Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!

Even though Wutong Avenue is just a stretch of road for Jinling, getting through it smoothly in less than twenty or thirty minutes is impossible.

That day, Peng Xiaoyong accompanied Zhou Guobin and his wife at the back.

Zhou Yuwen and Lu Wanting unconsciously walked ahead.

Then Lu Wanting coyly said to Zhou Yuwen, I've been in Jinling for so long, and this is my first time on Wutong Avenue.

Zhou Yuwen laughed and asked, so why don't you come here usually?

"No time, especially lately, I've been working overtime. If I hadn't told my boss I was accompanying you out, I wouldn't have been able to get out." Lu Wanting puffed her cheeks and said.

Zhou Yuwen was a bit surprised: "Do I carry that much weight with Sister Zhu?"

"You don't know."

Lu Wanting said: "She even hopes you can spare some of the school market for her."

Zhou Yuwen said, that's definitely not possible.

Lu Wanting was unwilling, she said: "Can't you do it for my sake?"

"No one's sake is enough."

"Tch! You're so annoying!"

Lu Wanting rolled her eyes at Zhou Yuwen and started playfully bickering with him.

Zhou Yuwen was aware of the relationship between Lu Wanting and Peng Xiaoyong, so he naturally didn't think much of it.

But to his parents, their behavior stood out.

Yang Lijuan was still quite concerned about these things and couldn't help saying: "Wenwen, you and your sister-in-law should be more mindful, there are people coming and going!"

Yang Lijuan deliberately emphasized the term sister-in-law to make Zhou Yuwen remember.

Mainly because Peng Xiaoyong was still nearby.

Lu Wanting felt a bit embarrassed hearing the word sister-in-law, she couldn't possibly be honest with the two elders, right?

It's no big deal telling Zhou Yuwen, but if she told the elders, it would be like letting Zhou Yuwen's whole family know. Then what would be the point of pretending to be a girlfriend during the New Year?

Fortunately, at that moment, Peng Xiaoyong took the initiative to defuse the situation. He said: "It's okay, Aunt, I'm happy Wanting and Yuwen get along well."

"?" Yang Lijuan looked at Peng Xiaoyong in disbelief.

He definitely needed to step in, otherwise, if Lu Wanting revealed the truth, it would be even more awkward for him.

Even though he said that, Zhou Yuwen's parents still felt he should keep a distance from Lu Wanting.

They couldn't play around like the other day. When a few people got tired and rested on a bench, Lu Wanting openly sat next to Zhou Yuwen.

Her leg almost touched Zhou Yuwen's.

That matter, Yang Lijuan even specially messaged Zhou Yuwen at night to mention it.

Emphasizing: "She's your sister-in-law!"

So that day, when having a meal, Zhou Yuwen specifically brought Tao Tian along.

And while eating, he deliberately didn't sit next to Lu Wanting but chose to sit with Tao Tian.

As a result, when Lu Wanting noticed Zhou Yuwen deliberately avoiding her, she started feeling upset inside.

Of course, she had no right to be upset.

She herself had no real connection with Zhou Yuwen, and Zhou Yuwen was already involved in many messy things, how could he pay attention to this nominal sister-in-law?

But Lu Wanting was just upset.

Especially since just yesterday, she had been chatting and laughing with Zhou Yuwen, feeling like their relationship could move forward.

Yet today, Zhou Yuwen was sitting together with Tao Tian, chatting and laughing in front of her, deliberately staying far away.

South Asian girls are indeed coy, but they also have a strong sense of possessiveness.

At the dinner table, she remained silent.

Zhou Guobin called her several times, but she didn't notice.

Not until Peng Xiaoyong tugged at her sleeve did she belatedly look at Zhou Guobin.

Zhou Guobin lifted his teacup and said he wanted to thank Lu Wanting with tea instead of wine for yesterday's hospitality, and he spoke some old clichés, saying he had high hopes for her and Xiao Yong, hoping they could be well in the future.

Hearing this, Lu Wanting actually felt a bit depressed but ultimately didn't expose Peng Xiaoyong.

After finishing the meal, they saw the parents off at the door. After Zhou Guobin said goodbye to everyone and drove away with Yang Lijuan in their Volkswagen.

Zhou Yuwen called Peng Xiaoyong, cousin.

Said: "I have things to do at the company, so I'm heading back first."

"Go ahead, Wanting and I will take the subway back."

