Xie Rongzhuo's eyes were so affectionate, so affectionate that it seemed as if he had liked her for a very long time.
This feeling is heavy, deep, suppressed and restrained.
This made Shen Mi, who had only met him for less than half a year, feel unsure about the situation.
Shen Mi suspected that Xie Rongzhuo was seducing her.
Or maybe it's just that his eyes are naturally deep, and it's easy for people to think of something wrong when he looks at anyone.
But Shen Mi had an illusion that Xie Rongzhuo looked at her with particularly focused eyes today.
She didn't answer his question. When she got to the restaurant, she hid in the bathroom in a panic.
With an up-and-down mood, he described the whole process to Zhang Zhiqing: Tell me, does this mean that he has no one in love
Zhang Zhiqing: Well, even if there is... then I must have let it go!
Shen Mi: What do you mean by even if there is
Zhang Zhiqing: I was just talking nonsense. Come on, sisters, take him down!
Shen Mi always felt that Zhang Zhiqing had something else in her words.
When they returned to their seats, the dishes had already been served. Shen Mi put down her bag and glanced up. Xie Rongzhuo's eyes just happened to be sweeping over her. "If you don't come out, the dishes will get cold."
Shen Mi felt that what he wanted to say was that his heart was chilled.
She said, "Ah!" and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
"Aren't you going to take pictures today?" Fortunately, Xie Rongzhuo didn't continue the previous topic: "Don't you like to take pictures first?"
"Oh." Shen Mi picked up his phone, took a random picture of the dining table and posted it on WeChat Moments: "Okay."
The table was filled with brightly coloured lychee shrimp balls, the steamed egg with crab roe looked very tender, and the steamed fish had translucent meat and looked very appetising. They were all Shen Mi's favourites.
Xie Rongzhuo picked up the fish eyes and put them into Shen Mi's bowl, saying, "When I was a kid, my mother would give me the fish eyes every time I ate fish, saying they were good for my eyes, but I still became nearsighted."
Shen Mi smiled and looked at him: "But you have beautiful eyes."
Xie Rongzhuo looked back and said, "Is it appropriate to describe me as beautiful?"
"I think..." Taking the opportunity to talk about his facial features, Shen Mi openly admired Xie Rongzhuo's beauty and praised him generously: "If you were in ancient times, you would definitely be a pure and unworldly exiled immortal."
Xie Rongzhuo asked: "What about modern times?"
Shen Mi stared at his face and blurted out: "Cold beauty."
Xie Rongzhuo: "Do you think I'm cold?"
Does he have any misunderstanding about his own aura
Shen Mi put the fish eye into his mouth, raised his eyes to meet Xie Rongzhuo's puzzled gaze, and nodded: "It's quite cold."
Xie Rongzhuo's lips curved slightly: "How about this?"
He was a person with cold facial features, and seemed to be born with a blank expression. His emotionless smile was like hiding a knife. Shen Mi turned his face away: "Don't smile, it's quite scary."
Xie Rongzhuo: “…”
*
During the meal, Shen Mi's circle of friends had received hundreds of comments. Seeing many people asking if he was her boyfriend, she noticed that half of Xie Rongzhuo's body was in the photo she had just taken.
Ning Xinlei: Is this your boyfriend? ? ? This watch on his hand can buy a house. Tell me who he is!
Zhang Wenzhu replied to her: Take a closer look and see if this watch looks familiar to you.
Ning Xinlei said excitedly: I got it! It’s from the big boss!!!
Then the two of them started chatting directly in Shen Mi’s circle of friends.
There is also a comment from Zhang Zhiqing below: You can really eat well when you eat with my uncle (shivering
A little later, Zhang Zhiqing made another comment: He probably doesn't have your WeChat, right? Will my comment be seen
Shen Mi replied: Yes
Soon, Zhang Zhiqing's comment was shown to have been deleted.
"… "
Shen Mi hesitated whether to delete this post. When she looked up, she met Xie Rongzhuo's gaze. He seemed to have read her thoughts: "Are you afraid of being seen by the person pursuing you?"
"How, how is that possible?" Shen Mi denied it immediately, turned off his phone and placed it upside down on the table.
