Chapter 36

Ye Yan and Qin Su had breakfast with Ye Hongchang the next day before leaving.

Ye Hongchang probably knew about the bizarre incident where the two of them didn't sleep in their rooms but went to sleep on the ship, and he stared at them with a complicated look in his eyes.

Qin Su acted as if nothing had happened, pretending not to notice.

The housekeeper, perhaps misunderstanding something, sent someone to deliver several lotus flowers to the door the next day, carrying a large water vat.

Qin Su brought the lotus flowers to the bedside in the bedroom, fulfilling the wish she hadn't made that night in the lotus pond.

But the two of them couldn't fool around for more than a few days before Ye Yan got busy.

At first, he tried his best to leave work on time and go home to handle his work at home, but later he couldn't even manage to leave work on time anymore.

For a week in a row, Ye Yan would arrive home after 1 a.m. and leave again around 7 a.m., only to have a brief meeting with Qin Su each time, which made him feel quite guilty.

He apologized to Qin Su: "Su Su, I'm sorry, the research and development has recently entered a critical stage, and I really can't leave the company..."

Qin Su was chatting with someone while lying on the sofa when she heard this and looked up in surprise: "Why are you apologizing to me when you're busy with work?"

Ye Yan was taken aback by the question.

He thought to himself, "That's right, why should he apologize?"

He's been so busy with work all these years and has never apologized to anyone, so why does he feel guilty and ashamed right now?

Could it be that, subconsciously, Qin Su is more important than his work?

Ye Yan hesitated and said, "I'm spending less time with you now."

Qin Su: "Who needs you to accompany me? It's like you're using me to replenish your yin and yang."

Ye Yan: "..."

Qin Su glanced at him and said, "Besides, you're busy and I'm busy too. Don't think I just spend all my time drinking tea and getting beauty treatments. I have my own company, okay?"

Ye Yan was used to being teased and wasn't angry.

He didn't find it strange that Qin Su had her own company.

In fact, people from such backgrounds usually own shares in several companies and receive dividends.

However, some people hold empty positions and only receive money, while the actual operation of the company is left to professional managers, while others are in charge of the company.

Having never heard of Qin Su's business dealings before, Ye Yan naturally assumed she was just a figurehead, so he teased her, "So what are you mainly busy with?"

Qin Su raised her chin at him: "Busy with scientific research, huh? I'm a key member of the research team."

Ye Yan always found her proud and smug look adorable.

Therefore, even if he thought Qin Su was joking with him, he still flattered her by saying, "Su Su is so amazing."

Qin Su was anything but modest, and she swung her leg up and down, saying, "It's good that you know."

She was all white, including her feet, which had delicate and lovely lines on the insteps, and her shell-like toenails had a faint pink tint.

Ye Yan's mind went blank for a moment, but his hand moved faster than his brain, and he instinctively grabbed it.

Qin Su was startled by him, and gently kicked him, scolding, "What are you doing? Let go."

Ye Yan did not let go.

His palms were dry and warm, moving up her ankles to her knees, the touch of his hands like white jade.

Ye Yan looked at Qin Su, his eyes burning with increasing intensity, and called her softly, "Su Su."

Qin Su met his gaze.

Their eyes met, creating an atmosphere that made one blush.

Ye Yan grabbed her calf and pulled her a little closer.

His hand slid as she approached, only to be pressed down by her.

The sofa was too narrow, so Qin Su had nowhere to put her feet and had to rest them on the backrest.

"Don't you have work later?" Qin Su whispered, close to him. "Will you have enough time?"

Ye Yan was so overwhelmed with emotion that he had no energy left to think, and answered carelessly, "There's still time."

Qin Su was wearing loose loungewear, and the hem of her top covered Ye Yan's hand, thus blocking the sound of his fingers repeatedly sinking into her clothes.

The smart curtains on the floor-to-ceiling windows were already closed, blocking out the moonlight.

...

Ding Bo stared blankly at the computer.

What's going on? Didn't Mr. Ye say he'd send the file to him within an hour?

It's been more than two hours, why is there still no movement?