“Me?” Shen Qi was shocked to hear that. “I thought you liked this.”
“I was picking it for you.” Yan kept motioning to her to pick up the pair of earrings while the salesgirl at the back also looked at Shen Qi curiously.
Seeing everyone’s attention was on her, Shen Qi’s face turned a little pale as she rejected. “No, I don’t wear these.”
“If you don’t like it, just think of it as you’re trying it out for me, alright? The earrings that I wear today are quite hard to remove. So you can try these for me.”
Shen Qi was at a loss for words after hearing that.
“Try it.”
Ye Moxuan, who was sitting in a wheelchair next to them, heard their conversation and unconsciously raised his head to look at Shen Qi.
Today, she wore a simple white shirt, and her waist-length hair was tied into a ponytail behind her, looking quite smart and refreshing. A pair of round and small earlobes were hanging beside her fair cheeks.
He seemed to have tasted those earlobes himself—they were sweet and extremely soft.
After spending so much time with her, he had never seen her wear any jewelry on her. She had never even touched the ones he asked the servants to prepare, and she had always been quite plainly dressed.
Ye Moxuan glanced at that pair of earrings that were small and round, looking exactly like her earlobes. If she wears this…
Thinking of something, Ye Moxuan’s eyes deepened, and his voice became a bit hoarse when he spoke. “Try it.”
He also wanted to see how she would look like wearing the earrings.
Yan was actually testing Ye Moxuan from the beginning. When she heard Ye Moxuan’s words, she grabbed this opportunity and immediately took Shen Qi’s hand. “See, even Young Master Ye has spoken. Just put it on, okay?”
Shen Qi was almost being forced to accept the earrings. “Alright, then.”
She carefully put the earrings on her palms and stood in front of the mirror to try them on.
As soon as the small and round diamond earrings were put on her ears, they immediately matched her fair and dewy complexion. Even Shen Qi’s fair and tender ears became a little pinkish.
“It’s so beautiful!” Yan exclaimed. Then, she turned Shen Qi’s shoulder around to face Ye Moxuan. “Look at her, Young Master Ye! This pair of earrings suits Qi exceptionally well, am I right?”
Ye Moxuan shot a glance at her. Seeing the pair of pink earrings match perfectly with Shen Qi’s earlobe, his throat tightened as he hummed affirmatively.
“Buy it!” Yan suggested.
The salesgirl who had been standing beside them was overjoyed when she heard Yan’s words. “Miss, this pair of earrings is our latest style, and it’s very unique—there is only one pair in our store. If you like it, you can buy it straightaway.”
Shen Qi glanced at Ye Moxuan nervously. When she saw herself reflected in his dark eyes, she suddenly thought of something and turned to look at the salesgirl.
“Uhm…”
“Miss, there’s a sale in this store because of the ongoing event, so the price of this earring is very alluring too.”
She took out a calculator to calculate the price and punched out a number to show Shen Qi.
When Shen Qi saw the figure, her expression changed immediately.
That’s a lot of money.
I can’t afford it at all.
Yan nodded happily. “Sure enough, the price is very alluring indeed. Let’s get it then.”
“N-No…” Shen Qi hurriedly stopped her. “You are crazy! I don’t have so much money,” she whispered to Yan.
Yan smiled and turned to look at Ye Moxuan. “Well, isn’t Young Master Ye just there? You don’t need to pay.”
After speaking, she leaned into Shen Qi’s ear and said something quietly. After hearing that, Shen Qi’s morose face turned pale, and she shook her head to refuse the offer.
“Don’t bother wrapping it up. I don’t need it for the time being.” With that, she reached out her hands to remove the earrings.
Seeing her actions, Ye Moxuan subconsciously stopped her. “Just wear it. I’ll buy it for you.”
Shen Qi’s movements paused for a while. After a short while, her actions speeded up, and she quickly took off the earrings before putting them on the counter. “I’m really sorry about that. But I personally don’t really like these earrings, so please, place it back.”
Yan uttered, “Qi?”
Ye Moxuan also frowned. What is this woman doing? That pair of earrings suits her well.
The salesgirl still had the look of surprise after she took the earrings. “Miss, this pair of earrings looks so beautiful on you. Do you want to reconsider?”
“Thanks, but no thanks.” After Shen Qi thanked her, she pulled Yan away from the store. However, she suddenly remembered something and went back to push Ye Moxuan out as well.
The reason she didn’t want to accept the earrings was actually very simple—she couldn’t afford it, and she didn’t want others to buy it for her. On top of that, she didn’t want Ye Moxuan to be the person who bought it for her.
Both of them were already quite unequal in terms of status, and she didn’t want to be even lower than him for the remaining time she was there.
After leaving the jewelry store, Yan was still upset that Shen Qi didn’t want the earrings. But when she saw Shen Qi’s morose look, she didn’t say much. After all, she was also quite an observant person who could see that something was up with her. After that, she didn’t talk about going shopping anymore; instead, she suggested grabbing something to eat.
Shen Qi didn’t mind getting food, but she looked at Ye Moxuan. “Are you okay with it?”
Ye Moxuan was still thinking about the pair of round and sparkly earrings. Hearing her question, he raised her eyes and glanced at her, his gaze falling on her small and fair earlobes. Then, his gaze deepened while he replied hoarsely, “Sure.”
“Well, there is a delicious spicy hotpot nearby. It’s nice and not expensive. But I wonder if you’re used to it, Young Master Ye?”
Shen Qi’s expression changed immediately. Spicy hotpot? That is food for commoners! Will Ye Moxuan, this high and mighty Young Master, accept this kind of food?
“Forget it. We’ll eat that another ti—”
“Of course I can eat that. Let’s go.” Ye Moxuan interrupted her again, making Yan’s eyes widen in surprise. “You sure it’s fine, Young Master Ye?”
Ye Moxuan suddenly clasped Shen Qi’s wrist. “Do you want to eat that?”
Shen Qi, who was being addressed by him suddenly, felt confused.
Looking at this scene, Yan suddenly felt that the atmosphere between the two was quite loving. Is Young Master Ye asking about Shen Qi’s opinion?
“N-No problem at all,” Shen Qi replied dryly.
After agreeing on the decision, Yan personally took them to the restaurant nearby. After entering, Shen Qi found that the restaurant was well decorated, and there was no peculiar smell after entering. Apart from that, everything was quite clean.
After finding a spot to sit down, Shen Qi took a piece of tissue paper and wiped the table. With a glance, she found that there was actually no grease stain on it.
It seemed that the cleanliness of the restaurant was above average. In this case, Ye Moxuan would not be so uncomfortable there.
Thinking of this, Shen Qi glanced at Ye Moxuan and met his glance. He also happened to be looking at her scorchingly.
As if feeling guilty, Shen Qi looked at him for two seconds before quickly looking away.
In fact, spicy hotpot was Shen Qi’s favorite. She liked it even before she became pregnant, and she had been craving for it ever since she was expecting. But she had never eaten this since she married into the Ye family, so she was pleasantly surprised to be having that today. On top of that, she would be eating it with Ye Moxuan; this made her feel as if her entire world had become magical.
“Uh... Do you want to add chili?”
