To demonstrate his magnanimity and generosity, Chu Lin immediately snapped his fingers.
At that opportune moment, the waiter approached with a bottle of wine and respectfully asked, "Sir, Madam, would you like us to open this bottle?"
"Go ahead!" Chu Lin waved his hand casually.
Fu Qingruo has a keen eye and immediately recognized it as, "This is from the Romani series, the kind that costs over ten thousand yuan a bottle?"
This was exactly the effect Chu Lin wanted. He said with great enthusiasm, "What does a bottle of wine matter as long as it can make a beauty smile!"
Before he could even celebrate, Zhuang Yizhan behind him snapped his fingers three times in a row.
The next second, the waiters, with practiced ease, brought over bottles of different brands of wine and placed them in front of him. "Sir, this is the Lafite you ordered."
"This is the Mouton series."
"This is a rare piece from Petrus's collection, collected over several decades."
"..."
Goodness, he's got all the world's most luxurious brand-name wines. All of them together must be worth millions!
Compared to that, Chu Lin's bottle seemed insignificant.
But Zhuang Yizhan not only made the high-profile selection, he also launched into a long-winded speech while looking at his phone screen: "Darling, I suddenly thought of a profound saying—"
Some people have billions in assets, yet they're only willing to spend a pittance on you, like it's charity, not treating you as an equal at all; while others, though earning only a few million a year, are willing to spend everything for you. Which one cherishes you more? It's self-evident!
If the first two times were just coincidences, Chu Lin would have thought so.
This time, it's not just a subtle dig; it's blatant humiliation and disgrace!
He slammed his fist on the table in anger, unable to maintain his outward politeness any longer. Just as he was about to stand up, Fu Qingruo across from him reminded him, "Mr. Chu, this is a public place. Please calm down."
Chu Lin choked, a breath stuck in his chest, unable to go up or down.
Damn it.
He had originally planned to book the entire venue, as only by being alone with Fu Qingruo could their relationship progress further.
Seeing that the bidding competition for the renovation project was becoming increasingly fierce, he had to speed up the process in order to achieve his goal.
But Fu Qingruo said she preferred public occasions, which is why he didn't book the whole place. As a result, he ran into this arrogant guy who took advantage of his kindness, and he was extremely unhappy.
Chu Lin suppressed his anger and tried to speak calmly: "Qingruo, don't you think that kid on the other side is deliberately targeting me?"
“I don’t think so,” Fu Qingruo said calmly. “You care too much about what others say. I thought that when you invited me to dinner, you only had me in your heart.”
Upon hearing this, Chu Lin was overjoyed, and his anger instantly subsided. "Yes, of course you are the only one in my heart and eyes, Qingruo. You know how much I care about you."
As he spoke, he took out an exquisite box from his side. "This is a gift I carefully selected for you. Why don't you open it and take a look?"
Fu Qingruo cooperated and opened it to find an exquisite diamond necklace.
She paused for a moment, then exclaimed, "Very beautiful."
Chu Lin was initially worried that she wouldn't like it!
It seems that no woman can resist the allure of diamonds.
"Since you like it, may I put it on for you myself?" His expression was quite devout.
Fu Qingruo hesitated for three seconds before nodding in agreement.
Chu Lin felt a sense of relief.
Although Fu Qingruo was a high-class beauty who was difficult to win over, he initially tried every means to secure her place by staging a heroic rescue.
Despite repeated confessions of love, Fu Qingruo did not explicitly accept his advances.
But she was willing to dress up carefully, wear the perfume he gave her, and attend his candlelight dinner, and even accepted his gifts.
This is enough to show that she didn't want to refuse him and had some degree of affection for him.
However, due to her status and reserve, she was unable to lower herself and easily accept his confession.
Perhaps they also enjoy the thrill of being admired!
Based on past experience, don't women love this kind of thing?
Even a cold beauty can't escape the common pitfalls when it comes to love!
Just as he was feeling smug and got up to put the necklace around Fu Qingruo's neck.
A figure carrying a glass of red wine walked over from the opposite side and "accidentally" bumped into his shoulder.
The red wine splashed out with a "whoosh," and by sheer coincidence, it spilled onto his trousers and crotch.
It's like wetting your pants.
Chu Lin looked down and his face instantly turned as black as charcoal, his eyes revealing an uncontrollable chilling murderous intent.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Zhuang Yizhan wasn't afraid at all, and said casually, "My hand slipped."
Chu Lin clenched his fists tightly, wishing he could strangle him on the spot. "You—"
Fu Qingruo stood up at the opportune moment, her tone cool: "Mr. Chu, why don't you go to the restroom to clean up first? I'll wait for you to come back here."
Chu Lin then remembered that she was still there and he couldn't reveal his true colors in front of her. So he could only feign gentleness and say, "Sorry, I'll be back soon."
He didn't want people to see the wet stains on his crotch; that would be a disgrace to him.
After everyone left, Zhuang Yizhan changed his previous carefree attitude and stood there awkwardly, like a young man experiencing his first love, unsure how to interact with his sweetheart.
“Mr. Zhuang, what a coincidence.” Fu Qingruo was more composed. “I didn’t expect to see you here.”
Zhuang Yizhan's head was spinning, and he blurted out, "Unfortunately, I came to see you."
As soon as he finished speaking, seeing Fu Qingruo's slightly surprised expression, his face turned bright red.
“I… I mean…” Since things had come to this, he simply mustered his courage and decided to go all out, “I wanted to see you, so I came.”
Fu Qingruo: "..."
She remained silent for a long time, then said with a complicated expression, "Why? I rejected you years ago, why are you still persisting?"
Since she had asked, Zhuang Yizhan had no reason to hide anything. "When it comes to feelings, it's not something you can easily do just because you don't like someone."
Fu Qingruo, however, poured cold water on his enthusiasm, saying, "Perhaps you are just obsessed with me."
Because there was never a response, it was etched in my memory for many years, becoming a deep-seated mark on my heart.
Once you get it, you might not cherish it as much.
Zhuang Yizhan suddenly took a large step forward, his tall figure standing in front of her, but with a resolute aura, "Whether it's an obsession... only you'll know after trying. You weren't indifferent back then, were you?"
A strong scent of hormones wafted over me.
The moment Fu Qingruo looked up, she met those burning eyes and those lips that opened and closed.
In an instant, I recalled a night many years ago, the warmth of our lips entwined.
Her cheeks flushed, and she took two steps back, instinctively covering her lips with the back of her hand.
Even though so many years have passed, it seems that some kind of atmosphere and warmth still remain on it.
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