Chapter 12

Jinwu’s eyelashes fluttered, she hadn’t even reacted.

She was pulled forward by the tall man in front of her, holding her wrist.

In that instant, all the annoying and uncomfortable sounds around her disappeared, only the sound of the wind whistling past her ears remained.

It was dusk, the setting sun painted the sky with thick and rich colors, the whole city seemed to melt into the orange sea of sunset, dreamlike and unreal.

Duan Shiyan held her hand, as if afraid she would be bumped by passersby, he turned his head to look at her from time to time.

A gust of wind blew his forehead hair gently, those deep and beautiful peach blossom eyes shone brightly under the sunset.

It was as if her already dim and sour eyes were also illuminated by the light.

Jinwu’s breath slowed involuntarily.

She suddenly remembered a fairy tale she had read before, it said that people would encounter miracles in their lifetime, this moment, it was called the magic moment.

At this moment, he was like her magic moment.

“Watch your head.”

Coming back to her senses, Jinwu was already sitting in his car.

Unlike the wild sports car last night, today’s car was a low-key and luxurious black Maybach.

But the car’s fragrance was still her favorite camellia scent.

“You…..”

Jinwu looked at the man who had suddenly “kidnapped” her, she blinked in confusion at their coincidental encounter again, “How come you’re here? Are you feeling unwell or…”

Duan Shiyan’s lips curled up slightly.

“Ah, just passing by.”

He sat lazily and casually next to her, “And then I happened to see our little monitor walking out like a little prickly hedgehog.”

“Just passing by”

“Happened to see”

Xiao Yuan, the assistant who was driving in front, grabbed the steering wheel, his butt felt like it had been stung, he couldn’t help but twist.

Which CEO would be so nonchalant about time like him.

He hadn’t even warmed up his chair in the CEO’s office, he was already worried that his wife’s ex-boyfriend would come and make trouble, as soon as the meeting was over, he rushed out like a dog off its leash, wagging its tail all the way.

Midway, afraid that he was being too deliberate, he made a sharp turn.

He picked up a poor assistant who hadn’t recovered from the fact that his boss had a white moonlight he had secretly liked for ten years, and continued to rush out.

He was also afraid that suddenly appearing at the hospital would affect her work, so he just waited at the entrance.

He waited for a long time.

“What happened just now?”

Duan Shiyan asked casually, as if it was nothing, “Who did you argue with?”

Actually, these were family matters, not something suitable to tell an old classmate you’ve only met twice.

But she didn’t know why, she suddenly wanted to tell him.

Jinwu lowered her eyes and said softly, “It’s my mother, she wants me to get back together with Fu Yucheng.”

Hearing this, Duan Shiyan’s lazily crossed legs immediately came undone, then he crossed them again nonchalantly, pretending to be casual and asking, “Did you agree to her?”

As if he wasn’t sure, before she could answer, he slowly added, “Jinwu, do you remember what I told you? A man without self-esteem is like rotten cabbage, you’ll get sick if you eat it.”

Jinwu was amused by his words, her eyebrows couldn’t help but curve slightly.

“I didn’t agree to her.”

Her mood relaxed, her tone couldn’t help but become lighter, “You’re right, a man without self-esteem is rotten cabbage, so I won’t eat my words.”

Duan Shiyan just hummed.

Then he leaned over, in a corner where Jinwu didn’t notice, he clenched his fist, and the corners of his mouth secretly turned upwards.

“…”

Xiao Yuan looked at the rearview mirror, silently witnessing everything.

Is Mr. Duan… secretly happy?

“Cough, how did you refuse her?”

The secretly happy man in love curled the corners of his mouth, pretending to be casual again, “Did you say you don’t like him anymore?”

Jinwu nodded.

“Yeah.”

It felt like showing off her achievements to someone she trusted.

She curved her eyes, the tear mole under her eyes became more vivid, “I also said that if you want to go ahead and do it, I don’t mind my ex-boyfriend becoming my stepfather.”

Duan Shiyan: Huh?

Wait, wouldn’t that mean he’d have to call that stinky scumbag dad?

That would be so awkward.

He wouldn’t give that scumbag the satisfaction, humph.

But…

Duan Shiyan looked at the girl beside him, the corners of his mouth secretly curled up again.

She’s so cute when she’s fierce.

He wanted to kiss her a hundred times.

He also wanted to do…

Duan Shiyan’s Adam’s apple bobbed, he suppressed the strong desire to possess that was rising in his eyes.

“Our little monitor did a good job.”

His raised eyebrows and eyes were unrestrained and arrogant, full of innate arrogance, “That’s how it should be, instead of draining yourself, it’s better to drain others, don’t always take things that have nothing to do with you on yourself, just retort directly.”

“Open it and have a look.”

Duan Shiyan’s eyes gestured for her to open the storage box in the car, the curve of his lips was playful and debauched, like a spirited young man, “There’s a little reward in here for our brave Dr. Jin.”

