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

Liang Liangwei blinked gently, and then her eyes curved into crescents, sparkling as if a beam of light had been placed into them.

The dimples at the corners of her lips also exuded cuteness: "You made it sound so real at the dinner table that everyone believed you."

Yan Zhixu looked into her eyes, a smile playing on his lips, and asked, "You believed it too?"

Liang Liangwei: "You don't seem to be lying~"

Yan Zhixu pointedly said, "The main thing is that 'those things' are all true, so it feels more realistic when applied."

After a moment of surprise, Liang Liangwei quickly understood what he meant and pouted speechlessly.

Yan Zhixu chuckled and said, "Actually, it's to appease the old man. If I don't say it like this, he'll keep urging me and arranging blind dates for me, which is very annoying."

He said he was annoyed with a calm expression, but it seems he's not as well-behaved as he appears on the surface.

He's actually quite a scoundrel, but he hides it very well because of his long-standing, unassuming nature.

She turned to look at the location of Grandpa Yan's room, and smiled mischievously: "Aren't you afraid that Grandpa Yan will hear you saying this here?"

Yan Zhixu looked down at her and chuckled, suggesting, "Then speak louder and wake him up."

She chuckled.

He smirked: "You're happy to know there's no such girl?"

She was quite happy, but she couldn't admit it; she had to solemnly express her best wishes to him: "No way! I also hope you can find a girl you like and be with her."

Yan Zhixu: "You really think so?"

Liang Liangwei nodded: "I really think so."

He chuckled lightly.

The two walked to the door, and he put his hand on the doorknob, turning back to remind her, "Pull your clothes up properly."

Liang Liangwei pulled her coat tighter.

Yan Zhixu opened the door, and a bit of wind blew in, but it wasn't too cold.

As she walked out, she passed by him and seemingly casually hooked his hand, which was hanging by his side, with her little finger.

Her voice was sweet and soft: "I'm leaving~"

The man glanced down at the fingers that had been hooked, curled them slightly, lifted his eyelids to look at her, his gaze somewhat deep, and said in a low voice, "Teasing me again?"

Liang Liangwei turned around and looked at him innocently: "I wasn't flirting, I was just saying goodnight to you properly."

Do you need to pinky swear to say goodnight properly?

He couldn't be bothered to expose her little scheme.

Liang Liangwei: "What time are you going back tomorrow?"

Yan Zhixu: "I've had breakfast."

Liang Liangwei recalled that morning two weeks ago when they almost had a chance to have breakfast together, but he slipped away first.

"Did you deliberately leave without having breakfast last time?"

Yan Zhixu's eyes flickered: "...No, I was in a hurry that time."

Liang Liangwei didn't believe it: "Why rush so early? Why aren't you in a rush when you go for a run?"

We ran leisurely for almost an hour. We weren't in a rush back then. We were just having breakfast when we suddenly had to rush.

Yan Zhixu: "..."

She hummed softly, "Could it be a little later tomorrow morning? Around 8 o'clock, no, 7:30? Could I take your car back?"

Yan Zhixu raised an eyebrow: "Aren't you going to wait for Bei'an?"

Liang Liangwei looked disgusted: "When do he ever not get up until ten or eleven o'clock? Waiting for him will make me late for work tomorrow."

Yan Zhixu's eyes darkened: "You seem to know quite a bit about his late rising."

Liang Liangwei was initially puzzled by his sudden change of expression, but after thinking about it, she suddenly understood.

He's probably mistaken about the fact that people of the opposite sex often wake up late.

She calmly explained, "Sometimes when I text him in the morning, he doesn't reply. He later explained to me that he slept in."

That's true.

Yan Zhixu looked at her without responding, but her expression softened noticeably.

Liang Liangwei smiled and said, "I'm going now, goodnight~"

"Good night."

He watched her walk briskly towards the front building, her slender figure quickly disappearing through the back door. He stood there for a while before closing the door.

~

Liang Liangwei walked into the restaurant, where Xiao Ling was instructing the servants to bring out the late-night snack.

He muttered to himself, "Why isn't Weiwei coming down yet?"

Liang Liangwei said with a smile, "Auntie, I'm here!"

Xiao Ling smiled when she saw her: "I was just talking about you~ Come and have some bird's nest soup~"

"Thank you, Auntie~"

The maid placed a high-end, exquisite porcelain bowl in front of her. Xiao Ling, who was sitting opposite her, also had a bowl. Opening the lid of the bowl, one could see crystal-clear stewed bird's nest, accompanied by various ingredients such as lotus seeds, lily bulbs, red dates, and longan. The bowl was beautiful in color and had a fragrant aroma, making it a very appetizing tonic.

