Chapter 28 Looks Very Stupid

  Cheng Shui Xin is amazingly familiar with these enjoyable life technologies. Su Yi Fan on the other side has been playing with the PS3 controller, browsing through the Blu-ray movie title menu, and just started watching WALL-E, a big fan of robot's life, and the coffee aroma has already floated out.

  WALL-E is a story about a small waste-collecting robot living alone on Earth, and how he falls in love with EVE, a high-tech robot searching for plants. The robot WALL-E has a similar personality to the otaku of this era, and is widely loved and enjoyed by people. Su Yifan also likes this animated movie, which just won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature a few days ago, causing many people to watch it again.

  Su Yifan felt that he was not yet powerful, clever and persistent enough. Others would risk their lives to chase after EVE, climbing onto a spaceship and rushing into the distant space. In front of Cheng Shui'an, he seemed to be only awkward, unable to show his courage.

  Cheng Shui Xin was happily humming a tune in the kitchen, it was Bon Jovi's "It's My Life", I have to say that Cheng Shui Xin's singing skills matched her looks, Su Yi Fan couldn't help but turn down the TV volume.

  Before the most magical opening ten minutes of WALL-E were over, Cheng Shuiying had already come out with a plate and coffee pot. For this kitchen that can almost be said to have been automated to the extreme, Cheng Shuiying simply loved it, and all sorts of new cooking utensils allowed her to bring out 120% of her abilities, brewing a pot of fragrant coffee.

  "Lucky for you, the coffee beans at your house aren't Kopi Luwak," Cheng Shui Xin joked. "I really wouldn't dare to drink that."

  Su Yifan nodded in agreement, took the cup of coffee handed to him by Xiaohu, and took a sip... Hmm, it's not quite like McDonald's, basically similar to the level of that coffee shop they went to yesterday.

  Su Yifan didn't dare to tell Cheng Shuiying the thoughts in his heart, he took two sips of coffee and turned up the TV volume a bit, watching WALL-E with Cheng Shuiying for a while. Such opportunities were really rare for Su Yifan, he enjoyed it but also felt a little disturbed. If not for the changes on himself, if not for the secret base provided by Su Xiaqing, would he have had such an opportunity?

  The movie progressed quickly to the part where EVE went into sleep mode due to plant entering dormancy. WALL-E pulled the sleeping EVE in a boat, took it to see the night view, and secretly held EVE's small hand... As he watched these scenes, Su Yifan suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

  Cheng Shui Xin seemed to be moved by this plot as well, putting down her coffee cup and small tray, staring at the screen for a while before tilting her head back and rubbing her eyes.

  This is a rare moment when Su Yifan saw Cheng Shui'an's softness. Unfortunately, there were no tears, and the tears had been wiped away by her fingers and the tilt of her head.

  "This isn't your home, is it?" Cheng Shuiying turned her head and took the opportunity to tidy up her expression while pouring coffee, beginning to play out her cleverness.

  "Uh, this is my own secret base, among people I know, only Qing Jie and you have been here."

  "I'm truly honored." Cheng Shui Xin was shocked again in her heart, to have such a property, to be able to decorate the house like this with over 3 million yuan worth of luxury wardrobes, that's just not simple.

  Although I've tried to adjust my mindset, it still feels a bit complicated. Cheng Shuiying smiled and joked: "You're hiding it very deeply, no wonder you and Chen Xin always seem to have some kind of conflict."

  Su Yifan shook his head: "We don't have any conflicts."

  "Deceitful." Cheng Shui Xin lightly stirred her tea with the tip of her finger, unintentionally exuding a charm that surpassed her age. "The way you two look at each other doesn't match, I've noticed it for a while now. But overall, Chen Xin's personality has become somewhat overbearing due to his family environment, always thinking he should have everything under his control. Just ignore him."

  This feeling of talking behind Chen Xin's back made Su Yifan feel extremely warm, and then he immediately thought that if it wasn't in front of himself, would Cheng Shuiheng count his own shortcomings?

  Cheng Shui Xin is undoubtedly a master at bridging the distance between two people. With just a few gentle and subtle words of comfort, she unknowingly narrowed the gap between herself and Su Yi Fan.

  Su Yifan shook his head calmly: "It's nothing, I'm not afraid of him."

  Cheng Shui Xin was lazily lying on the sofa, her long legs stretching out slowly, her toes curled over the edge of the coffee table. Her entire being exuded a seductive aura that left people dazed and infatuated.

  "I'm not worried that you're afraid of him, actually Chen Xin is very fragile inside, didn't you notice? I'm worried about the conflict between you and him, it will eventually become a conflict between you and his wine-and-meat friends."

  In just a few words, Cheng Shui Xin has already pointed out Chen Xin's shortcomings and troubles. This is the real Cheng Shui Xin, who truly understands the problems she pays attention to.

  Cheng Shui Xin had already vaguely guessed that Su Yi Fan's fight at the school gate was related to Chen Xin. She had asked Su Yi Fan once and wouldn't ask again, which was also one of her principles. She would respect Su Yi Fan's dignity as a man.

  Su Yifan understood that today, Cheng Shuiyi coming out with him alone was not just about buying clothes, she still wanted to advise herself not to look for too much trouble. This barely counts as a kind of concern.

  Su Yifan tried not to let her gaze linger on Cheng Shui's legs, which were also too long and alluring in their leggings... She cleared her throat and straightened her attitude, responding seriously: "Thanks for your concern, but don't worry about what's going on between me and Chen Xin. Nothing big will happen."