We can't let Xie Rongzhuo misunderstand us any longer. This method of provoking the love rival is not working at all. We have to put this matter behind us.
"Actually," she said seriously, "I don't like people chasing after me."
Xie Rongzhuo: "Do you prefer chasing after others?"
Shen Mi didn't know how to answer.
But Xie Rongzhuo just looked at her, as if he was determined to wait for an answer.
She had no choice but to nod: "Yes."
Then he started to go off on a tangent: "The more I can't get it, the more it arouses my desire to conquer it. I prefer the feeling of excitement."
Xie Rongzhuo was probably used to her occasional unorthodoxy, and his expression was calm: "For example?"
If I were to give an example to illustrate this, it would be inappropriate for children.
Shen Mi was actually very panicked, but she didn't have the habit of showing her fear. In order to pretend to be calm, she held her face and pretended to be shy, and threw a coquettish look at Xie Rongzhuo: "For example, Master, if we had a relationship like this in the office, **—"
Xie Rongzhuo: “?”
Shen Mi: "It's quite exciting."
"Are you ashamed?"
"Didn't you ask first?"
"… "
*
On the way back, Xie Rongzhuo had a grim expression as he walked towards the elevator with his long legs. He did not speak a word to Shen Mi along the way. He was so aloof that people always wanted to provoke him.
Shen Mi thought it was over, he had gone too far.
Would Xie Rongzhuo think she was not reserved
No, what's the point of pretending? Xie Rongzhuo already knew what kind of person she was.
"Master!" Shen Mi called quietly when no one was around, "Wait for me."
In front of Xie Rongzhuo, Shen Mi is now becoming more and more natural.
"Waiting for you to do what?" He didn't turn around.
Shen Mi chased after him: "I think—"
Xie Rongzhuo suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at her. The pair of black eyes behind the lenses were so deep that it made people's heart beat wildly.
"Want me to play something exciting with you?"
Shen Mi: “… ?”
He chuckled, brushed away the hair that fell on her shoulders, lowered his head, and whispered in her ear: "Not in the office."
What does he mean!!
Seduce her
Xie Rongzhuo must be seducing her!
Shen Mi's nerves were tense, and Xie Rongzhuo's shallow breathing seemed to still linger on his face. Every strand of hair seemed to have exploded.
He stood there for several seconds without recovering.
"Not coming in?"
Xie Rongzhuo pressed the elevator button.
Shen Mi quickly stepped inside, looked around to make sure no one saw him, and let out a long breath.
"Don't you want to have sex? Why are you panicking?"
Xie Rongzhuo lowered his eyes, with a hint of amusement in his gaze.
"… "
Is there anyone who is as upright and open as him
Shen Mi said nothing, and his posture looked a little strange. From Xie Rongzhuo's perspective, it looked like he was facing a wall.
"bite"-
As soon as the elevator door opened, Shen Mi turned around quickly, walked briskly in her high heels, and ran out swiftly.
"Shen Mi." Xie Rongzhuo called her from behind.
Shen Mi had to stop and didn't dare to look back. He just tilted his head slightly and asked, "What are you doing?"
Xie Rongzhuo passed by her, stood in front of her with his tall body, turned his head and raised his eyebrows: "If you really like being in the office, it's not impossible."
“… … ”
*
At night, Shen Mi was lying in bed: I feel like Xie Rongzhuo is teasing me!
Zhang Zhiqing: Could it be an illusion? You have to tell me the process in detail so I can tell.
It's obvious that he just wants to hear gossip.
Shen Mi was not fooled: Maybe I was overthinking it.
Zhang Zhiqing:? ? No, he hugged you and kissed you, he must be interested in you! Come on, tell me, what happened between you two at lunch
Shen Mi sat up and typed quickly: I told him that I don’t like others chasing me, I like to play exciting things, such as having a master-disciple relationship with him and having office sex...
Zhang Zhiqing: How dare you
Shen Mi was eager to clarify the fact that no one was pursuing her at the time and did not think too much about it. Looking back now, she felt that she was indeed very bold.
Zhang Zhiqing: What did he say? !
