Chapter 2 feels like stepping into a romance novel.
A few minutes later, Ning Wanwan carefully sat in the back seat of the car, not daring to relax her back and lean against the back.
On the other side sat a young man with a strong presence. His face was expressionless, but he was very handsome. The dim light fell from his high nose bridge onto his pale lips.
Seemingly noticing her gaze, the man's eyes, which had been on the paper documents in his hand, shifted to her.
Just as their eyes were about to meet, Ning Wanwan quickly turned away and said softly, "Thank you, thank you for letting me into the car."
Jiang Yuyuan glanced at her twice.
The girl was wearing a mask, so her face couldn't be seen, but her eyes were clear and beautiful.
She seemed very uncomfortable in the car, her gaze wandering and never landing on him, her eyes red-rimmed as if she had just been crying.
The girl, alone in a remote suburb, looked like she had just been crying; someone else might have been curious and asked her what was wrong.
But Jiang Yuyuan was not interested.
His decision to let the other party come up was merely a spur-of-the-moment thing.
His gaze returned to the documents in his hands.
Ning Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief when she noticed out of the corner of her eye that the man wasn't looking in their direction.
She asked the system in her mind, "Is this really a male-oriented, overpowered protagonist story?"
[Of course, why ask this?] The blow of accidentally drawing the wrong cheat code was too great, and the system is still a bit listless.
"It feels like I've stepped into a romance novel with a CEO romance novel..."
System: [That's only because the story has just begun, and the time for the major upheaval hasn't arrived yet; the world still appears normal overall.]
However, some changes are still happening quietly, but ordinary people can't detect them. For example, the fluttering moth that just attacked you has undergone a slight mutation—it's now poisonous!
Upon hearing that it contained poison, Ning Wanwan tensed up, and her eyes started to itch and hurt again, making her want to rub them.
I hope I don't go blind...
It won't blind you; it's just a mild form of toxicity. People with strong constitutions won't even experience any reaction. It's just that your constitution is very weak...
Ning Wanwan made a face, her body was too weak to fight off the fluttering moth, there was nothing I could do.
However, the "love at first sight" cheat code is indeed useless. I looked it up, and while it claims to make someone fall in love at first sight, there are many limitations, making it basically a useless cheat code. See, even a random passerby wouldn't react to you...
The system started crying as it spoke, but Ning Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief.
Although it was a pity that she didn't get the "get rich overnight" magic trick, she was even more afraid of "love at first sight" coming true.
If I were to be loved at first sight by a group of people... No, no, I can't think about it. Just imagining it makes me feel suffocated and want to die.
Ning Wanwan suddenly thought of something and said to the system in her mind, "It can't necessarily be a random passerby, right? How could just any passerby look like that..."
The system paused, scrutinized Jiang Yuyuan's face, and had to admit that Ning Wanwan was right: "[That's true, let me check...]"
Ning Wanwan secretly rubbed her ravenously hungry stomach, pondering what to eat after getting off the bus, when the system let out a shrill, chicken-like scream, startling her awake.
This also attracted the attention of men.
[It's the villain! It's the ruthless villain Jiang Yuyuan!] the system screamed.
What, what villain?
[He's a very important antagonist in the early part of the novel! He's incredibly ruthless towards others, especially the protagonist, showing absolutely no compassion. He even orchestrated the entire city's transformation and fall...]
Ning Wanwan slowly froze.
She could clearly feel that the man was looking at her.
No, don't say anymore. She almost cried inside.
Jiang Yuyuan frowned slightly as he scrutinized the girl who had suddenly started trembling.
Under his gaze, the girl not only did not stop trembling, but seemed to tremble even more violently, burying her head tightly and not daring to look at him.
"What's wrong with you?" he finally asked, his voice cold and low.
He was so cold that it was as if she would be thrown out of the car without any mercy if she didn't give him a satisfactory answer.
The girl trembled noticeably a few more times, cautiously raising her eyes to glance at him, her eyes seemingly veiled in mist.
