Because he could not find a reasonable win-win method, Shi Yuan and Deng Qi argued for a long time in the office, discussing who to have dinner with.
Deng Qi: "Who are you eating with?"
Shi Yuan: "...a friend."
Deng Qi: "It's just two people, so take me with you. At worst, I'll treat you two. I really don't want to eat by myself."
Shi Yuan frowned, and just as he was about to speak his next words, he was interrupted by the sound of the door opening.
The two of them turned back and looked towards the door, and found Fang Yuechuan standing there with a cold expression.
Deng Qi didn't react at first. After seeing clearly, he pointed at Fang Yuechuan with excitement, as if he wanted to say something.
"You, you, you -" as he finished speaking, he suddenly forgot Fang Yuechuan's name, and in the end he could only say, "You are Sister Yuan's boyfriend!"
After hearing this, Fang Yuechuan's face seemed to feel a little better.
Shi Yuan looked at him and asked, "Why are you here?"
Fang Yuechuan walked over naturally, stood between the two of them and said, "I'll take you to dinner."
Deng Qi was stunned and looked at Shi Yuan: "Are you eating with him?"
"Well," Shi Yuan asked, "do you want to go together?"
Fang Yuechuan also looked at Deng Qi after hearing this, as if waiting for his reply.
Deng Qi smiled and said: "I won't be a light bulb. You just said you were going on a date with your partner, and you are still a friend."
Fang Yuechuan glanced at Shi Yuan when he heard this.
Shi Yuan pretended not to see his eyes and said calmly: "It's the same. If nothing happens, just leave quickly. Don't delay my get off work."
Deng Qi had a sly look on his face: "Okay, I won't delay your love as a couple, I can go on my own."
After that, he left directly.
Shi Yuan lowered his head to pack his things and said to Fang Yuechuan, "I will pack them right away. Just wait for me."
Fang Yuechuan: "Do I embarrass you?"
Shi Yuan paused slightly, looked up at him and asked, "What do you mean?"
Fang Yuechuan seemed to have dissatisfaction written directly on his face: "Why do you hide our relationship from everyone around you?"
Shi Yuan was silent for two seconds, then lowered his head and said, "Because we have nothing to do with each other."
Fang Yuechuan frowned, as if he was about to say something, but he held back.
Shi Yuan: "I've packed everything, let's go."
Fang Yuechuan: "...Yeah."
*
Fang Yuechuan didn't let Zhang Jian follow him this time. He drove Shi Yuan to a five-star restaurant and sat on the top floor, which was a unique atmosphere.
After ordering the meal and the waiter left, Shi Yuan asked, "Why did you invite me out today?"
Fang Yuechuan raised his eyelids and looked at her: "I can't see you if I have nothing to do?"
Shi Yuan: "..."
Seeing her silence, Fang Yuechuan said, "Do you still remember what I told you about the dinner party?"
Shi Yuan: "Yeah."
Fang Yuechuan: "It's tomorrow. Just prepare yourself. I'll pick you up later."
"Okay," Shi Yuan asked again, "Is there anything else that needs my attention?"
Fang Yuechuan lowered his eyes for a moment, looked at Shi Yuan and said, "I plan to use this dinner to create some hype."
Shi Yuan: "Huh?"
Fang Yuechuan: "The messy comments on the Internet need something to cover up. Anyway, they also think that we are a legitimate couple, so we might as well strike while the iron is hot and give the majority of netizens some fun."
Shi Yuan frowned: "What do you want to do?"
Fang Yuechuan said in a natural tone: "Show affection."
Shi Yuan: "...huh?"
Show affection? Who shows with whom?
Fang Yuechuan: "I'm just giving you a warning. You'll know the details when you get to the scene. You don't have to do anything in particular. You just need to cooperate with the flow. I believe you can handle it."
Shi Yuan: "Okay."
Fang Yuechuan didn't say anything else except this matter. Shi Yuan knew that he was really just here to remind him.
