Ye Jingzhan thought for a moment and decided not to dwell on what it meant to date. "If Miss Shen sees it that way, then so be it," he said.
Shen Shuyao was taken aback. Were they really dating? Why couldn't she sense any ambience at all?
When they arrived at the restaurant, she got out of the car in a daze and followed the man's footsteps into a high-end restaurant.
Once they entered the private room, Liu Yi was already waiting by the door. Shen Shuyao sat next to the man, feeling rather uncomfortable as she fidgeted in her seat, wanting to move further away.
Ye Jingzhan noticed her little gestures and frowned, "Order whatever you want to eat yourself."
Hearing that, the waiter dutifully handed the menu to the woman.
Shen Shuyao saw that the menu was all in English. Although she was an undergraduate, her English wasn't that good and she could only vaguely make out the items.
"Actually, my English isn't very good. Mr. Ye can order anything and I'll just have the same," Shen Shuyao said as she lowered her head, somewhat embarrassed.
Ye Jingzhan hadn't expected this issue. He nodded and his expression remained unchanged and cold as he told the waiter indifferently, "Read it out."
The waiter was taken aback. Customers who could afford this high-end restaurant and book the prestigious VIP room directly usually knew English. He hadn't imagined there would be someone who didn't know English. However, the customer had spoken, so he read out the entire menu in Chinese without batting an eyelid.
Shen Shuyao was baffled. She had thought the man would look down on her for not knowing English, but instead he had asked the waiter to read out the menu for her to listen to.
When it was time to officially order, it was already 15 minutes later. Shen Shuyao randomly ordered a steak and a salad.
Ye Jingzhan also ordered some dishes. After the waiter left, there were only two people left in the private room.
Now Shen Shuyao felt even more awkward. She couldn't help but shuffle a little further away from the man.
Ye Jingzhan frowned and asked, "Miss Shen, are you very afraid of me?"
Shen Shuyao was taken aback. She blinked her innocent big eyes and said, "Not really..."
Ye Jingzhan saw her pink, delicate lips, and saw that the woman had indeed moved quite far away from him. Feeling slightly annoyed, he reached out and pulled her over.
Shen Shuyao was so frightened that she lost her balance and fell into the man's arms. She hurriedly tried to get up, but found herself looking into the man's deep and dark eyes.
As Ye Jingzhan looked at the woman in his arms like a frightened little white rabbit, innocent and pitiful, her vermillion lips caught his eye. He couldn't help but hook her chin with his hand.
"Mr...Mr. Ye..." Shen Shuyao's heart was pounding rapidly and her mind went blank, as if captivated by the man's deep eyes.
Ye Jingzhan leaned in closer until his nose touched the woman's. Recalling the sensation from that night, he curiously kissed the woman's lips and licked them, feeling that it was quite novel and the taste wasn't bad either.
Shen Shuyao was utterly bewildered. Faced with the man's sudden kiss, she froze and did not resist at all. She felt him tentatively bite her tongue, which finally jolted her to her senses.
"Mmph!" Shen Shuyao forcefully pushed the man away, turning her head awkwardly with some anger in her eyes as she irritably said, "Mr. Ye, what are you doing?!"
Ye Jingzhan smiled, his face full of interest. He recalled those debauched young masters from elite circles who often went out to play with women. He had always looked down on them with disdain before. He hadn't expected that women actually didn't taste so bad.
Although indignant, Shen Shuyao still blushed. Before she could react, the man had arrogantly pulled her over again and gripped her chin.
"Mr. Ye!"
Ye Jingzhan carefully studied the woman's face - innocent and natural. Her clear eyes made one involuntarily take another look. Her delicate features were like those of a Western doll, making one unable to resist bullying her.
Knock knock knock
At this moment, there was a knock on the door that broke the atmosphere in the private room. Ye Jingzhan released her and calmly said to the door, "Come in."
After being released, Shen Shuyao quickly shuffled further away from the man with her heart still thumping rapidly against her chest. She didn't know what this feeling was.
Seeing her move away again out of the corner of his eye, Ye Jingzhan couldn't help smiling at the corners of his mouth. Looking at the steak on the table, he suddenly felt that his appetite today would probably be quite good.
Shen Shuyao felt rather reserved - partly shy and partly because the man before her did have an imposing aura that made her feel somewhat uneasy.
"That friend of yours?" Ye Jingzhan glanced over and casually asked, "How long will she be staying?"
Shen Shuyao met the man's gaze. Her heart pounded nervously again. Would he not let Xiaonian stay in the villa?
"I'd like her to keep me company for longer..." Shen Shuyao said softly.
Ye Jingzhan nodded. He had just asked casually; he didn't actually have any other intentions.
"Mr. Ye..." Shen Shuyao suddenly remembered what had happened that morning and plucked up the courage to say, "Xiaonian doesn't have a company..."
Ye Jingzhan didn't understand. He looked up at her, wondering what she was going to say.
Shen Shuyao hesitated for a moment before meeting the man's eyes to ask, "Can Xiaonian come to Huayu as well?"
Ye Jingzhan raised his brows slightly. He understood the entertainment industry, but he didn't want to manage too many things either. Huayu was just one of his companies, all left for others to handle. However, he hadn't expected this woman to make a request for her friend.
"Did she ask you to come and talk to me about it?" Ye Jingzhan asked flatly, his expression unchanged.
Shen Shuyao hurriedly shook her head. "No... it was me. I want her to be in the same company as me..."
Ye Jingzhan laughed aloud. This Ji Nian really knew how to pull strings. She had seemed obscure and unknown at first. Yet it hadn't been long before her ambitions were revealed.
"Okay," Ye Jingzhan took a sip of red wine and nodded. He wanted to see what this woman would do next.
Shen Shuyao was still dumbfounded that the man had agreed so readily. "Thank you, Mr. Ye..."
"I'll get Liu Yi to contact her later," Ye Jingzhan said as he cut his steak.
Shen Shuyao secretly stole a glance over. What met her eyes was his handsome face. She watched as he ate gracefully like a supreme king.
His black suit further highlighted his originally cold and aloof temperament, making him seem even more exceptionally icy. She felt her heart race again and suddenly realized that this man didn't seem so bad after all...
Ji Nian was bored in the villa playing on her phone. She even had the illusion that she had already conquered the screen, whether she went on Weibo or Douyin.
Almost all the videos trending were of her, with "Dream Wedding" being the hottest recently.
Some capable professionals had even extracted the musical score. There were now scores online that were nearly identical to the original version.
There were also netizens who edited together clips of Shen Shuyao and her recording the variety show into short videos. After reading the comments below, Ji Nian finally realized that everyone was actually shipping CPs, and even shipping her and Shen Shuyao's CP!
"After watching this variety show, strange CPs have emerged again."
"It's not just us shipping. Even the production team is shipping them!"
"That's right, hahaha, the production team even added weird bubble filters."
"Ji Nian is taller than Shen Shuyao. So who do you guys think is the top? Hahaha."
"Our Shuyao is so gentle and delicate. There's no question, right?"
"Locked in place, Nian Shu CP forever!"
"Has everyone noticed that before getting to know Shen Shuyao, Ji Nian would actually like all the comments praising Shuyao?"
"Hahaha, that's right, this is killing me!"
"Really looking forward to next Saturday's show! Time please go faster!"
