“I’m the one who got rejected. I never even had a chance to reject him. If Xie Guanlan took the initiative, I’d rush over and give him a bunch of kisses right away…” Yin Shuyang puckered her lips, making kissing sounds.
Shi Man: (shrug)
Too embarrassing to watch.
“Kiss where?”
“Everywhere.” Yin Shuyang took a sip of her drink to hide her inner restlessness.
Before, whenever Shi Man talked to her about men—whether celebrities, athletes, models, or characters from TV dramas, novels, or comics—she always seemed disinterested.
Because she had grown up with an extraordinarily handsome brother by her side, she had become desensitized to good looks.
“Would you kiss his toes?” Shi Man couldn’t take it anymore.
Yin Shuyang, who had never shown interest in men before, had now turned into a little pervert with a love-struck brain!
Yin Shuyang shook her head, “Hmm… let’s not go that far. I don’t have that kind of fetish.”
“That just means you don’t love him enough.”
Yin Shuyang was shocked, “Would you kiss the toes of someone you love?”
“He would kiss mine~”
Yin Shuyang: (O_O)
What did she just hear??
Was this something she was supposed to hear?
Shi Man was actually that wild in private.
“You’ll understand someday~” Shi Man snickered.
The two sat quietly in their booth, drinking.
Kissing toes and such—that was way too extreme.
Yin Shuyang’s innocent heart was deeply shaken.
As they drank, a woman suddenly collapsed onto Yin Shuyang, and several men surrounded them.
Ignoring the alcohol stains on her clothes, Yin Shuyang instinctively held the fallen girl, “Hitting a woman—are you even men?”
“None of your business! That bitch deserves it.” The fierce-looking man even wanted to hit Yin Shuyang too.
He raised his fist, ready to strike both of them.
Shi Man smashed a bottle over his head and stood in front of them, crossing her arms.
With her stunningly cold face, long straight black hair, and a black dress, she looked like a total badass.
Shi Man’s voice was icy, “Where’s the manager? Aren’t you going to stop this fight? Is this place still safe to visit?”
The place where she had brought Yin Shuyang wasn’t an ordinary bar—it was the most upscale club in Li City. They were just sitting in the main hall, but there were several floors above, some of which required a super VIP card and the manager’s personal escort to enter.
Places like this valued their reputation highly, especially since if a young heiress got into trouble here, other wealthy young women would stop coming, resulting in huge losses.
“And who are you? It’s none of your business! Move!” The man rubbed his head, glaring at her fiercely, “You even dared to hit me.”
What was he glaring at? Did he think he was the only one with eyes?
If he kept staring, she’d dig his eyeballs out!
Shi Man sneered, “If I didn’t hit you, you would’ve hit my friend.”
“Fuck! I’ll take care of you too!”
The men were about to charge forward aggressively when security guards pulled them back.
The manager arrived and immediately started apologizing, “Miss Shi, I’m sorry. We’ll handle this.”
“And her too.”
“Of course, of course.”
The manager had a female staff member take the woman who had collapsed on Yin Shuyang away.
Yin Shuyang’s dress was stained, so she stood up to leave.
Shi Man was also worried that staying longer might lead to more trouble.
“What about that girl just now?”
“Sweetie, in modern society, don’t worry about things that aren’t our responsibility. The manager will handle it.” Shi Man linked arms with her, “You must be scared. Your dress is dirty—let’s go shopping first and buy a new one before heading back.”
She couldn’t let Yin Shuyang go home like this.
As soon as they stepped out of the lively main hall, they ran into a group of people coming down from upstairs.
Yin Shuyang suddenly leaned against Shi Man, whimpering softly, “Ow, it hurts…”
Shi Man: “”
Where? Where does it hurt?
Why did her ankle suddenly twist, and why was all her weight pressing against her?
Shi Man caught sight of Xie Guanlan at the front of the group and instantly understood.
That big shot had a cold, aloof demeanor, with indifferent eyes and an aura of powerful detachment. Even Shi Man felt intimidated and wanted to stay far away.
“President Xie!”
She boldly called out.
For her friend’s happiness, she was going all out!
Xie Guanlan had intended to walk right past them. Since he had already rejected Yin Shuyang, he should keep his distance.
But he was stopped, and his peripheral vision caught sight of Yin Shuyang’s stained dress. His footsteps involuntarily carried him over.
Xie Guanlan’s gaze fixed directly on Yin Shuyang’s face, “What’s wrong?”
Yin Shuyang grabbed Xie Guanlan’s arm, feigning weakness and softness, “There was a fight inside just now. I’m so scared~”
Shi Man nodded frantically, “Yes! A fight, and it was really vicious!”
Yin Shuyang lifted her teary, watery eyes, “I was so scared my legs went weak~ I can’t walk. Can Brother Xie carry me?”
Shi Man’s inner monologue went wild: Girl, I underestimated you. I never knew you could be this sly—impressive!
If you can’t win over your crush, who can?
Shi Man added, “I can’t carry her~”
Xie Guanlan effortlessly picked Yin Shuyang up.
“I still want to hang out a bit longer, President Xie. I’ll leave my Yangyang to you!” Shi Man turned and ran.
Yin Shuyang silently gave Shi Man a thumbs-up in her heart. What a great friend.
Yin Shuyang buried her face in Xie Guanlan’s chest—her crush’s chest. Kiss, kiss, kiss~
But she couldn’t.
He was wearing a suit!
She really wanted to strip off Xie Guanlan’s suit…
“Are you hurt?” Xie Guanlan’s clear, pleasant voice came from above, “Do you need to go to the hospital?”
Yin Shuyang’s mind wandered, her eyes dazed. Why go to the hospital?
So the doctor could diagnose her with the serious illness of being love-struck? How would they treat that?
“No, no need for the hospital. Your place is fine.”
“My place?”
Yin Shuyang was stunned and buried her head in his chest again.
She had accidentally spoken her thoughts out loud!!
Ahhh!
o(////▽////)q
She kept trying to burrow into his chest, but he wasn’t hollow—there was nowhere to burrow.
Xie Guanlan carried her to the car and placed her in the seat.
He sat up straight, leaving a person’s width of space between them, and said coldly, “I’ll take you home.”
“No!”
Yin Shuyang scooted closer to him, pressing against his side, “I, I… ran away from home. I have nowhere to go now!”
Xie Guanlan didn’t quite believe it. From what he knew, the Yin family doted on this little princess immensely.
The whole family spoiled her.
“Ran away from home?”
Yin Shuyang timidly tugged at a corner of his sleeve, “Yes! I had a fight with my parents, and especially with my brother. You absolutely must not tell him where I am!”
If she had run away from home, he should definitely inform Yin Shujun.
“Just one night, only one night!” Yin Shuyang held up one finger, “I’ll go back tomorrow. Can you not snitch on me?”
“Brother Xie~”
“I don’t dare go back. If my brother finds out I went to a bar, he’ll ground me.” Yin Shuyang pointed at her dress again, her soft voice tinged with a sob, “I can’t go home looking like this~”
She had to try to see if she could seduce Xie Guanlan.
She also had to try to see if she could play hard to get.
“Brother Xie~”
Look how sincere my eyes are—I don’t have any ulterior motives toward you at all!
I don’t want to strip off your clothes, pin you down, and kiss you all over!
Yin Shuyang’s gaze was gentle, her voice soft and pleading, “Please~”