"I’m not interrupting your date with your girlfriend, am I?"
When Lin Fan arrived at the agreed-upon place, Zhu Dan was already waiting there. She was still dressed in a long dress that fully draped her fiery Western figure, and her black-framed glasses hanging on her sharp facial features made her look like a knowledgeable and sensual leading lady as she sat there.
"Of course not, I was just worrying about spending a boring weekend until Ms. Dan’s invitation arrived."
Lin Fan pulled a chair across from Zhu Dan and sat down with a mischievous smile, "It’s only been a day since we last saw each other, but I feel like it’s been ages since I saw Ms. Dan. Did you miss me?"
"Cut it out, be serious."
Watching the mischievously grinning Lin Fan, Zhu Dan’s cheeks blushed, and she rolled her eyes at him before saying, "A girlfriend of mine came to Jiangning for work, so we planned to shop for clothes this afternoon. You always say my fashion sense is poor, so I called you out to help me figure out what styles suit me."
"Is this a case of a woman dressing up to please her man?"
Hearing this, Lin Fan couldn’t help but smirk; Zhu Dan, who was always in long dresses, suddenly contemplating a change obviously had something behind it.
"Can’t you ever be serious... I’m usually wrapped up in scientific research, wearing lab coats, not giving much thought to these things. But you, you’re always flirting with ladies; you must know a lot about women’s products, right?"
The usually hearty Zhu Dan maintained a blushing face in Lin Fan’s presence, perhaps how a woman conquered in bed should look when she sees the man.
"If we eliminate the word ’women,’ I am quite familiar and could recommend you a lot."
Lin Fan still had that roguish smile, while Zhu Dan blushed as red as an apple: "When my girlfriend arrives, don’t spout nonsense and scare her away."
While they were jesting, the sound of high heels approached, and Zhu Dan immediately smiled and waved towards Lin Fan’s back: "Yun Nan, over here!"
Curious, Lin Fan turned his head and saw a striking figure coming into view.
Ke Yunan had delicate features like a graceful ink painting, with curved eyebrows over clear, bright eyes that twinkled with intelligence. Her proud nose added a three-dimensional effect to her face.
Dressed in a finely tailored suit dress, the pure black fabric shimmered slightly under the sunlight. The hem swayed subtly with her elegant steps, like lively musical notes in motion. Her figure was slender with graceful curves, her waist so delicate it seemed it could break with a gentle hug, and her slightly upturned buttocks were plump and perky like a fully ripened peach, emitting the charm of a mature woman. The swell of her chest was just right, subtly outlined under a white blouse, sketching an enticing curve.
Her black silk stockings were smooth as silk, tightly wrapping her long, beautiful legs, faintly revealing meticulous skin under the sunlight, adding a touch of mysterious allure.
As she passed, people cast admiring glances, a breeze lifting her hair, adding an extra touch of liveliness to this stunning city beauty, causing Lin Fan to stare.
"I never thought after all our planned meetings in the Provincial City we’d never meet, yet here we are bumping into each other in Jiangning."
After giving Zhu Dan a big hug, Ke Yunan curiously turned to Lin Fan; Zhu Dan hurriedly introduced, "This is my friend, Lin Fan. He’s free today, so I asked him to join us shopping."
"Lin Fan, hello, I’m Ke Yunan," she said with a smile, handing him her business card after giving him a quick once-over.
"Wow, the general manager of an investment company."
Looking at the title on the business card, Lin Fan had heard of it somewhere; it was one of the larger investment companies in the Provincial City. Perhaps she was also here to attend the county’s investment promotion event. If that was the case, could this seemingly random meeting be orchestrated by Zhu Defu hinting to Lin Fan about how to choose investment targets?
"But this is just a small gesture; shall we go shopping first?"
Ke Yunan immediately took Zhu Dan by the hand and headed towards the mall. With a gossip-laden tone, she whispered, "Zhu Dan, what’s going on? Are you introducing me to your boyfriend?"
"Don’t speak nonsense. He’s the deputy mayor of Lotus Town. He helped a lot with my research project last week, so I owe him one. I thought I’d use this chance to buy him a small gift," Zhu Dan quickly denied with a shake of her head.
"Come on, I know you too well. You’ve been red-faced the entire time, yet you talk about getting a divorce. Could it be you have taken a liking to him? But he’s not a bad choice, becoming deputy mayor at such a young age. If things work out, your dad could easily help boost his career, at least a million times better than Li Libo. So, I support this divorce."
Ke Yunan held Zhu Dan’s arm, murmuring with a smile. Her words made Zhu Dan blush even more, and she could only roll her eyes and retort, "What about you and Lucki... haven’t you shared a room yet?"
"Let’s not talk about that disgusting guy on such a happy day!"