Chapter 600: Chapter 317 Shen Jinyue Arrives Chapter 600: Chapter 317 Shen Jinyue Arrives Xu Qingyan showered Pei Muchan with flattery, merely wanting to test her attitude.

They had barely seen each other for two days, and he was unclear about what she was thinking.

He initially thought they wouldn’t meet until the third or fourth day, yet unexpectedly she asked him over for dinner today.

Had she figured it out?

He took a careful look, but Pei Muchan’s expression showed nothing unusual.

As if the absurdity of the day before yesterday had never happened; the two of them were just like before, arranging meals together.

This made Xu Qingyan baffled; she couldn’t be…

acting confused, could she?

Actually, this situation was to his advantage, after all, their relationship had been made public.

That meant he definitely needed to restrain himself with Lin Wanzhou, at least he couldn’t be touchy-feely anymore.

Not contacting Lin Wanzhou was out of the question, but their relationship would definitely need to take a step back.

The reason was simple, restraint was necessary to keep the direction of events within his control.

At most, Lin Wanzhou would be unhappy, but she wouldn’t be furious.

Similarly, he could continue to interact with Lin Wanzhou.

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Following rules was also to avoid exacerbating conflicts, and on Pei Muchan’s side at most she would be unhappy, not impulsive.

Take one step at a time; the situation wasn’t that bad.

But now Pei Muchan wasn’t making a statement.

Logically speaking, they should have been open and honest step by step.

Both sides had “inspected the goods,” so shouldn’t their relationship be discussed?

Xu Qingyan had planned to wait for Pei Muchan to bring it up first, but Pei Yuanyuan seemed to have started playing dumb instead.

Because of this, he couldn’t help but raise the issue himself, having to do it passively.

“So, the day before yesterday…

does that mean we are dating now?” he asked tentatively.

“Why would you think that?” Pei Muchan replied calmly.

“Huh???” Xu Qingyan was dumbfounded, after using more than a dozen strategies, she just responded with this, “Isn’t that the case?

I’ve said I like you.”
“Yeah, I also…

like you,” Pei Muchan turned her head, somewhat embarrassed, it was rare for her to be so forthright.

“Then isn’t that settled?”
In the living room, they sat opposite each other across the table.

A ceiling light was above them, two or three dishes were placed on the table, and a ripple stirred in the agate-like glass cups.

Gradually blurring, they eventually calmed.

Xu Qingyan’s gaze became intense, falling on Pei Muchan sitting opposite him.

“What do you think?”
Pei Muchan lowered her head, lost in thought, and after a while said.

“This is my first time too, so I don’t know either.”
“Just nodding would do, right?

From now on, we’ll be a couple,” he asked, somewhat puzzled, tilting his head, “Or do you not want to be with me?”
“Just to have a fling, then find someone else…”
“No!” Pei Muchan looked up hastily, then her mood fell again, “My mother won’t let me have a boyfriend from the entertainment industry…

she has a heart condition.”
What the hell, that many buffs?

“No, I run a film company, and that also counts?” Xu Qingyan was bewildered, dragged a chair next to her, and held her hand, saying.

“Then I just won’t release any songs, and pull the ones previously released off the shelves.”
Of course, he was just kidding.

What a joke, that was a moneymaking perpetual motion machine.

Nobody would defy money unless absolutely necessary, not to mention his prospective mother-in-law really was being unreasonable.

“No need,” Pei Muchan said, touched by his words.

She knew how much Xu Qingyan loved making money, so for him to say such things without hesitation meant he considered her more important.

“As long as we don’t tell her, it’s fine.

I won’t go back anyway, let’s pretend I’m dead,” she said.

“What if she wants you to meet someone for matchmaking?” Xu Qingyan rubbed her soft waist, probing, “Or if she finds you a match and asks you to come back for marriage?”
“She won’t be able to contact me,” Pei Muchan said lightly.

Nice move, disappearing into thin air, huh.

Xu Qingyan was embarrassed; his first conquest seemed a bit rebellious.

But thinking about it, if she couldn’t be contacted, then his prospective mother-in-law couldn’t have a heart attack either.

Complete disconnection was a great strategy, fitting her ostrich-like personality well.

“You are quite clever, but, uh…

I’m not saying your method is bad,” Xu Qingyan said, his hand involuntarily moving up her waist as he spoke.

Pei Muchan, only two days into being involved with someone, was sensitive to touch and immediately straightened her back.

“What are you doing?”
“Nothing, just touching your waist, what’s wrong?” Xu Qingyan replied innocently.

Pei Muchan stared at him suspiciously, blinked, losing her train of thought, and leaned back slightly, her mouth pouting as she protested softly.

“We agreed to rest for three days, you can’t….”
“I’m not doing anything, go on with what you were saying,” Xu Qingyan replied, then realizing he hadn’t finished his sentence, continued, “Your method is good.”
“But it’s only a temporary solution, it won’t last forever.

You’re going to become more famous, and if we get photographed out together, it would all be for nothing.”
Hearing this, Pei Muchan looked down, her voice low and lacking confidence.

“We’ll see what happens later.”
“I know we can wait and see, we have plenty of time, and many days ahead of us,” Xu Qingyan resumed his coaxing, “We will always be together.”
Pei Muchan was touched, turning to look at him.

“Really?”
“Of course it’s true, I love you to death, I wish I could be with you every day,” Xu Qingyan declared his undying affection, watching her lips curl into a smile.

“However, we are one and the same, right, so there’s no need to keep certain things.

We still need to think of a rough plan, in case we get discovered, what do we do?”
Pei Muchan touching her chin, after a while, uttered.

“Deny it to death.”
Xu Qingyan had to admit that Pei Muchan was indeed endearing to him.

Since their relationship had turned intimate, Pei Muchan had changed subtly, appearing a bit slow yet stubborn.

It seemed to be because of her confusion, not yet accepting the reality that had shifted.