When Ye Moxuan looked at the red soup in front of him, his dark irises seemed to be dyed red as well. Before he could react, Yan had already added the entire bowl of chili into the soup. Smiling like a Cheshire cat, she said, “Since we are having spicy hotpot, everything should be hot and spicy. Otherwise, it won’t be nice anymore.”
With that, she smiled and flashed her white teeth at Shen Qi, looking pure and innocent, making it impossible for anyone to criticize her.
Shen Qi shot a furtive glance at Ye Moxuan. After seeing that there was no other expression on his handsome face, she quietly let out a sigh of relief.
However, after Ye Moxuan ate a piece of lamb meat that was boiled in the spicy soup, the color of his face completely changed as he froze on the spot with the chopsticks still in his hands. His handsome face that was expressionless before now seemed to look like he was constipated.
Yan exhaled heavily after eating the spicy food, but she enjoyed it very much.
Shen Qi didn’t dare to eat first, and she quietly observed Ye Moxuan instead. Upon seeing that his expression had completely changed, she realized something. “Do you actually can’t take spicy food?”
Ye Moxuan’s brows frowned a little, but he didn’t answer her. However, he obviously didn’t look well.
Thinking of something, Shen Qi quickly got up and asked the waiter for a glass of ice water for Ye Moxuan.
“If you can’t eat it, spit it out quickly and take a sip of ice water.”
Ye Moxuan had been taught good table manners, so he had never spit anything out in the public. At this moment, when Shen Qi asked him to spit it out, he frowned and didn’t do so.
“Spit it out quickly.” Shen Qi stretched her hand directly below his lips. For a moment, Ye Moxuan looked tempted to do that. In the end, Xiao Su took a tissue and handed it to him. Only then did he spit out the food and chug down the glass of ice water.
At the same time, his handsome face was flushed red. Yan, who was still enjoying the food beside them at first, saw how everything unfolded and didn’t dare to eat anymore while looking at them worriedly.
“I’m so sorry, Young Master Ye. If I had known you can’t eat spicy food, I would definitely not have put in the chili.”
Seeing Ye Moxuan’s unwell expression, Shen Qi picked up her stuff and said, “Yan, don’t be nervous. Why don’t you stay here and eat first? I’ll take him home first and come back to you later.”
Yan could only nod frantically and wave at Shen Qi. “You don’t have to come back anymore—just go home. I will call my dad to pick me up later.”
“Alright, then. Take care.”
With that, Shen Qi pushed Ye Moxuan out of the restaurant. When she settled Ye Moxuan in the car, she told Xiao Su to go to the hospital immediately.
Xiao Su froze for a moment. He’s only eaten some spicy food. Is it so serious that he has to go to the hospital?
But seeing Ye Moxuan’s pale face, Xiao Su didn’t dare to question her. Hence, he nodded and prepared to drive them to the hospital.
“Just go back to the Ye residence,” Ye Moxuan suddenly uttered with a hoarse voice, making Shen Qi look at him. “Don’t you want to go to the hospital?”
“Am I sick?” Ye Moxuan asked her back. Immediately, Shen Qi didn’t know how to reply. Alright, I admit that I’m overreacting.
Ye Moxuan still looked quite unwell on the way back, and he felt that the spiciness had attacked his mouth and tongue, resulting in a burning sensation that was quite uncomfortable. He shot a glance at Shen Qi, who looked like she was in a trance, sitting beside him.
After returning to the Ye residence, Shen Qi pushed Ye Moxuan into the house and coincidentally met Ye Linhan, who was walking out. At that moment, the three pairs of eyes met mid-air. Then Shen Qi remembered what Ye Linhan had said to her at Ye Group and quickly lowered her eyes to avoid his gaze.
Ye Moxuan was in a bad mood, so he didn’t even look at him.
The three of them directly passed by each other without another word.
In the end, Ye Linhan couldn’t help himself and turned around. When he looked at Shen Qi’s petite figure, he clenched his fist unwillingly.
Since the hotpot incident, Yan asked about how Ye Moxuan was doing every day. She wondered whether she would be punished, or whether there was no hope for her salary to be increased. After all, she was the one who added a large amount of chili in the soup. For people who liked spicy food, it would be a refreshing experience; but for those who couldn’t eat spicy food, that piece of lamb that had been boiled with chili was as good as a murder attempt.
Hence, Yan was deeply afraid that the salary increment that Ye Moxuan promised that day would go down the drain.
“Ha, you still dare to mention that?” Shen Qi poked her forehead. “Don’t even think about having a raise. He hasn’t talked to me for a long time since we went back that day. I wonder if it’s because he felt he has lost face in front of us.”
This was just Shen Qi’s assumption—Ye Moxuan was actually fine that day. However, he pulled a long face for the next few days and acted as if Shen Qi owed him a large sum of money.
“Of course. A prominent figure like him has lost his pride in front of us—he certainly wouldn’t be able to forget it easily. I guess I shall take a detour when I see Ye Moxuan these days. By the way, why haven’t I seen Han Xueyou around after we made up?”
When Yan mentioned this matter, the smile on Shen Qi’s face faded a bit. Come to think of it, it was quite strange—ever since she had an argument with Han Xueyou that day, she had stopped contacting Shen Qi for a long time. Perhaps she was angry, but Shen Qi didn’t want to put down her pride to apologize to her because she had never thought of telling Ye Linhan the truth.
However, Han Xueyou had been trying hard to match her up with Ye Linhan as well. Shen Qi thought that it was better for them to separate for the time being so that they could calm down and see how to deal with this matter later.
It was just that Shen Qi didn’t expect that Han Xueyou would act so quickly—so much so that she wasn’t well prepared for it.
Time flew. Shen Qi originally wanted to ask Han Xueyou out this weekend, but she did not expect that Han Xueyou would call her first, saying that she had bought some fruits and tonics and that she wanted to visit the Ye residence.
Hearing that she was coming to Ye residence, Shen Qi was a little worried. “Should we go elsewhere and have a chat?”
“What are you thinking? The fruits and tonic are for Old Master Ye, and I have prepared something else for you. Qi, are you still blaming me? I’ve already taken the initiative to apologize to you.”
“Alright, then. When will you come over?”
“I’ll be reaching in half an hour.”
Half an hour? Shen Qi glanced at the time and got up. “Okay. Then I shall make some preparations.”
After she hung up, she got up to change. When she was about to walk out of the room to go downstairs, Ye Moxuan glared straight at her hostilely.
It had been many days since the hotpot incident. When Shen Qi saw his glare, she thought, Is he still angry?
Hence, she had to bypass him. However, after taking a few steps, she suddenly heard him coldly questioning her, “Did you touch the clothes in my cabinet?”
Hearing that, Shen Qi halted her stride immediately and looked back at him doubtfully.
“What?”
Ye Moxuan’s eyes were as sharp as daggers. “Did you touch my clothes?”
Shen Qi paused before she replied, “Why would I do that?”
Although they were using the same cabinet, there was a distinct separation between their sections. Shen Qi had never even looked at Ye Moxuan’s section, so how could she have touched his stuff?
Seeing her innocent look, Ye Moxuan was a little annoyed. “Are you sure you haven’t touched anything?”
“Ye Moxuan, don’t tell me that you lost something and thought that I stole your stuff! What valuables are there in your cabinet? I’ve lived under the same roof as you for so long—even if I wanted to steal something, I would have stolen valuable things, right? Why would I touch your clothes?”