Reward?

Jinwu followed his gaze and opened the storage box in confusion.

Suddenly, a bottle of strawberry milk with a familiar brand instantly appeared before her eyes.

Jinwu froze, her heart skipped a beat.

In her memory, every act of resistance could only be met with suppressed, aggrieved forbearance and pain.

For example, when she was a child, she tried to refuse to cooperate with her mother, and she was punished by being locked in a dark room, and she was only released when she cried and begged.

For example, she tried to make those young masters and ladies who always gossiped about her stop their personal attacks.

As a result, Fu Yucheng pulled her out, patted her head and told her to endure it, because he was running for student council president and needed their votes.

But since she had reunited with Duan Shiyan, it was as if there was some kind of magic that could turn everything around.

The first time she resisted, she received a small bear gummy that could cure her discomfort, and a surprise sea salt cheesecake.

The second time she resisted, she received a bottle of strawberry milk that she always liked to drink.

It was as if in front of him, all her actions that were considered rebellious in their eyes were things worthy of praise.

“Thank you…..”

Jinwu held the still slightly cold strawberry milk, looking at the familiar brand on it, her heart skipped a beat.

There were so many strawberry-flavored milks on the market, how could he have coincidentally bought her favorite brand.

Like a child who was a little unaccustomed to having a red flower sticker on her forehead.

Jinwu’s brain was slow and she couldn’t think of a suitable compliment, she blurted out, “You’re such a good person!”

“…”

The air suddenly fell into a strange silence.

Xiao Yuan, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, was already shaking like a sieve from holding back his laughter.

Just as he was enjoying the show and shaking like a sieve, he caught sight of the man in love who had been given a “good person card” in the rearview mirror, looking at him with a smirk.

Xiao Yuan: Danger!

He immediately showed his desire to survive, putting away his secretly bared teeth, sat up straight, his shoulders steady as a mountain.

Some men in love just can’t take a joke.

Jinwu, sitting in the back, blushed slightly, she squeezed the strawberry milk in her hand in annoyance.

Why was her mouth so clumsy!

Just as she wanted to say something to smooth things over, she heard the man’s low, magnetic voice slowly and leisurely, “Since you want to thank me, then do me a favor.”

Duan Shiyan curled his lips, “Have dinner with me.”

Just like that?

Jinwu tilted her head, a little stunned.

Seeing her confused expression, the smile in Duan Shiyan’s eyes deepened imperceptibly.

He crossed his long legs leisurely, exuding an effortless sense of relaxation, “You know, I just came back to take over the family business, a lot of people are watching me, especially the old guys on the board of directors, they’re always thinking about my mistress position, they all want to dress as men to seduce me.”

Jinwu: “…”

She was a little confused.

She couldn’t help but imagine a group of elderly people wearing floral dresses, winking and making heart signs with their cheeks.

It was quite scary…

“And the old lady at home is also very old-fashioned, I just came back, and she immediately arranged a blind date for me.”

Duan Shiyan was talking nonsense with a straight face, “So I ran away to escape, and I haven’t even had a hot meal yet.”

“Achoo—”

Far away, in a luxurious mansion, an old lady wearing a trendy hoodie suddenly sneezed.

“Tsk.”

She put down her phone, which was displaying a screen of winning streaks in King’s Glory, took a sip of her milk tea, and looked disgusted, “Who’s talking bad about your old grandmother? It must be those bastards, they can’t beat me so they’re secretly talking trash, they’re really trash.”

Jinwu was completely bewildered.

She really couldn’t imagine that a prestigious young master from the capital circle would be reduced to not having a meal because of a blind date.

“What about the others?”

Jinwu asked, “Didn’t you have a lot of friends before?”

In her impression, he had always been surrounded by many people.

Every time during break, there would be a group of boys around him, except for one or two who were regulars, the others were different every time, it looked lively and noisy.

Duan Shiyan sighed softly.

“Yeah, there were quite a few friends.”

He lowered his eyes slightly, his tone was a little resentful, “But what’s the use? When they’re fine, they call me Brother Duan, when they have something they need, they’re like, ‘Hey, I’m not here.'”

Then he sighed slowly again, “Jinwu, I’m really so miserable.”

“Achoo—”

Far away, in a private bar, a group of rich second-generation kids were playing King’s Glory, having nothing to do.

Suddenly, as if possessed, they all sneezed at the same time.

“Damn! Who’s cursing me!”

“It must be the player on the opposite side, but she’s too strong.”

Xue Nan opened the chat page with Duan Shiyan, looking at the page where only he was asking for dinner, and the other party had read but not replied, he sighed from the bottom of his heart, “Maybe it’s our man in love, Brother Duan, using us as an excuse to trick that little girl.”

Everyone: ?

Who?

Brother Duan is in love?

Ha! Even a dog wouldn’t believe it!