Retreating

Yang Kai chatted with Li An for the entire afternoon and tried to implant this thought into his mind.

It might have worked, or not.

In any case, at five o'clock, Li An chased Yang Kai away and drove to pick up Liu Shishi.

When he arrived at the entrance of the Central Court, Li An moved the car to the side this time to prevent the old man from chasing him away. Then, he sent a message to Liu Shishi and asked her to come out.

Through the window, Li An saw that Liu Shishi was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt today, a light green floral dress, and a sky blue hair clip. She looked very fairy-like and elegant.

Li An suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart and decided to take it one step at a time.

Liu Shishi was wearing a mask and sunglasses and looked around carefully. When she got closer, she eagerly opened the door and sat in. She hurriedly urged, "Hurry, drive."

She took off her mask and fanned herself with one hand. The temperature was 36 degrees today, and she felt stuffy with the mask on. The cool air in the car relieved her.

Li An slowly stopped the car and said with a smile, "Why are you in such a hurry? Are there monsters chasing you?"

She then took off her sunglasses, her exquisite face a little dissatisfied. "I'm already famous in our district. It's all your fault."

The BMW set off steadily. Li An shrugged, "What does this have to do with me?"

"Isn't it that video? Now, the entire district knows that I'm here," Liu Shishi said.

"Isn't that good?" Li An turned to look at her and truly saw the depression on her face. Therefore, he asked, "This is not a bad reputation. It's just like doing well in university. It should be something to show off, right?"

Liu Shishi dragged her words. "This is different, okay? I don't like this."

Li An smiled and said, "Then you can stay at my house. No one there knows you. My house is very big, enough for you to sleep in."

"Who wants to stay at your house?!" Liu Shishi spat, and an inexplicable blush appeared on her face. She turned her head to the window and tried to not let Li An see it. However, she seemed to have recalled something and her entire face turned red.

Fortunately, Li An was driving and did not pay attention to the situation here. A moment later, the blush on Liu Shishi's face faded.

Li An did not dwell on this problem. After it quietened down, he seemed to smell a very fresh shampoo, so he asked, "Did you wash your hair?"

Liu Shishi looked at him in surprise and nodded. "Yes, how did you know?"

"It smells good," Li An praised.

Liu Shishi smiled and did not speak.

The two of them arrived at the parking lot in the mall. When they came out, Liu Shishi put on her mask and sunglasses again.

"There's no need, right? You're not a celebrity," Li An locked the car and complained.

"Just in case. In fact, why don't you have to hide?" Liu Shishi said in dissatisfaction. She had not left the house for a long time and felt that she was about to go stale.

"Because no one knows me," Li An said.

Under the mask, Liu Shishi curled her lips. After entering the elevator and seeing that there was no one else, she asked softly and curiously, "How did you learn literature? How do you know so much about poetry?"

Liu Shishi had once thought that she was already considered outstanding among her peers in this aspect, but she did not expect that there was always someone better. According to her father's analysis, Li An's level had greatly surpassed hers.

"This is a secret." Li An smiled mysteriously, "Do you want to know?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Shishi quickly nodded twice. He could not see her eyes because she was wearing sunglasses, but Li An felt that she must be charming.

Li An was just about to hook his finger and make her lean over before teasing her when his eyes flashed and he said with a sinister smile, "I'm not telling you!"

"Hmph!" Liu Shishi turned around and snorted. She was a little familiar with Li An's style now. With a little immunity, he could not easily break through her defense.

The elevator door opened. The two of them got out and went to a western restaurant.

Liu Shishi naturally chose a cheap shop to treat.

Under Liu Shishi's instigation, Li An chose a slightly hidden position. He almost wanted to tease her about something bad.

However, Li An deliberately paid attention to his words and actions so that he would not tease her anymore. Liu Shishi finally took off her mask and sunglasses. Her exquisite face was indescribably beautiful under the light.

The two of them calmly chatted about his and Yang Kai's bakery. However, after a while, the topic drifted towards literature.

"…In terms of vastness, I feel that the 'Straight smoke in a lone desert, a long river curve around the sunset' feels not bad. It has a very grand feeling…"

"I didn't say that I liked Li Bai on purpose. His poems are indeed perfect…"

"…There's a sentence that's also very meaningful. 'It's a good scenery in Jiangnan when the leaves fall in autumn.' I feel that it's romantic every time I read it."

"Yes! Yes! I feel the same way. I feel like it implies meeting someone in the most beautiful season!"

"No, no, no. I think the order is wrong. The meeting occurred therefore it is the most beautiful season."

"Ah, that seems to be the case. This is too beautiful!"

"However, this seems to be written for a man, and they haven't met…"

"…It's fine if you don't say the last sentence."

...

"…Therefore, Bai Juyi doesn't feel like a decent person. It's so late at night, and a group of men is staggering to let a married woman play the zither, and they're even saying that she's half-naked…"

"That's right. I didn't realize it in the past. Now that I think about it, it seems to be like this…"

"Right? He's always visiting the brothel. There's also Du Mu and Wang Zhihuan. They're all frequent guests of the brothel."

"However, it's not a big deal for talented people to visit a brothel, right?"

"Really?"

"That's right."

"I'm relieved."

"What?"

"Oh, it's fine. Let's continue…"

"Alright, alright!"

...

Eating was secondary. The discussion of literature was the main thing.

From Li Bai's majestic aura to Liu Yong's gracefulness, the two of them talked about almost everything.

This was something neither of them had ever experienced.

Li An did not have such literacy talent in the past. Although Liu Shishi had interacted with her parents in the past, there was still a generation gap. Her parents mostly had the goal of education and were not as unrestrained as youngsters.

Liu Shishi was so excited that her face was red and her eyes were sparkling. She held her chin and looked at Li An with a trace of intoxication.