Villains in Film and Television: Starting with Yang Ke in "The Golden Age"

A short while later, Fan Shengmei also returned home, and her eyes lit up when she heard the two's discussion.

She had always wanted to get to know Yang Ke, but unfortunately, she never did.

Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer were so lucky; they ran into Yang Ke again today and were even invited to dinner tonight.

This prompted Fan Shengmei, who had been searching for an opportunity, to immediately urge Guan Juer on.

"Guan Guan, we're all neighbors, you should get to know more people, otherwise you'll feel embarrassed when you see people, how will you walk in society in the future?"

Fan Shengmei knew Guan Juer's personality, so she easily controlled her.

"Alright then, Sister Fan, how about we buy something as a gift? After all, it's our first time going to their place for a meal..."

Guan Juer also thought about the gift for their first meeting.

"Let's go buy a potted plant. A new house needs a fresh look, and a small potted plant isn't expensive, so the homeowner can accept it."

Fan Shengmei quickly finalized her target.

"Okay, Sister Fan, let's hurry up, otherwise we'll have to go up for dinner in a little over an hour, and we won't have enough time."

Qiu Yingying also thought it was a good idea, suitable for a young girl like her to give gifts, so she urged Fan Shengmei to set off quickly.

The reason she was being urged was that she wanted to put on makeup properly so she could make a good impression on Yang Ke that evening.

Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer are both beautiful young women who don't usually dress up, so they don't need to waste much time on makeup. But Fan Shengmei is different.

"alright."

Fan Shengmei's words were just like a girlfriend usually telling her boyfriend that she would come down right away. After saying that, she continued to put on makeup and agonize over which outfit to wear.

40 minute later.

"Seriously, Sister Fan, you're really good at stalling for time. We only have 40 minutes left to go back and forth, so we can only choose downstairs."

Qiu Yingying was unaware that Fan Shengmei had also set her sights on Yang Ke, and thought that something had delayed her, so she couldn't help but complain as well.

"Sister Fan, why are you dressed up so beautifully tonight?"

Guan Juer was surprised that Fan Shengmei was dressed so exquisitely.

"Hey, I'm meeting my new neighbors tonight, so I can't be too casual."

Fan Shengmei had the two girls under her thumb with ease, and using this topic as an excuse, she took them out to choose potted plants.

Fortunately, this area is mostly residential for white-collar workers, and many people like to buy potted plants to place on their desks or balconies at home, which allowed the three of them to quickly find suitable ones.

I rushed back to Joyful Song Community and finally arrived at the entrance of 2301 10 minutes before the agreed time.

"Ding dong."

Yang Ke knew that Qiu Yingying and the other two had arrived when he heard the doorbell, so he quickly opened the door.

"Welcome Yingying and Xiao Guan. This is Sister Fan, whom Yingying and the others have mentioned. Welcome."

Yang Ke also greeted the three people with a smile.

"Brother Yang, this is our gift to celebrate your housewarming."

Fan Shengmei's expression wasn't good; mainly, the phrase "Sister Fan" made her lose her composure.

"Oh, thank you, Xiaomei. Is it okay if I call you that? After all, I'm 31 years old, so I'm just being presumptuous."

After Yang Ke made a sarcastic remark about Fan Shengmei, he immediately changed how he addressed her.

"It's okay, you can call me that, Brother Yang."

When Fan Shengmei heard Yang Ke call her Xiao Mei, her mood finally improved a bit.

She secretly glanced at Yang Ke's attire, and her heart immediately started racing.

There's no way around it; not only are all his casual clothes luxury items, but they also seem to be limited editions.

The Patek Philippe he's wearing is worth millions; he's definitely a successful person.

"Come on, you three sit down first, my dishes will be ready soon."

Although Yang Ke doesn't have any cooking skills, he does have a photographic memory. If he watches some top chefs cook, it's not difficult for him to replicate some of the simpler dishes, and naturally, the taste won't be too bad.

"Brother Yang, you're amazing! Don't you own a company? How do you still have time to study cooking? Unlike me, I can't even cook..."

For a young girl, a middle-aged man who can cook is a huge plus, Qiu Yingying said with admiration as she leaned against the kitchen door.

"Hehe, it's alright. I'm only in charge of the company's top-level design. The company also has designers who take on projects, so I don't need to put in the effort."

Yang Ke also revealed some details about his job duties, which helped to leave a deeper impression on the others.

"Brother Yang, what kind of design business does your company have? I'm a senior human resources manager at a foreign company. If I have any suitable business opportunities, I can recommend them to your company."

Fan Shengmei also took the initiative to talk about her work.

Fan Shengmei's performance at work is actually not bad. She has access to many influential people and has a certain status and influence within the company.

She is often able to serve as a mentor to Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer mainly because she has accumulated rich experience in her work, enabling her to pinpoint their problems in work or relationships and provide assistance.

Nevertheless, Fan Shengmei's salary was not high. She worked in Shanghai for eight years and earned only 15,000 yuan a month. This was mainly because most of her income was used to support her family, leaving her with a tight financial situation.

"Okay, thank you very much, Xiaomei."

"I mainly design luxury homes, but I also have some research experience in jewelry."

"The food is ready, please take it down for me. I'll tidy up the cupboard and be right out."

"Oh, right, there are a few bottles of red wine over there. Xiaomei, pick one and open it. We can have some to go with our dinner tonight."

Yang Ke also revealed the design business his company had taken on, and asked Fan Shengmei to fetch some red wine.

"Brother Yang, how about I help you tidy up?"

Fan Shengmei immediately started to fawn over him.

There's no way around it; it designs luxury homes and also dabbles in jewelry. If the company gets any orders, imagine how much they could earn.

"It's alright, it's alright, I'll be right there. The wine needs to be opened in advance, you go ahead, I'll be right there."

Yang Ke also urged Fan Shengmei to open the wine bottle, without asking her to come and help.

As for Qiu Yingying, she couldn't even cook, and she was completely bewildered by the mess, so she could only watch the two of them chat.

At this point, Qiu Yingying somewhat realized that Fan Shengmei also had feelings for Yang Ke.

This naturally upset Qiu Yingying, who was already overjoyed, but fortunately she didn't think she was lacking in anything, so she obediently sat back down at the table and whispered to Guan Juer.

Back to Fan Shengmei, when she arrived at the wine cabinet that Yang Ke mentioned, she immediately saw more than 10 bottles of expensive red wine.

"So many! This bottle was opened by my boss a while ago; it cost over 1 yuan."

"These bottles too, how should we carry them?"

"I didn't expect Yang Ke to be so rich, so I can't miss out."

Fan Shengmei was torn between the dozen or so bottles of red wine and couldn't decide which one to choose.

She was afraid that if she chose the expensive one, Yang Ke would think she was materialistic; if she chose the cheap one, people would think she had no taste.

But she only recognized a few of the bottles. After hesitating for a while, she picked up a reasonably priced bottle of red wine that she was very familiar with and opened it in the decanter.