Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 238 - 128: Selling Game Rights, Negotiating with Little Moon (Two in One, Asking for Subscriptions)_4
Li Yuan felt inwardly awkward. He honestly hadn’t thought about Zhong Tingyue much at all. She had been the one to initiate their texts, while he was completely engrossed in the gentle company of Bai Weixi and Xia Zhijin, unable to pull himself away.
Hearing the jealousy in her voice, Li Yuan offered a faint, apologetic smile. "My bad. I’ve just been incredibly busy these past few days."
"Little Moon, get in. Let’s head to the Longyu Building and grab a bite."
Like a perfect gentleman, Li Yuan opened the car door for her.
Zhong Tingyue smiled, giving him a meaningful look.
Once Li Yuan was in the driver’s seat, Zhong Tingyue sniffed the air, her brow furrowing slightly before she suddenly asked, "Senior, quite a few girls have sat in this passenger seat, haven’t they?"
Li Yuan tensed. Her nose is sharp! How could she possibly tell?
He didn’t deny it, instead using the truth as an excuse. "Oh? I just rented this car, so maybe some other girls rode in it before me."
"Oh, it’s a rental? I was starting to think you had a girlfriend, Senior."
Zhong Tingyue pursed her lips into a small smile. For some reason, his explanation brought her a strange sense of relief.
She looked at Li Yuan and said playfully, "Senior, what do you want for lunch? You order, my treat."
Li Yuan teased her with a smile. "Little Moon, I never would have guessed you were a little rich girl. And here you were, telling me you were poor."
Zhong Tingyue shot him a look, laughing. "I am poor, Senior. You’d better not order too much."
Li Yuan started the car and sped toward the Longyu Building.
"Not a chance. I’ve got a huge appetite. I’m definitely going to eat you out of house and home today."
Zhong Tingyue put on an expression of heroic sacrifice as she looked at him earnestly. "Then so be it! For your sake, Senior, I’ll just eat instant noodles next month. It’ll be a good way to lose some weight, anyway."
Li Yuan’s eyes drifted to her figure. The parts that were supposed to be full were indeed quite prominent. For someone of her height, one could only describe her as exceptionally gifted.
Zhong Tingyue caught his ogling gaze, and a light blush crept onto her cheeks. She shifted slightly to the side and muttered, "Senior, you’re a little naughty."
"Little Moon, you wound me!" Li Yuan protested. "I simply possess eyes that can appreciate beauty. When I see something wonderful, I can’t help but let my gaze linger, completely captivated."
Zhong Tingyue huffed. "Senior, I knew I was right about you. You’re such a big liar, you can even make lechery sound so poetic and refined."
Li Yuan let out a hearty laugh and continued to boldly admire her, giving his eyes a treat.
"You can’t blame my eyes. It’s all your fault for looking so beautiful today," he said. "My gaze was drawn to you against my will. You’re a true feast for the eyes."
Zhong Tingyue felt shy under his intense stare. "Senior, when did you become such a smooth-talker? Is this how you tricked me in our past life, too?"
"Little Moon, you must have me wrong. How could I be a smooth-talker? Every word I say comes from the heart. If you don’t believe me, just look. I’m even blushing."
"I don’t believe you for a second. For all I know, you made up that whole story," Zhong Tingyue said, pouting as she gave him a mock-annoyed glance, looking rather proud.
"Big Writer Li, if you can write a novel as amazing as *Battle Starry Sky*, making up a little love story must be child’s play for you." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
"Ahem, how could you say that? Even if you think the story is fake, you can’t say I made up the song *Nanshan South*, can you? Or that I just randomly guessed your phone number?"
"That’s true... But Senior, you’re so talented, writing a song shouldn’t be that hard for you, right?"
"Haha, Little Moon, different professions are worlds apart. Writing novels and writing songs are two completely different things. How could you think it isn’t difficult?"
"But you’re Talented Li, my personal idol! I believe you have the talent for it."
"Ahem, Little Moon, you think too highly of me. I’m just a humble wordsmith; I don’t have any real talent." Li Yuan quickly changed the subject. "Anyway, what do you want for lunch? You choose, Little Moon. Chinese? Western?"
"Senior, I already said it’s my treat, so I should be the one asking you what you want. So, what would you like?"
...
In the end, Li Yuan and Zhong Tingyue decided on a Western restaurant and ordered Beef Wellington.
After lunch, Li Yuan suddenly asked, "Little Moon, do you have class this afternoon?"
Zhong Tingyue replied with a question of her own, "What do you think, Senior?"
Li Yuan looked at how carefully she had dressed up today and felt his heart stir. What a complete moron I am. Did I even need to ask?
"Little Moon, I have an event to go to later. Would you mind coming with me? I’m a little scared to go alone."
Zhong Tingyue gave him a look. It was such a clumsy and insincere excuse. She smirked and said, "Senior, do you really think a weak girl like me can protect you?"
Li Yuan replied with absolute conviction, "Having you by my side will inspire me to my greatest strength. With you there, I will be fearless and ready to fight to the very end."
"My, my, Senior," Zhong Tingyue teased. "To hear you talk, one would think you’re actually going to a battlefield, ’fighting to the very end’ and all."
"Ahem, well, I’m not exactly wrong. You’ll see in a bit," Li Yuan said with a mysterious grin, deliberately keeping her in suspense.
He wasn’t exaggerating when he said he was going to a battlefield.
The world of business was a battlefield, and his meeting with Wangyi Company to discuss copyright matters was nothing short of a strategic clash.
Seeing his serious expression, Zhong Tingyue’s curiosity was piqued. "Senior, what exactly are you going to do?"
"Hehe, that’s a secret. I’ll keep you in suspense for now."
Li Yuan’s eyes twinkled as he looked at her. "You can try to guess, though. If you get it right, there’s a reward."
