In Rosewood restaurant.

Han Chen looked down at his wristwatch to check the time again since he has been waiting for over thirty minutes past their appointment time, if it was someone irrelevant, he would have left the restaurant in anger but he can't do that this time since this person is someone he really respects, he ran his hand through his wave combed hair and ruffled it to make it wavier.

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He looked outside the glass wall of the hotel to see if she has arrived but he still couldn't see her, bored, he placed both hands on the table and looked around the restaurant, he was about to return his gaze to his front when he felt that a pair of eyes has been following him around, he turned back again to confirm his suspicions and it was just as he thought.

A slender lady in a red off shoulder bodycon gown with her wavy styled hair resting on her right shoulder fixed her gaze on him with a seductive smile, not minding the man in front of her, the red off-shoulder dress exposed her cleavage making her look even sexier.

He furrowed his brows and returned his gaze to the seat in front of him with an irritated look on his face, his pursed his lips and sighed at how shameless some women can be, her man is sitting in front of her but she is still stealing glances at him, he came to the conclusion that the guy must be a pushover.

"Love is really blind.." he remarked then his lips curved in a self-accusing self with a thought running through his mind.

{I would do the same if that was Yu Yan}

He thought to himself, he turned back again when he heard the creaking sound of the chair being drawn back.

"excuse me, dear, I need to use the toilet real quick, I will be back soon," the guy said and leaned in with his hands around the back of her head to paste a kiss on her forehead as soon as his lips touched her forehead, she had an awkward look on her face while her eyes were still fixed on Han Chen, she quickly pulled away from him with a smile on her lips.

"I will be waiting,".

the guy smiled back at her and walked away after giving her a nod but the smile on her face immediately changed to a disgusted look, Han Chen wondered how the guy would feel if he was to see this look on her face.

{Why toy with him if you don't have feelings for him}

He turned his head back to his front and shook his head in disapproval of this slutty lady, it didn't take long before he heard the sound of heels approaching him, he had already guessed that the lady has taken the initiative to approach him in the absence of her boyfriend or whoever the man is to her.

"Hi," her seductively sweet voice seemed pleasant to hear but such scopes can never work on Han Chen, he turned to look at her with a snobbish look on his face, devoid of any hint of friendliness, her smile turned faint at this, she has never seen any guy look at her like that but she broadened her smile again and pushed back her hair to one side of her shoulder.

She didn't wait for his invitation before taking her seat next to him, he raised one of his brows at her forward behaviour while he pitied her inwardly for messing with the wrong person.

"Miss, don't you think you are being too rude, I don't remember asking you to sit," Han Chen said in an embarrassingly straightforward manner, her face almost went pale with his cold manner of speaking but she wouldn't believe that he will be like this until the end.

"Mister, you are really straightforward, if you are offended then I apologized but I am wearing heels so I didn't want to stand for too long," with that, she crossed her legs over each other revealing a smooth side view of her laps, her skin is indeed smooth and looks soft even without touching it but how can she be compared to Yu Yan.

She lightly caressed her laps before resting her elbow on the table to support her jaw, making her cleavage more exposed, the long slit on the long dress was exposing too much skin that other guys would have licked their lips for but Han Chen merely gazed at her with a demeaning look on his eyes, he looked at her from her legs to her face with a quizzical look on his face.

This time, she is truly offended.

{is he pretending to be dumb or he is actually dumb, such an idiot but it is okay as long as he is handsome}

"I noticed that you were seating with a guy over there, why did you suddenly covet the seat next to me,"

"I really admire your straightforwardness but I just felt that it is a pity that a handsome guy like you is seating alone so I decided to accompany you until your date arrives or...who knows, we might end up leaving here together,"

"together....outrageous,". She frowned at his comment.

{You are really good at playing hard to get}

"I appreciate but I don't think I will be needing your company, not to talk of us leaving here together, if you don't mind, this seat is already reserved for someone," he continued, the tone he spoke in seemed harsh and rejecting but she has been the one rejecting the guys, never has she been rejected and she doesn't plan on making this her first.

"I think I understand what is going on here, if you are being cold because of my company, you don't need to be,"

"I don't understand, I thought he is your boyfriend?" Han Chen asked, pretending to be confused with his brows raised, he wanted her to say something demeaning about the guy.

"He was...but now that I have met you, I think both of us are a better pair," She responded with her index finger twirling her hair seductively.

"I don't think this is right, from my point of view, he seems to be quite a satisfying young man, although he isn't as handsome as I am,"

"He is just my sidekick and money machine who is infatuated with me, even if he finds the both of us together, he won't be able to do anything about it, so don't worry about him," she stood up from her seat and walked over to his side with her back leaning on the edge of the table.

