Chapter 15 Well, I'm Not Afraid

The two of them interacted sweetly on stage, and the cheers from the audience almost broke my eardrums.

Xu Si, who was taking pictures nearby, was holding a camera with his mouth stretched all the way to his ears, his face almost cramping from laughing.

What cooperation?

What do you like about men?

She had already forgotten all about it. Her mind was filled with the image of Gu Zhiyan holding Jian Yao in his arms and the look he had given her just now.

That look is like honey, it's almost tearing!

Xu Si looked at the camera in her hand. Based on her many years of experience in the love field, she knew that something was definitely wrong with Gu Zhiyan!

Xu Si looked at the confused Jian Yao on the stage and laughed meaningfully with a "tsk tsk" sound.

Amid the crowd's cheers, Jian Yao and Gu Zhiyan exchanged engagement rings.

The ten-carat square diamond reflects a dazzling light under the light of the crystal lamp. In contrast, the matching men's ring looks particularly plain and simple.

She didn’t know if it was Jian Yao’s illusion, but she felt that Gu Zhiyan’s hand seemed to be shaking when he put the ring on her finger.

She raised her eyes and looked at Gu Zhiyan. He had his eyes lowered, so her emotions could not be seen, but his long eyelashes were clearly trembling.

Miraculously, Jian Yao's nervous mood was calmed down like a miracle.

It turns out that even Gu Zhiyan, a proud son of heaven, would be nervous because of the attention and cheering of the crowd.

Kind of...cute...

She remembered that he had just helped her out of trouble and felt that she should do something too.

While no one was paying attention, Jian Yao lightly touched Gu Zhiyan's palm with her fingertips and said softly, "Don't be afraid, just treat them as radishes and cabbages."

These were the words her professor said to comfort her before she went on stage to host her first performance in college. Now she copied them to Gu Zhiyan based on what she had learned.

Then, she saw Gu Zhiyan smile.

He is obviously a very cold person, but when he smiles, he seems to exude a soul-stirring aura. When he opens his mouth, his voice is unusually hoarse.

"Well, I'm not afraid."

When he spoke, he deliberately turned his body towards Jian Yao and lowered his voice, as if he was afraid that others would not know that they were whispering.

From the corner of her eye, Jian Yao had already seen the host closest to them twitching his mouth as he tried to hold back a laugh.

Jian Yao's face turned red, and a light blush spread across her face, even her ears, which had been red just now, turned red as if bleeding.

She stared at Gu Zhiyan with wide eyes, unable to tell whether he did it on purpose or not.

When Gu Zhiyan saw her looking at him, he blinked his beautiful eyes, looking innocent.

Jian Yao: “…”

Maybe he was just nervous for the moment and didn't pay attention.

He doesn't look like a teasing man at all.

The next step was to take a group photo, and Jian Yao also met Gu Zhiyan's parents for the first time.

Because the engagement was urgent, the two of them rushed back from abroad temporarily.

There were a lot of people at the hotel entrance just now. Old Mrs. Gu was leading the way, so Mother Gu could only stand in the second row and had no room to talk to her daughter-in-law.

Now he finally met his daughter-in-law. Although the occasion was not suitable for talking, he kept holding Jian Yao's hand and was obviously very satisfied.

After the Gu and Jian families took their photos, when they took the group photo, the others swarmed over like zombies besieging a city. Even the photographer who was following them was startled and could not help but take a few steps back, fearing that there would be a stampede.

He has excellent photography skills and is very famous in Beijing. He usually shoots magazines for first-tier and super-first-tier celebrities, but this is his first time to shoot an engagement party.

Seeing this scene, I wondered to myself: Are wealthy people nowadays so keen on taking photos?

It's someone else's engagement party, why are these guests scrambling to get in?

Little did he know that they were so excited just to be closer to Gu's family when taking pictures.

Even if you just become familiar with others, it will make your life much easier in this circle in the future.

At the very least, you can go back and ask the photographer to take a group photo so you can brag about it later, right?

Fortunately, although everyone started off fast, they also braked very quickly. After reaching the photography range, everyone immediately stood still, which formed a sharp contrast with the excitement just now.

After all, they came here to curry favor with the boss, not to offend the Gu family and seek death.

After cutting the cake, the host announced the official start of the meal.

Taking advantage of the short time before the meal started, Jian Yao went to the room that had been booked in advance to change into her dress and hairstyle.

Xu Si flipped through the photos on the camera in his hand, selecting them one by one, and picked out the ones he liked to show Jian Yao.

"Look, sister, I have been in the entertainment industry for so many years, I dare not say anything else, I will never take pictures."

While the stylist was doing her hair, Jian Yao lowered her eyes and saw Gu Zhiyan putting a ring on her finger.

He was 188cm tall, a full head taller than her. He lowered his head, revealing his clearly defined jawline. He had a focused look and deep eyes.

Jian Yao gave Xu Si a thumbs-up gesture and said, "It's really beautiful."

From this angle, she could actually see some affection in Gu Zhiyan's eyes. It really made it difficult for her.

Xu Si was so happy to receive the award that he uploaded his favorite photos to his phone and said, "I'll send them to you!"

The white fingers tapped lightly on the phone screen a few times. At the same time, Jian Yao's phone on the table vibrated a few times.

She thought it was a photo sent to her by Xu Si, but when she opened her phone, she found it was a message from Special Assistant Lin.

Jian Yao looked at the three words "Special Assistant Lin" and his fingertips paused for a moment before clicking.

Ever since Special Assistant Lin told her that Lu Chengze went to Shanghai to find Liu Yiyi, she hasn't replied to a single message.

Almost all the messages I see are from Special Assistant Lin, but the time span is quite large, and the latest two messages were just sent.

"Mr. Lu has already booked a flight for today. Get on board immediately."

There is also a picture of the back at the airport.

Because the photo was taken while walking, the picture is a bit blurry, but Lu Chengze in the main picture is still particularly eye-catching.

This was the first time that someone from Lu Chengze's side took the initiative to report their itinerary to her.

Jian Yao didn't know what Special Assistant Lin wanted to say to her.

Did he want to tell her that although Lu Chengze missed the engagement party, he was trying hard to catch up?

I still want to tell her, you see, our President Lu has tried very hard to accommodate you, so don't worry about missing the engagement party.

Jian Yao lowered his eyes and looked for a few seconds, then calmly exited the interface.

When she turned around, she saw Xu Si, who had been digging into his phone just now, had come to her side without her noticing, with his delicate brows furrowed.

"You're not still thinking about him, are you?"

Over the years, she watched Jian Yao follow Lu Chengze as if she was bewitched, and she knew how important Lu Chengze was to Jian Yao.

He is my childhood sweetheart, my white moonlight, and my first love.

With multiple BUFFs, Xu Si was really afraid that Jian Yao would become depressed and come back to find Lu Chengze.