Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 775: [Yan Jian Extra] 32. Wrong, I didn’t mean to treat you this way…_4

She definitely did not!

She didn’t want him to think that just because the two of them had spent such a complete night together, she would assume she meant something to him...

No, she didn’t want that feeling.

She tossed her phone aside and crouched down, clutching her head.

But Yan Yu still hadn’t returned. She couldn’t help but call him again, only to find out his phone was off.

Her unease grew.

Blame it on her, her mind had been a bit turbulent lately due to James, so much so that she hadn’t noticed how her third sister was getting closer to Ben Shaming.

In the entire Tang Family, the third sister was the purest girl. In the world of desserts, reasoning wasn’t needed, so the third sister never had many defenses against people. She knew that her third sister genuinely wanted to help her by looking for Ben Shaming. So if her actions led to her third sister being hurt by Ben Shaming, she would never forgive herself.

Self-blame gave her courage. She decisively grabbed her phone and swiftly dialed James’s number before she could hesitate.

During those moments of waiting, she felt as tense as if she were hanging by a wire across a canyon.

.

Her call finally connected, and she hurriedly spoke first.

Stumbling over her words, she wanted to state her position upfront.

"I, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to disturb you. I know you’re focused on preparing for the wedding... I, I’m calling not for myself but for my third sister. I plead with you to keep your people in check, I’m talking about Ben Shaming, please ask him to stay away from my third sister. And... I need to know where my third sister is right now, if she’s still with him, now!"

She shouted out, breathless, to the other end of the line, which remained silent.

After she finally finished shouting, a soft chuckle came from the other end.

Full of mockery.

But it wasn’t the familiar voice she was used to hearing; it was—a woman’s voice.

The woman lazily greeted, "Hi, Yan Jian, long time no see."

Yan Jian’s ears buzzed with the sound.

It was Catherine.

The situation was even more complicated than she imagined, more embarrassing than if James had answered directly. She held her phone, wishing she could just throw it away.

But she knew it was too late; she could only brace herself.

She took a deep breath, trying her best to sound calm, "Hi, so it’s Catherine. Yeah, long time no see. How have you been doing? Are you almost recovered?"

Catherine smiled seductively, showing her superior victorious attitude, "Mm, thanks for your concern. I’m sorry too, leaving the studio to you, haven’t contacted you all this time to offer help. But you understand me, right? Now all my time is spent with Jamie and preparing for the wedding, anything about the studio really doesn’t matter to me anymore."

"Oh, Yan Jian, you know, I was foolish before, always thinking women should be strong, but in fact, compared with Jamie and marriage, careers can really be put aside anytime."

Yan Jian felt a pang in her heart, inexplicably, a pang.

But she smiled brightly, "Is that so? Then congratulations."

She held back her urge to retaliate with equally venomous words—after all, someone was about to become a bride, why bother at this moment to sow discord.

Catherine smiled contentedly, thanked her, then said, "I heard you asking about your third sister and Little Ben... What’s up with that, when did your third sister get involved with Little Ben? Oh, right, you saw them last time delivering puffs, right?"

Yan Jian became anxious, "Yes. I’m very worried about my third sister, so please tell James."

Catherine laughed exaggeratedly, "Are you worried Little Ben might do something to your third sister? Hehe, Yan Jian, you’re overthinking."

She paused, then slowly revealed, "...because Little Ben, he’s not interested in women at all. Little Ben likes men, he absolutely wouldn’t do anything to your third sister."

Yan Jian felt a jolt in her heart.

Many things, she had suspected before. It’s just that sometimes she chose to turn a blind eye.

She didn’t want to know why Little Ben was so concerned about James; she didn’t want to know the reason why Little Ben was so hostile to Catherine and herself.

She didn’t want to know who the man Little Ben liked was!

In Catherine’s laughter, there was a hint of melancholy, "Actually, with the issue of Little Ben, I feel sorry for you. After all, I brought him into the studio, by your side. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have met your third sister due to his hostility towards you, and you wouldn’t be so worried about your third sister’s safety."

"But Yan Jian, you understand, don’t you? My heart is burdened too... I believe you’re so smart, you must’ve realized, the relationship between Jamie and Little Ben is actually—"