Chapter 5: Endless Talk Oh My God, I Want to Ask Miss Li for a Gift...
"What? For me? Eh... why do you call me little hamster?" Su Yinuo's face seemed to be full of question marks, and she was embarrassed to take the small plate from Qin Cangye's hand.
Qin Cangye placed the small plate directly in front of Su Yinuo, looked at her beautiful eyes that no longer showed much fear, and said with a smile: "Just like my hamster, timid but loves to eat."
Qin Cangye's gentle smile was truly lethal. Su Yinuo blushed, hurriedly looked away, and whispered, "It's true, it's delicious."
She buried her head and started eating the crabs, and added in her heart: It’s so delicious!
After the meal, Qin Cangye paid the bill promptly. When paying, Su Yinuo took a sneak peek, then covered her mouth and exclaimed in her heart: "More than two thousand! How expensive!"
She felt a little guilty. She had eaten a meal worth over two thousand yuan for nothing, and even received a reward of six thousand six hundred from Li Jinmiao. Oh, and by the way, she had also earned five thousand yuan for nothing that day because of Qin Cangye's heroic deeds!
"Miss Li, how about taking a walk by the river to help digest your food?"
After walking out of the restaurant, Qin Cangye stood under the warm yellow street lights on the street, with no intention of leaving.
Su Yinuo wrapped her thin suit jacket around her and looked up at Qin Cangye, who was much taller than her. In the night, his face, backlit by the sun, was shrouded in shadow. His once sharp features had softened, but his deep eyes still shone with a glimmer that made one's heart flutter.
Su Yinuo immediately lowered her head again. She hesitated a bit, wanting to find a chance to express her gratitude to Qin Cangye, but it was clearly inappropriate to go for a walk alone with him by the river at night. After thinking for a few seconds, she declined, "I'm sorry, Mr. Qin, I have to get back to the company, and it must be very cold by the river at night."
"Sorry, it was my negligence," Qin Cangye took a step closer, took off his coat and gently put it on Su Yinuo.
Su Yinuo was startled. She stared at the endless stream of cars on the road ahead, feeling that most of the light above her head was blocked, and she felt that she was shrouded in darkness and warmth.
A strange feeling surged in her heart, but she still didn't dare to look up. She just held the hem of her coat tightly to prevent it from falling to the ground and getting contaminated by the dust.
The two of them fell into a quiet, strange and somewhat ambiguous atmosphere.
It was Zhang Yifeng's appearance that broke the strange atmosphere. In reality, he had been secretly observing for quite some time. He knew Qin Cangye's senses were extremely sharp, so he hadn't dared approach him in the restaurant. It was only after the two of them left that he witnessed their interaction, which astonished him immensely.
He had never expected Qin Cangye to actually put clothes on Su Yinuo! He had never expected Qin Cangye to actually look at Su Yinuo with such gentle eyes, motionless! In the past, let alone putting clothes on, even walking out of the restaurant together was a fantasy. He had a vague feeling that something was wrong, so he quickly ran into the car parked on the side of the road and drove in front of the two people.
He got out of the car, bowed politely to Qin Cangye, and said, "Good evening, Vice President Qin." Then he opened the back door, looked at Su Yinuo, and said, "Boss Li, get in the car."
Su Yinuo nodded, and when she was about to get in the car, Qin Cangye grabbed her arm.
Just then, a black Cullinan drove over and stopped behind Zhang Yifeng's Mercedes-Benz. The driver got out of the car, bowed to Qin Cangye, and then opened the car door.
"Ms. Li, let me take you back to the company." Qin Cangye's voice left no room for argument.
Su Yinuo was frightened by his sudden serious tone. She felt that the arm he grabbed was extremely painful and she was completely unable to break free.
"Vice President Qin, this is inappropriate!" Zhang Yifeng wanted to pull Su Yinuo away, but before he could touch her, Su Yinuo was pulled into Qin Cangye's arms.
