After the meal, after some Chinese-style treat-a-dinner wrangling with the two partners, Zhu Tingyue finally got the right to pay the bill.
After seeing the two off, Shi Yuan exhaled deeply, as if he wanted to let out all the fatigue in his heart with this breath.
At this moment, Shi Yuan felt that the meal he had just eaten was like a long and arduous battle, and he was completely exhausted.
However, in sharp contrast to him, "Chen Yanqiu" behaved very calmly from beginning to end.
Even in the face of such a silent situation, it can even be said that this somewhat awkward atmosphere was entirely caused by "him".
But "Chen Yanqiu" still did not feel the slightest discomfort or embarrassment.
He just sat there quietly, his face as calm as water, as if everything happening around him had nothing to do with him.
"You don't want to say anything?"
Shi Yuan was exhausted and began to attack "Chen Yanqiu".
"What did you say?" Zhu Tingyue looked innocent, staring with her eyes wide open, blinking continuously.
Shi Yuan got goosebumps all over his body when he saw “him” like this. He jumped far away and shouted, “Chen Yanqiu, close your eyes. I am straight, straighter than steel. Don’t try to play tricks on me.”
"What does your straightness have to do with me? What's wrong with me opening my eyes? Is it against the law?"
Zhu Tingyue found him confusing. She was not blind, so why couldn’t she open her eyes?
"No, you are gay but I am not. I am still a decent woman! I am a clean person, you can't defile me!"
He was so excited that his voice didn't drop at all, which attracted a lot of attention.
The gazes from passers-by made his shame start to take over. He pulled Zhu Tingyue, ran into the car like a flash, and closed the door tightly.
"What are you doing? If you have something to say, just say it. Don't argue in public."
He even said he was gay. Why would he, a grown man, pull me? Sure enough, people with bad intentions see everything as dirty!
"Who is pulling strings with you? Can you please stop lying with your eyes open?"
Zhu Tingyue used her eyes to signal him with her hand on her sleeve. Wasn’t it obvious enough?
Shi Yuan loosened his hand as if he had been electrocuted, and rubbed it on his clothes again and again, as if he had been stained with something dirty.
Like a frightened rabbit, he quickly changed the subject and asked with a slightly trembling voice, "Where's the invoice?"
The person on the other side looked confused and asked back in confusion: "What invoice?"
He couldn't help but raise his voice and said anxiously, "It's the receipt for the meal! Didn't you issue it?"
Zhu Tingyue's eyes widened, as if she had heard a question that sounded like a fairy tale, and she asked in surprise: "Do I need a receipt for a meal?"
He was so angry that he almost jumped up, pointing at the other party and yelling: "How can I reimburse you without an invoice? The company has regulations, okay?"
Zhu Tingyue still had an expression of disbelief, muttering to herself, "Reimbursement?"
This was the first time Zhu Tingyue heard of such a thing. Before, she either didn’t have to pay or paid directly by credit card, and no one ever told her to get an invoice.
Shi Yuan was speechless after seeing her prank. He looked at her helplessly and couldn't help but roll his eyes at her all at once, with all the looks he had accumulated over the entire meal.
"Company regulations require reimbursement based on invoices. Have you forgotten?"
Shi Yuan rolled his eyes until his eyelids were twitching, but he finally stopped and was still mad at Zhu Tingyue. How could he be so unlucky to meet such a stupid person?
"No, I'm just too anxious. I won't open it this time." Zhu Tingyue hurried to make amends.
"Not this time? Don't think you can use the back door just because you are the boss. I don't agree. We should set an example and not set this precedent." He spoke righteously and firmly opposed.
"I didn't ask for reimbursement! Since I didn't issue an invoice this time, I won't reimburse you!"
Zhu Tingyue didn't care. It was just a meal. Couldn't she afford it?
Shi Yuan couldn't believe what he heard, so he approached Zhu Tingyue and asked, "How much did this meal cost?"
Zhu Tingyue leaned back against the back of her chair, avoiding his approaching head, and answered his question in a calm voice: "Not bad, more than three thousand."
"What?" Shi Yuan's voice rang in Zhu Tingyue's ears like thunder, making her ears numb. "You spent more than three thousand on a meal? Did you eat gold?"
"Don't you know whether it is gold or not?" Zhu Tingyue asked Shi Yuan, the person involved, "You didn't think it was expensive when you ate it, so what's the point of talking about it now?"
Shi Yuan was stunned by her question and quietly defended himself: "I... I didn't expect it to be so expensive. How about this, I'll share half of it with you."
Zhu Tingyue was not a stingy person and quickly rejected his kindness: "No, I can do it myself."
Shi Yuan disagreed, and shook his head repeatedly, saying, "Where do you have the money? Your girlfriend, the eldest daughter, is not a very generous person. Let me tell you, we are poor but we have ambitions. We can't lose face in front of her. I'll pay for it, and you can keep your money. Don't let people look down on us."
How can you praise one and criticize the other? Who says you are not generous? You never care about these material things, right?
She rolled her eyes at him and said coldly, "Stop talking nonsense and drive quickly."
Shi Yuan started the car, still talking nonstop: "Don't think I'm lying to you. Those rich girls are very annoying and always like to play tricks on you. You have to be more careful and don't get fooled by them!"
He spoke so clearly that Zhu Tingyue felt a little confused. She tilted her head and asked him, "You know so much? How did they deceive people?"
"You haven't seen much. They love to deceive the feelings of innocent boys like us. It's not enough to sleep with us, they also steal our hearts. When they have had enough fun, they just wave their sleeves and send you away with a light word that they don't like you. Tell me, are they scumbags?"
Shi Yuan was quite indignant, and his long speech was full of sincerity, which made Zhu Tingyue even more curious.
"Have you ever been played?"
Shi Yuan was startled by the question. He took the time to glance at her and kept silent.
Zhu Tingyue did not give up and looked at him eagerly, her curious heart making her itchy all over.
She said to Shi Yuan: "Tell me about it. I don't know him and I won't tell anyone else."
Shi Yuan was unmoved. He didn't even look at her. He concentrated on driving and ignored her words.
"Shi Yuan, handsome Shi, please tell me so that I can learn from your experience. With the relationship between us, can you bear to see me being cheated?" Zhu Tingyue was persistent and wanted to get things straight.
Shi Yuan was so annoyed by her that he took a deep breath and paused for a long time before saying, "I told you, you can't tell anyone else."
Zhu Tingyue raised three fingers, swore an oath, and assured him: "Don't worry, I will never tell anyone else!"
She was so sincere and looked at Shi Yuan like this. Shi Yuan closed his eyes, hardened his heart, and told his story.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
