Chapter 22 Group Chat

As night fell, the sycamore tree at the intersection welcomed the cool evening breeze, and some dead leaves swayed and fell on the head of the standing figure.

Lin You took off the leaves on his head and raised it towards the street light.

The dim yellow light penetrates the leaves, completely outlining the rugged veins in the leaves.

A black commercial vehicle slowly drove into the street from the corner.

The driver's window was lowered, and the driver was observing the pedestrians on the roadside while driving.

When he saw Lin You under the sycamore tree, carrying a small black travel bag, he smiled and asked, "Is that Miss Lin?"

Lin You looked up and asked, "Are you Master Zhou?"

In the back seat of the business car, Shi Jingyuan was looking down at the data table on the tablet when he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from outside the window. He looked up.

Through the black one-way glass, he saw a quiet woman with a friendly smile on her face, chatting with Master Zhou.

He Xuan, who was sitting next to him, also saw Lin You.

He Xuan: "Hey, the one who wants to hitchhike is actually Sister Lin! What a coincidence."

"Hitchhiking?" Shi Jingyuan asked with a raised eyebrow.

He Xuan explained, "Before we set off, Master Zhou asked for my opinion. He said a colleague of mine was going back to her hometown and couldn't get a high-speed rail ticket, so he asked if he could give her a ride."

"The driver's cab and the back seat are separated. I figured having someone sit in the passenger seat wouldn't affect us, so I agreed."

"I didn't expect that Master Zhou was talking about Sister Lin."

He finished explaining the whole story, and Lin You and Master Zhou finished their greetings and walked to the passenger door.

He Xuan was anxious, so he opened the car door and got out.

"Sister Lin!"

His enthusiastic greeting startled Lin You.

"He Xuan? So it's you who's going on a business trip? What a coincidence."

He Xuan smiled innocently, walked to the passenger seat, opened the door and sat down, then looked up and said:

"Sister Lin, I just bought a car and was planning to learn some skills from Master Zhou on the way today. Can we switch seats?"

Lin You: "Huh? ...Of course."

"Thank you, Sister Lin."

He Xuan slammed the car door shut, looking as if he was afraid she would regret it.

It's just a change of position. Is such a small thing worth his big reaction?

Lin You was puzzled. She picked up her bag and walked to the back seat and opened the car door.

Then, he looked at the person sitting in the car with a confused look on his face.

"...Shi, Shi-Zong?"

I finally understand why He Xuan reacted like that. It takes three hours to get to Licheng!

No one wants to be alone in a space with a big boss for three hours!

Lin You, who thought he had guessed the truth, stood in front of the car door in a daze for a moment.

Shi Jingyuan looked at his watch, getting impatient. "We're in a hurry, get in the car!"

Lin You got in with gritted teeth, closed the door, and put his travel bag at his feet.

The commercial vehicle returned to the main road.

The atmosphere in the car was quiet and tense.

Lin You turned her head to look out the car window, not daring to move at all. From the corner of her eye, she saw him lowering his head to process documents, and he didn't seem to be bothered by her presence.

Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

It would be fine if she didn't have to make awkward conversation.

Half an hour later, Lin You yawned and was feeling sleepy when the message sound on his cell phone suddenly started beeping like a machine gun.

Shi Jingyuan raised his eyes and looked over.

Lin You frantically pressed the phone, "Sorry, Mr. Shi, I'll turn it off right away."

He said nothing, looked away and continued working.

Lin You swiped the screen of his phone and saw that the number of new messages in Chen Lingling’s “Shi Zong Fan Girl Group” showed 99+.

When she joined the group at noon, she forgot to turn on the blocking function, and messages poured out like a gusher.

I don’t know which voice message she came across in her panic, but a girl’s crazy scream rang out.

"Ahhh! I'm going crazy! This swimsuit photo of President Shi is too sexy!"

"I counted my abdominal muscles clearly. There are eight of them! And the swimming trunks underneath them..."

"Ah! I swear, I was really just looking at the swimming trunks, nothing else!"

"Shi Jingyuan, my idol, the style of his swimming trunks is so beautiful! I didn't look at anything else."

"Wake up, ladies upstairs! My idol is already in my arms. I'm holding his waist and discussing swimming trunks with him!"

Messages played automatically one by one, different girls, but with the same excited tone.

Lin You seemed to be petrified.

Are women nowadays so crazy when they are having fun?

Men like to talk about women behind closed doors, and women like to talk about men behind closed doors, and it doesn’t seem to be a big deal.

Unless... the male protagonist who is being used for self-entertainment happens to be right in front of you.

That would be embarrassing.

Shi Jingyuan came up to her and pointed at her cell phone, his eyes full of teasing smiles.

"Ms. Lin, can you show me too? Abs? Swim trunks? I don't even remember taking pictures like that."

Lin You wanted to cry but had no tears. He cursed the culprit a hundred times in his heart, but pretended to be calm on the surface and said with a stiff upper lip:

"Mr. Shi... Actually, I can explain..."

"Heh," Shi Jingyuan moved closer, his breath already brushing against her face, "Do you think... I need an explanation?"

Lin You's expression froze, he pursed his lips, and asked softly, "What did you want to do then?"

Shi Jingyuan pretended to think for a moment, then said, "I remember the law clearly states that publicly disseminating photos of people without their permission is an illegal act of infringing their portrait rights."

"Mr. Shi...it's not that serious, they were just joking."

Lin You laughed dryly.

If the group owner was not Chen Lingling, she would never care about this matter.

"Whether it's really that serious or not, you'll have to talk to my lawyer."

After saying that, he glanced at her phone again and said, "Turn on the lock screen and let me see if those photos have my permission to be publicly disseminated."

Lin You had a bitter face and was worried about Chen Lingling, the group leader.

She hesitated for a moment, her eyes brightening: "Boss Shi, if you promise not to make a fuss about this, I'll show it to you."

Shi Jingyuan was startled, then burst out laughing, "Not bad, you're quite capable."

They even dared to negotiate with him.

Lin You's hands were shaking. Wasn't this a desperate attempt to escape death?

She blinked and stared at him without blinking, "Then... will Mr. Shi agree?"

Shi Jingyuan chuckled, noticing her cleverness when she was playing tricks.

"good."

Lin You then turned on his phone and handed it over.

Shi Jingyuan opened the chat group, glanced at the group name, and raised his eyebrows meaningfully at her.

"Mr. Shi's fangirl group..."

You don't have to read it out loud.

Lin You thought so in his heart, and saw him slide his finger and click on a animated picture.

She had just hurriedly exited the group and hadn't actually seen the picture posted in the group clearly. Now, following his fingertip, she saw the animated picture...

Then, Lin You suddenly regretted giving it a try, and began to blush visibly.

This GIF seems to have been taken when Shi Jingyuan was swimming out of the water. It should have been a candid shot, so the picture quality is poor and the overall image is a bit blurry.

But even so, his figure is clearly revealed.