……”

He didn’t seem to understand anything, so Wen Yifan straightforwardly said, “We are of the opposite sex, there will be many inconveniences. You don’t want to think twice when you’re doing things at home, do you?”

“Why should I think twice?” Sang Yan looked straight at her, and suddenly smiled, “Wen Yifan, the attitude you have now is quite interesting.”

Wen Yifan, “What?”

Sang Yan’s voice had no warmth as he spoke slowly, “Do you think that I still have feelings for you and I will bother you again like before?”

“......” Wen Yifan nearly choked, “I didn’t mean that.”

“I didn’t expect that you would see me as someone who is sentimental.”

“I am logically explaining our current situation, you don’t have to misinterpret what I said.”

“My luggage is already here, and I’m too lazy to move it anymore. I’ll live for a maximum of three months, and I’ll move out once my house is finished renovating.” Sang Yan smirked, “I hope you won’t attempt to get close to me while I’m staying here.”

Wen Yifan couldn’t help but say, “You only have one piece of luggage.”

“I wanted to ask, what is the reason for you being so offended?” Sang Yan tilted his head slightly and looked at her playfully, “Or, am I mistaken?”

“What?”

Sang Yan glanced at her from top to bottom, then he suddenly said casually.

“Could it be that you’re the one who wasn’t able to forget?”