1556 Hostility
Chi Shuyan didn’t expect such a coincidence. At the thought that her ex-boyfriend was at a table half a meter away from her and she was sitting and eating with another man, Chi Shuyan’s first reaction was inexplicably to feel awkward.
But firstly, it had been a long time since they broke up, and secondly, he hadn’t looked in her direction since he sat down.
Chi Shuyan couldn’t be bothered to dwell on it. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was most likely a coincidence that they had run into each other at the same restaurant.
Seeing that the other party was cold and distant ever since he sat down, and didn’t plan to greet her, Chi Shuyan simply played along and didn’t disturb him. She looked away and buried her head in the menu, pretending not to know him.
Chi Shuyan looked away, but Jing Hengran, who was opposite her, couldn’t help but look at the stunning and extraordinary man next to them.
At first, Jing Hengran was indeed a little stunned by the tall man who had suddenly entered the restaurant. He had to admit that this man looked too good; as soon as he entered, even a big man like Jing Hengran perked up, let alone women. The atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly froze because of this man.
Of course, what made Jing Hengran pay more attention to this man was that he felt that he looked a little familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before, but he couldn’t think where for a moment.
At the same time, this man, who stood out from the crowd, gave him a very dangerous feeling. Jing Hengran didn’t like the aura around him at all. Even if this man was too good-looking, Jing Hengran felt that what this man showed wasn’t his true appearance.
Jing Hengran was probably too lost in thought, so he was caught off guard when he suddenly met the man’s cold and ruthless eyes. His heart jumped violently, and the words “not a good person” flashed through his mind. He immediately looked away.
Jing Hengran’s heart thumped, but he quickly calmed down. His gaze fell on the young lady opposite him, and he subconsciously wanted to see if her attention was also on the man next to them.
The man’s looks and bearing were really too outstanding.
Whether it was in terms of pill refinement or spirit tea, Jing Hengran felt that it was very necessary for him to woo the young lady in front of him.
In addition, he was also sincere in his feelings toward her. He really liked her and had a very good impression of her.
Jing Hengran had been very confident in wooing the young lady in front of him before, but now that such an outstanding man had suddenly appeared, he was quite worried and nervous.
After all, he was well aware how attractive this man was. He was afraid that the young lady in front of him would be attracted to the man next to them.
When he saw that the young lady was only focused on the menu and didn’t even look at the man next to them, Jing Hengran was very satisfied. At the same time, he felt that the woman he was interested in was indeed extraordinary.
Looking at how most of the women in the restaurant were looking at the man next to them, Jing Hengran felt even more moved.
Chi Shuyan didn’t know what Jing Hengran was thinking. If she did, she would probably laugh. Who said she didn’t care about looks?
If not for looks, could she and Qi Zhenbai have gotten together back then?
She hadn’t been obsessed with looks before, but when she started dating Qi Zhenbai, she felt that his looks accounted for a lot of it; she couldn’t deny it.
She could only say that it wasn’t that she was immune to Qi Zhenbai’s looks to some extent, but that she had seen too much of him in the past, so she wouldn’t stare blankly at him. Moreover, given their current relationship, she didn’t want to act clingy and be despised for it.
She felt that this was most likely what the other party was thinking as well.
That was why she focused on the menu and not on the man next to her. If it were a stranger with such good looks, she really wouldn’t have overlooked the opportunity to admire him for a while.
Jing Hengran was quite satisfied with Chi Shuyan’s behavior, but he still probed, “Given this man’s looks, if I didn’t know better, I would have thought he was a movie star.”
Chi Shuyan’s attention wasn’t on media celebrities, but on the fact that Jing Hengran still followed entertainment gossip while he was cultivating.
Jing Hengran felt that the young lady in front of him was focusing on the wrong thing. He said with a smile, “It’s not that I follow entertainment gossip in particular, but I catch up on current events. After all, there are times when I can cultivate in seclusion for several years. I’m afraid of not being able to keep up with the times!”
Chi Shuyan nodded in understanding.
Jing Hengran’s attention swiftly turned back to the man with the strong presence. He frowned and said, “Shuyan, I keep feeling that this man is a little familiar, but I can’t figure out where I’ve seen him before. Do you know him?”
Because of the latter half of the question, Chi Shuyan ignored the way the other party called her name intimately. She couldn’t help but recall how Qi Zhenbai had appeared outside her villa. The two men had met once before, but it had been dark and the other party had been backlit by the headlights, so it made sense that Jing Hengran hadn’t seen his face clearly. It was no wonder that he felt that the man next to them was familiar.
However, Chi Shuyan didn’t plan to say much. If she did, the other party would probably ask her about her relationship with the man next to them.
As for her past relationship with Qi Zhenbai, she didn’t want to mention it at all. Besides, she wasn’t close to Jing Hengran yet, so she simply shook her head and cut off the topic. “I don’t know him!”
Chi Shuyan didn’t notice that when Jing Hengran called her “Shuyan” intimately, the teacup in Qi Zhenbai’s hand paused and his knuckles turned slightly white.
When she said that she didn’t know him, the malevolence in the depths of the man’s eyes surged up bit by bit, and he almost lost control of the baleful aura in his body. It was only when he touched the Buddhist beads around his wrist expressionlessly that the baleful aura that had just surged out of his body was suppressed, but the malevolence and gloom in his eyes couldn’t be suppressed. They churned and didn’t dissipate for a long time, and his face was very unsightly.
At that moment, the light was bright and the man’s skin was cold and white. His face was very pale, which inexplicably made one’s heart ache.
When a waitress came over, she was worried by the tall man’s pale face. She thought that he was seriously ill. The waitress was about to approach him gently and ask in a low voice what was wrong, when her heart thumped violently and she swallowed.
After taking his order, the waitress immediately left in a fluster, running as fast as she could, as if something was chasing her.
Chi Shuyan couldn’t help but pay attention to her ex-boyfriend and the waitress. For one thing, the commotion caused by the waitress running away was too big, and for another, his face was too pale.
In the end, they weren’t really strangers, so Chi Shuyan couldn’t help but pay attention. If the other party really fainted from illness, she was still willing to help call an ambulance.
After paying attention to the other party for a while and confirming that he was fine, Chi Shuyan relaxed and continued to drink her water expressionlessly.
Jing Hengran didn’t have a good dinner this time. He felt like someone was staring at him from behind, and his back and heart felt cold.
At the same time, he keenly sensed that the man next to them seemed a little hostile toward him. The way he looked at him was a bit cold and there was no warmth in his eyes, as if he was looking at a dead person. It made Jing Hengran jump in fright and forget to talk about the spirit tea with the young lady in front of him.
Jing Hengran didn’t eat at all. When the two left the restaurant, he heaved a sigh of relief, and offered to send Chi Shuyan back to her villa.
Chi Shuyan was still trying to figure out why Jing Hengran had asked her out this time. At first, she thought that it was because of the spirit tea, but he never brought it up. Could it be that she had guessed wrongly? He didn’t want to talk business with her at all, and just wanted to ask her out for a meal?
At the thought that the other party was a little interested in her, Chi Shuyan didn’t dare take his car again. She immediately found an excuse to refuse.
This time, because of the cold gaze on Jing Hengran’s back when they had been eating earlier, he didn’t press her. He nodded and then drove away.