jdhmnovel Chapter 16: A Passerby in a CEO Romance Novel (6)
Chapter 16: A Passerby in a CEO Romance Novel (6)
"Sister, your emotions are fluctuating so much."
In the dimly lit, enclosed room, a hoarse voice suddenly rang out.
A faint crackling sound emanated from the red-glowing computer screen, which flickered and reflected a pale face.
"Le Yan?"
Inside the Great Buddha Temple, Le Yan, who was kneeling before the Buddha and chanting, suddenly shivered, feeling a sense of foreboding.
She cautiously opened one eye, glancing at Gu Yunting, who had come with her to pray, but seeing that he didn't move, she looked away.
A chill ran through her. Even though she was in a temple bathed in Buddhist light, she felt no sense of security. Instead, she felt uneasy, as if something was watching her.
Once again, Leyan felt that the world was probably doomed.
Otherwise, how could she, an ordinary girl who grew up in an orderly manner and had never done anything bad in her twenty-two years, have run into so many messy things?
Today's events have been so bothering Le Yan that she's starting to wonder if the Gu Group is cursed against her.
Calming herself down, Leyan once again sincerely prayed to Buddha for blessings.
"May Buddha bless me, may Buddha bless me, may you ensure my safety, health, happiness, and success, and that I eat well, dress well, and sleep well..."
The wish was a little too much, which made Gu Yunting, who was standing next to him, both laugh and cry.
He helped Le Yan to her feet, looking at her with amusement, and said, "Are you at ease now? Are you leaving?"
Because Leyan was coming to worship Buddha, President Gu, who had never missed a day of work since taking over the Gu Group, did not go to work for the first time.
Now that he has finished praying to Buddha, he has no plans to go back to the company. Instead, he is thinking of taking his girlfriend on a date.
However, his idea was destined to fail.
As Gu Yunting and Le Yan walked out of the main hall, a figure approached them. "Gu Xiaoer, you've come to worship Buddha too?"
A magnetic voice sounded in her ear, and Le Yan looked over curiously.
Then a strikingly handsome man stood in front of them. His short black hair couldn't hide his captivating fox-like eyes, his skin was as white as jade, and he had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, making him stunning at first glance.
Le Yan tilted her head slightly, feeling that the other person's voice was somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it before.
Gu Yunting's expression had turned cold. He frowned as he looked at the other person and said in a chilling voice, "Shen Mubai, what are you doing here?"
I just ran into him at the hospital yesterday, and now I'm seeing him at the Buddhist temple today. What a coincidence!
Gu Yunting didn't believe in coincidences.
Shen Mubai's gaze fell on Le Yan, who was looking at him curiously, and he answered her casually, "I'm not on duty today, so I came out for a walk to clear my head."
"But you, bringing your assistant to pray to Buddha during work hours, is very suspicious."
As he spoke, Shen Mubai winked at Le Yan, startling her so much that she quickly lowered her head.
She's now paranoid, seeing everyone as abnormal, especially those whose names appear in the book.
The Shen Mubai in front of me is the male lead's vengeful doctor friend in that book. He's just as pitiful as the vengeful assistant. They're both the kind of tool characters who have to run around in the middle of the night whenever the male and female leads have something to do.
Thinking of this, Le Yan lowered her head even further.
Sensing her evasiveness, Shen Mubai frowned slightly, strongly suspecting that Gu Yunting had spoken ill of him.
Having already been blamed, Gu Yunting had no desire to argue with him. He simply tightened his grip on Le Yan's hand and said, "What's so suspicious about a boyfriend and girlfriend going on a date? Get out of the way and stay away."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Yunting was about to leave with Le Yan.
At this moment, Shen Mubai's expression darkened, and he repeated in a low voice, "Boyfriend and girlfriend?"
They started dating right away; that's incredibly fast.
His unpredictable gaze swept over Le Yan, making her scalp tingle. She couldn't help but secretly nudge Gu Yunting, signaling him to leave quickly.
She interpreted Shen Mubai's gaze in three ways: first, he had taken a liking to her; second, he felt she was unworthy to be with Gu Yunting; and third, he had taken a liking to Gu Yunting.
As a coward, Leyan would rather be one of the latter two possibilities than the first.
He can have his eye on anyone, just not her.
While Le Yan was lost in thought, Gu Yunting and Shen Mubai had already begun a new round of confrontation.
Shen Mubai smiled and invited, "Since we've run into each other so coincidentally, let's have lunch together. It'll be on me, as a way of congratulating you on getting together."
Gu Yunting refused directly: "There's no need. We want to enjoy some time alone together. Don't interfere."
Does he really think he can't see it? This is yet another person trying to poach his partner.
Too lazy to talk to Shen Mubai anymore, Gu Yunting grabbed Le Yan and left.
Shen Mubai didn't pester them to chase after them. He simply stood there, calmly watching their backs as they walked away.
A short while later, he finally left.
Then ... ...
The three met unexpectedly in a fancy restaurant.
"Oh, what a coincidence, you're also having dinner at Wangjiang Pavilion?"
Shen Mubai raised his hand slightly to greet her, and he looked extremely surprised, which made Gu Yunting itchy to touch his hand, and also made Le Yan very embarrassed.
His acting was so bad, even a blind person could tell he was doing it on purpose.
Unable to shake off this persistent pest, the three of them eventually sat down together for lunch.
In the classically luxurious private room, a round table made of yellow pear wood separated the three people on both sides.
Shen Mubai wisely avoided getting too close to Le Yan and Gu Yunting, instead keeping a distance from each of them and behaving politely.
This relieved Le Yan, who was really worried that Shen Mubai was sitting too close.
He was always smiling, but she could always sense a stronger possessiveness from him than from Gu Yunting, which was quite intimidating.
Out of fear, Le Yan pretended to be mute the whole time. She didn't look up and just quietly accepted Gu Yunting's feeding. Besides eating, she listened attentively to their casual conversation.
With her stomach about 70% full, Leyan slowly put down her chopsticks and then made an excuse to go to the restroom to get some fresh air.
Suddenly, she froze.
Le Yan gripped the chopsticks tightly, gritted her teeth, and felt the commotion below.
The first time she was brushed against, she could just assume it was because the other person's legs were too long and it was an accident.
But the second and third times...
She was absolutely certain that the other person was seducing her.
The scene of someone rubbing their leg against another's leg, which she had only read countless times in novels, had actually happened to her. Her boyfriend was sitting right next to her, and Le Yan, who had been hanging her head for a long time, finally broke down.
She awkwardly tucked her legs in and glanced up slightly at Shen Mubai, who sat calmly opposite her.
Judging by his face alone, you really wouldn't know what he'd done.
His eyes were innocent, but his leg was still hooked around hers, and for a moment, it almost bumped into Gu Yunting's leg.
A slight tingling sensation ran down Le Yan's spine as she abruptly stood up. "Excuse me, I need to use the restroom."