Chapter 247 - 207: Playboy? It’s Clearly Doubled Deep Affection

Chapter 247: Chapter 207: Playboy? It’s Clearly Doubled Deep Affection

"Would you like something sweet, or something bitter?"

"Or perhaps something pretty, or something interesting?"

Gu Heng suddenly raised his head and met Tian Xiqwei’s somewhat dazed gaze.

"Ah..."

"I’d like to drink..."

Their eyes suddenly met, and Tian Xiqwei was caught slightly off guard. "I’d like something interesting!"

"Interesting?"

"I thought you’d want something sweet."

Gu Heng had been focused on mixing drinks, so he hadn’t had a chance to get a good look at Tian Xiqwei.

A red, floral-print slip dress perfectly revealed her slender arms and shoulders. The bun she had tied her hair into for her workout was now completely let down.

Her smooth, long black hair draped over her left shoulder. It looked as if she’d touched up her makeup as well. Her round, almond-shaped eyes, already sparkling, were now enhanced with delicate eye makeup and a richer lip color, instantly transforming her sweet, girl-next-door vibe.

’A Sweet Sister?’

’This was clearly a queen!’

"Sweet drinks are the most boring."

"If you want a sweet drink, you might as well just have a soda."

Tian Xiqwei noticed the flash of admiration in Gu Heng’s eyes and felt a strange sense of joy.

"Sigh..."

"Stereotypes are a killer."

Gu Heng smiled and shook his head. After a moment of thought, he picked up his bartending tools again to mix an "interesting" cocktail for Tian Xiqwei, just as she’d requested.

"What stereotype?"

Tian Xiqwei asked, her curiosity piqued.

"The internet is full of people calling you a Sweet Sister, and you do have a very sweet face, so I was biased. I subconsciously assumed that’s all you were."

Gu Heng replied with a smile.

"And now?"

Tian Xiqwei asked with great interest.

"You look like a Sweet Sister, but you’re actually a queen."

Gu Heng looked up at her, his tone becoming more certain. "The ’Sweet Sister’ is just a persona. It’s not your true nature. Am I right?"

"Hmm..."

"Yes and no."

Tian Xiqwei thought for a moment before giving her answer.

"What do you mean?"

Gu Heng asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Because..."

"I can be sweet and I can be a queen!"

"’Sweet Sister’ isn’t a persona. I really am a Sweet Sister!"

"But being a Sweet Sister doesn’t stop me from also being a queen!"

Tian Xiqwei beamed. In just a few sentences, her demeanor switched back and forth between a "Sweet Sister" style and a "queen" style.

"So, I take it you’re the queen tonight, then?"

Gu Heng asked, shaking the cocktail shaker in his hands.

"Hm?"

"Isn’t it obvious?"

Tian Xiqwei suddenly leaned forward slightly, her voice and movements full of a queen’s confidence.

The distance between them closed, their gazes locking.

Gu Heng didn’t flinch or look away. Instead, he leaned forward as well.

Just like that, the half-meter distance between them suddenly shrank to just a few dozen centimeters.

Tian Xiqwei had only intended to show off her "queen" persona and lightly tease Gu Heng, but she never expected him to flirt right back.

Facing Gu Heng’s smiling eyes, Tian Xiqwei forced herself to remain calm. However, when she saw him lean in even closer, she finally started to lose her composure, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes.

Finally, just as Gu Heng was less than ten centimeters from her red lips, as the debate of ’dodge or don’t dodge’ raged in her mind, he suddenly stopped.

"Miss Tian..."

"Your cocktail, the ’Southern Country,’ is ready."

Gu Heng’s voice was very soft, laced with an unreadable amusement.

As he finished speaking, Gu Heng leaned back to his original position.

At the same time, a cocktail had appeared in front of Tian Xiqwei, though she hadn’t noticed when.

"Go on, try it."

"The flavor should be quite interesting."

Gu Heng made a welcoming gesture, looking elegant and gentlemanly, as if he wasn’t the one who had just been brazenly toying with her heartstrings.

THUMP THUMP...

Her racing heart made Tian Xiqwei feel flushed.

She finally understood why that player girlfriend of hers was so obsessed with dating. This feeling of mutual push-and-pull was just too intoxicating.

"O... Okay..."

Tian Xiqwei didn’t quite dare to look Gu Heng in the eye. She looked down, picked up the cocktail he had just mixed for her, and took a small sip.

