"Huh?" Ye Qing didn't expect Xi Quan to respond with such a comment.
After the initial surprise, Ye Qing felt a sense of familiarity. Xi Quan had always been so "pushing his luck" in the past. Although Ye Qing felt helpless back then, he would usually agree to Xi Quan's requests as long as they weren't too unreasonable.
The past and present overlapped somewhat, and Ye Qing felt a little dazed. His mood seemed to be changing little by little, and he felt that things were developing in the direction he was worried about.
It's not that she's afraid to talk about relationships anymore, but she's afraid of disappointment, so she wanted to stop it from the beginning. However, things don't seem to be going according to Ye Qing's plan.
Ye Qing subconsciously swallowed, somewhat afraid to look at Xi Quan.
Just as the cramped carriage was so quiet it was almost suffocating, Ye Qing heard Xi Quan say, "If you really can't think of a way to thank me, let's have dinner together tonight?"
It wasn't an unreasonable request, so Ye Qing thought for a moment and said, "Haven't we been having dinner together almost every day lately?"
Ye Qing's words were a subtle way of refusing Xi Quan's suggestion to have dinner together. However, Xi Quan seemed not to understand the subtext of Ye Qing's words and said according to his own thinking, "We are together almost every day, but the child is also here. Today, Grandpa and Grandma are helping us take care of the child, so the two of us will eat out."
Ye Qing really didn't want to, because she was afraid that if she had more contact with Xi Quan, she would soften her heart. But after hearing what Xi Quan said, Ye Qing also weighed the options. If she refused Xi Quan and went directly to Xi Quan's grandparents' house to pick up the child, what if Xi Quan's grandparents couldn't refuse their hospitality and asked them to stay for a meal before leaving?
If that's the case, with an elderly person present, especially one who didn't want her to be with Xi Quan in the past, the meal would inevitably be very awkward and cause indigestion.
If the two of them eat together at home before picking up the kids, it seems even more awkward than eating in a restaurant when it's just the two of them at home.
After thinking it over, Ye Qing felt that eating out seemed like a good idea, so she nodded and said, "Okay, let's just grab something to eat. We still need to pick up the kids."
Hearing Ye Qing agree, Xi Quan was overjoyed, his fingers unconsciously tapping the steering wheel. But upon hearing Ye Qing's next question, Xi Quan stopped tapping the steering wheel, remained silent for a moment, then turned to ask Ye Qing, "What do you want to eat?"
His words did not directly answer Ye Qing's question, and Ye Qing did not notice, saying, "Whatever, after you finish eating, go pick up the two children. Your grandparents are not young, and it will be very tiring for them to take care of two children."
Xi Quan still didn't give Ye Qing a direct answer to her question, and instead took Ye Qing to a newly opened hot pot restaurant in Nancheng according to his own ideas.
He originally wanted to have a Western meal with Ye Qing. It would take a long time to finish the appetizers, first course, dessert, and so on, but that would also allow him to spend more time alone with Ye Qing, which would be more romantic.
However, considering that Ye Qing had just returned from abroad, Xi Quan rejected the plan. But then he thought that since there was still a long time to prepare, hot pot was a great option.
However, when Ye Qing saw Xi Quan park the car in front of the hot pot restaurant, she instinctively frowned; "Hot pot? Isn't that a waste of time?"
"Of course we should eat well. Since I'm treating you, we can't be perfunctory or casual," Xi Quan said.
Ye Qing glanced at Xi Quan, but because she was still thinking about picking up the two children as soon as possible, she didn't think much about what Xi Quan said and said without thinking, "There's no need for us to do this. No one will say you're being perfunctory."
"Why don't we need to do that? Usually, only people who are very familiar with each other and have a very good relationship would say 'anything is fine,' or 'not afraid of being perfunctory.' What about us?"
Ye Qing never expected that her unintentional remark would make Xi Quan think so much. Although Ye Qing felt that she had made a mountain out of a molehill, she had to admit that Xi Quan's question had really bothered her, because she was currently in a dilemma, feeling confused and melancholy about what the future held for her and Xi Quan.
To avoid being rendered speechless by Xi Quan's questions again, Ye Qing simply stopped talking and headed straight for the hot pot restaurant.
Because it was peak dinner time, there were no seats left on the first floor of the hot pot restaurant, so the two went to a private room on the second floor.
Although the atmosphere was a bit awkward before they came in, Ye Qing was genuinely hungry, and the hot pot at this place was really delicious. Once she picked up her chopsticks and started eating, all the previous unease and awkwardness seemed to disappear.
Although the two didn't say much, the warmth that flowed between them was very endearing. Overall, Xi Quan felt that the meal was quite good.
If you don't run into anyone you don't want to see when you leave after eating.
As the two were going downstairs, someone happened to be going upstairs. Because the person was wearing a hat and sunglasses, people would subconsciously take a second look. After all, it was indoors, and at night, the lighting wasn't very good. Wearing sunglasses made it seem a bit pretentious.
To my surprise, it turned out to be Liang Youjie, someone I knew.
Xi Quan tensed up instantly and instinctively raised his arm to put his arm around Ye Qing's shoulder.
However, Ye Qing didn't see Liang Youjie at all, so she instinctively struggled when Xi Quan suddenly put his arm around her shoulder. Of course, Xi Quan didn't want Ye Qing to break free, so he tightened his grip on her shoulder. Ye Qing didn't understand and felt that Xi Quan was "taking advantage" of her, so she continued to struggle. As a result, she didn't pay attention to the steps under her feet and missed a step.
Fortunately, Xi Quan had his arm around Ye Qing's shoulder, which saved Ye Qing from rolling down the steps. However, Ye Qing, who was wearing high heels, still twisted her ankle.
The reason Liang Youjie covered himself up so much when he came to eat was because he was afraid of being recognized and it would be inconvenient, so he kept his head down the whole time.
As a result, Ye Qing nearly fell and screamed. Liang Youjie instinctively looked up and saw Ye Qing: "Ye Qing..."
Only after calling her name did he see Xi Quan standing nervously beside her. Fortunately, Liang Youjie was wearing sunglasses, so others couldn't see his emotions clearly, otherwise his disappointment would have been openly displayed in front of Xi Quan.
Ye Qing sprained her ankle because of Xi Quan. She glared angrily at Xi Quan, as if asking him what he was doing and whether he was happy now that she had sprained her ankle.
However, when she heard someone call her name and saw that it was Liang Youjie, Ye Qing belatedly realized why Xi Quan had acted so strangely just now.
Although Ye Qing was indeed angry with Xi Quan, after understanding why, she didn't say anything about Xi Quan in front of Liang Youjie. Since her foot was really hurting, Ye Qing leaned into Xi Quan's arms and greeted Liang Youjie with a smile.
Because it was a public place with other people around, Liang Youjie didn't say much to Ye Qing. After all, the sight of Ye Qing clinging tightly to Xi Quan was too jarring to him.
So after saying goodbye, they went their separate ways.
As soon as Ye Qing stepped out of the hot pot restaurant, she pushed Xi Quan away.
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