When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1376 Unrequited Love 30
Xu Yanzhen nodded in agreement, finding Zhou Jinxu's words quite reasonable. Zhou Jinxu glanced at her, suppressing a smile.

"What you said..." Xu Yanzhen suddenly snapped back to reality, her tone somewhat hurried, "I didn't say that I would definitely say yes just because you pursued me."

"Yes, I know. I need Teacher Xu to see my performance." Zhou Jinxu quickly straightened his face, but the smile in his eyes was particularly obvious.

Xu Yanzhen said helplessly, "You're really cunning. I can't argue with you."

"Also, don't call me Teacher Xu at this time."

It feels like a disrespect to the identity of a teacher.

Zhou Jinxu quickly changed his mind: "Okay, Yan Yan."

Xu Yanzhen glanced at him, her eyes filled with embarrassment and awkwardness. She wanted to refuse such a form of address, but she was also mindful that they were in public, so in the end she could only glare at Zhou Jinxu in vain.

Zhou Jinxu, knowing when to stop, exchanged the cut steak with Xu Yanzhen, saying, "I apologize to you, Yanzhen, please don't be angry with me?"

Xu Yanzhen deflated like a punctured balloon. Her shoulders slumped. "I'm not angry."

"I'm not someone who gets angry easily, I'm just... just a little..."

Zhou Jinxu spoke up for her, saying, "I know Yan Yan is a little uncomfortable."

Xu Yanzhen nodded vigorously: "Yes, I'm just not used to it."

Xu Yanzhen was really uncomfortable with such intimate jokes. Neither Jin He nor Shi Cheng had ever made such intimate jokes with her before.

But these little jokes can quickly bridge the gap between two people, making them less awkward and formal. Moreover, these little interactions are intimate but not frivolous, and putting aside her shyness, Xu Yanzhen actually quite likes them.

As dinner was drawing to a close, Zhou Jinxu suddenly pulled a gift box from his pocket and pushed it in front of Xu Yanzhen.

Xu Yanzhen glanced down at the gift box, then looked up at Zhou Jinxu. "You've already given me flowers today, that's enough."

Zhou Jinxu shook his head: "That's not enough. I have the ability and can afford it, so of course I want to clearly express my feelings to you. Pursuit should be put into words, gifts and actions."

"I want you to know that I'm serious about you, the kind of serious that means I want to get married."

He opened the gift box, revealing a very stylish bracelet. He took Xu Yanzhen's hand and carefully put the bracelet on her wrist. After examining it for a while, he reluctantly withdrew his hand, saying, "It suits you very well."

"The diamond is too small; I can only see you. I'll buy you a bigger one next time."

Xu Yanzhen brushed over the small red rock candies, the bracelet with its red and white diamonds, its design elegant and understated: "Isn't this big enough? This isn't suitable for wearing to school either, it's too flashy."

“Not flashy at all,” Zhou Jinxu said softly. “Yan Yan is someone who really wears jewelry. When people first see you, they will only see you and will not pay attention to what jewelry you are wearing.”

"Promise me you'll wear it all the time except when you're washing up."

Xu Yanzhen, as if possessed, said, "But it's very expensive, what if it gets lost..."

Zhou Jinxu asserted: "If you lose it, just buy a new one. I want Yan Yan to wear the things I gave her."

“Okay,” Xu Yanzhen smiled and said, “I promise you, I will wear it all the time except when I’m washing up, and I will cherish it.”

She waved her wrist in front of the light, her eyes filled with joy: "It looks so good."

Looking at her smiling face, Zhou Jinxu echoed, "Yes, really beautiful." Xu Yanzhen inadvertently caught his gaze, and a sudden tingling sensation ran down her spine.

"I mean the bracelet is pretty."

Zhou Jinxu said calmly, "In my eyes, you are the most beautiful and the most precious."

Some of the words were rather cheesy, but because of his earnest gaze, they sounded like tender affection coming from his mouth. Looking at his thick eyebrows and deep-set eyes, Xu Yanzhen's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

At that moment, she suddenly realized a reality: she had fallen for the man in front of her.

Partly because the other party gave her such expensive jewelry, but more importantly, from the first time they met until now, she has only seen herself in Zhou Jinxu's eyes.

She loved the way Zhou Jinxu looked at her; it was so gentle, so affectionate, and his eyes seemed to overflow with love.

Xu Yanzhen used to not believe that love could be seen, but now, even someone as oblivious as her can intuitively feel Zhou Jinxu's affection.

So, just how much does Zhou Jinxu like her?

A Valentine's Day date can't just be about eating. After a romantic dinner, Zhou Jinxu invited Xu Yanzhen to go to the movies.

Xu Yanzhen shook her head, holding a huge bouquet of roses, only her chubby eyes showing: "Let's take a walk along the river."

The two strolled along the riverbank when Xu Yanzhen suddenly asked, "Zhou Jinxu, what exactly do you like about me?"

Now that she was certain she liked Zhou Jinxu, she wanted to get to the bottom of things and not remain in a daze. She disliked ambiguity; for example, if Zhou Jinxu was pursuing her, he needed to give her a clear signal.

The gist is that I'm pursuing you.

For example, right now, she needs to figure out why Zhou Jinxu likes her.

"We haven't known each other for very long. We only met on Christmas Eve and then on the housewarming party."

Zhou Jinxu walked along the riverbank, shielding himself from the cold wind: "When I saw you on Christmas Eve, I only saw your face and figure at first. Because you are indeed very beautiful, it is only natural to only see your face at first glance."

“When you’re not smiling, you look melancholic and have a lot of stories to tell. But when you smile, I feel like the whole elevator lights up. All that melancholy and sadness disappears, and you look so kind and gentle.”

Xu Yanzhen nodded, agreeing with Zhou Jinxu's statement. No one can see the inner self at first glance; humans are visual creatures.

"When I first saw you, I felt that your lowered eyebrows and eyes looked dangerous. After you entered the elevator, I didn't dare to breathe too loudly. Even though you were standing next to me in a suit and tie, I felt like I was standing next to a thug in a suit."

Zhou Jinxu was surprised; he hadn't expected Xu Yanzhen's first impression of him to be like this.

“If the elevator hadn’t malfunctioned that day, perhaps my impression of you would always have been that of a very beautiful woman.” Zhou Jinxu looked at the moon in the sky and said in a low voice, “But when the elevator malfunctioned that day, your behavior… was very unusual.”

Xu Yanzhen recalled her behavior that day: "I...I didn't do anything inappropriate that day, did I?"

“No, you were very proper, professional and calm that day. You never pinned your hopes on others, but tried to save yourself.” Zhou Jinxu thought of that scene, which seemed to be right in front of him: “Later I learned that you had claustrophobia, but you suppressed your fear immediately.”

“You even apologized to me, saying that if you hadn’t pressed the elevator button for me, I wouldn’t have been involved in the elevator accident.”

Xu Yanzhen hid her face behind the bouquet of roses: "That's just how it is. If you hadn't taken the elevator that day, you wouldn't have encountered any of this."