Chen Yao smiled but said nothing.
Just at this moment, the waiter knocked on the door of the private room and prepared to come in to serve the food.
Chen Yao sat back in her seat, and Pei Shuo also adjusted his sitting posture. He picked up the suit jacket beside him and covered his waist from waist to thighs to cover the embarrassing change that had just happened.
The heat on Pei Shuo's face didn't dissipate until the waiter delivered the dishes and left, but there was still some burning and discomfort in his eyes when he looked at Chen Yao.
Chen Yao observed him with great interest, a faint smile on her lips.
Only after Pei Shuo drank a whole glass of cold drink did he feel that he could completely calm down.
He pursed his lips, looked sincerely at the smiling person in front of him, and took the initiative to ask for a formal separation while the heat was on: "Yaoyao, are we together now?"
Chen Yao picked up a piece of pork ribs and replied with a smile: "It counts, I just kissed you, so I have to be responsible for you."
Pei Shuo put his knowledge into practice: "I just kissed you, so I have to be responsible for you too."
Chen Yao leaned on her elbows and looked at him with a smile: "Okay, then I will take responsibility for everything."
At some point, Chen Yao felt that their conversation was like elementary school students scrambling to prove something.
But seeing Pei Shuo's satisfied and relieved expression, she couldn't say anything teasing.
He is indeed very sincere.
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After dinner, Pei Shuo drove Chen Yao home.
Chen Yao remembered Xiaoyin's advice to be on guard against paparazzi. Although it was night and the lighting was not so good, she still put on a mask and a hat to wrap herself tightly so that her face was not exposed.
When Pei Shuo started the car, he suddenly asked her, "Does this feel tiring in your daily life?"
Chen Yao said lightly: "I'll get used to it, it won't be tiring. But if I'm photographed and then people write nonsense about me, and it affects me or causes bad public opinion, then I'll feel tired."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that if Pei Shuo was with her in the future, there was a high possibility that they would be suddenly photographed and exposed, which was not easy for an ordinary person to accept.
She thought about it and warned him in advance: "Pei Shuo, if you are with me, there is a possibility of being photographed at any time."
She didn't say it too bluntly, but her meaning was very clear: if he really minds this, then they are not suitable to be together. After all, such things are hard to guard against, and she can't guarantee it.
Hearing this, Pei Shuo simply replied, "Wait a moment, I'll pull over."
After saying that, he drove the car to a temporary parking lot in front.
The moment the car turned off, Pei Shuo's large palm wrapped around Shen Yao's. His magnetic, soft, and alluring voice rang in Shen Yao's ears: "If we were photographed together, what would you do? Make it public? Or deny it and...hide me?" Or something else? Like, dump him?
He didn't say the rest.
Chen Yao was a little surprised.
When he said this, his eyes were clearly filled with some complex emotions that Chen Yao could not understand. They were so sharp that they seemed to strike directly into her heart.
She replied at almost the fastest speed she could, "Of course it's public. I won't play the game of having an underground lover. And I believe that after it's public, my uncle will definitely help us deal with all the public opinion."
At this moment, Zhou Xiuran, who was on a business trip and working overtime in a neighboring city, sneezed twice for the first time.
Zhou Xiuran: ? ?
Pei Shuo smiled only after hearing the answer he was satisfied with from Chen Yao's mouth, and the complex emotions in his eyes disappeared completely.
He held her hand tightly, brought it to his lips and kissed it gently before starting the car again and leaving.
By the time Chen Yao was sent to her home, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
Logically, he should have left after sending the person home, but... he just couldn't move his feet for some reason, especially when Chen Yao asked him softly if he wanted to go into the house to drink a glass of water before leaving, his legs became even more uncontrollable.
Then...
Come in and have a drink of water before you leave.
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