"I'm sorry, I'm not interested." Ye Shikai coldly refused, disliking being kept in the dark and manipulated like a puppet. He would solve this matter in his own way.
"Miss An, I have something to say to Mr. Ye, could you please excuse us for a moment?" A flash of odd expression crossed Chen Ruoya's face, but it quickly returned to a smile.
"Of course, go ahead and talk." Before leaving, An Lan cast a worried glance at Ye Shikai, fearing his impulsiveness might lead to undesirable consequences.
"Miss Chen, now that it's just the two of us, do you have anything else you want to say?"
"Mr. Ye, speaking to a lady in such a manner is not very gentleman-like."
"I'm not a gentleman to begin with, and if you must know, I don't mind showing you what being a man means." Annoyed, Ye Shikai suddenly stepped forward; it seemed like Chen Ruoya had always been toying with him and kept him guessing.
