Lin Yan rose to his feet.
Ye Xian waved at him from a distance, walking over with a smile as warm as the spring breeze, eyes brimming with tender love. "Yan Yan, have you been waiting long?"
Turning around and pretending to notice Zhu Shanshan for the first time, Ye Xian reached out her hand ’friendly’... but the girl in front of her glared back, her eyes crackling with fierce sparks.
That gaze, it was like she saw the killer of her father, yet also like she saw the lover of her dreams.
For a moment, Ye Xian was dumbfounded, "?"
Could it be that Miss Zhu was truly a fan of Lin Yan, so now she looks at me as if I’m a love rival?
Ye Xian’s hand hung in the air for three seconds without a response from Zhu Shanshan, she looked at Lin Yan with a hint of confusion: Did you not come to an agreement?
Lin Yan shook his head, also puzzled by what was happening; everything had been fine just moments ago.
Ye Xian casually withdrew her hand and smiled, not a trace of embarrassment on her face. "Yan Yan, go and sit inside."
Lin Yan: "Okay, Xian...Xianxian, what would you like to drink?"
"Don’t you know what I want to drink? My favorite beverage~"
Ye Xian threw him a flirtatious look, and Lin Yan froze for a moment, stumbling over his words as he ordered a strawberry juice from the waiter.
Zhu Shanshan stared at the strawberry juice served by the waiter, her expression blank for an instant.
Ye Xian slowly stirred the strawberry juice with a straw while secretly sizing up Zhu Shanshan. Not quite what she expected, huh? Weren’t fujoshis supposed to enjoy the thought of ’gay’ pairings? So why this hostility towards her, and moreover, there wasn’t a ripple in her gaze towards Lin Yan. She probably wasn’t a fan, but could it be just plain resentment because she felt I had humiliated her?
"Miss Zhu, you know all about Yan Yan and me, don’t you? Due to the special nature of our genders, we have never received blessings in our relationship. But I believe you are different, Miss Zhu. You are a lady of society, broad-minded and thoughtful, surely you will understand our poor star-crossed situation, and give us your most beautiful blessing..."
Ye Xian’s eyes and brow lowered in a forlorn expression, her voice dripping with an old cunning as she spoke. Correct content is on NovelHub)
Zhu Shanshan was a young girl with little social experience; one would think she wouldn’t know how to react in this situation, but instead she stared at Ye Xian’s face and scoffed coldly without courtesy.
As if she saw right through the facade to the truth beneath.
Ye Xian couldn’t understand why she was scoffing. Surely her performance wasn’t unconvincing.
Lin Yan also sensed the tension, "Miss Zhu..."
"Mr. Lin." Zhu Shanshan cut in before he could say more, "Would you mind stepping aside for a moment? I’d like to have a word with Ye Xian alone."
Lin Yan immediately rejected the idea, but Ye Xian nodded her head. This was the normal progression of the plot: Send Lin Yan away, then have a big showdown between them, and the winner would be decided in this confrontation.
Ye Xian gave him a look, and although Lin Yan was not entirely at ease, he chose to trust her.
With Lin Yan and the waiter gone, Ye Xian smiled at the girl opposite her. "Miss Zhu, now can we talk openly and honestly? Yan Yan and I truly love each other. Not even our genders could stop us, let alone anything else. As long as you agree to cancel the engagement, we can satisfy any of your demands."
Zhu Shanshan looked at her, grinding her teeth, "You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?"