Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Let Me Kiss You
At this moment, Si Tu's eyes and words were both suggestive and aggressive.
Fortunately, Qin Mian was just testing the waters and didn't ask him directly.
"Oh." She looked away and took a bite of the crab meat in her hand. "I'm looking forward to trying it next time."
She pretended to be calm, but her evasive eyes were somewhat panicked, and her heart was beating like a drum.
It seemed that what Jiang Xin asked her and her own guesses were gradually verified by Si Tu.
Seeing her panic, Si Tu curled his lips into a smile. Perhaps he wanted to see her panic even more, but he tapped the sauce dish with his bony fingers. "Try dipping it in this; it'll taste a little different."
Qin Mian was panicking inside, and listened almost instinctively. He said "oh" subconsciously, and then dipped the crab in his hand in it.
"How is it?" Si Tu stared at her and asked her how she felt with a smile.
Qin Mian was absent-minded and actually couldn't tell the difference. She licked her lip awkwardly.
Si Tu couldn't help but laugh, feeling happy as if it was a prank.
Qin Mian gritted his teeth, broke off another crab leg, dipped it in the sauce, and finally tasted the flavor.
Her eyes lit up, and she was pleasantly surprised. "It's really good!"
It was her first time to eat crab dipped in vinegar. She had always eaten crab with ginger and scallion flavor.
“It’s very refreshing, but not too overpowering of the crab’s original flavor. It’s just a little salty, just right!”
Seeing how seriously she was savoring the food, Si Tu gave up his teasing thoughts, smiled, and said, "This is indeed the best match."
Qin Mian nodded and continued to break off the crab legs and eat them with the dip.
After eating crabs, Uncle Li brought up porridge and side dishes. After eating, Qin Mian was ready to send Si Tu home, but in the end, he asked her to send him back to the hotel.
It's so late, and it's strange that he doesn't go back to his home in the villa but goes to the hotel instead.
"Is there anything else?" Qin Mian asked as he started the car.
Si Tu slumped against the back of his chair, arms folded across his chest, legs crossed, looking relaxed and bored. He simply said, "Nothing."
He didn't want to talk about it, and Qin Mian knew what to do and didn't ask any more questions.
Although she became more and more curious.
After sending the person to the hotel, Qin Mian stopped in front of the main entrance of the hotel.
Si Tu unbuckled his seat belt, pushed the door and got out of the car, saying, "Let's go upstairs and have a couple of drinks."
After saying this, he leaned over and got out of the car.
Qin Mian was about to refuse when the car door was closed.
"But..." She paused, turned her head, and saw Si Tu passing in front of the car. She lowered the window on her side and leaned out slightly, "Mr. Si, I still need to drive back."
"Call a designated driver." Si Tu didn't even turn his head and walked straight into the hotel without waiting for her to continue objecting.
Qin Mian wanted to say something, but it was too late.
Finally, she had no choice but to get out of the car, hand the car keys to the doorman, and follow Si Tu upstairs.
Every evening at 7:30, the upstairs bar opens.
The city's trendy men and women gather here to start their lively nightlife.
It was just eight o'clock, so there weren't too many people and there were plenty of empty seats.
Si Tu randomly chose a booth, and Qin Mian sat down next to him. The waiter handed over the drink menu.
Qin Mian raised his hand and signaled the waiter to let Si Tu order.
She didn't plan to drink, so she just sat there and watched. After all, she had to go to work tomorrow and didn't want him to get drunk and affect her work the next day.
Si Tu hunched his waist slightly, resting his elbows on his knees, looking down at the wine list. His cell phone was placed on the coffee table beside him, and the screen suddenly lit up.
There was heavy metal music all around. I couldn't hear the phone ringing, but I could see the caller ID - Zhao Xiao.
Si Tu glanced over and hung up the phone without thinking.
It just so happened that the place where he placed his phone was right across from the single sofa where Qin Mian was sitting, and she saw the whole thing.
Si Tu selected the wine, closed the thick wine list and returned it to the waiter.
The foreign liquor he chose was highly concentrated and strong, and he asked the waiter to bring ice cubes.
