Chapter 35: Stop Being So Professional, My Little Heart Can’t Take It

Zhuang Sijin maintained a polite smile.

“It’s okay, we can eat another time when you’re free.”

Yu Nanzheng’s gaze remained fixed on Jian Hongyou, without a response.

Zhuang Sijin pursed her lips and smiled at Jian Hongyou.

“Hongyou, it’s been a long time. I didn’t expect you to become a star. You never mentioned wanting to be a star, I was surprised when I saw you on TV for the first time.”

Jian Hongyou wasn’t interested in playing along.

“We’re not close friends, why would I tell you? Just call me Jian Hongyou, it’s weird.”

Zhuang Sijin lowered her head, “Hongyou, are you still angry with me?”

Sometimes showing weakness can get what you want.

Zhuang Sijin understood this principle and used it often.

But Jian Hongyou didn’t play by the rules.

“Zhuang Sijin, I advise you not to seek attention from me, the consequences won’t be what you want.”

“Hongyou, we were classmates, how can you say that?”

“That’s just how I am, if you don’t like it, you can leave.”

Jian Hongyou was furious thinking about what Zhuang Sijin had done.

She had no patience for her.

Zhuang Sijin looked at Yu Nanzheng expectantly, hoping he would defend her.

But she was wrong, Yu Nanzheng remained silent, his eyes filled with affection for Jian Hongyou.

Zhuang Sijin joked, “Jian Hongyou, you and Nanzheng used to fight so fiercely, do you still fight now?”

Zhuang Sijin deliberately brought it up.

“You guess?”

Jian Hongyou smiled seductively.

Zhuang Sijin was taken aback, but then she put on a well-timed smile.

“Where would I guess that? You used to pin Nanzheng to the ground and beat him up in front of everyone, fearless.”

Zhuang Sijin was reminding everyone that Jian Hongyou was rough and didn’t give the Crown Prince any face.

The crowd started to cheer.

“So Hongyou and the Crown Prince were enemies back then. Hitting is love, scolding is affection, they must have had their eyes on each other back then.”

“Wow! I ship them so hard!”

“Miss, please tell us more about Hongyou and the Crown Prince back then, we want to hear it.”

Zhuang Sijin didn’t expect things to go in a direction she hadn’t anticipated.

She was stuck, unable to speak or remain silent.

Jian Hongyou also stared at her, waiting for her to speak. She wanted to see how Zhuang Sijin would spin the story.

“Miss, hurry up and tell us!”

Someone urged.

Zhuang Sijin smiled stiffly, saying, “Nothing much, I just remember Jian Hongyou always went against Nanzheng, scolded him, beat him, they were sworn enemies.”

Zhuang Sijin thought that most people would think Jian Hongyou was too arrogant and disrespectful.

Who knew these people were abnormal, they were all shouting “The Crown Prince loves Hongyou so much!”

“I wish I had a sworn enemy like that!”

Yu Nanzheng still looked at Jian Hongyou with tenderness, his deep affection now unconcealed.

Several girls screamed, “The Crown Prince’s eyes for Hongyou are so sweet!”

“So alluring!”

“Yes, he’s drowning us!”

Jian Hongyou turned her head, and sure enough, she saw Yu Nanzheng looking at her with that affectionate gaze.

Her heart skipped a beat.

Damn it, Yu Nanzheng’s eyes are so affectionate even when he looks at a dog.

It’s truly sweet and alluring!

His lips are so vibrant, no lipstick, yet they have a beautiful color.

I want to kiss him!

Ah, ah, ah! Jian Hongyou, you’re crazy! What are you thinking? Have you lost your mind?

How could you have this thought? Unacceptable! Unacceptable!

Jian Hongyou berated herself for a while, then reluctantly looked away.

“What’s wrong?”

Yu Nanzheng suddenly leaned closer, he had a woody scent, a strong and unique aroma that enveloped her.

Jian Hongyou felt her mind getting hazy.

I’m not a flower-obsessed fool! Why am I like this?

She swallowed, whispering, “Yu Nanzheng, can you be meaner to me? Like you used to in school, go against me, be really mean to me.”

Yu Nanzheng was stunned for two seconds, then looked at her like she was crazy.

He tapped her head, “Jian Hongyou, are you okay?”

Jian Hongyou swatted his hand away.

“If you don’t be meaner to me, I really will be messed up, I might do something wrong to you. Stop being so professional, my little heart can’t take it.”

Yu Nanzheng was confused, “Jian Hongyou, are you talking nonsense? What are you going to do wrong to me? I’m telling you, don’t look for other men!”

“Oh, with a demon like you around, I wouldn’t even see other men!”

“Wh… what do you mean?”

Yu Nanzheng suppressed his restless heart.

He was nervous and afraid.

Jian Hongyou didn’t know how to explain her repeated fantasies about Yu Nanzheng.

“Yu Nanzheng, I’m a face-obsessed person, I can’t resist a handsome guy.”

“So?”

“You used to always provoke me, even with your face that’s so handsome it’s unbearable, I still found you annoying. Now, you’re suddenly nice to me, always looking at me with that affectionate gaze, I can’t handle it. But don’t blame me, who can resist a super handsome guy looking at them like that without getting distracted? It’s a normal human reaction.”

Yu Nanzheng’s lips couldn’t be held down, they kept curling upwards, his eyes twinkling like a galaxy of stars.

He realized he had used the wrong method.

He should have dressed up handsomely every day and acted cool and charming in front of Jian Hongyou. She would have definitely fallen for him.

He wouldn’t have had to endure the pain of unrequited love for so many years.

Who gave him that bad advice?

They said to get a girl’s attention, tease her, tease her a lot! Seek attention from her.

Right, it was Gao Ye!

Damn it! A bad friend!

He’ll settle the score with him later.

Yu Nanzheng was overjoyed at the moment.

Even if Jian Hongyou liked his good looks, he was happy.

Jian Hongyou felt like Yu Nanzheng was mocking her.

She said fiercely, “Don’t laugh!”

Yu Nanzheng leaned into her ear, “I’ll reluctantly let you get distracted.”

As he pulled back, Yu Nanzheng’s lips brushed against her earlobe, intentionally or unintentionally.

Jian Hongyou felt her head buzz, the heat spreading from her ears to her entire body.

Yu Nanzheng was doing it on purpose, wasn’t he?

He was teasing her, wasn’t he?

Was he being unfaithful to his goddess he had a crush on?

Yu Nanzheng pretended to be confused, “Wow, why is your face so red?”

Jian Hongyou gritted her teeth angrily, “It’s hot!”

“Oh? It’s only 12 degrees today, not the dog days of summer.”

“Yu Nanzheng!”

“Hmm?”

The upward inflection of his voice was sexy and alluring.

Jian Hongyou turned her head and ignored him.

Zhuang Sijin was very close to them, watching Yu Nanzheng tease Jian Hongyou.

Her heart was filled with jealousy.

She saw clearly how Yu Nanzheng deliberately touched Jian Hongyou’s ear with his mouth.

Wild and alluring.

It made her heart race.