Chapter 16: Laying Cards on the Table, Pretending
[Zhang Fan, basking in the sun, had miscalculated. He thought he had investigated thoroughly, but it turned out he had made a mistake.
"It's okay, we all make mistakes in our civilian lives," Zhang Fan thought to himself, restraining the urge to say such words out loud.
"The family is quite wealthy. You can search on Baidu to find out if the Zhu family is famous. Of course, we're currently in a breakup situation."
[Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully breaking up. Rewards are being distributed.]
Fortunately, the breakup went through, but only the breakup was successful. As for what comes next, the system will handle it, but it's all up to Zhang Fan. Whether to keep this girl or let her go, it's entirely up to Zhang Fan. He just felt something was off.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for gaining +10 lifespan, acquiring the skill "Pearl Communication," enhancing charisma, enhancing luck, and gaining a special ability that cannot be resisted.]
Cannot be resisted?
"What is this?" Zhang Fan wondered.
[Cannot be resisted: Any touch from you can increase the desire value of the other party according to your heart's desire.]
Fortunately, it's controllable. That's a relief.
As Zhang Fan's mind was flooded with information, countless messages flashed before him. From the origin and development of pearls to their identification and even including obscure designs of pearls, Zhang Fan absorbed it all. Of course, digesting it all would take some time.
"We still have to exercise for another seven days, as promised. You'll accompany me until the end of the exercise today, then we'll go and finalize the membership card you booked. After that, you can accompany me with peace of mind. If you still can't like me, then it's fate."
Zhang Fan scratched his head, feeling the strange gaze of the entire gym, and asked in bewilderment, "What exactly is good about me? If you're planning revenge, we can reconcile now and then break up. Saying it like this saves face."
"It's not that boring. I'm just pursuing perfection. In my eyes, you're still the same Zhang Fan. Although circumstances have changed, you're still Zhang Fan. If I can't like you anymore, maybe I'll develop an interest in other men."
Poisonous, isn't she?
"Just kidding, I really like you."
Mr. Liu really wanted to say that, but Qiang Wei restrained herself, tidying up her hair and saying, "Many people are just after money, or they're simply foolish."
Mr. Liu's words almost went too far, so he retracted them.
Mr. Liu had achieved success in his career. In his thirties, he had established his own company. Chasing women was just about finding a facade. Real feelings had long been ignored by him. It was really as Qiang Wei said, he was pursuing money.
Maybe it was possible during student days, but as adults, there wasn't so much love.
Men and women were destined differently. Girls liked more, not pure love, but half.
Men were more straightforward. If they liked it, they liked it.
Since it was boring, they had to wait until dinner. Zhang Fan also decided to exercise by himself.
After half an hour, some people started leaving.
Zhang Fan took off his shirt and exercised seriously. There were many more pieces of equipment.
"This guy has abs, like a god."
Xiao Qian's face turned red as she watched. There were many muscular men exercising, but few had such well-defined abs as Zhang Fan.
Qiang Wei handed Zhang Fan a bottle of water, poked his abs, and said, "So you were hiding something? Was it all an act?"
"Yes, so let's just break up. There's no need to continue pretending."
Qiang Wei wiped her forehead with a towel, sat on the side, crossed her legs, and looked at Zhang Fan.
"Whether I'm hiding something or not doesn't matter. We've already broken up. It doesn't matter whether there's anything between us or not. Unfortunately, we're destined to be strangers. The current situation is better than before, but it's a pity we can't become acquaintances. We'll see in the future."
"No, really," Zhang Fan insisted.
"Haha, Qiang Wei couldn't help but laugh. "Really? That's possible. This lifetime is full of surprises. I'm also curious why I decided to stay for seven days. I could have left long ago, but I just wasn't willing to. Now that I've found a boyfriend, I'm just going with the flow."
"Haha, that reason is acceptable," Zhang Fan admitted.
"Okay, okay, how about money? Faking a boyfriend still costs something."
"A million, rented for seven days. Is renting a boyfriend in style now? Renting for seven days, and then leaving, whether you like it or not, is absolutely powerful."
It's true, adult conversations are verbose.
"Is there something going on tonight?"
"How did you know?" Zhang Fan asked.
"You kept looking at the time, indicating that there's indeed something going on, but it might be too serious because there's still time left. I guess it's something for tonight."
Qiang Wei was quite clever. Zhang Fan found it amusing.
Their conversation seemed to be on track.
"If we were together, would you care if I had other girlfriends?"
"What kind of question is that?" Qiang Wei laughed.
Qiang Wei said, "If it's those kinds of girls, they'll accept it. If you know, just check the phone. There's nothing wrong. If you're afraid of fishing, you'll think it's low. If you like it, naturally, you'll delete those you don't like. It's strong to like what you like."
After finishing speaking, she picked up Zhang Fan's phone and opened it.
"It's still the same, silly, setting a password for liking. Oh, there's one less. Wrong, right? I started screening. Keep it up."
At this moment, Qiang Wei's phone rang. She picked it up, nodded, and answered.
"Okay, buy some ideas. Is it about liking rich women? Let me see if you lack money or lack money. Later, I'll go resign. Ah, this place, I've been here for too long."
Hey, what's going on? This girl is absolutely poisonous.