Chapter 1061: Chapter 291: Feeling Guilty?
Chapter 291: Are You Feeling Guilty?
To my single brothers and sisters still celebrating Singles’ Day, they obviously don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day, viewing it with a tinge of resentment.
The popular Valentine’s Day is usually celebrated among couples who are either passionately in love or almost ready to take the next step in their relationships. For old married couples, most have lost interest.
Meanwhile, in the city, there’s also a small group of people who find Valentine’s Day a bit of a headache—those men with multiple girlfriends!
As a relationship guru once said: For girls, the five most important days of the year are Western Valentine’s Day, Yun Country Valentine’s Day, her birthday, Women’s Day on March 8th, and Christmas.
Therefore, if a man wants to be invincible in the dating world, he can call them "crazy," stand them up, comment on their looks, or complain about their figure... But on these five critical days, he must make some gestures, send gifts, flowers, or create a romantic date!
To put it extremely, out of 365 days a year, treating her well on just these five days might be more effective than being nice to her on the other 360 days! Usually, girls will, because of your good performance on these five days, automatically forget how indifferent you were the rest of the year.
In contrast, if you care for her attentively for the other 360 days but do nothing special on these five days, she might feel less moved or at least think you’re unimaginative.
It’s just like the saying "women love bad boys." But women aren’t stupid; why would they prefer bad guys?
It’s because bad boys are not malicious but charming and romantic, while good guys often don’t catch hints. So, when given a choice, women often opt for romantic bad boys, only preferring the good guys when they have to settle down.
From many perspectives, Li Yan is undoubtedly a "bad boy."
Being an assassin, he wasn’t seen as trustworthy. By the dating standards, he was seasoned, easily attracting partners without becoming emotionally attached.
He maintained an excellent physique, looked decent, exuding a sense of toughness and depth that most men lack, combined with a mysterious aloofness. He was open to spending on drinks and hotels, not fussing over costs. For women seeking fleeting excitement, he’s a charming romantic encounter even if he’s a heartbreaker.
Yet, in the emotional battlefield, Li Yan has his weaknesses.
Previously, he hadn’t celebrated any Valentine’s Day, but this year, he not only had to celebrate it but had several "lovers" to consider!
How to celebrate?
With whom to celebrate?
This was a problem.
Li Yan was swamped with movie premieres, a new company opening, organizing Li Chengfeng’s grand birthday event, and Huang Ying’s mom returning, leaving him no time to think about Valentine’s Day.
While having tea, Qiao Pan mentioned tomorrow’s Valentine’s Day, and that tonight’s films might see a small surge. That’s when he remembered it was a day that women supposedly cared about.
He was no longer as free as before; now having a wife, a girlfriend, lovers... how could he think of going with Mo Yan? He needed to find a perfect solution quickly.
He recalled that Christmas could be celebrated with friends, but Valentine’s Day is truly just for lovers. Failing to date someone will inevitably make her feel neglected.
Some of them are aware of each other; some have no idea. Some shouldn’t know, while others wouldn’t imagine... How could he arrange simultaneous dates!
Right at this moment, Li Yan received a call. It was from Wen Qianyi, informing him that Shinohara Mirai would be arriving tonight, and she had already cleared it with Zhang Yurong that he should be responsible for reception!
The call left Li Yan speechless. Even with his little toe, he could imagine Shinohara Mirai wanting to spend Valentine’s Day with him. Or she might not be insisting on being with him for the day but would be happier seeing him on this day, maybe having dinner together, which holds significance for her.
To him, however, it undoubtedly added to the already confusing mess.
He could even hear a hint of something else in Wen Qianyi’s voice.
After parting from the group, he returned to the office immediately.
He initially wanted to go directly to the CEO’s office to find Zhang Yurong and ask her to arrange someone else to welcome Shinohara Mirai. But given his current identity, it was not suitable to do so.
Moreover, it would be too much for Shinohara Mirai. That would truly be using a honey trap on someone, so he lingered in his office, pondering what to do.
Seeing him finally back, Jiang Xueyin came in directly with a cheerful smile: "Brother-in-law, this is for you!"
"What is it?" Li Yan took a look, surprisingly finding two movie tickets for the next evening showing of "Springtime Leaked".
"Hehe, tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. You and my cousin can’t reveal your identities publicly and probably don’t have a place to be romantic, so why not go to the movies. My cousin didn’t get to see it at the premiere. Tomorrow night’s tickets were hard to get; I foresaw the situation and bought them for you. No need to thank me!" Jiang Xueyin said this and left just as abruptly as she arrived.
Li Yan was speechless.
Watching a movie with Yurong?
It was certainly doable, but what about the others?
Since returning from the New Year break, aside from phone calls and occasional meetings, he hadn’t met with Wen Qianyi or Hai Fu. He did meet Yu Xiaodi, Li Jie, and Huang Ying, but nothing more intimate. Then there’s Qiao Huanxuan; everyone seemed to have avoided contacting each other on return...
He shook his head, sighed deeply. Women are like money; when you don’t have it, you always want some. But once you have too much, it can become a hassle.
To avoid going through the President’s office staff or especially not wanting Special Assistant Ke Yunyun to get involved, Li Yan directly dialed Zhang Yurong’s mobile phone.
"What’s up? I’m busy," Yurong answered quickly.
"Uh..." Li Yan coughed and asked, "Just now, Wen Qianyi told me... no, actually informed me. She said people from Shinohara Group will arrive tonight and mentioned me by name to handle the reception. I told her I’m not involved in overseas business planning anymore. Now I’m a film company manager. I’m very busy, so I have no time. But she said it’s confirmed by you..."
Seeing his hesitation, Zhang Yurong interrupted, "What are you rambling about? Actually, this time it’s people from Shinohara Group, and the person you need to welcome is Shinohara Gou’s daughter, Shinohara Mirai. She was quite satisfied with your reception before, which was why you were specifically invited to Beihai Country last time. Now that she’s come to Yun Country and wants you to host, are you refusing?"
"This... you’re my wife, and the other person is a young girl. Are you so assured?" Li Yan half-joked and half-seriously asked.
Yurong suddenly laughed and asked back, "So, are you saying you’re feeling guilty?"
"Guilty? Guilty of what?" Li Yan was speechless. I just don’t want you to overthink and I’m too busy! Uh, but this busy is not work busy; it’s dating busy.
"Hmph, she’s a Beihai Country girl who doesn’t even speak Yun Country language well, and you are a Yun Country man who doesn’t speak Beihai language. Why did they choose you to host? Why did you manage the reception so well initially? Why did she specially name you to go to Beihai Country?"
To her series of questions, Li Yan exasperatedly replied, "I’ve reported all of these previously, haven’t I?"
"Yes, what you said before made sense, so I wasn’t worried at all, and that’s why I ask you to host again this time. But you appearing evasive makes me suspicious if you did something questionable in Beihai Country... Hmph, are you avoiding meeting her because you enjoyed their food and gifts?" Yurong seemed to genuinely develop a bit of doubt.
Li Yan sighed, "Okay, let me tell you the truth! Actually, the first time they came, they were deeply impressed by this Yun Country uncle’s handsomeness and humor.
It’s been several months now. I’m worried she’s pregnant and searching for the father, so I’m too guilty to meet her. Are you satisfied with that?"
This statement was half-fact, half-jokingly.
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