The girls beside him looked admiringly at him, and Gu Qimiao didn’t blink as she watched him.
He still wore his usual black suit with a white shirt and a dark gray tie. The ordinary outfit exuded a unique charm when he wore it.
Seeing his gaze fall on her and his direction towards her, Gu Qimiao hurriedly came back to her senses when he was still about two meters away. She raised her hand and waved a little to greet him.
This action looked like Gu Qimiao was flirting with Shen Yanchen in the eyes of the other women.
The women here all more or less wanted to have some connection with this man, even if it was just his gaze landing on them for a second. But everyone also knew that this man’s cold demeanor was well-known in the circle.
So at this moment, those women looked at Gu Qimiao with mocking eyes, waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
However, to everyone’s surprise, Shen Yanchen walked straight towards her, then stopped right in front of her...
"...So you’re also here at this gathering!" Gu Qimiao smiled awkwardly and said to him.
He gave a light "hmm," looked her up and down, feeling very satisfied and pleased in his heart. But his face remained as indifferent as ever as he walked towards a nearby sofa. She followed him.
"Why are you alone here?"
Gu Qimiao sat down opposite him on the sofa and answered, "Teacher Fang was called away by someone."
The wealthy women nearby, seeing how approachable Shen Yanchen seemed today, were all eager to make a move.
At this time, a woman in a strapless yellow dress picked up two glasses of red wine and swayed her hips as she walked towards Shen Yanchen.
Without a word, she sat right next to Shen Yanchen, "President Shen, may I have the pleasure of sharing a drink with you?"
The strong perfume made Shen Yanchen frown in disgust. He reached out to push away the wine glass she handed over, his tone ice-cold, "Get lost."
Gu Qimiao, sitting opposite, was stunned. She inhaled sharply at his cold demeanor.
The woman did not leave angrily but put down the wine glass and reached out to hook Shen Yanchen’s arm, "President Shen, I’m the youngest daughter of the Xia family. We met at your grandmother’s birthday party."
Shen Yanchen grabbed her wrist, causing her face to twist in pain.
He couldn’t be bothered to say another word. He threw her hand away, and the woman clutched her wrist and walked away quickly.
Gu Qimiao watched with lingering fear, not daring to breathe. Did she just hear the sound of bones dislocating... Was it an illusion?
Seeing Shen Yanchen acting as if nothing had happened, his gaze lightly fell on her. Gu Qimiao blinked, smiled awkwardly, and pushed the plate of untouched snacks on the table towards him, "...Would you like to try this? It’s quite good."
Shen Yanchen froze for a moment and then remembered the scene of them each eating half of a snack when they were young.
Under her expectant gaze, he picked up the small spoon and took a bite.
Shen Yanchen’s expression didn’t reveal any preference. He simply put the spoon back, nodded to indicate an answer. Usually, he wouldn’t eat sweets; no matter who invited him, it wouldn’t work. Even if a friend bought him a cake for his birthday, he wouldn’t take a bite.
"Just stay here, and we’ll go back together later."
Gu Qimiao nodded in response, "Alright," as she watched him stand up.
She looked up, her gaze followed him. He did not leave immediately but took off his suit jacket and, without saying a word, tossed it into her lap. He then walked towards an elderly man who was waving at him.
Gu Qimiao looked down at the suit that still carried his warmth, smiled slightly, then spread it out and draped it over herself.
Unexpectedly, all of these scenes fell into the eyes of a person far away...