Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Being clever is very stupid and...
In front of the art gallery in the city center.
Wen Ruoxi was wearing a blue tie-dyed long dress, carrying a small white leather bag, and waiting quietly.
Her long hair fluttered as she gazed toward the parking lot. When a familiar car came into view, the anticipation in her eyes gradually faded. A polite smile appeared on her lips, and she gently waved to the man who got out.
Du Yanting was wearing a gray suit and his hair was scattered on his forehead, looking a little careless.
He strode over to Wen Ruoxi and asked with a smile, "Have you been waiting long?"
"No." Wen Ruoxi shook her head: "You came at the right time."
"Let's go." Du Yanting took off his coat and hung it on his arm. "Is there any exhibition at the art museum today?"
"Yes," Wen Ruoxi smiled faintly as she mentioned her familiar field, and introduced it slowly: "Teacher Zhang from the Academy of Fine Arts held an environmental exhibition here. You can see many paintings and artworks made from waste."
Du Yanting nodded. "That should be very interesting."
The exhibition was on the underground first floor, and the two had to take the elevator down. They were greeted by a huge, visually impactful masterpiece: a gorgeous garden made up of various pieces of garbage. The colors were bright and vibrant, full of personal characteristics.
"This is one of Teacher Zhang's masterpieces this time," Wen Ruoxi said, turning around. "Would you like to take a photo? I can help you."
Du Yanting shook his head. "Just admire it from the sidelines."
Seeing the smile on his lips, but his eyes seemed calm and indifferent, Wen Ruoxi said nothing more, but led him inside. Along the way, they could see all kinds of colorful works of art: flocks of seabirds, rainbows after rain, and tourists traveling on banana boats...
It was already noon when we finished viewing the exhibition.
Wen Ruoxi had already arranged a restaurant for dinner, which was a home-style restaurant nearby.
"The food here is delicious," she said to Du Yanting. "The ingredients are all grown by the owner himself, so the freshness is guaranteed."
"Then I'll have to eat more," Du Yanting looked down at her, "Thank you for arranging it so well."
Wen Ruoxi shook her head and said, "This is what I should do."
[Mr. Du and Ruoxi are a perfect match in appearance and personality, so why didn't they spark? I can't understand.]
[They both have loved ones, so this is what happens when you date at an inappropriate time.]
[I feel like Du Yanting isn't someone who's easy to approach. Although he's always smiling, it's hard to get close to him. Ruoxi has a gentle personality and isn't suitable to be with him.]
[+1, of all the male guests in the room, Mr. Du gave me the most frightening feeling, like a dangerous cold-blooded animal.]
[Because he's the son of a wealthy family, in other words, a capitalist, of course he can't empathize with ordinary people.]
After dinner, Wen Ruoxi took Du Yanting to a nearby art room to create digital oil paintings.
The two worked together and soon completed a painting called "Shishi Ruyi".
"It's so beautiful." Du Yanting put his paintbrush aside as he looked at the endless orange persimmon forest deep in the mountains. He said to Wen Ruoxi, "You can hang it in the living room when you get home."
"Okay." Wen Ruoxi smiled and said, "I'll find a spot, you come hang up."
The two smiled at each other, and the atmosphere seemed extremely harmonious, but there was no ambiguity or spark between men and women. It was more like they were just friends with a good relationship.
Seeing that it was getting late, Wen Ruoxi suggested buying some groceries and going back to the cabin to cook dinner. "I wonder if the others have returned yet."
She whispered, "When you come back, you can cook more dishes."
Du Yanting naturally had no objection and went to the supermarket with her.
The two of them bought some fresh fruit first. When they reached the dairy section, Wen Ruoxi paused and picked up a box of yogurt. "This seems to be the brand Hulu likes. Let's take a few more boxes back. She likes to make yogurt bowls, so she should be able to use it."
Du Yanting glanced at Yogurt and didn't respond.
"I wonder who Hulu and Xiaoyu are dating," Wen Ruoxi said subconsciously: "Do you want to come back for dinner tonight?"
Hearing this, Du Yanting's eyes paused slightly, and his mind recalled the scene last night when he went downstairs with a cup to get water and ran into Xu Qinghu in the living room.
She seemed to be on the first floor because she was thirsty.
When she saw him, she nodded to him and prepared to go upstairs with her water glass.
At that time, the live broadcast of the program team had been turned off, and everyone else in the cabin had fallen asleep. The only sounds in the huge living room were the breathing of the two of them.
Du Yanting called her and lowered his voice, "Have you guessed who took your gift?"
