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Huangfu Yan unbuttoned his suit jacket, and Qiao Xiaoluan felt a rush of excitement, wondering if he was about to demonstrate something right there.
“If I don’t like you but make you think I do, then I have successfully seduced you,” he said as he took off his suit. Qiao Xiaoluan’s heart sank; beneath it was a tightly fitted white shirt, utterly unremarkable.
At that moment, she felt warmth envelop her as Huangfu Yan draped the suit over her shoulders, his deep-set eyes locking onto hers. “Wear my clothes when you go out. I don’t want you to dress so revealingly and be seen by others.”
Qiao Xiaoluan held her breath, her face flushing red as she cautiously backed away from him.
In truth, he had just been demonstrating how to seduce someone with intention, hadn’t he? No wonder he was a master in the game of love; his impact was undeniable. Yet for some reason, hearing Huangfu Yan speak about the essence of seduction only made Qiao Xiaoluan feel like slapping him.
This impulse lingered even after work when Huangfu Yan unusually invited her to dinner, and it didn’t fade away.
So, when she found herself sitting across from Huangfu Yan in a French restaurant, her attention was not on the chef’s exquisite dishes or on the question of why he had invited her to dinner—rather, it was entirely focused on her restless hand.
No! She couldn’t just slap him without reason; there had to be a legitimate excuse for that.
Qiao Xiaoluan firmly pressed down on her right hand. Under Huangfu Yan’s puzzled gaze, she forced a smile and said, “Sorry, my hand is cramping a bit.”
Huangfu Yan clearly didn’t buy this excuse and rolled his eyes. “What’s wrong? Didn’t you always say you liked French cuisine? This chef rarely cooks for anyone; I had to persuade him quite a bit to prepare this meal.”
“Ha ha, is the general manager continuing to demonstrate ‘intentional seduction’ to me?” He seemed to know her tastes so well—what exactly did he want?
Huangfu Yan remained silent, simply staring at her. His gaze made Qiao Xiaoluan feel anxious and flushed. A man known for his indifference suddenly looking at her with such significance was truly unsettling.
After a long while, he raised his hand and elegantly served her the dishes. "You can eat now."
Qiao Xiaoluan kept her left hand pressed against her right hand, lowered her head, and took a lick of the Foie Gras. "It's delicious."
Huangfu Yan pushed a cup of Ice Cream toward her. The Ice Cream had a peculiar shape with eight corners, each adorned with a red hawthorn. Qiao Xiaoluan's complexion appeared somewhat pale.
...
"Xiaoluan!" Qiao Xiaoluan suddenly opened her eyes, and the people around her immediately shouted excitedly, "Master, the young lady is awake! The young lady is awake!"
It was said that Qiao Xiaoluan had fainted for no reason in the French restaurant, causing the restaurant manager to panic over a potential food poisoning and resign on the spot.
Rumor had it that while she was unconscious, she mumbled incoherently for quite some time, her brow furrowed and never relaxing.
It was also said that she cried with her eyes closed, and no matter how much they wiped, the tears wouldn't stop.
Many people rushed in—doctors, her grandfather, and Huangfu Yan.
Qiao Xiaoluan's gaze flickered as she quietly surveyed her surroundings. Old Qiao let out a sigh of relief and grasped his granddaughter's hand. "It's finally over. Huangfu Yan said there was a way, and there really was."
Qiao Xiaoluan looked past her grandfather and focused on Huangfu Yan in the crowd. He stood tall and composed, meeting Qiao Xiaoluan's sharp gaze with calmness.
Qiao Xiaoluan smiled slightly. "Yes, Grandpa, I'm fine now."
She finally remembered that night when she was caught in the rain, burning with fever all night long, and forgot some memories she didn't want to recall.
The things she subconsciously wanted to forget were finally gone, never to resurface. Since then, her personality changed drastically; she became somewhat unruly and no longer as obedient as she was in her childhood, leaving others puzzled and frustrated.
The doctor couldn't find any reason for her transformation and could only say, "Perhaps she's lost her mind."
Lost her mind? It truly felt like she had.
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