If She Had Never Seen the World, Then Show Her All Its Splendor

"Hey, hey, hey, is that really necessary? Do you have to get this excited? Anyone who didn't know better would think I'd done something to you."

Chen Xi really couldn't understand a woman's heart. Calling it as unfathomable as the sea was putting it mildly.

Gwen was so excited that she couldn't say a word. She had never felt this nervous before; she was both thrilled and uneasy.

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

But then she began to feel insecure. She was ordinary beyond ordinary, wasn't she? Aside from being a little prettier and having a better figure, she seemed to have nothing going for her.

Could an ugly duckling like her really be worthy of him? Was she 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...

"I'll take you home, so your father won't worry that someone kidnapped you. I'm afraid he'll chase me down with a gun again..."

Pfft!!

Gwen burst out laughing at Chen Xi's words. She still remembered her dad pointing a gun at him last time, only to get chewed out by him. It would be hilarious if the two met again.

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

Chen Xi gallantly opened the car door for her. This time, he kept a lower profile and drove a Ferrari.

"It's so beautiful!"

Gwen couldn't help marveling at the luxurious sports car. Girls tended to like sports cars, and they also liked little animals—things like bulls and horses.

But with Gwen's family circumstances, they truly couldn't afford a Ferrari supercar like this. Otherwise, they wouldn't 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 fit any more, and the cars various sponsors sent him practically came free...

Gwen's eyes immediately lit up. Did rich people really like using supercars to shower people with gifts?

Although she loved sports cars, she was never greedy for things that didn't belong to her. She merely sighed in admiration as she touched the passenger seat.

"If there's something I like, I'll work hard to obtain it. But as people in your hometown say, I still understand that one shouldn't accept rewards without merit."

"Not bad. There aren't many girls with proper values these days, especially in a world drowned in material desires."

Amid the countless lights of homes, Chen Xi looked out at the world and felt deeply moved as well. 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 there are plenty of rumors linking you to young, beautiful actresses, like Stewart, Emma, Margot, and so on..."

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

But she regretted it as soon as she said it. The more she spoke, the less confident she felt, and 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 smiling gaze.

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

Gwen didn't dare meet Chen Xi's teasing eyes. His gentle, magnetic voice washing over her made her secretly fall for him even more.

She felt her little heart pounding wildly because of what she had said, especially now, in this cramped space with her superhero and beloved idol...

The ambiguous atmosphere grew increasingly intense. Especially since the man beside her—those eyes and that face—were simply unfair, okay?!

What woman could withstand such an invasive gaze from him? She was afraid that if she looked one second longer, she would fall completely, because this damn man had far too many dazzling qualities!!

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

Chen Xi smiled and withdrew his gaze. He could practically feel the girl's heart about to leap out of her throat. The rise and fall were a little too dramatic, Gwen...

"Of course I have girlfriends. Heh, an outstanding man like me ought to have ten or eight girlfriends!"

Chen Xi answered with a straight face. Thinking about it, it seemed that Wanda was his only girlfriend. As for women, there were too many to count. One became like the company one kept; Tony Stark, that old hand, had led him astray.

"Huh? Ten or eight? That many? Everyone says the entertainment industry is a complete mess. Your circle really is incredibly chaotic."

Gwen stared wide-eyed in shock. Everyone knew about the entertainment industry, but she hadn't expected it to be this messy.

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

"You're awful!"

Gwen immediately let out a sigh of relief. When she thought about it, it was impossible for him to have ten or eight girlfriends.

Yet Chen Xi's next sentence sent her spiraling again.

"I have one girlfriend. I'll introduce you to each other someday."

If he had said he had ten or eight girlfriends, she wouldn't have cared.

But this one girlfriend made her fall silent.

Because this had to be true love...

"Heh, sure. Someday."

Gwen replied absentmindedly. Though it had been nothing more than her own wishful thinking from the start, why did it feel like a breakup before anything had even begun...

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

A little Gwen angel gently consoled her.

"Bullshit! As long as you swing the hoe hard enough, there's no wall corner you can't 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 began arguing in a frenzy, just short of throwing punches.

Gwen's head was about to explode, with thoughts flying wildly through her mind...

Chen Xi couldn't help laughing as he watched Gwen's pretty face shift expressions like a Sichuan opera mask. This girl was kind of amusing...

He couldn't be bothered to hide his situation. Sneaking around like a thief was far too undignified. If he couldn't even handle a little girl like Gwen, he might as well find a noodle and hang himself with it.

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

Chen Xi said with a smile.

If she had never seen the world, then show her all its splendor.

If her heart had weathered too much, then take her on a carousel.

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

With Gwen's strict upbringing, this girl had probably never been to a bar. The law likely even forbade her from drinking.

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

She had always heard her 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 before. Will I look really uncool? I don't know anything."