The restaurant tasted pretty good. After eating, Yuechuan sent Shi Yuan back to Lijing Jiangnan as usual.
When Shi Yuan got out of the car, Yuechuan stopped her and said, "This is for you."
He handed over a square silver velvet box.
Shi Yuan glanced at it but didn't answer immediately: "What is it?"
Fang Yuechuan: "You'll know after you open it and take a look."
Shi Yuan hesitated and took it, sat in the car, and opened it in front of Fang Yuechuan.
Inside was a set of high-bead jewelry, with white diamonds and emeralds set together to create a flower-leaf-shaped necklace and earrings.
Even though the light is not that good now, the jewelry still has a moist glow, which is very beautiful.
Shi Yuan felt heavy even holding it in his hand. After a while, he came back to his senses and looked at Fang Yuechuan: "Why do you give me this?"
Fang Yuechuan: "Don't like it?"
Shi Yuan: "This is not a question of whether I like it or not. I can't have it."
Fang Yuechuan seemed to have guessed what she would say, and replied: "When you go out to participate in an event with me, you can't dress too casually, otherwise you will lose my face."
Shi Yuan thought about it and thought it was right. When she showed up with Fang Yuechuan, she was representing Fang Yuechuan, so she had to have some "worth".
Shi Yuan closed the jewelry box and said, "I understand, I will wear it tomorrow, but I really can't keep these things. I will return them after the dinner is over."
Fang Yuechuan: "There is no reason to take back the things that are given out, and there is no one around me who can use these jewelry. If you don't like it, you can throw it away. It's worth millions of dollars, but it doesn't cost much."
"..." Shi Yuan really doesn't know what their rich people's values are like.
She couldn't resist Fang Yuechuan at all, and finally had to accept it: "I'm leaving first."
Fang Yuechuan: "Okay."
*
Shi Yuan thought she knew everything, but when she arrived at the dinner party, she realized that she still asked too few questions.
Fang Yuechuan only told her that it was a dinner party, but he did not tell her that it was a cruise ship dinner.
The route is along the inland sea of Jiangwu, which is not too far away. However, if we leave Hong Kong tonight, we will not be able to return until tomorrow morning.
Before boarding the ship, Shi Yuan asked Fang Yuechuan in surprise: "Is the banquet venue on the ship?"
Fang Yuechuan: "Yeah."
Shi Yuan: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Fang Yuechuan: "It's no different from a normal party. Don't feel pressure."
Things have come to a head, and Shi Yuan has no choice but to accept them.
This cruise ship is not small in size, it is three stories high, and there are all kinds of food, drinks and entertainment inside. This is Shi Yuan's first time to participate in such an activity.
Probably because Shi Yuan has been in so much limelight recently, she feels like she is the center of attention wherever she goes, and anyone who comes to talk to Fang Yuechuan will direct the conversation to her.
However, Fang Yuechuan protected her inside and out, so there was no trouble until he met Gu Xiao.
Shi Yuan really didn't like meeting her, but she was obviously coming to Fang Yuechuan.
Sure enough, Gu Xiao came over and looked at Fang Yuechuan and said, "I thought you wouldn't come."
Fang Yuechuan said quietly: "I can't tell you when."
Gu Xiao pursed her lips. Fang Yuechuan did not say anything, but Fang Yuechuan refused to be her male partner at the dance.
Thinking of this, Gu Xiao became even more angry, staring at Shi Yuan with evil eyes, as if he wanted to eat her alive.
Shi Yuan naturally felt it, but she didn't want to ignore it. The character of Gu Xiao was really hard to judge.
Seeing this, Fang Yuechuan naturally put his arm around Shi Yuan's waist and said distantly: "She is tired. I will take her to find a place to sit for a while."
After saying that, without waiting for Gu Xiao's response, he took Shi Yuan away directly, leaving Gu Xiao with an angry expression on his face.
