Chapter 59
Do you want to come along?
Shen Yan walked into the kitchen and looked at Ying Ning with a smile. His eyes were slightly upturned, which made them quite noticeable in his otherwise outstanding features.
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The cottage is located in the suburbs, and there are three off-road vehicles that the production crew prepared in advance in the parking lot.
Yingning sat in the passenger seat and saw the fixed camera position installed in the car.
The photographer followed in a car behind.
“When I arrived, I noticed a shopping mall nearby. Let’s go there,” Shen Yan said, stepping into the driver’s seat and turning to Ying Ning.
"Okay, let's go there."
Shen Yan originally planned to make an appearance on this variety show to prepare for entering the entertainment industry, and his studio had already prepared a lot of press releases.
Today, upon arriving at the villa, Shen Yan arrived early and met with the female guest beforehand.
Chen Hui, that mature and sophisticated woman, wasn't his type, while Zhao Ruoruo had been pestering him ever since he entered the small house, making him feel a little breathless.
Normally, if he encountered this situation, he would have already told the other person to get lost after a few words, but there were quite a few cameras filming in the cabin, so Shen Yan could only pretend to be good-tempered.
On the contrary, Yu Yingning, who was the last to arrive, looked exactly like her.
As Shen Yan turned the steering wheel, he happened to notice the beauty mark under her left eye, which was both aloof and affectionate.
She was gazing at the fields outside the window, and the atmosphere between them was quiet. Yet, he had a feeling that, despite their close physical proximity, there was an invisible barrier between them.
He wanted to break the tension, so he coughed lightly:
"What should we buy later?"
Ying Ning, who was in the passenger seat, turned to look at him after hearing this: "Chen Yan, do you have any dietary restrictions?"
His name, spoken by her, carried a hint of tenderness. Shen Yan's Adam's apple bobbed, and he inexplicably wanted to hear her say his name a few more times.
“No, I’m fine with anything,” Shen Yan replied.
What happened?
[Wow, my name sounds so nice!]
"Hmm...how about we buy some pork ribs and some vegetables?" Yingning said, then took out her phone and asked Lu Yuzhou and Zhao Ruoruo what they needed to buy in the newly built house complex.
*
Yingning walked ahead, while Shen Yan pushed a shopping cart from the supermarket.
The two photographers who were following in the car behind also caught up and quietly filmed the two shopping at the supermarket.
Shen Yan had never pushed a supermarket cart before, and he always lost control of the direction at the corner, accidentally bumping into the shelves several times.
"I'm so sorry, I really feel bad." Shen Yan apologized to the supermarket stocker once again.
The shop assistant in the mall smiled and indicated that it was alright.
However, Yingning couldn't stand the way he kept bumping the cart into the shelves, so she stopped and walked to his side.
"I'll do it."
"Huh? No need, I'm almost there." He said, trying to sound tough.
"Shen Yan, you should have grasped the essence of an apology by now, right?" The girl in front of him raised an eyebrow, expressing her utter helplessness towards him.
After saying that, he reached out his left hand and took the cart directly from him.
As her fingertips caught the armrest, they accidentally brushed against the back of his hand. Shen Yan immediately felt a burning, stinging sensation on the side of his right hand, as if it were being scorched by tiny sparks, yet he felt an irresistible urge to fly into the flame.
The photographer was beside the two of them and didn't notice.
After Yingning had walked a few steps away, Shen Yan finally came to his senses and chased after her.
"Wait for me."
The two arrived at the vegetable section. Yingning was picking out vegetables, while Shen Yan would occasionally pick up a tomato from a nearby stall and then put it down.
"Chen Yan, what are you doing?"
Seeing that Yingning's attention had shifted from the vegetables to herself, Shen Yan helplessly picked up another tomato.
"Didn't you say you were going to buy tomatoes?"
"I don't know how to choose." He looked at the pile of tomatoes, which was arranged like a small pyramid, with a hint of helplessness in his peach blossom eyes.
[Were these tomatoes chosen for their ripeness?]
Or, should I choose the round one?
Yingning took a step and came to the tomato stall. She picked up a round tomato and held it in front of him: "Like this one, and the slightly softer one."
She slowly explained it to Shen Yan.
The lights in the vegetable section cast a soft, gentle glow around her.
Her curled eyelashes cast a small shadow under her cool, phoenix-shaped eyes, making the mole at the corner of her eye appear even deeper.
Shen Yan was about 187 cm tall, almost a head taller than Ying Ning. With this height difference, Shen Yan could see her fair and slender neck.
Looking further down, there's a pair of strikingly beautiful bones.
The surrounding shopping mall was filled with the clamor of vendors, but at that moment, Shen Yan clearly heard his chest pounding more violently than usual.
"Do you understand?" Her eyes reflected his image, as if they could only hold him.
*
When Yingning and Shen Yan returned, they took the groceries into the kitchen.
As originally planned, Yingning, Zhao Ruoruo, and Lu Yuzhou were responsible for cooking dinner, while Shen Yan and Chen Hui were responsible for cleaning up.
"Ruoruo, Lu Yuzhou, I've put the dishes you ordered here." Yingning casually placed them down.
Lu Yuzhou didn't show any expression, he just nodded silently and said thank you, while Zhao Ruoruo quickly went to get the dishes she needed, and he followed suit.
Soon, a delicious aroma wafted from the kitchen.
"Lu Yuzhou, the food you made smells so good, what is it?" Yingning put the lid on the clay pot and curiously looked at what Lu Yuzhou was doing, following the aroma.
Sweet and sour pork with yam.
Northern Chinese cuisine?
Lu Yuzhou seemed somewhat surprised; she knew this dish.
Beneath her slightly curled hair were a pair of pale pupils, and her unfathomable lips moved only slightly.
"Yes, it's a dish from my hometown."
"It looks delicious. I'll have a good taste of it later."
Yingning spoke words of praise, and before Lu Yuzhou could reply, she walked back to the casserole dish where pork ribs were stewing.
Lu Yuzhou glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, and seeing that she had gone back, he didn't say anything.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Ruoruo walked over at this moment and looked at the casserole in front of Yingning:
"Sister Yingning, what are you doing? Making pork rib soup?" Zhao Ruoruo asked.
"Well, I'm not very good at stir-frying, but I'm quite good at making soup."
"I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you and Lu Yuzhou with the cooking." The woman opposite her had dark eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and even though she was standing in the kitchen, she still exuded a cool and aloof aura.
Because she needed to cook, she gently rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair wrists, as white as snow, just like her eyebrows.
Zhao Ruoruo then carefully examined Ying Ning's clothes and realized that Ying Ning was wearing a new summer dress from M brand.
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