Zhou Siyang’s meaning was clear: you guys plus the driver make four people, but I can only take one person.

This was practically telling them that they could only take Shiyin to the studio first.

Mengran understood and smiled, “It’s okay, Young Master Zhou, please take Shiyin there first, thank you.”

With no other choice, Shiyin grabbed her bag and got into the car with three men alone.

The reason it was three men was because besides Zhou Siyang, who was driving, there were two other men in the back seat.

One, needless to say, was Tang Mingchen, the young master of the magazine Shiyin was going to shoot for. The other was also a second-generation rich kid from Zhou Siyang’s circle, Luo Yanchuan.

Shiyin sat in the passenger seat and politely greeted them. The two men had guessed it was Shiyin in the front when Zhou Siyang got out of the car.

Sure enough, he really brought the girl with him.

So they weren’t surprised or curious when Shiyin got in the car.

Zhou Siyang explained to them, “Shiyin’s car broke down, we’re going to the studio anyway, so I’ll give her a ride.”

Tang Mingchen snorted and looked at Luo Yanchuan, asking him, “Do you believe him?”

Luo Yanchuan smiled nonchalantly, a cigarette dangling from his lips, “Do you think I believe him?”

He was about to light the cigarette with a lighter.

Zhou Siyang quickly stopped him, “There’s a girl here, don’t be so casual, okay? Later, you can find a smoking area and smoke as much as you want, no one will care.”

“Oh,” Luo Yanchuan raised his eyebrows, extinguishing the flame on the lighter, “Not even married yet, and you’re already protecting her?”

“That’s right,” Tang Mingchen chimed in.

Shiyin blinked innocently and clarified, “Young Masters, don’t tease us, Brother Siyang and I are just siblings.”

Zhou Siyang heard Shiyin so eagerly denying her relationship with him, and couldn’t help but feel annoyed.

Since Shiyin had opened up and confessed her feelings that day, she hadn’t shown her face again, let alone stepped into the Zhou family’s door.

Before, Zhou Siyang was always bothered by her, he was used to having this little shadow behind him, now that she suddenly stopped following him, he actually felt a little uncomfortable.

He couldn’t say what kind of emotion it was, he just suddenly couldn’t adapt to life without her stirring things up.

Even when he went out to see friends, they were surprised to see him alone, “Whoa, Young Master Zhou, where’s your little shadow?”

“Why isn’t little sister Yinyin with you?”

He didn’t know what to say.

Should he say that he was, like, dumped by a little girl?

Would he still have any face? Would he still be able to hang out?

The more Zhou Siyang thought about it, the angrier he got. She was like a carefree person, she had been clinging to him every day, and it turned out she just wanted more opportunities to see her uncle.

He was actually deceived by a little girl, although it wasn’t much, but it was still something!

After Shiyin’s words, no one in the car spoke anymore. Zhou Siyang’s face clearly turned cold.

He sped up, the car flew down the road, Shiyin was still shaken even though she was wearing a seatbelt, and the two people in the back seat, tacitly, looked at each other, but didn’t say anything, silently enjoying the thrill and pleasure of almost speeding.

Thinking of her own life, Shiyin pretended to be very scared and trembled, “Brother Siyang, can you slow down, I’m a little dizzy.”

Zhou Siyang heard her words, slowly slowed down, then took a breath, his mood not very good, he said, “Sorry, I scared you.”

Shiyin pursed her lips, her face pale, she shook her head, looking a little pitiful.

But in her heart, she was thinking, you trashy man, now you know you’re regretting it?

Too late! I don’t want you anymore! Tch!

Because Zhou Siyang was driving quite fast on the road, they arrived at the studio when the staff were still preparing.

Shiyin first had the stylist and makeup artist help her with her clothes and makeup, then she slowly went to the bathroom.

When she came out of the bathroom, Zhou Siyang was at the corner, apparently just finished a phone call, and happened to turn his head and see her.

Shiyin walked over confidently, politely calling him Brother Siyang as usual, and was about to go in.

Zhou Siyang grabbed her, “Yinyin!”

Shiyin was wearing a loose white shirt and a black leather skirt with a cinched waist, a collision of lightness and heaviness, very much in line with recent fashion trends. It was this shirt that Zhou Siyang pulled, revealing some of Shiyin’s thin, white shoulders.

