The little rose is so sweet and alluring, even the aloof CEO can't resist!

Liang Liangwei wasn't hungry, but she was afraid he would feel uncomfortable just watching him eat, so she picked up a steamed dumpling with her chopsticks and took small bites.

Hearing this, he said, "He was just saying it casually. Maybe he was pushed too far by Grandpa Yan. After I told him, he gave up the idea."

Yan Bei'an poked the noodles with his chopsticks and found it amusing: "So Uncle will talk nonsense when he's pushed to the limit."

If what my uncle said is true, and he's taking Liang Liangwei back to the old house this weekend, I bet Grandpa's ebony cane will be the first thing he gets hit with.

Thinking that his usually aloof and self-possessed uncle could occasionally make such a fuss, Yan Bei'an felt a little better.

"Did your uncle ask you anything about our relationship?"

Otherwise, how could my uncle, who is so shrewd, not have any suspicions when he knew they could get together and break up so easily?

This is unlike his usual behavior.

"Of course."

Liang Liangwei briefly recounted her conversation with Yan Zhixu on this topic to facilitate a coordinated exchange of information. Otherwise, if their statements didn't match up, it would be troublesome.

Yan Bei'an stared at her in disbelief, his lips twitching: "What the hell is this 'try it with you'? It's like you're saying I can't even find someone to date."

Liang Liangwei laughed so hard her shoulders shook: "That was just... an excuse I made up in a moment of panic..."

Yan Bei'an rolled his eyes, speechless.

Liang Liangwei stopped laughing and reminded her, "Remember, don't forget."

"I know, I could never forget such a bizarre reason!"

Liang Liangwei was amused by him again.

After finishing their noodles, the two walked out of the mall.

Yan Beian offered to buy her a gift again, but Liang Liangwei declined once more.

"I have work at 4 o'clock, and I don't have time to shop anymore. You should take me home first so I can get ready."

"alright."

The two walked to the parking lot, and Yan Bei'an's sports car automatically unlocked when they were still a few meters away.

Liang Liangwei was about to open the passenger door of the sports car when she heard the driver's side window of a Continental car next to her roll down, and a man's voice said, "Weiwei."

Liang Liangwei turned around and was stunned.

It was Fu Yankai.

Fu Yankai was also surprised, but also delighted. He pushed open the car door and got out, asking, "What are you doing here?"

After her initial surprise, Liang Liangwei regained her composure and smiled slightly, saying, "Anyone can come to this mall, so why can't I?"

Fu Yankai: "That's not what I meant. I meant, what a coincidence that we've run into each other again."

Liang Liangwei: "Yes, what a coincidence."

Fu Yankai: "I send you messages, but you rarely reply. Have you been very busy lately?"

After returning from Shacheng, they chatted briefly on WeChat. He contacted her a few more times, sometimes to say hello, sometimes to invite her to dinner, and sometimes to chat. However, apart from replying to greetings, she politely declined invitations and basically did not respond to casual chats.

She's cold and distant, and hard to coax.

Although he thought there was plenty of time and he could take it slow, the beauty simply wasn't willing to give him a chance.

He had originally planned to meet her for dinner later today, but unexpectedly, the person he had been thinking about day and night actually appeared here.

The joy was palpable.

Liang Liangwei: "I am very busy, and I have to rush to my workplace now."

Fu Yankai then looked at the car she was about to get into, a silver-gray 911, a very cool limited-edition luxury car, but she got into the passenger seat.

He then shifted his gaze to the driver's seat and saw a young, handsome man standing there, calmly looking at him from a car's distance.

His heart jumped, and he felt a sense of crisis.

"Who is he?"

Liang Liangwei glanced at Yan Beian: "Friend."

Fu Yankai narrowed his eyes: "Just friends?"

One day he was my "boyfriend," but today he's just a friend.

Yan Bei'an curled his lips into a smirk, put one hand on the car roof, and asked with a roguish grin, "Weiwei, aren't you going to introduce her?"

Liang Liangwei: "This is someone I... used to know."

Yan Bei'an raised an eyebrow, his smile meaningful: "Oh~ someone I used to know, haven't seen you in a long time, have you? Hello."

Fu Yan felt a dull pain in his heart.

Is this how you describe him? Someone I knew before?

They've known each other since they were little, and they went to the same school from elementary to high school—they're childhood sweethearts!

She summed it all up with such a casual remark?

He glared at the man with hostility, and their eyes locked in a silent standoff, sparks flying between them.

Yan Bei'an could clearly sense Liang Liangwei's perfunctory attitude towards that person, and with a smile, he added fuel to the fire: "My surname is Yan, and I'm a 'good friend' that Weiwei has been in contact with since university. What is your surname, sir?"

Fu Yankai said in a deep voice, "You only met in college? Weiwei and I have known each other since..."

Liang Liangwei closed her eyes briefly and interrupted, "Excuse me, Vice President Fu, I'm in a hurry and it's not convenient for me to linger and chat any longer. I have to go now. See you another day."

As he spoke, he bent down and got into the car.

Fu Yankai was slightly taken aback, then quickly bent down as well: "Then let's contact each other again via WeChat..."

Liang Liangwei: "Okay."

Close the car door.

Fu Yan stepped forward and knocked on the car window, then said, "Remember to reply to my message."

Yan Bei'an glanced into the car. Liang Liangwei was fastening her seatbelt and didn't seem to hear him, as she didn't respond.

He knew how embarrassed she was, so his smile widened and he said politely, "We'll be going now, please excuse us. As for the WeChat message... I'll remind her to reply when she has time."

Fu Yankai looked at him with a cold expression and did not respond.

Yan Beian smiled, ignored him, got into the car, and quickly drove away.

Once the car was in traffic, he glanced at the woman in the passenger seat. Seeing her lazily propping her head up with her hand, her expression indifferent and unreadable, he raised an eyebrow and asked, "Vice President? Someone from the bank?"

Liang Liangwei responded faintly.

Yan Bei'an: "You actually know someone at the bank, and he's even the bank manager."

To be able to enter the banking system and rise to a management position, one must be no ordinary person; either one has a powerful family background or is exceptionally outstanding.

Regardless of the type, someone who can get to know such a person is certainly not an ordinary person.

Liang Liangwei: "It's alright."

Actually, among the people she had known before, the bank manager was just average. Many of them were government employees with high salaries and benefits, which were beyond the reach of ordinary people and could only be admired from afar.

She took a completely different path; while others rely on connections, she relied on her interests and hobbies.

Yan Bei'an: "Have we had a grudge against each other?"

Liang Liangwei: "Why would you think that?"

Yan Bei'an: "You don't seem to want to talk to him."

Liang Liangwei recalled certain experiences, pursed her lips, and realized she really didn't want to deal with it, which was why she had been avoiding it for so long.

Not only did he avoid Fu Yankai, but he also avoided everyone in that circle.

Including her father.

Fu Yankai was the first person she met again, in Shacheng.

He Yaxiu was the second.

She frowned: "Don't talk about it, I don't want to mention it."

Yan Bei'an readily agreed: "Okay, let's not talk about it."