After Lu Xiaoxiao said that, silence fell over the car.
In the end, before Ji Yunhuai could even react, Lu Xiaoxiao herself broke character first. Covering her face, she leaned back and burst out laughing.
After laughing without restraint for a good while, she abruptly fell silent again and looked at Ji Yunhuai pleadingly. "Sorry, I cracked up a little. Can we do another take?"
Ji Yunhuai: "..."
This time, Ji Yunhuai really didn't know whether to be annoyed or laugh.
He vaguely recalled that the mood had still been fairly romantic five minutes ago. How had it taken such a sharp turn into a cheesy little skit?
...Oh well. Getting to see Lu Xiaoxiao laugh so happily was a good thing too. That was his most important goal tonight, after all.
As long as he could make Lu Xiaoxiao happy, he hadn't come for nothing.
"Looks like you really do have a talent for acting." Ji Yunhuai leaned back against his seat, amusement filling his eyes. He lightly tapped the steering wheel twice with his index finger before offering his verdict. "But I don't think the domineering CEO role is quite right for you."
"Why isn't it? Apart from accidentally cracking up, what about my performance wasn't convincing?" Lu Xiaoxiao pouted indignantly and tilted her head up, studying her expression from different angles in the rearview mirror. After a moment, she suddenly clapped her hands and laughed. "Oh, I get it! Was my gaze not cold and aloof enough?"
"No."
"Then what was wrong?!"
"Do you even need to ask? The first requirement for playing a domineering CEO is having enough money." Ji Yunhuai calmly pointed out the crucial issue, glancing at Lu Xiaoxiao as he pressed the accelerator. Perhaps worried she would bristle, he added in a slightly