Chapter 65 Their Relationship

Wen Jin was awakened the next morning by a phone call from Qiao Qiao.

"Babe, I have some gossip to tell you."

After a good night's sleep, Wen Jin no longer felt quite as unwell.

Her voice was just a little hoarse. "What gossip?"

Qiao Qiao paused. "What's wrong with your voice? Are you feeling sick?"

"It's just too hot here in Yangcheng."

Qiao Qiao let out an "oh" sound. "It's about the Wen family. I heard that Wen You and Sheng Yang's arranged marriage might be called off."

"My second aunt mentioned last night that the Wen family brought up the wedding several times, but for some reason, the Sheng family didn't react at all."

"It doesn't look like they are taking it to heart."

Ever since she arrived in Yangcheng, Wen Jin had stopped paying attention to anything happening in Capital City.

And because she was too busy with work, she rarely even browsed her social media feed.

Besides.

Wen You had only contacted Sheng Yang yesterday—

Though none of this had anything to do with Wen Jin, and she wasn't particularly concerned.

She simply changed the subject, chatted with Qiao Qiao for a bit longer, and then got dressed and left her room.

Just in time to run into Cheng Yao coming back with breakfast.

He asked, "Still feeling unwell? If you are, I'll drive you to the hospital today."

"No, I'm much better now."

Not wanting them to worry, Wen Jin answered softly.

Because she had taken time off yesterday morning and gone to see Sheng Yang in the afternoon, Wen Jin made a point of arriving at the company early.

Now, the Linyue project had also been handed over to her.

Coupled with the unsettled matters concerning Yao Runhao,

sitting at her workstation, Wen Jin felt a familiar ache starting to throb in her head once again.

Yao Runhao was one of Starry's founding veterans.

Yet Sheng Yang had dumped all these messy issues onto her.

The documents on her desk were piled as high as mountains.

Zhu Xiaoqi shook her head repeatedly. "I think you're actually busier than the boss these days."

Wen Jin felt exhausted too. She stood up and headed to the pantry to get some water.

Just as she reached the doorway, she heard a sharp, sarcastic voice coming from inside:

"You guys don't really think Wen Jin has nothing to do with President Sheng of Linyue, do you?"

"Well, some things can only be sensed and never expressed in words. Let's just say some young girls nowadays will throw away their dignity for the sake of benefits."

It was Yao Runhao's voice.

Holding her water glass, Wen Jin recalled that the years she spent in the Sheng household hadn't been entirely in vain.

At least she had unconsciously absorbed a great deal of the poise and dignity belonging to those in power.

She walked straight inside, filling her cup quietly.

Her face remained completely expressionless, as if she hadn't heard a single word they had just said,

and as if she couldn't see the group of people standing there at all.

Inside the pantry, apart from Manager Yao, there were two or three other colleagues.

Seeing Wen Jin's composed and unbothered demeanor,

they suddenly found themselves feeling rather awkward.

After filling her cup, Wen Jin finally raised her eyes to look at Manager Yao.

Lowering her eyelashes, she asked, "Manager Yao, what did your words mean? Could you explain them to me, please?"

Yao Runhao's expression shifted, but it quickly darkened again.

He let out a sneer and took a step toward the exit.

"Explain what? Is there anything I said that wasn't true?"

"Fine, I know you have a close relationship with President Sheng, and I'm even willing to make concessions for the sake of Starry."

"But Wen Jin, there's no need to be so anxious for success."

Manager Yao looked at her and sighed, acting as if he truly felt a sense of pity.

"You're still a newcomer, yet you're so eager to grab the credit, even resorting to such methods."

"Wen Jin, do you really think you're suited for this industry?"

Manager Yao wore an expression of utmost righteousness,

truly resembling a senior leader concerned about the future of a junior colleague.

If Wen Jin hadn't seen the evidence of his embezzlement directly from Sheng Yang,

she probably would have been deceived by his act as well.

Hearing Manager Yao's words, quite a few colleagues began casting probing and judgmental glances in their direction.

Wen Jin had originally intended to have a rational conversation with Manager Yao.

But looking at his attitude now, he clearly had no intention of resolving things amicably.

