"Sincerity? I don't see any sincerity in you. Why don't you kneel down and show me?"

"Clap clap clap," someone clapped.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man staring at Shen Yishu with great interest; the applause was naturally for her.

Shen Yishu pursed her lips, her mood worsening.

She should have checked the almanac before going out; how come she only runs into idiots?

This man is named Zhou Tianchuan. He and Shen Yishu were college classmates. He had pursued her relentlessly before, but was rejected each time.

Because he was always persistent, things ended up getting ugly between them.

Shen Yishu didn't think he could spout anything good.

Sure enough, after Zhou Tianchuan finished clapping, he said sarcastically, "So many years have passed, and Miss Shen is still just as unforgiving as ever."

"What does this have to do with you?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I can't stand your arrogant attitude. What? Lin Yusheng is back, are you not going to keep hiding anymore?"

Shen Yishu felt disgusted looking at that face. "Zhou Tianchuan, don't use your filthy mouth to distort our relationship."

When Chen Sisi saw someone speaking up for her, she immediately straightened up and added fuel to the fire, saying, "Young Master Zhou wasn't wrong. Aren't you just relying on your best friend and parents? It's been so many years since you graduated, and you're still living off your parents."

Shen Yishu, as a full-time writer, has always been relatively low-key, so almost everyone in the industry thought she stayed at home and lived off her parents.

Shen Yishu laughed, "I'm a freeloader, not you. What gives you the right to criticize me? Or are you just envious and jealous?"

She couldn't be bothered to explain her job to this group of people.

"What a joke! I envy and am jealous of your lack of success. Don't talk big." Chen Sisi's voice became sharper after being hit where it hurt.

How could her thoughts escape Shen Yishu's eyes? She couldn't help but sneer inwardly, "That's not what I meant. For example, family background, appearance, grades, etc. Dare you say you're not picking a fight with me out of jealousy?"

"Shen Yishu, you are far too confident."

“Although you’re good-looking, our Sisi is more capable than you,” Chen Sisi’s friend said in her defense.

"I am very satisfied with myself. No matter how capable Sisi is, I will not give her a second glance. I am confident enough, so I don't bother to fight with you. Only those who think they are inferior would try to gain attention by embarrassing others."

Shen Yishu pointed to her wet clothes.

Chen Sisi's thoughts were exposed, and she looked extremely embarrassed with a dark expression.

Shen Yishu breathed a sigh of relief. Arguing with authors who spend their days researching wish-fulfillment novels, Chen Sisi still lacked a bit of class.

Zhou Tianchuan stared at Shen Yishu the whole time, and his gaze made Shen Yishu feel very uncomfortable.

She turned around to get her coat and go home.

But Zhou Tianchuan added, "I heard your family is planning to arrange blind dates for you. I'll try my best, or you might as well just give in to me. I'm definitely better than those ugly guys who need to go on blind dates, right?"

The whole audience burst into laughter.

Everyone else just watched it as a spectacle, but Shen Yishu was disgusted.

She turned around and looked coldly at Zhou Tianchuan, saying, "To me, you're just a crooked goose with warped values."

What is a person who keeps pestering others after being rejected, and even mocks them years later? Isn't that morally questionable?

Zhou Tianchuan came from a wealthy family and grew up being pampered, but he was rejected time and time again by Shen Yishu.

He was enraged when he was insulted in front of so many people. "You bitch, did I really think I was being rude to you?"

He strode forward and raised his hand as if to hit someone.

Shen Yishu hadn't expected him to be so tasteless and unreasonable. She felt she was definitely going to get slapped, so she closed her eyes in fear.

But the expected pain did not come. She only felt a breeze brush against her cheek and a familiar, refreshing scent entered her nose.

Before she even opened her eyes, her heart had already started pounding.

Wen Nian was originally just watching the show, but when he saw this scene, he instinctively rushed over and grabbed Zhou Tianchuan's wrist.

Because he was filled with anger, his strength was considerable.

Zhou Tianchuan's face contorted in pain. "Who the hell are you? If you don't want to die, you'd better let go of me right now!"

When Shen Yishu opened her eyes, she saw Wen Nian gripping Zhou Tianchuan's wrist with a chilling expression, the force of which looked painful.

Wen Nian sneered, "Hitting women..."

He seemed to be searching for an adjective, then thought of one and slowly said, "A good-for-nothing?"

"You son of a bitch!" Zhou Tianchuan wanted to retaliate, clenching his fist to slap Wen Nian's face.

Wen Qingnian easily dodged the kick and even kicked Zhou Tianchuan in the kneecap. Zhou Tianchuan fell to his knees with a thud in front of Shen Yishu, screaming in pain.

The situation had become very serious, so the staff quickly went to their superiors.

Upon seeing this, Shen Yishu quickly went up to pull Wen Nian, saying, "Let's go first, otherwise it will be difficult to leave if people come later."

Wen Nian hesitated for a moment, then let go of her hand.

Seeing this, Shen Yishu grabbed his wrist and ran towards the door, not forgetting to grab her bag and coat.

Without any deafening music, everyone witnessed the two running out.

Zhou Tianchuan's chest ached with anger. "Why aren't you chasing after them yet?"

The friends looked at each other in bewilderment, then pretended to chase after them.

Anyway, we can't catch up with them anymore.

Shen Yishu pulled Wen Nian into her car.

It was already quite cold in the late autumn evening. Shen Yishu hadn't had time to put on her coat yet, and her clothes were still wet, so her nose was red from the cold.

Wen Nian frowned and said, "Shall I drive?"

"Okay." Shen Yishu couldn't be happier.

She got into the passenger seat and pulled out some tissues to wipe her clothes, but it was no use.

After starting the car, Wen Nian turned the air conditioning up to the maximum heat setting.

As the temperature rose, Shen Yishu felt as if she had come back to life.

"Thank you for just now."

Wen Nian replied succinctly, "Mm."

An awkward atmosphere permeated the cramped space, but this only applied to Shen Yishu; Wen Nian seemed to feel no such emotion.

The car stopped downstairs at the apartment building where the two lived, and Shen Yishu pointed out the parking space to Wen Nian.

Shen Yishu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let me treat you to wontons."

"Now?"

"Yeah, or I can go back and change my clothes." Shen Yishu suddenly remembered that her clothes were still wet.

Wen Nian glanced outside and said, "It looks like she's about to pack up and leave."

When Shen Yishu looked, she saw that the proprietress was indeed already packing up her things.

"Let's go buy it now."

Wen Nian finally didn't refuse her request, so she had to make him eat wontons today.

She opened the car door and was about to get out when Wen Nian grabbed her arm.

Shen Yishu turned around in confusion and saw Wen Nian take off his hoodie and throw it to her.

He was also wearing a black turtleneck sweater underneath.

"Just change into them," Wen Nian said before getting out of the car.