Xu Nianyi almost yelled. She slammed her hands on the table and made a crisp sound, which attracted the attention of the guests around her.

"Boss Shao, are you kidding me?" Xu Nianyi supported her hands on the table, leaned forward and looked at Shao Jun's dark eyes with astonishment. "Are you too free today? You came all the way from the company to stop me from selling blood and dragged me here. Are you doing this just to make such a boring joke on me?"

"Shh, don't be so loud. Sit down and talk. Everyone is looking at you." Shao Jun smiled more merrily. He was not in a hurry to explain. Instead, he coaxed her gently.

"If they want to watch me, let them continue to watch!" Xu Nianyi's sharp gaze swept around the guests around her, and the guests who were watching them and wanted to make fun of them immediately looked away in fright.

"Nianyi, let's sit down first and then have a talk." Seeing the anger in her eyes, the smile on Shao Jun's face faded gradually and he explained seriously. "I'm not joking. I'm definitely not teasing you."

"Isn't this a joke?" Xu Nianyi raised her eyebrows and instead laughed after feeling extreme angry. "I'm just poor now, but I'm not stupid. You are now the CEO of the Shengdi Group, but I am not the mayor's daughter anymore. I'm just a person hated by everyone. Do you think I'll believe you that you want to pretend to be a couple with me?"

"I'm serious. I don't mean to joke at all." Shao Jun stopped smiling and leaned back lazily on the French soft chair. His slender legs were casually crossed. He put his left palm gently on his knee, and put his right hand on the white table. The whole set of movements was elegant, charming and fluid. His innate sense of nobility was released at once.

"Aren't you kidding?" Xu Nianyi asked with a sneer. "Well, I would like to ask Boss Shao, you should be very clear about my current situation. You know so well about me, so you must have investigated me in private. Since you know my situation, you should also know that you can't gain any benefits from me. Why would you take the initiative to help me and sign such an agreement with a 'trash' like me?"

She had been speculating about what kind of agreement Shao Jun wanted to sign with her, and what else in her is worthy of being used for. She even thought of the worst possibility of "selling her body". However, she had never thought that he would ask to pretend to be a couple with her!

It was reasonable if he asked her to be a mistress, but he asked her to pretend to be a couple with him. What did he mean?

Facing Xu Nianyi's a serious of questions, Shao Jun's expression became more serious, "First of all, I don't think you're a good-for-nothing. Besides, I don't want to gain any benefits from you."

"Then why do you still want to sign a contract of being a couple with me?" Xu Nianyi looked at him in surprise. Her mind was full of questions and she could not understand what this man was thinking.

"I sign this contract with you not because I want you to bring me any benefits. The contract is only a formality. What I need is your help."

"Help you?" She looked at him in confusion. "But what can I help you with?"

"You're helping me by cooperating with me according to the terms of the agreement. Frankly, you and I are both in need of help, and helping each other is the best choice for both of us. After all, you used to be my classmate. I can't bear to see the girl who once chased me live so hard." Shao Jun looked at her calmly, and a hint of pity appeared in his dark eyes. "Look at the situation you're in right now. You need to work in a nightclub which is a chaotic place just for money. Can your body stand living in such a damp basement?"

"Did you follow me?" If he didn't follow her, how would he know that she lived in the basement?

"Yes. On the day I met you at the nightclub, I was worried that it would be unsafe on the way, so I followed you all the way." There was no emotion on his fair face. He nodded and admitted it frankly.

"You..." Xu Nianyi was a little angry. She was clearly annoyed, but she couldn't say anything.

She had never thought that the man who saved her in the crises of the nightclub would care about her so much and would be the man she had liked ten years ago.

Fate played tricks on the people of the world, and when they met again, she actually met him in a state of disarray...

And now, she could not believe that he wanted to pretend to be a couple with her!

"Can you sit down first?" Seeing Xu Nianyi fell into silence, Shao Jun said gently. "I rejected my social engagements tonight to see you and I definitely didn't want to make a joke with you. I'm serious about the proposal just now."

"But don't you think this contractual agreement is ridiculous?" Xu Nianyi looked at the man in front of her. The vigilance in her eyes had faded much, but she still had many doubts. "I'm powerless now and I can't even protect myself. What can I do to help you? Moreover, I don't understand what problems could be solved by pretending to be a couple with you."

With his current status and talent, what kind of woman could he not find? Did he need a fake couple to help him? And if it was a business matter, wouldn't it be more helpful to find the daughter of a tycoon to be a couple?

"I can tell you clearly that the reason why I want to cooperate with you to pretend to be a couple is definitely not to get any benefits from you. As for why I need your help..." Shao Jun paused and smiled craftily. He continued to say. "At least, I can't tell you this secret until you sign the contractual agreement."

"If you don't make yourself clear, I won't sign this contract." Xu Nianyi answered without hesitation. She looked at him coldly and said firmly. "At least I have to know what the road is in front of me, and then I can decide whether to go or not. I appreciate your dinner and your kindness, but I'll figure out my own problems by myself. Goodbye, Boss Shao."

After saying the last word, Xu Nianyi politely bent down and bowed to Shao Jun, who was sitting in the soft chair.

Before Shao Jun could react, she had already retreated from the table and walked towards the door.

After walking out of the western restaurant, Xu Nianyi stood on the steps in front of the restaurant and looked at the street not far away which was crowded with vehicles.

This was the city she lived in. It was bustling but cold. No one would care how hard life the wealthy ladies who had been so swanky back then was living.

After taking a long breath, she adjusted her mood and walked down the stairs to prepare to go to the nightclub for the part-time job.

"Stop!"

As she walked down the last step, a deep and magnetic voice suddenly came from behind her.

Click!

Xu Nianyi stiffened and then quickened her pace.

"Xu Nianyi!"

The sound of rapid footsteps immediately came from behind her. In the next second, Shao Jun's slender body was already standing in front of Xu Nianyi.

"Where are you going?" Shao Jun, who was dressed in an expensive business suit, stood in front of her. His muscular chest was like a huge mountain, blocking the road tightly in front of her.

"Boss Shao, it's off-duty time now. It's my freedom to go anywhere. Please move aside." She helplessly raised her head and met his deep, dark eyes.

"Are you going to work at a nightclub?" As if he didn't hear her request, Shao Jun stood in front of her. His face was as calm as water, but the expression in his eyes was cold. "Didn't I tell you not to work at a nightclub again? Why won't you listen to me?"

"It's my freedom to do a part-time job anywhere. You have no right to ask." At the thought that she had been prevented from selling blood to make money by him, she was a little annoyed and rebutted him rudely with her cold and distant attitude.

"Freedom?" Shao Jun smiled for a moment, but the smile disappeared soon. "Well, I'll let you know what 'freedom' is. Go on, I'll see you later..."