Chapter 29 The Body Doesn't Lie
Qin Ce remained silent, took the helmet from her hand, and put it on his head.
"Get on." Qiao Xing straddled the electric scooter and turned to look at Qin Ce, who looked somewhat stiff and reluctant.
But under Qiao Xing's gaze, he still took a step forward and sat down.
"Hold on tight," Qiao Xing instructed before driving the electric scooter away.
The morning breeze carried a hint of dampness, and as the cool wind blew, the fragrance emanating from Qiao Xing wafted over, faint and not like perfume, but more like the scent of shampoo and laundry detergent.
Qiao Xing drove very steadily and slowly, the electric car leisurely traveling along the road.
There are many electric bikes on the road, especially when waiting at traffic lights. Almost every gap between cars is filled with electric bikes, and Qiao Xing's bike is too inconspicuous among them.
But what caught everyone's attention was Qin Ce, who was tall and imposing. He sat upright behind Qiao Xing, a head taller than her.
Even though he was wearing a helmet, his physique from behind easily suggested that he was a handsome man.
"Look, there are so many electric bikes on the road, nobody notices you," Qiao Xing encouraged him while waiting at the red light.
Qin Ce remained silent.
A red BMW parked next to them rolled down its window, and someone greeted Qiao Xing, "Qiao Xing?"
Qiao Xing turned his head and saw that it was Wu Yun.
"Manager Wu, what a coincidence!" Qiao Xing greeted her with a smile.
“Yes.” Wu Yun’s gaze fell on Qin Ce, whose face was hidden by her helmet. “Your boyfriend? He doesn’t look like the previous one.”
Many people in the company know that Qiao Xing has a boyfriend. Lin Yu used to come here often, so it's not surprising that Wu Yun has seen him before.
But there's something fishy about that. What do you mean by "not like the previous one"?
Qiao Xing said, "He's not my boyfriend, he's my husband."
"Husband?" Wu Yun asked in surprise, "When did you get married?"
"A few days ago, I think."
Wu Yun smiled and looked Qin Ce up and down again, his eyes filled with a hint of contempt.
A man who doesn't even own a car and has to be picked up and dropped off by his wife on an electric scooter—that's really something else.
It has to be said that Qiao Xing has terrible taste in men.
Qiao Xing noticed her scrutinizing gaze and felt a little displeased. Fortunately, the light turned green, and she said to Wu Yun, "Manager Wu, we'll be going now."
Wu Yun smiled and nodded; the smile was genuine. It was a smile that appeared when he saw others were not as good as himself, and it was usually very sincere.
Qiao Xing rode her bike toward S&C and said to Qin Ce, "Don't worry, she didn't see your face and doesn't know what you look like."
Qin Ce remained silent. While going uphill, Qiao Xing suddenly accelerated.
He leaned back instinctively, but with lightning speed, he grabbed Qiao Xing's waist.
Qiao Xing's body stiffened, and his two hands just barely covered her slender waist.
Feeling the warmth from his large hand, Qiao Xing's heart suddenly raced, and her face, hidden under her helmet, flushed red.
She took a deep breath, pretended to be calm, gripped the handle, and tried to drive the car as steadily as possible.
However, her stiff body could not escape Qin Ce's touch. He held the woman's slender waist and could clearly feel her stiffness.
Appearances can be faked, but bodily reactions don't lie.
So she was genuinely nervous.
This doesn't seem like someone who's been dating a boyfriend for two years.
Qin Ce fell into deep thought, and even after the car stabilized, he still didn't take his hand off.
Moreover, he suddenly stopped disliking riding electric bikes.
Qiao Xing kept an eye on the navigation on his phone; they were only 500 meters away.
But... there was a traffic jam.
The road was almost completely blocked, with no gaps for her to squeeze through, even for electric bikes. She could only move forward at a snail's pace with the vehicles.
What Qiao Xing didn't notice was that a car window next to them rolled down, and Han Yan was inside. He reached out and patted Qin Ce on the shoulder.
Qin Ce turned his head expressionlessly and saw Han Yan looking gloating.
Han Yan even took out his phone and took a picture of him.
Qin Ce frowned and gave him a warning look, but it was no use. Han Yan pressed the shutter button without any restraint.
"Click".
Just as Han Yan was thinking about how to make use of the photo, Qin Ce suddenly reached out and snatched the phone from his hand.
"Hello...my phone!"
Qiao Xing turned around when she heard the sound and saw Qin Ce holding someone else's phone and operating it. Han Yan stretched his neck to snatch it.
"President Han?"
Han Yan was taken aback for a moment. He sat back down awkwardly and greeted her with a smile, "Miss Qiao, what are you doing here?"
Qiao Xing opened her mouth, then, thinking that Han Yan might work here, and not wanting to embarrass Qin Ce, she explained, "I brought a friend to work."
"A friend?" Han Yan smiled meaningfully, looking at Qin Ce. "Is this the friend?"
"Uh, yeah."
"Your friend stole my phone. He works at S&C, right? He looks familiar." Han Yan smiled, his words carrying a threat that only Qin Ce could discern.
Qiao Xing was also a little suspicious. Why was Qin Ce snatching someone's phone? Han Yan was the vice president; he didn't want to offend him.
Qin Ce didn't say anything. He threw his phone back into Han Yan's car and said to Qiao Xing, "Just drop me off here, I can walk there myself."
"There are still 300 meters to go."
"It's okay, there's still time."
Qiao Xing glanced at the time. He had enough time, but she was going to be late. Qiao Xing really didn't expect the road to be so congested. It had taken her more than ten minutes to travel just two hundred meters.
"Alright then, I'll be going now. You can walk there too; it'll be good exercise."
After Qin Ce got out of the car, Qiao Xing opened the door and found a U-turn at an intersection, where there were far fewer cars.
After Qiao Xing left, Qin Ce immediately pulled up Han Yan's car and got in.
Han Yan couldn't help but burst into laughter. He joked, "President Qin, how was the ride on the electric scooter?"
This time, Qin Ce didn't argue with him. He leaned back in his seat, closed his eyes, and said two words in a low voice: "Not bad."
Han Yan raised an eyebrow, then nodded in agreement, as if thinking of something else. "The feeling of close contact was alright, wasn't it?"
Qin Ce ignored him.
He pictured Qiao Xing's stiff expression in his mind; she hadn't relaxed since he placed his hand on her waist.
Did she really date Lin Yu for two years?
Qiao Xing, of course, had no idea what he was thinking, because she was late.
She was 20 minutes late. When she arrived at the department, Supervisor He was already standing in front of her workstation.
"Qiao Xing, you're actually late? This is unprecedented." Manager He looked her up and down. "Where have you been?"
Qiao Xing ran up the stairs, wiping the sweat from her forehead as she said, "Sorry, there was a bit of traffic on the way."
"Qiao Xing is working very hard. She has to take her husband to work, and that takes up a lot of time. Manager He, please be understanding of her."
Wu Yun appeared out of nowhere and said in a sarcastic tone.
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