"I want you to be my main man, I am sure you also find me attractive, don't you?" she pulled the slitted side of her dress, once again exposing her fair and smooth laps but he raised one of his brows again, her hands were reaching out to his shoulder but he held her hand and pulled her away from his side.

"Why don't we meet later?" he said with an approving smile on his face.

{Bingo! I just knew you wouldn't be able to resist me}

She picked one of the tissue on the table and stretched out her hand.

"Pen,"

He dug his hand into his chest pocket and brought out a ballpoint pen, then he handed it to her with a charming smile, making her trip for him again.

She scribbled her phone number on the tissue and handed it back to him, she looked forward and noticed that her company was already returning to their seat so she smiled at him one last time and walked away to her table, while Han Chen looked at the tissue paper with an evil smile on his lips.

Her boyfriend got to that table before her but he pretended not to see her come from Han Chen's table, he greeted her with a smile while she took her seat.

"What took you so long?" she questioned with a smile

"Sorry, there was a little problem back there, where are you coming from?"

"Why are you suddenly asking me that?"

"it's nothing, I just thought I saw you leaving that gentleman's table," the guy replied in an intimidated tone.

"I just went over to say hello since I was bored here," She replied and picked up her fork and knife to dig into the freshly served steak the waiter dropped on their table as soon as both of them returned to their seat.

"Dig in," she said with a smile on her lips when she noticed the dissatisfied look on his face and like a puppet, he did as she said.

He was about to cut a piece of steak when he noticed a figure standing beside the table, he looked up the tall figure to see the man his girlfriend claimed to have said hello to, he immediately frowned his face at Han Chen's presence.

He wasn't jealous of Han Chen looks and build since he himself isn't bad although he is not as handsome as Han Chen but it annoyed him to know that ever since they entered the restaurant, his woman's attention has been on another man.

She was quite surprised to see him standing beside them especially since her boyfriend is there, she wondered what he was doing there but she assumed that he was there to make a move on her and her guess was almost confirmed when she saw his lips curve into a smile.

"Here," Han Chen said and placed the tissue on the table, the guy picked up the tissue to read his content then he realized that his girlfriend's number is written on the tissue, he looked confusingly at his girlfriend who seemed to have a panicking look on her face then he looked back at Han Chen.

"You deserve someone better than this," he remarked then he gave her a demeaning look before bringing out his phone from his pocket, she had now realized that he wasn't attracted to her even a bit, instead, he just accepted her advances so that he can expose her in front of her boyfriend, she clenched her fist and pursed her fist nervously.

"What are doing, weren't you the one who asked me for my contact, I didn't want to appear snobbish so I gave you the number, what do you think you are doing?" she snapped with a slightly angry look at on her face, her boyfriend glanced at her and then glanced back at Han Chen with a frown on his face.

"I don't think I need to defend myself," he tapped the screen of his phone then a familiar voice started speaking.

{I noticed that you were seating with a guy over there, why did you suddenly covet the seat next to me,}

{I really admire your straightforwardness but I noticed that a handsome guy like you is seating alone so I decided to accompany you until your date arrives or...who knows, we might end up leaving here together,}

{together....outrageous,}

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{He is just my sidekick and money machine who is infatuated with me, even if he finds the both of us together, he won't be able to do anything about it, so don't worry about him,}

{I want you to be my main man, I am sure you also find me attractive, don't you?}

"What is this?" the man asked softly with a deep frown on his face, it was clear that he was hurt from the words he heard his girlfriend say, if she had just said she didn't love him then it wouldn't have hurt him as hearing her call him her sidekick and money machine.

"Then I will take my leave and leave you both to sort it out yourself but I advise you not to let yourself be played," Han Chen said then he returned to his seat, satisfied with what he has done.

"I....I...I didn't mean what I said,"

"It seems like I have been really stupid to have ignored everything while lying to myself that you really love me but it turns out that you have just been using me,"

"No...No, sweetheart please listen to me," she tried to touch his hand but he pulled his hand away with a resolute look in his eyes.

"Don't you dare touch me, I don't want to ever see you again," he stood up from his seat angrily and picked his car keys on the table before walking away, she quickly stood up and followed him while pleading amidst the many eyes looking at them, when she got to where Han Chen's table is, she glared at him then she continued running after him.

As soon as the broken-up couple left the restaurant, the person he had been waiting for arrived, he quickly sat up with a smile on his face while the person took her seat on the chair next to him.

"I am really sorry I came late, I had a very busy day today with the surgeries," Mrs Nanjing apologized, dropping her bag on the seat opposite hers.

"It is alright, I am the one who should be apologizing for inviting you out when you are busy," Han Chen apologized then he called the waiter to take their order, while Mrs Nanjing smiled at his gentlemanly attitude.