The person leaning in beside her.
No need to ask.
Almost the moment Li Hengyan reached over and covered her eyes, Shen Nanci knew it was him.
The man’s scent was unique.
She was very familiar with it.
Shen Nanci pulled away the man’s hand. The eyeliner at the corners of her eyes softened her gaze, reducing its usual coolness and adding a touch of gentle allure.
“What are you doing?”
Not being in a work setting and in a place meant for entertainment, Shen Nanci was quite relaxed.
Even her voice sounded soft and sweet.
Li Hengyan looked at the girl’s radiant face, her lips as pink and moist as flower petals. Even without smiling, she was a dazzling presence. Suddenly, he regretted letting her come here.
In just this short while.
Many men’s gazes lingered on her.
Shen Nanci remained completely unaware.
“Don’t look. So what if he’s quite handsome and has a good voice for singing? Is it worth drooling over?”
As he spoke, he reached toward Shen Nanci’s lips.
Wiping away the lipstick at the corner of her mouth.
Instantly, Li Hengyan’s fingers were stained with a rich, bright red, while the lipstick on Shen Nanci’s lips was partially smudged, its color now lighter.
The lipstick immediately smeared.
And because of this.
Her lips looked as if they had been kissed, as if they had experienced a passionate, lingering embrace.
Suddenly, Li Hengyan’s eyes darkened.
Shen Nanci, who had been stunned for a few seconds before reacting, glared at the man angrily. She snapped, “If you have something to say, just say it. Why do you have to touch me? And who’s drooling?”
What kind of talk was that?
What had she seen that would make her drool?
This guy…
So annoying. She really wanted to kick him away.
Irritating.
Shen Nanci’s mood for listening to music was interrupted and gone. She pushed Li Hengyan away, jumped off the stool, grabbed her bag, and prepared to go to the restroom, walking right past him.
Her wrist was caught by the man.
Shen Nanci turned back, puzzled.
Li Hengyan asked in a low voice, “Where are you going?”
After these past few days of close interaction, Shen Nanci had grown accustomed to this man’s tendency to turn hostile at any moment. Moreover, his desire for control was very strong.
Shen Nanci answered with a blank expression.
“The restroom, to touch up my makeup.”
Who knew which jerk had suddenly gone crazy and wiped off her lipstick just now?
Did the lipstick offend him?
Li Hengyan glanced around, not entirely comfortable with her going alone. “I’ll go with you.”
Shen Nanci: “…”
What kind of bestie squad was this!
Even going to the bathroom had to be a group activity? Oh, wait—Li Hengyan wasn’t a girl. He was a guy, a guy!
Seeing the myriad expressions on Shen Nanci’s face, Li Hengyan lightly tapped the tip of her nose with his finger. “Are you shocked or scared? I’m just following you to make sure you’re safe and not harassed along the way. What are you thinking? That… I’d go into the women’s restroom with you?”
“Or that you’d go into the men’s restroom with me?”
Shen Nanci’s face flushed slightly.
She didn’t care anymore whether this man in front of her was someone she could provoke. She was angry and just wanted to step on him. She took a step forward, right in front of him, and stomped hard on his foot.
“Jerk!”
Shen Nanci cursed, pulled her hand free, and walked away.
Li Hengyan chuckled.
An angry CiCi was actually this adorable. It gave Li Hengyan an idea—he wanted to take Shen Nanci to a secluded place right now.
And then…
Kiss her fiercely.
Tease her!
Make her soften in his embrace.
Listen to her coquettishly plead and call his name, Hengyan…
A’yan…
Shen Nanci never imagined the world could be so small—just going to the restroom, she could run into an acquaintance.
“Shen Nanci?”
Shen Nanci responded coldly, “What a coincidence.”
She said no more, walked to the sink, directly opened her bag and took out a lipstick, found a tissue to wipe off the previous one, and reapplied it while facing the mirror.
The woman behind her hadn’t left.
Holding her bag, she stood in place, sizing up Shen Nanci from head to toe, her gaze filled with indescribable admiration and an instinctive jealousy that arises between women when comparing themselves.
“I heard Fu Yunlin is back.”
Shen Nanci listened but didn’t respond.
She was just thinking, hadn’t this person already finished up and washed her hands?
Why wasn’t she leaving?
The woman behind her chuckled softly and said, “Old classmate, you’re just like before, really unchanged—still so cold and indifferent. After all these years apart, seeing an old classmate, and you can’t even be bothered to respond when spoken to.”
The woman continued chatting, “I heard you joined the Li Group right after graduation? Became the secretary of the big shot in the capital, Master Li, Li Hengyan? You really are something.”
Shen Nanci finished applying her lipstick.
She checked it in the mirror and was satisfied.
Putting her things away, Shen Nanci, with an indifferent expression, prepared to leave without a word.
“Shen Nanci, you really aren’t likable! So rude—I’m talking to you.”
“Back in school, you always wore that cold, indifferent face. Only Fu Yunlin liked it, so mesmerized by you that he couldn’t even perform well.”
Shen Nanci suddenly turned around.
Her gaze was calm and cold, “Just because you speak, I have to respond? Do you think you’re some big shot in the capital? If you had the status of someone like Li Hengyan, I’d even kiss you.”
Shen Nanci raised an eyebrow, “Are you?”
If not, then stop seeking attention.
Don’t bother others.
And don’t make things unpleasant for yourself.
The old classmate who was shut down: “…”
After saying this, Shen Nanci pulled the door open and left.
In the hallway, she indeed saw Li Hengyan waiting there, holding a cigarette case between his fingers, his gaze sharp and cold.
A woman stood beside him.
Long hair, fair legs, slender waist.
A rather tall and pretty young woman.
Speaking in a coquettish voice, laughing about something.
She seemed unaware of the man’s identity, only knowing he was too handsome—the kind that makes your heart race with just one glance.
She really wanted…
This man’s contact information.
Li Hengyan frowned, seemingly annoyed, slowly raised his head, his eyes sharp and distant, his thin lips parting as he coldly uttered one word.
“Get lost!”
The man’s aura was oppressive and powerful.
As if, if the woman didn’t leave the next second or annoyed him further, he would snap her neck!
The woman was frightened, her face pale.
She scurried away in a hurry.
Shen Nanci sighed.
This seemed to be the real Li Hengyan—ruthless, icy, showing no mercy, someone who inspired awe and made others hesitant to approach.
Shen Nanci walked over.
Li Hengyan heard the footsteps and looked over.
Seeing it was CiCi.
In the man’s eyes, there was no trace of impatience or the earlier ruthlessness. He walked over, took Shen Nanci’s hand, and frowned when he saw the corner of her lips.
“Shen Nanci, why did you put on such red lipstick?”
Shen Nanci found it amusing.
She could wear it however she wanted.
What business was it of his?
The woman raised an eyebrow, her tone carrying an unconsciously soft and delicate note. “I like it. Can’t I wear it?”
Li Hengyan gazed at CiCi.
He said nothing.
Shen Nanci let her hand be held by the man as they walked down the hallway. When they passed an empty room, Li Hengyan changed direction without giving her time to react.
Li Hengyan pushed open the door.
It was pitch dark inside.
Suddenly, Shen Nanci was pulled in by Li Hengyan, then someone wrapped an arm around her waist, and the door closed.
Shen Nanci was lifted up by the man in front of her.
Held high.
Her back pressed against the wall…