Chen Nianqing picked up a piece of tangerine and offered it to the other party. “Try this, is it sweet?”

Lu Wan frowned slightly as she chewed. “Not sweet.”

“Those two people following us aren’t sweet?”

Lu Wan was doing two things at once and as before, she answered without thinking, “Not sweet.”

Chen Nianqing got in a happy mood and offered a watermelon to the other person.

Lu Wan stretched out her hand to take it and only then did she realize what she said. She smiled, “I read in an article before that in the human brain, there’s an almond-shaped corpus callosum that connects the two hemispheres of the brain. It and the nerves that process olfactory information are closely related. Human body odors mainly include carbon dioxide, methane, and benzene. These substances combined with others and in different proportions may make you find a thing sweet or it may also be different.”

“Just like the uniqueness of fingerprints and DNA. The police also use smell to let police dogs identify the real culprits. But to me, you are very sweet, like this slice of watermelon.”

Lu Wan was struck dumb.

This person was too dedicated! They were just pretending to be lovers but he was fully committed.

She’d been feeling that something wasn’t right……

The waiter who walked over had a shocked expression on his face. If one doesn’t have any culture these days, could they still get into a relationship?

He came to deliver the food but carried a handful of dog food back when he left the table.

This society was too unfriendly to single dogs and study slackers.

———

Xu Yao clenched his fists till it creaked. “This is too much! He’s actually feeding Lu Wan? It’s not like Lu Wan doesn’t have hands?!”

How could Lu Wan openly eat it? It’s too mushy! Too girly!

Su Rao: “……”

For this foolish straight man, it would be hell before he could chase Lu Wan.

So every time she and Lu Wan get along well, why does Xu Yao have to show up and cause havoc?

But now wasn’t the time for the snipe and the clam to fight and have the fisherman reap the rewards^[1]when two sides contend, it’s always the third party that benefits.

Xu Yao: “No, I’m going to sit at that table! I can’t stand it!”

Su Rao: “What’s the use of you going now? To let them show their affection in front of you? Don’t stir the grass and startle the snake^[2]to inadvertently alert an enemy. According to my understanding of Chen Nianqing, he clearly has a cold personality. This is too…… illogical.”

This was too unusual for the both of them. She still doesn’t believe it.

Hadn’t they just started dating? How come their relationship was so good?

Xu Yao had no choice but to hold back his violent mood for the time being. He asked the waiter to serve another three plates of beef.

He would redirect his sorrow into food today!

 ———

After the two of them finished eating the hot pot, Chen Nianqing said with a smile, “Hold out your hands.”

“Why?”

“Let me wipe them for you.”

Lu Wan said in a faint voice, “There’s no need. I can do it myself.”

Chen Nianqing: “They’re watching at us.”

Lu Wan gave it some consideration, then stretched out both hands very cooperatively, “Here.”

Chen Nian shrugged. “You look like a child like that.”

He lowered his head and picked up the other person’s right hand, carefully wiping each finger before switching to the other hand.

Lu Wan regretted it. This was too intimate, it exceeded her boundary.

She felt that her face was hot, but decided to persevere because she couldn’t show timidity.

After wiping, Chen Nianqing took out a very small hand cream from his pocket.

“You can wipe this one yourself.”

Lu Wan: “Okay.”

She touched the hand cream on the back of her hand. It wasn’t greasy and easy to absorb, and there was also a faint orange smell.

Lu Wan was full of admiration. “You’re such a refined person. Compared with you, I am much rougher. I also have hand cream, but I often forget about it.”

But they needed to apply it well, otherwise the skin would be too dry in winter and a little tight.

Chen Nianqing: “It’s nothing. I play the cello every day, so I pay attention to moisturizing my hands.”

“As you should, after all, your hands are so beautiful! Hands that learn music should be insured.”

Chen Nianqing raised his eyebrows and stretched out his hand. “Then I’ll wait for President Lu to get insurance for me later.”

Lu Wan: “……”

Chen Nianqing passed his hand forward. “Take it.”

Although Lu Wan wasn’t very comfortable, she still held it after a slight hesitation.

Chen Nianqing agreed to help her by pretending to be a couple, and if it was revealed that they were just faking it, what would others think of them?

The other person’s palm was very hot and the skin on the back of his hand was extremely smooth.

Lu Wan couldn’t help touching the back of the other person’s hand with her index finger, somewhat thinking that it felt like the finest fabric.

Chen Nianqing looked at the other side with a calm face. This little friend was really playful.

He clasped her hand and put it in his pocket.

“It’s cold outside and it’s warm like this. Let’s go.”

