Shen Xunye looked completely innocent as he slowly bent down, but not too far, just enough so that Chi Li, who was standing on tiptoe, could feel the wind blowing into his eyes. " Chi Li, you're so fierce."
It's like she's being coquettish.
"Sorry." Chi Li reached out and gently pried open his left eyelid, blowing a breath inside. "I never give a nice look to men taller than me."
"Oh." Shen Xunye's lips curled up. "I'm sorry for being so tall."
The next second, he reached out and, with irresistible force, suddenly wrapped his arm around Chi Li's waist.
Caught off guard, Chi Li let out a small gasp.
Before Chi Li could figure out what Shen Xunye meant by this, the man put his other hand over and placed it on his thigh.
With his arm muscles tensed, he easily lifted Chi Li up, face to face.
The view suddenly opened up, and everything inside the room was in full view.
"Now, you're taller than me." Shen Xunye spoke slowly, with a clear and deliberate malice in his voice. "Can you give me a nice look now?"
[Damn it, they're a couple! I could tell at a glance!]
[I'm crawling all over the floor from all the stuff, I'm crying my eyes out from all the stuff, I'm eating like crazy from all the stuff! This Night Ashes Dawn is so awesome--[roar]]
[What are we not talking about? I'm asking you, what are we not talking about?!]
I think Shen Xunye is head over heels in love with Chi Li.
[Did I win the right to interact with my wife after competing against Shen Qiang? [Evil grin]]
[A cunning man... [Disdain]]
"Are you... are you crazy?" Things had gone completely unexpected, and Chi Li was unusually flustered. "Put me down."
Both feet were dangling in the air, with nowhere to put weight on them.
The arms around his waist felt like iron hoops, their intense heat scorching his skin through his clothes.
... That's so shameful.
"Give me a nice look, hmm?" Shen Xunye ignored his command and even slightly adjusted his holding position to make Chi Li sit more steadily in his arms.
"... Here you go." Forced into a corner, Chi Li had no choice but to compromise. He gritted his teeth and forced out a few words, "I'll give you a friendly look."
Shen Xunye raised an eyebrow slightly, "What's so good about it?"
Chi Li: "..."
It's not over yet...?
Why does it take so long to "sell" something?
Where did Shen Xunye learn all these tricks?
Chi Li slowly lowered her head, met Shen Xunye's gaze, and slightly tugged at the corners of her mouth.
At first, it was just a slight curve, carrying a hint of forced reluctance.
Then, the curve gradually deepened, and her eyebrows and eyes curved upwards.
He was suspended in mid-air, held in Shen Xunye's arms, looking down at him with a genuine smile.
It carried a subtle mockery of his current absurd situation, a mockery that even he himself was unaware of.
"Is it good enough?" Chi Li asked, somewhat helplessly.
The arm around his waist paused almost imperceptibly.
Shen Xunye looked up at Chi Li for a good three or four seconds before gently placing him back on the ground.
"Okay," he replied.
So innocent, so pure, yet so alluring. Her smile held a hidden hook, making his heart itch with desire.
I want to carry him back to the room, and kiss him until my eyes are filled with tears.
"Alright." Chi Li used the back of her hand to cool her face, then picked up the unfinished tableware. "If you have nothing to do, go get the wine."
Shen Xunye replied again, "Okay."
[This is pure love! It's pure love! [Kneeling] My wife's smile is so innocent, like that white moonlight that no one ever got in high school.]
[Huh? Is your smile so innocent? Then why am I being so proactive? sobs]
[Take off your yellow glasses! [Smile]]
[I can see it now, Shen Xunye is scheming. My wife is beautiful and kind, and she helped him blow on his eyes, and he actually took advantage of it and hugged her!!! What a novice!!]
[Please understand, if you don't use some cunning, your wife will be stolen away by someone else.]
[Speaking of which, wasn't Shen Qiang supposed to come down with Shen Xunye? Where is he? He should have seen what just happened, right? 0.0]
Shen Qiang indeed witnessed this entire scene from a distance.
His only thought was... well, they're actually quite a good match.
"Teacher Shen..." Not far behind him, Jiang Lele, who had also witnessed everything, hesitated before stepping forward to comfort him. "They're nothing, they were just joking around."
Although her own recommendation didn't work, Jiang Lele still had faith in her idol.
Chi Li doesn't want to associate with people she doesn't like, so if Shen Qiang just exudes a little charm... there's still a chance he might like her.
"Huh?... Hmm." Shen Qiang paused for a moment before realizing that this little fan was trying to comfort him, and immediately began to display the demeanor of a mature man. "It's okay, you're just a kid, I don't take you seriously."
Jiang Lele, with her fan filter on, had starry eyes.
My idol is just... so charismatic!
After a while of busy work, at 2 PM, we could finally start eating.
Besides the dishes prepared by Fang Jin, there were several other dishes that had been taken out. The table was fully loaded with food, a much higher standard than the reception Chi Li and Shen Xunye had received.
Xie Weishui carried the decanted red wine, walked around and poured it into everyone's glasses, then returned to her seat.
"Alright, everyone, let's raise our glasses and begin our meal!"
Cheers!
"Welcome, Professor Shen Qiang, to our temporary team!"
Hope you have a good stay here!
After standing and taking a sip of wine, exchanging pleasantries, the group, who were really hungry, sat down and began to eat.
The seating arrangement for the eight people was the same as the day Chi Li came, the only change being that the person opposite him had changed from Gao Yuan to Shen Qiang.
"Let's talk about something." Shen Qiang wasn't in a hurry to eat; he held his wine glass and gently swirled it. " Chi Li, how many people are in your family?"
[Are you going to start by checking my background? My god, I'm very disappointed with your flirting skills. [smile]]
[There's nothing I can do; my crush simply has no experience in this area.]
[Oh no, I think asking this is perfectly normal, isn't it? Isn't it about getting to know the other person?]
[↑You have no dating experience, only blind date experience, right?]
[Never mind, any problem that helps me understand my wife better is a good problem!]
"Strictly speaking... there's only one of me." Chi Li swallowed the small mushroom in her mouth before answering.
Shen Qiang asked bluntly in surprise, "Are you an orphan?"
He was then met with a death stare from Shen Xunye.
"No, my parents are both alive, but they are divorced and have each started their own families," Chi Li explained.
"Then how can you say you were alone?" Shen Qiang asked curiously. "Weren't you with any of them?"
"I was originally supposed to live with my mother, but her new husband wasn't very willing to accept her bringing her son with her, so he left me to live alone." Chi Li didn't hide anything.