Chapter 77: Top Male Model

Su Xiran's face turned red with embarrassment and anger. "Brat, you're really getting more and more disrespectful. You even dare to tease Sister Xixi like this. If I get any bigger, I won't be able to buy bras anymore. I'm even considering getting a breast reduction."

"Ah, absolutely not!" Lin Chen was startled. If Su Xiran were to get a breast reduction, the thought alone was painful. "I think Sister Xixi is perfect just the way you are. Other women are so envious and jealous. If you get a breast reduction, it would be a waste of your natural beauty!"

Su Xiran chuckled, "It's not as exaggerated as you say, and it's not a waste of natural beauty."

"Not at all, every word I say is from the heart," Lin Chen said with a feigned look of grievance.

Su Xiran's face turned a deep red, and she said somewhat shyly, "Then... do you like them bigger?"

"Of course! Do I even need to ask? I'm not into lolis," Lin Chen said with a grin.

Su Xiran felt a sweet warmth in her heart. She felt that Lin Chen was deliberately trying to make her happy. "Alright, I was just joking earlier. Let's go eat."

The two entered the cafeteria, got their meals, and found a seat by the window.

Despite their position not being particularly prominent, they still attracted a lot of attention, mainly because Su Xiran was too eye-catching. Lin Chen, being with her, naturally received countless gazes, most of which were envious and jealous looks from men.

Many people started whispering and gossiping.

"Damn, who is that guy? Why is he sitting with my goddess!"

"Xiao He, that guy is Lin Chen. You're new, so you don't know him. He used to work in our company, just a nobody."

"Damn, didn't Lin Chen quit? Why is he back? My sexy goddess!"

"Hmph, just wait and see. Tan Chengkang has been aggressively pursuing Su Xiran recently. He's the boss's nephew and a top male model. How can this guy possibly compete with him? The GG shoot Su Xiran did today was deliberately arranged by him!"

"Haha, Tan Chengkang is coming over. This should be good!"

"..."

Lin Chen hadn't eaten much when he saw a man standing next to their table.

The man was about 27 or 28 years old, with a very good physique, standing around 190 cm tall. He was a typical excellent clothes hanger, with a rugged and handsome face, and a smile on his face.

"Xiran, can I sit next to you?" the man asked politely.

Su Xiran's beautiful brows furrowed, and she glanced at Lin Chen nervously. Seeing that Lin Chen's expression wasn't bad, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Tan, you can sit at another table. I still have things to talk about with my friend. Also, we're not that familiar, so you can call me Miss Su."

This man was Tan Chengkang, the boss's nephew. They had collaborated on a GG fashion shoot earlier. In the cafeteria, sitting at the same table wasn't a big deal, but Su Xiran was afraid Lin Chen might misunderstand.

A flash of anger crossed Tan Chengkang's eyes, but he smiled bitterly. "Alright, Miss Su. It's not that I don't want to sit at another table, but all the other tables are full."

Su Xiran looked around and saw that it was indeed lunchtime, and all the tables were occupied.

She could only say, "Alright then."

Tan Chengkang's face lit up, and he was about to sit next to Su Xiran, but she had already switched seats to sit next to Lin Chen.

Tan Chengkang was a bit embarrassed but still sat down, smiling. However, his smile was tinged with mockery. "You're Lin Chen, right? I heard you used to be an assistant in the photography department?"

"Yes, that's right," Lin Chen said calmly, seemingly not noticing the mockery in Tan Chengkang's tone.

Seeing that Lin Chen didn't seem to understand his mockery, Tan Chengkang felt even more disdain and introduced himself. "Lin Chen, hello. I'm Tan Chengkang, the national runner-up of the 9th China Super Male Model Competition, and also the nephew of the boss of this modeling agency, Tan Hengxing. I graduated from New York University, and—"

"Stop!"

Lin Chen interrupted him, looking surprised. "Why are you telling me all this? It feels like we're on a blind date. Just so you know, I'm not into that kind of thing!"

Su Xiran, who had been worried that Lin Chen would be discouraged by Tan Chengkang, burst out laughing at Lin Chen's words.

Tan Chengkang's face turned dark. "Who's on a blind date with you? I don't do that kind of thing, either. Can't you tell I was trying to put you down?"

This guy's skin is really thick. It looks like I can't make him leave on his own. But to dare to compete with me for a woman, you're not even worthy!

Tan Chengkang sneered inwardly but still smiled. "Haha, Lin Chen, you're really funny. I just wanted to make friends with you."

"Make friends with me? You're not worthy," Lin Chen said nonchalantly.

"Ha!"

Tan Chengkang almost fainted with anger. This nobody actually said he wasn't worthy of being his friend. What is he, anyway? He's not even worthy of tying my shoes!

Tan Chengkang gritted his teeth and smiled at Su Xiran. "Miss Su, what's your relationship with this guy? A person with such low quality, you should stay away from him. Associating with someone like him will only lower your status."

He said this loudly, and almost everyone in the cafeteria turned to look.

"Sure enough, it looks like these two guys are at odds. Tan Chengkang is about to put Lin Chen in his place."

"What do you think Su Xiran will say?"

"Of course, she'll distance herself from Lin Chen. Tan Chengkang is rich and handsome, while Su Xiran, though beautiful, isn't rich. Which woman wouldn't want to become a phoenix?"

"Ugh... I was a bit jealous of Lin Chen earlier, but at least he gave me some hope for a nobody's turnaround. Now I feel a bit sorry for him. I hope Miss Su's words aren't too harsh. If Lin Chen gets too discouraged, he might even commit suicide, which would be tragic."

"Sigh, why doesn't Mr. Tan like me? I may not have Su Xiran's face and figure, but I'm definitely better at serving men."

"Ha, with your looks, you think Mr. Tan would like you? I think only a nobody like Lin Chen would be a match for you."

"Shut up, I have high standards. Someone like Lin Chen would be at most a backup for me!"

...

A group of people chattered, but they all supported Tan Chengkang. Many felt sorry for Lin Chen, thinking that he might have had something with Su Xiran before, but now that Tan Chengkang had appeared, Lin Chen was undoubtedly going to be discarded.

After all, nowadays, women would rather cry in a BMW than laugh on a bicycle. And this BMW driver, Tan Chengkang, was also a handsome supermodel. Compared to him, Lin Chen was just a nobody.