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Chapter 500 In an uproar
Seeing Cao Sheng nod, Qian Zhenyu was overjoyed.

I couldn't help but ask again, "And now? Do you still like me?"

Talking about love has crossed the line that Cao Sheng established after breaking up with Huang Qingya. His current bottom line is not to commit to any relationship with anyone for the foreseeable future.

He currently lacks confidence in his self-control when it comes to matters of the heart.

Therefore, he doesn't want to commit to a romantic relationship with anyone anymore.

As long as you remain single, there is no possibility of cheating.

Therefore, Cao Sheng did not want to answer Qian Zhenyu's question.

But he knew in his heart what answer she wanted, and at this moment, being in the same room with her, sitting so close to her, looking at her face that had appeared in his dreams countless times, he was starting to lose control.

He looked into her eyes, then his gaze moved down to her hands resting on her lap. He hesitated slightly, then reached out his right hand and silently took her left hand.

Qian Zhenyu's eyes lit up, and she looked at him with delight.

"You...you still like me? Is that right?"

She asked in a trembling voice.

Cao Sheng smiled slightly but remained silent. He shifted his position and sat down next to her. Since she had allowed him to touch her hand, he wouldn't hold back.

He reached out with his other hand, wrapped it around her waist, and pulled her into his arms. Under her surprised and blushing gaze, he lowered his head little by little, giving her time to flinch. She didn't flinch, and in the quiet atmosphere, he kissed her.

Qian Zhenyu's eyelashes trembled slightly, her face turned even redder, and then she quietly closed her eyes and slightly opened her mouth.

Cao Sheng did not close his eyes.

He kissed her while gazing closely at her face. He had looked at her many times before, but never so closely.

At that moment, he had the illusion of being in a dream.

There's also a sense of the impermanence of life.

Back when I was in my senior year of high school, every time I stared at her, I never imagined that I would be reborn one day. And, in this reborn life, I would be able to kiss her like this?
To kiss her, one must be reborn; that's incredibly difficult.

What's it like to kiss an experienced driver?
Qian Zhenyu experienced this firsthand at that moment.

Why are his hands so unruly when it's our first kiss? Isn't it too much for him to start by stealing my kiss like a monkey?
She immediately blocked his hand, and then he showed her what it meant to retreat when the enemy advances, advance when the enemy retreats, and harass when the enemy camps...

During the brief moment of kissing, his hands never stopped moving.

What exactly is he looking for in me?
As she grew increasingly anxious, she suddenly heard her phone ring. Instantly, she found a reason to push him away. She instinctively pushed him away, her face flushed and her breath coming in short gasps. She glared at him and quickly looked down to take out her phone.

When he kissed her for the first time, she didn't want to resist and was actually quite happy inside.

But his hands were too unruly.

I really want to take a knife and chop them up.

Cao Sheng wiped his mouth with his hand, smiling as he watched her take out her phone and answer the call.

"Hello? Uncle, is there something you need?"

While on the phone, Qian Zhenyu used one hand to tidy her clothes and hair, not daring to look at Cao Sheng.

Uncle: "Xiaoyu! You know Zhongyuan Yidianhui? Are you going to Huangshan to meet him?"

Qian Zhenyu frowned slightly, surprised that her uncle knew about this, and even more surprised that her uncle's voice sounded excited.

"Uh, Uncle, how...how did you know I know him? Who told you?"

Uncle: "News! The news of him holding you while fishing by the river has already spread online. When my secretary came to report this to me just now, I didn't believe it! I didn't expect there to be so many news articles online about him holding you while fishing. Hehe, it seems you not only know him, but you also have a very good relationship with him, right?"

Qian Zhenyu was startled.

He was holding me while we fished by the river?

When did he start holding me while fishing by the river?
What kind of news is this? It's so fabricated.

Could it be... that he was photographed by reporters while he was helping me walk the fish? Has he become that famous now? Are reporters always watching him and taking pictures of him?
She subconsciously glanced at Cao Sheng.

Cao Sheng was unaware of the rumors circulating online. Even if he had, he wouldn't have panicked. As a single man, he wasn't afraid of people finding out who he was with.

Qian Zhenyu covered her mouth with one hand, blocking the phone's microphone, "Uncle! Don't talk nonsense. He and I were high school classmates. I'll tell you the details when I get back, okay?"

Uncle: "Oh? High school classmates, that's a good relationship! Great! Great! Then let's have a good chat when you get back."

