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

Xiao Ling stared wide-eyed at the two figures on the escalator opposite the suspended corridor.

Although they were forty or fifty meters apart, her eyesight was always excellent, so there was no way she could mistake one person for another.

Her brother-in-law, Yan Zhixu, had a distinctive, handsome and refined appearance. He was wearing the same haute couture wool coat he had worn when he returned to the old house a couple of days ago, and he was looking down as he answered a phone call.

The girl standing a step higher to his right and behind him, with long curly hair, delicate and beautiful features, and fashionable attire, was none other than Liang Liangwei.

At this moment, she had one hand in her pocket and the other holding her phone, looking down at it. She probably got tired of looking at it, so she looked up and reached out from her pocket to brush away the strands of hair that had fallen in front of her.

A strand of hair brushed against the man's shoulder, causing him to glance at her. They exchanged a knowing smile, the atmosphere... well, it was unsettling.

If one person might admit their mistake, would she admit it if two people were present at the same time?

Why did these two people end up together?

They were openly walking together in a crowded shopping mall...

Xiao Ling panicked and instinctively took out her phone, opened the camera, and snapped a picture of the two people.

Just then, the two ladies who were with her called out to her, "Xiao Lingzi, what are you doing? There are some new products in this store, do you want to come and take a look?"

Xiao Ling forced a smile at the two of them and said, "You two go ahead and look, I'll make a call and come right away."

"Then hurry up, this new product is gorgeous!"

"Hey, okay."

Xiao Ling lowered her head and dialed Yan Beian's number. It took her a while to hear the call being answered, and she was extremely anxious.

"Hello, Mom?"

Xiao Ling: "Bei'an, where are you?"

Yan Bei'an: "I just got back from Tianjin. I just got off the highway. What's wrong?"

Xiao Ling stared intently at the two figures: "Are you with Weiwei right now?"

Yan Beian glanced at Fang Xun in the passenger seat: "No, are you looking for her?"

Xiao Ling: "No, I'm in the mall right now, and I saw two people... they look so much like your uncle and Weiwei!"

Yan Bei'an was stunned, and sat up straight from his slumped chair: "You mean, Uncle and Weiwei are together?"

Xiao Ling: "Yes, logically your uncle should be at his company, and Weiwei also has to go to work. Why are they strolling around the mall at this time?"

Yan Bei'an opened his mouth, but was at a loss for words.

If Liang Liangwei hadn't told him last night that she and Yan Zhixu had confessed their feelings and gotten together, he could have laughed it off and said his mother was mistaken. But now... he couldn't be sure if it really was those two.

What if he denies it, and the next second the three people are face to face with him? Wouldn't that be a huge embarrassment for him?

Honestly, if you're going on a date secretly, fine, but you have to let his mom see you, and then he has to cover for you...

Thinking of this, he quickly pulled the car over to the side of the road, swiped his phone screen up, opened Liang Liangwei's WeChat window, and typed quickly: [Where are you and my uncle? My mom saw you!]

Seeing that he didn't respond, Xiao Ling called out, "Bei An?"

Yan Bei'an coughed lightly: "Ahem... You saw them, what a coincidence..."

A reply from Liang Liangwei quickly appeared on WeChat: 【! We're at XX shopping mall, where's Auntie?】

Xiao Ling sensed from his tone that he already knew something, and she asked suspiciously, "You know they're together?"

Yan Bei'an typed at lightning speed; he'd never typed so fast in his life: 【How would I know where she is? Anyway, you guys better find somewhere to hide!】

At the same time, her mind raced, and she mumbled a reply: "Didn't I come to Tianjin yesterday? I'm coming back today, so I made plans to have lunch with my uncle and Weiwei. Weiwei's car broke down, so I asked my uncle to pick her up. I'm on my way to meet them now."

Xiao Ling was taken aback, not expecting this to be the case, and then said in realization, "Oh, I see."

It made her worry for nothing...

She had been so focused on talking to Yan Beian that she hadn't noticed the two men's whereabouts. When she looked up again, they were nowhere to be seen.

Yan Bei'an: "Yes, yes, that's it."

Xiao Ling couldn't find him, so she stopped insisting and her expression relaxed: "What are you going to Tianjin for?"

Yan Bei'an's eyes flickered slightly: "Go...find a friend."

Xiao Ling scoffed, "You're not spending the weekend with your girlfriend, but going to see your friends? Did you get your brain caught in a car door? Now you have to ask your uncle to pick you up for dinner with your girlfriend."

Yan Bei'an's lips twitched. He could only accompany her if his cheap girlfriend needed him to. She was currently on a sweet date with her real boyfriend.

