If She Has Yet to See the World, Show Her All Its Splendor

"Hey, hey, hey, is that really necessary? Do you have to get this excited? Anyone would think I did something to you."

Chen Xi simply could not understand a woman's heart. Calling it a needle at the bottom of the sea was putting it mildly.

Gwen was so excited she could not say a word. She had never felt so nervous; she was both thrilled and uneasy.

God! Her superhero was actually the idol she admired! Could anything be more perfect than this?

But then she began to worry about gaining and losing. Wasn't she utterly ordinary? Aside from being a little pretty and having a good figure, she seemed to have nothing going for her.

Could an ugly duckling like her really be worthy of him? Was she just a toad lusting after swan meat?

There was one thing she had gotten wrong, though. When it came to narcissism, she and Chen Xi were actually quite alike...

"Let me take you home, so your father doesn't worry that someone kidnapped you. I'd be afraid he'd come after me with a gun again..."

Pfft!!

Chen Xi's words instantly made Gwen laugh. She still remembered how her dad had pointed a gun at him last time, only to get thoroughly chewed out by him. How interesting would it be if the two met again?

"All right, the skies have cleared. Let's go."

Chen Xi gallantly opened the car door for her. This time, he had kept a relatively low profile by driving a Ferrari.

"It's beautiful!"

Gwen could not help marveling at the luxurious sports car. Girls tended to like sports cars, as well as little animals—things like bulls and horses.

But with Gwen's family circumstances, there was no way they could afford a Ferrari supercar like this. Otherwise, they would not have been Parker's neighbors.

"Haha, do you like it? I'll give it to you."

Chen Xi said it casually. It was just a sports car. His garage was already too full to hold any more, and the cars sent by sponsors practically came free...

Gwen's eyes immediately lit up. Did rich people all like to throw supercars at others?

Although she loved sports cars, she was never greedy for things that did not belong to her. She merely sighed in admiration as she ran a hand over the passenger seat.

"If it's something I want, I'll work hard to earn it. But as people in your hometown say, I understand the principle of not accepting rewards without merit."

"Not bad. There aren't many girls with proper values left, especially in today's materialistic world."

As the lights of countless homes shone around them, Chen Xi gazed out at the world and felt a surge of emotion. She reminded him of Wanda back home.

That girl never drove his luxury cars. She had only used the salary he paid her to buy a MINI...

"Do you have a girlfriend? I heard that a lot of young, pretty actresses have dating rumors with you—like Stewart, Emma, Margot, and so on..."

Western girls were generally more lively and bold. They never hid their feelings or suppressed their affection, and Gwen was no exception.

But the moment she finished speaking, she regretted it. The more she said, the less confident she felt. She practically wanted to slap herself...

"What? Do you want to be my girlfriend?"

Chen Xi turned his head and looked at her with a smile.

"No... no, I was just asking."

Gwen did not dare meet Chen Xi's teasing gaze. That gentle, magnetic voice washing over her made her secretly fall even harder for him.

She felt her little heart pounding wildly because of his words, especially now, in this cramped space, with her superhero and the idol she admired...

The ambiguous atmosphere grew increasingly intense. Especially since the man beside her had eyes and a face that were totally unfair, all right?!

What woman could withstand such an invasive gaze? She feared that if she looked at him one more time, she would fall completely, because this damned man had far too many dazzling halos around him!!

"All right, I'll stop teasing you."

Chen Xi smiled and withdrew his gaze. He could practically feel this girl's heart about to leap out of her throat. The rise and fall was a little too dramatic, wasn't it, Gwen...

"Of course I have girlfriends. Hehe, an outstanding man like me should have at least ten or eight girlfriends!"

Chen Xi answered with a straight face. Thinking about it, Wanda seemed to be his only girlfriend, though he had countless women. You really did become like those around you; it was all that old fox Tony's fault for leading him astray.

"Huh? Ten or eight? That many? They say the entertainment industry is a complete mess. Your circle really is pretty chaotic."

Gwen's eyes widened in shock. Everyone knew about the entertainment industry, but she had not expected it to be this wild.

"Haha, I'm just messing with you."

"You're awful!"

Gwen immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking about it, it really was impossible for him to have ten or eight girlfriends.

Yet Chen Xi's next sentence made her feel miserable again.

"I have one girlfriend. I'll introduce you two someday."

If he had said he had ten or eight girlfriends, she would not have cared.

But this one girlfriend made her fall silent.

Because that had to be true love...

"Hehe, sure. Someday."

Gwen replied absentmindedly. It had been her own one-sided crush to begin with, but why did it feel like a breakup before anything had even started...?

"Gwen, Gwen, are you stupid? How could a man as outstanding as him not have a girlfriend? How could an ugly duckling like you possibly be worthy of him?"

A little Gwen angel comforted her gently.

"Bullshit! As long as you swing the hoe hard enough, no corner is too hard to dig out, okay? Go for it! Dig hard!"

A little Gwen devil viciously encouraged her.

"You want the master to become the other woman?"

"Bullshit! Are they married? No, right? In love, there are only winners and losers, no right or wrong!"

The angel and devil instantly started arguing, nearly coming to blows.

Gwen's head was about to explode as thoughts flew wildly through her mind...

Chen Xi could not help laughing when he saw Gwen's pretty face changing expressions like a Sichuan opera performer. This girl was kind of funny...

He disdained hiding his situation. Sneaking around like a thief was far too undignified. If he could not even handle a little girl like Gwen, he might as well hang himself with a noodle.

"Want to go to a bar for a drink?"

Chen Xi said with a smile.

If she had yet to see the world, then show her all its splendor.

If her heart had weathered life's storms, then take her on a carousel.

As for women whose hearts had already weathered life's storms, forget it. He had no habit of sharing a trench with another man.

With Gwen's strict upbringing, this girl had probably never even been to a bar. The law likely did not even allow her to drink.

Gwen's eyes immediately lit up at the thought of a bar she had never experienced before.

She had always heard those troublemaking classmates talk about how fun bars were, full of handsome men and beautiful women. She had long been itching to go.

"Sure! I've never been to one before. Will I look really uncool there? I don't know anything."