"I...," Gu Lan'an stuttered, at a loss for how to answer. But Zhao Ye followed up with a second question, "And also, how did you know I would be sitting here?"

"I guessed it." Gu Lanan smoothed her hair and calmly said, "Your personality is reserved, you definitely prefer quiet places and a bar with a story."

"Is that so? Then why did you specifically choose the deep sea? A bottle of wine with a story behind it should be worth at least a thousand, if not tens of thousands," Zhāo Yèpressed for answers. He detested people prying into his affairs more than anything in his entire life, and he wanted to see how this person would try to defend themselves.

"Because I like it and wanted you to give it a try," Gu Lan'an calmly deceived, but this time he was telling the truth. Although he rarely drank alcohol, he truly loved the cozy atmosphere."

"Do you like it too?" Zhao Ye suddenly turned his head and smiled at Gu Lan'an, his radiant smile overwhelming Gu Lan'an. It was as if they had returned to the time when they were alone in their past life. Back then, although Zhao Ye rarely smiled, whenever he acted wilfully, he would laugh indulgently at him.

"How about having a drink then?" Zhao Ye's words snapped Gu Lan'an back to reality. He wanted to refuse, but he noticed Zhao Ye was already pouring the alcohol.

"How about it, unwilling?" Zhao Ye, seeing his troubled expression, teasingly asked while holding a wine glass and swaying it back and forth. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Or perhaps, you don't like it?"

"No." Gu Lan'an quickly shook her head, wanting to tell Zhao Ye that she couldn't handle alcohol and it wasn't suitable for her to drink. But she was afraid that refusing Zhao Ye's offer for the first time would leave a bad impression on him. Steeling herself, she reluctantly took the drink and downed it in one gulp. She had intended to gracefully compliment Zhao Ye on the taste, but because she was too hasty, she ended up choking on it instead.

"Is this your preferred way of drinking? Are you sure it's not a complete disgust?" Zhao Ye coldly took his wine glass and set it down, looking at Gu Lan'an, who was blushing and straightening up, and asked, "Tell me why you're investigating me?"

"Why?" Gu Lan'an's vision was somewhat blurry, shaking her head from side to side. Just when she finally regained clarity, her consciousness became muddled. She had even forgotten about the fact that she had been reborn. Inadvertently, she blurted out the truth, "Because I like you." After saying that, she gathered the courage to reach out and touch Zhao Ye's face, repeating, "Because I like you, Zhao Ye. I like you the most."

Zhao Ye was pushed to the ground by a reflex action. He looked at the person who was furrowing their brows and patting their body in pain, and wondered, "Could this be the legendary 'someone who gets knocked down by just one blow'?"

"Zhao Ye, you no longer love me, to even be willing to push me away like this." Standing up from the ground, Gu Lan'an bit her lower lip and looked at Zhao Ye with a heart-wrenching expression. She sniffled and suddenly lowered her body, sitting on top of Zhao Ye. She reached out, wrapped her arms around his neck, tilted her head and interrogated, "Tell me, do you have another lover outside? Who is it? Are they more beautiful than me? Can they love you more than I do?"

"Oh wow, my son is impressive, just like this." Anna, who was observing the bromance on the side, got so excited that she suddenly drank the wine in her phone and held the hand of the rich lady beside her.

"Hmm? What did you say, Auntie?" The young lady next to her heard, but she didn't understand why she suddenly said that. She asked uncertainly.

"No no no, I must say the 87 Lafite is really impressive," Anna chuckled and quickly changed the subject. In her mind, she kept reminding herself not to look anymore, as she wouldn't be able to control her obsession and might end up being regarded as a lunatic. However, her eyes couldn't help but keep drifting in that direction.

Gu Lanan, you... "Zhao Ye was caught off guard by the fearless Gu Lanan, and was momentarily stunned. He was so furious that he couldn't utter a word. He wanted to push him away again, but Gu Lanan seemed to be stuck like glue and couldn't be pulled apart no matter what.

"Let go." Unable to pull away, Zhaoye simply gave up and spoke with a low tone, facing him with a predetermined manner.