60: poaching

As the wind chimes jingled, the door was pushed open.

Yang Xin took a deep breath, adjusted his collar, and strode with a determined pace towards Li Xuening and Ye Xi's table.

As he approached step by step, many people in the shop were drawn to him, and soft murmurs began to rise.

"Oh my god, he's not walking towards me, is he? After all, I have such a good figure."

"Can a flat chest be considered a good figure? Men all like me, petite and showing off my figure."

"Can you stop arguing? Why don't you look in a mirror? Have you been praised so much by simps that you've lost sight of yourselves?"

...

"Sister Xuening, look over there." Ye Xi gently nudged Li Xuening with her elbow, signaling her to look towards the door.

Li Xuening turned her head, and the moment she saw Yang Xin, a flicker of surprise crossed her face, then returned to calm.

She was surprised that this old man actually dared to come and confess to her, and calm because it wasn't a big deal; she would just reject him.

Yang Xin arrived at their table, slightly out of breath, with a nervous yet expectant expression on his face.

He handed the roses to Li Xuening, his voice trembling slightly from nervousness: "Xuening, you know my feelings. I beg you to give me a chance."

The surrounding diners stopped what they were doing, looking over curiously, ready to cheer them on.

Seeing that Li Xuening didn't speak, he knew he was out of luck, but there was still a hint of unwillingness in his heart.

"Xuening, I truly only love you," Yang Xin pleaded again.

The reason Yang Xin pursued Li Xuening so much was, firstly, because Li Xuening was indeed beautiful, and secondly, there were other reasons.

Their family was a subsidiary of the Ye family, and over the years, they had done many things that harmed the Ye family's interests. Fearing future reckoning by the Ye family, they needed to find a new backer, and the Li family was a good choice.

"I like these men who are affectionate with their words the most. No matter how affectionate they are, they still turn into my simps in minutes."

When Ye Xi heard this man's affectionate words, she sneered inwardly. Didn't she know what most men were like?

They could say such devoted words to every girl, but they couldn't stand any test.

"I don't have any feelings for you. I remember telling you last time not to come looking for me again; it's hopeless." Looking at the high-end roses Yang Xin offered, Li Xuening had no desire to take them.

However, if Little Xi sister had given them, she would be jumping for joy right now.

"Sister Xuening, he's here to confess. Whether he succeeds or not, let him sit down first, and then we can talk slowly."

A clear and pleasant voice came, and Yang Xin's breathing hitched. What a beautiful young lady; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was a fairy descended to the mortal world.

He sniffed lightly, and a faint gardenia scent wafted over, a hint of daze in his eyes.

It was only because he had been looking at Li Xuening just now that he hadn't noticed such a beautiful young woman beside her.

Of course, what he didn't know was that this was Ye Xi's body scent plus version; it could automatically adjust to each person's taste to achieve the best effect, so what everyone smelled might be different.

Li Xuening bit her red lip. Dog men really couldn't be trusted. Just now he was saying he only liked her, and now his gaze towards her future wife was practically dripping with desire.

However, since Ye Xi had already told him to sit down, she couldn't very well just kick him out now.

"Sit down." Li Xuening pointed to the opposite seat.

"Okay, thank you."

Yang Xin stole another glance at Ye Xi, and combined with the scent from earlier, his favorability towards Ye Xi instantly maxed out.

Previously, Li Xuening was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen; now, she could only rank second.

"Xuening, who is this?" Yang Xin pointed to Ye Xi beside her.

"Don't call me by my name. We're not that close. Just call me Ms. Li." Li Xuening snorted, blaming this idiot for ruining her date with Xiao Xi.

"Hello, I'm Sister Xuening's secretary, Ye Xi." Before Li Xuening could speak, Ye Xi had already answered.

"Hello." Yang Xin extended his hand, wanting to shake hands with Ye Xi.

Yang Xin felt this was an exception. Under normal circumstances, a mere secretary was only fit to grovel before him; how could she be worthy of shaking his hand?

However, this girl being so beautiful was an exception.

Of course, the title of secretary was deliberately revealed to him by Ye Xi, just to amplify his desire.

Men of his age especially liked to keep young and beautiful female college students like Ye Xi as mistresses.

"I'm sorry, I just ate, and my hands are all greasy. I'm afraid of dirtying you, so shaking hands isn't very appropriate."

Ye Xi raised her fair, delicate hand to show Yang Xin; at a glance, it was shiny with oil.

"Alright then." Seeing the other party refuse like this, Yang Xin, although a little regretful, had to give up.

Yang Xin lowered his head, and Ye Xi's pair of fair, long legs came into view, causing him to involuntarily imagine things.

Ye Xi naturally knew what he was doing and could only secretly curse him as lewd in her heart. In her opinion, this man was probably also someone who often played with women.

"If you're here for a romantic relationship, you can leave now. If you're here to talk business or just chat, you can stay a bit longer."

Li Xuening cursed inwardly, this dog man, daring to look at Xiao Xi's wife with such a perverted gaze, he truly deserved to die.

Ye Xi tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear and smiled slightly at Yang Xin.

"This must be Yang Dage, right? I heard Sister Xuening mention you before. Meeting you today, you truly are a handsome and dashing man."

"Oh, no, no? You're flattering me too much, Guniang."

Yang Xin was slightly taken aback. This girl had such a good impression of him?

Thinking of this, his earlier disappointment from failing his confession was swept away, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Yang Dage, you're too humble."

Ye Xi's crystal-like eyes stared directly at Yang Xin. Then, her face showed more joy than before, as if seeing her beloved, and she shyly lowered her head.

"Miss Ye, which school did you graduate from?"

Yang Xin actively chatted with Ye Xi. Winning over this beautiful young lady seemed pretty good too.

"Saint Man University, I haven't graduated yet, just doing an internship first," Ye Xi said shyly.

Yang Xin chuckled, saying: "That's a top-tier prestigious school. Being a secretary is a bit of a waste of talent."

"However, if you're a secretary for the Li family, you can indeed learn a lot, so it's not a waste of talent."

Li Xuening's mouth twitched slightly. This dog, are you trying to poach my talent?