He is really handsome

How could Chen Xiaolan not notice a handsome man? She was the first of the three to spot Su Yang and had already stolen several glances at him.

Although she was fairly famous in Huaguo and had worked with many young, handsome up-and-coming male stars, she was still dazzled the moment she saw Su Yang. She even felt a flutter in her heart.

No other male star had ever made her feel that way. To her, acting was simply a job. Although many actors developed feelings for each other while filming, that had never happened to her. She kept work and personal life clearly separate.

She had been in only two relationships in her life, and neither man had been involved in the entertainment industry.

“I saw him. Keep your voice down—someone might hear you. How embarrassing would that be?”

“I am keeping my voice down.” The slightly plump girl whispered conspiratorially, “Sis Xiaolan, do you think he’s from Huaguo too?”

“Judging by his features, I’d say so.”

“I think so too, but he’s seriously gorgeous! He kind of looks like Edison Chen and kind of like—no, wait, there’s even a hint of Jackie Chan in his eyes and brows. Oh my gosh! How can anyone be this perfect? He looks like someone generated by AI.” The girl’s face was full of infatuation.

“What are you two whispering about?” Fangfang asked. He had finished ordering and handed the menu to the waiter beside him. “Handsome, that’s everything.”

“Of course, sir. Please wait a moment.” The waiter took the menu and turned away.

Fangfang fixed the two women with an exaggeratedly coquettish stare. “What are you two talking about behind my back? Come on, tell me! Ran Ran, you tell me!”

The slightly plump girl, Ran Ran, awkwardly gestured with her eyes for Fangfang to look at the neighboring table.

Fangfang was baffled. “Did you get sand in your eyes? Why are you rolling them around like that?”

“Oh, you’re hopeless! Wait a second.” Ran Ran pulled out her phone and sent Fangfang a message: “Look at the table beside you. There’s an incredibly handsome guy!”

Fangfang picked up his phone and read the message. His eyelid twitched, but he casually turned his head to look.

Su Yang happened to look up and caught his eye. Fangfang’s eyes immediately widened. He covered his mouth with one hand and exclaimed, “OH MY LADY GAGA!!!”

His voice was a little too loud. Su Yang heard him and tilted his head, glancing over. Fangfang immediately took a deep breath and nodded awkwardly. “Ha... haha. Hey there.”

Su Yang frowned in confusion. “Is something wrong?”

“N-no, nothing. Hey, handsome, are you from Huaguo?” Fangfang asked at once.

Su Yang nodded with a smile. “Yes. You are too?”

“Hahaha, what a coincidence! All three of us are!”

“I mean, all three of you look very familiar,” Su Yang said with a smile.

“Exactly! The moment I saw you, I could tell you were from Huaguo. When you meet a fellow countryman abroad, it’s like—”

Before Fangfang could finish, Chen Xiaolan gave an awkward cough. “Ahem... Fangfang, what are you talking about? Sorry, handsome, we’re bothering you.”

“It’s fine. We’re all from Huaguo. It’s perfectly normal to say hello when you run into fellow countrymen abroad.”

“Exactly! This handsome guy gets it. We’re all from Huaguo, so what’s wrong with saying hello and chatting for a bit?”

As he spoke, Fangfang smiled at Su Yang and even blew him a kiss.

Su Yang immediately got goosebumps all over. He changed the subject with a smile. “So, are you here in Paris as tourists too?”

“Us? No, no, we’re here for work. You should know this beauty, right?” Fangfang pointed at Chen Xiaolan.

Su Yang turned and met Chen Xiaolan’s eyes. After pretending to think for a moment, he said, “Hmm? She does look familiar. I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before.”

“That’s exactly what I mean!” Fangfang said with a grin. “She’s one of Huaguo’s biggest stars!”

Chen Xiaolan immediately cut him off, embarrassed. “Oh, stop exaggerating. I’m not some big star. Handsome, don’t listen to him. I’m just a minor actress.”

“Don’t be modest! Handsome, this is Chen Xiaolan. You know who she is, right?”

“Chen Xiaolan? Oh, right! I remember now!” Su Yang smacked his forehead and laughed. “I’ve seen her on TikTok.”

