"What, you don't believe me?"
Seeing Wang Yuyan's complete lack of reaction to his words, Shen Lang frowned and asked.
"I believe you, of course, I believe you."
Wang Yuyan didn't believe a single word Shen Lang said in her heart, but she put on a pure smile and said, "I believe everything Big Brother Shen says, and I believe it deeply."
Speaking of which, to cooperate with Shen Lang and not arouse his suspicion, Wang Yuyan deliberately said, "I was also present on the night of the Lin family's birthday banquet. I won't ask about that. Big Brother Shen, can you tell me about taking on a disciple?"
Wang Yuyan had decided to act as a mole beside Shen Lang, so she had to gain his trust.
And the only way to make Shen Lang trust her unconditionally and reveal his secrets was to show absolute admiration for him.
Wang Yuyan knew Shen Lang too well. This country bumpkin from the mountains lacked validation the most, and a lack of validation bred vanity.
She possessed an unparalleled beauty, like a celestial being. The more she admired him, the more Shen Lang's vanity would be satisfied.
And the more satisfied Shen Lang's vanity became, the more he would trust her.
Then, she could find an opportunity to extract the secret of Shen Lang's crime and hand over the evidence to the Military Guard, leading to Shen Lang's arrest.
Wang Yuyan was confident that with her looks, Shen Lang would have no resistance against her and would spill everything he knew.
However, Shen Lang's next words left Wang Yuyan stunned.
"Shi Qingxuan, are you out of your mind? Why are you so curious about my affairs?"
Shen Lang looked at Wang Yuyan with a wary expression and said, "I'll send you back to the Wang family villa tomorrow morning, and we'll break off the engagement together. From then on, we'll have no relation. Your curiosity about my affairs makes me suspect you have some ulterior motive."
Shen Lang had been tricked once by that old geezer Wang Yunchuan, and the trauma lingered.
Therefore, Shen Lang had to be cautious, cautious, and even more cautious with anyone or anything related to Wang Yunchuan.
Shen Lang didn't want to be fooled like a big idiot again; this kind of thing could not happen a second time.
This country bumpkin gets unhappy if I ask a few simple questions.
There must be something wrong, there must be something wrong.
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Wang Yuyan became even more convinced that Shen Lang was lying, and that's why he became angry when she heard her words.
Hmph, just wait, I will definitely collect the evidence of your crimes and send you to justice.
Wang Yuyan clenched her fists secretly, filled with indignation.
But on the surface, she put on a pure and innocent smile: "Big Brother Shen, don't be angry, I'm just curious."
"If you don't want to say, then don't. Please don't be angry with me, I beg you."
As she spoke, Wang Yuyan suddenly looked wronged, making people's hearts ache.
Even Shen Lang felt uncomfortable seeing the aggrieved look on Wang Yuyan's face.
He understood why Shi Qingxuan felt wronged; she must have lived under the Wang family's roof since childhood, making her personality akin to Lin Daiyu, overthinking every word others said, or in cruder terms, having a fragile heart.
Thinking this, Shen Lang felt a pang of guilt and said, "Shi Qingxuan, don't misunderstand me. I didn't mean anything else. It's my fault. I shouldn't have been so guarded towards you."
"However, you have to understand me. I was a fine young man, enjoying hotpot and singing songs on Mount Qiulong, only to be tricked into marriage by that old geezer Wang Yunchuan, and ended up with a fiancée who is a monstrous oddity."
"And to prevent my true identity from being revealed, she found a beautiful girl to impersonate her ugly granddaughter, trying to pull a fast one on me and make me swallow this loss silently. How could I not be furious?"
Shen Lang said with some embarrassment, "Actually, I didn't want to be so cold to you, but every time I see you, I can't help but think of how I was deceived like a clown for three years, and I think of Wang Yunchuan's smug, ugly face. Then I just can't hold back anymore."
Hearing this, Wang Yuyan was completely shocked.
Wang Yuyan hadn't expected that Shen Lang's coldness towards her wasn't out of anger, but because he was reminded of the humiliation of being deceived.
However, Wang Yuyan couldn't understand why this country bumpkin Shen Lang was so convinced that she was an ugly, monstrous oddity.
Wang Yuyan wanted to ask Shen Lang directly for clarification, but the thought flashed and was immediately dismissed.
Shen Lang, being the country bumpkin he was, already considered her grandfather Wang Yunchuan and herself as liars.
Due to her strong sense of pride, no matter what Wang Yuyan said, Shen Lang wouldn't believe her and would only think she was trying to cover up, making him even more displeased.
And at this moment, Shen Lang spoke.
Perhaps out of apology to Wang Yuyan, Shen Lang meticulously recounted the matter of taking Song Donglou as a disciple.
However, after listening, Wang Yuyan's face showed little emotional fluctuation, but in her heart, she completely disbelieved him.
Ridiculous, who was Song Donglou? He was an attending physician in the emergency department of Nanling People's Hospital, with superb medical skills, and countless people had been saved by him.
Such a person, whose declared hopeless cases Shen Lang could cure?
And because he argued with Shen Lang, he lost a bet and ended up apprenticing under Shen Lang, paying a million yuan in apprenticeship fees.
Wang Yuyan found it more and more preposterous, and her attitude towards Shen Lang reverted to what it was before he saved anyone.
As expected, this country bumpkin couldn't be overestimated; he was just a country bumpkin.
The money this country bumpkin had must have been obtained through criminal means. Wang Yuyan swore that she would find a way to stay by Shen Lang's side as a mole and uncover all evidence of Shen Lang's crimes.
At that time, she would not only slap her grandfather in the face and question why he chose such a fiancé for her.
At the same time, she could also vent the resentment that had been accumulating in her heart since she met Shen Lang.
"What are you thinking about?"
Seeing Wang Yuyan silent but her eyes darting around, Shen Lang asked curiously.
"Nothing, Big Brother Shen, I just admire you."
A flicker of panic crossed Wang Yuyan's face, but she quickly regained her composure and found an excuse to deceive Shen Lang.
Shen Lang didn't doubt Wang Yuyan's words, but he didn't say anything more, driving his car.
Half an hour later, Shen Lang and Wang Yuyan returned to the villa.
This time, Yu Xiao and Yu Fei were well-behaved and had already fallen asleep in their rooms without waiting up.
After arranging a room for Wang Yuyan, Shen Lang also went into his own room.
The night passed without incident. The next day, when Shen Lang woke up, it was already ten in the morning.
Yu Xiao and Yu Fei had already gone to school early, and Wang Yuyan was still asleep.
Thinking that today was the day of his engagement cancellation, Shen Lang was in an exceptionally good mood.
That old geezer Wang Yunchuan had been constantly trying to trick him.
This time, Shen Lang would bring Shi Qingxuan to face Wang Yunchuan for a confrontation. Let's see how he could still quibble.