Pampering My Cute Pet

All the way, Yu Wan was lost in that smile, unable to extricate herself.

His eyes were no longer cold, but rather a little gentle, his handsome features softened. Though his smile was faint, it easily dispelled the desolation of the night. At that moment, Yu Wan heard her own heart beating like a drum.

The car drove down to the hotel's underground parking garage, and the surroundings became increasingly quiet. Shen Qingzhou parked the car, unbuckled his seatbelt, and turned to look at Yu Wan. "Get out."

Yu Wan met his light brown eyes and softly replied, "Okay."

Shen Qingzhou stared at her. Seeing that she hadn't moved even after answering, he asked, "Do you want to stay in the car?"

Actually, Yu Wan was so lost in thought that she forgot. She never considered herself boy-crazy or obsessed with looks before, but ever since she saw Shen Qingzhou, why did she find every single thing about him attractive? Even the way he frowned was incredibly handsome?

"Have you seen enough?" Shen Qingzhou frowned slightly, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"Shen Qingzhou, it's a shame you don't smile more often with a face like that." Yu Wan's expression was one of 'heartfelt pain'. She even forgot to address him formally and called him by his name directly.

A crack appeared in Shen Qingzhou's composed expression. "Don't worry about it. You should only be concerned about dinner right now."

Yu Wan tsked and shook her head, muttering to herself, "Yu Huan only knows how to use his face to make a living…"

Shen Qingzhou didn't hear what she said clearly. Seeing her dawdling, he directly unbuckled her seatbelt, leaned over, opened the door on Yu Wan's side, pushed her out, and commanded, "Get out."

The fabric of his clothes brushed against hers, a warm closeness that vanished in a flash. Yu Wan was startled by him. "Oh, alright…"

Watching her get out of the car in a daze, Shen Qingzhou suddenly felt a sense of bewilderment. How could someone with such slow reactions write suspense novels?

Back in the hotel room with Shen Qingzhou, Yu Wan opened the refrigerator; there were still unused ingredients inside.

"Wait a moment, it'll be quick." Yu Wan took out the vegetables and meat to prepare them. Shen Qingzhou sat in the living room, where he could directly see her movements. A few minutes later, the sizzling sound of the frying pan arose, followed by the sound of stir-frying. The aroma of meat mixed with cumin wafted over. Shen Qingzhou hadn't eaten much after working all day, so this smell was very appealing to him.

Yu Wan stirred the food a few times and looked around for the soy sauce. "Eh? Where did I put the soy sauce?"

A hand reached out from behind her, holding the soy sauce bottle. Yu Wan turned around to see Shen Qingzhou standing behind her with a cold expression. "You put it in the corner just now."

"Oh." Yu Wan took it. "Thanks."

Shen Qingzhou hummed in acknowledgment and leaned against the kitchen counter, watching the food in the pan. Yu Wan glanced at him a few times and continued to stir-fry the dish attentively.

A while later…

"Hey, hand me the olive oil."

"I need sugar."

"Is this salt, okay? It's on the side… Yes, yes, yes."

"How much should I put in?" Shen Qingzhou asked calmly.

"A teaspoon."

"This much?"

"A little more."

Yu Wan saw Director Shen lightly shake the spoon a couple of times, his cautious manner… a little funny.

Actually, she had only casually asked him to help her get the seasonings, but she didn't expect to keep asking for his help until the cooking was finished. And Director Shen didn't seem impatient at all; he seemed to have discovered the magic of cooking, his eyes sparkling.

"Alright, dinner is served." The last dish was a vegetable dish. This time, she only made two dishes and a soup, a rather simple meal.

Shen Qingzhou sat down at the dining table and began to eat seriously. Yu Wan sat opposite him, resting her chin on her hand and watching him.

"Oh, right, I tagged you in my Weibo post yesterday. Did you see it?"

Shen Qingzhou glanced at her. "No."

"Then go look! I mentioned you, and you didn't even react. I'm so embarrassed." Yu Wan said seriously.

"Embarrassed? Really?" Shen Qingzhou had an 'I'm always like this' expression. The corner of Yu Wan's mouth twitched. Probably quite a few celebrities had been ignored so directly by Director Shen in the past.

"I have a lot of book fans. Sigh, they must be making fun of me again."

"Mm."

"Director Shen, remember, don't let me lose face, for the sake of me being so kind as to cook for you." Although Yu Wan said this, she didn't expect any response from Shen Qingzhou. The Ice Prince of the entertainment industry, his reputation was well-deserved.

After Shen Qingzhou finished eating, Yu Wan returned to her room. After she left, Shen Qingzhou, who hadn't opened Weibo for over a month, opened the app while sitting on the sofa.

Faced with a large number of messages and likes, Shen Qingzhou couldn't find Yu Wan's tag, so he had to search for her Weibo ID. Searching for Wei Wan, he quickly found her verified account.

Clicking on her profile, he saw her latest Weibo post. Shen Qingzhou casually clicked on her comments. In the popular comments, some people were 'sympathizing' with her for not getting a response, while others were giving her information about 'him'.

Shen Qingzhou raised an eyebrow slightly and tapped the repost button, casually adding a food emoji.

After successfully reposting, Shen Qingzhou smiled, seemingly able to anticipate someone's joyful expression.

Yu Wan finished showering, changed into her pajamas, and snuggled into bed. After unlocking her phone, she noticed a small red "1" notification on Weibo. Without thinking, she clicked on it. A follower reposted?