She met Manager Yao's gaze directly and slowly spoke:

"Everyone has to take responsibility for the words they utter."

Yao Runhao showed no fear. "It's not like I'm making things up."

"Do you dare claim there's nothing more between you and President Sheng?"

"Wen Jin, you don't take me for a fool, do you?"

"Back in Capital City, you were draped in luxury brands from head to toe, but the moment you returned to Yangcheng, all of that completely vanished."

"And the way you put on that coy, affected act when you saw President Sheng—"

It wasn't that Yao Runhao hadn't considered the possibility that Wen Jin and Sheng Yang's relationship might not be what he imagined.

However, just as he had said,

he wasn't a complete idiot.

Though he could tell that Sheng Yang took an interest in Wen Jin, it was merely an interest and nothing more.

When all was said and done, Sheng Yang's attitude toward her could still be described as harsh.

That harshness felt like the way one treats a pet that can be summoned or dismissed at a whim.

What was more,

he had already privately inquired with some friends in Capital City.

Sheng Yang had a proper, legitimate fiancée.

And the other party was a genuine, high-society heiress.

Yet Yao Runhao completely forgot that his friends were in no position to truly breach Sheng Yang's inner circle,

meaning the information he had gathered was far from complete.

Listening to Yao Runhao's words, Wen Jin's face grew cold as well.

She had never imagined that Yao Runhao would think of her in such a light.

Just as she was about to open her mouth,

she heard an icy voice ring out from behind her: "You guys can speak a little louder next time, I didn't quite catch that."

Wen Jin's body instantly stiffened.

She turned around involuntarily,

and saw Sheng Yang walking over, accompanied by Chen Jin.

The emotions hidden beneath his lowered eyelids were biting and cold.

Sheng Yang's gaze was fixed primarily on Wen Jin.

After a moment, the corners of his lips curled up into a faint, mocking smile as he spoke.

"I had no idea that my relationship with Wen Jin was already known to so many people."

As soon as those words left his mouth,

a wave of astonishment rippled through the room.

Wasn't Sheng Yang essentially admitting to his relationship with Wen Jin right now?

Whispers of discussion once again reached Wen Jin's ears.

Even Manager Yao's complexion changed drastically.

Yet the next second, Sheng Yang raised his chin slightly.

His entire posture was the absolute definition of languid, supreme arrogance.

"Since Starry's legal department has become so remarkably competent, it seems Linyue can file a lawsuit against Starry for spreading rumors at any time."

The first to react was Chen Jin.

He cast a subtle, helpless glance in Wen Jin's direction,

before following Sheng Yang's lead and continuing:

"Manager Yao, President Sheng is already extremely dissatisfied with Starry."

"Why is it that Starry continues to test President Sheng's bottom line over and over again—"

"President Sheng's fiancée will be arriving in Yangcheng very soon. What on earth did you mean by saying those things?"

The embarrassment that had previously lingered on Manager Yao's face vanished completely in that instant.

He glanced sideways at Wen Jin,

and lowered his voice to apologize to Sheng Yang:

"I'm sorry, President Sheng. This is entirely Wen Jin's fault."

He shifted the blame away from himself fast enough.

Sheng Yang glanced past him at Wen Jin standing behind him.

Seeing her calm expression, with no intention of offering any explanation or defense for herself,

a dark shadow flashed across the depths of his eyes.

Sheng Yang pressed his brow down slightly before speaking slowly, "Let this be the last time."

With those words, he turned and walked straight out.

Leaving only Wen Jin and the others standing frozen in place.

Wen Jin clenched her palms and lowered her eyelashes.

Sheng Yang drawing such a clean line between their relationship

was actually a good thing.

After all, this was precisely what she had wanted all along.

***

Manager Yao accompanied Sheng Yang into the meeting room with a ingratiating smile.

Just as he opened his mouth to speak, Wen Jin walked in.

Manager Yao's brow furrowed tightly. "What are you walking in here for? Are you trying to make President Sheng angry again?"

With her expression unchanged and documents in hand,

Wen Jin's voice remained calm: "Manager Yao seems to have forgotten that I am the person in charge of this project now. If anyone should be walking out, it's Manager Yao."