Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Inviting Xiaoyan

Zhang Yan put his arm around his junior and returned to the hotel where they were temporarily staying.

"Daughter, what happened to you?" Father Chi asked.

"Mr. Chi, I’m really sorry. We weren’t paying attention to the road, and Yuyu accidentally sprained her ankle. I’ve already checked it for her. No bones are hurt, but she might walk a little awkwardly."

"Should we go to the hospital to get it checked first? We’re not in a hurry, we can just leave tomorrow."

"Dad, I’m really fine. It’s just a slight sprain. The sooner we get to Beijing, the sooner you can start your preliminary recovery treatment, and the sooner I can be at ease."

Father Chi saw his daughter take a couple of steps as if nothing had happened. Since there was no look of pain on her face, and her ankle showed no obvious redness or swelling, he finally relaxed. "All right then."

Zhang Yan naturally wasn’t as rough and unsparing with his junior as he had been yesterday when testing things out on Yiyi. Even so, it had inevitably left her in her current state.

Zhang Yan escorted his junior and her family all the way to the station entrance before finally bidding farewell to her, who kept turning her head to look back at him every few steps. The high-speed rail from Meng City to Beijing only took about four hours. Although it wasn’t too far, they definitely wouldn’t be able to meet up often. However, the energy he had injected into her before she left would be enough to slightly ease her longing for a while.

After checking in for ten days of workouts, even though the mission was already complete, Zhang Yan still retained the habit of doing Kegel exercises and going for a morning run every day.

His little daily morning routine with Xia Xiqing didn’t yield any new progress worth mentioning. When he went to the provincial library in the morning, he still didn’t run into the mysterious beauty he had been yearning for. There was only a new, scholarly-looking girl sitting beside him, but her looks were even less impressive than the last one. Zhang Yan gave a nod of greeting and paid no further attention to her.

Today, he was reading *Guns, Germs, and Steel*. Although the language was very accessible, the content covered multiple disciplines like history, biology, and geography, none of which were Zhang Yan’s strong suits. It was still quite strenuous to read, requiring him to consult the Great God Jipiti from time to time to explain the concepts to him. Therefore, even though his reading efficiency was getting higher and higher, he was still only about halfway through.

However, there were also things progressing rather smoothly. Brother Tongzi’s promised luxury car reward, which was to be issued within seventy-two hours, had already prompted a phone call to him that morning. Now was the perfect time to go pick up the car.

Going to pick it up all alone seemed a bit boring. Besides, his driving skills were very rusty now, and it wouldn’t be pretty if the new car got scratched or bumped. After thinking about it, he tapped on Yanhua Xiaomeng’s WeChat profile picture.

"I’m going to pick up my car today. Didn’t you say last time that you were very interested in my new car and wanted to go see it together?"

Today, Xiaoyan had originally planned to find a way to ask Zhang Yan out again, but Chi Xinyue’s sudden return had disrupted her plans. Although she didn’t want to admit it, she knew in her heart that as long as her good best friend was by Zhang Yan’s side, she would definitely have no chance.

In less than half a month, Zhang Yan had already given Chi Xinyue over 2.5 million in wealth, while her own score was temporarily still at zero. Scrolling through her phone, a look of indignation suddenly crossed her face.

A classmate she usually practiced dancing with had posted a newly bought makeup set in her Friends Circle. She had also lusted after this makeup set for a long time, but it cost several thousand. Since there were too many things she wanted to buy, she could only keep putting it off.

And that classmate happened to be one of the people who had competed with her for that magazine photoshoot job last time. A few days ago, because of her repeated refusals, the magazine had already finalized their candidates, which naturally did not include her.

She thought, "I’m so mad! She’s not as pretty as me, her figure isn’t as good as mine, and she doesn’t dance as well as me. On what grounds did they pick her over me? She must have eventually succumbed to the unspoken rules of that disgusting middle-aged man!"

Jealousy, contempt, and all sorts of emotions churned in her heart, but she had to admit that mixed within those feelings was a trace of envy. She also wanted to be able to buy all the things she had been longing for and then show them off wantonly in her Friends Circle, becoming the target of other people’s jealousy.

But if it required her to exchange her body for it, she couldn’t accept that either. At least, that greasy middle-aged man wouldn’t do. No matter what, it would have to be someone with Zhang Yan’s looks.

Thinking of Zhang Yan, she pulled up his WeChat again, repeatedly reading the few chat logs between them. She thought, "Do you really not have any feelings for me? Why can’t you be a little more proactive? I’ve already hinted to you so many times!"

DING DONG.

As if her wish had come true, Zhang Yan sent her a WeChat message on his own initiative for the first time. Filled with joy, she swiped the chat box to the newest message, bright delight bursting from her eyes.

She thought, "Yuyu just left, and he’s already asking me out. What does this mean? Could it be..."

Excitedly, she typed "Sure!" into the input box, but then suddenly stopped and didn’t send it right away.

She thought, "I can’t reply instantly! I have to drag it out for a bit, otherwise it’ll look like I’m constantly hovering over my phone waiting for him. But if I’m too slow, will I miss this golden opportunity?"

Amidst this hesitation, after barely delaying for thirty seconds, Xiaoyan couldn’t hold back any longer and clicked send on the message she had already typed out.

At 3:25 PM, Zhang Yan deliberately arrived five minutes later than the agreed time.

In fact, arriving exactly on time last time had also been intentional on his part. The car had long since arrived nearby, waiting for his command before pulling out from the street corner to create the effect of arriving right on the dot.

Anxious waiting was often the best catalyst. It could cause a baseline expectation of one point to inflate to three or five points. But it couldn’t be too long either, as that would instead wear down the enthusiasm. Zhang Yan was still slowly figuring out the balance in between, making Xiaoyan the perfect practice target.

Watching Xiaoyan anxiously looking left and right, staring eagerly at the intersection, Zhang Yan finally had the driver move forward and stop right in front of her.

"Xiaoyan, I’m sorry. There was a bit of traffic on the way."

"It’s fine, it’s fine! Zhang Yan, how come you came from this direction today?"

"I was seeing Yuebao’s family onto the train, and I took care of a few things on the way. You know how busy I usually am."

Xiaoyan had changed into a different outfit today, as if wanting to show off all her charms to Zhang Yan as quickly as possible. She had found the secret code to pique Zhang Yan’s interest; her attire this time focused even more on highlighting her two greatest assets.

Today, Xiaoyan was wearing a slim-fitting red dress made of silky, lightweight material that clung perfectly to the curves of her body. The design of the dress was quite bold and fashionable. The wide-open neckline heavily accentuated her most impressive feature, while the cuffs were made of sheer gauze, looking flowy and seductive. The uniquely designed slits on both sides of the skirt, complemented by drawstring embellishments, added a few more degrees of sexiness. The cinched waist style also made her S-curve look even more perfect and eye-catching.

Even with a few prior experiences, Zhang Yan’s gaze still sank into that abyss, unable to pull itself free. Even his breathing seemed to grow a fraction heavier.

Xiaoyan was very satisfied with her own presentation. "Zhang Yan, does my outfit look good today?"

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