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

Le Pei'er watched as Gu Yan's assistant ran to Liang Liangwei's side twice, and the second time he even clearly took out his phone to scan Liang Liangwei's QR code to add her as a friend. An inexplicable anger was burning in her heart.

Could it be that even Gu Yan is interested in that woman?

She tried to be nice to him several times, but he ignored her completely. She thought he was so high and mighty, but it turns out he's just a shallow person!

Zhenzhen brought her a special meal—a vegetable salad. She accepted it with a cold face, opened the lid, and was about to eat.

After thinking for a moment, he closed the book again, got up, and walked towards Gu Yan.

Gu Yan was also having a meal, looking at his phone while eating.

Seemingly remembering something, she turned to her assistant and asked, "Did you see what she's eating?"

The assistant thought for a moment: "There's fish, shrimp, and ribs. The lunchbox is disposable, but it's multi-layered, so it must have been delivered by a pretty upscale restaurant."

Gu Yan muttered to himself, "There aren't any high-end restaurants around here, so it must have been delivered from somewhere quite far away..."

Upon noticing Le Pei'er's figure, he composed himself and nodded slightly.

Le Pei'er overheard their conversation and her expression darkened. When she saw Gu Yan looking over, she quickly put on a smile and approached him, saying, "Teacher Gu, are you eating too? Let's eat together then. I was just about to ask you for some advice on the afternoon's scene."

Gu Yan's assistant was very perceptive and quickly brought her a chair, while he himself walked away a bit.

Gu Yan paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Miss Yue has a crying scene this afternoon, so it's not appropriate to discuss this during dinner. Shall we talk about it after we finish eating?"

Le Pei'er didn't press the issue: "Okay, let's finish eating and then talk."

She glanced at Gu Yan's meal and said with a smile, "Teacher Gu, you're eating a fitness meal? No wonder you're in such good shape. I'm also eating a low-fat meal, mainly to supplement vitamins..."

Gu Yan: "What you're doing isn't a weight-loss meal, it's called eating vegetarian food, which isn't very healthy."

Le Pei'er's face stiffened for a moment, a little embarrassed, and she tried to make amends: "I... I eat less at noon, I have protein in the morning, and I'll have some fish and shrimp in the evening to supplement, hehe..."

Gu Yan: "Lunch is the most important meal. If you don't consume enough calories, you might not be able to perform well in the crying scenes in the afternoon."

Le Pei'er: "..."

Gu Yan: "While the crew is still serving meals, have your assistant go and get you two eggs."

Not wanting to strain the relationship, Le Pei'er had no choice but to ask Zhenzhen to do it.

~

In the evening, Yan Zhixu arrived at the agreed-upon restaurant first and entered the private room.

Liang Wenyi arrived soon after.

The two shook hands, sat down, and called the waiter to order.

When it was time for drinks, Yan Zhixu asked, "I'm leaving tomorrow, can I have some drinks?"

Liang Wenyi smiled and said, "Okay."

I'm taking an early morning flight to North America, and I have over ten hours to rest during the journey, so drinking tonight is fine.

Yan Zhixu smiled, but instead of ordering wine, he ordered a fresh mushroom soup.

Liang Wenyi raised an eyebrow.

After the waiter left, Yan Zhixu took out the Bosch red wine he had brought: "We'll drink this tonight."

Liang Wenyi smiled and said, "No wonder you didn't take it out in front of the waiter."

This restaurant has a rule that you can't bring your own drinks. Although they're not afraid of making a scene, there's no need to cause trouble.

Yan Zhixu smiled, took the bottle opener, opened the bottle, and poured wine for everyone.

Liang Wenyi picked up his wine glass and smelled it: "It smells very nice, with a delicate fragrance."

Yan Zhixu: "Try it, the taste will be even better."

Liang Wenyi: "You are very confident."

Yan Zhixu: "If you don't even have this much confidence, you wouldn't deliberately bring it here to embarrass yourself."

Liang Wenyi smiled gently, took a sip, and squinted slightly: "It's sweet and mellow, a truly exquisite experience."

Yan Zhixu also took a sip: "I'm glad you like it."

Liang Wenyi swirled his wine glass lightly and said casually, "Half of my family members like to drink red wine. My mom and my brother both like it. My dad says it's too bland and too sweet. He's used to drinking white wine and can't change his habit. It's the same habit as my uncle."

He glanced at Yan Zhixu: "My uncle also drank baijiu his whole life."

Yan Zhixu paused for a moment and turned to look at him.

A faint smile played on Liang Wenyi's lips.

A glint of shrewdness flashed in each of the two men's eyes, and everything was understood without a word.

Yan Zhixu smiled helplessly: "You knew it was me?"

Liang Wenyi: "So you admit it."

Yan Zhixu: "They've already found out, how can I not admit it?"

Liang Wenyi: "I didn't find out by investigation. Your people are very careful. I guessed it."

Yan Zhixu raised an eyebrow.

Liang Wenyi: "The fact that you started investigating my uncle from my side means that you were the one who knew me first. Among the people I've been in contact with recently, you are the only one with this 'motive'."

Yan Zhixu: "Don't make it sound like I approached you with ulterior motives. I meant no harm."

Liang Wenyi: "If you had malicious intent, would I be sitting here drinking with you so calmly?"

He looked at Yan Zhixu, his gaze scrutinizing her: "Your feelings for my sister, are they real?"

Yan Zhixu: "Why do you think it's not true?"

Liang Wenyi chuckled: "The main problem is that your love life is too empty. You can't trust someone who's too promiscuous, and someone whose life is too empty... is also very suspicious."

Yan Zhixu nodded thoughtfully: "What you said seems to make a lot of sense."

He looked back at her without flinching and said, "But before I started dating her, I didn't know she was your sister, and I had no intention of investigating her family situation. You know that very well. I only suddenly had the idea to do this in the last couple of days."

Liang Wenyi said meaningfully, "If I really didn't believe you, I would have reported it to the authorities long ago."

To put it bluntly, his visit today was not only a reminder, but also a warning.

"But that was from a public standpoint. Now we're talking about a private one. You can pursue my sister, but you'd better not let me find out that you're fickle or that you'll start something and then abandon it. Otherwise... we won't be friends anymore."

Yan Zhixu smiled slightly and raised his glass to him: "We're friends now, but that may not be the case in the future."

"After all, I'd rather call you brother-in-law."

Liang Wenyi chuckled: "I wouldn't dare agree to that; it depends on my sister's opinion."

Yan Zhixu wasn't worried about this at all, and smiled confidently.

The two clinked glasses.

Just before he was about to drink, Liang Wenyi thought of something, glanced at him again, and said, "However, you'll probably have to put in some effort to get past my uncle, because... he has someone else in mind."

Yan Zhixu wasn't surprised at all: "The one from the bank?"

Liang Wenyi raised an eyebrow: "You know."

Yan Zhixu did not answer, but simply took a sip of wine.

Liang Wenyi didn't ask any more questions, only saying, "Good luck."

Yan Zhixu: "Thank you for your kind words."

An hour later, the two walked out of the restaurant.

Yan Zhixu watched him get into the car and leave.

Liang Wenyi got into his assistant's car and glanced at the man still standing at the hotel entrance.

He didn't look away until his assistant drove the car away and it was out of sight.

He took out his phone, found Liang Liangwei's WeChat, and sent her a message: [Do you have time tomorrow morning? My flight to America is at 8 o'clock, want to come see you off?]