Xu Qinghu stopped and looked back at him.
Du Yanting raised the corners of his mouth and sighed, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you on tomorrow's date."
This was almost like saying that Xu Qinghu made a wrong decision, failed to accurately lock on to He Shengnian, and lost the opportunity to take a closer look at him.
Xu Qinghu lowered his eyes to look at him, and said speechlessly: "Boss Du, you are not sleeping in the middle of the night just to talk nonsense to me?"
Du Yanting looked at her quietly, "This is not nonsense."
His tone was smiling, yet it carried a chilling chill. "Everyone's opportunities are very limited. If you miss one, all your previous efforts will likely be wasted. You shouldn't be so careless."
As an investor, he hopes more than anyone else that Xu Qinghu can become a strong rival of Qiao Wanshu. Only in this way will the romance variety show be interesting and his returns will be higher.
However, at such an important moment, Xu Qinghu failed to lock onto He Shengnian, but instead allowed him to go on a date with Qiao Wanshu smoothly. Such a mistake should never have happened.
He even doubted whether it was a wrong decision to let Xu Qinghu join the dating variety show.
If she lost her threat to Qiao Wanshu shortly after the show started, the highlight moment of the show would never come.
"Is President Du telling me what to do?" Xu Qinghu stood on the stairs, looking down at Du Yanting. "But what does my choice have to do with you? Could it be that President Du has connections with the production team and needs to influence my thinking to achieve a certain result?"
She looked at Du Yanting in confusion, as if she didn't understand why he suddenly seemed like a different person.
"I'm just reminding you," Du Yanting looked into her eyes and said meaningfully, "Only by seizing opportunities can you get everything you want."
They both understood Xu Qinghu's purpose of participating in the dating variety show. He was warning her not to do anything stupid, otherwise she would not get what she wanted.
Xu Qinghu chuckled at this, as if he had just met Du Yanting. "Mr. Du, who are you telling me this in? Are you the male guest on a dating show?"
Du Yanting's eyes darkened slightly, revealing a hint of helplessness. "I'm just standing by as a bystander."
"I understand," Xu Qinghu nodded, seeming to agree with him, but she changed the subject: "But I don't remember the contract I signed with the production team containing clauses about being controlled and reminded. Mr. Du, do you want to go back and verify my contract?"
She stared at Du Yanting expressionlessly, as if she had seen through his true identity.
Du Yanting's smile froze, and he was about to explain that he had nothing to do with the program crew.
Xu Qinghu said, "Boss Du, sometimes being too clever doesn't make you appear farsighted, but rather foolish and mean. You're from a noble family, so you shouldn't be confused about the relationship between you and me, right? Although I'm participating in the show, I'm not your subordinate."
"If you want to exercise your boss's authority over me, you should also consider whether your position is appropriate."
She raised her hand to stroke the hair beside her ear, a smile in her eyes again, and hummed softly: "After all, our relationship is not that close yet."
Looking at the smile on her lips, Du Yanting's eyes suddenly sank, as if he realized that he had underestimated Xu Qinghu.
"I was just kidding," he said, his expression changing quickly before softening his tone. "We're all guests on the show. I just want you to be happy. Don't overthink it."
"Is that so?" Xu Qinghu's eyes curved slightly. "Thank you for your concern."
She sighed softly and said, "Boss Du is so outstanding, he probably has never actively pursued a girl."
Du Yanting's eyes fell on her face, and she smiled and said, "Sometimes when a string is pulled too tight, it can make people feel suffocated. The same is true for liking and loving."
“If you let go appropriately, you may gain more.”
After saying that, Xu Qinghu ignored him and left the living room without looking back.
Du Yanting looked at her back, a hint of obscurity flashed across his eyes, not knowing whether he was angry or embarrassed, and after a moment he chuckled.
"Why did you mess with her?" The director came out from the corner and said disapprovingly, "You know she's hard to control."
"I provoke her?" Du Yanting said with a half-smile: "Isn't she belittling and teaching me a lesson?"
"I told you not to make the show too deliberate. We followed the script for the last few seasons, but we didn't even recoup our costs. Telling her this will only make her rebellious."
Du Yanting sneered: "If I don't tell her, will she do whatever she wants?"
"So, what's your identity?" the director narrowed his eyes. "Would you be satisfied only if she revealed your identity as an investor, causing you to be questioned and cyberbullied?"
Du Yanting: “…”
"The show is already gaining popularity," the director said. "The rest depends on how it develops later."
