It's no exaggeration to say that Fu Shiyu's brain went blank.

He suddenly looked at Jiang Tian: "Did you just say something?"

He wondered if he was hallucinating.

Jiang Tian's expression was completely open: "I said, I said let's sleep together."

"no!"

Fu Shiyu said without hesitation.

This woman is truly insane.

How could she say such a thing?

"What do you mean, 'can't' you? You're only 28 years old, there's no way you can't do it,' right?"

Jiang Tian looked at him suspiciously and reached out to touch his pants.

Fu Shiyu's ears were practically bleeding.

He grabbed her hand: "What are you doing?"

"Didn't you say it wouldn't work? Let me show you whether it will or not. Look how scared you are."

Jiang Tian grasped his hand in return, and pulled it slightly, her fingertips sliding across his palm for a moment.

She was wearing a simple dress, revealing her snow-white arms and slender legs. Her smile was radiant, and she exuded charm.

"It really won't work, don't joke around."

Fu Shiyu was almost defeated by her outrageous words.

“Tell me a reason.” Jiang Tian looked at him very seriously.

"You've just entered the entertainment industry and are currently on the rise. You need to gain fans, and the last thing you can do is reveal a relationship. As you know, you're not the only artist I represent. If the two of us are revealed to be dating, it means other risks will follow. Fans of other artists will think I'm biased towards you and will develop a dislike for you. Your fans may love your single image, and if you start dating, you'll lose those fans. Since you want to make it in the entertainment industry, you should at least know what's important and what's urgent."

Fu Shiyu told Jiang Tian a lot, mostly about objective factors.

Jiang Tian was even more surprised than him: "Did I say I wanted to date you?"

"You didn't want to... you wanted to be with me..."

Fu Shiyu's face turned red.

He is usually a retired cadre and has never been very perceptive when it comes to relationships.

He's 28 and has never been in a relationship, which shows how oblivious he is to romantic feelings.

It's not that he has no suitors, but he's not interested in any of them.

He finally found one, and this woman made his emotions fluctuate wildly, yet she always seemed indifferent. He even began to wonder if he was imagining things.

“Sleeping together is different from dating. I'm lusting after your body. Manager, you're always in front of me, I've wanted to devour you for a long time…”

Jiang Tian gave him a sweet smile.

Fu Shiyu looked stunned; it felt as if a corner of his heart had shattered.

He looked at Jiang Tian: "What do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says. We're both clean-living and live in the same place, so let's help each other out."

Fu Shiyu's eyes immediately reddened: "What do you take me for?"

"I didn't mean to belittle you. Don't overthink it. As long as it's consensual, it's an open matter. You've been in the entertainment industry for so long, I don't believe you don't know this."

Fu Shiyu knew, of course he knew. How could he not know?

He has even cleaned up messes for the artists under his management because of such incidents.

But he never expected that this kind of thing would happen to him and Jiang Tian.

She was only interested in him from a physical perspective.

Fu Shiyu's expression returned to its coldness: "I refuse."

Why did you refuse? Do you look down on me?

Fu Shiyu stared intently at her, but didn't say a word.

The two seemed to be confronting each other, yet also flirting.

After all, Fu Shiyu's face remained tense, as if he was angry but not expressing it.

Jiang Tian's smile never faded; she looked carefree and elegant.

The two looked at each other for a while, and then Jiang Tian reached out her hand, wanting to touch his face.

Fu Shiyu acted quickly and grabbed her hand.

"Not even a touch?"

Fu Shiyu suddenly felt a little disappointed: "No."

“Okay, then let go of me first, I’ll go find someone else.” Jiang Tian continued his words smoothly.

"no!"

Fu Shiyu was gritting his teeth; he had no idea what this woman was up to.

"This won't work, that won't work, what will work then?"

Jiang Tian raised an eyebrow and asked him.

"Nothing is acceptable. You're at the peak of your career, so you must keep your private life clean. What will happen to your career if reporters take pictures of things they shouldn't? You have to be true to yourself— um—"

As Fu Shiyu was trying to persuade her, Jiang Tian suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed his lips.

Feeling dizzy and disoriented, Fu Shiyu was completely thrown into a panic.

The sweet taste was still lingering on his lips when, in the next second, Jiang Tian leaned in, hugged his waist, and gently pressed him back onto the sofa.

"Still pretending? I'll see how long you keep up this act. You clearly have feelings for me too, so why do you have to suppress them?"

After the kiss, Jiang Tian nestled lazily in his arms.

Fu Shiyu was still a bit arrogant.

His first kiss was suddenly stolen. He should have been angry and resentful, but he felt like he had been electrocuted, and his heartbeat couldn't even return to normal.

It took him quite some time to regain his senses.

What were you doing just now? Were you testing me?

Jiang Tian looked up at him, her eyes sparkling: "You guessed right."

"You don't plan to do those things with other people?"

"I'm a very selective person. I observed you for a long time before making a move. How could I just go to someone else?"

Fu Shiyu was even somewhat speechless.

"Then what was the point of all that commotion you just did?"

"If I force you to date me, you'll be like a quail. If I don't push you a little, how long will we keep dragging this out?"

Fu Shiyu's ears turned slightly red again without him noticing.

"You... are a celebrity, you have to do what a celebrity is supposed to do. Celebrities can't date."

Fu Shiyu did not deny Jiang Tian's guess.

There's no point in denying it now.

"That's why we're going public now. I'm 39 years old, not a young person anymore. Isn't it normal to have a boyfriend? Besides, I'm against marriage and I'll never get married in this life. My fans definitely won't mind, as long as I'm honest with them."

Jiang Tian made it sound so easy.

It seems that in her opinion, this matter would not have affected her at all, but Fu Shiyu was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Fu Shiyu listened to her words and remained silent for a long time.

"You've already kissed, say something, don't play dumb."

Fu Shiyu looked at Jiang Tian seriously: "I admit that I have feelings for you. But as your manager, I care more about your future. The entertainment industry is becoming less and less tolerant of celebrities dating, and I am your manager. Our relationship is too special, and it is easy for all sorts of problems to arise. Relationships are not trivial matters, and I don't want you to be affected by any factors."

"So after all that you've said, you still don't want to date me, is that what you mean?"