Shen Mi: He said, if I really like to have sex in the office, it’s not impossible.
Zhang Zhiqing:
Shen Mi: Do you think he is teasing me
Zhang Zhiqing replied: He is seducing you! !
*
Zhang Zhiqing stood at the door holding a gift box, staring at the chat history, thinking, "Uncle, you're done."
She put away her phone and rang the doorbell.
The door was unlocked, and she walked in with a smile: "Uncle, this is the red wine my mother brought back from her business trip. I put it in the wine cabinet for you."
Xie Rongzhuo said "hmm" and walked towards the study.
"Go out and close the door."
"Oh, okay." Zhang Zhiqing took a few steps and seemed to suddenly remember something: "Uncle, do you know which investment company Bi Jinglin's sister's family has recently cooperated with?"
Xie Rongzhuo: “Not sure.”
"Then do you know Ke Zhan?"
Xie Rongzhuo turned around: "What?"
"He pursued Mimi for a long time, and he had a relationship with her..."
"Is this what you want to say?" Xie Rongzhuo interrupted her and said gloomily, "I am not interested in her past."
"No, no," Zhang Zhiqing waved her hands hurriedly, "What I want to say is that Ke Zhan is also asking about our project. I suspect he wants to cooperate with Mi Mi and hasn't given up yet! Mi Mi is so capable at work. If she is deceived by a wild man, you will be the one who suffers."
Xie Rongzhuo sneered: "Rely on him?"
A coward like that is not worthy of competing with him for people.
"He's not that bad, right?" Zhang Zhiqing said, "Ke Zhan was the most popular boy in our school at that time, and he was a local from a wealthy family, so there was a long queue of girls chasing him."
Xie Rongzhuo sneered, "School Prince? Who gave him the title?"
"He is the most handsome one in their class. But compared to you, my uncle, he is still far behind!" Zhang Zhiqing did not mean to flatter him. Ke Zhan did look good when he was a student, but after graduation, all that was left was a face that looked a bit like a vase.
Back then, Xie Rongzhuo was the undisputed male god on campus. Not to mention his looks, in terms of aura, Ke Zhan was far superior to Xie Rongzhuo.
But now she wants to "boost others' ambitions and destroy her own prestige."
Zhang Zhiqing continued to talk about something else: "After all, he is the first friend in the city that Mi Mi met. I am afraid that she will be too sentimental and change her mind after being coaxed by Ke Zhan."
"Is it so easy for her to change her mind?"
Zhang Zhiqing deliberately added fuel to the fire: "Girls are easily soft-hearted. After all, it's first love."
After saying that, Zhang Zhiqing turned around and walked away quickly, fearing that if she was a step slower she would be frozen to death by Xie Rongzhuo's glare.
…
Xie Rongzhuo poured a glass of red wine and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
The light cast a thin layer of golden mist on his hair. The hazy light and shadow enveloped his outline, making his expression look a little unreal and lonely.
The neon light from outside the window shone through the glass, making the originally delicate window grilles full of holes.
The geometric shadows cast at Xie Rongzhuo's feet were chaotic, and his heart was also in chaos.
He raised his head, looked out the window, and suddenly laughed.
That man was her first love, so what was he
*
Shen Mi went to Zhao Baili's office to help sort out some documents, and it was almost ten o'clock when he returned to the community.
The square next to the community has been built. Beside the brightly lit flower bed, a group of old ladies are tapping their feet to the beat in unison.
The green belt extends all the way from the square to the gate of the community, and the street looks clean and tidy, brand new.
There were small stalls on the street with small lights selling fruits and flowers. Shen Mi went over to buy a rose, bent down to smell it, and was about to go home when a slightly familiar voice sounded behind him.
"Shen Mi, why are you working overtime so late?"
Ke Zhan stood under the shade of a tree at the intersection, looking a little tired.
He glanced at the flowers in Shen Mi's hand: "Do you like flowers now? Then I'll buy you some more." Then he was about to go buy flowers.
Shen Mi was disgusted by being pestered, and said bluntly: "I just don't like what you gave me."
Ke Zhan paused, his expression looking very painful. He nodded and walked up to her: "I have been waiting for you here for more than two hours. Can you give me ten minutes to listen to what I have to say?"
