150 Lido Holiday Hotel (1/2)

”Hey, could you not always frown?” Chen Fan was very timid. ”I've never offended you, so why are you always picking on me?”

”What do you mean?” Wu Ruoyu's deep blue eyes were filled with surprise. ”You know what you've done. Don't act all innocent.”

All I did was scratch you a few times. If you're not happy, then I'll just let you scratch me back!

Although this was what Chen Fan had thought, his mouth blurted out these words: ”You really baffle me. Setting aside the fact that I was kicked off the bed for no reason, now you keep on accusing me of molesting you!”

”I kicked you off the bed for no reason?” Wu Ruoyu's voice suddenly increased by five scales, and her snow-white countenance reddened dramatically. Not only did this little rascal refuse to admit to his mistake, but he was also making bogus accusations against her. ”If you hadn't started to mess around, why would I have kicked you off?”

”Hiss...”

”Ahh…”

”Gah…”

Wu Ruoyu's voice was neither loud or soft. Coincidentally, it met with the end of a song that was being sung by Zhang Xueyang, precisely at the moment when the sound in the speaker ceased completely, as it was preparing to play the following track. Therefore, all six women and five men, who were seated near Wu Ruoyu, heard this sensually flirtatious and coquettish protest.

Multiple gazes landed upon Chen Fan's body. Envy, hatred, curiosity, eagerness, astonishment, doubtfulness...almost all of these gazes contained every kind of positive or negative emotions, and they were all pricking Chen Fan like a needle.

Pak!

Then, a dropping sound was heard. Ma Ruoxi, who was texting as she sat next to Wu Ruoyu, did not even notice that her phone had fallen on the ground. Two pairs of wide, disbelieving eyes stared at this ”adulterous” couple, in a similar way to how they would have stared at a prehistoric dinosaur.

This is unbelievable! Too unbelievable!

Didn't Elder Sister always say that she didn't have a boyfriend? Dad and Mom wanted to introduce her to a few bachelors, but they had all been duly declined by her.

So, how did a boyfriend appear all of a sudden?

And, apparently, it's even the kind that has been kicked off the bed due to him messing around!

This boyfriend... was actually Dad's business partner, and Yun Meng's elder brother, too!

”I…I say, old pal, you're not doing things prudently!” Zhang Xueyang stammered. ”You always tell me that you don't have a girlfriend. Who would've thought that you would have actually hooked up with you know who!”

”I…I'm going to the washroom,” Wu Ruoyu covered her hot face and ran outside. She knew that such things could not be explained.

Yet, this did not prevent the others from trying to learn more about the latest gossip. She didn't use the attached bathroom in the private booth, but ran out of the room instead.

”Elder Brother Chen Fan, since when did start you hooking up with my sister?” Ma Ruoxi pulled herself from her daydream, edging closer to push herself against him.

”About a month ago.” Chen Fan opened his mouth, showing his snowy white teeth and smiling shyly. ”We're neighbors, right? So, as time passed, things just naturally became...”

”Became what?” Ma Ruoxi had great potential to become a very successful, and nosy, female paparazzi!

”Nothing. I'm going to the bathroom as well.” Chen Fan hurriedly walked towards the door, attempting to avoid Ma Ruoxi's pull.

The gazes of the people indoors were similarly hot, especially those coming from the four males. Chen Fan actually thought that, if he had stayed in the room any longer, he would have been seared into roast pork by those scorching gazes, which felt as if they were up to a high temperature of 1000 degree Celsius!

”Hehe, just wait till you get bugged to death by Ma Ruoxi!” After Chen Fan closed the door, a smile filled with treachery immediately appeared on his face.

One could not help but feel a little resigned at Chen Fan's character. If he and Wu Ruoyu walked in the wilderness, and there came a hailstorm, he would use his body as a barrier to protect her from the lumps of ice, without any hesitation. But, if he had the chance to make a fool out of her, he also would not hesitate to do so!

Pretty girls would always be the centers of men's attention, especially if they were of a Sino-French mixed-race, as was Wu Ruoyu.

Not long after Chen Fan had walked out to the corridor, he saw Wu Ruoyu standing at the side of the walkway, frowning as she spoke. Right next to her, stood a guy wearing a black suit.

As if there was some form of telepathy between them, when Chen Fan turned the corner, Wu Ruoyu turned around and briefly glanced toward Chen Fan's direction. Then, with a shine in her eyes, she quickly walked towards Chen Fan.

She walked right to the front of Chen Fan. This woman never ceased to surprise him with her astonishing remarks. Now, the first sentence that she blurted was enough to make Chen Fan's eyeballs pop.

”Wei Jie, allow me to introduce you.” Wu Ruoyu lovingly crossed her arm onto Chen Fan's elbow, then spoke with her sweet voice. ”This is my boyfriend, Chen Fan, and we're going to get married in August next year. When the time comes, you must attend our wedding!”

As the CEO of Zhong Tian Realty, which is a subsidiary of Tian Hai City's Wei Xin Holdings, Wei Jie was definitely a young and talented man from the list of most eligible bachelors. He had not even reached the age of 30, but his net worth was already in the hundreds of millions.

He had developed two rather reputable real estate clusters in Zhongyun. Hence, despite having the support of his family's influence, he was still undoubtedly an established elite in his own rite.

Yet, there was something common among all men, which is that they are all lustful! This was revealed with Wei Jie when he was in Tianhai, where he was a frequent patron of their tabloid magazines. In fact, at peak times, he had even been reported to have had love affairs with three starlets in a single week!

