Is Nicholas Tse back on the dating field after two years out in the wilderness following his split from Cecilia Cheung?

That is the question on many people's lips after he was reportedly seen enjoying lovey dovey moments with 24-year-old model-actress Janice Man, reported Jaynestars.

Tabloid reports claimed that Nicholas was attracted to Janice after meeting her at a mutual friend's gathering earlier, and that the pair were spotted together at Nicholas' business partner Dennis Yeung's birthday dinner several days ago at a French restaurant, L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon.

The four friends reserved a private room and chattered away excitedly.

Dennis was reported to have known about the relationship between Nicholas and Janice, which was believed to have allowed the pair to act unreservedly there.

Nicholas was chatty through the night while he reportedly had his arm around Janice's shoulder.

Janice even fed Nicholas, who happily accepted the bites of food.

To avoid the press, Janice and Nicholas left the venue separately.

Not wanting to anger ex-wife, Cecilia Cheung, Nicholas reportedly kept a low-profile over him dating Janice, but they called each other frequently to chat.

Through her manager, Janice admitted that she "attended the birthday dinner and Nicholas was at the same table." Janice did not respond further on the pair's reported behaviour during dinner.

However, she said earlier that she loves "bearded men", which is the look that Nicholas sported recently while Nicholas' manager, Mani Fok (éœæ±¶å¸Œ), maintained that he was still single and not dating anyone at the moment.

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