17 (Part 1)

Pei Ying’s heart started pounding, like a seed that had been buried deep in her heart finally breaking through the ground.

There seemed to be strange emotions flowing around. She looked at Song Nanchuan silently, and the air around them slowly increased, bit by bit.

“Pardon, your orders have arrived. Raw oyster with sour cream sauce.” Once again, the waiter arrived in a timely manner and placed their orders down onto the table.

“Thank you.” Pei Ying finally broke away from Song Nanchuan’s gaze and looked at the plate of oysters.

Song Nanchuan wasn’t stuck on their previous conversation and naturally started chatting with Pei Ying about other things.

The meal was a very joyous one. Not only was the food delicious and suited to Pei Ying’s tastes, she’d had an easy time getting to know Song Nanchuan as well. Moreover, she realized that with Song Nanchuan’s face across from her, her appetite was even better than usual.

For dessert, they had the ice cream that the waiter recommended.

“Twilight’s patissier is Jonathan, and he’s very famous in that line of work. Especially his macarons. You eat them once and you’ll have a hard time forgetting them.” Song Nanchuan laughed as he looked across at Pei Ying eating her ice cream.

“Mm, his macarons are super famous. They’re one of Yu family’s classic desserts.” Unfortunately, their price matched their quality and reputation, so she’d only eaten them twice before.

Song Nanchuan said, “I ordered a macaron birthday cake made by Jonathan for your birthday.”

“??!” Before Pei Ying could even express her surprise, the waiter brought over the cake and politely wished her a happy birthday.

“Happy birthday.” Sitting under the light, Song Nanchuan gave a smile.

“Th-thank you,” Pei Ying stuttered. She realized that Song Nanchuan was especially handsome that night, so much so that she couldn’t even look at him straight on.

She pulled out her phone and shot an embarrassed smile at Song Nanchuan. “Can I take a photo? It’s just too cute.”

“Of course.”

Pei Ying happily took a picture of the macaron cake, before picking up a pink macaron and taking a bite. “Oh, it’s so good. Strawberry flavored! The almond shell is crisp and the inside is super soft and carries a thick strawberry milk smell! There’s also strawberry jam sandwiched between!”

It was so good, her spirit nearly flowed out of her body. She could have another!

Song Nanchuan laughed and said, “So that means that girl’s soft breasts aren’t famous.” (Note: I have no clue how to translate this, but I guess it’s a joke that has to do with the character su, which is used for both the words crisp (macaron shell) and soft (breasts) or something…)

Pei Ying, “…”

Did that count as a perverted joke?

She coughed and handed a macaron to Song Nanchuan. “You should try it.”

Song Nanchuan smiled and accepted it.

Pei Ying, “…”

Why did it feel so strange?! It really was true that all guys had such dirty minds!

After Song Nanchuan finished eating the macaron that Pei Ying handed him, he wiped his hands with his napkin. “You said that you like Qiong Julia?”

Pei Ying nodded. “Yeah. She’s really pretty. The female stars now don’t have the same charm as her. My favorite was her movie, ‘Sunday.’ She was seriously perfect in every second of it!”

Song Nanchuan asked, “I just happen to have the Blu-ray for ‘Sunday’ at home. Do you want to go watch it?”

“Really? You really have the Blu-ray for it?” Pei Ying looked at him with surprise. The movie was already decades old. She’d tried to find a pay-to-watch version online to see it again, but the video quality was always unsatisfactory.

Contrary to her surprise, Song Nanchuan was extremely calm. “I have a lot of classic films on Blu-ray at home.”

Pei Ying gave an acknowledging ‘oh.’ She thought that guys would only have Blu-rays of porn at home. Looked like some guys also just collected old films on Blu-ray as well.

A CEO’s taste was indeed more elegant.

After they agreed, they left the restaurant and Song Nanchuan directed the driver to take them back to his house.

It wasn’t until she was standing at the luxurious door to his house in A City that Pei Ying started to feel something wasn’t right.

She actually just arrived at Song Nanchuan’s house? At night?

When she realized this point, Pei Ying started to panic. Song Nanchuan watched as she stood outside the door, in a daze. He asked, “What is it? Are you feeling unwell?”

“N-no.” Pei Ying shook her head. The first thought that passed through her mind was actually, thank goodness that she’d touched up her lip stain before they left the restaurant.

Song Nanchuan’s house was just as Pei Ying had imagined. European-styled with a courtyard terrace. When she walked inside, she felt like she was a little princess.

The sofa in the living room was very spacious and extremely soft. Across from the sofa was a large LCD TV, and it took up nearly half of the wall.

Song Nanchuan looked through the cabinet for a bit and then found ‘Sunday.’

After the Blu-ray started playing, he turned around. Seeing a somewhat unsettled Pei Ying sitting on the sofa, he asked, “You don’t mind if I dim the lights, do you?”

“I-I don’t mind.” After she said that, Pei Ying realized that her voice was a bit rigid.

