"Brother Wang, you really are a good person." Shang Kaiwen looked pitiful, with a touch of fragile tenderness and charm.
Wang Ruo’an felt a pang in his heart. He was not ignorant of what kind of woman Shang Kaiwen was, but he just couldn’t bring himself to be harsh with her.
Isn’t there a saying that a hero can’t overcome the charms of a beautiful woman?
Moreover, what others think of Shang Kaiwen doesn’t matter to him. He likes Shang Kaiwen as a person. He knows Shang Kaiwen is ambitious, but he likes that she can do anything for her ambitions without caring.
"Kaiwen, let’s go, I’ll take you home."
Shang Kaiwen is smart, she clearly knows her minor tricks can’t escape Wang Ruo’an’s eyes, but she also knows that Wang Ruo’an, who has loved her for twenty years, won’t mind because of true feelings.
"Okay! Brother An, won’t you look down on me?"
Her fragile facade faded, and she could finally reveal her true self.
Because the person in front of her is Wang Ruo’an.
Wang Ruo’an took off his jacket and gently draped it over her shoulders.
"Kaiwen, in my eyes, you are always the girl who used to run after me, calling me ’brother’. No matter what you do or have done, it doesn’t matter. You have never hurt me. Justice and morality are not that important in my heart; nothing is more important than you."
Holding her shoulders, they were close, but not as lovers, because Shang Kaiwen doesn’t want to be his woman.
He has always known that.
The man in Shang Kaiwen’s eyes is Jiang Shaoqing. If it weren’t for her interest in Jiang Shaoqing, Shang Kaiwen wouldn’t have done such a foolish thing that anyone can see through.
It’s just like his own infatuation with her.
"Brother An, am I trapping myself? Today, this version of me is really terrifying and laughable. I find it absurd myself, like a farce that has ended, and I am the ugliest clown. Everyone sees through my tricks, yet I foolishly keep up appearances. In fact, I know Jiang Shaoqing doesn’t like me, but I’m just used to thinking he’s the man for me all these years.
But I didn’t realize that in his eyes, I’m just a clown. My shameless and undignified actions resulted in him leaving without a backward glance, not even sparing a laugh for me." Shang Kaiwen’s heart ached, but she knew that she wouldn’t feel pain from then on.
Since Jiang Shaoqing doesn’t want to build a magnificent career with her, she won’t be blamed for ruthlessly destroying Jiang Shaoqing, who she can’t have! Opposing her means she won’t let others have him either!
"No, whatever you want to do, I can help you. Don’t be disappointed or disheartened in yourself. You are the proud queen! You are the princess in my eyes. Jiang Shaoqing isn’t worthy of your affection. He is a man completely oblivious to charm. What kind of woman can move him in this lifetime?"
Seeing the loss in Shang Kaiwen’s eyes, he couldn’t help but comfort her.
In this lifetime, he has fallen into Shang Kaiwen’s hands.
"Brother An, well, you are the only one who doesn’t despise me. I understand your heart, but forgive me, maybe I will gradually change in the future! But for now, I’m not able to." For the first time, Shang Kaiwen sincerely spoke her mind without any pretense.
She wants to be herself.
Wang Ruo’an nodded, "I won’t force you! I never will, I’ll wait for you, forever if I must."
The shadows under the streetlights stretched long.
"Brother An, I want you to help me deal with Jiang Shaoqing, would you?"
"Pleasure doing business!"
Wang Ruo’an couldn’t be more willing.