CHAPTER 572: CHAPTER 571: A CHANCE ENCOUNTER

"Of course, I love you."

Shen Siyuan finally answered the question. Compared to not loving, Taozi definitely preferred to hear this answer, and besides, he wasn’t lying.

"Really? →_→"

"What else did you think?"

"I thought... I thought it was more likely hormones acting up," Taozi said, lightly biting her lip.

"I won’t deny there’s a part of that, but I like you more. Your looks, your personality, it’s hard for a man not to be moved by them."

"What about Ruan Ruan?"

"It’s the same," Shen Siyuan said with a straight face.

"Tch, you really have a thick skin, liking both of us. Will you like three or four in the future?" Taozi said this, but her face was brightly smiling.

"Why can’t I like both? Is it ethics, morality, or law that restricts people to only love one person? If both parties are willing, I don’t see a problem with it. Everyone has their freedom, and everyone has their choices. Must one be part of a couple to be happy?"

"Isn’t that a fallacy?"

"Do you mind Ruan Ruan’s presence?" Shen Siyuan asked in return.

Taozi glanced at him, feeling like he had ulterior motives, but she still said, "Of course, I don’t mind. If I really minded, I wouldn’t have agreed in the first place."

"Then isn’t it fine? Let’s not overthink it. The three of us just need to live well together."

Taozi: ...

"You sound more like a scumbag now," Taozi said.

Upon hearing this, Shen Siyuan burst out laughing.

"Stop beating around the bush, you still haven’t answered my question," Taozi said, dissatisfied.

"What question?"

"Since you can love two, you can love three, four..." Taozi said.

Upon hearing this, Shen Siyuan pretended to think deeply and said, "That’s true, so it’s very..."

Before Shen Siyuan could finish, Taozi had already pouted her lips.

"Haha, don’t worry. Having you two is already enough. I won’t look for a third or fourth," Shen Siyuan said.

"A man’s words are deceitful."

"Ghosts don’t deceive. Look at Dou Dou, she’s so honest."

"I can’t win against you anyway."

Actually, Taozi knew that promises couldn’t be trusted, whether from men or women. She just wanted an attitude.

"Reassure Ruan Ruan too, tell her it’s just you two, no one else will come between."

"Uh, what do you mean by that?"

"What do you think? Are you sure you just wanted to ask me these questions yourself?"

"Of course, can’t I?"

"Of course you can," Shen Siyuan said.

He knew in his heart that these questions weren’t just what Taozi wanted to ask; Ruan Hongzhuang was definitely behind it.

The two laughed and talked until they finally arrived at Haiyue Square. Probably due to the circus performance tonight, it was especially lively.

The car couldn’t drive in, and they found a parking spot quite far away.

Then they walked to Haiyue Square.

However, before they could enter, someone suddenly called out to him.

"Shen Siyuan."

Shen Siyuan turned around at the sound, and surprisingly, it was Zhang Kaixuan and Tian Yunrui.

"Why is it you guys?" Shen Siyuan was pleasantly surprised to see them.

These two were colleagues of Shen Siyuan during his time at Guanghui Animation.

"I came with my girlfriend, and Kaixuan is here with his wife and kid," Tian Yunrui said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Shen Siyuan looked behind them and indeed saw two women chatting together, with a little girl curiously looking in their direction.

Shen Siyuan waved at her with a smile. He recognized the little girl as Zhang Kaixuan’s daughter, who should be in kindergarten now.

As Tian Yunrui and Zhang Kaixuan noticed Taozi’s appearance, they both showed a look of surprise and their expressions turned strange.

They had met Ruan Hongzhuang before, and the woman in front of them was definitely not the same person they’d seen; although equally beautiful, their styles were completely different. They couldn’t have mistaken it.

Seeing the two acting so intimate, it was clear their relationship was not simple.

"This is..." Zhang Kaixuan asked curiously.

"Hello, I’m Jiang Taoshi, Shen Siyuan’s girlfriend," Jiang Taoshi said with a smile, greeting them.

"Hello... hello..."

The two quickly responded, then exchanged a glance, both seeing the gossip in each other’s eyes.

"Are you here to watch the circus too?" Tian Yunrui asked.

"What else? Going on stage to perform?" Shen Siyuan joked with a smile.

"It’s not impossible, performing with monkeys," Zhang Kaixuan immediately replied.

After a few jokes, the slightly distant acquaintances, who hadn’t seen each other for months, suddenly closed the gap.

At this time, Tian Yunrui’s girlfriend and Zhang Kaixuan’s wife came over with the child.

"Hello," Shen Siyuan greeted them with a smile.

He knew these two, and Tian Yunrui’s girlfriend was also an employee of Guanghui Animation, though not in the same department; she worked in the testing department, and they’d been quite familiar before.

As for Zhang Kaixuan’s wife, although not an employee at Guanghui Animation, they’d met a few times before.

"I heard you resigned? Where are you making money now?"

Zhang Kaixuan’s wife asked with a smile, glancing at Taozi who was holding Shen Siyuan’s arm.

Zhang Kaixuan’s wife worked at a bank and had a good eye. Seeing Taozi’s looks and temperament, she knew she was extraordinary.

People like her were usually big clients at their bank for savings competitions.

"A shipping company, just getting by."

"Shipping?"

Tian Yunrui and Zhang Kaixuan exchanged another look. Shen Siyuan’s former girlfriend was also in the shipping industry.

Could it be that he was two-timing? Just after pursuing a rich and beautiful woman, he started keeping a mistress. He’s getting carried away. They felt obliged to warn him a bit, not to overstep."

Taking advantage of the gap when the three women were chatting, they pulled Shen Siyuan aside.

"Your previous girlfriend wasn’t bad either, just as pretty. You should cherish her..."

"You aren’t even married yet, and you’re getting carried away? If you want a mistress, at least wait until after you’re married. Even if you get divorced, you’ll still get half the property. If you mess around now, you risk losing everything..."

...

Their advice moved Shen Siyuan greatly.

Just as he was about to interrupt, he heard them continue, "And more importantly, while we don’t have even one beautiful woman, you have two. You’re really something."

Shen Siyuan: ...

As the three joked around, Tian Yunrui suddenly said, "You know Brother Chuan’s wife gave birth, right?"

"I didn’t know, and it’s none of my business," Shen Siyuan immediately replied.

Tian Yunrui was taken aback at first, then burst out laughing.

Zhang Kaixuan laughed aside, saying, "You better not let Brother Chuan hear that, or he’ll be at your throat."

"Just kidding, is it a boy or a girl?"

"A boy. His parents are overjoyed. They’re inviting us for dinner this week. Are you coming?" Zhang Kaixuan said, glancing at his daughter in the distance.

"He didn’t invite me," Shen Siyuan frowned slightly.

Entering society is like this; many good friends’ feelings end with resignation, and from then on never cross paths again.