Chapter 59

59. His Highness“Help?” Wen Han looked puzzled. “What can I help with?”

“I told my ex-wife that I’m getting married soon. I hope you can pretend to be my fiancée.”

“Fiancée?” Wen Han frowned instantly.

Anything agreed to too easily is never cherished by others.

She shook her head immediately. “Boss, that’s not very appropriate…”

“I…” Zhou Bin paused, tears suddenly welling up in his eyes. “Wen Han… I’m sorry for troubling you.”

“Boss, don’t say that…” She was well aware of Zhou Bin’s act of playing the victim.

Wen Han let out a sigh. “Mainly, I feel this seems a bit…”

“It’s fine!” Zhou Bin quickly shook his head, elegantly wiping away his tears. “I’m embarrassed; a grown man like me… actually, I haven’t cried in many years. I don’t know why I can show this fragile side of myself without reservation in front of you.”

Experience speaks louder than strength; indeed, this old man was far superior to Qin Long in terms of skills.

“This…” Wen Han immediately showed a touched expression. “Boss, you might just be under too much pressure.”

“Sorry for letting you see my bad side today.”

“No worries.” Wen Han shook her head with a smile. “Everyone has a vulnerable side, and it feels better to express it.”

“…I want to completely sever ties with my ex-wife.” Zhou Bin suddenly looked up. “Because if I still keep in touch with her, it’s unfair to the girl I’m about to pursue. I want to give her all my love and care.”

A hint of embarrassment crossed Wen Han’s face. “Boss, I… I don’t understand.”

Zhou Bin merely shook his head with a smile. “Wen Han, just treat this as me owing you a favor, okay?”

After a long silence, her face was full of hesitation.

After a moment, Wen Han finally nodded helplessly. “Alright.”

Agreed?

That means she has already started to subconsciously acknowledge my pursuit, whether intentionally or not?

After all, I’m wealthy, and not bad-looking; there are plenty of girls who throw themselves at me. With Wen Han’s qualities, she definitely wouldn’t ignore me as an option.

“Really?” Zhou Bin’s face suddenly lit up with a big smile. “Thank you! Then I’ll pick you up tomorrow, okay?”

“…Sure.” Wen Han nodded thoughtfully with a smirk.

…

Some people are very good at utilizing their emotions.

For instance, when they encounter painful things, they use their current emotions to perform, making their “performance” filled with genuine feelings.

Truth mingles with lies, making it impossible to see the flaws!

Undoubtedly, Zhou Bin is a master in this regard.

The next day.

Wen Han was dressed simply in a white T-shirt and blue jeans, standing obediently alone at the agreed place, waiting.

However, before Zhou Bin arrived, a curly-haired boy came over to chat her up.

“Hello, can I get your contact information?”

Seeing the boy who looked like a college student, Wen Han was used to it.

This was already the third guy who approached her within ten minutes of standing there.

“Add me?” She pointed to herself innocently.

The other party immediately smiled. “Yes, I think you’re really cute.”

“Cute?”

Wen Han chuckled, and they quickly struck up a lively conversation.

After a moment, the boy finally raised his phone again. “Can I add you?”

Wen Han nodded and was about to speak.

But suddenly a car stopped beside them, and she squinted her eyes. “Sure!”

As Zhou Bin got out of the car, she smiled slightly at the boy who was chatting her up and added him as a friend.

“Wen Han?” Seeing this scene, Zhou Bin frowned and walked over. “This is…?”

The boy, who was about to leave at the sudden appearance of Zhou Bin, was also taken aback, sizing him up.

“Just a… friend, I guess.” Wen Han waved at the boy. “See you next time.”

The boy skeptically looked at the two, noticing Zhou Bin didn’t quite fit the role of her father.

A man of this age with a woman of that age…

He thought of something but couldn’t bear to think too deeply.

After all, he just chatted with Wen Han for so long; she looked very pure and was enthusiastic toward him, reminding him of those innocent girls from his youth.

Thinking of this, he glanced up and saw Zhou Bin pulling out a bouquet of roses and handing them to Wen Han. The two laughed and got in the car together.

“No way…?”

The label of innocence he had just attached to her and the lively conversation was suddenly doused with cold water.

Watching the luxury car drive away, he thought of that “Uncle’s” appearance.

He suddenly envisioned an awkward scenario and realized how ridiculous it was to think of pursuing her, feeling a sharp pain and embarrassment.

“That such a cute and innocent girl… was all fake?”

Anger and disappointment made him clench his fists, heartbroken and chaotic.

…

“Oh? Deleted?”

Great, that was another rejection.

Inside the car, Wen Han nodded in satisfaction, immediately deleting the boy’s contact.

“What are you looking at?” Zhou Bin turned his head.

