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

Liang Liangwei: How do you know? Did he tell you himself?

Yan Beian: "During his hospitalization, I visited him once and overheard him arguing with that group of people at the door. He said he regretted helping them deceive me, saying he never imagined they would be so ruthless as to even scheme against him. That group of people said he was too useless, and that they had been getting less and less money from me since the incident of his forehead injury was exposed, so they decided to take action against him, intending to get more money from me this time so they could leave."

As he spoke, his handsome face became somewhat disheveled. He raised his hand and rubbed his face, then revealed a cold and stern expression. He said, "Then I called the police, and they arrived quickly and arrested them."

The police were searching everywhere for that group of people when they were caught in a trap at the hospital.

Liang Liangwei found it amusing: "They... they're actually fighting amongst themselves?"

Yan Bei'an said sullenly, "I guess so."

Only then did he completely expose Fang Xun's true colors.

Liang Liangwei: "What about Fang Xun?"

Yan Bei'an mechanically tossed the vegetable leaves into the pot one by one: "He has nothing to do with this car accident. As for the money he cheated me out of before... actually, I gave it to him voluntarily. How is that cheating? He was just stupid enough to share the money with others."

Liang Liangwei: "So you don't plan to pursue this?"

Yan Bei calmed himself down and said, "If we pursue this, his life might be over. He's only a sophomore... Forget it, let's just consider it a lesson learned."

She sighed again and said, "Besides, if we investigate this further and it blows up, what if my parents find out..."

The consequences could be disastrous.

Liang Liangwei understood this as well and asked, "Did you make things clear to him?"

Yan Bei'an nodded: "It's clear now. From now on, we'll never see each other again, and if we meet, we'll pretend we don't know each other."

He glanced at Liang Liangwei and laughed self-deprecatingly, "Isn't it ridiculous? I even made you pretend to be my girlfriend because of this so-called relationship. All that trouble turned out to be a farce."

Liang Liangwei couldn't laugh because she could see the bitterness and embarrassment hidden in his eyes. As a friend, she naturally couldn't kick him when he was down.

"You should think of it this way: it's good that you found out early, before you got too deeply involved, and you managed to cut your losses in time."

Yan Bei'an gave a muffled "hmm".

"The vegetables aren't good if they're cooked for too long, so eat them quickly."

The two finished off the remaining food, Yan Beian paid the bill, and then they walked out of the restaurant together.

Yan Bei'an: "Where are you going next?"

Liang Liangwei: "I'm going to go shopping; I might need to buy a pair of shoes."

Yan Bei'an checked the time: "I happen to be free, shall I keep you company?"

Liang Liangwei politely declined: "Let's forget it. Shopping takes women a lot of time and effort, and you'll get impatient."

Yan Bei'an scoffed: "It's just buying a pair of shoes. Isn't it enough to just slip them on and pay? How much time and effort could it possibly take?"

Liang Liangwei paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I sincerely advise you not to push yourself in this regard."

Yan Bei'an stubbornly refused to believe it, so Liang Liangwei mischievously allowed him to follow.

So, an hour later, just as Yan Bei'an was about to break down, she finally decided which pair to buy after visiting two stores.

Yan Beian breathed a sigh of relief and walked over to scan the code to pay before she could take out her phone.

Liang Liangwei frowned and said, "What are you doing? Didn't I tell you I don't need you to buy me anything?"

Yan Bei'an waved his hand: "I will report to my uncle."

Liang Liangwei took the shopping bag that the shop assistant had wrapped and followed him out.

"Report? What do you mean?"

With his hands in his pockets, Yan Bei'an explained, "My game company is about to go public, but it's still short of one last bit of funding. My dad said he wouldn't support me anymore, and I was really worried. When my uncle found out, he invested tens of millions of yuan to support me without saying a word."

He glanced at her and said, "Although he didn't say it, I know it's because of our previous deal. Now that he's with you, he wants to make it up to me so I won't feel resentful."

Actually, he felt that his uncle might have sensed something, even though he had hidden it quite well this time.

But my uncle has sharp eyes; he can detect even the slightest trace, which is beyond the perception of a normal person.

But my uncle didn't say anything, he just did two things: first, to make amends as he had said, and second, to... warn.

Warn him not to have any improper thoughts.

Liang Liangwei was puzzled: "What do you mean by making up for it? He knows perfectly well that what we did wasn't real... No, did you misunderstand him? Maybe he just has faith in your company and wants to invest in you."

Yan Bei paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Maybe I'm overthinking it. Anyway, consider these shoes my way of returning the favor. Buying a gift for his girlfriend should be something he'll gladly accept. Oh, I also need to buy him a gift. You can give me some advice."

Liang Liangwei didn't refuse, since it was someone's nephew who wanted to buy it for his uncle, and she couldn't very well refuse.

She remembered that Yan Zhixu often stayed up late in the study for meetings, so she went to a digital store with Yan Beian and bought him a high-performance noise-canceling headset, which cost six figures.

Yan Beian was also very satisfied with the gift he gave to his uncle. After paying for it, he handed her the headphone box and said, "Please give this to my uncle for me."

Liang Liangwei: "Okay~ Thank you for the expense, Young Master Yan~"

Yan Bei'an fawned, "Of course~ Please put in a good word for me with my uncle in the future~"

Liang Liangwei couldn't help but laugh: "You two are so close, do you really need me to speak up for you?"

Yan Bei'an clicked his tongue and said, "Before he met you, we were close, but now... my status in his heart has plummeted."

Liang Liangwei: "It seems you are very self-aware."

Yan Bei paused for a moment, then said seriously, "I'm serious. My uncle is serious about you. I've never seen him coax any other woman like this before. You're the first."

Thinking of something, he smiled mischievously and said, "Given his age, I reckon you'll be the last one too."

Liang Liangwei blushed, secretly pleased, but still stubbornly said, "You know all about this? You only know about the situation in China. He's just putting on a serious act in front of you. Who knows if there are any beautiful women waiting for him on the other side of the ocean?"

Yan Bei'an hurriedly said, "Don't make wild guesses! My uncle is definitely not that kind of person! If there really were someone over there, he wouldn't need to hide it from us. Besides, my grandfather is planning to arrange a blind date for him."

Liang Liangwei knew this as well.

The two walked down the elevator to the first floor of the mall. Yan Beian received a phone call from his colleague, who asked if he wanted to go back to the company together.

Liang Liangwei: "You go ahead, I'm going back to my own company too."

Yan Bei'an nodded: "Then let's leave it at that for now, see you another day."

Liang Liangwei shook the shopping bag in her hand: "Um, thank you for the gift, bye-bye~"

"Bye~"