2 – A Home for All the Handsome Men and Beautiful Women in the World
Tan Shen’s gaze calmly fell upon the beauty in the red dress.
The pretty little fox tilted her head slightly toward him, her arms fair and delicate, her skin glowing with a fine, lustrous sheen.
Her eyes were moist and soft, her tone captivating.
Her bewitching appearance made the college student blush just from glancing at her.
Tan Shen remained silent for a few seconds before finally stepping toward her.
A playful smile curled at the corner of Xie Yurao’s lips as she lazily raised her jade-like hand, poised to rest it on his shoulder.
“No hugging.”
Tan Shen effortlessly grasped her hand, slowly enclosing it in his palm.
The delicate, smooth skin rubbed against his rough palm, causing Tan Shen to frown slightly, instinctively hesitant to apply too much pressure.
He gently tugged her along. “Let’s go.”
Xie Yurao immediately pouted in dissatisfaction. “…”
What a boring man.
She was even trying to act cute!
“I can…”
The university’s heartthrob, usually proud and aloof, now blushed at the ears like a shy, inexperienced boy.
Xie Yurao paused slightly, blinking as she asked, “You can what?”
Tan Shen’s gaze shifted to him, his long eyes cold and distant, his expression unreadable, not even a hint of a frown.
Yet it reminded Jiang Mingci of a certain dangerous, wild creature.
Elegantly lying in wait, ready to strike.
His throat tightened, and the word “hug” stuck there, unable to be spoken.
“Can… I add your WeChat?”
Xie Yurao said, “Sure.”
Then she turned to the man beside her and instructed, “Tan Shen, add him.”
The joy on Jiang Mingci’s face vanished instantly. “?”
Wait, who wanted to add his WeChat!
“No…” The refusal was on the tip of his tongue, but then he watched as the man reached into his trouser pocket.
And pulled out a pink phone adorned with a fluffy little fox.
“?”
Was this burly bodyguard really so girly?
The man deftly unlocked the screen with his long fingers, opened the WeChat QR code interface, and held it out to him.
“Scan.”
Jiang Mingci stared at the smiling beauty in the QR code profile picture, momentarily stunned before immediately understanding.
Trembling, he took out his phone and added her. “O-okay, done.”
Tan Shen retrieved the phone and placed the pink little fox back into his trouser pocket.
Xie Yurao usually disliked dancing, but now her waist ached from the exertion, so she lazily leaned against Tan Shen’s chest.
Casually addressing her new dance partner, she said, “Aside from our weekly practice sessions, we’ll need extra rehearsals recently. I’ll notify you of the times in advance, and of course, the pay will be doubled.”
Jiang Mingci hurriedly replied, “It’s fine… I don’t need the pay.”
Xie Yurao raised an eyebrow, looking at the handsome and bright-eyed university heartthrob, a light laugh escaping her red lips.
“Then you’d be selling yourself too cheap.”
“Little heartthrob~”
Her demeanor was exactly like that of a thousand-year-old fox teasing an inexperienced college student.
Foxes were born with a fickle nature.
Wanting to give every handsome man and beautiful woman a home.
Jiang Mingci’s entire face flushed crimson. “N-no, that’s not it.”
Tan Shen glanced at the time, lowering his gaze to the person leaning against him, his tone indifferent as he reminded her, “Madam will arrive in half an hour. Are you sure you still want to keep playing?”
Xie Yurao jolted. “Half an hour?”
Madam Xie was an extreme perfectionist, dedicated to molding her into a top-tier socialite. Meeting her required being fully prepared.
Xie Yurao usually took at least an hour just to bathe and apply makeup. At this moment, she had no time to spare for any college student and immediately urged Tan Shen, “Let’s go, hurry up!”
Tan Shen gave a faint hum in response.
Held by her small hand grasping two of his fingers, Tan Shen lazily followed behind her with his long strides.