Opening the notification, Yu Wan stared blankly at the name of the person who reposted: Shen Qingzhou? Shen Qingzhou?!

He actually responded to her? And followed her? Yu Wan's smile almost split her face. It seemed the temptation of food was truly powerful; Director Shen was so generous.

Yu Wan happily opened the comments. Under Shen Qingzhou's repost, a crowd of people were going wild.

"Who is Wei Wan?? Someone tell me! My idol actually reposted?!"

"The screenwriter of Director Shen's new drama, also the original author of the novel. I heard the novel is awesome."

"Ahhh, Zhouzhou reposted something that's not promotional for the first time! Grateful!"

"My idol actually has such a big influence. I wasted my breath complaining about her yesterday, hahahaha."

…

Yu Wan found that her follower count had inexplicably increased a lot. Clicking on the comments of her original post, a group of people from the 'Shen Qingzhou Sightseeing Group' were leaving their mark.

Yu Wan, "…"

The next day, Yu Wan got up and went to the set. When the other two screenwriters saw her arrive, they started a small meeting about the script. After the meeting, Yu Wan watched the actors filming from the side, and of course, she also took the opportunity to observe how imposing Director Shen looked on set.

Yu Wan was quite satisfied, thinking that Li Mengmeng and Xiang Zeran's popularity was justified; they were good-looking and had excellent acting skills. She also heard that the male and female leads were personally chosen by Shen Qingzhou. Hmm… Director Shen truly understood her preferences.

Li Mengmeng and Xiang Zeran finished their scene. The next scene didn't involve them, so they went to the side to rest. Seeing Yu Wan sitting there as well, Li Mengmeng excitedly came over to chat with her.

Xiang Zeran also sat down. Seeing Yu Wan, he naturally remembered yesterday's misunderstanding. "Wei Wan, I felt extremely guilty after eating your food yesterday. So, I'll treat you to lunch today."

"When did you eat her food?" Li Mengmeng asked curiously.

Xiang Zeran had to explain what happened yesterday. After hearing it, Li Mengmeng chuckled. "You should treat her, you should. You made our Wei Wan miss her dinner, you're really something."

"I originally wanted to give her mine, but she ran off…" Xiang Zeran said sheepishly.

Yu Wan smiled. "I wasn't very hungry yesterday. It's fine that you ate it, you don't have to treat me back."

"That won't do. Don't leave at noon, I'll have my assistant buy some delicious food."

"Exactly!"

The two of them chimed in, and Yu Wan stopped refusing. "Alright, alright, I'll freeload lunch then."

"Sure, no problem."

Li Mengmeng suddenly remembered something and leaned closer. "Wei Wan, I saw Director Shen reposted your Weibo yesterday! And he followed you. Let me tell you, I'm his female lead, but he hasn't even followed me yet."

Yu Wan smiled calmly. She wouldn't reveal that she had used unusual methods to make Shen Qingzhou so considerate.

"Ah… is that so? Then I'm truly honored."

"You are! I've been following Director Shen for so long, and I've never seen him repost anything from anyone, except for official accounts." Li Mengmeng finished and said slyly, "Wei Wan, be honest, is there something going on between you two?"

Yu Wan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Do you think there should be something going on between us?"

Li Mengmeng pondered for a moment and then denied her own thought. "Tsk… I'm overthinking it. Even if there was something, it would be unbelievable. With Director Shen's icy face, who could warm him up?"

Yu Wan: Warm him up? I don't believe it. He clearly smiled yesterday.

At lunchtime, the extras and actors received boxed lunches, while Xiang Zeran, to fulfill his promise, had his assistant buy a lot of delicious food. Yu Wan sat between Li Mengmeng and Xiang Zeran, enjoying the meal immensely.

Other actors passed by. "Brother Ran, you have good food and didn't call me?"

"I'll give you a bite, but don't eat too much. This is my apology to our screenwriter."

"There are actually people Brother Ran needs to apologize to?"

"That's right."

"Then I won't eat. You should properly accompany… Oh, Director." The actor was talking while walking and didn't watch where he was going, bumping directly into Shen Qingzhou who was walking over.

"Mm." Shen Qingzhou nodded slightly.

The actor ran off quickly. Shen Qingzhou's gaze fell on Yu Wan, who was eating happily. Xiang Zeran happened to be picking up some food for her, and Yu Wan didn't react much, as if she was used to it, and ate it.

Shen Qingzhou suddenly found it very irritating.

He walked over and looked down at Yu Wan, who was focused on eating. "Screenwriter, come out for a moment."

Yu Wan looked up. "Hmm?"

"Are you finished eating? Come out."

"Not yet." Yu Wan answered honestly.

Shen Qingzhou's temple throbbed. "Even if you're not finished, come out with me."

Yu Wan, "…"

Shen Qingzhou walked out first. Li Mengmeng patted Yu Wan's shoulder. "Director Shen is quite scary when he's angry. Good luck."

Yu Wan, "What did I do wrong?"

"There must be something. You know, although Director Shen is scary, he's reasonable. He won't be angry at you if you didn't do anything wrong."

Yu Wan looked puzzled, put down her chopsticks, and said, "You two continue eating. I'll be going now."

Xiang Zeran, "You've only eaten so little, should I save some for you?"

"No need, no need. You guys eat."

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