CHAPTER 55: CHAPTER 56: THIS DATE IS SO WEIRD

Lu Shifeng thought it made sense, but still frowned: "I can’t just keep this stalemate with her."

Xie Jian felt that he couldn’t really help with the boss’s worries.

After all, he’s just a single dog too, usually busy with work, no time for blind dates.

But Lu Shifeng didn’t let him off: "Go find out how to make a girl fall head over heels for you."

"Boss, this..."

Lu Shifeng glanced up at him.

Originally reluctant, Xie Jian quickly composed himself and responded with a "yes".

Finding out how to woo a girl was a tough task for Xie. He had no experience and didn’t know where to start, so in desperation, he asked a subordinate in his office. The girls in the secretarial team squealed with excitement, spreading the news that the man known as the diamond single guy has finally figured it out and wants to pursue a girl? They all started to probe what kind of girl made his heart move, while Xie Jian had no words to express his suffering...

Feeling relieved after being teased by the secretarial team girls, Xie Jian knocked on Lu Shifeng’s office door again.

"Boss," impeccably dressed in his suit, he reported expressionlessly, "Apparently, the fastest way to make a girl like you is to date her, go shopping with her, and give her gifts."

Lu Shifeng frowned: "Shopping? How boring must that be, whatever she wants I can just send someone to buy it for her."

Xie Jian stayed silent, bewildered...

He also didn’t understand how it could be so boring? With time to shop, wouldn’t it be better to deal with more work and earn some money for the girl you like to go shopping?

Neither of them spoke, Lu Shifeng’s tall figure sat in the large boss chair, his narrow, deep eyes firmly fixed on Xie Jian, quietly waiting for the insight. Cold sweat was about to drip from Xie Jian’s forehead, and after much thought, he could only muster the courage to say: "Since they all say so, there must be a reason. Women, these creatures, are just strange like that."

Lu Shifeng considered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

He thought Su Xingyu was often unreasonable, but after marrying her, she was indeed growing more miserable day by day. He didn’t want his wife to live unsatisfactorily.

"Alright, let’s go shopping then." He made a decision.

Su Xingyu was stunned when she heard the decision.

She thought, what craziness has possessed Lu Shifeng to ask her out shopping like a normal guy in a relationship? What kind of new tricks was he playing at?

"Sunday, head out at 10 AM, after shopping, lunch at Louis Restaurant at Huamao Tianhe Square, then the amusement park in the afternoon, and later the Aquarium Restaurant at night, then a movie, and home." He announced according to the itinerary Xie Jian helped create, then looked at her, "Any questions?"

Su Xingyu looked at him as if he was a monster, is this man crazy? Not only shopping, but also the amusement park and movies?

Not to mention she couldn’t imagine him in the weird atmosphere of an amusement park, the schedule was tight as a battle plan. Was he inviting her to shop or did he have a grudge against her?

"Any questions?" Seeing her silence, Lu Shifeng asked again.

Su Xingyu snapped back, instinctively asking: "So many activities?"

Lu Shifeng said: "It was originally for two days, Xie Jian suggested once this week and once next, but I have to work overtime next week, even this week I’m squeezing time in, so bear with it." If doing these things could make Su Xingyu have good feelings towards him, why bother dividing it into two times? Waste of time and energy, and a ton of affairs waiting for him back at the company.

Su Xingyu didn’t know what to say, bear with it?

Does this man even know what shopping, dining together, and watching a movie together mean?

She couldn’t tell whether she spent her life on Mars or if the man in front of her lived on Mars, their thoughts were on completely different wavelengths.

Lu Shifeng asked: "Any more questions?"

"... No more." Whatever, let him do whatever he wants, she was just a puppet under his control, no room for retorting.

Finally, Sunday came.

Lu Shifeng indeed took the day off and instructed her to prepare to head out.

Su Xingyu got up and went to the walk-in closet in the corner of the bedroom. She didn’t have high hopes for today’s schedule, after all, going shopping, dining, and watching a movie together was with a man who had hurt her numerous times, a man she hated yet couldn’t resist. She wished not to stay by his side for even a second longer. She halfheartedly picked out a T-shirt paired with a light blue frayed jeans, a simple outfit perfect for shopping.

Stepping out of the closet, she was stunned the moment she saw Lu Shifeng.

The man wore a black suit and a white shirt — yes, the very outfit he wore for work, the classy tailoring and material enhanced his naturally perfect figure, elevating his imposing demeanor, exuding a lofty and cold majesty. He even wore a tie.

"Ready?" Seeing Su Xingyu come out, he glanced at the watch on his wrist.

Su Xingyu: "...Ready."

She initially wanted to ask him, Mr. Lu, are you really going shopping dressed like this? Anyone would think you’re going for a major business deal.

But she kept it to herself, because she remembered one thing — this man’s wardrobe was monotonous to the extreme, filled with nothing but black suits and white shirts, not a second style to be found.

She silently followed him into the car to the destination.

What Blade Group’s secretary girls recommended to Xie Jian was a bustling large commercial district, especially lively during weekends when people swarmed in.

Lu Shifeng led her through the crowd, she stumbled along trying to keep up. The crowd was overwhelming, making it hard to avoid bumping into something.

Passing by girls constantly stole glances at Lu Shifeng, among the casually dressed men filling the streets, he stood out in his impeccable suit paired with an extremely cold demeanor, too eye-catching to ignore. Su Xingyu occasionally heard the girls chatter: "Look! That handsome guy over there, doesn’t he look like a movie star? So handsome so handsome so handsome!"

"Wonder what he does, probably super-rich, that outfit alone looks pricey."

"Wow, he’s walking alone, didn’t see his girlfriend, is he still single? How about we go ask for his WeChat?"

The chatter grew louder, the girls increasingly unable to contain their excitement.

It’s no wonder they thought Lu Shifeng was alone, the bustling crowd had pushed Su Xingyu around so much she couldn’t stand beside him, trudging along behind instead. Besides, today she wore just a simple T-shirt and jeans, completely blending into the crowd, a stark contrast to Lu Shifeng.