A Beautiful and Deceptive Fragrance

It was at this moment that Grandma Lanfen arrived with her great granddaughter. The older lady came bustling through the drawing room and reluctantly following along was a woman that seemed to be around his age. To Yang Li's surprise, the woman wasn't donning regular clothes but a traditional flowy dress. Grandma Lanfen then eyed the younger boy who was cleaning up the mess, but she looked up at Yang Li and grinned.

The grin was mischievous.

She turned to her great granddaughter and said, "Bo Lifen, I'd like you to meet my good neighbor, CEO Yang Li." Grandma Lanfen placed a hand on her ear, "What was that, Lifen? I'm a little hard of hearing, but ah yes, this is CEO Li. The CEO Li, hahaha. Take a seat now, dear." The older woman then coughed and looked at him, "Yang Li, this is my cherished great granddaughter, Bo Lifen. Thank you for meeting with her."

"That old lady is playing deaf." The Panda shook their head and their voice was laced in disbelief and some amazement. "But hey, at least she's building you up… I guess?" The creature didn't seem thoroughly convinced with the methods.

"It's not a problem, Granny Lanfen." Yang Li inclined his head at her before turning to the other lady and doing the same. "Good morning to you, Miss Bo Lifen. It is a pleasure to be of your acquaintance." Thirty minutes. He was going to stick around here for thirty minutes.

"Likewise, Mister Li Yang." The woman nodded before she took a seat beside the older woman. Compared to her smaller brother, this Bo Lifen had a certain height that would have posed some men a little nervous if she wore heels. And yet there was another thing that caught his eye—the woman was specifically wearing a hanfu. And a sash was forming a tight fuller figure despite the long and loose-fitting sleeves.

That was to say her bust was fully accentuated.

Yang Li's gaze now focused on the breakfast preparation that the young boy had brought—and somehow the boy was nowhere to be found now. As if the boy had been there one moment and then they were gone the next. The man didn't know what to feel about that.

"Take a seat now, Yang Li and have breakfast with Lifen. I think I'll be going now." Grandma Lanfen stood up as well and rubbed her back.

"W-What?" Bo Lifen looked at her grandmother with a slight frown. "You're going to leave me alone with a man I don't know?" The woman seemed to have no qualms of saying it aloud while he was within earshot.

Grandma Lanfen eyed the younger woman, "What nonsense are you speaking of—forgive my granddaughter, I didn't think she'd be so shy when she actually works as a Tea Sommelier." She finished the sentence however, while addressing Yang Li. Grandma Lanfen bumped her hips at the younger woman, "I'll be at the garden to get bamboo, I'll be back in thirty minutes, brat. See you in a bit, Yang Li."

Twenty-five minutes.

But Yang Li wasn't going to correct the older lady out of respect. He was only dreading the additional time but he had been prepared for this. He still had provided himself enough time to get to his work even if Grandma Lanfen had extended their meeting hour. If necessary, he could work overtime.

His company had a flexible work schedule.

Soon enough the older woman left the drawing room and left him with her great grandchild. Another silence emerged in between them once Grandma Lanfen was out of earshot. The man inwardly sighed and met the woman's gaze for a moment, she also seemed to be thinking of what to say. Her lips were pursed together as she averted her gaze from him.

He considered something appropriate to say, and yet the most notable thing was her current attire. To the man, it seemed relevant and apt to compliment it. "I think you look quite traditional and graceful in that hanfu, Miss Bo."

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Bo Lifen looked at him with a smile on her face, "Why thank you, Mister Li. I'm quite glad that you've noticed it." She had said it in a way that it truly seemed that she was pleased with his words. Her body language was nothing but agreeableness and was perfect down right to the core, even a single twitch on her face to reveal other feelings were not present at all.

Even he would have been fooled.

And yet the System was saying another thing completely.

The woman held the smile on her face, portraying a delicateness akin to a flower. Deceptively so. "Shall we have breakfast now, Mister Li? I'm quite sure that my grandmother has bothered such a busy person like you. I would like to apologize in lieu of her."

"That's some wolf in sheep's clothing if I have ever seen someone." The Panda remarked and plopped on the small dining table that was in between him and the woman. "Are they all a bunch of famed actors or something?" The creature was far too relaxed as they ambled forwards to the steamed buns. The breakfast that was meant for him and Grandma Lanfen's grandchild. "She must actually be sick in seeing your face, heh. Finally a worthy competitor."