The moonlight was dim tonight. Layers of clouds obscured it, and the moon loomed in and out.
At the convenience store at night, all the food items were on sale.
Nan Yu walked skillfully to the liquor section. Her eyes scanned row by row until she saw the beer on the shelf.
She was just about to reach out for it when a pair of long, slender fingers snatched the can of beer before her.
Nan Yu frowned irritably. She was stunned for a moment when she saw who it was.
The person who had taken her beer was none other than Tan Linyuan.
He was wearing a long, dark - gray overcoat. A black turtleneck sweater made him look straight and tall. The lights in the convenience store cast a cold glow on his face.
"Can't sleep? Here to buy some booze?" he spoke first.
Nan Yu looked at Tan Linyuan, who had suddenly appeared in front of her. There was not much surprise on her face. She just tried to grab the beer from his hand. "Give it back to me."
Before she could get it, the man easily grasped her wrist with his other hand, preventing her from getting any closer.
His fingers were cold, and they seemed to snake their way into her heart along her skin.
Nan Yu's mind wandered for a moment, but she quickly came back to her senses. "Uncle Tan, what are you doing here so late at night?"
Tan Linyuan shook the beer in his hand. His voice sounded cold in the quiet convenience store. "Can't you tell?"
Nan Yu shrank her neck. She was too lazy to fight him for one can of beer. She reached out and took another can from the back row, then turned around and headed to the checkout counter.
The man followed behind her. When she was checking out, he casually put his own beer with hers and motioned for her to pay.
Nan Yu: …
Nan Yu had never felt so frustrated when buying beer.
The clerk looked at them curiously. Nan Yu didn't want to attract too much attention. She gritted her teeth and paid the bill. Then she quickly grabbed the beer and walked out.
After leaving the convenience store, Nan Yu had originally planned to take a walk downstairs. But after meeting Tan Linyuan, she lost all her enthusiasm. She decided to go home instead.
After walking a dozen meters, she still heard footsteps behind her.
She took a step and stopped.
The footsteps behind her also took a step and stopped.
She took another step.
The footsteps behind her also took another step.
Nan Yu took a deep breath. She turned around irritably. Just as she was about to say something unkind, her face bumped into the man's coat collar.
They were so close that Nan Yu could smell the faint scent of incense ash on him.
Nan Yu took two steps back. "… Uncle Tan, why are you so close to me?"
Tan Linyuan looked down at her from above. His tone was cold. "Why aren't you wearing your Buddhist beads?"
Nan Yu was stunned for a moment. She realized that he must have noticed when he grabbed her wrist in the convenience store. "It was uncomfortable to lie on, so I took it off."
"Even though Miss Nan has fallen from grace, she is still a pampered young lady with delicate skin."
Tan Linyuan's tone was mocking.
Nan Yu retorted without hesitation. "Uncle Tan, aren't you the one who knows best whether my skin is delicate or not?"
After she said that, she couldn't help cheering for herself in her heart -
Nan Yu, you're amazing!
Sure enough, Tan Linyuan's face turned a bit colder. His look at her was full of contempt and disgust.
If she guessed correctly, his next words would be that she was "shameless".
"Shameless and promiscuous."
His eyes were dark. Maybe it was because of his Buddha - like face or his cold voice that even when he scolded, he seemed somewhat compassionate.
Nan Yu didn't care about his scolding, which sounded like chanting scriptures. She just dug at her ear. "Uncle Tan is a pure and noble living Buddha. You should keep your distance from a shameless woman like me."
Tan Linyuan stared at her silently.
A few seconds later, he said, "Do you miss it?"
Nan Yu was slightly taken aback.
Tan Linyuan asked her again. "Haven't done it recently. Do you miss it?"
"… Crazy man." Nan Yu turned her face away. She gave up trying to communicate with him and quickened her pace.
She had to go home quickly. The farther away from this crazy man, the better!
Thinking of this, she started to run.
But Tan Linyuan had longer legs and could run faster than her. He could even easily keep pace with her, with a teasing look in his eyes.
Nan Yu: …
She now regretted a bit that she had learned the piano instead of sprinting.
Nan Yu was tired from running. She stopped downstairs of the apartment, gasping for breath.
Tan Linyuan stopped with her. He looked at her calmly. "Running so fast. Can't wait for me to sleep with you?"
It was hard to imagine that a god worshiped by everyone would say such worldly and flirtatious words so casually.
Nan Yu was 100% sure that if Tan Linyuan were a male celebrity, there would definitely be scandals all over the place.
"I do want to sleep now, but not with Uncle Tan." Nan Yu stood downstairs of the apartment and said to Tan Linyuan, "If Uncle Tan is also sleepy, go home quickly."
"I can't go back."
"Isn't that your car?" Nan Yu pointed at the Mercedes - Benz G - Class parked under the tree. She had noticed it a long time ago.
There were many rich people in Jiangcheng, but the one with the license plate number of five ones was probably only Tan Linyuan in the whole city.
"I've drunk. I can't drive."
"Aren't you supposed to be yet to drink?" Nan Yu stared closely at the unopened beer in his hand, doubting his poor excuse.
Tan Linyuan seemed to just remember. He pulled the tab, making a "pop" sound.
Right in front of Nan Yu, he drank half of the bottle directly. "I'm drinking now."
Nan Yu was stunned.
She began to doubt Tan Linyuan's mental state.
Tan Linyuan looked expressionless. He gently lifted Nan Yu's open jaw with his hand to help her close her mouth.
Nan Yu: …
Looking at his pure - looking face, she gritted her teeth and threatened him. "Uncle Tan knows that the Shen family has sent people to monitor me, but you still come here. Aren't you afraid of getting yourself involved?"
"You think I'm as stupid as you?" Tan Linyuan said calmly. "I know better than you when the Shen family's people come and when they don't."
He added, "So, you should listen to Uncle Tan. It's good for you."
He took out his phone from his pocket. "Or, I'll call Shen Yanche right now and say that I've drunk and can't drive back. I'll stay at your place for the night."
Nan Yu was both angry and anxious. Her face turned red with anger. "Tan Linyuan! What on earth do you want? Are you crazy?"
She never understood what was wrong with Tan Linyuan. Why was he acting so strangely at night and insisting on sleeping with her?
Tan Linyuan still held the phone. Nan Yu thought he was going to call Shen Yanche. She rushed over and snatched the phone.
The phone screen was not showing a call - out page but a short video.
The scene in the video was full of lights and wine. The pictures were extremely sexy, with a scale comparable to that of an R - rated movie. There were also men and women cheering and booing around.
The male protagonist in the video had politely and gentlemanly sent her home just two hours ago and said that he was willing to give her time to accept him.
Nan Yu watched for a few more seconds. After finishing watching, she silently returned the phone.
"Finished watching?" Tan Linyuan said casually.
His tone was very flat, like an accidental inquiry. But to Nan Yu's ears, it sounded like he was making fun of her.