247: Chapter 247 Cooking Personally?

Although Lü Yan was not present and didn't know the full details, she could still deduce Shen Yan's situation from his few words.

There are countless people in society who worship the powerful and step on the weak.

She was very skilled at dealing with such people and had her own set of methods.

"Since I helped you, shouldn't you reward me?"

After thinking for a while, Shen Yan firmly replied, "I can. As long as it's within my capabilities, I will definitely give you anything I can."

When people become arrogant, they easily lose their composure.

Lü Yan was the same.

She subconsciously wanted to say, 'I want to be your girlfriend.'

Fortunately, her brain hadn't completely short-circuited, and she remembered that Shen Yan had just said his girlfriend was also in the cinema.

"I... Ahem, if you really want to thank me, treat me to a meal another day."

Shen Yan agreed without hesitation.

"Fine, it's just treating you to a meal. Whenever you want, I can take you anytime."

Seeing how easily he agreed, Lü Yan suddenly felt a bit dissatisfied.

"No, this reward is too easy for you."

Saying that, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"How about this: you personally cook a meal for me?"

Shen Yan was a bit stunned.

"Personally... cook?"

Lü Yan nodded excitedly.

"That's right, you cook a meal for me with your own hands!"

Shen Yan fell silent.

If he remembered correctly, Lü Yan had just confessed her liking for him not long ago.

Under these circumstances, would it be inappropriate for him to personally cook for her?

Just as he was full of reservations, Lü Yan pouted and asked him dissatisfiedly, "Didn't you say you would agree to anything within your capabilities? Why are you going back on your word so quickly now?"

A word spoken cannot be taken back.

Shen Yan could be an untrustworthy person in the business world, but he could not accept being an untrustworthy person in his private life.

"I didn't say I was going back on my word. You want me to cook for you, right? I agree. What do you want to eat?"

The question was a bit sudden, and Lü Yan couldn't answer for a moment.

After hesitating for a long time, she replied to Shen Yan, "It's not like you're cooking for me today anyway. Why don't I tell you the dish when I finally decide what I want?"

Shen Yan nodded and agreed.

"Ding dong!"

Suddenly, his phone chimed with a message notification.

Shen Yan picked up his phone and saw that the message was from Liu Hui.

【Can't you find a staff member?】

After reading the message, Shen Yan glanced at the time and realized he had been out for five minutes.

"Alright, I won't chat with you anymore. I need to go find a staff member."

Lü Yan didn't dawdle either. She said goodbye directly and moved aside to let him go find the staff.

The attitude of the cinema staff was quite good.

When he heard that Shen Yan had accidentally spilled popcorn in the theater, he didn't get angry right away but directly grabbed a broom and a trash can and walked toward the theater.

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

As he walked into the theater, Shen Yan was still apologizing to the staff member.

The staff member felt like his ears were getting calloused. He patted Shen Yan's shoulder and said, "It's really nothing. We've even had people vomit directly in the cinema. Spilling some popcorn is nothing?"

"Besides, you voluntarily came out to let me clean up early. I should be thanking you for coming!"

After speaking, the staff member began to efficiently clean up the popcorn on the floor.

"Deng deng deng deng!"

Just as they finished cleaning, the screen in the theater began showing the movie.

The staff member glanced at the time, turned to Shen Yan, and urged him, "Okay, I need to go now. Hurry up and go find your girlfriend to watch the movie."

Shen Yan somewhat embarrassedly took out a hundred-yuan bill and slipped it into the staff member's palm.

"Thank you for cleaning up."

The staff member didn't expect to receive a tip. He was stunned for a moment before showing a surprised expression.

"Oh my! After working as a Waitress for so long, this is the first time I've received a tip. Thank you, sir!"

Originally, the Waitress's attitude towards Shen Yan was very casual.

Upon seeing the hundred-yuan bill, her attitude towards Shen Yan instantly did a 180-degree turn; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she respected him deeply.

"Hahaha, you're welcome. This is what you deserve. Alright, you can go now. I need to go back too."

The Waitress nodded with a smile, carrying the trash can and broom, and walked out.

Returning to his seat, Liu Hui asked Shen Yan in a low voice, "Why were you out for so long? Couldn't you find someone to clean up?"

Shen Yan shook his head and answered truthfully, "No, I ran into a friend."

A friend?

Liu Hui showed a surprised expression.

"A business friend?"

Shen Yan shook his head and said with a thoughtful expression, "Probably... not, I guess. It was the lawyer handling my case with my Ex-wife, and also the friend who just helped us at the restaurant."

Liu Hui nodded as if she understood but didn't fully grasp it.

"Oh... Then since she just helped us, shouldn't we treat her to a meal to thank her?"

Shen Yan replied, "I already settled that with her."

Hearing that Shen Yan had handled it properly, Liu Hui didn't press further and looked up to concentrate on the movie.

The progress bar of the movie moved forward little by little.

Soon, time passed imperceptibly, and over an hour went by.

The movie's end credits song began to play.

Watching the scrolling text on the screen, Shen Yan turned to Liu Hui and said, "Let's go. Do you need to use the restroom?"

Liu Hui dabbed her eyes with a tissue, sobbing slightly, and replied, "Yes, but the restroom will definitely be crowded now. Let's go later."

Shen Yan nodded and sat on the chair with Liu Hui, waiting for the end credits to finish playing.

The theme of this movie was about family affection.

The plot was engaging, but the logic was a bit messy.

He found himself constantly breaking character while watching.

"Wuwuwu..."

Just as he was thinking, crying sounds came from beside him again.

Shen Yan habitually took out the last packet of tissues he had and handed it to Liu Hui, telling her, "Use these sparingly. Don't go to work tomorrow with frog eyes."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Hui smacked his arm hard.

"How can you talk like that?!"

Shen Yan laughed, "But what I said is true. If you keep crying like that, I bet you'll really have swollen eyes going to work tomorrow."

Liu Hui knew Shen Yan was telling the truth. She took the tissue and pressed it to her eyes, saying, "Then what should I do? I don't want my colleagues gossiping about me tomorrow... Hey, why didn't you cry? This movie is so tear-jerking."

The topic shift was sudden, and Shen Yan was momentarily unable to react.

By the time he reacted, the movie screen had already switched from the end credits to the post-credits scene.

"Oh my gosh! I didn't expect this movie to have a hidden scene!"