After the two left, Jiang Mingci remained standing in place, still immersed in a dizzying state of heart-pounding excitement.
Slowly raising his hand to cover his flushed ears.
“She… really knows how to act cute…”
If he could pursue her in the future…
Would she also ask for hugs from him like that, acting so coquettishly…
…
“Tan Shen, you lied to me!”
Xie Yurao hurried back to her room, only to find there was still over an hour left until the agreed time. Tan Shen had given her the wrong time, making her nervous the whole way.
“Is that so?”
The man leisurely peeled a lychee and brought the snow-white flesh to her lips, his tone indifferent. “Must have remembered wrong.”
His face showed not a hint of apology.
Xie Yurao narrowed her fox-like eyes, looking at the lychee flesh offered to her lips.
She opened her mouth and chomped down on the man’s finger with an “ah-woo.”
Her snow-white little fangs deliberately applied some force, but Tan Shen’s skin was thick and rough, so he didn’t feel any pain.
He chuckled, his voice low and seductive. “Young Miss, are you eating lychees or eating me?”
Xie Yurao looked up. “Hmm?”
After speaking, Tan Shen realized his words carried a double meaning and slowly withdrew the smile from his lips.
His brow slightly furrowed as he pulled his hand back. “Hold it and eat it yourself.”
Xie Yurao: “?”
The little fox in a red dress sat on the chaise lounge, her disheveled hair tied into a small bun on top of her head. When she glared at him, her eyes held a fierce, spirited, and exquisite intensity.
“If I have to eat lychees by myself, what’s the use of having you as a bodyguard?”
Tan Shen: “…”
He almost laughed in exasperation.
Bodyguards were meant to protect her personal safety, not to act as nannies feeding her lychees.
But saying this was useless—the young miss of the Xie family had always been unreasonable.
And stubborn.
Tan Shen could only kneel by the soft couch, peeling lychees and feeding her again.
Then he casually asked, “Why did you choose him?”
Xie Yurao was taken aback, not understanding. “What?”
Tan Shen didn’t reply, letting her figure it out herself.
Xie Yurao suddenly realized. “The new dance partner?”
Cunning and clever, she immediately connected it to the false time report and raised her fox-like eyes with interest.
Leaning closer to him, she asked with a smile, “Tan Shen, you’re not jealous, are you?”
“…”
Tan Shen indifferently looked up, directly facing her beautiful collarbone. A few strands of her hair dangled and swayed past, the hollow of her collarbone deep enough to hold wine.
His gaze paused slightly before calmly shifting away.
“Overthinking it.”
The man’s voice was as cold and emotionless as ever. “He looks very foolish.”
Xie Yurao felt somewhat disappointed, swinging her slender, pale legs.
Thoughtfully, she said, “He is a bit foolish. I accidentally stepped on him, and he didn’t even cry out in pain. But that’s not necessarily a flaw—at least he’s quite considerate.”
“Plus, he’s not bad-looking. I’ll keep him for now.”
The school heartthrob with the second-best professional skills.
Tan Shen let out an unimpressed scoff but said nothing more.
Seeing that he had stopped peeling lychees, Xie Yurao licked her lips and poked his arm with her fingertip. “More.”
Tan Shen stood up directly, refusing.
“No more. Go take a bath. Madam will be here soon.”
“…”
Xie Yurao was so angry she wanted to kick him, glaring fiercely as she said, “If you keep disobeying me, I’ll replace you sooner or later!”
Tan Shen glanced down at her. “Hmm.”
His indifferent reaction infuriated Xie Yurao. She threw the half-eaten lychee into his arms.
“Don’t waste it…”
The young lady wouldn’t listen at all, storming off toward the bathroom in a huff.
Tan Shen held the half-eaten lychee she had bitten in his hand, lowering his gaze to glance at the trash can.
In the end, he helplessly rubbed his temples.
Bonus question: Did he eat it or throw it away?