Chapter 318

This kind of couple-exclusive intimate interaction would have seemed utterly childish before—Black Widow had always disdained it.

But now, finding herself in this situation, in this romantic candlelit-dinner atmosphere made just for her,

Scarlett Johansson truly could not refuse.

Yet just as she was about to bite into her steak, the steel fork in Xu Can's hand suddenly vanished!

The next second, Scarlett Johansson was caught off guard as Xu Can ambushed her with a kiss!

She instinctively tried to dodge, but Xu Can caught her slender neck, giving her no chance to escape.

Even flashing couldn't save her—Black Widow could only surrender.

Emma Stone, Taylor Swift… to hell with all of them!

At this moment, her world contained only Xu Can.

Just before she completely lost herself, Xu Can pulled back, gazing at her with steady eyes, leaving Black Widow wanting more.

"Tonight it's just us, alright?"

"Mm, just us."

Under the effect of Xu Can's Grand Silence Art, Scarlett Johansson ultimately fell into his clutches.

After an extended bout of extreme back-and-forth, Black Widow finally pulled herself in.

"If I'd known, I wouldn't have flirted with him on the set of Iron Man 2 back then."

Scarlett Johansson felt helpless yet relieved.

That evening, Xu Can saw her back to her villa, making no excuse to stay the night.

"See you next time. You said you wanted authentic Chinese food—come to my place and I'll cook it for you."

"Sure, see you next time."

At her front door, Scarlett Johansson watched Xu Can's Bugatti engine roar as it disappeared at the end of the street.

Lost in thought, she pulled out her keys to open the door—a door she could normally open with her eyes closed after getting drunk—yet today she couldn't get it open no matter how she tried.

She touched her cheek; it was slightly warm.

She was clearly a top-tier player, navigating Hollywood's glitzy名利场 yet remaining pure and untainted, manipulating those investors and male stars in the palm of her hand without ever losing out herself.

But ever since meeting Xu Can, her rank instantly dropped from a national-server pro to Gold, completely held by Xu Can like a love-struck student.

"Sigh… what am I even doing?"

Complaining to herself on the surface, in her mind she was already looking forward to her next date with Xu Can.

……

"You actually dared to go?"

"Why not? Scarlett is an important part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe—inviting her to dinner is perfectly reasonable, right?"

"Then how come I heard you cleared out the restaurant and held a private candlelit dinner just for her? That's reasonable too?"

"No wait, where did you even hear that?"

"I have a stake in the restaurant too, thanks."

"Listen to me squirm… no, listen to me explain. The main thing is we were discussing Marvel's future plans—classified matters, naturally we couldn't let anyone else overhear."

"Then what about the candlelit dinner and the band?"

"When discussing films, a nicer atmosphere makes for a happier conversation."

"Then what were you two doing getting so close? Just-give-me-a-reason—give me a reasonable explanation."

Watching Taylor Swift with her arms crossed and that serious little expression,

Xu Can's mouth twitched a few times.

"Wait, you planted a spy in the restaurant too?"

"I told you, I have a stake in the restaurant too—planting a pair of eyes is perfectly normal… no, wait, you should be the one explaining!"

"Her eyes got splashed with oil, so I was checking on her…"

Xu Can remained quite composed facing this situation.

Since TayTay said "getting close" without directly saying "kissing," it proved her spy hadn't observed up close—only caught a glimpse from the kitchen by accident.

As long as nothing was seen clearly, everything could be explained away.

TayTay scrutinized Xu Can with an appraising gaze up and down—clearly suspicious everywhere, yet his demeanor was open and upright, brimming with persuasiveness.

TayTay, who had been utterly certain, couldn't help but waver slightly—had she really wronged him?

"Really?"

"Of course. Otherwise, why would I not go to her place for tea after dinner and come straight here instead? Isn't it because I missed you?"

Xu Can swore it earnestly, not looking the slightest bit fake.

"That does make sense."

TayTay figured Black Widow must have designs on Xu Can.

If the two of them had really been on a romantic date, Xu Can would definitely have found an excuse to go to her place and stayed the night—why would he suddenly come flip her card?

Honestly, the moment Xu Can opened the door and walked in, TayTay was truly delighted.

Her previously resentful mood instantly dissipated by more than half.

"So, my coming here proves one thing—you're definitely the most important one in my heart. Stop being so suspicious."

Xu Can held TayTay in his arms.

"Then what about Emma?"

TayTay suddenly tilted her head up in his arms for a soul-searching interrogation.

Why do all women love doing this?

Constantly comparing is so pointless—wouldn't it be nicer if everyone just got along happily together?

"Emma? What Emma?"

Xu Can had no choice but to deploy the Grand Silence Art, sealing Taylor Swift's Fiery Red Lips.

Because something went wrong in the middle of the sealing ritual, the two of them ended up slightly deviating into demonic cultivation.

So they maintained the sealing state, and planned to change venues to continue deepening the seal, persistently working their art.

Finally, after several hours of unremitting effort, after several grueling battles.

Taylor Swift was successfully sealed and fell into slumber.

Xu Can quietly got up, poured a glass of bourbon at the mini bar, dropped in a large spherical ice cube,

carried the glass to his favorite rocking chair on the balcony and lay down comfortably,

lit a cigar, and gazed through the curling smoke at the half moon hanging in the night sky.

For some reason, he suddenly thought back to the year 2023 in his previous life,

when on New Year's Eve he had bought a movie ticket and gone to the theater, surrounded by countless couples, to watch *Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour* all alone.

The concert film ended just after midnight on New Year's Day 2024,

Xu Can walked out of the theater, heading home alone,

the sky above also had a half moon just like this...

Now, the dazzling woman on the theater screen was lying in the bedroom.

This feeling, as if separated by a lifetime, was indeed a little wondrous.

Xu Can suddenly set down his glass, snubbed out the cigar, turned and went back to the bedroom, and hugged Mei Mei from behind.

The sleeping Mei Mei trembled slightly, groggily woke up, turned around and embraced Xu Can.

"Your body's so cold, let me warm you up."

Taylor Swift murmured a couple of words, then leaned against Xu Can and fell back into slumber.