I am not just a tycoon

```Shen Yuan got into the car but didn't start it immediately. Instead, he opened the car fragrance that Chen Na had bought for him.

He had never used this car fragrance before, and now it was the perfect time to use it.

After spending so long in Qiao Lei's dorm, and experiencing some indescribable contact with them, he was sure to have picked up quite a few scents on himself.

He had maintained a very good persona in front of Teacher Lih, and Shen Yuan didn't want her to discover anything.

After opening the car fragrance, a faint, elegant scent immediately filled the car, and Shen Yuan also opened the vanity mirror in the car to carefully check for any lipstick marks on his face or neck.

Then he checked his clothes up and down again, ensuring there were no long hairs left behind.

After all preparations were done, Shen Yuan finally drove towards the office building.

Upon arriving at the office building, Shen Yuan noticed an elegant figure already standing in the sunlight.

Today she was wearing a black knit cardigan with a white tank top underneath.

The simple attire was always worn with a special charm by Teacher Lih; it was overwhelmingly attractive due to her figure, the tank top accentuating the roundness of her chest and her slender waist barely graspable.

Furthermore, her prominent nose was accented with black-framed glasses, and under the sunlight, her skin looked as delicate and smooth as amber, with long eyelashes trembling slightly as she occasionally scanned her surroundings as if looking for something.

Shen Yuan honked the horn with a "beep", and Lih Xiao turned toward the sound, seeing the silver Benz G-Class approaching her.

Lih Xiao adjusted the canvas bag on her shoulder and prepared to step into the passenger seat, but after thinking it over, she ended up opening the rear door.

Shen Yuan looked back, "What's the matter, Teacher Lih? Why so distant today?"

Lih Xiao shook her head gently, "No nothing, I think the back seat is quite nice."

"Teacher Lih, you're acting a bit out of character."

Lih Xiao sitting in Shen Yuan's back seat traced back to when he was driving a Defender.

And she only sat in the back once. Afterward, she always sat in the passenger seat.

"It's nothing." Lih Xiao's tone was indifferent.

Shen Yuan glanced at her, thinking to himself that there's no way it's nothing; she must be upset.

But she was fine over the phone, which meant something must have happened between getting on the car and the phone call.

Could it be she saw me giving a ride to Qiao Lei and Long Jinghan just now?

It definitely wasn't anything to do with work because even if Lih Xiao was unhappy at work, she wouldn't let it affect the people around her.

"Teacher Lih, isn't it a coincidence that I ran into two former Student Union classmates?"

Shen Yuan casually brought up, "Then I just gave them a ride back to their dorm, in the blink of an eye we're all in our junior year already, time flies so fast. They even asked me about career directions and choices, but I don't dare lead them astray."

As Shen Yuan's academic advisor, Lih Xiao knew he had been part of the Student Union in his first and second years, but he had quit in the second semester of his sophomore year.

He was quite popular at the time and made many friends.

Hearing Shen Yuan say this made Lih Xiao feel a bit better, and then she asked her second question, "The dorm is so close, what have you been doing in this time?"

So it was because of this... Shen Yuan made up an excuse on the spot, "I haven't been to the International campus for a long time, so I took a walk around the sports field, thinking that you wouldn't be off work so soon."

With such an explanation from Shen Yuan, Lih Xiao nodded thoughtfully, "I see... alright then."

Shen Yuan smiled, "Teacher Lih, you couldn't possibly be jealous over this, could you?"

"Not at all."

While Lih Xiao denied it with her words, her cheeks flushed with a double layer of red.

"Still saying it's nothing, then why is your face red?"

If Teacher Lih had been in front, Shen Yuan would surely have teased her, but since she was sitting in the back, his hand couldn't reach her.
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"Is my face red..."

Lih Xiao touched her own cheek nervously, finding it indeed a bit warm.

Avoiding Shen Yuan's gaze, she awkwardly adjusted the hair on her forehead, "Let's just drive."

Shen Yuan teased with a laugh, "Then come to the passenger seat."

"Uhm..."

Lih Xiao hesitated, then said, "Let's not change, I'm already seated. Later when we go back after dinner, I'll sit in the passenger seat."

Shen Yuan wouldn't agree to that and insisted, "Come to the front, we haven't started driving yet, and I can't see you when you're in the back while I'm driving."

Lih Xiao still didn't want to move. Shen Yuan glanced at the office building and mentioned nonchalantly, "Teacher Lih, the other teachers should be leaving work around this time too, right? You wouldn't want me to keep parked here and then be seen by the other teachers, would you?"

"Hmm?"

Lih Xiao thought that sentence sounded odd, as if she had heard it somewhere before, but indeed she didn't want to be seen, so she had no choice but to open the door and get into the passenger seat.

"Are you satisfied now?"

Lih Xiao fastened her seatbelt, outlining a graceful curve across her upper body.

"Can we go now?"

"Mhm, there we go, now you're behaving."

Shen Yuan turned the steering wheel, and the car slowly headed towards the school gate.

"Shen Yuan, where have you been this week?"

Lih Xiao asked, occasionally glancing at Shen Yuan. After more than a week without seeing him, it would be a lie to say she hadn't missed him, but she also noticed that Shen Yuan seemed to have gotten a bit tanner.

"I went on a trip to Southern Yunnan for business."

Shen Yuan had his story ready in advance, strictly speaking going on a business trip wasn't a lie—recruiting a living assistant across provinces counts as a business trip, right?

"No wonder, you've gotten tanned."