Jiang Yuyuan inexplicably wanted to look at her a few more times, but the girl had already lowered her head again.
"Sorry, I... I'm a little hungry..."
Her voice was so soft that it could be easily missed if you didn't listen carefully.
If you're hungry, you probably won't even have the strength to speak.
Jiang Yuyuan was silent for a moment, then said to his assistant Li in front of him, "Find her something to eat."
Ning Wanwan was a little confused, thinking the conversation was over.
Assistant Li, sitting in the front passenger seat, was even more confused than her, but his excellent work ethic as an assistant made him quickly realize what was happening and hurriedly opened the car's small refrigerator, which was basically never used.
A dazed Ning Wanwan held the food handed to her by Assistant Li, almost moved to tears.
God knows how hungry she was! She felt like she was about to starve to death! Her eyes were practically glowing green.
Even knowing that the villain was sitting next to her, she couldn't help but want to eat. She was just too hungry.
The food was packaged bread, a brand Ning Wanwan had never seen before, but that didn't matter. She opened the bag and carefully unfastened the mask on the side opposite to the villain's face, leaving the other side still hanging on her ear.
Then she held the food in both hands, took a big bite, and the sweet taste made her squint her eyes in satisfaction.
It's so delicious!
The villain was still looking at the documents in his hand, but it seemed like he hadn't turned to the next page for quite a while.
There must be something very important on this page.
Afraid that her eating manners would disturb the villain's eyes, Ning Wanwan came to her senses after her hunger subsided slightly, turned her body to the side by the car window, and focused on eating her bread with her head down.
Although the bread was already very soft, it was still a bit dry to eat on its own, but Ning Wanwan could totally handle it. Having something to fill her stomach was a lifesaver.
"Are you choking? Would you like a drink?" Assistant Li turned around and asked with a smile.
He always felt that the boss seemed to be taking care of this girl a little... You know, President Jiang is not the kind of person who would allow you to eat whatever you want in the car just because you're hungry.
Moreover, the fact that Li's assistant agreed to let her get in the car in the first place already seemed very strange to him.
After all, Jiang Yuyuan is not a soft-hearted person. His ruthless and cold-blooded methods towards enemies sometimes make even his assistant, Li, who has worked by his side for a long time, feel a little scared...
"No need for drinks, thank you." Ning Wanwan quickly waved her hand. She had almost staged a physical accident and had even eaten the food from the other person, so she was too embarrassed to ask for a drink.
"Give it to her," Jiang Yuyuan suddenly said.
Assistant Li reacted even faster this time, quickly handing the drink to her.
Ning Wanwan didn't answer: "Thank you, but really, it's not necessary..."
"Here you go." Jiang Yuyuan had already put down the documents and was looking at her the whole time.
Under the villain's cold yet domineering gaze, Ning Wanwan hurriedly accepted the drink.
She opened her mouth, but her voice was barely audible.
"Thanks……"
Jiang Yuyuan didn't say anything, nor did he look at the documents again. He pinched the bridge of his nose with his long, slender, fair fingers, and closed his eyelids slightly, as if he was resting.
Ning Wanwan turned her body to the other side again, unscrewed the bottle cap, and let the cool, slightly sweet liquid flow down her throat, making her breathe a small, comfortable sigh.
She continued eating her food. Because she wasn't in such a hurry as before, she slowed down a bit, chewing with her cheeks slightly puffed out while watching the lights flashing past the car window.
The car had gradually driven away from the suburbs, and there were more and more cars and people in the road. Ning Wanwan relaxed a little after seeing this, and even considered whether she should say she wanted to get off now and then go to the station or take a taxi back.
Being so close to the villain, sitting in the same car, was definitely a test of her nerves.
As Ning Wanwan was lost in thought, her gaze unconsciously fell on the car window, and she suddenly noticed the villain's blurry reflection on the window.
She couldn't quite see his expression, but she felt that he was looking at her.
She had a strange feeling that she and the villain were indirectly making eye contact through the car window.
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First day of posting, four chapters in total.
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