Chapter 32 — Lan Ling's Question

"All right then. You have to accompany me alone, and when you go to keep Lan Ling company, you can bring me along, right?" Chen Shutang said, a glint in her eye.

"Ah?" Yang Xu was caught between laughter and tears at her words. "You've really done your sums carefully, haven't you?"

"You don't agree?" Chen Shutang feigned anger. "If it won't work, then there's nothing more to discuss."

"Fine, fine—can't I just agree?" Though Yang Ce wore a bitter smile on his face, his heart was blooming with joy. Chen Shutang had finally taken another step, and a very important one at that. So long as she truly accepted Lan Ling and got along harmoniously with her, that would be better than anything. Because once there is one, there will be a second—with Lan Ling as the precedent, he believed Lin Yanhe and Chen Shutang would gradually accept it too. "Hmph, now that you've agreed, I don't want to anymore. We'll talk about this later," Chen Shutang said in a show of anger.

To be continued.