Chapter 554: Courting

At the entrance of the restroom.

Chen Yezi stood there quietly, her head slightly bowed; her rounded, fair chin appeared even softer under the illumination of the lights, and Shen Yan's gaze was involuntarily drawn to it.

As the saying goes: "Viewing a beauty under a lamp, or a flower under the moon, has a unique charm."

Attending such a grand party, one cannot avoid a bit of grooming and dressing up.

If one must use a single sentence to describe her beauty, then "light or heavy makeup, both are always fitting" is undoubtedly the most appropriate.

Chen Yezi felt a bit embarrassed from being watched and feigned anger, saying: "Right, I'm looking for you. You must be feeling very smug after being pursued and flattered by so many beauties just now, right?"

Uh...

Shen Yan's smile faltered.

If it were Chen Shanni, he would certainly have flirted with a line like "What, are you jealous?", but facing Chen Yezi, wouldn't saying that be digging his own grave?

"Not at all, it was just normal socializing."

Chen Yezi gave a cold snort and issued a Warning: "It better be. My sister likes you so much; if I find out you're messing around outside, I won't let you off."

After saying this, she turned around, ready to leave.

"Wait!" Shen Yan hurriedly called out to stop her.

Under her puzzled gaze, he reminded her: "I know Wang Sicong; he isn't a decent person. He's never short of beauties around him. It's fine to be friends with him, but he isn't suitable for any deeper development."

Upon hearing this, the resentment Chen Yezi had been harboring for so many days vanished in an instant, and there was a small flutter of joy in her heart.

At the very least, this man cared about her.

But she didn't show her joy; instead, she looked playful: "You were the one who introduced him, so why are you bad-mouthing him now? That's not very honorable."

Shen Yan couldn't help but feel a bit awkward, explaining that he simply didn't want Chen Yezi to get hurt, and Chen Yezi almost couldn't hold back a flower-like smile.

Only now did she realize she had misunderstood Shen Yan.

Previously, Chen Yezi had kicked Shen Yan precisely because he had pushed her toward a strange boy; anyone else could introduce a partner to her, but Shen Yan could not.

"None of your business!"

After dropping this harsh remark, Chen Yezi couldn't help but raise her leg to kick again—who told this guy to be missing for so long, not even sending a single message?

Bullying someone so thoroughly, and he didn't even know to show a little concern.

Dead scumbag!

Unlike the last time she kicked him, Shen Yan, with his lightning-fast reflexes, lifted his foot and dodged her sneak attack.

"Eh! You missed." Shen Yan's tone revealed a hint of smugness and teasing.

"You dare to dodge? I'll kick you to death!"

After the first strike failed, Chen Yezi attacked again.

"Hey! You're going too far."

"So what if I am!"

"If you do that again, I'm going to fight back. Hey, hey, you're actually kicking?"

"I'm just kicking you!"

In this narrow corridor, the two chased and dodged; anyone who didn't know better would think they were a young couple chasing and playing.

"If you fight back, you're not a man." Chen Yezi, now addicted to kicking, wore a brilliant smile on her lips.

Shen Yan really wanted to say smugly: "Aren't you clear on whether I'm a man or not?"

However, before he could indulge in more fantasies, Chen Yezi, whose balance was already unstable from wearing high heels...

"Ah!" She suddenly let out a cry of surprise, her body involuntarily tilting forward.

Shen Yan was quick-witted and reached out to catch her, his palm and arm supporting her firmly.

The situation on the scene changed abruptly; the shaken Chen Yezi, with her toes touching the ground, was suspended at a 60-degree angle in mid-air, gasping for breath.

Hmm?

When she regained her senses, Chen Yezi noticed a large hand in front of her; in an instant, her round, jade-like cheeks turned as red as a monkey's bottom.

This large hand seemed to have a kind of magic, draining all the strength from her body.

"You... aren't you going to let go yet?"

"Sorry!" Realizing the situation was wrong, Shen Yan exerted a little force and hurriedly steadied her body.

He hadn't expected his hand to be so accurate, as if it were equipped with a navigation system.

My sins, my sins!

"Pervert!" Chen Yezi glared at him indignantly and kicked his calf again.

Then she walked away quickly like the wind.

Feeling awkward, Shen Yan habitually touched his nose.

Unexpectedly, this scene was caught exactly by Chen Yezi as she looked back; this time, even her neck didn't escape, turning red enough to drip blood.

In this situation, it was hard not to let one's imagination run wild.

She thought Shen Yan was sniffing the scent, and she was both shy and angry, cursing Shen Yan a hundred times in her heart.

How could he be like this? It wasn't as if they hadn't kissed or touched before, or even done worse things; was it necessary to look as intoxicated as a lecher?

So embarrassing!

Fortunately, Shen Yan didn't know her thoughts, otherwise, he would definitely have cried out that he was more wronged than Dou E.

Returning to the banquet hall, the atmosphere was still extremely lively; people gathered in groups of three or five, clinking glasses and chatting happily, occasionally eating desserts or fruit to stave off hunger.

Shen Yan subconsciously searched for Chen Yezi's figure.

But he saw Wang Sicong sticking to her side like a dog-skin plaster, and Chen Yezi not only didn't repel him but was chatting with him with a charming smile.

She covered her mouth and giggled from time to time, drawing glances from the crowd.

Chen Jun took in this scene, having no intention of stopping it at all; instead, he was happy to see it happen.

It is good to make more acquaintances in the business world, as long as you don't get taken advantage of by some pig.

However, this good mood did not last long; Chen Jun suddenly received news that ten minutes ago, Tencent officially released a new instant messaging software—WeChat.

Download and install it on your phone.

After opening it, he discovered that the initial version of WeChat had overly simplistic functions, only capable of sending text and photos; however, the main interface had copied Lianxin almost entirely, and compared to QQ, the visual experience was improved by more than just one level.

In addition, Tencent made a move that was truly brilliant.

That was to link it with QQ accounts.

Users did not need to register again; they could log in to WeChat directly using their QQ accounts.

Chen Jun told Shen Yan about this, and the two decided to proceed according to the original plan.

This day had long been anticipated.

In just over a month, Lianxin had reached twenty million registered users; it was impossible for Tencent to sit by and watch the empire they had built be eroded by Lianxin step by step.

Shen Yan had envisioned various countermeasures in advance.

Since the initial version of WeChat was so rudimentary, they would stay put, let the bullets fly for a while, and wait until the next version update to make further plans.

Just like that, a few more days passed.

That afternoon, having just finished a meeting, Shen Yan lay lazily on the sofa and opened his phone; the "Loving Family" group chat was in full swing.

Scrolling to the top, there was a Tieba link posted by Luo Qiqi.

He clicked on it.

It was shockingly a video of Wang Sicong proposing to Chen Yezi; the background was the school's teaching building, and one could see Wang Sicong holding ninety-nine roses, standing in a heart shape made of rose petals, boldly proposing to Chen Yezi.

A red Ferrari on the side was exceptionally eye-catching.

A crowd of onlookers at the scene exclaimed repeatedly, guessing where this young master had popped up from.