Although Qin Mian rarely comes into contact with alcohol, he has worked in the hotel group for so many years and knows a little about it.
She was sitting nearby and heard it. She turned her head and looked at Si Tu. He was looking down at his phone. His delicate and three-dimensional facial features were hidden in the interweaving of light and dark, revealing a bit of low mood.
Suddenly not going home and wanting to drink, she probably guessed that Si Tu must be in a bad mood.
She was wondering whether she should show some concern when suddenly a few people came running over, shouting excitedly.
"Hey! Si Tu, you're here!"
Qin Mian looked up when he heard the voice and saw Zhao Xiao rushing in excitedly with the two men who always followed her.
Soon, she sat down next to Si Tu and habitually took his arm.
Si Tu was very impatient, frowning, and while shaking his hands, he shouted, "Stay away from me!"
He usually didn't like Zhao Xiao touching him, and he was in a bad mood today, so his impatience became more obvious, even with a bit of disgust.
The big brother G who had met earlier pulled Zhao Xiao over and sat her down on another single sofa. He then sat down next to Si Tu and asked, "What's wrong, Brother Tu? Are you in a bad mood?"
At this time, the waiter also brought the wine he ordered.
Big G smiled and opened the wine for him, "I'll have a couple of drinks with you."
Si Tu said nothing, picked up two pieces of ice and threw them into the wine glass.
In fact, it can be seen that Si Tu doesn't like dealing with them very much.
Although they are both rich second-generations from the same circle, in comparison, the state of his interactions with Shen Muzhou is very different.
It has to be said that the rich second generation are also divided into different levels. Some of them just like to eat, drink and have fun, and squander the empire built by their ancestors.
But some people have a sense of responsibility since childhood and want to carry forward the family business.
Si Tu obviously belongs to the latter.
When we were young, everyone’s main task was to study, so there wasn’t much difference. But now that we have grown up and are about to inherit the family business, the differences can be seen.
Brother Big G opened the bottle and poured the wine for Si Tu.
Si Tu drank in silence and didn't pay much attention to the other party.
Zhao Xiao stared at him for a while, then looked at Qin Mian who was sitting opposite her.
After returning from Situ, every time she saw him, she would see Qin Mian by his side.
Is she really just a secretary? Zhao Xiao frowned, and looked at Qin Mian with a bit more hostility.
Qin Mian drank mineral water, lowered his eyes and played with his phone, as if he was staying out of the matter.
The more she acted like this, the angrier Zhao Xiao became.
Why was it that she tried her best but still couldn't get close to Si Tu, and was even despised and annoyed by him, but she appeared beside him so calmly without any effort?
Zhao Xiao's face fell, and she raised her hand to call the waiter over.
Soon, the waiter brought two glasses and two bottles of wine as she instructed.
Zhao Xiao poured two glasses, carried them over to Qin Mian, handed her one, and said with a forced smile, "Secretary Qin, it must be so boring sitting here alone. Let's have a couple of drinks too."
Qin Mian looked at the wine, which was also a foreign wine with a high alcohol content.
"Sorry, I don't drink." She pulled the corner of her lip slightly and politely refused.
"Tsk, you don't want to drink, or you don't want to drink." Zhao Xiao bent down, his face suddenly moved closer, staring at her forcefully, "You still don't want to drink with me?"
She asked the latter question with gritted teeth, and her fingertips turned white from clenching the wine glass in her hand.
Qin Mian didn't want to cause trouble, so he weighed the pros and cons in his heart.
She curled her fingers on her knees slightly, and suddenly, the person in front of her was pulled away.
She looked up and saw Si Tu standing in front of her, one hand on Zhao Xiao's shoulder, looking down at her with a blank expression, "Let's go."
Qin Mian glanced at Zhao Xiao again and found that Si Tu had pressed her shoulders so that they were uneven. She protested with a grimace, "Ouch, it hurts!"
The arrogance he had when facing Qin Mian alone just now was gone, and now he couldn't care less about her.