There were familiar faces all around, and Shen Mi didn't want to make things too awkward at the doorstep: "Go ahead."
"What I said before was all against my will. I know you are not a vain woman. Shen Mi, I really like you and I just can't let you go... I think about you every night and I can't sleep at all."
Ke Zhan's eyes turned red as he begged, "Give me another chance, I promise to treat you well for the rest of my life. If my mother doesn't accept, I will stay here and live with you, and you can quit your job and come to my uncle's company, and we can be together, okay?"
"You want to steal my girlfriend, have you asked me?"
Hearing Xie Rongzhuo's voice, Shen Mi suddenly turned around.
He stood next to the flower stall, his dignified and indifferent temperament was out of tune with the bustling atmosphere around him. Shen Mi didn't know how long he had been there, and how long he had been looking at her and Ke Zhan.
With Shen Mi at the center, the three of them stood in a line.
The air along this line seemed frozen.
Xie Rongzhuo raised his eyelids, and his thin eyelids fell coldly on Ke Zhan like two sharp blades.
His eyes were cold and he glanced at him. Ke Zhan didn't dare to look him in the eye. He clenched his fists, his eyes full of unwillingness, but he dared not say anything.
Xie Rongzhuo sneered and didn't even bother to say another word to him. He lowered his eyes and his gaze gently fell on Shen Mi's face.
Noticing that Xie Rongzhuo looked a little strange, Shen Mi looked at his ears. His ears turned red when he drank too much.
It turned out that he was drinking.
"Boss... why are you here?"
Shen Mi turned his head to look at Ke Zhan, then looked at the rose in his hand. For some reason, he suddenly felt a little guilty.
She subconsciously turned sideways, facing away from Xie Rongzhuo, and hid the rose.
Xie Rongzhuo lowered his head. From his perspective, he could only see the girl's curled eyelashes and slightly upturned nose, which reminded him of the scene when he first saw her four years ago.
At that time, she was sitting at a table in the yard writing, oblivious to all the decadence and extravagance around her. She was wearing a hand-sewn long dress, had wheat-colored skin, and the only thing that caught her attention was her eyes.
It wasn't the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, but it was unforgettable.
She picked up the pen and turned around, suddenly revealing a charming smile. Her eyes were clear and the luxurious scenery around her instantly became a backdrop.
At that moment, Xie Rongzhuo heard a deafening heartbeat. Something hit the lake of his heart, instantly stirring up a thousand waves.
He couldn't take his eyes away for a long time.
But she was not looking at him, and her smile was directed at another man.
She didn't even spare him a glance.
And at this moment, she was still looking at that man.
Xie Rongzhuo behind her hadn't said a word. Shen Mi's heart was beating fast. She was about to turn around when she was suddenly pulled over by a strong force. She staggered and almost fell.
Xie Rongzhuo's jaw was clenched. He grabbed her wrist and strode into the community.
Shen Mi was pulled into the elevator by Xie Rongzhuo, and he took her all the way up to the 15th floor as if she was going back to his own home.
"Open the door."
Shen Mi obediently took out the key, and the moment she pushed open the door, her feet suddenly felt empty and she was picked up by Xie Rongzhuo.
The door was slammed shut with a bang, and Shen Mi was pushed behind the door, with the back of his head hitting Xie Rongzhuo's palm heavily.
She shuddered as she felt something cold on her back: "Master, you... eh!?"
Xie Rongzhuo lowered his head and kissed her.
Shen Mi's brain went blank all of a sudden, all the blood in his body rushed to his forehead, and his body temperature was as cold as ice and fire.
Despite the anger, Xie Rongzhuo's kiss was extremely gentle.
He probed awkwardly, tracing around her lips with the tip of his tongue, then pried open her teeth and slid in, hooking her up to taste her carefully.
Shen Mi tasted the aroma of red wine in his mouth.
She panted and called out softly, "Master."
"Have you ever seen me?"
Xie Rongzhuo bit her lips, his tone domineering and helpless: "Little white-eyed wolf."
The author has something to say:
Uncle Xie, why don't you play by the rules? Keep going!