Oh wait, his "girlfriend" isn't cheap at all...

Xiao Ling continued, her tone a bit harsher than before: "You'd better come over here quickly, so Weiwei doesn't feel embarrassed in front of your uncle."

Yan Bei'an rolled his eyes: "Okay."

~

While on the escalator, Liang Liangwei saw a huge whale balloon floating in the air above the mall. She found it interesting and was about to tug at Yan Zhixu's sleeve to signal him to look up.

Then my phone beeped with WeChat.

She looked down and opened the message; it was from Yan Bei'an: "Where are you and my uncle? My mom saw you!"

Her expression changed slightly, and she quickly looked around, but did not find any familiar figures.

She moved to the left side of the escalator and replied to him with her head down: 【! We're at XX shopping mall, where's Auntie?】

Yan Bei'an: [How would I know where she is? Anyway, you guys better find somewhere to hide!]

Liang Liangwei put away her phone. Just then, they came down from the escalator, so she pulled Yan Zhixu's sleeve and hid in a nearby milk tea shop that was quite crowded.

Yan Zhixu was still on the phone, looking completely bewildered, but he obediently let her pull him along.

Fortunately, the call was nearing its end, and he said to the person on the other end, "That's all for now, I'll contact you again later."

After hanging up, she pulled him to an empty seat in the milk tea shop.

Liang Liangwei pulled up the hood of her trench coat to cover her head while looking around.

Yan Zhixu chuckled at their furtive behavior and asked, "Who are you hiding from?"

Liang Liangwei lowered her voice and said, "Yan Bei'an texted me, saying that his mother was also in this mall and saw the two of us!"

Yan Zhixu raised an eyebrow: "So, have you found her?"

Liang Liangwei shook her head: "No, I didn't see it—"

Yan Zhixu looked at her and found her incredibly cute. His eyes flickered, and he suddenly reached out, cupped her small face in his hands, leaned in, and kissed her on the lips.

Liang Liangwei's eyes widened, and she quickly pushed him away: "You...you...are you out of your mind? I said Yan Bei'an's mother saw us, and you still..."

That's incredibly audacious!

Yan Zhixu looked completely innocent: "Didn't you say you didn't see her?"

Liang Liangwei: "Just because I didn't see her doesn't mean she's not watching us right now."

Yan Zhixu, however, didn't seem to mind at all, and said coolly, "Oh, that was because I was careless. If she had seen it, I would have been finished—is that what you're thinking?"

Liang Liangwei was stunned. How could that jerk be so calm and collected?

Yan Zhixu chuckled lightly, pinched her cheek, and glanced back at the line of people buying milk tea: "What do you want to drink? I'll go buy it for you."

Liang Liangwei: "A coconut latte with added sugar."

Yan Zhixu recalled that she had ordered the same thing in Shacheng last time: "Does she have such a sweet tooth?"

Liang Liangwei grinned: "I just have a sweet tooth."

Yan Zhixu didn't say anything more and got up to join the queue.

As Liang Liangwei watched his figure, a sweet feeling welled up in her heart, but at the same time, she was also nervous about being discovered. The combination of these two feelings actually created a sense of...excitement.

Yan Bei'an sent another WeChat message, this one a bit longer: "I told my mom that we've arranged to have lunch with my uncle today. I just came from Tianjin to meet you. Your car broke down, so I asked my uncle to pick you up first. If you run into my mom later, just tell her that."

Liang Liangwei breathed a sigh of relief and took off the hat that was covering her head.

Did your aunt believe it?

Yan Bei'an: [I believe you. You can rest assured.]

After sending the message, Yan Beian felt a tightness in his chest and couldn't help but press the tip of his tongue against his gums.

She arranged to meet him at noon last night to discuss something, but she didn't mention lunch. She hasn't texted him yet, so it seems he won't be joining her for lunch.

However, he just felt particularly annoyed.

He shamelessly added another message: "What if my mom sees you two together again later? Should I come over for a meal?"

Liang Liangwei: [Don't even think about it! (Knife) (Knife) (Knife)]

Yan Bei'an: [...]

Fang Xun felt neglected and said somewhat discontentedly, "Bei An, I'm so hungry, let's go eat first."

Yan Bei'an wanted to agree, but then felt really uninterested. After a few seconds of silence, he said, "I'm afraid I can't. You heard what I was saying to my mother just now. I have to go and smooth things over, otherwise..."

He looked at Fang Xun apologetically and said, "I'll take you back to school. You can eat lunch in the cafeteria first, and I'll ask you out again when I have time."

Fang Xun forced a smile: "Oh, okay."

The hands placed at either side were clenched tightly.