Too nervous! But it was her first time going to a man’s house on her own.

Song Nanchuan dimmed the lights and then walked over to sit down next to Pei Ying. When she felt the sofa beside her sink a bit, Pei Ying’s entire body went stiff.

Noticing how nervous she was, Song Nanchuan’s lips slowly cracked. He picked up the box of macarons they’d brought back from the restaurant and handed it to her. “Do you want to eat one?”

“Sure, thank you.” Pei Ying accepted a macaron and bit into it. As the sweet taste seeped into her mouth, her nerves really did calm down a bit.

When the movie started playing, both of their attentions were focused on the TV screen.

The Blu-ray was really extraordinary. Even when viewing on such a large TV, the picture was still very clear. The audio was also amazing, and each line really seemed to hit you.

As the story progressed, Pei Ying gradually relaxed. ‘Sunday’ was an extremely clean and simple story. It was slow, but you didn’t feel bored watching it. The piano that played throughout also carried a certain kind of sadness.

But even in such a simple story, there were some inevitable intimate scenes.

The scene when the leads tasted forbidden fruit was filmed dim and vague, but it was the ambiguity that made your face redden and your heartbeat quicken.

Pei Ying looked like she wanted to hide and secretly looked away from the screen. But then she ended up locking eyes with Song Nanchuan.

The relaxing piano in the background continued to play. Pei Ying looked at Song Nanchuan’s eyes and her heart started pounding.

Song Nanchuan’s beauty mark beneath his eye was barely visible in the dimly lit room. And his eyes seemed to have some kind of magnetic power. Once her eyes were caught, she couldn’t look away.

Her heart was beating increasingly faster, and Pei Ying’s breath nearly stopped.

Song Nanchuan moved closer to her and slowly, he kissed her lips.

Fireworks started going off in Pei Ying’s head. She couldn’t think of anything aside from the softness against her lips.

The kiss continued and it deepened. At some point, she didn’t know when, Song Nanchuan’s tongue entangled with hers. His body moved up against hers, and his right hand gently pushed aside her skirt and slid up her leg.

With just the tips of his fingers against her skin, it felt like a spark of fire had ignited and gotten out of control.

Pei Ying’s whole body heated up.

“Ying Ying…” Song Nanchuan finally released Pei Ying’s mouth and started kissing her neck. His heavy breathing and the lustful way he called to her were like some kind of enchantment, nibbling away at what was left of Pei Ying’s reason and reserve.

Her skirt had already been pushed up to her waist. His body was already ready and expecting. Song Nanchuan bit her lip and in an extremely enticing voice, he said, “Ying Ying, I don’t seem to have given you a birthday gift yet. Why don’t I give you myself…”

Pei Ying’s soul had already dropped off somewhere. When she heard his last words, she could only subconsciously respond with an ‘okay.’

The moment that she responded, Song Nanchuan started kissing her lips again, deeply. Pei Ying couldn’t help letting out a moan, burning from Song Nanchuan’s flames.

Advertisement

The next morning, Pei Ying was the first to wake up.

Her location, Song Nanchuan’s bed.

The unfamiliar environment left her mind blank for a few seconds, and then she saw the handsome, sleeping man beside her.

Crazy memories of the previous night suddenly charged at her like the tide. They went from the sofa to the bedroom… The shameful scenes turned her face instantly red.

It was the first time that Pei Ying was facing such a situation, and she really didn’t know how to deal with it. More than that, she didn’t know how she would face Song Nanchuan. She just wanted to leave as fast as she could.

Ignoring her still-sore body, Pei Ying lightly got up from the bed and looked around, but couldn’t find her clothes.

…Oh god, they were taken off in the living room!

Pei Ying’s face burned red again. She grabbed a blanket and covered her body, and then she walked out to the living room. Her dress and stockings and… her undergarments were all strewn across the floor. Mm. Along with Song Nanchuan’s as well…

She closed her eyes and picked up her clothes, quickly dressing herself. She couldn’t wear her tights anymore, but she stuffed the ripped stockings into her bag.

After she tidied up, she rushed out as fast as a thief.

Song Nanchuan had had his fill last night, so he’d slept particularly well. When he woke up, it was already 10. He opened his eyes, but when he didn’t see the person he wanted to see, his brows furrowed slightly.

“Ying Ying?” He sat up and looked around the room, but there was no trace of Pei Ying.

He pulled out a shirt and a pair of pants from his dresser and put them on without much attention. He walked downstairs.

All of Pei Ying’s things were gone, including the pair of heels that had been left at the door.

Song Nanchuan’s brows tightened even more. He found his cellphone and gave Pei Ying a call.

No answer.

Unwilling to give up, he called again, but still, there was no answer.

Song Nanchuan was so angry he wanted to throw his phone down.

What was this woman thinking? Disappearing in the morning without a trace. Not answering her phone. Did she want to pretend that last night’s events hadn’t happened?