His voice was a little urgent, after pulling Shiyin, he realized he was being rude, and quickly covered her exposed shoulders.

Shiyin adjusted her clothes, innocently tilted her head and looked at him, questioning, “What’s wrong?”

Zhou Siyang didn’t actually know why he stopped her, he didn’t know what to say for a moment, so he just made small talk, “Don’t you have anything to tell me?”

Shiyin blinked, and said very seriously, “Oh, that…”

Zhou Siyang’s eyes lit up.

Then he heard Shiyin say, “My dad has already agreed to my marriage with Uncle Chengyuan, I’ll be taken to your house in a few days to discuss the engagement and wedding.”

Zhou Siyang: “That’s it???”

Shiyin thought for a moment, “Ah, there’s more!”

Zhou Siyang held onto a glimmer of hope and asked her, “What?”

Shiyin said with a bit of distress, “If I’m with Uncle Chengyuan, I’ll be your aunt, I can’t call you Brother Siyang anymore, it’s not the right generation.”

“What should I call you then? Siyang?” She said, then thoughtfully shook her head, “No, it’s a little too intimate, Uncle Chengyuan wouldn’t be happy.”

“Zhou Siyang?” Then she started to worry, “Is it not good to call you by your full name?”

“Then… should I just call you big nephew?” Shiyin’s eyes curved, “I think that’s pretty good!”

Zhou Siyang felt a lump in his chest, he almost fainted.

Good my ass!

“Shiyin! Come over, the shoot is ready!” The staff called out to her.

“Coming!” Shiyin replied, then turned her head and smiled sweetly, waving to Zhou Siyang, “I’ll go to work then, big nephew.”

Zhou Siyang really felt like he was on the verge of vomiting blood and desperately suppressing it.

When did this little girl become so infuriating?!

Wasn’t she always so obedient and well-behaved, whatever he said she wouldn’t dare to do otherwise?

Zhou Siyang tried to calm himself down, then turned back, he originally had no mood to watch the shoot because of this stinky girl, he planned to drag the other two guys away, but as soon as Zhou Siyang went over, he was pulled by Tang Mingchen, Tang Mingchen looked at Shiyin who was shooting, and smiled and asked Zhou Siyang, “Confirm, you and this little sister really only have a sibling relationship, right?”

Shiyin had already said so, how could Zhou Siyang, who loved face, admit that he might have some other thoughts for her?

He confidently replied, “What else do you think?”

Tang Mingchen curled his lips, “That’s good.”

“What are you trying to do?” Zhou Siyang had just finished asking when he heard Tang Mingchen turn to Luo Yanchuan and say, “Confirmed, then we’ll compete fairly, whoever chases her first is hers.”

Luo Yanchuan snorted, “Deal.”

Zhou Siyang: “???”

He walked up to them, incredulously staring at the two, “Are you two crazy? You want to chase Shiyin?”

Tang Mingchen and Luo Yanchuan simultaneously pushed him aside, their eyes fixed on Shiyin who was doing various poses according to the photographer’s instructions, “You’re not chasing her, so you don’t allow others to chase her?”

“No!” Zhou Siyang unreasonably commanded.

“Tsk tsk tsk,” Tang Mingchen patted Zhou Siyang on the shoulder, directly pushing him to the makeup room, letting him look in the mirror and said, “Take a good look, see what’s written on your face.”

Luo Yanchuan, who followed, leaned against the door, pointed at Zhou Siyang with his finger, his fingertips teasingly tapped, “Shiyin is mine, you guys can’t touch her!”

Then the two laughed and walked out.

“Let’s go, let’s go, check out that little girl, she’s quite hot.”

Zhou Siyang clenched his fists, looked at himself in the mirror, his lips pursed, his jaw clenched, his eyes sharp, his expression impatient, completely losing his gentlemanly demeanor, like a petty villain with a very small heart.

Zhou Siyang shouldn’t be like this.

It’s just a little girl, right?

He must be temporarily unable to adapt to life without her at his heels, that’s why he has this illusion of liking her.

He should find a girlfriend.

