In the enclosed room where only the two of them were alone, Xi Jun felt as if the air had become thinner.

He took a deep breath and managed to utter a few words with difficulty, "I...I don't know..."

He didn't know why he was so nervous and excited, but when he heard the woman say "things between two people," he couldn't control his heartbeat and hoped that what the woman said was what he was thinking.

He'd do anything as long as Lu Ying didn't reject him.

Even if she has a family and children, as long as she doesn't reject his advances, he'll just keep watching her from the sidelines.

Xi Jun thought to herself, and looked forward to it.

He never imagined that one day he would be so unscrupulous and immoral, just so that person would look at him.

Seeing that the man opposite her had no chest rising and falling and his lips were almost turning purple from holding his breath, Lu Ying was really afraid that he would suffocate, so she picked up her meat skewers and put them on the man's plate.

He tried to reassure her, "No, don't be too nervous. I didn't mean to do anything bad. I just wanted to chat with you and relax."

Xi Jun finally snapped out of her daze, took a couple of big gulps of tea to calm herself down, and then looked at Lu Ying, asking softly, "So, what shall we talk about?"

Lu Ying tried her best to suppress her laughter; it was truly the first time she had ever seen Xi Jun like this...

Yeah, he's the kind of man who gets shy very easily.

What she actually wanted to say was "pure and innocent," but then she thought again that using the word "pure and innocent" to describe a man in his thirties seemed a bit inappropriate.

After a series of events, the atmosphere was no longer as stiff and awkward as it had been at the beginning.

Lu Ying picked up the bag and handed it to Xi Jun, saying, "I've already washed your clothes."

The man accepted it with both hands, his ears still red. "Thank you."

Lu Ying laughed, "Why are you thanking me? I should be thanking you."

Xi Jun looked up at her and said, "Thank you... for washing my clothes."

Lu Ying smiled again, tilting her head slightly to look at him, "Do you know that you've been saying thank you all night?"

Xi Jun followed her gaze, and lowered her head shyly upon hearing this, "I... I don't know what to say."

That's the truth. He wasn't much of a talker to begin with, and being with Lu Ying made him so nervous that he didn't have time to think of anything to say.

“In that case,” the woman opposite him paused, and he looked up to see her continue, “I will ask the questions, and you will answer them.”

Lu Ying looked at Xi Jun and asked, "Is it okay?"

The man nodded blankly, "Okay."

After receiving the answer, Lu Ying didn't ask immediately. She first gestured for Xi Jun to eat something, "If you don't like raw food, you can try this teppanyaki. It tastes different from barbecue, more salty and sweet. Give it a try."

"Okay," the man replied, picking up a skewer of meat from his plate and taking a bite.

The main ingredient is chicken, which is brushed with a secret sauce that is sweet and salty, and tastes pretty good.

Lu Ying was indeed a little hungry, so she picked up the meat skewers she hadn't finished and savored them.

Swallowing the meat in her mouth, she looked at Xi Jun and asked the question that had been lingering in her mind for a long time, "Xi Jun, have we met before?"

The man paused in his chewing, and his fingers began to curl nervously.

Did she remember me?

The outfit he's wearing today is the same one he wore when he first met her.

This was his little scheme; he wanted her to remember him.

But then he heard the woman say, "If we hadn't met before, why would you like me?"

The man looked up and saw that Lu Ying's face was full of doubt. "We've only met a few times and haven't said a few words to each other, so I don't understand."

Before coming, Xi Jun thought that if his appearance reminded women of him even slightly, he would save himself the trouble of having to say it.

If she doesn't recognize him, he doesn't like to hide things; he'll just bring it up when the topic is right.

But now that this is the perfect topic, he suddenly hesitated.

What's the point of telling her? Judging from the woman's expression, she doesn't even remember him.

Even if you say it out loud, the other person might think you're using it as an excuse.

Lu Ying looked at Xi Jun, whose lips were slightly pursed, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

She didn't expect him to actually answer her, and was about to say forget it when the person on the other end spoke.

The man looked up at her, his eyes sincere and ardent. "If I told you it was love at first sight... would you believe me?"

Xi Jun was telling the truth about their first encounter back then.

One meeting, and my heart was captivated; it will never be forgotten.

Lu Ying was taken aback by the man's gaze, clearly not understanding his feelings.

She picked up a piece of sushi and chewed it haphazardly before she finally felt better.

She met Xi Jun's gaze, her eyes unreadable, and said, "Love at first sight is just a nice-sounding term; it's really just lust at first sight."

"Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with me, but I always seem to encounter some disgusting and repulsive men. I've always been aware of this attraction, and I know Mr. Xi isn't the type of man I was just describing, but I still want to ask—"

"So, when Mr. Xi talks about love at first sight, does he mean he's attracted to my face or my body?"

The woman opposite him smiled gently, her eyes seemingly warm and kind, yet Xi Jun felt that her gaze was extremely aggressive, capable of piercing him with a single blow.

He swallowed hard, his hands clenched white under the table, and said in a low voice, "Love at first sight, it's you... just because of you."

Despite receiving the answer, Lu Ying was not happy.

Even if the other person said it was because of her pretty face, or because of her curvy figure, she could still accept it.

But he said it was only because of her.

Because of her, not only her face and body, but also her every move, and even her thoughts and soul, Xi Jun was moved.

Lu Ying fell silent, unable to react for a moment.

I was well protected from childhood to adulthood, and my family was not poor. I grew up carefree until I turned eighteen.

Less than a year after entering the workforce, I encountered someone like Liu Fengming who was relentlessly persistent.

Perhaps Liu Fengming genuinely liked her at the beginning, but that liking was more about her figure than her as a person, something she realized later in their relationship.

In the years that followed, the only time she considered dating someone was because the person she dated was rejected because she had been married before.

Sometimes when she encounters other men, their eyes immediately turn to her body.

It's understandable to like beautiful bodies, but that liking doesn't last long.

Therefore, she has always hoped that she could have a partner who would love her wholeheartedly and with whom she could share a deep and supportive relationship, just like her brothers and sisters-in-law.

This idea had always been hidden deep in my heart.

But she had been hurt before, and even though she longed for that kind of love, she never believed she could find it, so she has remained single for many years.

Lu Chuqing often told her not to be afraid to try again because of one failed relationship, and praised her for being good in every way. She told her to be bold in pursuing a relationship if she wanted to, but to keep her eyes open and let her review and approve.

She has her own ideas, but if it's not the kind of love she longs for, she'd rather not have it at all.

But now, a man says he likes her, simply because of her.