"If you want it, I can give it to you anytime, anywhere."
He Ying smiled sweetly, two dimples appearing on her small face, making her look very pretty.
"Hmm? How does this woman know what I'm thinking?"
Su Yang was surprised. "Miss He, can you read minds?"
"No, but I have a very strange ability to guess your thoughts."
"Oh? Why is that?"
Su Yang became even more curious. He thought he was the only anomaly in this world.
He Ying bit her finger. "I can guess some things by observing your lips and hearing your heart rate."
"Amazing!"
Su Yang gave her a thumbs up. This was an extraordinary ability, similar to mind-reading.
He Ying smiled sweetly. "So, if you want it, anytime, anywhere. After all, I'm your biggest fan."
"Let's forget it. I have many girlfriends, and it wouldn't be good to waste your youth."
Su Yang drank a few cups of tea and prepared to leave.
He Ying quickly grabbed his hand. "I'm not afraid of anything alone, what are you afraid of?"
"This woman is very strange. Could she be a cold-blooded rose?"
Out of caution, Su Yang used his "Insightful Eyes" on He Ying.
However, all he could see was that He Ying hadn't done anything particularly unusual in the past ten days.
Apart from moving that day, He Ying had been going to and from work on time recently, and she didn't even attend company gatherings.
From this perspective, He Ying wasn't one of those promiscuous women.
Su Yang slowly sat down again.
He Ying went to the kitchen and soon returned with several bottles of red wine.
"The food will be ready soon. Let's have some wine first."
"Okay, sure."
He Ying poured two glasses of wine and brought over a few dishes.
Su Yang tasted the red wine. It melted in his mouth, with a pure, smooth, and silky texture.
He looked at the brand. It was an imported wine from Great Britain.
"Miss He certainly knows how to enjoy life. This wine must cost over ten thousand, right?"
"Mr. Su, you flatter me. Compared to your Lamborghini, what is this little bit of wine?"
He Ying drained her glass of wine and slowly walked up to Su Yang, wrapping her arms around his neck and sitting on his lap.
"Mr. Su, why don't you stay here tonight? Your home is nearby anyway, and you can go back tomorrow."
Su Yang remembered he had an appointment with Duan Wanjun that evening and refused He Ying's invitation.
"No need. I have an appointment to play the piano tonight."
"Oh, what a pity!"
He Ying pressed down on Su Yang's head again, a blush appearing on her face, along with a different kind of smile.
"Miss He, I'm suffocating. You're blocking my nose, and I can barely breathe."
Su Yang touched his nose. If he hadn't broken free in time, he would have been crushed by her.
"Hahaha, Mr. Su, you've gotten saliva all over my clothes. I wouldn't dare wash off this autograph."
With that, He Ying took off the white shirt with the autograph on it.
Su Yang rubbed his nose, almost getting a nosebleed.
He Ying shook her long hair and poured herself another large glass of wine.
"Mr. Su, I can also play the piano, though I only know a little. I hope you can guide me."
"Certainly."
Su Yang wiped his mouth with a tissue and stood up, ready to leave.
It was getting late outside if he stayed here any longer.
"I'm off to attend to my business. Miss He, please enjoy your drink."
"Goodbye!"
He Ying stood on the third floor, holding her red wine, and watched Su Yang's receding figure.
"Su Yang, you can't escape my Five Finger Mountain!"
As night fell, stars twinkled in the sky.
The Duan family villa was brightly lit, and the servants were busy preparing for the banquet.
In the kitchen, Duan Xiaosi was personally cooking.
"Hurry up, everyone. Mr. Su will be here soon."
Duan Xiaosi urged the servants to stir-fry the dishes while he chopped vegetables.
In the courtyard, Duan Wanjun's delicate hands glided over the piano strings, sometimes fast, sometimes slow. She would gaze into the distance in thought, then break into a light smile.
On a nearby table were paper and pens, marked with various musical notes.
The twin sisters, Duan Xiaoliu and Duan Xiaoqi, were each gnawing on a chicken leg, sitting with one leg propped on the chair in a rather unladylike manner as they played chess.
