Chapter 280 Is this guy a pervert? Should we call the police?

After touring the Forbidden City, Liu Ruyan took Jiang Jing to try a time-honored roast duck restaurant she highly recommended.

During the meal, she attentively introduced the ways to eat the roast duck and its unique features. Her words and actions were full of the grace of a refined young lady from the capital, yet she didn't make one feel distant.

Once they had eaten and drunk their fill, the atmosphere between them became even more harmonious.

Jiang Jing set down his teacup, looked at the radiant Liu Ruyan opposite him, and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, before I came, Staff Officer Zhang mentioned you to me."

"Oh? What did Uncle Zhang say about me?" Liu Ruyan blinked curiously.

Jiang Jing imitated Staff Officer Zhang's tone from back then and said with a smile,

"He said, that Miss Liu from the Liu family, her beauty is beyond words, truly peerless. It's just that her standards are too high! A bit stuck-up; ordinary young talents simply can't catch her eye."

He paused, looked at Liu Ruyan, and said with a teasing tone, "Now it seems, Staff Officer Zhang was only half right."

"The peerless beauty part is true, but as for being too picky or stuck-up... I haven't seen that at all. It feels like Staff Officer Zhang misjudged this time."

When Liu Ruyan heard Staff Officer Zhang "badmouthing" her behind her back, she immediately pouted her cherry-red lips.

She retorted with a hint of coquettishness, "I'm not stuck-up at all! Uncle Zhang is just spouting nonsense!"

She put down her chopsticks and explained earnestly, "You don't know, some people really do look... um, not quite up to my aesthetic standards."

"And they're especially self-righteous and play around too much; naturally, I don't think much of them."

"Then there are others who have money at home, but have no ability of their own, yet spend all day putting on airs of being 'superior to others.'"

"Everything they say and do reeks of vulgarity. It's so annoying!"

"That's not called having high standards; that's called having basic taste and pursuits, okay!"

Listening to her righteous explanation, Jiang Jing couldn't help but rub his chin and nod in agreement,

"Hmm... when you put it that way, it seems quite reasonable."

"So, does that mean my looks and... um, temperament, have barely reached Miss Liu's entry-level standards?"

Seeing that Jiang Jing didn't think she was picky, but instead expressed understanding, Liu Ruyan was even happier.

She nodded generously, looking at Jiang Jing with bright eyes, "That's right! You are very handsome, and your temperament is excellent. Just looking at you makes one feel happy."

"I definitely hope to find a handsome partner in the future, so that I can be happy looking at him every day."

"I assume you also like finding pretty girls, right?"

She asked very directly, with frankness and a hint of mischief in her eyes.

Jiang Jing greatly appreciated her straightforward personality, which was neither coy nor pretentious, and nodded in admission with a smile, "Of course, scientific research shows that men looking at beautiful women often is good for their mood and prolongs life."

"I'm doing this to live a few more years~"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan immediately burst into laughter.

Finding Jiang Jing truly interesting, she added, "Hmm, scientific research also shows that looking at handsome men is good for regulating endocrine function and staying young!"

"I'm doing this for my own physical and mental health!"

Liu Ruyan explained earnestly, imitating Jiang Jing's manner.

The two made eye contact and saw the mischief and laughter in each other's eyes. They couldn't help but burst into laughter simultaneously, the atmosphere instantly becoming incredibly relaxed.

After laughing, Liu Ruyan looked at Jiang Jing and said very earnestly, "Also, I think you are very easygoing. You don't have that sense of superiority that those people have. Being with you feels very comfortable and natural."

Jiang Jing didn't expect Liu Ruyan to be so direct, and he was taken aback for a moment.

Immediately, a slightly smug expression appeared on his face as he began to boast, "That's right! I don't have any other advantages, just that I'm handsome, have a good personality, can tinker with some small inventions, and most importantly, I have self-awareness and never pretend to be cool!"

His shameless boasting once again made Liu Ruyan laugh uncontrollably.

After some conversation, both discovered that their views and tastes in many areas were quite compatible. Communicating was completely barrier-free, and there was even a rare sense of tacit understanding.

[Ding! Liu Ruyan's favorability +30!] (Currently 50)

The system's notification sound rang in Jiang Jing's mind.

The smile on his lips deepened. It seemed this trip to the capital was quite fruitful.

Jiang Jing and Liu Ruyan chatted happily, from hobbies to life ideals, the atmosphere so harmonious it was as if they were old friends of many years.

The sunlight was just right, a gentle breeze brushed against their faces, and the combination of a handsome man and a beautiful woman itself formed a pleasing picture.

However, neither of them noticed that on the second floor of a tastefully decorated restaurant diagonally opposite, in an optimal viewing position by the window, a laughable scene was unfolding.

A little old man dressed in a flashy shirt, wearing a baseball cap and large sunglasses, dressed quite avant-garde and even a bit "trendy."

He was holding high-powered binoculars, intently peeping at every move Jiang Jing and Liu Ruyan made.

That focused expression and professional equipment made him look exactly like a private detective.

This person was none other than the one who should have been at home cultivating his character, Elder Liu—Liu Cang.

If anyone familiar with him were to see this former ministerial-level official, who once held high power and was stern and unsmiling,

in this sneaky state of peeping at his own granddaughter's date, their jaws would likely drop to the floor.

One can only say that the old man usually hides his true self too well; for his precious granddaughter's lifelong happiness, he really threw away his old face and completely let himself go.

Within the field of view of the binoculars, Liu Ruyan's smile was like a flower, and Jiang Jing was dashing. The two were chatting happily, and the atmosphere was excellent.

Elder Liu watched with great satisfaction, the wrinkles on his face smiling like blooming chrysanthemums, while he couldn't help but mutter under his breath:

"Good! Good! Look how happy they are chatting! It seems there's a chance, definitely a chance!"

"Hmm... the more I look at this young man, the more pleasing he becomes. He and our Ruyan are truly a talented man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven!"

"At this rate, could things be settled by the end of the year? Should the wedding be held at the Beijing Hotel or should we have a beach wedding in Hainan?"

"Oh my, when the time comes to hold a great-grandchild, what name should I choose? Perhaps they should take the surname Liu; the surname Jiang doesn't sound as good."

"Liu Mingxuan? Liu Shihan? It would be best if they were twins, then I could use both..."

The old man's thoughts drifted further and further away, completely immersed in the wonderful fantasy of being a "great-grandfather."

He was completely unaware that his sleazy appearance—wearing sunglasses, holding binoculars, and grinning at thin air—had already attracted the side-eyes and disdain of the surrounding diners.

"Hey, look at that old man, so sneaky, what is he looking at with those binoculars?"

"I don't know, his smile is so creepy... could he be a pervert?"

"Should we call the police?"