Urged on by Ruan Qing'an, the driver was stunned. However, before he could step on the gas, a large hand suddenly pressed on his shoulder. The force was not heavy, but it was very firm.

The driver turned his head awkwardly and met Shi An's emotionless gaze. He swallowed hard with a wry smile.

"This, ah, this..."

"It's not open, right?"

Shi An spoke rather coldly, glancing at Ruan Qing'an: "Now, get down... my sugar daddy."

His tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable force.

Ruan Qing'an glanced cautiously at the driver, then at Shi An, her gaze meeting his dark eyes. Only then did she reluctantly move and open the car door.

But as soon as she got out of the car, Shi An's tall and slender hand grabbed her arm and pulled her straight into his arms.

Having escaped the chaotic scene, the driver drove away as if fleeing.

Ruan Qingan silently stretched out his hand: "Wait, wait a minute—"

With a soft groan, her chest heaved for a moment, and Shi An's well-defined knuckles grasped Ruan Qing'an's hand, pressing it back against hers. He asked lightly, "What are you afraid of?"

Ruan Qingan forced a smile and said, "No, I'm not scared."

037: [Ancestor, even in death you're still stubborn.]

Fortunately, Shi An didn't seem to want to say anything. He took a step back, let go of her hand, and after creating some distance between himself and Ruan Qing'an, he slowly and methodically adjusted his cuffs.

Shi An turned around and walked into the stairwell with Ruan Qing'an. While waiting for the elevator, he casually said, "I came to talk to you about something."

That's it?

Ruan Qing'an breathed a sigh of relief, and just then the elevator doors opened. She stepped in with light steps, but as soon as she entered, a tall figure forced her into a corner.

The petite yet mischievous girl was completely bewildered.

"This...this...Shi An, didn't you say—"

"There was someone outside just now."

Shi An spoke in a hoarse voice, bracing his elbow against the side of the elevator, lighting a cigarette in his hand, biting his lip, the flickering sparks seemingly reflected in his dark eyes.

Lowering her head slightly, Shi An asked in return, "Aren't you going to call me brother anymore?"

"..."

Ruan Qing'an didn't dare to speak, looking down with a wronged expression, like a wronged little wife. Did she dare to reply? Of course not.

Shi An looked up: "Does that mean we're together?"

"..."

"Does that mean we're married?"

"..."

"Does that mean I'm pregnant?"

Shi An's voice grew deeper and deeper, like a cello in a lower key, with a magnificent quality that sounded like a concert. Yet, he was also gritting his teeth, exuding a roguish and aggressive air.

His gaze, lowered, grew increasingly intense and profound. He countered, "Why aren't you saying anything, Miss Sugar Daddy? Or perhaps—"

"Do you want to get pregnant, or do you want kids running around everywhere?"

Ostrich Brand Ruan Qingan: Talking big is fun for a moment, but it'll lead to disaster later.

It was rare for Shi An to talk so much, and his aggressiveness and oppressiveness were almost suffocating. The pitiful, petite girl tugged at his clothes with a wronged expression, looking like she had been bullied.

She, however, looked up at him, completely unaware of what was happening.

"I was just saying. You were so serious like an old cadre when we were chatting, how was I supposed to know you'd ask me such... cough, such outrageous questions offline?"

"Being too serious makes people want to tease you. This isn't just my fault, you can't blame me alone."

The chattering sugar daddy started trying to shirk responsibility, and her silly antics made Shi An laugh in exasperation.

But in essence, he couldn't do anything about her.

【Affection Level: 50】

Shi An narrowed his eyes and looked at Ruan Qing'an. Just as he was about to speak, the elevator door behind him suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes carrying a briefcase was about to walk in.

When the middle-aged man looked up, he immediately saw two people whose figures were almost overlapping in the corner. He was unsure whether he should go in or not.

A pretty, beautiful, flower-like girl.

There's also a man who's as cold as a wolf...

The middle-aged man felt that Shi An looked somewhat familiar, but this upscale residential area offered excellent privacy, and many celebrities lived there, so the middle-aged man didn't pay much attention.

"You guys continue, I'll wait for the next trip?"

"No."

Shi An glanced at the floor and, after confirming that they had arrived, casually said to Ruan Qing'an, "Let's go, we didn't even know we were home."

"Oh, I see..."

Ruan Qingan walked out looking pitiful.

As he passed by, the middle-aged man couldn't help but glance at her curiously. The girl in front of him was excessively beautiful, with red at the corners of her eyes and watery tears welling up in them, as if she had been badly bullied.

But the middle-aged man only caught a glimpse of it before his view was blocked by a tall figure, Shi An suddenly standing in the middle.

He stretched out his long arm, and his slender hand pressed directly onto Ruan Qing'an's head, almost pressing her into his arms. The large size difference completely blocked her out, and not even a corner of her clothes could be seen.

Shi An pressed Ruan Qing'an's head with one hand, turned to look at the middle-aged man, his dark eyes devoid of any emotion, which was quite chilling.

Which floor?

"1st floor..."

The middle-aged man stood frozen in place, while Shi An casually pressed the elevator button before saying, "Take care."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man, clutching his briefcase, hurried into the elevator, nodding repeatedly. Only after the elevator doors closed, separating the two figures, did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The sense of oppression is too strong...

It gave him the illusion that if he didn't leave soon, he wouldn't be able to leave at all. And thinking about this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but curse inwardly, "What is he looking at so much for!"

Only after returning to Ruan Qing'an's apartment did Shi An let go of his hand, as if nothing had happened, her expression unchanged—even with a goodwill rating of 50.

Taciturn, expressionless, a top-tier cool guy.

Ruan Qing'an had reason to suspect that even if her affection level exceeded the limit, this man could still watch her act silly with a blank expression.

At most, the reaction goes from frustration to helplessness to indulgence.

Ruan Qing'an sat obediently on the sofa, like a well-behaved primary school student, while Shi An said, "You took up Molly's resources today. She has a bad temper and will cause trouble."

"I went there using your assistant's identity; she still needs to contact you."

"..."

After a moment of silence, the two suddenly said in unison, "It's nothing, she doesn't have time to cause you trouble now."

They didn't realize it until they said it aloud.

Ruan Qingan retorted, "What have you done now, Shi An?"

"Morley has a sugar daddy, and most people in the industry know that. I just leaked the information."

The public relations crisis surrounding the popular young actress being kept by a sugar daddy is enough to give her a hard time.

The atmosphere froze, and Shi An asked in return, "And you?"

"Um... I've gotten rid of her backer. If nothing unexpected happens, she'll probably be blacklisted by her own backer."

Ruan Qing'an spoke softly, exchanging a glance with Shi An, and the two fell silent simultaneously—without knowing it, they had both taken action against Molly, who might cause trouble for the other. Wasn't that a coincidence...?

037: [I actually feel a little sorry for Molly?]