Qin Cangye's extremely cold gaze shot rudely at Zhang Yifeng's face, and then he spat out one word: "Get out!"
Zhang Yifeng froze in place, his raised hand trembling slightly. He took a deep breath, withdrew his hand, and slowly put on a professional smile on his face. "Then I'll trouble Vice President Qin to ensure that Mr. Li is safely transported to the Near East Software Park. I'll be waiting for you at the gate of the software park."
After saying that, he gave Su Yinuo a comforting look, then turned and left.
Su Yinuo completely ignored the look Zhang Yifeng was giving her. She was genuinely terrified. Her initial fear of Qin Cangye had subtly dissipated during their dinner together. But now, Qin Cangye's cold aura and terrifying dominance were fully revealed once again, as if the gentle and polite figure at the table just now was just a carefully woven illusion.
Su Yinuo didn't know how she was taken into the car. After a few minutes, she finally came to her senses after hearing Qin Cangye apologize over and over again.
"Ms. Li, I'm sorry, I was too impulsive just now and scared you..."
"No, it's okay," Su Yinuo lowered his head and moved carefully, leaning against the car door.
The car became quiet. Su Yinuo quietly opened the map on her phone and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that they were indeed heading towards the software park.
However, the car was driving very slowly and couldn't even catch up with the electric motorcycle on the side of the road.
"Miss Li, are you still angry with me?" Qin Cangye kept his distance and looked at Su Yinuo who was looking at the night view outside the window with her back to him.
"No, no," Su Yinuo sat up straight and waved her hand. She wasn't angry with Qin Cangye in the first place; she was just frightened and afraid of him. During the few minutes of silence just now, she kept thinking, maybe Qin Cangye is just like that? He's not a bad person, but he gets angry easily when things don't go his way. Thinking that way makes him seem like a child who hasn't grown up yet.
The car slowly passed through the bustling business district, and colorful neon lights shone through the gray windows, scattering mottled light on Su Yinuo's nervously clasped hands.
Su Yinuo carefully tilted her head and met Qin Cangye's deep eyes. She actually saw a hint of light blue melancholy and panic in his eyes.
For some reason, Su Yinuo felt a little heartache and quickly said, "I'm really not angry, Mr. Qin." She paused and smiled shyly and sincerely, "Thank you, Mr. Qin."
"Thank me?" The melancholy in Qin Cangye's eyes disappeared, replaced by surprise and confusion.
Su Yinuo nodded, looked at him and said, "Thank you for treating me to such a delicious dinner today, and thank you for sending me back to the company, and... that's all."
After saying that, she smiled sweetly and added in her heart: Thank you for your chivalrous act that day.
The lights outside the car window were like colorful gauze lifted by the wind, blowing again and again on her clean, soft, and petite face. The degree to which her mouth curved up seemed to warm the cold night outside the window a little.
Qin Cangye looked at Su Yinuo quietly, his calm face devoid of emotion, yet his heart was already churning with emotions. In his world, in his twenty-plus years of growth, he had rarely seen such a sincere and sweet smile. His childhood was filled with screaming and beatings, his upbringing was filled with indifference and violence. However, after adulthood, the world seemed to have become much quieter, but all that was left for him seemed to be a few false smiles.
Qin Cangye was completely captivated by Su Yinuo's warm smile, and the urge to hold her in his arms had already begun to form in his heart. He gripped the leather seat with his fingers, and the veins on his palms were exposed in the darkness.
He was holding back because he wasn't sure if the impulse in his heart was just a spur-of-the-moment one, or if his feelings for the girl that night were just a flurry of emotion. He knew he needed to break free from his current state of mind, find a place where he couldn't see the girl, and think about it all calmly.
The palms holding the seat relaxed, he smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll treat you to a meal next time."
"Ah?" Su Yinuo didn't expect that the answer she got was not the standard answer 'You're welcome'.
Qin Cangye stared at Su Yinuo, his smile faded, and he asked calmly, "Don't we have dinner every week? Why isn't Miss Li coming next Sunday?"
