Shen Qi blushed and pulled her hand back as she glared at Ye Moxuan bitterly.
“Who wants you to help me stop the bleeding? Damn it!”
Ye Moxuan snorted coldly. “What? Do you want another man to stop the bleeding for you?”
Shen Qi didn’t bother to argue with him anymore to avoid making the tension between them become worse. She wanted to squat down to pick up things, but Ye Moxuan scolded, “Does your brain still work? There are so many pieces, yet you only know how to use your hand to clean them up?”
Shen Qi suddenly raised her head. “So, I’m allowed to use a broom?”
When she squatted down to pick up the broken pieces with her hands just now, she thought that Ye Moxuan wanted to make it difficult for her deliberately. So, she thought that he wanted her to clean it up using her hands, so it would be useless even if she went to get the broom.
Unexpectedly, he actually allowed her to use a broom.
Ye Moxuan narrowed his eyes dangerously with extreme hostility. “What did you just say?”
“Nothing.” Shen Qi stood up abruptly and turned around to get the broom. If he agreed to this, of course she would not be so stupid to use her hands.
When she returned, Shen Qi only saw Ye Moxuan’s departing silhouette.
As soon as he left, the icy atmosphere went with him, and the surrounding temperature returned to normal. Shen Qi quickly cleaned up the mess on the ground. However, coincidentally, the cleaner was mopping the floor near her. When she saw that, she couldn’t help but yell out in surprise. Oh my, how do young people work nowadays? You broke so many cups. You guys may look young and strong, but in reality, you are not as good as us older people.”
Shen Qi put down the broom awkwardly and left.
When she got off work, Yan came to her and asked her quietly, “I heard that Young Master Ye embarrassed you during a meeting in the morning. Why is your work performance so poor? It’s only been such a short period of time, yet he doesn’t dote on you anymore.”
Shen Qi was speechless upon hearing that.
Yan continued, “Let me tell you something. Men are all like this. They don’t cherish you once they have you, and after that, they always go to please another new woman. That’s so unnecessary, in my opinion. Besides, Young Master Ye is a disabled. He shouldn’t be so picky as it’s good enough for him to have you.”
Shen Qi felt helpless when she heard that. “Are you criticizing me or comforting me?”
“Both!” Yan smiled and put her arms around Shen Qi. “While criticizing you, I’m also comforting you. You are unbelievable. I think you should be more proactive and assert your dominance as soon as possible.”
Shen Qi said, “You really think too much!”
Yan wanted to say something more, but a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, so she and Shen Qi had to stop.
Yan looked at the person in front of her in surprise.
“V-Vice President Ye!”
Ye Linhan smiled at Yan with a smile that instantly warmed Yan’s heart, making her lower her eyes shyly.
Ye Linhan looked at Shen Qi. “Are you free?”
Shen Qi was stunned, and she did not react for a long time.
“What’s the matter?” she asked.
Ye Linhan looked at her with a smile but said nothing. Shen Qi was not a stupid person, so she glanced at Yan and whispered, “Why don’t you go back first? I will talk to you tomorrow.”
“Sure.” Yan nodded. Then, she winked at Shen Qi before leaving.
When Yan left, Ye Linhan took out his car key. “Let’s go. I’m inviting you to dinner.”
What? Before Shen Qi could react, Ye Linhan turned and left, leaving her standing there for a long while before following him, drawing attention from many people in the company. Shen Qi played with her fingers hesitantly when she was behind Ye Linhan. “Uh… Linhan, I’m not hungry.”
Hearing that, Ye Linhan smiled. “Don’t worry, it’s not a place that is going to fill your stomach.”
Shen Qi said, “But—”
“It’s just a meal. Can’t you let me do something for you?”
Well, when he put it like that, Shen Qi suddenly felt that she went overboard. After all, he didn’t do anything to her; he just cared about her and wanted to buy her a meal, but she repeatedly rejected him.
After following him to the underground parking lot, Ye Linhan gently opened the door for her. When she bent down to get into the car, he even stretched out a hand and placed it on the car door frame to prevent her from hitting her head against it.
After Shen Qi settled down in the passenger seat, Ye Linhan even bent down and fastened her seat belt. He leaned very close to her, and she caught a whiff of the masculine smell on his body. Shen Qi subconsciously held her breath nervously and didn’t react until he had fastened the seat belt. She thought, I should have put it on myself!
But Ye Linhan had already walked over and opened the door to sit in the driver’s seat. Shen Qi sighed internally, thinking that Ye Linhan was really a gentle and chivalrous man.
“You said that you don’t like sweet stuff and that you like spicy food. Shall I take you to eat spicy boiled fish?”
Spicy boiled fish?
Shen Qi’s eyes lit up when she heard this dish, and she subconsciously gulped, but she didn’t forget to ask awkwardly, “Linhan, how do you know I like this?”
“I asked my assistant to look up your preferences. That’s how I know,” Ye Linhan said, reaching out his hand to ruffle her hair.
However, the distance between them was not so close anymore, and when he reached his hand over, Shen Qi subconsciously dodge it, so Ye Linhan couldn’t touch her.
His hand was left hanging mid-air before he retracted it back.
“Are my actions inappropriate? Is that the reason why you are afraid of me?”
“N-No, that’s not the case.” Shen Qi shook her head. “I’m just worried that Moxuan will create trouble for you. I don’t want to cause any trouble for you, so—”
“It’s all right.” Ye Linhan smiled indifferently. “Remember that I told you that Moxuan is cold on the outside but warm on the inside? Besides, you were wronged in the conference room today. After you arrive at the Ye residence, I seldom see you smile. You must not feel happy, right?”
Happy?
It seemed that Shen Qi hadn’t known that emotion for a long time.
After she married Lin Jiang, she barely remembered what happiness felt like and couldn’t even find it after marrying Ye Moxuan once she divorced the former. For most of the time, this place was hell for her.
How terrifying.
Thinking of this, Shen Qi closed her eyes and said in a calm voice, “It doesn’t matter whether I’m happy or not because I am already used to it.”
Hearing that, Ye Linhan flashed an indifferent smile, and his tone sounded quite melancholic. “It’s not a good habit to get used to being unhappy. Shen Qi, girls should smile more, especially when you are still so young. It’s not a good thing for you to keep a bitter face, and it will also affect your health.”
‘Smile more’?
Shen Qi smiled bitterly.
“I don’t mean this kind of smile. I’m referring to the kind of smile that comes from the bottom of your heart.”
Shen Qi couldn’t bring herself to smile, so she said helplessly, “Linhan, don’t make it difficult for me.”
“All right.” Ye Linhan didn’t ask her to do anything anymore. The car drove away silently and quickly reached the destination. When Ye Linhan led her into the restaurant, Shen Qi kept trailing behind him and tried to keep her distance.
Then, she glanced around from time to time, looking guilty, until they entered the booth.
Thud!
Shen Qi suddenly bumped into Ye Linhan’s back.