Qian Zhenyu: "Okay, goodbye."

"goodbye!"

call ended.

Qian Zhenyu slowly put down her phone, her thoughts in disarray. Cao Sheng noticed her strange expression and casually asked, "What's wrong? Did your uncle tell you some bad news?"

He couldn't hear the voice on her phone clearly, but he heard her address the person on the other end as "Uncle".

Qian Zhenyu looked up at him again, then hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

This further piqued Cao Sheng's curiosity.

"What's wrong? Do you need my help?"

Qian Zhenyu shook her head, "No! It's not bad news. My cousin just told me... he said there are a lot of news reports online about you and me fishing by the river."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Cao Sheng, wanting to see his reaction.

She was too embarrassed to say that what her uncle had just said on the phone was that there were many news reports online about him holding her while fishing by the river.

The two of them were fishing by the river, which wasn't considered out of line.

But when he held her while fishing by the river, it seemed too unrestrained.

Cao Sheng didn't mind her subtle way of putting it and smiled, "These media outlets are really idle. We're just fishing by the river, and they have to report on it. It's really..."

Seeing her blushing face, he wanted to kiss her again, but just as he reached out his right hand, her phone rang again.

Cao Sheng inadvertently glanced at her phone and saw that the caller ID this time read "Mom".

So Cao Shenggang pulled his right hand back.

Qian Zhenyu glanced at his withdrawn hand, rolled her eyes at him, and subconsciously moved slightly to the side to distance herself from him before answering the call.

Her mother's voice came through the phone, "Xiaoyu! Are you in Huizhou now? With that guy, Zhongyuan Yidianhui? Tell me honestly, what's your relationship? The internet says he has a girlfriend, right? How could you let him hold you while fishing by the river? It's not that cold by the river this time of year... What's your relationship with him? The internet is full of rumors about you two. If you two can't get married, how will you find a partner in the future?"

Qian Zhenyu: "???"

Qian Zhenyu frowned deeply, scratching her head in exasperation. She had only been fishing with Cao Sheng for an hour or two this afternoon, so how did the news reach her mother? Her mother had actually seen the rumors online?

……

Cao Sheng was surprised that Qian Zhenyu kept calling. After she finished talking to her uncle and mother, she had just put down her phone and hadn't even exchanged a few words with him when her phone rang again.

again and again.

Calls came from her cousin, her university counselor, her university roommate, and so on.

Her phone number seems to have become the company's hotline.

He had originally planned to wait until she finished her call, build up the atmosphere, and then kiss her a little longer; he hadn't kissed her enough just now.

But her phone kept ringing, which ruined his mood.

"Then you should get some rest. I'll be going now?"

After she finished another phone call, Cao Sheng got up to say goodbye.

At this moment, Qian Zhenyu looked at him and lost all interest in continuing their romantic conversation.

Her mind was filled with the questions her uncle, mother, counselor, classmates, and roommates had asked her on the phone.

"What exactly is your relationship with Zhongyuan Yidianhui?"

"Have you slept with him?"

"Didn't you know he has a girlfriend?"

and many more.

These questions lingered in her mind, leaving her no time to talk about love with him.

She forced a smile and nodded, "Okay! Shall we talk again later?"

Cao Sheng hummed in agreement, waved to her, and walked towards the door. Qian Zhenyu followed closely behind to see him out.

……

As Cao Sheng stepped into the elevator, he took out his phone, wondering if anyone had called him, given how many calls had been made to Qian Zhenyu earlier.

Before having dinner with Qian Zhenyu and Wang Jing tonight, he silenced his phone.

The elevator is descending.

Cao Sheng took out his phone and saw that he had more than a dozen missed calls and more than thirty unread text messages.

He didn't check the missed calls carefully at first, but opened his text message inbox and read several messages.

Jiang Xiaoshuang: "Why didn't you answer my calls? Who was that beautiful girl you were fishing with today?"

Jin Hezai: "Wow! Boss, you've hooked up with another stunning beauty? Wait! You already have a girlfriend, isn't this a bit much? Don't you care about your reputation?"

Wei Dongming: "Old classmate! Are you living the high life these days? You're surrounded by beautiful women, huh? Awesome!"

Lu Xiangwei: "Why isn't Cao Sheng answering his phone? What's gotten into you again with another scandal? You're a novelist, yet you act like a celebrity, constantly spreading rumors. It's not appropriate, is it? Are you free these days? Let's have a meal together and chat."