"Okay." Zhou Yuwen didn't fuss, patting Peng Xiaoyong's arm.

This indicated that Zhou Yuwen didn't see Peng Xiaoyong as an outsider.

Actually, a while ago, Zhou Yuwen suggested to Peng Xiaoyong to come to Baidu Takeout as an engineer; the salary and benefits wouldn't change much, but the future prospects would certainly be promising.

Peng Xiaoyong refused Zhou Yuwen.

He admitted Zhou Yuwen's excellence but couldn't stand the idea of making a living under his cousin.

He still hopes to rely on his own efforts to have a different future.

So Zhou Yuwen didn't force him.

"Alright then, sister-in-law, I'm heading out first." Zhou Yuwen finished talking with his cousin and greeted Lu Wanting.

As a result, he found that Lu Wanting was still lost in thought.

Zhou Yuwen couldn't help but laugh and teased, "Sister-in-law, what are you thinking about? You've been zoning out just now?"

Only then did Lu Wanting snap back and glare at Zhou Yuwen, saying, "Can you stop calling me sister-in-law? I told you before that if I wasn't afraid your parents would unmask Xiao Yong, I wouldn't have come at all."

Zhou Yuwen chuckled at this, saying, "Well, there's nothing I can do. If my parents knew the truth, they would definitely tell my aunt, so just think of it as helping my brother."

"Besides, my brother is actually not a bad guy, you might as well turn the fake into the real!"

Zhou Yuwen wanted to help Peng Xiaoyong a bit, so he winked at Peng Xiaoyong.

Peng Xiaoyong just smiled.

Later, Zhou Yuwen even joked to Lu Wanting that if she became his sister-in-law, he would consider giving some market share to her company.

But Lu Wanting firmly said, "There's no need!"

"Alright then!"

After chatting, Zhou Yuwen took Tao Tian back to the company.

While Lu Wanting and Peng Xiaoyong took the subway back to their own company.

During her conversation with Zhou Yuwen, Lu Wanting was evidently very cheerful.

But after Zhou Yuwen left, Lu Wanting noticeably had nothing much to say. Her previous cheerful expression visibly disappeared.

"Shall we go too?" Peng Xiaoyong said. ThereferenceversionofthischapterisonM*V*LEMPYR.

"Hmm."

Their conversation was dry.

Jinling's subway is well-connected, sometimes taking the subway can be more convenient than driving a car.

Peng Xiaoyong looked at Lu Wanting who was walking ahead, her head lowered, and said nothing.

Thus the two entered the station and boarded the subway.

In the crowded subway, they could only find one seat.

Lu Wanting was the one sitting.

Peng Xiaoyong stood there.

During the roughly forty-minute journey, Peng Xiaoyong kept looking at Lu Wanting.

Lu Wanting sat there, looking troubled.

The two of them maintained this silence.

Actually, except for some busy subway stations being crowded, once it gets a bit remote, it isn't crowded.

Then, Peng Xiaoyong sat down next to Lu Wanting.

Lu Wanting kept a certain safe distance from Peng Xiaoyong.

This was subconscious for Lu Wanting, and Peng Xiaoyong remembered that when they went out yesterday, Lu Wanting didn't do this with Zhou Yuwen.

He adjusted his glasses and said nothing.

When they arrived at Lu Wanting's company stop,

Peng Xiaoyong wanted to escort Lu Wanting off the train.

But Lu Wanting said it wasn't necessary.

"It's just a couple of steps, you need to get back to work too!" Lu Wanting gave Peng Xiaoyong a smile.

Despite that, Peng Xiaoyong still followed her out.

Lu Wanting felt a bit burdened and helplessly said, "Xiao Yong, honestly, you don't have to do this."

On the steps of the exit.

There weren't many people around.

Lu Wanting said that since Peng Xiaoyong wasn't really anyone to her, always acting like this would make her feel burdened.

Peng Xiaoyong wasn't someone good at expressing himself, he looked at Lu Wanting who was lowering her head and smiling bitterly.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Can I ask you a question?"

"Hmm?" Lu Wanting lifted her head, slightly curious.

Peng Xiaoyong asked, "Do you,

"like my cousin?"

The moment he asked this question, Lu Wanting's face instantly turned a bit red.

But looking at Peng Xiaoyong's serious expression, she couldn't help but feel a bit ashamed in her heart.

She lowered her head, hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "I'm sorry,"