Yan Shao finally saw Zhu Qianying's shadow at five o'clock in the afternoon.
Zhu Qianying came in carrying a large bag filled with boxes and jars. Her first words were neither an apology nor any polite greetings like "long time no see."
Instead, he said, "Young Master Yan, isn't it a bit early to have dinner at this hour?!"
Young Master Yan immediately exploded!
"I asked you to bring lunch, and it's five in the afternoon. You think that's early?"
Yan Shao was very relieved that he couldn't find Zhu Qianying by one o'clock, so he called Qin Xiu over and gave him a good scolding. After being scolded, Qin Xiu immediately ran across the street and bought back the dishes that Yan Shao liked.
Otherwise, he would have been starving by now if he had waited for her to give him this meal.
Zhu Qianying blinked innocently at his cold face, "Lunch? Mr. Qin didn't mention it!"
Yan Shao stared at her with a stern face, thinking that she was talking nonsense and that she was clearly going against him.
Zhu Qianying shrugged indifferently at his unspoken resentment and those unsubstantiated accusations.
"If Young Master Yan doesn't believe me, he can ask Mr. Qin."
Furious, Yan Shao took the landline and unplugged the internal phone.
"Qin Xiu, are you telling Zhu Qianying whether it's lunch or dinner?"
Qin Xiu's gasp came through the microphone clearly, and then Yan Shao heard him say cautiously, "Sir, I didn't say..."
Zhu Qianying, still standing in front of the desk, could guess Qin Xiu's answer just by looking at Yan Shao's expression.
After Yan Shao, whose expression was unpleasant, hung up the phone, Zhu Qianying picked up the large bag she had just placed on her desk. "Since I misunderstood, it seems that Yan Shao doesn't need these dishes anymore. I'll take them with me."
Zhu Qianying was incredibly efficient; as soon as she finished speaking, she had already walked several steps away with the bag.
Yan Shao was absolutely furious with Zhu Qianying, who was completely unpredictable.
He was so angry with her that his heart ached terribly, but he couldn't do anything about it.
"Stop!" Yan Shaohan shouted, stopping her.
Those previous thoughts of ignoring her or giving her the cold shoulder were long ago banished to the back of the internet by a single "Stop!"
Zhu Qianying stopped and turned to look at him, her face full of question marks, "What?"
God knows, she was secretly trying so hard to suppress her laughter.
Qin Xiu didn't specify whether she should prepare lunch or dinner, but she understood that he meant she should prepare lunch.
However, she became seriously annoyed when she heard those tedious and fussy demands.
She's not his servant, so why should she obey his arrogant orders? Why should she go east when he tells her to, and pluck the moon for him when he wants it?
Over the years, she had witnessed her mother's pathetic behavior in front of her father countless times. What she despised most were women like her mother who treated men like royalty and revolved around them all day long.
She, Zhu Qianying, could prepare a Manchu Han Imperial Feast for a man, and carve fruit into roses for him, but only if she was willing, and if the other person could feel her sincerity from her actions and cherish it in return.
Instead of, as is the case now, ordering her around in a superior position, telling her she must do this and that!
"Where did you go a few days ago?"
Actually, Yan Shao didn't care where she went. What he cared about was that he had clearly reminded her to stay at home and wait for him to come and propose marriage. But she just vanished into thin air the next day, clearly not taking him seriously at all.
Zhu Qianying remained standing there, her bright eyes fixed on him, amused inwardly. Was this her way of explaining her whereabouts?
"I'm going out to run some errands."
This answer is practically the same as not answering at all.
"What do you need me to do?" Young Master Yan was getting into a heated argument with her.
He refused to believe that a twenty-year-old girl like him, a negotiation elite who had dominated the business world for ten years, couldn't pry anything out of her.
"Young Master Yan, are you really interested in knowing about those petty things between women?" A sly smile flashed in Zhu Qianying's eyes.
Yan Shao hates trouble the most, yet he's also incredibly picky. He has no interest in other people's trivial matters, and he dislikes even more the squabbles and jealousies among young girls over their boyfriends.
When Zhu Qianying talked about women's trivial matters, Yan Shao subconsciously categorized them into these two categories.
He has absolutely no interest in listening to these things!
"Come here!" Young Master Yan had no further interest in asking about her whereabouts.
Zhu Qianying raised an eyebrow. "What?"
Young Master Yan's temper flared up quickly but subsided just as fast. "You really made four dishes and a soup?" His tone softened involuntarily.
Ultimately, this was Qin Xiu's fault, and had nothing to do with the little girl. How could a grown man like him be so petty as to hold a grudge against a little girl?
Zhu Qianying took a closer look at Yan Shao and noticed that his expression had softened considerably before she started walking back.
"Of course, Mr. Qin said that my grandfather has rather picky tastes and can't eat ordinary food..."
Zhu Qianying repeated Qin Xiu's words verbatim, even perfectly mimicking Qin Xiu's characteristic stiff and sophisticated tone.
Yan Shao, who had been trying to keep a straight face, couldn't help but grin from Zhu Qianying's lifelike imitation.
As Zhu Qianying spoke, she put the large bag back on her desk, looked around, and then pointed to the reception room by the window.
"How about we put these over there?" Her tone was noticeably gentler.
Zhu Qianying had worked so hard to prepare this meal, and of course she didn't want to waste it. Besides, she hadn't forgotten that her marriage to Young Master Yan was still uncertain.
The reason she acted mischievously and threw a tantrum was simply to make Yan Shao understand that she, Zhu Qianying, was not a pushover to be easily manipulated.
Therefore, even when she acts out or misbehaves, there are limits and she knows how to do so.
For example, now that Young Master Yan has softened his stance, she has become a virtuous and gentle wife again.
Yan Shao's mood improved considerably because of her humble and submissive demeanor.
"Um……"
The reception room here is also a space separated by a glass wall and an automatic door. After Zhu Qianying went in, she bent down and took out the boxes and jars one by one from the large bag.
"Young Master Yan, do you want to eat now?"
Unlike Yan Shao's strict and meticulous biological clock, Zhu Qianying is a very easygoing person. She eats when she's hungry and sleeps when she's tired.
Therefore, her question to Young Master Yan was equivalent to, "Are you hungry? If you are, eat now."
Through the glass, Yan Shao couldn't hear her words very clearly.
"Um?"
Zhu Qianying then paused what she was doing and leaned out through the glass door. "I'm asking you if you're hungry. If you are, eat now."
Normally, Yan Shao has afternoon tea at four o'clock, but today he skipped it because he ate lunch after one o'clock. In addition, he was quite angry with Zhu Qianying, so he didn't eat much for lunch either.
Now that Zhu Qianying had asked him that question, he suddenly felt extremely hungry.
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