134: Chapter 134 Reject politely

Seeing that there was no response for a long time,

Chen Guangke's expression changed.

"Shen Yan! Are you doing this on purpose?!"

"I asked you to praise me, not to do whatever that is. Do you really need to hesitate for so long? Are my merits really that few? So few that you can't even manage to list anything after hesitating for half a day?!"

Shen Yan burst out laughing.

"Old Chen, why don't you take a look in the mirror at your face right now? Goodness, it's practically the same color as the bottom of a wok."

"No, I have to call Xiao Wu in here so she can get a good look at your face right now."

As soon as Wu Ya was mentioned, Chen Guangke's demeanor shifted.

"Why are you bringing her up out of the blue?"

Sensing something was wrong, Shen Yan dropped the smile from his face and asked Chen Guangke, "What's wrong? Are you two fighting again?"

Chen Guangke pursed his lips, stubbornly replying, "We're not fighting. I just don't want to mention her."

Shen Yan clicked his tongue; he didn't even want to mention Wu Ya, yet he claimed they weren't fighting.

"Just tell me exactly what happened between you two."

Chen Guangke sighed, answering helplessly and dejectedly, "Nothing really happened. If something had actually happened, do you think I wouldn't tell you?"

That made sense.

If something had truly happened between Chen Guangke and Wu Ya, Chen Guangke wouldn't have kept it from him.

"Then why don't you want to mention Xiao Wu?"

Chen Guangke ran a hand through his hair in frustration.

"Tsk! How should I put this to you? It's precisely because nothing has happened between Wu Ya and me, and because she keeps avoiding me, that I'm so frustrated."

Shen Yan raised an eyebrow, pinpointing the core of the statement.

"You said Xiao Wu has been avoiding you?"

Chen Guangke didn't want to admit it.

But the fact was right in front of him, so he had no choice but to nod.

Seeing him nod, Shen Yan fell into thought.

Why would Wu Ya suddenly start avoiding Chen Guangke? There had to be something fishy going on.

Thinking this, he asked Chen Guangke, "Has anything happened since the two of you left my place?"

Chen Guangke thought carefully.

"Not really... If I have to say something, it would be that I went to eat with her yesterday, and I helped her carry some things on the way. That's it."

Shen Yan blinked and asked again, "What things did you help her carry?"

Chen Guangke answered truthfully, "I just helped her carry a package and her bag."

After hearing this, Shen Yan immediately realized that Wu Ya had likely noticed Chen Guangke's feelings for her.

"Old Chen, your secret crush might very well be turning into an open one."

Chen Guangke froze, then suddenly shot up from his chair.

"You, you, you... What do you mean by that?"

"She knows I like her?!"

Shen Yan was caught between laughter and tears.

"Why do you look so terrified?"

"Haven't you always wanted her to know you like her?"

Chen Guangke nervously picked at his fingers.

"I did always want Wu Ya to know I like her, but—but if she knows, isn't she avoiding me? Doesn't that mean she's rejecting me?"

Shen Yan hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself.

Logically speaking, that interpretation wasn't entirely wrong.

But he was Chen Guangke's brother; he couldn't crush his own brother's spirits.

"Actually, we shouldn't jump to conclusions. Could it be that she sensed your feelings for her, but she doesn't know how to handle that emotion, which is why she's been avoiding you?"

Chen Guangke felt like crying but had no tears.

What Shen Yan said basically meant Wu Ya didn't like him either!

Shen Yan also realized his words weren't effectively comforting Chen Guangke.

Just as he was racking his brain for something to say to console him, the office door knocked.

"Mr. Shen, are you free?"

It was Wu Ya's voice.

Hearing her voice, Shen Yan's eyes lit up, and he called out to Wu Ya outside the door, "I'm free, come in!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

The door opened, and Wu Ya walked in carrying a stack of documents.

Seeing Chen Guangke in the office too, she paused for a moment, then said somewhat unnaturally, "Oh, you're here too... In that case, I won't disturb you two."

Saying that, she prepared to turn back the way she came.

"Hey! Wait! Since you're already here, just say what you needed to say directly."

Hearing this, Wu Ya placed the documents on Shen Yan's desk.

"It's nothing much, really. I just came to deliver these documents. If you have time, take a look and give me your feedback."

"Once you're done with them, I'll pass these documents on to the other Employees."

Shen Yan nodded and asked Wu Ya, "Are you free tomorrow?"

Wu Ya's fingertips trembled, and a trace of panic appeared on her face.

"I—I'm not free!"

As soon as those words came out, the temperature in the office instantly dropped a few degrees.

Sensing she had rejected too abruptly, Wu Ya tried to backtrack, "Uh, I have a lot of work tomorrow, and I have my own plans after work, so..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Yan interjected, "It's fine, I know. I just wanted to ask if you were free tomorrow to go to the Science and Technology Museum with me. It’s nothing major."

Wu Ya moved her lips slightly, murmuring, "Oh, is that so..."

The atmosphere became awkward again.

Shen Yan cleared his throat and asked again, "Is there anything else?"

Wu Ya shook her head and replied, "No, you guys carry on chatting. I'll take my leave now."

With that, she quickly left the office.

As soon as she left, Chen Guangke immediately said:

"Did you see that! She's deliberately avoiding me!"

Wu Ya's behavior was too obvious.

Shen Yan couldn't pretend not to notice.

He sighed and said to Chen Guangke, "It looks like your path to pursuing Xiao Wu is truly long and arduous..."

Chen Guangke leaned back, collapsing onto the sofa.

"Although I knew chasing her wouldn't be simple, her reaction is really too damaging to my self-confidence, isn't it?"

Shen Yan rolled his eyes.

"Who told you not to build up a good impression earlier? Now look, the moment she knew you wanted to pursue her, she got scared and doesn't dare get close to you."

Chen Guangke knew he was at fault and didn't argue.

This matter was temporarily unsolvable.

Shen Yan also didn't know how to help Chen Guangke.

So, he changed the subject and asked Chen Guangke if he was free tomorrow.

"Tomorrow? I'm free. Are you really planning to find someone to go to the Science and Technology Museum with?"

Shen Yan nodded in reply, "What else? I already said the projects I'm focusing on next are Artificial Intelligence and semiconductors."

"Since I need to work on these two projects, I naturally need to understand them well first."

Upon hearing this, Chen Guangke was slightly displeased.

"So that's it. I thought you were inviting her for my sake..."

Shen Yan stood up, walked over, and sharply tapped Chen Guangke on the forehead.

"Although I fully support you dating, you can't have love on your mind all day long!"