"Come, come..." Su Yinuo lowered her head, her tone very unconfident, because she was not sure whether Li Jinmiao would let her come for dinner next Sunday. Maybe after she went back and told her that Mr. Qin was a good person, she would give up the idea of letting her replace him?
Thinking of this, Su Yinuo felt a little disappointed. After realizing this disappointment, she quickly sat up straight, raised her hand and patted her head, cursing in her heart: Why are you unhappy? He is someone else's fiancé! Su Yinuo, what are you thinking!
Looking at her strange yet cute appearance, Qin Cangye burst out laughing.
Su Yinuo felt a little embarrassed...
Qin Cangye leaned against the left door, supporting his head with his hand. He looked at Su Yinuo for a long time before asking, "What kind of books does Miss Li like to read?"
"Ah?" The sudden change of topic made Su Yinuo confused again.
Qin Cangye smiled lazily and said, "Miss Li hasn't answered this question yet when we were having dinner."
Su Yinuo was like a student who had been distracted in class and was called up by the teacher to answer a question. She nervously grabbed her trouser legs and searched the names of world classics in her mind rapidly. However, except for the four great classics of her own country, she could not remember any of the others.
In fact, Su Yinuo has not even read the four great classics in their entirety.
Growing up in a less-than-private family, the books she mostly read were textbooks and exercise books. During the year she returned home to set up her stall, she spent most of her free time buying and preparing groceries. Even when she had free time, she would scroll through trending searches and watch meaningless short videos on her phone. She simply had no time to sink down and savor a lengthy literary work.
She really didn't know how to answer Qin Cangye's question. Just when she was at a loss, Qin Cangye spoke first. With a nonchalant smile, he asked, "Have you read Grimm's Fairy Tales?"
Su Yinuo was startled, then slowly raised her head to look at Qin Cangye. Her embarrassed eyes had already given Qin Cangye the answer: I haven't seen it...
Of course she knew that Grimm's Fairy Tales were foreign fairy tales for children, and she also knew Andersen's Fairy Tales, but she had no idea what stories were in these two fairy tale collections!
Is Snow White a Grimm fairy tale or a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale?
Is The Ugly Duckling an Andersen fairy tale or a Grimm fairy tale?
How embarrassing! I really want to find a hole to crawl into!
Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! You uneducated Su Yinuo!!!
Qin Cangye laughed again, but it wasn't a mocking smile, but a doting smile like a child: "Do you know the story of Cinderella?"
Finally, I got to know what I know!
Su Yinuo nodded frantically!
At this time, the black Cullinan had already driven to the gate of the Near East Software Park. The driver got out of the car and waited at Su Yinuo's door.
"One day, Cinderella's father was going to the market. What gift did Cinderella ask her father for?" Qin Cangye was in no hurry to get off the car. He asked Su Yinuo with a smile.
Su Yinuo's brain raced, and suddenly her eyes lit up as she said, "The first branch that touched Dad's hat!"
"Great! The answer is correct!" Qin Cangye smiled and applauded.
Su Yinuo's cheeks flushed. She looked out the window and whispered, "We're here, Mr. Qin."
"I would like to ask Miss Li for a gift as a thank you for treating you to a delicious dinner, is that okay?" Qin Cangye raised his hand and signaled the driver to open the car door, but he grabbed Su Yinuo's wrist and refused to let her leave.
"Of course, but..." Su Yinuo looked at Qin Cangye nervously, swallowing the words "It's too expensive to buy." "No, it's okay."
"Next Sunday, please ask Miss Li to give me the first branch that touches your clothes when I go out, okay?" As Qin Cangye said this, his palm slid down and covered Su Yinuo's small hand that was placed on the seat.
The warm palm made Su Yinuo's heart tremble violently. She immediately pulled her hand away, yelling, "Sure, no problem!" Then she turned and fled out of the car, disappearing from Qin Cangye's sight in the blink of an eye.
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