Chapter 153 — May I Sit Here?
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Stop calling me Junjie. My name is Wei Zhao." While Sun Jingyan spoke, Wei Zhao had kept his eyes fixed on hers. If she lied, he would catch the faintest flicker in her gaze. The reason he had asked her name was to judge whether the woman before him could be trusted. If she was full of lies, then no matter how beautiful she was, he would waste no time sending her packing.
Wei Zhao had no time to waste on a woman who talked nonsense.
But Sun Jingyan had not lied, so he let the conversation continue.
Sun Jingyan had not expected Wei Zhao to tell her his name so readily. Surprised, she found herself even less able to read the man before her. If he was here to hunt for women, then that did not quite fit either. Could he be putting on airs on purpose, to draw her and her friends' attention?
"All right, Wei Zhao, do me a favor, would you?" Whether Wei Zhao truly had that kind of temperament or was merely posturing made no difference. What mattered was getting past this hurdle first.
"What favor?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Be my boyfriend," Sun Jingyan said.
Wei Zhao looked her up and down a few times. "Are you sick? Love at first sight?"
"..." Sun Jingyan flushed and hurriedly added, "A temporary one. Just for a little while. Is that all right?"
"Oh, a shield, then. Why didn't you say so earlier?" Wei Zhao understood at once. This was not the first time he had done such a thing; he had been dragged here by Miss Chu to serve as her shield, though so far he had never actually had to play the part. "I thought you were a lovesick fool."
"..." Sun Jingyan was speechless. Only the man before her could say such a scathing thing to her face. So this was how furious a woman could get when she was ignored! Sun Jingyan felt an urge to kick Wei Zhao to death.
If time had not been so pressing, if she had not needed Wei Zhao, Sun Jingyan would already have risen and left.
"Good, since you understand, then that's wonderful. Just play along with me in a moment. You don't need to say much; I'll handle everything." Sun Jingyan instructed him, "Once it's done, I'll treat you to a big meal."
"No need for the meal. Just give me some money." Wei Zhao was telling the truth. "I don't have time." Once this was over, he still had to escort the two young ladies home; where would he find the leisure for some grand dinner? And if Gu Mengyao found out, the sky would fall.
Sun Jingyan truly did not know how to describe Wei Zhao. Call him blind? Just now, when he had looked her up and down, he had deliberately let his gaze linger greedily on her chest several times.
And yet he had turned down the chance to dine alone with her... and asked her for money outright! Was this posturing, or...
By now Sun Jingyan no longer thought it very likely that Wei Zhao was putting on airs. She had met men who deliberately postured before. She knew very well just how great her looks, her figure, and her charm were.
Some of the men around her would show amazement, even infatuation, and lavish attention on her. But there were others who deliberately did the opposite, putting on a cold, aloof, I-don't-care air in hopes of drawing her attention. Such men she held in utter contempt.
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