“Haha, handsome, keep a low profile. If people recognize her, they’ll start asking for photos again. What a hassle.” Fangfang covered his mouth as he spoke.

Chen Xiaolan felt even more embarrassed. She had never thought of herself as particularly famous, but Fangfang made her sound like some kind of superstar. She covered her forehead, bared her teeth, and glared at him, muttering, “Keep talking like that and I’ll cut your salary in half next month!”

“Uh... fine, fine, I’ll stop. Honestly, you always threaten me by docking my pay.”

“Sorry about him, handsome. Don’t mind him.” Chen Xiaolan turned to Su Yang again.

“It’s all right.”

“By the way, we’ve been talking this long and still don’t know what to call you,” Chen Xiaolan said.

“Oh, just call me Su Yang.”

“Okay.”

“Handsome Su, your food hasn’t come yet?” Fangfang asked, turning toward him.

“Not yet. We only arrived a few minutes ago.”

“Why don’t we combine our tables? We’re all from Huaguo, and we’ve already been chatting for quite a while. Meeting like this means we’re friends, right? What do you think?” Fangfang glanced at Chen Xiaolan and Ran Ran, then looked at Su Yang and Emma.

Since everyone had been speaking Chinese, Emma had not understood a word. She looked at Su Yang and asked, “Su~ what are you talking about? What did they mean?”

“Oh, this handsome guy heard that I’m from Huaguo, so he wants to invite us to eat together.”

“Eat together? Sure!”

Ran Ran, who had remained quiet until then, nudged Chen Xiaolan’s arm and whispered, “Sis Xiaolan, what do you think?”

“Sure... that’s fine. But we should ask the others first.”

Hearing this, Ran Ran gestured to Fangfang with her eyes.

Fangfang immediately understood. He looked at Su Yang again. “Handsome Su, what do you say? Is that convenient?”

“I don’t have a problem with it...” Su Yang began.

Before he could finish, Fangfang immediately stood up and walked over to him. “Then it’s settled! Come on, come sit with us. I’ll ask the waiter to bring another chair.”

“Why add another chair? We can just switch to a larger table.” Ran Ran rolled her eyes at Fangfang.

“Oh, right. Look at me, I can’t think straight. Waiter!” Fangfang snapped his fingers at a waiter nearby.

The waiter immediately hurried over. “Hello, sir. How may I help you?”

“Could you move us to a larger table? There are five of us.”

“Certainly. Please wait a moment.” The waiter hurried off to check whether any of the other tables had been reserved. Soon, he returned. “You’re in luck. Please follow me.”

“All right.” Su Yang and the others got up and followed the waiter to a six-person table toward the back of the restaurant.

“Will this table do? The window-side tables have all been reserved in advance.”

“This one’s fine,” they said.

“Great. You were previously sitting at two separate tables, correct?”

Su Yang nodded. “That’s right. Just bring all the dishes from both tables over to this one.”

“All right, please take a seat,” the waiter said. He refilled the five guests’ glasses, nodded with a smile, and turned to leave.

The five of them sat facing one another. Su Yang and Emma sat together, while Chen Xiaolan and the other two sat opposite them.

While waiting for the dishes, they chatted casually for a while.

“Handsome Suyang, is this beautiful lady your girlfriend?” Ran Ran asked with a smile.

Su Yang shook his head. “No, she’s a friend. It’s my first time in Paris, and she’s showing me around.”

“Oh, so you came traveling alone?”

“Yeah. I had nothing else to do, so I decided to wander around and see the sights.”

“That’s the life,” Ran Ran said.

Su Yang smiled. “Aren’t you girls living pretty freely too?”

“What freedom? I’m accompanying Sis Xiaolan to Fashion Week. Once it’s over, we’ll have to rush straight back home. We’ll probably be stuck in Paris these next few days and won’t have time to visit anywhere else.”

“No matter. There’ll be plenty of opportunities in the future.”

“By the way, handsome Suyang, where are you staying?” Fangfang cut in.

“I’m staying at that… the Paris Peninsula Hotel.”

“Really? Then we’re staying at the same hotel. We’re at the Peninsula too.”

“Seriously? What are the odds?”

“See? This is fate,” Ran Ran said.