The cool liquid went down her throat. As the various flavors spread through her mouth, she suddenly looked up at Gu Heng in surprise. "It’s spicy?"

"Mhm."

"Can you handle it?"

Gu Heng pulled over a high stool from behind him and sat down. Then he picked up the cocktail he had mixed first and raised it to Tian Xiqwei in a toast.

"The flavor really is interesting."

"You’re not kidding, it’s actually pretty spicy."

Tian Xiqwei held up the glass, her eyes filled with wonder.

"During the mixing process, I added some chili seeds. They’re all strained out just before pouring it into the glass."

Gu Heng gazed at the bright and radiant Tian Xiqwei before him. She was truly a sight to behold.

Six months ago, he never would have dreamed that he’d be here today, drinking and chatting happily with a famous actress late at night.

"So what are you drinking?"

Tian Xiqwei asked, looking at the glass in Gu Heng’s hand.

"This one?"

Gu Heng held it up. "It’s called ’The Gentleman.’ It’s on the bitter side."

"’The Gentleman?’"

"’Southern Country?’"

Tian Xiqwei’s eyes twinkled as she smiled and said, "The names of these cocktails are quite interesting. Did you come up with them yourself?"

"No."

Gu Heng shook his head. "The two cocktails we’re drinking right now are both signature drinks from the Yunzun High-altitude Restaurant and Bar. I learned how to make them from their bartender."

"Huh?"

"They’re willing to teach their signature recipes?"

Tian Xiqwei looked slightly surprised.

"Of course, they don’t just teach anyone who asks."

Gu Heng smiled. "They were willing to teach me because I’m the owner."

"Uh..."

"You’re also involved in the restaurant industry?"

Tian Xiqwei blinked. Looking at Gu Heng, she had the strange feeling of opening a blind box. Ever since bumping into him at the gym tonight, he just kept surprising her.

"The Zhen Cui Group is also my enterprise."

"You should check it out sometime."

Gu Heng chuckled. "If you like the food, remember to recommend it for me on X or TikTok. Let me ride the coattails of a famous actress’s popularity for a bit."

"Wow!"

"That’s so amazing!"

Tian Xiqwei mentally filed away the name "Zhen Cui Group." Then, a mischievous look appeared on her face as she changed the subject. "Chairman Gu, you’re so young and successful. I bet a lot of girls are after you, aren’t they?"

"Quite a lot, actually."

Gu Heng took a sip of his drink, his answer surprisingly frank.

"Then..."

"Do you have a girlfriend right now?"

Tian Xiqwei asked tentatively.

"Yes."

Gu Heng nodded again.

Hearing this, even though she had expected it, Tian Xiqwei couldn’t help but feel a pang of disappointment.

"A classmate?"

"Your childhood sweetheart?"

"Or a family arrangement?"

Tian Xiqwei knew she was probably being too forward, but after so many years since her debut, she had finally met a perfect man who caught her fancy, and she really couldn’t bear to just give up.

"Which one are you asking about?"

Gu Heng raised an eyebrow, asking her in return.

"Which one?"

Tian Xiqwei froze for a second. "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is..."

"I have many girlfriends. Which one were you referring to?"

Gu Heng rested his elbows back on the bar, bringing his body much closer to Tian Xiqwei. His eyes were deep, and a faint smile played on his lips.

Tian Xiqwei hadn’t expected Gu Heng to be so blunt. But she wasn’t an ordinary girl like Jiang Ruan. Having navigated the entertainment industry for so many years, she knew very well that for men at the very top, the desire for multiple partners was as common as a daily meal.

Even those old geezers with one foot in the grave couldn’t control their lust for beautiful women, let alone a young, energetic man like Gu Heng.

Greed and lust are just a man’s nature.

’Greed meant he was ambitious, and lust meant he had normal aesthetic taste.’

’It was precisely these desires that drove them, giving them endless motivation to constantly break new ground and climb to greater heights.’

"Chairman Gu..."

"You really are a bit of a player, aren’t you~"

Tian Xiqwei pursed her red lips, a hint of playful blame and resentment appearing on her face.

"A player?"

"I don’t see it that way."

Gu Heng shook his head, the smile on his lips widening. "My heart just shattered into many pieces, and each piece fell in love with a different person. How can you call that being a player?"

"This is clearly..."

"just my affection, multiplied!"