Du Yanting remained silent, just looking towards the stairs, his eyes becoming even darker and deeper.
Inside the supermarket, Du Yanting's cell phone beeped several times. He turned around and found a corner out of reach of the camera. After seeing the live broadcast recording sent by the program crew, his brows immediately raised, revealing an extremely strange expression.
"Mr. Du?" Wen Ruoxi stood in front of the shelf and turned to look in his direction.
"Here," he walked quickly to Wen Ruoxi, looked at the yogurt, and said in an inexplicable tone: "Take a few more boxes. The trunk has a large capacity, so don't worry about not being able to take them back."
"Okay." Wen Ruoxi took a few more boxes of yogurt and looked at his handsome face. "Then I'll have to trouble you to help carry the shopping bags today."
"No problem." Du Yanting smiled faintly, but the fingertips holding the phone turned slightly white.
On the other side, Xu Qinghu waited at the entrance of the botanical garden for a while before he saw You Zhi wearing a white T-shirt and jeans.
She moved her eyes slightly and waved her hand gently. The boy with youthful energy quickly ran to her side and looked at her with bright eyes. "Am I late?"
"No." Xu Qinghu said with a smile: "I just arrived not long ago."
You Zhi seemed a little nervous. He took out a drink from his backpack and gave it to her. "Are you thirsty? Do you want some water?"
"Thank you." Xu Qinghu raised his hand to take it, looked into his eyes that were as dazzling as stars, smiled and said: "Why are you looking at me like that? Is it weird to go out on a date with me?"
"No," You Zhi blushed and his voice softened. "I... I just don't know how to talk to you. I thought..."
"You thought I wasn't the one you were dating?"
You Zhi shook his head, lowered his eyes and said, "I know it's you."
"Hmm?" Xu Qinghu glanced at him sideways. "How did you recognize him?"
"Your handwriting," You Zhi's eyes moved slightly, "I've seen your handwriting."
Hearing this, Xu Qinghu became interested and asked, "Where have you seen this?"
"Date card," You Zhi pursed his lips, "You... gave it to Teacher Gu."
"Is that so?" Xu Qinghu was a little surprised, but she quickly smiled and said, "Then you don't have to look at his anymore. You already have my exclusive date card."
She blinked at You Zhi, her bright eyes and white teeth, her beautiful peach blossom eyes full of smiles.
The heat on You Zhi's face instantly spread to his ears and neck, as if he had hit a rabbit on a wooden stake, and he stood still.
[Ahhh! I knew it was You Zhi. They're finally dating!]
[In front of Xu Qinghu, You Zhi was really shy. If someone looked at him for a few more seconds, he would forget his own name and become completely stupid.]
[By the way, if Xu Qinghu looked at me like that, I'd probably be so nervous I'd explode, and just want to cuddle with that pretty girl.]
[Among so many couples, they are the only ones who are the sweetest and most natural when they are together. It makes my heart flutter just watching them.]
[The gourd and the yew talisman must be locked up! I've already thrown the key back to Java.]
"Hmm..." You Zhi slowly clenched his hands, trying hard to remain calm, "I won't envy anyone anymore."
Seeing that he stuttered when he was nervous, Xu Qinghu stopped teasing him and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the botanical garden."
"Okay." You Zhi followed behind her, looking at her hair fluttering in the wind, his eyes became extremely soft.
The two first played around in the botanical garden, and then Xu Qinghu took You Zhi to a studio where chocolate could be made by hand.
Although there is no cocoa planting area in the botanical garden, in order to meet the needs and experience of customers, various cocoa fruits are specially imported from abroad, and customers can make their own chocolate.
Seeing Xu Qinghu and You Zhi coming in, the staff immediately took them to a cooler place under the shade of a tree. They first let them experience the made chocolate, and then brought them the cocoa beans and tools they needed.
Xu Qinghu tasted a piece of finished chocolate and found it a bit sweet, so he didn't try it again. Instead, he picked up the dried cocoa beans and said to You Zhi, "I'll shell them and you can grind them, okay?"
You Zhi looked at her nails that were painted with nail polish and carefully cared for, raised his hand and divided the cocoa beans into two parts, leaving her only a few to pass the time, while he quickly shelled the others.
"Hey," Xu Qinghu looked at him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "You've done all the work, what else do you want me to do?"
"No, give it all to me." You Zhi's eyes fell gently on her face, and he explained in a low voice: "It's just that I work faster."
"Ah?" Xu Qinghu asked knowingly, "Are you complaining about my slow work speed?"
You Zhi: “…”
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