Xiao Ling: "It's been stewing for two hours, eat it while it's hot."

Liang Liangwei stirred the food with a spoon and asked, "Uncle, aren't you going to eat?"

Xiao Ling: "Bird's nest is for women. Why give it to them? It's a waste of ingredients. If they're really hungry, they'll come down on their own. Just have the kitchen cook a bowl of noodles to appease them."

Liang Liangwei chuckled.

Xiao Ling also liked to see her smile; the little girl's eyes were bright and cheerful when she smiled, which was very endearing.

"By the way, did you ask your assistant just now?"

When she saw Liang Liangwei, Liang Liangwei was already in the restaurant, so she didn't actually know where she came from and assumed she came from upstairs.

Liang Liangwei swallowed the food in her mouth, paused, and slowly said, "Auntie may have misunderstood. My assistant is not the girl he likes."

Xiao Ling was stunned: "Huh? Then that box of pastries..."

Liang Liangwei: "I guess he probably couldn't find that girl, so he left both boxes of pastries in the lounge and tacitly allowed my assistant to have one of them."

He hadn't admitted to giving it to Lan Yin before, and he couldn't say that now either, otherwise his words would be contradictory. He could only pin the blame on Yan Zhixu.

Xiao Ling was a little annoyed and embarrassed: "Oh, is that so... Oh dear, I made a blunder. I really thought... Now Daddy Bei'an is going to laugh at me."

Liang Liangwei also found it amusing: "Did Auntie tell Grandpa Yan?"

Xiao Ling: "Thank goodness there isn't. Let's just pretend it never happened."

~

The next morning, before Liang Liangwei was fully awake, her phone rang.

She opened her sleepy eyes, yawned, and squinted as she picked up her phone to take a look.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, for the person making the WeChat voice call was Yan Zhixu.

She was instantly wide awake and pressed the answer button: "Hello?"

A deep, cool voice came from inside: "Still not awake?"

She immediately threw off the covers, sat up, got out of bed, and put on her shoes: "Get up, get up. Is it late? What time is it?"

Yan Zhixu chuckled: "7:40, take your time. Grandpa is up too. The Yan family usually has breakfast at 8:00, and Bei'an's parents also eat at that time."

Liang Liangwei entered the bathroom and squeezed toothpaste: "Why are you so late today too? I remember the housekeeper said you would leave very early."

Yan Zhixu: "Aren't you going to ride back to the city center in my car? I'll wait for you."

Liang Liangwei felt a sweet warmth in her heart, and the corners of her lips curved into a smile: "Then I'll do it as soon as possible, so as not to take up your time."

The man responded in a gentle tone.

After hanging up the phone, Liang Liangwei closed her eyes and touched her chest, her mind wandering. "My heart was pounding so fast this morning, does that count as exercise?"

After going downstairs, I saw four elders sitting at the dining table, and the maid was serving breakfast.

"Good morning, Grandpa Yan; good morning, Uncle and Auntie." She greeted them with a smile.

Three out of the four people were surprised to see her.

Xiao Ling waved to her: "Weiwei, you're up so early? Come over for breakfast."

Liang Liangwei walked over and sat down next to her: "Compared to you aunties, it's not early at all~"

She looked up and exchanged a glance with Yan Zhixu, who was sitting opposite her; they understood each other without saying a word.

Xiao Ling: "I thought you young people liked to linger a little longer, so I didn't call you." She asked the maid to bring an extra breakfast.

So is this the reason they "abandoned" Yan Bei'an?

Liang Liangwei found it funny.

The maid also brought her a bowl of porridge, a fragrant seafood porridge, along with several snacks on the table—a very tempting breakfast combination.

Grandpa Yan looked at her gently and asked, "Did Weiwei sleep well last night?"

Liang Liangwei smiled and said, "You slept very well~"

The old man said, "That's good."

Halfway through her meal, she glanced at the man across from her, cleared her throat, and asked, "Are you going back to the city center later?"

Yan Zhixu looked back at her and said in a cold voice, "Go back."

"Can I ride back with you?" She then turned to Xiao Ling and explained, "I have work at noon, and Bei An can't get up. I'm afraid of being late for work, so I wanted to trouble you."

Xiao Ling frowned: "Why didn't you say so sooner? I could have woken that brat up. He's so lazy when his girlfriend needs him..."

Liang Liangwei hurriedly said, "Next time, next time, it's a bit too late today, so..."

She looked at Yan Zhixu, her gaze carrying a strong implication.

Yan Zhixu couldn't help but chuckle, and lowered her head to drink her porridge: "Okay."

Liang Liangwei smiled and said, "Thank you."

Xiao Ling smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Zhixu."

Yan Zhixu: "No trouble at all, it's on my way."