Chapter 127 Revenge after Rejection
Putting the cup down heavily, Xia Lili finally couldn't help but say, "You two!"
His voice trembled slightly with excitement. "Just eat. If you have nothing to say, don't force a conversation!"
"Eat more and talk less!"
After saying that, he dove into the plate, the sound of knife and fork colliding was particularly loud, as if he wanted to vent all his resentment on the food.
The two people who were scolded immediately calmed down.
Jiang Yun was like a big golden retriever who had done something wrong. He diligently refilled her cup of warm water, but his eyes would steal glances at her expression from time to time; Li Qihan was as silent as a proud wolfhound, but he ate much faster.
After swallowing the last bite of food, Xia Lili breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had been reborn.
Get off work! Run away!
She quickly stood up and nodded to Li Qihan. "Captain Li, I'm leaving now. I wish you good luck in your investigation."
Jiang Yun neatly cleared the two people's plates and gave Li Qihan a bright smile: "Captain Li, see you later~"
The ending tone rises briskly, as if the tension just now had never happened.
Li Qihan placed the plate safely back in the recycling bin, his eyes casually glancing at the receding figure as he turned. His eyelashes drooped, casting a faint shadow under the cold, white light, and the corners of his lips tightened imperceptibly for a moment.
At the dining table behind him, several young police officers were huddled together and whispering.
"What happened at that table just now?"
A police officer with a crew cut lowered his voice, "How dare someone share a table with the 'Iceberg King of Hell'?"
"What's even more amazing is that there wasn't a dull moment!" another female police officer added, biting on a straw.
"They still have something to say, aren't they arguing?"
Luo Xiao suddenly popped his head out from behind them and shook his index finger mysteriously: "You guys are all wrong. They get along very well."
He lowered his voice and said, "I heard it myself. Team Li congratulated athlete Jiang on breaking the world record, and athlete Jiang also thanked Team Li for taking care of Xiao Xia."
"Is this true?"
Everyone said in unison, and seven or eight heads moved closer at the same time.
Luo Xiao nodded seriously, "Absolutely true! Mr. Xia was so considerate that he even asked them to eat more."
He blinked. "So, our Captain Li is actually quite approachable."
The police officers looked at each other, their faces filled with doubt. The officer with a crew cut scratched his head: "Is it really that harmonious..."
"Of course!"
Luo Xiao patted his chest loudly, his short hair swaying with his exaggerated movements. "How can what I heard with my own ears be false?"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, their faces filled with confusion that said, "I was caught off guard by this."
At this moment, a tall shadow silently enveloped them.
"gather."
A deep and cold voice exploded from behind, startling several police officers so much that they almost dropped their plates.
Li Qihan had been standing behind them without them noticing, his stern face showing no emotion at all.
After he finished speaking, he turned and left, his black windbreaker drawing a sharp arc in the air.
"I was wrong……"
The officer with a crew cut stared at Li Qihan's receding figure, his voice trembling, "Forgive my blindness, but I really don't see how Captain Li is gentle."
"Why do I feel..." The female police officer swallowed hard, "Captain Li's aura has become even more terrifying after dinner?"
"Is this gunpowder for eating?"
Luo Xiao shrank his neck and scratched his head in confusion: "I clearly didn't hear it wrong."
*
After Xia Lili and Jiang Yun left the restaurant, they waited in the underground parking lot for the car arranged by the airport to take them there.
Jiang Yun held the gift bag given to him by Xia Lili in one hand, and handed the bouquet of Phalaenopsis orchids in his hand to Xia Lili with the other hand.
"Lili, here you go."
Jiang Yun lowered his head slightly, the scattered hair on his forehead casting a light shadow between his eyebrows and eyes. "I haven't found a suitable opportunity during the day..."
Xia Lili was stunned by the bouquet in her hand. The bouquet was a carefully matched set of Phalaenopsis orchids and Endless Summer hydrangeas. The elegant curves of the Phalaenopsis orchids and the plump clusters of the hydrangeas complemented each other, and the gradient of light blue and dark blue was like the confluence of the deep and shallow oceans.
The wrapping paper is specially selected in a matte blue-gray color, which makes the whole bouquet of flowers more fresh and refined.
When Xia Lili subconsciously reached out to take it, a hydrangea gently brushed against her wrist. The cool touch reminded her of the cooling patch that Jiang Yun handed her when she first met him.
Her eyes fell on the torn gift bag in Jiang Yun's hand.
Jiang Yun also followed her gaze, his eyes sparkling: "Lili, when are we going to make this special gift together?"
After saying that, he quickly added, "It's ok to come back in a few days. You're tired today, so go back and rest."
Xia Lili's eyes flashed with contemplation. She glanced at the time and said, "How about tonight?"
She suddenly remembered that she had a big villa in the suburbs!
At this time, the business car sent by the airport drove in front of the two of them.
Xia Lili pulled him into the car: "My brother's studio is very close to the airport, let's go fix it now!"
Jiang Yun opened his eyes wide: "So suddenly, are you going to see your brother today?"
*
In the car driving to the suburban villa, the scenery outside the window was rapidly receding, and the mottled shadows of the trees cast flickering light and shadow on Xia Lili's face.
Thinking of the incident at the airport today, she clenched her seat belt, her knuckles turning slightly white.
"Those extras hired to cause trouble at the airport..."
Her voice was soft, but every word was clear. "The mastermind behind this hasn't been caught yet, and I always feel uneasy."
Jiang Yun, who was originally looking out the window, turned his profile, and the sunlight cast a clear shadow on his tall nose.
The usual smile on his lips disappeared, and a dark glint flashed in his eyes.
"Lili," his Adam's apple rolled, his voice so low it almost blended into the hum of the engine, "Actually... I've already guessed who it is."
"Who is it?!" Xia Lili turned towards him suddenly, and the seat belt left a shallow red mark during the sudden turn.
Jiang Yun's slender fingers unconsciously rubbed the edge of the phone: "Coach Chen's superior, Director Zhang, insisted that I take on the endorsement of a health product."
He clicked on the photo album and zoomed in on a product testing report. "Look at this ingredient list. The cost is less than 5% of the selling price."
Xia Lili leaned close to the screen, her hair falling on the back of Jiang Yun's hand, with a faint citrus scent.
"Later, he stuffed me with contracts for several WeChat business brands."
Jiang Yun sneered, and the phone made a light click when the screen was locked. "The endorsement fee is ridiculously high, but the product doesn't even have basic registration."
He turned to look at the passing scenery outside the window. "Last week he directly warned me that I was ungrateful."
For a moment, the only sound in the car was the sound of the air conditioner running.
Jiang Yun's voice suddenly became very soft. "He also arranged my itinerary. Airport security... I asked him about it, and he said there was no need to arrange security. No contestant more famous than me had that before."
Jiang Yun twitched the corner of his mouth in self-mockery.
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