Suppressing the burning anger he felt inside, he continued to call Pei Ying.

Pei Ying came out from the bathroom after her shower and saw that Song Nanchuan had already called her nine times.

She was startled to see the nine missed calls on her screen. She still hadn’t figured what she was supposed to do when Song Nanchuan’s tenth call came.

Pei Ying didn’t dare delay any longer so she took a deep breath and mustered up her courage to answer the phone. “Song–”

“Pei Xiujuan, what do you mean by this? When you’re done eating, you just wipe up and run off, mmh?”

Pei Ying, “…”

She took a breath and then asked the question she was most concerned about. “How did you know my name is Pei Xiujuan?”

“Is that important? All your information is on the web for anyone to search up!” Song Nanchuan’s voice carried an uncommon irritation.”I’m asking you right now what you meant by leaving without a word? And why didn’t you answer my calls?”

“I was taking a shower just now, so I didn’t hear…”

After learning that she hadn’t been purposefully avoiding his calls, Song Nanchuan’s mood calmed a bit. When he spoke again, his voice was a lot more at ease. “Then, why did you leave?”

Pei Ying found this hard to answer. “I… If I didn’t leave, it would have been really embarrassing…”

Song Nanchuan was silent on the other end, and then a light laugh sounded.

Being laughed at by him like this, Pei Ying immediately turned red. Song Nanchuan said, “What’s embarrassing about it? It’ll be fine when you get used to it.”

Pei Ying, “…”

“Is your body okay? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?”

“……After my shower, I feel fine.” Pei Ying’s voice was so soft, it couldn’t get any quieter.

The corners of Song Nanchuan’s lips couldn’t help lifting up. “Do you have any schedules for today?”

“Filming for my advertisement continues in the afternoon.”

“Mm, then make sure to rest in the morning. What time will you be done in the afternoon? I’ll come pick you up.”

“Ah?” Pei Ying hadn’t yet readied herself to see him again, but continuing to avoid him would only make things worse. “I’m not sure yet. Maybe 6 or 7. I’ll call you later.”

“Okay.” Before hanging up the phone, Song Nanchuan said into the phone, “I love you.”

Pei Ying, “…”

Quite flustered, Pei Ying hung up.

Hearing the call end, Song Nanchuan couldn’t help laughing. How could she be so innocent? She was pretty passionate last night.

After Pei Ying dried her hair, she took a nap. She set her alarm for 1:30, but at 12 o’clock, Chen Sheng’s call woke her up.

She originally thought that he had some new work for her, but after she answered the phone, she realized that there was no such thing.

“Xiao Pei ah, have you been online? There’s a second episode on you and Song Nanchuan.”

Pei Ying, “…”

She went online for a glance. Indeed… Episode two.

“Breaking! Pei Ying was picked up by Song Nanchuan last evening and stayed out all night!”

The paparazzi that followed her this time was different from last time. They’d likely learned a lesson from their predecessor and acted more low-profile.

This time, the paparazzi had just camped out at her house. They took a picture of her getting into Song Nanchuan’s car, but didn’t follow.

“Although we don’t know where the two went, Pei Ying didn’t return home until the next day.”

Those were the words at the top of the page, followed by an image.

Pei Ying felt that being a paparazzi was really just too great. They could even write an article from this? And the netizens too, they really had such great imaginations.

Advertisement

When Song Nanchuan arrived to the office, he was immediately informed of the news by Xiao Zhang.

He frowned with irritation. These paparazzi were just like flies. If you didn’t kill them, they wouldn’t leave you alone, buzzing around you all day long.

After a moment, he instructed Xiao Zhang, “Have Universe Pictures put out an official statement that Pei Ying and I are currently in a relationship.”

Xiao Zhang didn’t get to work right away and instead asked, “Is that a good idea?”

Song Nanchuan responded, “Rather than let them make up their own stories, why don’t I just come out and say it? And I don’t want to have to sneak around with Pei Ying in the future.”

“Okay, I understand. Should I notify Ms Pei Ying about this as well?”

Song Nanchuan thought for a moment. Pei Ying should be sleeping now and he didn’t want to disturb her. If possible, he hoped that she would never go online to see these slanderous rumors.

“I’ll tell her about it later. Just get it done first.”

“Okay.”

As Xiao Zhang went to contact Universe Pictures, Pei Ying was still sitting in front of her computer, going through Weibo.

She was actually a bit bewildered. She wasn’t even that famous, so why were did so many paparazzi have their eyes on her? Was it because Song Nanchuan was (a large tree and) attracting the wind? Or maybe there were no new stories on other celebrities right now?

While she was thinking about it, she refreshed the page and saw a new notice.

Hello everyone, we’d like to bring you some happy news today. Universe Pictures majority shareholder Song Nanchuan would like to share that he and Ms Pei Ying are currently in a relationship. Thank you to everyone for your concerns and blessings