A year ago, he came to Zhongyun to develop his real estate business. During a dinner appointment with local billionaire Ma Rongtao, he instantly placed his aims on this lady, who resembled the hybrid of an oriental fairy and a western angel.

Unfortunately, in this era of exploding information, even searching for a nobody in some foreign country was a piece of cake. Moreover, if it was the renowned ”Playboy Wei,” no information could remain hidden for long.

It was undeniable that men could sometimes be very vulgar. However, when the men who behave as such are under the shelter of Zhongyun city's billionaire Ma Rongtao, they can get away with pulling off a multitude of tricks and tactics in pursuing girls. With that in mind, as this playboy had finally bumped into this beauty here, he, of course, wouldn't miss the opportunity to worm his way into being friends with her.

Not allowing himself to be flustered, Wu Ruoyu went up to greet the playboy politely, extending his arm. He then turned to his bride-to-be and affectionately said that they were going to get married next year.

When Wei Jie heard the news, it felt as if a sharp knife had been ruthlessly stabbed into his chest. Not many men could accept the fact that the lady in context was precisely the lady whom they were bitterly chasing after.

Wei Jie was obviously a person who valued self-consciousness, so he tried his best to contain his anger, while silently judging his rival. His build was average. Though his body seemed slightly thin and weak, he did not look frail.

He had a mediocre appearance, as he looked plain, dressed in his black casual clothes. Yet, there was an indescribable stern aura on his face.

Wei Jie, who grew up surrounded by heaps of businessmen, was not an idiot, so he knew not to ever underestimate an opponent.

”One can never judge a book by its cover!”

He had heard this proverb so frequently. Moreover, he had seen numerous people, who looked silent and plain from the outside, but whose backgrounds were the exact opposite of what they portrayed.

”Hello.” Chen Fan did not introduce himself in the detailed manner that Wei Jie wished he would. Instead, he merely grinned and extended his right hand.

Such a scenario made Chen Fan feel unsure of whether he should laugh or cry. By just thinking on his toes, he could already sense that Wu Ruoyu had used him as her excuse.

”Darling, didn't you say that you wanted to see if our new matrimonial home was finished after being renovated?” Wu Ruoyu shook Chen Fan's arm, like a spoiled child. She was certain that Chen Fan would play along with her charade. After all, there were in a relationship!

Darling! Our new matrimonial home!

These words were like knives, ruthlessly cutting into Wei Jie's heart. Especially when he saw Chen Fan's perpetual expression of happiness, it made him feel like he wanted to rush in and smash Chen Fan's face, regardless of the cost.

All of a sudden, Wei Jie felt that Chen Fan's smile was so cute and so warm. It made Wei Jie's boiling anger had melted completely, in just 0.1 seconds, having been converted into only an abundance of ecstasy.

”Heh,” Chen Fan touched Wu Ruoyu's hands tenderly, whispering to her in a gentle voice.

”Little Sister, you're starting to be cheeky again. How can you always take your cousin brother out as your shield against other guys?” Chen Fan instantly transformed into a benevolent, lecturing elder brother. ”Why take the trouble to lie to people? Wei Jie looks quite decent to me!”

”Uh…” The smile on Wu Ruoyu's face froze at that moment.

”Brother Chen, you…” Wei Jie's heart was so thrilled, he felt as if he had gone on a rollercoaster ride. Both his hands that were holding on to Chen Fan shook tremendously, and he was acting so toady, like a small office worker who had just met his director.

”You're Wei Jie, right? Not bad for a lad!” Chen Fan showed him a glance of approval.

It was not Chen Fan's fetish to be a scapegoat, especially if he was going to get in trouble with a wild lion! Therefore, it was natural that Chen Fan would want to retaliate, in order to speedily restore himself to the dominant position.

”You…” the little bride-to-be looked as if she was going to cry. How could there still be someone in this world who was so insensitive? In the next second, she left the two, running away, while covering her face.

”My younger sister is always like that, so thin-skinned!” Chen Fan's smile was ever cunning.

”It's not a problem,” Wei Jie was so excited that his entire body was shaking. He took out a box of Panda cigarettes from his pocket, then snapped one cigarette out. He then offered it to Chen Fan. ”Elder Brother Chen, please have a smoke.”

After Chen Fan received the cigarette, Wei Jie snapped his silverish-white lighter and helped Chen Fan to light his cigarette.

”Dang, it's shaking. Could it be that a good night is coming?” Chen Fan could not help but mutter the excited thoughts quietly to himself.

At night, in the guestroom of the second floor of Liu Chao Restaurant...

This was a restaurant that was furnished completely in a vintage-retro style. From the green bricks and yellow roof tiles of the three-story building to the wooden flooring and staircase in its interior, all were designed according to the setting of the Qing Dynasty. Even the waitresses were dressed in vintage-style cheongsams.

”Come, sister-in-law. Let me make a toast to you!” Zhang Xueyang forced out an expression of chivalry toward Wu Ruoyu.

”Zhang Xueyang, how many times have I told you, I want nothing to do with that guy!” Wu Ruoyu angrily lifted up the glass in front of her, which was filled with a bright red liquid.

This is so infuriating! How did she run into this neighbor? If it wasn't for her cash flow, which was running a little tight, Wu Ruoyu would already have just moved out once and for all.

Cheap, coarse, horny, dirty...

Wu Ruoyu could not think of any positive merits to describe him. The only possible thing that was worth mentioning would be his mysterious background, which was one that even her uncle could not help but admire!

”Yes, I know!” Zhang Xueyang could not stop laughing and shot an understanding look at Wu Ruoyu. ”You guys have nothing to do with each other!”