Wen Han immediately snapped back, looking curiously at the flower in her hands. “Nothing… By the way, Boss, why are you still giving me flowers?”

“Don’t forget, we’re fiancés today.” Zhou Bin smirked mischievously.

Ugh… This old guy is so greasy!

Wen Han suppressed her nausea. “So where are we going now?”

“I’ll take you to eat first.”

…

In Star River City, at a high-end restaurant.

“Boss…” Wen Han lowered her voice. “Aren’t we supposed to be going…?”

Zhou Bin, with an aura of sophistication in his gestures, raised his hand. “Hello, please add one more dessert for my fiancée.”

Hmph!

Wen Han already understood what he was trying to do; he was merely using the pretense of being her fake fiancée to subtly “pursue” her.

Girls can easily mistake this kind of fake romantic relationship for real and lose the distinction.

It’s easy to slip into genuine feelings…

I’m not a naïve girl, but Wen Han still showed a hint of shyness. “Boss, calling me… fiancée seems a bit inappropriate, right?”

“You are now.” Zhou Bin shrugged. “Wen Han, haven’t you noticed that you’re different now from when you were at the bar?”

“Really?”

“Yep.”

Zhou Bin smiled without saying much.

Based on his experience, no matter how aloof a girl is, when she’s with someone she likes, or has developed feelings for, she nearly always reveals a different side.

For instance, Wen Han was extremely aloof at the bar, rejecting many flirtations and was indifferent towards him before.

But after a few days of pursuit, her attitude had begun to change and seemed to focus only on him.

He nodded. “Let’s eat first, and later I’ll take you to handle important matters.”

“Okay!” Wen Han smiled, nodding, and suddenly picked up her phone as if replying to something.

During her typing, she smiled even wider and replied quickly, fully focused!

“Huh?” At this moment, Zhou Bin’s smile slightly faltered.

She… is chatting with someone?

Initially thinking she was so happy today because she was with him, but… it could also be because of someone on the other side of the screen?

Is it a close friend? Or… a man?

Thinking of this, his rekindled fighting spirit was suddenly extinguished, filled with unwillingness and doubt.

However, Zhou Bin understood that he shouldn’t blurt it out recklessly; otherwise it would seem too abrupt and might annoy Wen Han.

He was well experienced in this.

“Alas!” Suddenly he sighed, lowering his head.

Wen Han put down her phone. “Boss, what’s wrong?”

Hmph! Zhou Bin chuckled coldly to himself, thinking that she had indeed been drawn to him, no longer focusing on her phone messages.

He immediately lifted his head, looking gloomy, and spun tales of how he had endured hardships, sharing how his heart was now empty, and he wanted to find someone he truly likes to spend a lifetime with—whether or not he really meant to spend a lifetime with Wen Han, he spoke sincerely, his words seemingly heartfelt.

Wen Han listened seriously, constantly nodding her head.

Thinking of the messages she just typed, she glanced at Zhou Bin, who was showing his “fragile” side before her.

Her face displayed concern and surprise, but inside, she was already bursting with laughter.

And in the corner of the table, the phone facing the tabletop remained lit.

On the open notes app were the words Wen Han had just typed:

[Old man, are you daydreaming, thinking of how to catch my attention?]

…

On the other side, in Chaos Space.

“…Your Highness.”

Entering the dark chaotic world, Lin Wu Ju raised the bottle he held.

“The Recycling Station #777 collected only one soul last month.”

“Hmm?” In the dark, where nothing could be seen, a heavy and serious voice responded, “Why only one?”

“Your Highness, Recycling Station #777 has just been established, and I’ve just gathered one assistant. I assure you there will soon be more souls to contribute.”

“Remember what you said.” The voice in the dark calmed down, but suddenly seemed to recall something. “Is the assistant you mentioned Wen Han?”

“Yes.”

Laughter suddenly echoed: “Bring her to see me during the next performance report.”

“Your Highness?” Lin Wu Ju hesitated. “She might be a bit too forward; I fear she may not show you the respect you deserve.”

“It’s fine! Since she’s one of us, I ought to meet her and see how you’ve chosen your assistant.”

Lin Wu Ju pondered for a few seconds. “Understood. Also, Second Prince’s Monster Alliance seems to have started entering Star River City; should I…?”

“No need.” The voice carried a hint of amusement. “My ridiculous brother… once he runs into a setback, he’ll understand just how foolish and impulsive he is. Brute force cannot solve every problem. But since it’s for our father’s awakening, let him be.”

“Understood!”

“Dismissed.”

“Understood!”

Lin Wu Ju bowed his head, and a flash of white light suddenly passed before his eyes.

When he opened them again, he was back at the Recycling Station.

“Wen Han…” Remembering what His Highness had just said, he thoughtfully looked at the photos on the “staff wall” in the Recycling Station, pondering something.