He’ll forget about her once he has a girlfriend.

When Zhou Siyang went out, Shiyin was lying on the bed, her head turned sideways, her eyes sleepy and hazy, one shoulder slightly exposed, her long, slender legs exposed to the air, the photographer was looking for the most beautiful angle to shoot her.

Then he asked her to sit up, and captured a photo of her casually playing with her hair.

Shiyin like this, sexy, alluring, tempting.

How come he didn’t notice before.

Zhou Siyang really felt like he was going crazy.

Halfway through Shiyin’s shoot, Mengran and the others arrived. They spent half a day shooting the magazine cover, and it was almost evening when they finished.

Shiyin changed her clothes, she was about to pack up and leave with Mengran and the others, but when she came out of the studio, she saw Zhou Siyang.

Shiyin raised her eyebrows in surprise, she didn’t expect him to still be here.

She thought he was directly angered by her words and left.

Before she could speak, Zhou Siyang raised his hand and greeted her, “Yinyin.”

Mengran was very observant and pulled Xiaomeng away, saying to Shiyin, “Yinyin, you guys chat, we have something to go back to the company.”

Then she smiled and said to Zhou Siyang, “I’ll leave Yinyin to Young Master Zhou to send her back.”

Zhou Siyang smiled warmly, “No trouble.”

Shiyin, who was completely unable to get a word in, was very speechless.

Sigh.

She sighed in her heart, laughing helplessly.

Brother Ran thought he was helping, but she really didn’t need it!

Shiyin could only get into Zhou Siyang’s car, and as she was fastening her seatbelt, she said thank you to him.

Zhou Siyang replied, “You’re welcome.”

“Why are you still here?” Shiyin asked.

“I wanted to talk to you.”

Shiyin turned her head to look at him in confusion, “Talk about what?”

“Yinyin,” Zhou Siyang began to persuade her gently, “Have you ever heard this saying – fall in love with someone you like, marry someone who likes you.”

Shiyin nodded, calmly saying, “I’ve heard it.”

“I think it makes sense.” Zhou Siyang said to her.

Shiyin still perfunctorily agreed, “I think it makes sense too.”

If the original heroine had chosen a partner according to this saying, she wouldn’t have ended up dying tragically, Shiyin thought.

“We think alike.” Zhou Siyang seemed to have found a breakthrough.

Shiyin was extremely perfunctory, “Hmm.”

She even started looking at the jokes on her phone.

“So, I think you can’t just marry my uncle so rashly, what if he doesn’t like you? Wouldn’t that be a tragedy?”

Shiyin looked up, her eyes innocent as she looked at Zhou Siyang, agreeing, “That makes sense.”

“Right!” Zhou Siyang was even more encouraged, persuading Shiyin, “You have to think carefully!”

Shiyin thoughtfully nodded.

But in her heart, she was cursing him: “I’ll think your grandma’s balls! If I marry you, I’ll be the one who’s truly tragic!”

After a moment, Shiyin asked Zhou Siyang, “Does Uncle Chengyuan not like me?” Her tone was a little wronged, “If he didn’t like me, why did he say he had no objections that day?”

Zhou Siyang was speechless.

Actually, Shiyin didn’t know why Zhou Chengyuan said he had no objections that day. It definitely wasn’t because he liked her, after all, with his family background and his outstanding qualities, even if his health was poor, there would definitely be countless excellent women chasing after him, unless he didn’t want them.

As for… marrying her, he had no objections, could it be that he wanted to make a contribution to the Zhou family’s business before he died, so that the marriage between the Zhou and Shi families could succeed?

That’s the only reason that makes sense.

Seeing Zhou Siyang not speaking, Shiyin continued, “Actually, I understand what you mean, but this is a special situation, so it needs to be treated differently!”

“You and I both know that Uncle Chengyuan is in poor health, every day is important to him, and I really like him, so I don’t care whether he likes me or not, if he likes me, that’s even better, we’ll be a match made in heaven, if he doesn’t like me, it’s okay, at least we’ve been together, I won’t regret or have any regrets.”

Zhou Siyang was silent.

He was supposed to be persuading this girl, but he was almost persuaded by her himself.

This is like illegal pyramid scheme brainwashing!