The male protagonist of a sweet romance novel went on a killing spree in the world of angst novels.

"Let's talk again when you have time?" came the slow, deliberate voice.

Yan Ting pulled off her coat, turned her head, and then, unexpectedly, a stunningly beautiful face entered her field of vision.

It was Chen Xiao.

Yan Ting's dark eyelashes trembled slightly.

"Aren't you going to play a little longer?"

Chen Xiao stood with her under the eaves, hands in his pockets, letting the wind tousle his pink hair. He lowered his eyes, his tone carrying a strange mix of mockery and eroticism: "Play? All the sugar daddies have run away, who's going to play with me?"

Investor?

Yan Ting was slow to realize that the "sugar daddy" Chen Xiao was referring to was her.

No.

When did she become Chen Xiao's sugar daddy?

Yan Ting pursed her lips and said in a serious tone, "Mr. Chen, this kind of joke is not appropriate."

Chen Xiao glanced at the raindrops falling on the woman's hair and shoulders out of the corner of his eye, and clicked his tongue very slowly.

Before Yan Ting could react, Chen Xiao snatched the coat that she had pulled off her shoulder and draped it over her head again.

"Wear it." The tone left no room for refusal.

Yan Ting swallowed the words "no need".

Then she heard Chen Xiao say, "Get in the car. I'll give you a ride."

"No need," Yan Ting finally refused, "I just hailed a taxi."

"Is that so?" Chen Xiao's tone was ambiguous.

"Yes." Afraid that the other party wouldn't believe her, Yanting opened the ride-hailing app to show Chen Xiao.

To everyone's surprise, the next second, Chen Xiao suddenly snatched her phone—

"What are you doing!" Yanting exclaimed in surprise. "Give me back my phone right now!"

Taking advantage of his height, Chen Xiao casually glanced at his phone screen, which showed that the taxi would arrive in two minutes. So, in front of Yan Ting, he tapped the screen twice with his slender finger.

"Give it back to me." Yan Ting said, somewhat annoyed.

Chen Xiao lowered his arm: "Here you go."

After Yanting got her phone back, she immediately looked at the screen and discovered that Chen Xiao had canceled her taxi fare order.

"Chen Xiao!" Politeness, distance, and respect were all gone at this moment.

Yan Ting glared at Chen Xiao in anger.

Chen Xiao looked at those phoenix eyes that were wide open and round, and felt as if his heart had been gently tickled by a feather.

It looks just like a cat.

It looks exactly like the way my Persian cat looks when it's angry.

Inexplicable.

Chen Xiao wanted to laugh.

He pressed his fist against his upturned lips, tilting his head as if trying to cover something up.

Yan Ting was baffled: "What are you laughing at?"

She became even more angry.

If it weren't Chen Xiao standing in front of her right now, she really would have slapped him away.

This "slapping away" refers to the physical act of being knocked away.

Chen Xiao cleared his throat and said in a serious tone, "I'm hungry."

Yan Ting: "..."

Are you hungry? Go eat!

To everyone's surprise, Chen Xiao replied matter-of-factly, "You're treating me."

Yanting almost choked on his own saliva.

She almost cursed.

But she just couldn't refuse Chen Xiao's request.

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Chen Xiao changed his car again this time; it was a Porsche.

Still a vibrant pink.

Yan Ting suddenly had an urge to turn around and leave.

Chen Xiao opened the passenger door and looked at Yan Ting, who was standing still. He raised an eyebrow and said lazily, "Princess, please move your noble little feet."

Even though there was no one around, Yanting had an urge to cover his mouth.

"Hmm?" Chen Xiao tilted his head, staring at her thoughtfully: "Do you want me to carry you inside?"

Yan Ting felt a chill run down her spine, and she quickly bent down and darted into the car like an eel.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao clicked his tongue.

It seemed as if they were regretting something.

Chen Xiao was a very steady driver. He turned the steering wheel and quickly turned the Porsche around, driving it onto the asphalt road.

The rain was still falling, and through the car window, Yanting could see that most of the shops and malls along the street were already closed.

Yancheng is not as lively at night as Gangcheng. The citizens here have very regular schedules, and many businesses usually start closing around 11 pm.

Whether Chen Xiao will be able to get this meal is still uncertain.

Thinking about this, Yanting suddenly felt a little regretful.

Even if you're inviting someone to dinner, you don't necessarily have to do it now; you can do it tomorrow!

But now she has no way to back out.

Little did she know, Chen Xiao was watching her every now and then through the rearview mirror.

Seeing her somewhat annoyed expression, he said in a playful tone, "What? Do you feel like you've been tricked?"

Yan Ting turned around and met Chen Xiao's gaze in the rearview mirror.

She paused for three seconds, then lowered her eyelids and asked, "You'll let me down?"

Chen Xiao smiled: "No."

"Once you're on my ship, you're mine."

Yan Ting simply said "Oh," clearly not taking Chen Xiao's second half of his sentence to heart.

Anyway, she's figured it out now.

Chen Xiao may appear refined and polite, but in reality, he's quite the arrogant and unruly scoundrel.

She has a bit of a mischievous streak, and sometimes she talks in a slightly cheeky way.

The Porsche drove for about ten minutes.

Chen Xiao parked the car near the entrance of an alley.

After getting off the bus at Yanting, she looked up and a somewhat old-fashioned noodle shop came into view.

The rain is still falling.

So the coat was still draped over Yanting's head.

Chen Xiao, however, was the first to walk into the noodle shop.

Yan Ting paused for a moment, then quickly jogged after him.

The noodle shop is owned by a middle-aged couple.

As expected, there were no customers in the noodle shop.

Yan Ting had assumed the owner was already preparing to close up shop at this hour, but to her surprise, the rather short-statured male owner, upon seeing Chen Xiao, acted as if he had met an acquaintance and asked, "The usual?"

Chen Xiao nodded without saying a word.

Yan Ting felt a little strange.

The noodle shop is not very spacious, with only four or five long tables.

Chen Xiao chose a seat at the very back and asked, "What would you like to eat?"

"I'm not hungry." As soon as she finished speaking, Yanting's stomach rumbled a few times.

"..." So embarrassed I was digging my toes into the ground.

"No wonder you're not hungry." Chen Xiao said with a half-smile, "So you had a pigeon in your belly."