Qin Mian immediately agreed, then stood up from his seat, carefully walked around Zhao Xiao, and left the booth.
Si Tu then let go of Zhao Xiao's shoulders, wiped his hands, and followed Qin Mian, striding away with his long legs.
Zhao Xiao fell on the sofa in pain, rubbing her shoulders, tears streaming down her face.
From the moment they met, she knew that too many girls were pursuing Si Tu. She was a domineering person, and if anyone dared to compete with her for a man, she would not let them go easily.
In the past, when she had made other girls give up, Si Tu would never intervene. Today, she just wanted Qin Mian to have a couple of drinks to warn her, but she didn't expect that he would suddenly stand up for her.
He protects her so much, it seems that he treats her very differently from other people.
Zhao Xiao raised her eyes and saw Si Tu following behind Qin Mian and helping her push away a drunk man who almost bumped into her. For the first time, she felt such a strong sense of crisis.
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There are bound to be drunks in bars.
As the two were walking out, a drunk man suddenly ran towards them and fell directly on Qin Mian.
Si Tu walked behind her, raised his hand in time to push the man away, and then pulled Qin Mian into his arms.
The man staggered and fell onto a nearby table, and the bottles and jars on the table made a chaotic clattering sound.
The table was almost overturned, the drinks were spilled everywhere, and cursing broke out immediately.
When the man bumped into him, Qin Mian wanted to hide and turned his body backwards, so when Si Tu pulled him, he just happened to hide in his arms.
At this time, Si Tu raised his arms and held her in his arms.
The smell of alcohol on him and the scent of cedar mint that was about to dissipate after a day rushed into her nostrils and quickly took over her breath.
Just like him, full of strong sense of aggression.
Qin Mian held his breath and quickly stepped back.
Si Tu's arms were empty, and he lowered his eyes and looked at her.
Across the dim lights of the bar.
Qin Mian pursed his lips and felt as if his lips had just touched his collar.
Her eyes fell on his collar, but the mixed light in the bar made it impossible to see clearly.
She couldn't care less, so she thanked him, turned around, and walked out quickly.
After leaving the bar and walking to the elevator, Qin Mian stopped, turned around, and asked, "Boss Si, are you going home?"
The lights were bright here. When she turned around, her eyes fell on his collar and she found that there was indeed some lipstick on it.
She didn't know whether to remind him or not, worried that it would be awkward.
"No." Si Tu put his hands in his pockets and stood side by side with her, "I'm staying here tonight."
In fact, he stayed here last night too.
"Okay." Qin Mian decided not to say anything. After changing clothes, there would be no more. "Then I'll go back in a while."
The elevator arrived at this time. The two of them got in. Qin Mian pressed the floor button for him and then pressed his own.
Si Tu stayed in the presidential suite, so he just had to go up a few floors and arrived there quickly.
During this process, Qin Mian suddenly realized something.
Why did the boss suddenly choose to stay in a hotel instead of going home?
Considering that he seems to be in a bad mood today...
Ding~The elevator is here.
Qin Mian came back to his senses. Si Tu said good night to her, told her to drive carefully on the way back, and walked out.
He was still in a bad mood, with his head slightly lowered. Qin Mian looked at his back and pressed the door open button in time before the elevator closed completely.
The elevator opened again, and Qin Mian called out to his back, "Mr. Si."
Si Tu stopped and turned around when he heard the sound.
Their eyes met, and Qin Mian couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is there something bothering you?"
As his secretary, she should have shared his worries.
The more she knows, the better she will be mentally prepared.
Si Tu probably didn't expect that she would care about him. He raised his eyebrows, turned around, and stood face to face with her. A clear curve appeared at the corner of his lips, "Yeah, can you make me happy for a moment?"
Qin Mian was puzzled, "Why are you so happy?"
Si Tu walked towards her and finally stopped in front of her. He took his hand out of his pocket and leaned it against the elevator door to prevent it from closing.
He stood tall, lowered his head slightly, and looked at her with a smile. His deep eyes were like a hunter staring at his long-coveted prey. His gaze finally fell on her lips and he said, "Let me kiss you."
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