Chapter 97: No One Could Be More Suitable Than Me

"You? What do you mean?"

Ruan Mian felt her heart pounding, feeling both expectant and a bit uneasy at the same time.

"Naturally, I mean exactly what I said."

She picked up the last piece of Crispy Potato and popped it into her mouth, feeling a lingering sense of wanting more.

So, food made from plants in the past was all this delicious?!

"I came here for you."

Ruan Mian was so shocked by his words that her eyes widened; how did this situation get more and more complicated?

And what was up with that look in his eyes?

It definitely wasn't innocent, hey!

Furrowing her brows, she looked at him with deep wariness, "You, what do you mean?"

Huo Junze's gaze fell on the rice bowl in front of him; the heaping pile of white rice had already been more than half eaten, still hot and emitting wisps of white steam.

Mixed in the middle were orange-red sweet potatoes, fragrant, sweet, and soft.

This was also a large bowl Ruan Mian had specifically scooped for him; there was no helping it, he had given her too much.

But now, she had somewhat guessed his intentions.

She only thought to herself, 'It's over, he wouldn't…'

Thinking this, her mind was also frantically searching for a way to escape; if that didn't work, she would just have to detonate it!

"Let me formally introduce myself."

After saying this, he projected his information onto her Light Brain.

With a ding, Ruan Mian looked at her wrist; the information he provided was very comprehensive, including his height, weight, and measurements.

???

What the heck is all this?

Why show her this? Is this a blind date?

But the information that followed was relatively normal...

Normal my foot!

Graduate of Interstellar University, one of the developers of Light Brain functions, current CEO of Huo Group, honorary president of the Interstellar Federation Chamber of Commerce...

There was a whole bunch of stuff after that; if you didn't know better, you'd think he was writing an autobiography!

Ruan Mian was so shocked her mouth wouldn't close; she didn't know the weight of the other titles, but she saw one thing: he was the CEO of Huo Group, and the Light Brain software itself was developed, maintained, and operated by his company.

In other words, she was currently 'eating' under his employ?!

This was her boss!

"You, you, you!!!"

"Apologies, coming to find you so abruptly is indeed because of the food you make, whether it be in terms of taste, value, or the material of the food."

He really had discovered her biggest secret!

Ruan Mian only had two words in her heart.

'It's over!'

Huo Junze saw the panic and wariness on her face, sensed her fear, and hurriedly explained.

"I don't have any other intentions."

Before he could finish his sentence, the person beside him had already stood up, preparing to flee.

The next second, Ruan Mian, who wanted to escape, felt a warm touch completely encircle her wrist.

"What are you doing! Let go of me!"

She tried hard to break free from his restraint, but who knew this person was incredibly strong; she couldn't shake him off at all.

"Listen to me."

"I won't listen! I won't listen!"

Wait!

Why does this dialogue feel a little bit familiar?

The moment her thoughts were pulled away, a force was applied to her wrist, and her body lost its balance.

"Ah—"

With a gasp, her body fell toward the direction of that force.

She landed steadily in a warm embrace; at the tip of her nose was a faint fragrance, as if clear green pine needles and fresh, bitter hazelnuts had been crushed together in a deep forest covered in morning dew.

A clean, slightly bitter woody scent.

It inexplicably made her cheeks flush slightly.

"You, you..."

Looking up, her gaze suddenly fell onto his neck, on that protruding Adam's apple.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and her gaze followed his clear jawline, sliding all the way down to the slightly open collar where his cold, white collarbone was vaguely visible.

Why is this inexplicably a bit sexy...

Warm breath brushed against her ear, and his voice was elegant and deep; this sound kissed her ear, and blood rushed up instantly.

"Now, can you listen to me?"

Talk, talk, talk, can't she just listen?!

She thought this arrogantly in her heart, but on the surface, she nodded nervously.

"I know your food is made from plants; I came to find you not because I want to do anything to you, otherwise I wouldn't have come alone."

That seemed to be a reasonable point.

"I think you need an ally." After a pause, Huo Junze said in an incomparably confident tone, "I think there is no one more suitable than me."

With formidable strength and a solid background, he was indeed a very good partner for cooperation.

It was just that Ruan Mian did not believe in things like pies falling from the sky.

"What do you want to gain?"

He liked talking to smart people.

"I can help you solve the difficulties you are encountering, for example, the kind of food boxes you need, and we can even provide a one-stop service for promotional planning and packaging design. You only need to guarantee that your products will be sold exclusively under our banner, and nowhere else!"

"You want a buyout?"

"No, it's an investment. You still proceed at your own pace; apart from providing help, we will not interfere with you in any other way."

Putting it that way, it felt not bad; she didn't seem to be at a disadvantage.

Ruan Mian raised an eyebrow, her light-colored pupils clear and bright, revealing a sense of cleverness.

Like a fine gemstone that had been washed by water, it was crystal clear.

It made one lose focus for a moment.

"Then what do you want to gain?"

It was better to state the ugly truth upfront and clarify the interests; Huo Junze, however, did not notice what she had said.

His gaze fell on a strand of hair hanging down by her temple.

Perhaps his obsessive-compulsive disorder had flared up.

No matter how he looked at it, he felt it was not quite right.

His fingers moved a step ahead, tucking that strand of loose hair behind her ear.

Both of them were stunned.

The pad of his finger brushed against the skin of her ear, leaving behind a trace of warmth, and her whole body felt strange.

"I..."

Huo Junze did not know how he could have been so impulsive to do such a thing, and he was stunned for a moment as well.

This obsessive-compulsive disorder really needed to be treated.

"Sorry, your hair had fallen down."

When Ruan Mian met his ink-black eyes, her heart couldn't help but tremble.

In such a clear-headed state, this action was truly a bit too ambiguous.

But his eyes were too clean, without a shred of lust or desire.

It really seemed like he just couldn't stand it and did it as a matter of course.

It caused her flames to be extinguished before they could even rise.

She wanted to say something, only to realize that their current posture was even more ambiguous.

She was still sitting on his lap, and one of her hands was still tightly restrained in his.

With a *whoosh*, as if there were needles pricking her bottom, she stood up abruptly.

"I, I'll sit over here and talk to you."

Huo Junze thought that if he had a control panel, he would definitely open it up right now to see which circuit inside had been connected incorrectly.

To actually be so thick-skinned.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to."

If the employees of Huo Group saw this, their jaws would drop; even Mo Mishu had never seen their boss make mistakes and apologize so frequently.

They would probably have to go check if some star had exploded, causing the magnetic field to have some effect on the boss.

"Pfft—"

Ruan Mian couldn't help but laugh out loud, and she was even in the mood to tease him, "It seems like you've been saying 'sorry' the whole time! Haha, it's fine, it's fine. I was just too scared earlier, I don't blame you."

Seemingly infected by her smile, Huo Junze also curled his lips.

"Then, are you not afraid now?"