I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 400 So... I just wanted to make you happy and relax a bit...

"I..."

Yu Lingxue was taken aback by Yan Lingwen's words and quickly turned her head away, looking quite embarrassed, but her ears were slightly red...

No man has ever said anything like that to her before...

Why do I feel this way when I suddenly hear these kinds of words?

I was just there to put on an act!

After lunch and completing my task, I left on my own! From then on, I kept to myself and avoided contact with him whenever possible!

Why bother with what he said?!

"Oh dear, I'm not good at it, why don't you give it a try?"

Yan Lingwen walked to another machine, pointed to it, and said,

"Oh, me too... I probably can't catch them either."

Yu Lingxue walked over, took some game coins, and inserted them, intending to give it a try.

She controlled the joystick, aimed it at a doll, pressed the button, and grabbed it.

The mechanical claw grabbed the doll and pulled it upwards, but this time, it didn't let go!

Instead, he held on tightly, placed it at the exit, and then let go, causing the doll to fall!

"what..."

Yu Lingxue's mouth gaped open, her face filled with surprise. She had succeeded on her first try?

Wow! That's amazing! Wow! That's fantastic!

Yan Lingwen immediately clapped his hands, looking very excited.

His eyes now held a newfound admiration for Yu Lingxue...

Yu Lingxue squatted down, took the doll out, held it in her hand, and looked at it for a while...

Then, her gaze swept over the shop's employees...

The shop assistant glanced at him, then immediately lowered his head...

In that instant, Yu Lingxue seemed to understand something...

Yu Lingxue looked at Yan Lingwen and asked:

"Did you ask the clerk to adjust the probability of this machine? Will I be able to catch anything next time I try?"

Yan Lingwen was stunned for a moment, and stammered:

"Uh... what did you say? I don't understand..."

Without wasting words, Yu Lingxue took another game coin, inserted it, and then picked up the coin again.

Just as she expected, the mechanical claw seemed to have inexhaustible strength, gripping the doll tightly and throwing it directly into the exit...

Yu Lingxue took out the doll as well, looked at Yan Lingwen, and pursed her lips...

Do you think I'm stupid?

Yan Lingwen scratched his head awkwardly, unsure how to explain for a moment. After a while, he finally spoke:

"Because... I know it's hard for you to take care of Mom, and you must be feeling down and stressed, so... I just wanted to cheer you up and help you relax... I'm sorry..."

A hint of surprise flashed in Yu Lingxue's eyes...

Was everything Yan Lingwen did just to make herself happy?

real or fake?

Is this... really necessary?

I've already made my stance clear—I'm just here to get by. And even after all that, he's still trying to cheer me up?

"You...you don't need to apologize, it's okay."

Yu Lingxue shook her head, finding it particularly amusing to see Yan Lingwen hanging his head like a puppy that had done something wrong...

She was soft-hearted to begin with, and seeing him like this, she couldn't say anything more...

"Well... as long as you're not angry with me, how about we go eat? You must be anxious, right?"

Yan Lingwen raised his head, smiled slightly at Yu Lingxue, and said.

Yu Lingxue bit her lip lightly and replied, "I... am fine."

"Let's go, I've already made a reservation at the restaurant."

"Ah."

Yu Lingxue followed Yan Lingwen, left the mall, got into his car, and went to the restaurant.

This restaurant, of course, also belonged to Yan Lingwen's family. According to him, it was all an act for others to see, so that Yu Lingxue could have something to report back to.

Yu Lingxue didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and felt that he had considered things quite thoroughly.

"You don't want to be photographed without your consent, right? That's why I reserved a private room, is that alright?"

Yan Lingwen walked into the restaurant's private room. The room was furnished fairly normally, not too strangely, with a table and two chairs.

"Oh...okay...right?"

Yu Lingxue genuinely didn't want to be photographed without her consent. Yan Lingwen, as a second-generation rich kid, was actually recognized by quite a few people and could be considered a semi-public figure.

If you go on a date with him outside, there's a real possibility of being secretly photographed.

If she were photographed and the photos were posted online, and Yin Mengran and her friends saw them, she would feel like dying...

"Okay, that's good. Please have a seat."

Yan Lingwen sat down and pointed to the seat opposite him.

Yu Lingxue slowly walked over and sat down.

After sitting down, Yu Lingxue said, "Oh, by the way, I'd like to make it clear beforehand that I don't drink alcohol."

She remained cautious, refusing to drink alcohol or any beverages Yan Lingwen offered her...

Yan Lingwen nodded and said, "Of course, we don't drink alcohol, but you can have mineral water if you want."

Yan Lingwen snapped his fingers, and the waiter outside immediately came in, placing two unopened bottles of mineral water on the table, both costing over a hundred yuan a bottle.

"Well, thank you."

Yu Lingxue was fairly satisfied.

Now it seems... Yan Lingwen might not be so bad?

"Uh, do you want to personally supervise what we eat? I can take you to the kitchen and watch them make it."

"Ah...no need, it's alright..."

Yu Lingxue paused for a moment, then waved her hand in refusal.

She wasn't that paranoid, but she didn't expect Yan Lingwen to suddenly bring it up like that...

Was I giving him the impression of being a little too cautious...?

After a while, the food was served; the table was set with exquisite dishes, desserts, and more...

Yan Lingwen didn't say much. He tied his napkin, looked at Yu Lingxue, and asked, "Do you need my help?"

"Oh, no need, thank you."

Yu Lingxue tied her napkin herself, but didn't know where to start. Did she really want to eat...?

It doesn't seem right not to eat...

Yan Lingwen had already started eating, seemingly wanting to finish quickly so he could send her back.

Is this blind date really going to end so simply?

That was way too easy! All those strategies I came up with were completely useless...

Maybe... I'm just overthinking it...

Yu Lingxue temporarily relaxed her guard and began to eat in small bites.

About ten minutes later,

Yan Lingwen's gaze began to drift towards Yu Lingxue from time to time...

However, Yu Lingxue didn't notice...

"Hey, you've got something stuck on your skirt, let me help you remove it..."

"Hmm? Where?"

Before Yu Lingxue could react, Yan Lingwen reached out, as if to remove something from her skirt...

But the moment his hand touched her, Yu Lingxue suddenly felt a slight stinging pain!

"Ah hiss——"

Yu Lingxue's legs trembled violently, and she shrank to the side, away from Yan Lingwen's hand.

I don't know what it was, but it pricked me...

"what is this?!"

Yu Lingxue raised her head, frowning as she looked at Yan Lingwen...

But that one glance left her completely stunned...

When she saw Yan Lingwen's face, her expression seemed to change, and her demeanor became somewhat intriguing...

"you guess?"