Tan Linyuan stepped out of the study and stood on the stairs, looking down at the two people at the door with a calm expression.
Nan Yu pursed her lips and finally decided to take the huge bag of clothes from Liang Yi's hand first.
"What explosive news! What shocking headlines!"
Liang Yi didn't care at all. Instead, he shouted even louder on purpose for Tan Linyuan to hear, "The cold and aloof 'Buddha-like gentleman' respected by everyone in Jiangcheng is actually hiding a beauty in his house!"
"I was wondering why you didn't even bother to have a drink with me yesterday. So you've got a beauty tucked away at home. Tsk tsk, no wonder."
"I said I wanted to chase her, but you wouldn't let me. And now you've lured her right into your home. You're really something!"
It had to be said that when it came to being noisy, Liang Yi was on par with Qu Jiaran. It was hard to tell who would win if they ever had a showdown.
In just a few words, Nan Yu's eardrums were starting to ache.
Only then did Tan Linyuan come downstairs, his eyes still cold, "You can go back after delivering the stuff."
Liang Yi showed his dissatisfaction, "Don't try to put on that 'fake Buddha' act on me. I'm not buying it."
Nan Yu listened quietly on the side, thinking to herself: So I'm not the only one who can see through Tan Linyuan's false facade.
She couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Tan Linyuan glanced at Nan Yu and didn't bother arguing with Liang Yi. He simply said, "Someone will go to your place to pick up the cat later. If no one answers the door, it'll just have to stay there a bit longer."
Liang Yi: "..."
Liang Yi came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
Tan Linyuan noticed the high - end designer dress gift boxes on the table. He pointed at one of the significantly larger handbags and tapped it with his finger, "Go and try it on."
Nan Yu took a look at the logo on the bag and couldn't help but look up at him with a smile, "Now I finally have a real sense that you're a 'rich man'."
"Didn't you before?"
Of course, she did. After all, his noble and elegant aura was hard to ignore.
But because Tan Linyuan was quite nostalgic and didn't replace many things very often, he seemed to have a simplicity that was rare among the rich.
However, a high - end luxury brand evening dress with a six - digit price tag was enough to shatter all her previous stereotypes about his "simplicity".
"I don't have to pay for it, right?" Nan Yu picked up the huge paper bag with both hands and gave him a heads - up first, "Let me tell you in advance, I'm broke."
"They're all rented. Be careful when you wear them." Tan Linyuan twitched his lips and followed her train of thought, "Pay for any damages according to the price."
"You'll be the one paying if there's any damage." Nan Yu stuck out her tongue at him and made a face.
Back in the bedroom, Nan Yu opened the gift box and was startled by what was inside.
Besides the evening dress in the dust bag, there was also a pair of black - swan - like gemstone high heels and a whole set of diamond jewelry neatly arranged in the box.
No wonder her dress box was so much bigger than the other one with all these shoes and jewelry in it.
Nan Yu opened the dust bag. The evening dress inside had been ironed perfectly, with every fold in just the right place. It didn't seem like it was a last - minute preparation.
Nan Yu was completely stunned.
The style of the evening dress was also to her liking. It had a black off - the - shoulder bodice on top and a pink petal - shaped skirt on the bottom. It was a simple yet elegant runway style.
It wasn't too eye - catching but just right.
With the expensive diamond jewelry on, she looked as dignified as an elegant black swan.
Looking at herself in the mirror, Nan Yu was momentarily dazed.
She had a great figure and a naturally generous aura. She could definitely pull off this style.
She had worn even more luxurious evening dresses before, but it felt like it was from a previous century.
So when she put on this dress, she still felt a bit unreal.
She really looked like a noble princess about to attend a dinner party.
But her current situation had nothing to do with a princess.
There was a knock on the door, and Tan Linyuan's voice came from outside, "Come out when you're done changing."
Nan Yu suddenly felt a bit nervous. She took a deep breath, checked herself in the mirror one last time to make sure there was nothing amiss, and then walked over to open the door.
The moment the door opened, Tan Linyuan's eyes fell on her casually.
His gaze calmly examined her from head to toe.
He had also changed into a suit and vest, with a black overcoat draped over his arm. The coldness between his brows still made him seem distant.
It was a kind of indescribable depth.
Maybe it was because he had been practicing Buddhism for a long time, but his aura was even more pure and aloof than that of a traditional CEO, and he seemed to be untouched by the mundane world.
Nan Yu looked at him, her heart pounding. For some reason, she was actually looking forward to his first comment.
"Does the dress fit?" He asked casually, actually trying to hide the momentary surprise he had just felt.
"It's my size." Nan Yu nodded and then suddenly realized, "How did you know my size?"
"I estimated it." Tan Linyuan replied, pausing slightly, "But it also includes a bit of hands - on experience."
Hands - on experience...
Nan Yu thought of his long, slender hands that had lingered on her skin countless times.
Almost at the same time, a blush crept onto her face, and there was hesitation in her eyes.
...Was his sense of touch really that sensitive?
Could he accurately determine her bust, waist, and hips just by touching?
Was his hand like a measuring tape?
"Miss Nan," Tan Linyuan noticed her unease and guessed what she was thinking. He held back his laughter and coughed twice, "I think you should know that the high - end designer brand you've bought from usually keeps a record of your size."
Nan Yu:?
So he didn't estimate it by eye or measure it with his hands. Instead, he had gone to the store where she had bought evening dresses beforehand to find out her size accurately?
...Then what was he rambling on about just now!
The color on her fair face changed rapidly. From shyness and embarrassment just now to anger now, she couldn't help but glare at him angrily -
"Tan! Lin! Yuan! Are you ever going to stop!"
The only response she got was Tan Linyuan's laughter that he could no longer hold back.
After he stopped laughing, Nan Yu still glared at him angrily. Tan Linyuan had to put away his smile and said seriously, "Do you like it?"
He was asking if she liked this outfit.
Nan Yu turned her face away, not knowing how to answer, "What do you think, Uncle?"
"I like it very much." He replied in a low voice, his tone unhurried. It sounded more like a statement of fact than a compliment.
Just these four simple words made Nan Yu's breathing quicken. There was a kind of joy and excitement welling up from the depths of her heart.
But she quickly suppressed it.
His words couldn't be trusted. After all, this "fake Buddha - like gentleman" might seem serious and solemn on the surface, but he could surely sweet - talk Qu Jiaran anytime behind her back.
At this moment, if Tan Linyuan could hear her thoughts, he would probably cry out his innocence a thousand times.