Lih Xiao looked at Shen Yuan's face, expressing her concern, "Next time you go somewhere with strong UV rays, remember to apply sunscreen."

"Will do."

"Where are we going now?"

"Let's go have dinner, would you like Chinese or Western food?"

"Is Western okay?"```

"Sure, I'll reserve a spot first."

Shen Yuan parked the car by the roadside, then picked up his phone and made a call to Zhong Rou from China Merchants Bank.

Zhong Rou responded quickly, understood Shen Yuan's requirements, and promptly sent him the reservation details and the location.

Shen Yuan wasn't familiar with these restaurants; he only knew Forest West in Star City, where he had gone once with Qiao Lei. This time he wanted to try something different, so he let Zhong Rou take care of booking a place for him.

"Shen Yuan, just find a regular Western restaurant," Lih Xiao said, worried it would be too expensive since normal Western restaurants don't usually require reservations. As for high-end Western restaurants... she had only seen them in novels and on TV.

"Don't worry about it."

Shen Yuan didn't know what the price range would be, it was like opening a mystery box, but since the location was at IFC Mall, it couldn't be too bad.

Shen Yuan restarted the car, but driving was always tedious. Lih Xiao, taking the initiative to be considerate, started a conversation.

"Shen Yuan, I've realized I've gained weight recently, a whole 2 jin."

"....."

"Shen Yuan, how well do you know 'International Economics'?"

"....."

"Shen Yuan, what kind of air freshener are you using in your car? It smells pretty good."

"....."

Gradually, however, Lih Xiao felt something was amiss and, with cheeks flushed, said, "Shen Yuan, is this why you asked me to sit in the passenger seat?"

"Huh? What?"

Shen Yuan didn't hear her clearly.

Lih Xiao said with a distressed look, "Is it that all guys are this thirsty?"

"How could that be? I'm not thirsty at all,"

Shen Yuan retorted with righteous indignation.

"But you have to drive safely, at least keep both hands on the steering wheel."

"Oh man, why can't I control my own hands."

Shen Yuan sheepishly withdrew his right hand from her thigh.

Driving had felt boring to Shen Yuan and he wasn't interested in the conversation, responding half-heartedly, so he simply reached out his hand towards her thigh.

Isn't this the meaning of a woman sitting in the passenger seat?

It had to be said, Teacher Lih's legs were just like Lih Meng's, slender and long while also feeling plump.

The feeling was quite nice—tender, resilient, and smooth.

While waiting for the traffic light, Shen Yuan turned to look at Teacher Lih, and suddenly a thought popped into his head.

If I'm bold enough, I dare to give Teacher leave for maternity!

...

Shen Yuan followed the directions to drive into the underground garage of IFC Mall, and then the two made their way to a restaurant called Muses on the third floor.

Shen Yuan glanced at the sign and saw a few more words beneath it—Hunan-French fusion cuisine.

Shen Yuan paused, a Chinese-Western fusion restaurant?

With curiosity, Shen Yuan reported his reservation to the host and then led Lih Xiao into the restaurant.

The ambiance was indeed nice, Italian style, with soft yellow lighting, and there was even a large screen on the restaurant's background wall playing an Italian black and white movie.

The place was doing good business—it was just 6 p.m., but the hall was already 70-80% full.

Apart from a few couples, most of the diners were groups of two or three women, taking photos and checking in on social media.

They were taking pictures not only of the dishes but even more so of themselves and the background.

Shen Yuan and Lih Xiao followed the waiter to their seats by the window.

This was Lih Xiao's first time dining in such a restaurant, and she felt somewhat out of place, looking around and noticing her canvas bag didn't quite fit in.

After sitting down, Shen Yuan held her hand, "It's just a meal, don't think too much, everyone here is just ordinary people."

Lih Xiao made an "mm" sound. Although Shen Yuan said that, her mindset was ultimately different from his.

For Shen Yuan, it was just a simple meal, but it seemed to him that for most people here, taking photos and checking in was more important than the food.

Shen Yuan scrolled through the menu, which mostly ranged from 200 to 1000, with an average cost around 600-700 per person.

Shen Yuan ordered two desserts and asked about Lih Xiao's preferences, then let the waiter make recommendations.

Since the portions of Western cuisine were small, Shen Yuan ordered a bit more. Considering that he would drive later and Teacher Lih didn't drink, he didn't order wine.

While they were ordering, a girl in the corner by the window noticed the two of them.

"What's wrong, know them?"

The man sitting opposite the girl followed her gaze over to Shen Yuan and Lih Xiao.

Looking in that direction, the girl said indifferently, "Mhm, he's my middle school classmate."

"It must be more than just a middle school classmate, right?"

The man smiled thoughtfully, "We've been sitting here for 15 minutes. You've only looked away from the window twice, and both times were when the waiter came over, but you just looked over there three times."

The girl didn't argue, responding emotionlessly, "Yeah, he was my first love."

"Luo Bingying, I didn't think you started dating in middle school."

The man said with a smile, staring intently at Luo Bingying, his eyes filled with unconcealed desire.

Luo Bingying was silent, glanced over there a few more times, then withdrew her gaze.

The man turned back and gave another calculating look in that direction, saying with a hint, "Your first love sure has high standards for girlfriends. That girl over there looks pretty good too."

Luo Bingying's brows furrowed, a hint of disgust fleeting in the corner of her eyes.

The man turned back to her, looking at her frivolously, "I know what you're thinking, but that's the kind of person I am. If you really have the guts, you can leave right now."