"Check," Duan Xiaoqi announced, placing a chess piece. Her five pawns crossed the river and surrounded Duan Xiaoliu's king.
Duan Xiaoliu frowned. "Xiaoqi, this game doesn't count..."
"You're cheating!"
Duan Xiaoqi was also annoyed. Every time Duan Xiaoliu lost, she refused to admit it and deliberately messed up the game.
Just then, Su Yang slowly walked over.
He happened to see the twin sisters playing chess and observed them for a while.
"Cannon five advances to seven."
Duan Xiaoliu subconsciously moved the chess piece in her hand. As soon as the piece was placed, Duan Xiaoqi on the opposite side looked up displeasedly, then quickly put down her leg.
She pretended to sit in a ladylike manner.
"Brother Su, you play chess too?"
"A little bit..." Su Yang smiled. He was a novice at first, but recently, his system had rewarded him with the "Chess Observation Technique."
When observing chess, he could independently predict the situation ten moves ahead, making him a master of Chinese chess.
Duan Xiaoqi, unconvinced, placed her chess piece defensively.
"Horse two advances to three!"
Duan Xiaoliu continued to move her piece, the horse jumping sideways.
Duan Xiaoqi smiled slightly and advanced her pawn across the river.
The situation facing Duan Xiaoliu was that she either had to sacrifice her cannon or her chariot.
"Cannon seven advances to two!"
Duan Xiaoliu moved her cannon away. Duan Xiaoqi happily captured her chariot.
Su Yang smiled. "Double cannons check!"
Duan Xiaoliu's rear cannon fired at Xiaoqi's elephant, and Xiaoqi only then realized that the elephant's leg was trapped, preventing it from capturing the opponent's cannon.
Helplessly, Duan Xiaoqi could only move her advisor to avoid being checked.
"Capture chariot and check again!"
Duan Xiaoliu was overjoyed. She captured Xiaoqi's chariot and could continue to check.
Duan Xiaoqi's face fell. Looking at the situation, she knew she was completely lost within a few more moves.
She had no chance to defend, as Xiaoliu's double cannons and chariot kept capturing her pieces.
Duan Xiaoqi threw down her chess piece. "I lost."
Duan Xiaoliu jumped up happily, hugging Su Yang's neck with both hands and wrapping her legs around his waist.
She clung to him like a koala bear on a tree.
"Damn it, your hands are covered in chicken grease. My clothes..."
Su Yang was furious. Duan Xiaoliu had touched his suit all over.
"I'm sorry, Brother Su. I got too excited and forgot I was eating chicken legs..."
Duan Xiaoliu jumped down and frantically wiped his clothes with her other clean hand.
"Forget it, forget it. The weather isn't cold anyway. I'll just take off my coat."
It was early autumn, and Su Yang didn't feel cold. He took off his coat and put it aside.
Duan Xiaoqi was very unconvinced. "Brother Su, you play with me. That last game doesn't count. I wasn't even serious yet!"
"I'll checkmate you in thirteen moves," Su Yang laughed heartily and sat opposite her.
Duan Wanjun, overhearing their conversation, also came over curiously to watch the chess game.
However, she sat quietly in the middle without offering any advice.
The match began. Duan Xiaoqi chose an open game, bringing out her chariot in three moves.
Su Yang shook his head and chuckled. On the fourth move, he deliberately moved his chariot to the opposite side, letting Duan Xiaoqi capture it.
Duan Xiaoqi suspected a trap and didn't capture the chariot.
Duan Wanjun sighed inwardly. Playing chess not only required strategic thinking but also psychological tactics.
From the moment Duan Xiaoqi dared not capture the chariot, Duan Wanjun knew her sister was doomed to lose.
After a few more moves, Su Yang ignored her opponent's attacks and set up his cannons high.
Duan Xiaoqi was stunned. Only then did she realize that the opponent had genuinely offered her a chariot from the beginning, but she hadn't taken it.
Instead, it led to her horse, cannon, and chariot being trapped in their original positions.
"Check!"