Lin Dang, a journalism and communication student dedicated to social news. Chu Zhen, a program producer dedicated to social issues and people's livelihoods. Two like-minded individuals who deve...
Chapter Eleven: The Lustful Man
"A super handsome guy has arrived at the fishing spot, he's incredibly good-looking!" Although I can't go there myself, my comrade is still here, so this news is worth sharing. Maybe Huang Yanyan can be a great wingman.
"I won't pay attention to anyone who's the worst; I've found my Chen Weiqi!"
What a guy who values women over friends. Oh well, it's good to have one less competitor.
I sat by the window, looking at the scenery across the way, thinking about the handsome guy I'd just seen. Women really are "lustful" too; they not only covet the beautiful scenery before them but also think about the handsome guy not far away.
"Gossip, gossip, huge gossip! My Chen Weiqi and your Chu Zhen actually know each other, and they're together!"
While I was infatuated with Chen Weiqi, I was shocked by Huang Yanyan's news. Is it really true that birds of a feather flock together? Chen Weiqi, whom Huang Yanyan mentioned, is also a rare gem. He works as an operations director but doesn't have his own Weibo account or WeChat Moments, which is very puzzling. Moreover, to this day, Huang Yanyan has been unable to obtain a single photo of him through any means, which is even more unbelievable. This only deepened my curiosity. I really wanted to know what kind of person Chen Weiqi was. Curiosity drove me to the fishing spot. Actually, the most important thing was that I wanted to see if I would meet the gentleman who asked for directions again.
"Why are you here again?" Yan Yan asked, her face downcast, as if she had been upset.
"Let me help you choose, and see what kind of man my darling likes."
“Look, it’s over there!” Huang Yanyan pointed to the opposite side. “Does it have to be this far away from me? I’m not a demon, and besides, he’s not Tang Sanzang. Does he think I’m going to eat him?” Yanyan looked displeased.
"Is that Chen Weiqi next to Chu Zhen?"
"yes!"
"How could you describe such a gentleman as all sorts of demons?!" I simply couldn't connect the gentle-spoken and refined man with the cold-hearted director Huang Yanyan described.
"You know him?"
"I just guided him in. Oh, right, he's the super handsome guy I told you about, he's really something!"
"Heh heh," Yan Yan sneered, "You haven't worked under him, but I've noticed that he's a completely different person in life and at work. When I went over just now, he actually told me to leave and not disturb his vacation. My god, if he weren't so handsome, I wouldn't even want him."
"Wait a minute, you said he was very gentlemanly just now?" Huang Yanyan suddenly asked.
"Yes, and very polite."
"Lin Dang, you must do me a favor."
"What kind of help?"
“Let’s go together. You can greet him, and then he’ll know we’re friends. He shouldn’t be too cold-hearted then!”
"No way, Chu Zhen is right next to him. Wouldn't it be suicide for me to go?"
“You and Chu Zhen haven’t seen each other for so long, and he hasn’t contacted you either, which means we were overthinking things. Since we were just overthinking, there’s no harm in going now. Just consider it another chance encounter!”
“I refuse. I don’t want this kind of deliberate, accidental encounter.”
"It wasn't intentional at all. We came here only for Chen Weiqi. Chu Zhen appeared by accident, right? Baby, please help me!"
Unable to resist Huang Yanyan's pitiful appearance, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and go.
The pond wasn't very big. They were sitting opposite me, and I pretended to look around at other people's catches before walking over to them. Luckily, they were very focused on fishing.
"You didn't catch much, but this seems to be the biggest one here," I said casually, glancing at the bucket next to me.
"Really? Just fishing casually." It wasn't Chen Weiqi who replied, but Chu Zhen. What a narcissistic guy.
"I was just saying." Unable to stand such narcissism, I replied directly. Unsurprisingly, they both turned around and looked at us at the same time.
"It's you?"
What are you doing here?
Chen Weiqi and Chu Zhen asked at the same time.
Next, the two of them looked at each other in bewilderment.
"What a coincidence, did you catch all these fish?" I deliberately ignored Chu Zhen beside me and answered Chen Weiqi's question.
“He caught some too,” Chen Weiqi said, pointing to Chu Zhen beside him.
"My friend and I came here to play, but it seems there aren't many other activities besides fishing. We're not very good at them, so could you teach us?" After saying that, I really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Wasn't this blatant flirting in broad daylight?
“Sure, you and your friend can sit over there, there’s space here.” Chen Weiqi readily agreed, but I could still feel a cold gaze fixed on me.
"Yan Yan, come here, they're teaching us how to fish." I turned and waved to Huang Yan Yan in the distance, and he immediately ran over with a fishing rod.
"You mean Huang Yanyan, the friend you're talking about?" Chen Weiqi's expression was somewhat intriguing.
"Yeah, I was bored during the holiday and didn't want to be stuck in traffic on the highway watching cars, so I came here to play."
"Director, hello!" Huang Yanyan greeted him with a beaming smile as she approached.
"Hmm~" Sure enough, a serious expression appeared.
"Lin Dang, are you sure you want to stand over there?" Chu Zhen suddenly asked.
"Yes, this place is bigger!" I smiled.
"Really? It seems like I'm not catching anything here!" Chu Zhen picked up his chair, walked over to me, and sat down.
"Why are you looking at me? Look at the fishing rod."
Expressionless.
"Your name is Lin Dang?" Chen Weiqi asked, looking across Huang Yanyan.
"Hmm~"
"It's a nice name~"
Thank you~
I really regretted agreeing to Huang Yanyan's request. At this moment, all four of us were in an awkward situation and had nothing more to say. We didn't have any fishing skills to speak of. It was just a fishpond at a farmhouse, and you could catch one or two fish by simply casting your line.
"Yan Yan, the sun is a bit too strong, I'm going back to my room now~" I decided to leave, otherwise I'd suffocate.
"Okay, you go and rest first~" Huang Yanyan winked. This guy was just waiting for me to leave. He really is someone who uses people and then discards them.
"You guys go fishing, I'm a little tired~" Chu Zhen stood up. "Weren't you going back to your room? Why aren't you leaving?"
"I was just about to leave, wasn't I?"
Huang Yanyan should be thankful that now it's just her and Chen Weiqi left.