Xiao Su handed the box to her, so Shen Qi had no choice but to take it. After opening it, she found that it was a dress.
“Change into this and come to the dinner party with me.”
Shen Qi paused. “But I have something else to do—I have an appointment with Yan.”
Upon hearing that, Ye Moxuan frowned slightly. “You have been with her long enough for the past few days. Can’t you put that off and go to the dinner party with me?”
“But I have already promised her that I would meet her today.” Most importantly, she had a very important matter to do tonight. Why is Ye Moxuan asking me to go to the dinner party with him now? It didn’t seem appropriate to refuse him directly, so Shen Qi tried to make compromises. “Why don’t you go first? I’ll head over after I meet up with Yan later.”
“Is it that important?” Ye Moxuan who had been silent suddenly asked.
“What?”
“I’m asking—is Yan more important than me?”
Shen Qi stood rooted to the ground, staring at Ye Moxuan blankly. What is this question? She had no idea why, but at that moment, Ye Moxuan sharp, falcon-like eyes made Shen Qi feel a little guilty. His eyes seemed to have the power to penetrate her thoughts.
Is it possible that he already knows something?
Thinking of this, Shen Qi’s lips trembled slightly as if she wanted to say something.
After a long time, she uttered, “It’s not like that. It’s just that I have already promised her.”
“Can’t you accompany me just this once?” Ye Moxuan’s frown was so deep that his brows almost met, and his tone was extremely hoarse, sounding quite upset.
Shen Qi thought of the person she was going to meet tonight and made up her mind harshly. “I’m sorry, but I really can’t make it. Maybe another time. If you have another dinner party next time, I will definitely accompany you.”
Hearing that, Ye Moxuan couldn’t help but curl his lips into a mocking smile. “‘Next time’?”
Then, he said nothing else. Ye Moxuan stared at her for a long time and suddenly said, “Just go.”
Shen Qi remained silent.
He’s fine with it? For some reason, Shen Qi thought that this was too good to be true, but after looking at the time, she realized that the time that she and Yan had agreed to meet up was approaching fast.
No matter what, it was better to figure out the truth first. If there was excess time after coming back, she would go to the dinner party to find Ye Moxuan.
“Then, I will take my leave first.”
With that, Shen Qi stepped forward and walked past Ye Moxuan. However, he suddenly clasped her fair, slender wrist when she passed him, stopping her.
“Must you go?”
Shen Qi lowered her head and looked at the hand that was on her wrist. Ye Moxuan’s fingers were slender and long, and his palm was burning her like a soldering iron. She nodded with difficulty. “Y-Yes, I-I’ll just stay with her for a while. If I still have time when I come back, I’ll go look for you.”
As soon as she finished her sentence, Shen Qi felt his grasp tighten, but soon, he let go and freed Shen Qi. She wanted to look at the expression on Ye Moxuan’s face, but he turned his wheelchair around and left quickly.
He immediately disappeared around the corner. Shen Qi blinked and looked at Xiao Su who was standing beside them.
“What’s wrong with him?”
Xiao Su felt a little depressed with how things turned out. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he just shook his head. “Nothing.”
Shen Qi hesitated before she asked, “Is that true?”
“Young Lady, Young Master Ye hopes you can attend the dinner party with him tonight.”
“I’m sorry, but I have already made an appointment with Yan. Why don’t you give me the address? I will rush over when I get back. When does the party start?”
Xiao Su thought for a while and told her, “The official starting time is eight o’clock in the evening.”
Eight o’clock in the evening? Shen Qi shot a glance at her phone. “It’s not even six right now. I definitely have enough time to reach there.”
After she finished speaking, Shen Qi took the box from Xiao Su. “I will take the dress first. Xiao Su, please send the address to me. I shall leave first.”
Shen Qi left soon afterward. She got into Mr. Jin’s car and left Seabay Villa. What she didn’t know was that Ye Moxuan stood by the window on the second floor, staring coldly at the car as it drove away.
…
While heading to the destination, Shen Qi looked at the time again. The meeting place that Ye Linhan had chosen was really far away. It would take her more than half an hour of driving to reach from Seabay Villa. Although it was quite early now, by the time she reached there, it would probably be past six. The journey to and fro would take a lot of time, and she didn’t know how long the conversation would last.
“Mr. Jin, can you please hurry up?”
Thinking of this, Shen Qi couldn’t help urging. In fact, she didn’t want to do this if she could. After all, safety was the most important thing while driving.
However, it was just that she had been feeling a little restless today. Such feelings had been intensifying since she met Ye Moxuan and got in the car. Her eyelids had even been fluttering since leaving the house.
She had a foreboding premonition that something huge was about to happen.
The phone vibrated—it turned out that Xiao Su had sent her the address, and he added a message.
‘Young Lady, if you can make it, do come back now. If not, please make sure to be there tonight because it is a very important event tonight!’
‘Important event’? Shen Qi sent a message back, asking Xiao Su what the important event was.
Soon after sending the text message, Yan called her.
“Qi, I have arrived. Are you going to arrive soon?”
Shen Qi didn’t know the route, so she asked Mr. Jin, “Mr. Jin, are we reaching soon?”
Mr. Jin was silent for a while—it seemed that he was making rough estimations. After a while, he said, “We’ll be there soon. In about ten minutes.”
When Yan heard what Mr. Jin had said, she nodded understandingly. “All right, I’ll wait for you for ten minutes, but I’ll go in first. Just find me in the restaurant later.”
“All right.”
After hanging up the phone, Shen Qi saw that Xiao Su hadn’t returned her text message and thought, Maybe he’s busy with other things.
Thinking about it, she put her phone down.
When she arrived at the destination, Shen Qi saw Yan sitting in the corner as soon as she entered the restaurant. There were not many people at that moment, and Mr. Jin walked in behind her.
Thinking of what they were going to discuss today, Shen Qi stopped for a while before she turned around and told him, “Mr. Jin, you can go back now.”
“But Young Lady, don’t you still have to go to the dinner party later? I know the way around, so I can just wait for you here.”
“It’s okay. There is still some time to spare anyway, so don’t worry. I’m just afraid that you would wait for too long. On top of that, it’s not early now, so I’ll just take a cab to go there later.”
Mr. Jin looked at the time and probably thought that what Shen Qi had said made sense, so he nodded and left.
After he left, Shen Qi went into the restaurant to look for Yan.
Bored, Yan kept staring at her cell phone. When the time was up, she looked around and stood up to wave at Shen Qi. After finally seeing her, she said loudly, “Qi, I’m here!”
Shen Qi walked toward her and sat down in front of her.
“Where is Ye Linhan?”