Lu Wan was at a loss again. She was not so clear about the boundaries between men and women, and usually talked and laughed with boys.

But…… with Chen Nianqing, it’s still a little different.

“Your pocket is so big it can hold a bottle of cola.”

“Forget about cola. It’s just right to cover your hand.” Chen Nianqing said.

Lu Wan: “Help cover your future girlfriend’s hand.”

“Isn’t that you?” Chen Nianqing turned his face sideways and gazed at the person seriously.

Lu Wan: “I mean in the future……”

Chen Nianqing playfully said, “That will have to wait until you step down. I am your boyfriend now, if I think about other people, you should be angry. If you push me to other girls, I will also be angry.”

Lu Wan: “……Okay.”

She still thought that something’s wrong. Weren’t they just pretending to be lovers?

Could it be that in order not to reveal any flaws, they must devote themselves wholeheartedly?

Lu Wan’s head was full of wild thoughts, feeling a bit unable to calm down.

———

Walking on the street, Lu Wan originally thought that their posture would look weird.

She didn’t expect other couples to do the same and she gradually stopped caring about it.

Xu Yao and Su Rao rushed to follow them.

Xu Yao’s eyes were bursting in flames. “That bastard is taking advantage of Lu Wan. I must cut off his hand!”

Su Rao held him down and asked unbearably, “Have you never been in love?”

Xu Yao: “……Of course I have.”

Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if he said he hasn’t?

Su Rao sneered. “You have you big oaf? You’ve been in love but don’t know that holding hands and feeding each other are the most basic way to show affection?”

Xu Yao: “……Is it? I doubt it.”

Su Rao endured and said word by word, “If you don’t believe me, go ask the couples passing by. Nine out of ten couples have done it. It’s nothing strange!”

Xu Yao: “If you have something to say, why does your voice have to be so loud? You don’t usually talk like this with Lu Wan.”

Su Rao reached the end of her patience. “That’s because you’re stupid! You idiot! Your usual attitude with Lu Wan is also not like this.”

Xu Yao: “……”

That’s because I can’t defeat her.

Su Rao took a deep breath, restrained her temper and added, “Stop saying these useless things. Just follow along. I warn you not to make trouble! Otherwise, I won’t forgive you!”

Xu Yao: “……”

This girl was really fierce. She’s not like this usually, whether with Lu Wan or others.

It seemed to be hidden deep. Who would have thought that she was such a shrew in private?

So touchy. If anyone married her in the future, it would be terrible.

The two of them followed all the way to the door of Lu Wan’s house.

Xu Yao has been here a few times, but he was regarded as a suspicious person or a food delivery boy in the beginning and was stopped by the security.

He was released only after a clear explanation.

Because of this, the security had a deep impression of Xu Yao and knew that he was a guest of the Lu family, so they let him through immediately.

As for Su Rao, she looked like a well-bred young lady.

Her demeanor and the designer clothes she was wearing were very convincing.

Xu Yao and Su Rao standing together were extremely mismatched.

If Su Rao was a young lady who resides on the villa district, Xu Yao would be the store clerk who helps deliver the goods for her.

The two trailed behind Lu Wan and Chen Nianqing all the way to the lake, squatted down and hid behind the bushes to observe secretly.

Chen Nianqing: “Let’s call it a day. Goodbye.”

“Then I’m going in.”

Chen Nianqing: “Those two are still watching, you should at least give me a hug.”

Lu Wan: “……”

Xu Yao still wasn’t over this? Does he want to tear down her lie so much?

She walked over with her arms open and hugged Chen Nianqing.

It’s that kind of brotherly hug.

Chen Nianqing wrapped one arm around the other person’s waist. “You can’t do it like that.”

He rested his chin on her shoulder. “At least like this.”

The gentle breath sprayed behind her ears and Lu Wan’s face became hot instantly.

This was too close…… Wasn’t this pretend relationship so realistic? She was caught off guard.

This was too strange. She was a little bit overwhelmed.

Lu Wan stood there stiffly but didn’t push him away.

A few seconds later, Chen Nianqing let go. “I’ll call you tonight.”

Lu Wan: “You…… Have you ever had a girlfriend before? How do you…… know so much?”

Chen Nianqing: “If you think I understand a lot, probably because I am giving it my best.”

He’s a person who arranged his time to the fullest, and thought that ten to twenty years old was the age to learn things.

However, now Lu Wan was also an important subject for him to study and understand.

Before meeting Lu Wan, he didn’t think he would love someone deeply.

Only when Lu Wan appeared later did he realize that his judgement was too early.