Yang Honglei froze upon hearing this and instinctively looked toward the source of the voice.
Once he saw who it was, he immediately snapped the lid onto his thermos and put on an arrogant expression.
"Try what? If you want some, go buy yourself a couple bottles of iced black tea from the convenience store!"
"How could that be the same?" With an "I want to see the drama unfold" grin on his face, Lin Ziyang approached alongside Lu Chong and Zhang Tiechui.
"How could anything from a convenience store be as sweet as what Young Master Yang made after spending so much time personally, painstakingly preparing it~~~"
Lin Ziyang deliberately stressed the words "personally, painstakingly."
It made both Yang Honglei and Helo blush even harder.
The former was proud by nature, and being caught red-handed by his "archrival," Lin Ziyang, made him lose face.
The latter felt that the gap in status between herself and Yang Honglei was far too great, and that she was unworthy of his pursuit.
If Yang Honglei had merely wanted to take her as a servant, or simply a concubine to warm his bed, Helo would have been able to accept it without concern.
But Yang Honglei insisted on associating with her as an equal.
In his efforts to court her, he had even...
Been somewhat humble.
That made it difficult for Helo to overcome the barrier in her heart, and she had never been able to properly face Yang Honglei, this "high-ranking" suitor.
"It actually didn't take that much time..." Embarrassed by Lin Ziyang's teasing, Yang Honglei tried his best to look disdainful as he attempted to maintain his spoiled young master persona. "I just put a little thought into it..."
"Oh? Since it wasn't carefully brewed, what's wrong with letting your brother