……

"Ding……"

The elevator reached the first floor, the doors opened, and Cao Sheng exited his text message inbox. As he strode towards the hotel entrance, he dialed his bodyguard Huang Lijun's number. "Where are you? Go and drive the car to the hotel entrance to pick me up. Let's go back!"

Huang Lijun: "Okay, boss! Please wait a moment, I'll bring the car over right away."

……

Cao Sheng walked to the hotel entrance and waited for Huang Lijun to drive over.

While waiting for the bus, he squinted at the road ahead, wondering how something as simple as him and Qian Zhenyu fishing by the river could have made the news and caused such a huge stir. Why were so many people calling her and him? And sending him so many messages?
Am I no longer able to have beautiful women around me?
Is there really such a big impact from fishing with a beautiful woman?
He misses his old smartphone a little.

Back then, smartphones were functionally almost indistinguishable from computers.

Want to see any news? Just search for it on your phone. Unlike now, where phones are practically useless except for making calls, sending texts, playing some single-player games, and taking low-resolution photos. Want to use your phone to access the internet? Forget about it!

A moment later, Huang Lijun drove up in his car.

Another bodyguard, Qu Hai, got out of the car and opened the back door for Cao Sheng. Cao Sheng got into the car, and Qu Hai closed the door for him.

The car slowly drove away.

About half an hour later, Cao Sheng sat in front of the computer in the study on the third floor of the villa and found several articles online about his scandal with Qian Zhenyu.

Now I finally understand why so many people contacted me and Qian Zhenyu after this scandal broke.

These paparazzi really thrive on chaos!
The photos released in the news all showed him embracing Qian Zhenyu and helping her hold the fishing rod to reel in the fish.

There are no such ambiguous photos; not a single one has been released.

At that time, he and Qian Zhenyu were fishing by the river for an hour or two when she suddenly caught a big fish. Seeing that she was about to be pulled into the Xin'an River by the fish, he had no wicked thoughts at the time. After getting up, he subconsciously ran over to help her grab the fishing rod, afraid that she would be pulled into the river.

As for why his first reaction was to stand behind her, reach out from both sides of her body to grab the fishing rod, creating a scene of holding her in his arms?

He didn't think much at the time. He just saw that she couldn't stand and was about to be pulled into the river by the fish. His first instinct was to grab her and the fishing rod together, hug her and help her play the fish. At least he could make sure that if he couldn't play the fish, she wouldn't be pulled into the river.

Unexpectedly, this scene was captured by paparazzi.

The photos published in these news articles are too ambiguous! Even if he were to clarify now—saying that he was just helping her walk the fish and that they were just classmates—probably no one would believe him.

Besides, I kissed her tonight.

My relationship with her is no longer as pure as it used to be.

……

at the same time.

Jiang Xiaoshuang was sitting in a taxi. When the taxi arrived near Cao Sheng's villa, she was about to ask the driver to stop so she could get out when she suddenly noticed that there were twenty or thirty reporters gathered in front of the gate of Cao Sheng's villa, holding cameras or carrying video cameras.

So many reporters?
Jiang Xiaoshuang took off her sunglasses, frowned, and stared at that spot for a moment. Ever since she became a program host at the TV station, she had made it a habit to wear sunglasses and a hat to cover herself whenever she went out.

At this moment, she originally wanted to find Cao Sheng and ask him who the female protagonist of this scandal was.
She could accept Cao Sheng being with Huang Qingya, after all, Huang Qingya was his official girlfriend.

But it's hard to accept that such a beautiful woman has appeared by his side.

Qian Zhenyu's appearance and temperament put a lot of pressure on Jiang Xiaoshuang. She did not expect that such a beauty would appear by Cao Sheng's side. In Jiang Xiaoshuang's eyes, Qian Zhenyu's beauty was no less than that of Li Jiaxin, who was known as the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong.

Jiang Xiaoshuang saw Qian Zhenyu's photo in the news and strongly suspected that she was a female celebrity who had recently debuted.

However, seeing so many reporters gathered at the entrance of Cao Sheng's villa, she dared not go over.

She had already been rumored to be dating Cao Sheng during the Spring Festival this year, and today Cao Sheng has been rumored to be dating another beautiful woman. If she goes to see him at this time and is photographed by reporters, who knows how the media will report it tomorrow!
"Master! Please turn around and take me back! Thank you."

Suppressing her discomfort, she gave instructions to the driver and simultaneously took out her phone to send another message to Cao Sheng.

(End of this chapter)