Chapter 263: Chapter 191: The Ambitious Young Girl_2
Chen Cheng gave a faint smile and steered the topic in another direction, “What about you? What are your expectations for your other half in the future?”
ng Wanning lowered her head, her gaze falling on the coffee cup, stirring the already cooled coffee.
After a mont of silence, she spoke softly, “I haven’t really thought about this question yet.”
“Is it that you haven’t thought about it, or is it…”
Chen Cheng deliberately drew out his words, his gaze burning into her, “Or have you not t the right person yet?”
ng Wanning’s cheeks turned slightly red, she lifted her head to et Chen Cheng’s gaze, a trace of panic in her eyes, “Mr. Chen, why are you suddenly asking this?”
“Just curious,”
Chen Cheng feigned an easygoing smile, “For a girl as outstanding as you, there must be many suitors, right?”
“No,” ng Wanning shook her head, “I socialize very little, besides the troupe, I don’t really interact with other people.”
“That really is a pity,”
Chen Cheng joked half-seriously, “A girl with both inner and outer beauty like you is hard to find even with a lantern.”
ng Wanning blushed slightly at his complint.
“Mr. Chen is joking, I’m just an ordinary girl, not as good as you say.”
“In my opinion, you are extraordinary.”
Chen Cheng spoke earnestly: “The unique charm you exude gives off a very refined feeling.”
ng Wanning didn’t expect Chen Cheng to flirt with her so directly.
“Aren’t you afraid I’ll tell your senior sister about this?”
She couldn’t dare to et Chen Cheng’s gaze directly and pretended to be calm as she picked up the coffee cup, pretending to drink.
Chen Cheng smiled faintly, “If you were going to tell her, you would have done so already.”
He took a sip himself, “You’ve been learning to drive with her recently; the ti you spend with her is even longer than the ti I spend with her.”
ng Wanning bit her lower lip, “Mr. Chen, are you that confident?”
Chen Cheng put down his coffee cup, leaned forward slightly, his gaze intense yet with a hint of teasing,
“My confidence cos from the trust you’ve given .”
The powerful aura sped up ng Wanning’s heart rate violently, she dared not et his eyes any longer, denying in a fluster, “No, I haven’t…”
“Is that so?”
Chen Cheng watched her flustered state, the corners of his mouth lifting in a triumphant smile, “Then how would you explain the blushing and heart-fluttering you’re experiencing right now?”
ng Wanning felt exposed by his remark and quickly changed the subject, “I ntioned the day before yesterday that today I would return the box of pumpkin seeds to you. I’ll get them when I go back to the troupe later…”
“No need, I have other matters today, just keep it with you for now.”
Hearing Chen Cheng’s nonchalant tone, ng Wanning reluctantly protested,
“How can that be okay? The box is so valuable, it doesn’t make sense for to keep it.”
“Why not?”
Chen Cheng’s lips curled with a smile, “Consider it… as if you’re keeping it safe for . You can give it back to the next ti we et.”
“Next ti?”
ng Wanning caught the keyword in his sentence, subconsciously asking, “When is that?”
“It’s up to you, whenever you’re free,” Chen Cheng shrugged nonchalantly, “I’ll probably be in Beijing for the coming days, so you can ask out anyti.”
His words stirred ng Wanning, leaving her flustered; she dared not continue the conversation for fear of saying sothing untily.
Chen Cheng hadn’t actually said much, but he had handed the initiative over to ng Wanning regarding whether or not to continue.
ng Wanning stealthily observed the Chen Cheng who sat across from her. His mature male charm made her feel both alien and captivated.
His gaze was deep and gentle, with a mix of dominance and tenderness, restraint and respect.
The sunlight outside the window fell on his side face, outlining his sharply defined contours.
His focused expression and graceful movents, everything about him radiated the allure of a mature man.
ng Wanning’s heart rate involuntarily sped up a bit more.
She suddenly realized that she was indeed looking forward to their next eting.
At this mont, Chen Cheng’s phone rang, shattering the tranquility of the café.
He glanced at the caller ID and gave ng Wanning an apologetic smile, “Sorry, I need to take this call.”
ng Wanning nodded and watched as he walked off to the side to answer the phone.
Watching Chen Cheng’s figure, ng Wanning fell into deep thought.
She knew that between her and Chen Cheng lay the barriers of age, experience, and many unknown obstacles.
Yet, so feelings, once sprouted, are hard to erase.
After finishing the call, Chen Cheng ca back.
“Xiao ng, I have so things to take care of, so I’ll be going now.”
ng Wanning snapped out of her reverie and nodded gently, “Alright, Mr. Chen.”
Chen Cheng walked towards the exit, but then paused and turned back to look at ng Wanning, his smile deep and aningful,
“Don’t forget, you promised a al next ti.”
ng Wanning’s heart skipped a beat and she retorted, “When did I ever promise that?”
“Then I must have rembered wrong.”
Chen Cheng smiled, “As an apology, next ti, let treat you, okay?”
ng Wanning instinctively nodded.
But a second later, she shook her head.
Before she could say anything else, she only saw Chen Cheng’s easy departure, her heart stirring with ripples.
“What am I doing…” She lifted the cup and drank the remaining half cup of coffee in one gulp.
But the coffee didn’t slow down her racing heart; if anything, it beat faster.
She was well aware that her life would be unsettled by this man’s ergence.
As to how it would end, she didn’t know, nor did she dare to think about it.
But at this mont, ng Wanning just wanted to savor this trembling feeling, this sweet flush of a quickened heartbeat.
“Mr. Chen he…”
ng Wanning murmured to herself, her delicate fingers unconsciously rubbing the edge of the coffee cup.
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