Chapter 277 Take care of yourself, lawyer!

Qiao Xing endured the chill in the air, took out her phone from her pocket, and ran towards Starbucks while answering the call.

The street behind was quite far, and she was afraid that if she went too late, the shop would be closed.

"Hey Qin Ce, how's it going on your end?"

Qin Ce heard the whispers on the phone and frowned, asking, "Are you going for a run?"

"Oh right, I'm going to buy coffee for Attorney Yang, the store is closing soon."

"He asked you to buy him coffee?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Qiao Xing was running so fast that the cold wind was like a knife scraping her face, and snot was coming out. She sniffed and said, "I'll go buy it first, and we'll talk about it later."

Qiao Xing hung up the phone, put it in his pocket, and sped up.

Qin Ce's face darkened as he looked at the phone that had been hung up.

Yang Xu actually asked her to buy coffee?

He always cooks at home, yet Yang Xu dared to ask Qiao Xing to buy coffee!

That's really great.

Yang Xu sneezed again.

Wang Qin sat opposite Yang Xu, looking at him with a complicated expression. "That big-shot lawyer, are you sick with a cold?"

Yang Xu pulled his coat tighter around himself, picked up a tissue from the table, and blew his nose. "I think I am a little cold. It's so warm in here, I feel a bit chilly."

He crumpled the tissue into a ball and placed it in the corner of the tray. "It's okay, you can continue."

"How about we talk about it another day?"

"No need, where were we?"

"Oh, speaking of him wanting to use my money to do business..."

"Let's continue."

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Qiao Xing ran for about ten minutes and finally arrived at Starbucks. The people in the store were cleaning up and getting ready to leave.

Luckily, Qiao Xing placed the order on her phone on the way; otherwise, if she came now, they definitely wouldn't have served her.

She walked over and showed her the order, and the waiter handed her the coffee he had made.

Qiao Xing left with the coffee when Qin Ce called again.

She had no choice but to go back inside the store to answer the phone; it was just too cold outside.

Where?

"Are you at the coffee shop yet?"

"Wait for me in the store for ten minutes."

Qiao Xing twitched the corner of her mouth; she could run back in ten minutes.

However, Qin Ce had already hung up the phone, so she continued to wait. She had been running for so long, and now her ears hurt, not only the outside of her ears but also the inside of her ears.

She didn't know what was wrong with her, but her ears would hurt a lot after being outside in the cold for a while in winter. Wearing earmuffs would help.

Because the store was being cleaned, she could only stand near the door and wait, but the staff were very kind and didn't kick her out.

Qin Ce arrived quickly, in less than ten minutes.

Qiao Xing recognized his car and quickly ran out with the coffee.

She opened the car door, got in, put the coffee in the cup holder on her left, fastened her seatbelt, and then glanced at Qin Ce.

But then I noticed he was staring at the cup of coffee.

"Do you want some?" Qiao Xing then remembered that he had a stomach problem. "Never mind, you should just go back and drink plain water."

Qin Ce shifted his gaze to Qiao Xing's face. "Did you buy this for Yang Xu?"

"Yes, I already told you on the phone. I think Attorney Yang is a really nice person. He came all this way and only charged me 100 yuan. If the store hadn't been closed, I would have liked to buy him some other gifts."

"He also charged you a hundred yuan?"

"Um...isn't it too cheap? I also think it's a bit too cheap. He must have given me the discount because of you or Young Master Jiang."

Qin Ce's face was tense, as if he had failed to collect a debt.

"What’s wrong with you?"

"It's nothing." Qin Ce looked away and drove off.

Remembering the important matter, Qiao Xing quickly asked, "How did your trip to your uncle's house go? Did that person give you any trouble?"

"No, I was too late, he had already left."

"Oh...that's good." Qiao Xing lowered her head, fidgeted with her fingers, and felt quite guilty.

She keeps bothering Qin Ce with these little things. Actually, even she doesn't need to worry about them, let alone Qin Ce who is so far away.

If Lin Qiang makes things difficult for her again, she really doesn't know how to face him.

Within two minutes, Qin Ce's car arrived at KFC.

Qiao Xing was about to get her coffee when Qin Ce took it first. Qiao Xing paused for a moment, then quickly got out of the car after him.

He took his coffee and strode into KFC.

"I understand the general situation. So, what are your thoughts...?"

Before Yang Xu could finish speaking, a cup of coffee was slammed down in front of him. The force was so great that the lid was bent and coffee spilled out, filling the bag with coffee.

Yang Xu was startled.

"Attorney Yang, here's your coffee."

Yang Xu turned his head slightly and saw Qin Ce standing in front of him with a blank expression. Yang Xu felt that the air around him seemed to get colder.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.

Yang Xu was stunned for a moment, then forced a smile, took the coffee out of the bag, wiped the coffee off the cup with a tissue, and said, "Thank you."

Qiao Xing stood next to Qin Ce and glanced at Yang Xu suspiciously.

Yang Xu's smile was forced. Was it because he bought the wrong coffee?

"Attorney Yang, you didn't specify what kind of coffee you wanted, so I just bought a hot latte. Do you like it?"

Yang Xu took a sip and nodded, saying, "Hmm, it's my favorite flavor."

Qin Ce pulled up a stool from the side, sat down casually, crossed his legs, and stared at him with a deep gaze. "Attorney Yang likes to drink so much, remember to finish it."

Yang Xu's smile was starting to falter. He put down his coffee and asked Wang Qin, "Where was I?"

Before Wang Qin could speak, Yang Xu coughed twice more. "I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well today. How about this, I understand the details now, and I'll call you tomorrow to explain in more detail?"

Wang Qin certainly didn't dare to object, and she nodded hurriedly, "Okay, okay, take care of yourself, lawyer."

"Yes, thank you for your concern."

Yang Xu picked up the coffee on the table again, as if he was very thirsty, and drank the whole cup of coffee in one gulp.

He placed the empty glass on the table, turned to Qin Ce with a smile, and said, "It tastes good. Thank you, Miss Qiao. I'll be going now."

Qiao Xing nodded quickly, "Okay, thank you very much, Attorney Yang."

"No need."

Yang Xu remained calm on the surface and left KFC with hurried steps.

It seems he really is working while sick. Qiao Xing couldn't help but sigh, "These days, it's hard to make any kind of money."

After watching Yang Xu leave, Qiao Xing glanced at Qin Ce again. He still looked like he had failed to collect the debt. Qiao Xing tentatively asked, "Qin Ce, are you in a bad mood?"

She still felt that something had happened between Qin Ce and his uncle.

"It's nothing, I think I've caught a bit of a cold too." Qin Ce stood up from his chair, pushed it back into place, and said, "Let's go back."

When Qiao Xing heard that he also had a cold, he immediately became worried and urged Wang Qin to leave quickly as well.

Qin Ce first sent Wang Qin back, and then led Qiao Xing back to Tianxiang Water Garden.

After entering the house, Qin Ce took off his coat and casually draped it over the sofa.

Qiao Xing walked over, raised her hand and touched his forehead, then touched her own forehead. "You don't have a fever."

Qin Ce was stunned.

Qiao Xing pulled him to sit down on the sofa again, and pressed her forehead against his. The temperature was about the same, but his temperature seemed to be a little lower than hers.

Qiao Xing was wondering whether she should take his temperature with a thermometer when she looked up and found that his dark eyes were staring straight at her with an unsettling gaze.