Who was your first love?
The waiter led the group of guests to a more private room deeper inside the restaurant.
Lu Zhian was enveloped in an invisible field of tension. Xiao Yuan's arm, seemingly casually draped over his waist, actually carried an undeniable control; his fingertips, warm through the thin fabric, conveyed a silent warning: Don't move, stay by my side.
Ahead, Xiao Jin's broad back was like an impenetrable wall, his muscles slightly tense with vigilance, bringing a strong sense of security, but also exuding an oppressive feeling that kept strangers at bay, as if he might suddenly burst out and tear apart any potential threat at any moment.
His gaze involuntarily drifted forward, landing on Shen Yanzhi and Gu Yingshen slightly ahead. Shen Yanzhi tilted his head slightly, whispering something to Gu Yingshen with a smile.
Gu Yingshen listened, then turned around and glanced indifferently in the direction where the three of them were. His gaze was calm and unwavering, yet it was like a cold probe, making Lu Zhian's heart skip a beat, and he quickly lowered his eyes.
Just then, Shen Yanzhi stopped, turned around, and waved to Lu Zhian with a gentle smile on his face: "Junior! Come here for a moment."
Lu Zhian seemed to have received a pardon, or perhaps he was bewitched by that gentle smile. He subconsciously glanced at Xiao Yuan beside him, his eyes filled with a pleading look, and then gently pulled away from Xiao Yuan's hand on his waist.
Xiao Yuan gave him a deep look with his grey-blue eyes, then glanced at Shen Yanzhi in front of him, and loosened his grip on his arm slightly, which could be considered as tacit approval.
With tacit approval, Lu Zhian immediately ran like a small animal escaping its cage to Shen Yanzhi's side, moving slightly away from the suffocating protective circle.
With a hint of a smile, Shen Yanzhi asked in a low voice, "Is this the 'very sexy' boss you mentioned before?" His eyes subtly swept over Xiao Yuan and Xiao Jin, who were standing side by side, and the teasing in his tone intensified, "Or...both of them?"
Lu Zhian: "!!!"
He felt all the blood rush to his face with a "boom," and his ears burned intensely.
His statement that "the boss has a strong presence and is somewhat sexy" was just drunken ramblings. He had no idea that things would turn out like this!
"Senior!" He was so embarrassed he almost jumped up, his voice low and pleading, "Don't say anymore..."
Looking at his flushed cheeks and almost bleeding earlobes, Shen Yanzhi's smile deepened, but she tactfully avoided delving into that topic. Instead, she changed the subject, continuing in that gentle yet unsettling tone, "So... a few days ago you said you weren't feeling well and asked for leave from school, and you weren't in your dorm. Were you at... 'Boss's' house?"
This statement precisely hit another point that Lu Zhian was ashamed to talk about.
"Senior!" Lu Zhian was really anxious this time, his voice trembled, and his hand unconsciously grabbed Shen Yanzhi's sleeve, his eyes full of panic.
Lu Zhian was extremely embarrassed by Shen Yanzhi's question, "At the boss's house?"
Just then, a calm, unwavering voice rang out, piercing his chaotic thoughts with the precision of an ice pick. It came from Gu Yingshen, who had been silently observing from the sidelines.
"You like them."
It wasn't a question, but a flat statement. Gu Yingshen's gaze swept over Lu Zhian's still flushed face, then over the Xiao brothers with their displeased expressions not far away, and finally settled on Lu Zhian. His all-knowing eyes seemed to see through all the emotions he was trying to hide.
"Want to know something else?" His tone was flat, yet fatally seductive, as if stating a trivial fact. "Like, Xiao Yuan's first love?"
Lu Zhian: "!!!"
How could Gu Yingshen say it so directly! And what made his heart stop even more was the second half of the sentence.
Xiao Yuan's...first love?
Does he want to know? Of course he wants to know! He's incredibly curious!
What kind of person would this calm, aloof, and all-powerful man be attracted to? Has he ever experienced a deeply unforgettable love?
His gaze involuntarily drifted towards Xiao Yuan.
When Xiao Yuan heard the words "first love," his gray-blue eyes sharply turned to Gu Yingshen. Where did he get a "first love" from?
Xiao Jin's reaction was much more direct; he laughed gleefully from the sidelines.
Seeing that Lu Zhian was thrown into a panic by a single sentence, Shen Yanzhi chuckled helplessly, reached out and gently patted Gu Yingshen's arm, with a touch of affectionate reproach: "Alright, stop teasing him."
His pat and call perfectly interrupted Gu Yingshen's potentially more specific and damaging information, and also temporarily rescued Lu Zhian.
The door to the private room was finally pushed open by the waiter. "Gentlemen, please come in."
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