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

"Brother Yang, I noticed that all the wines in your wine cabinet are quite expensive, so I had to pick this one. Is it alright?"

Fan Shengmei also brought a bottle of red wine and a decanter to the dining table, and raised the red wine to ask Yang Ke a question.

"Well, alcohol is for drinking, there's nothing wrong with that."

Yang Ke wasn't too surprised by Fan Shengmei's choice. After all, she was an elite white-collar worker in Shanghai, earning 15,000 yuan a month, so she naturally wouldn't be stingy with such small things.

"Come on, try my cooking. It's all home-style cooking, so please don't mind."

Yang Ke also invited Qiu Yingying, Guan Juer, and Fan Shengmei to eat.

Today he made steak, along with several stir-fried dishes, all of which can be paired with red wine.

"Wow, Brother Yang, your cooking is so delicious! This steak is just as good as what we usually eat at Western restaurants."

Qiu Yingying also thought it was delicious, and being a little glutton herself, she ate it in big mouthfuls.

"Haha, I'm glad you like it. This is my only hobby. I cook for myself when I have nothing to do. But I feel like it's a waste of time if I cook for myself. So today I'm asking you to cook a few more of my favorite dishes."

Yang Ke responded to Qiu Yingying's words.

Seeing Qiu Yingying's behavior, Fan Shengmei knew that this girl wanted to steal her man. If it were an ordinary girl, she would have given in.

But judging from Yang Ke's attire today and the red wine in the wine cabinet, Fan Shengmei had already made up her mind that it wouldn't matter who came; this was the person she had her eye on!

"Come on, let's have a drink together to celebrate Brother Yang moving to Joyful Song Community and becoming our good neighbor."

Fan Shengmei was much better at creating a lively atmosphere than Qiu Yingying. After watching everyone eat for a while, she raised her glass to indicate that she would have a drink with Yang Ke.

"Okay, thank you for your congratulations. I'll drink it all. You can do whatever you want."

Yang Ke smiled and downed his glass of red wine.

After drinking red wine, the four of them continued eating, especially Qiu Yingying, who was a little foodie and ate her fill.

Guan Juer wasn't much better off. She felt that Yang Ke was excellent in every way, too excellent, and she didn't dare to think too much about it.

More than an hour later.

"Come on, let's have some tea together. Judging from Yingying and Guanguan's expressions, they don't seem to be very good at drinking. Let them have some tea to sober up before going back."

After the meal, Yang Ke led the three of them to the sofa, sat down, and invited them to have tea.

The main purpose was to subtly reveal his own situation, thereby increasing his favorability towards Fan Shengmei and the others.

"Fan Shengmei, Emotion: Wants to be Yang Ke's girlfriend, Current Favorability: 72."

"Qiu Yingying, Emotion: Infatuated, already thinking about the child's name, Current Favorability: 88."

"Guan Juer, Emotion: Slightly favorable feelings towards Yang Ke, Current favorability level: 75."

While making tea, Yang Ke also glanced at the three of them.

To be honest, it's just... speechless.

Fan Shengmei claims she wants to be Yang Ke's girlfriend, but her favorability rating is only 72. Isn't she just looking for a mobile wallet?

Qiu Yingying is different; infatuated people are really something else. Her favorability rating jumped to 88, while a 90% rating usually indicates that the two have already had a relationship and have a good bond.

Yang Ke and Qiu Yingying have only met a few times. While this might make things easier for him, it's also...

As for Guan Juer's situation, it can only be said that it is still quite normal.

Yang Ke is a good person in many ways, and Guan Juer's positive feelings towards him during their friendship stage must mean she has a good impression of him.

"So, Brother Yang, you started a company right after returning to China? That's amazing!"

Qiu Yingying was also very impressed when she heard that Yang Ke's company was already running normally less than two months after he returned to China.

"The company just took over the business and it already had it. Yang Ke, your marketing is pretty good."

Fan Shengmei was quite surprised that Yang Ke could receive so many orders.

"My company doesn't have a marketing department, only designers, receptionists, and on-site design managers."

"The reputation I gained was from several large orders I secured overseas. Several companies in China still have high hopes for us."

Yang Ke's design talent is world-class. He had previously secured several large projects abroad, and now that he has returned to China and established a good reputation, he naturally has no shortage of business.

Besides, he's not short of money. He offers reasonable prices and good designs, so he naturally has no shortage of clients.

"Oh, that's amazing!"

Fan Shengmei didn't understand, but she had heard of this jewelry brand; it was worth tens of billions. She never expected that Yang Ke would design jewelry for them for a whole quarter. That shows Yang Ke's earning power.

Thinking of this, Fan Shengmei almost couldn't hold on any longer.

Qiu Yingying didn't understand any of this; she just felt that Yang Ke was practically her Prince Charming, and her affection for him instantly increased.

Guan Juer didn't care much, after all, they had only known each other a few times and were just neighbors she had a slight liking for.

The three of them arrived at 7:30 pm and didn't leave until after 10:30 pm. They also added Yang Ke's contact information.

Goodbye, Brother Yang.

Qiu Yingying was reluctant to leave.

Goodbye, Yingying.

Yang Ke also became much more polite to Qiu Yingying, mainly to put pressure on Fan Shengmei.

Fan Shengmei was also a little anxious when she saw the situation between the two, mainly because Qiu Yingying was really easy to fool.

Judging from Yang Ke's expression, he seemed to like Qiu Yingying, which made Fan Shengmei, who had long been determined to win Yang Ke over, want to do something.

"How can I do this well..."

"Would it be too casual to invite him out for drinks in a couple of days?"

Fan Shengmei was immediately conflicted after returning to 2202, but in the end she did not take any action.

The main reason was that she wanted to see what Yang Ke's company was like. Yang Ke didn't refuse, as he had already promised the three of them that they could visit his company and have tea whenever they had time.

Fan Shengmei is a seasoned veteran; even though Yang Ke is a very good catch, she can't let go of her pride.

But Qiu Yingying was different; she was so excited that night that she hid under the covers.

There was no other reason than that Yang Ke had sent her a message.

"Yingying, do you have a boyfriend?"

"I.."

Yang Ke also sent Qiu Yingying a private message after Qiu Yingying returned to Ode to Joy 2202.

"Brother Yang, I, I'm single, I, I like you."

Upon hearing Yang Ke's question, Qiu Yingying immediately stated that she did not have a boyfriend and then confessed her feelings.

"That's good. I like you quite a bit, Yingying."

"Yingying, can you take the day off tomorrow? If so, I'll take you out to play."

Yang Ke felt that dealing with Qiu Yingying was no challenge at all, and immediately extended an invitation.

"Brother Yang, I need to call and ask my supervisor for permission. After all, it might not be okay to ask for leave so late."

Qiu Yingying also wanted to, but considering it was almost 11 p.m., she was afraid her boss wouldn't agree.

"Okay, Yingying, you check the situation. Otherwise, we can do it in a couple of days."

Brother Yang also said very considerately.

The reason he didn't ask Qiu Yingying out after get off work was that he didn't want Guan Juer and Fan Shengmei to know about their relationship.

Otherwise, Fan Shengmei would definitely cause trouble, and Guan Juer would be harder to control in the future.

"Okay, Brother Yang, wait a minute, I'll send a message to ask right now."

After hearing this, Qiu Yingying immediately sent a message to her supervisor to ask for leave.