"What? Your eldest brother has known all along that I like him?" Dong Lili asked, her eyes wide with disbelief.

Sheng Shiwen was taken aback by her shocked expression. He was actually just making it up; he had no idea if his brother knew or not.

He had figured it out a long time ago, but his brother might not have thought about it that way. Not that he would admit that now.

He feigned composure and tried to console her. "Maybe we’ve misunderstood him? I’ve always known you like my eldest brother.

But my eldest brother has always seen you as a sister. He’s a very devoted man; it’s just that he never fell for you."

Dong Lili stared at Sheng Shiwen in disbelief, her eyes wide as saucers, her tears abruptly stopping.

Seeing her reaction, Sheng Shiwen knew his ambiguous words had hit their mark. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

He continued, "Actually, you know this too. The only reason my eldest brother is with Fu Guoguo is that she’s Gu Jiaojiao’s friend."

"Fu Guoguo is Gu Jiaojiao’s friend?" Dong Lili felt like she was going to lose her mind.

She was the one who had helped Gu Jiaojiao! She was the one who met Eldest Brother Sheng first! So why was Sheng Shijing marrying Fu Guoguo now!

"Actually, my brother didn’t always see you as just a sister. It was probably because you didn’t help Gu Jiaojiao when our family came to despise her."

Hearing Sheng Shiwen’s explanation, Dong Lili was completely stunned. She shook her head repeatedly.

Her tears fell like pearls from a broken string, one after another. "No, I don’t believe it! Xiao Wen, you’re a liar! You’re lying to me!"

Sheng Shiwen smiled brightly. ’I’m so clever,’ he thought. He knew who Dong Lili hated the most.

That’s why he deliberately said such things to provoke her, but unfortunately, Dong Lili wasn’t falling for it yet.

She snorted coldly and said, "Do you really think I don’t know what you’re doing? Xiao Wen, you’re just trying to sow discord. You want me to hate Gu Jiaojiao just like you do.

But Gu Jiaojiao did nothing wrong. You don’t need to say all this to me.

I was never jealous that your brother doted on Jiaojiao, because he treated her like his own little sister.

I don’t care what you think, but I won’t be used by you. In any case, even if I desperately want to marry him, I won’t resort to such despicable, shameless methods."

Sheng Shiwen’s heart turned cold as he listened to Dong Lili’s words. He couldn’t help but sigh.

He looked at Dong Lili and said, "You know what? You’re really not right for my eldest brother."

"Why?" Although Dong Lili disliked Sheng Shiwen’s attempts to stir up trouble, she couldn’t help but ask curiously.

"Because you’re too kind. Gu Jiaojiao is vicious, so her friend must be a vicious woman too. That’s why my brother likes her."

Dong Lili didn’t believe this nonsense from Sheng Shiwen for a second. She said, "Xiao Wen, you’ve changed."

"I have changed. My own sister was sent to a mental hospital. How could I not change? Don’t you dislike Fu Guoguo?

I can help you get rid of her and get you together with my brother. Lili, you know I’ve liked you since we were kids.

As long as I can help you, just tell me what to do, and I’ll do it."

Sheng Shiwen looked at the woman he had loved since childhood, truly wanting to do something for her.

He hadn’t realized it yet, but he was just looking for an excuse to go home. It was simply too cold outside!

It was true that he loved Dong Lili, but looking at this woman lost in her one-sided love, he sneered inwardly.

’How could I have ever liked someone so foolish? I was just jealous of my brother, that’s all.’

Two little figures were warring in Sheng Shiwen’s mind. One was trying to convince him he didn’t actually like Dong Lili and just wanted to help her marry his brother.

The other voice was telling him to take advantage of her heartbreak, to put in a little effort and trick Dong Lili into marrying him instead.

Normally, he would have carefully hidden this affection in his heart.

But now, he wanted to seize the opportunity to win her heart. So he said, "Lili, you know I’ve liked you since we were kids. I’m sure you figured it out a long time ago."

Dong Lili said frantically, "Sheng Shiwen, what are you trying to say?"

Seeing her reaction, Sheng Shiwen sneered to himself. ’So she really did know all along. She’s just been playing dumb.’

On the surface, however, he remained impassive and said, "Aren’t you embarrassed to be asking a question like that?"

"I... I’m not as disgusting as you think!" After the words left her mouth, Dong Lili froze.

She didn’t know how it happened, but he had exposed her true thoughts with a single sentence. She had known for a long time that he liked her.

But she had been using his feelings for her as a way to get closer to his brother, so she had always pretended not to know.