Although the whole “candy incident” had already blown over, Liang Rou found herself increasingly entangled by Wen Xiaoliang. Before, it was just simple invitations to hang out—if she didn’t respond, Wen Xiaoliang would take the hint and stay quiet. But now, this woman was getting more persistent.
［Wen Xiaoliang: Remember last time we agreed to go try street food together~ It’s not expensive at all, so how about it? Want to go out for a meal this weekend? If you don’t want to treat me, I can treat you too~］
Liang Rou saw the message just as she got off work and felt a headache coming on.
She glanced nervously at the calendar—only two days left until the weekend.
She really didn’t want to meet Wen Xiaoliang, so she decided to just keep playing dead.
Meanwhile, Wen Xiaoliang sat cross-legged, staring at her silent phone with a cold sneer.
Her junior assistant, lacking subtlety, came over and asked, “Xiaoliang, what’s got you so happy? Did you see something interesting?”
Totally walking right into the trap.
But Wen Xiaoliang wasn’t angry; she just glanced back at her assistant.
“I found a pet cat that’s not very fond of people~ and it’s kind of cute. Totally different from the one I used to have that kept coming up to me.”
She tilted her head. “But somehow, this aloof pet cat gives me the feeling… like it’s the same one I had before.”
The assistant didn’t catch the hidden meaning and just took it as a comment about a cat.
“Alright then, Xiaoliang, let’s look at the cat later. The new scriptwriter asked me to show you the screenplay he just wrote. Want to take a look?”
Wen Xiaoliang nodded and tapped her fingers on the desk.
“Fine, leave it here for now. Then you can head out—I’ve got other things to do. I’ll get back to you once I’m done.”
“Okay, Xiaoliang.”
The junior assistant left.
“It’s really weird… Xiaoliang suddenly moved the studio here…”
The assistant chatted with a nearby colleague after leaving.
“A lot of the old employees who didn’t want to come along ended up quitting. It’s a big shake-up…”
The colleague shrugged indifferently. “Not really a big shake-up since the studio hasn’t even been around half a year. Those who didn’t want to come… just have no vision. I believe Xiaoliang will lead us to make big money. Web dramas are really the hot trend right now.”
Wen Xiaoliang remained unaware of the employees’ quiet chatter.
Her mind was full of only two people: Liang Rou and Liang Wensheng.
She was searching their commonalities in her head.
Though they looked nothing alike, and their genders were obviously different, they gave her the feeling of being the same person.
“Still not replying to my messages?”
She rested her face in her hand, staring at the dark screen.
After a moment, she picked up her phone again.
［Wen Xiaoliang: Ah… Liang Rou, do you really dislike me that much? Even though I’ve helped you, you still hate me? I clearly see your attitude towards others is different from how you treat me.］
After sending this, she smiled faintly.
［Wen Xiaoliang: Could it be… Liang Rou, are you hiding something from me? Or did you deceive me somehow… that’s why you don’t dare face me?］
Wen Xiaoliang was beginning to piece it together.
If Liang Rou truly hated her and feared her, she could have just deleted or blocked her.
But she didn’t.
Aside from Liang Rou being a soft target easily manipulated, there was another possibility.
Liang Rou knew how relentless and obsessive Wen Xiaoliang was, so she didn’t dare provoke her lightly and instead chose to resist quietly through silence.
Therefore, if Wen Xiaoliang raised doubts, Liang Rou would have to respond to prove her innocence.
Now, Wen Xiaoliang was almost certain that Liang Rou and Liang Wensheng were connected somehow… maybe even some supernatural phenomenon at play.
After all, on the day Liang Wensheng disappeared, Wen Xiaoliang had a prediction dream.
The next morning when she woke up, he was gone without a trace.
His change of clothes, ID card, and Household Registration Book were all still there, but the living man had vanished into thin air.
Wasn’t that strange?
How could he travel to another city without an ID card to buy tickets?
Without an ID, he couldn’t even rent a place or book a hotel locally.
So where had Liang Wensheng gone?
No trace, no body.
Even the police had no clue where he had disappeared to.
At the time, the home surveillance had been mysteriously turned off, and Wen Xiaoliang’s neighbors didn’t have cameras at their entrances.
The police only managed to check the footage from the first-floor residents in the complex and only saw a lone girl going downstairs in the early morning hours—no tall, slender man in sight.
“So… that unfamiliar girl from that day… was you, Liang Rou.”
Xia Rui quietly stared at Liang Rou’s profile picture and opened it, enlarging the image.
It was a cute little cat.
“Although you were well covered up back then, I’ve clearly memorized your silhouette until now…!”
Wen Xiaoliang’s conviction grew stronger.
As she was lost in these memories, her phone finally buzzed.
［Liang Rou: What nonsense are you talking about? We haven’t known each other long, so it’s normal if I don’t reply right away… and I’m very busy every day. It’s not like I’m ignoring you on purpose. I just got off work now…］
“Pretending to stay calm?” Wen Xiaoliang chuckled.
Liang Rou scratched her head and thought hard before finally letting out a sigh.
She had given in.
Wen Xiaoliang was just too terrifying, too perceptive.
If she kept playing dead, this woman would eventually suspect her and come after her.
“Why did I have to get targeted by this woman again?!” Liang Rou groaned in agony but kept typing.
［Liang Rou: I just saw your message. Of course I’ll treat you to a meal—you were so kind to help me that day… Although your kindness didn’t do much since that candy was just ordinary sugar, I still want to thank you with a meal. Let’s do it as you said—this weekend. But I have to work overtime, so I’ll treat you later in the evening, probably around 7 PM.］
She originally wanted Wen Xiaoliang to pick where to eat, but after thinking it over, she gave up.
She didn’t want this scheming woman “kidnapping” her.
［Liang Rou: I’ll think about where to go these next couple of days and let you know on Friday. I’ll treat you Saturday.］
Wen Xiaoliang raised her eyebrows.
［Wen Xiaoliang: Sounds good~］
The matter was settled.
Wen Xiaoliang spun around twice in her swivel chair, staring up at the pristine white ceiling as she let out a long breath.
“Now I just have to see for myself… Liang Rou, are you really Liang Wensheng? And if you are… secretly dating behind my back? Hahaha…”
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