“He hasn’t arrived yet. Take a seat first. Since it’s almost dinner time, let’s order some food.”
Yan greeted her, asking her to sit down. Shen Qi then sat down and glanced at the time. It was already half past six in the evening. There is still an hour and a half before eight, so it should be enough.
Looking at the expression on her face, Yan couldn’t suppress her curiosity and asked, “Are you in a hurry? Do you have something else to do?”
Then, Shen Qi told Yan what had happened before she came here.
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier? If I know this, I’ll just ask you to go first. It’s enough to just have me here.”
“Since I’m already here, it’s useless to say anything else.”
“Why would it be useless? Why don’t you change into the dress now and go back directly? It won’t be good if the relationship between you guys is affected.”
“It’s okay. I’ve already told him that I will go over later. The dinner party will officially start at eight. I will be here until seven. There’s still enough time to go back.”
Upon hearing her words, Yan felt relieved. “Well, let’s order some food first. Vice President Ye said he would be here in ten minutes and asked us to order anything we like.”
“Okay.” Shen Qi nodded and ordered two dishes with Yan. In fact, she didn’t have any thoughts about this anymore. She was a little anxious to know the results at first, but now that all her mind was on Ye Moxuan, she was not so concerned anymore.
What Ye Moxuan said before she left had left a deep impression in her.
Ten minutes later, Ye Linhan finally arrived. He seemed to have dressed up specially for the occasion—he wore a white suit with an exceptionally neat bow tie. Once he appeared in the restaurant, he attracted many women.
Then, Shen Qi and Yan heard the discussion from the women at the next table.
“Who is this man? He is so handsome.”
“Stop looking at him. It’s obvious that this kind of high-quality man already has a girlfriend. No matter how much you look at him, he won’t be ours.”
“Hey, which of the two next to him is his girlfriend?”
“It should be the one who looks younger. She looks young and beautiful.”
“You fool. It must be the one in the blue dress. They look very compatible.”
Shen Qi was speechless upon hearing that.
They are so nosy! If it were possible, she would like to tell them that both of them were not Ye Linhan’s girlfriends.
Yan complained in her ear softly, “Don’t these people know how to keep their volume down when they comment about others? We can hear them so clearly.”
Indeed, if they could hear the comments, Ye Linhan must have heard them too.
Sitting opposite them, Ye Linhan’s gaze quickly glanced past Yan and fell on Shen Qi’s face. “Sorry, the traffic was quite bad on the road, which is why I was late.”
“It’s okay.” Yan hurriedly waved with a smile while Shen Qi still remained calm.
The table next to them began to discuss vehemently again.
“Look, that young woman waved to the guy. I told you that she is his girlfriend!”
“Are you an idiot? The guy is obviously looking at the girl in the blue dress. Apart from that, why does she even need to wave? If they are a couple, she doesn’t even need to do that. They would understand each other without even speaking.”
Shen Qi could only pretend that she had heard nothing. After all, she couldn’t control what others would like to say.
Both of them remained silent for a while, and Shen Qi suddenly asked, “Linhan, what is the result? Has it come out?”
Ye Linhan looked at her attentively, and his voice was soft and gentle, “Since it’s almost dinner time. Let’s talk about it after dinner.”
“But—” Shen Qi was a little worried. As soon as she uttered the words, she felt Yan’s hand tugged at her under the table. She glanced at Yan and realized that she was being a little anxious. After all, Ye Linhan was here to help her—he owed her nothing. Since she still had some time, she could wait a little longer. After all, he even came here despite the traffic jam, so he must be quite hungry.
It was better to discuss it after eating.
Shen Qi didn’t say anything and ate quietly with the two of them, and the neighboring table occasionally made some loud comments too.
Ye Linhan suddenly reached out and put a piece of meat into Shen Qi’s bowl, making her pause for a moment. Before she could react, she heard an exclamation from the neighboring table. “I told you so! The guy gave that girl in blue dress some food—they are definitely a couple.”
Another voice said with dissatisfaction, “Who says that they are together just because he has put some food in her bowl? Maybe he’s just being polite!”
“You really know how to defend yourself!”
Shen Qi looked at the meat in front of her and thought about it negatively. She had a feeling that Ye Linhan was doing this deliberately, trying to verify what they were saying. Obviously, he heard the conversation at the next table and did this on purpose.
Although Shen Qi knew that she shouldn’t think like this, she just subconsciously felt that he did this deliberately to make people misunderstand them.
Hence, Shen Qi didn’t even touch the meat and only ate the others that were in front of her.
Ye Linhan didn’t feel embarrassed about it either; he remained calm and composed. After some time, Shen Qi ignored the neighboring table.
After they had a quiet dinner, Yan checked the time and felt anxious for Shen Qi. “Vice President Ye, what is the result of the matter I asked you to investigate?”
Ye Linhan raised his hand and glanced at time as his gaze fell on Shen Qi’s face. She seemed to be very anxious since the moment he walked in here.
He could probably guess why.
Thinking of this, Ye Linhan smiled slightly and said in a soft voice, “Don’t worry, the result is out, but before I came here, my secretary was sorting it out for me, so you might have to wait a while. What’s wrong? Do you have any other events you have to go to later in the evening?”
Upon hearing that, Yan’s expression changed. She looked at Shen Qi with a conflicted expression, but before she could say anything, Shen Qi said, “It’s nothing urgent, but it’s not early already. We don’t want to trouble you this long.”
“It’s fine. I’m off already, so I have the entire evening at my own disposal,” Ye Linhan said again. After that, he suddenly remembered something. “Oh, if you are worried about your safety because it’s getting late, I can send you back.”
Yan hesitated before she said, “Vice President Ye, Qi’s place is quite far away from here. If you know the result, can you let us know first?”
“This matter is very complicated, and it is probably a little difficult to verbally recount. I think it’s better for us to wait until my secretary comes.”
“In that case,why don’t we let Shen Qi leave first? I will wait here on her behalf.”
With that, Ye Linhan probably understood and looked at Shen Qi. “Do you have something else to do later?”
Since he had already asked this question, Shen Qi didn’t deny it anymore and nodded. “Well, I have something up at eight o’clock. I’m sorry about that.”
“‘Eight o’clock’?” Ye Linhan asked thoughtfully. Then, he suddenly remembered something. “Are you going to the dinner party?”
Shen Qi was a little surprised to hear that. “You know about it too?”
“What a coincidence. I’m invited to the party too. If you didn’t let me know about it, I would have forgotten about it.”
“Wow, you guys can go there together then?”
After she finished speaking, Yan became excited. If this was the case, she was not afraid of delaying Shen Qi’s time because the two of them had to rush over to attend the dinner party at the same time, so Ye Linhan wouldn’t delay too much time too.
