Chapter 16: The Wall Has Ears

  At night, Cheng Zhiyi and Mo Wei went to Li's private house for dinner. Mo Wei bowed her head to order food, while Cheng Zhiyi sat on the side sipping tea leisurely, waiting for "dishes to arrive with outstretched hands and rice to come with open mouth".

  Every time she goes out to eat, Jing Yi doesn't like ordering food because she never has too many requirements or big demands for food. Moreover, she hates choosing, and ordering is precisely a "difficult choice" for her.

  While waiting for the dishes to be served, Cheng Zhiyi finally couldn't help but pour out her grievances, which were nothing more than complaints about being pushed to the forefront again by Xu Shaoyan's rogue behavior, and how her colleagues' gossiping abilities surpassed their case-solving abilities. Then, she casually cursed those who had eaten their fill and were now showing off...

  Cheng Zhiyi was speaking eloquently, when she suddenly saw Mo Wei sitting opposite her, secretly making eye contact with her. Cheng Zhiyi immediately understood - as the saying goes, "walls have ears", this time she's in trouble, definitely someone had overheard her "improper remarks"!

  Cheng Zhiyi's heart suddenly became a lot more timid, and she could only force herself to turn around and take a look - a handsome face beyond compare appeared before her eyes, with sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, a high nose bridge, deep and profound gaze, seeming to smile yet not quite smiling.

  Yes, the one sitting behind Cheng Zhiyi is precisely that "vulgar, superficial, loves to show off wealth, has no taste, and is rotten inside" Xu Shao Yan! What's even more infuriating is that this guy with a rotten interior is gazing at her with deep affection, his mouth curled up in an almost imperceptible smile!

  "Hey, what a coincidence! Are you also here for dinner?" He lightly waved his hand at Jing Yiyi, and the smile that had been brewing on his face suddenly burst forth, reaching all the way to the corners of his eyes.

  Seeing Xu Shaoyan unexpectedly appear behind her, the first thought that flashed through Cheng Zhiyi's mind was - Is this guy following her?

  "You... you've been following me?" Cheng Zhiyi was furious, her pretty face suddenly flushed red with anger, the fury in her eyes sharpening into arrows, and then "whoosh whoosh whoosh" a thousand arrows fired at once, wanting to shoot Xu Shaoyan until he was covered in wounds and half-paralyzed.

  Xu Shaoyan, however, effortlessly dodged Cheng Zhiyi's "anger arrow" and leaned back in his chair with a lazy smile, glancing at the empty seat beside him before saying nonchalantly: "I'm not that free, Inspector Princess. I made plans with friends yesterday, they just haven't arrived yet!"

  So... it was like this! Not following me, that's good!

  Cheng Zhiyi secretly let out a sigh of relief, then turned around and ignored him from now on, drinking her tea by herself. Alas, after all, wasn't it all Xǔ Shǎoyàn's fault? To think that these past few days he had been appearing and disappearing around her, causing her much distress, no wonder she would have such a nervous thought!

  Looking at Xu Shaoyan's intricately carved face and gentle, enchanting smile, Mo Wei couldn't help but sincerely exclaim: "This man is really handsome!... Why don't you consider it?"

  Cheng Zhiyi helplessly rolled her eyes and said in a bad mood: "Please, don't be infatuated anymore, okay?!"

  Mo Wei smiled and teased her: "I'm telling the truth! That man is even more handsome than a movie star, don't you feel moved? Why not just marry him then? It would easily solve your problem of being an older leftover woman, and also save your mom from nagging every day. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone... This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity..."

  Cheng Zhiyi didn't want to listen to Mo Wei's nonsense anymore, so she cut her off bluntly: "Others might say that, but how can you be so superficial?! What's the use of being handsome? Back then, Lin Zhixiao wasn't he also handsome and popular among the whole school, making countless girls crazy about him? Who knew he would betray me and become the most disgusting man in this world! Besides, that Xu Shaoyan has a lot of money, who knows if he's had plastic surgery in Korea..."

  "I can guarantee with my personality, I'm naturally beautiful and absolutely haven't had any plastic surgery!" A rich, magnetic voice came from behind her, making Cheng Zhiyi jump in fright. She quickly shut her mouth and didn't dare turn around to look at Xu Shao Yan, she could only lower her head and secretly lament in her heart - Ah, what's wrong with me today! I keep forgetting that walls have ears and forgetting to be careful with my words!

  Jing Zhiyi was so embarrassed that she had nowhere to hide, her head lowered almost to the point of touching the table. Xǔ Shǎoyàn suddenly felt playful. So, he sat down beside Jing Zhiyi and teased her: "You'd better lift your head up and take a good look at me, see if I've dressed properly."

  Cheng Zhiyi still kept her head down, not wanting (or rather, daring) to look up at Xu Shao Yan. Mo Wei sat on the side with a smile in her eyes, looking like she was waiting for a good show.

  Xu Shaoyan slightly adjusted his position, sitting closer to Cheng Zhiyi. He leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Hey, why don't you dare look up? Am I that handsome? Will you get pregnant just by looking at me?"

  A warm breath swept past her ear, and Cheng Zhiyi even smelled the faint scent of perfume mixed with a hint of tobacco on his body. Her heart skipped a beat, and it was pounding wildly, as if it was about to jump out of her throat.

  No way, my heart is racing uncontrollably! If I don't counterattack, I'll really be done for. So...

  Jing Yi suddenly stood up, trying to pretend to be angry, deliberately staring at Xu Shao Yan with a fierce gaze, stubbornly saying: "You are very rude, how can you eavesdrop on people's conversations?! Pervert!" However, her pretty face, which was red like a tomato, had already revealed her inner shame and panic.

  The woman's angry expression was just like a furious little lion. Looking at her red face, Xu Shaoyan's face involuntarily revealed a satisfied smile - she looked really good when she was angry! At least, compared to that hedgehog with thorns all over its body that kept people at bay, this angry little lion in front of him was more energetic and had more human feelings.

  It seems that he was enchanted by the lovely appearance of Cheng Zhiyi's round eyes, and Xu Shaoyan was dazed for a moment before smiling and saying: "You look great when you're angry!"

  What? This man... hasn't taken the wrong medicine, has he? She just scolded him viciously and called him a "pervert", yet he's not only not angry, but also says she looks good when she's angry? This man is truly unbelievable! ——Cheng Zhiyi stared at Xu Shao Yan in shock, unsure whether to laugh bitterly or be angry with him.

  "You look good with that stupid expression on your face!" Xǔ Chēn was as sharp-tongued as ever, not giving Xǔ Shǎo Yàn an inch of emotional leeway.

  "Hahaha..." Zhang Ziyuan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Brother, it seems that this time you have really fallen into the web of love and have no power to resist!" Guo Zhenzhen shook his head helplessly, muttering to himself in a low voice.

  Following the sound, Cheng Zhiyi finally saw that three handsome men had already sat at the table where Xu Shaoyuan was sitting, looking at them with great interest.