  Su Yifan's words, tone and voice were all vastly different from before, leaving Cheng Shuiin in shock. Was Su Yifan's change due to him not being a true herbivore to begin with, or did he really undergo a heaven-reversing, earth-shaking transformation in such a short period of time?

  In the end, which one was it, Cheng Shui Xin couldn't understand either. She only knew that she couldn't use her previous attitude to face this seemingly easy-going good classmate anymore.

  "Alright, you guys handle your own business. " Cheng Shuiying didn't say it twice and immediately changed the subject, "Tonight we probably can't eat freely, do we want to get something to eat first?"

  This suggestion was deeply approved by Su Yifan, who had never attended such a high-end dinner party. He heard that the cold buffet format was to accommodate the French people. It seemed that eating with a plate in such an occasion would be embarrassing, so it's better to fill his stomach at home before going.

  The result of the two people's discussion was that Cheng Shuiying got up from the sofa again, tied her apron and went to the kitchen to stir-fry. The fresh ingredients in the refrigerator were all good things bought by Biqi, including vegetables, seafood, meat, and everything else. The huge refrigerator seemed to be able to hold several more, and after Cheng Shuiying selected some with great enthusiasm, she stir-fried a dish of lily shrimp and a dish of meat strips with mushrooms, and simmered a small pot of clam soup.

  The living room was filled with the aroma of food for a while, and Cheng Shuijin was surprised to find that the brand of cooking oil used in the kitchen was one she had never seen before. The whole kitchen only had a familiar double-lion brand sharp-headed knife.

  So Su Yifan became the only one in the school who was cooked by Cheng Shuiyan himself, and this honor, although it couldn't be loudly proclaimed outside, Su Yifan didn't mind taking it out to annoy Chen Xin at critical moments.

  It has to be said that Cheng Shui Xin's culinary skills are surprisingly far superior to those of a high school student. Su Yi Fan only realized this after eating, and thought that if this talented girl were to graduate and open her own private kitchen now, she would probably become a renowned chef in her own right.

  "You usually like to eat out more, why don't you like cooking yourself?" Su Yifan is now able to ask Cheng Shuijin fluently, and asked casually while praising her culinary skills.

  "Who wants to spend so much time cooking? Busy for more than an hour, and it's gone in one bite. Still have to clean up afterwards. Life isn't meant to be wasted like that, if you can save time, then just do it."

  Su Yifan couldn't help but admit that Cheng Shui'an had her reasons, although she was a girl who took enjoying life as her motto, her tireless efforts in studying foreign languages and other fields were always astonishing, sometimes even going out for lunch at noon to flip through original books.

  After dinner, Su Yifan voluntarily washed the dishes to thank Cheng Shui'an for his exquisite culinary skills. The two then rushed to tonight's banquet venue.

  The venue for the dinner party was finally settled at Zhongjing International after repeated consideration, a place that Su Yifan was not unfamiliar with.

  Due to the dinner party, the banquet hall had already been secured with security measures. At the entrance of the hall, there were people collecting invitation cards, and hotel security guards scanning left and right with stiff facial expressions. Su Yifan and Cheng Shuijin walked shoulder-to-shoulder to the entrance and handed over their invitation card. At this time, Su Yifan was still very nervous in his heart. The young man who had never attended such an occasion couldn't help but feel apprehensive, which had nothing to do with courage, but rather a concern for being in an unfamiliar environment.

  Cheng Shui Xin felt her classmate's tension and smiled at Su Yi Fan before proactively reaching out to hold his arm.

  Standing in front of the grand ballroom, Su Yifan felt his brain go numb for a moment. This action was no different from a thunderbolt on a clear day, rumbling over and rendering his mind unable to think.

  Usually on and off campus, occasionally with Cheng Shuiying having brief physical contact, at most it was just their fingers touching. Su Yifan thought that the limit would be like this, he never thought that he could greet Cheng Shuiying's arm in such a posture.

  Su Yifan knew he must look very silly now, but he really didn't know how to adjust his expression.

  "Relax." Cheng Shui Xin's voice sounded in Su Yi Fan's ear, "Let's go inside."

  Su Yifan took a deep breath, feeling that the air he inhaled was filled with the scent of perfume from Cheng Shuiyan's body. Yes, for tonight, Cheng Shuiyan had applied a few dots of perfume to her wrists and the back of her neck.

  Cheng Shuijin, who had put on perfume, now tied her hair into a bun that was slightly more complicated than a ponytail, with bangs hanging in front of her forehead and her eyes curved into a smile, looking like a charming adult beauty.

  Su Yifan took a few seconds to regain his composure, and with Cheng Shui'an by his side, he entered the banquet hall, nodding slightly at the Frenchman standing at the door.

  The dinner party had not officially started yet, but almost everyone was already there. Su Yifan took a glance and saw many familiar faces that could be seen in local news.

  This scene is much more formal than the professor's lecture that time, Su Yifan's eyes wandered through the crowd, and of course, he also saw many entrepreneurs.

  "Looking for someone you know?" Cheng Shui asked in a low voice.

  Su Yifan was about to shake his head when he suddenly found a man's gaze meeting his own, the other party revealing an expression of surprise.

  Su Yifan, who had always had a good memory, immediately recognized him as the self-assured bespectacled man who had flirted with Su Xiaqing in Professor Fang's lecture hall that day.

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