The faint light of meaning deep in the heart flickered slowly, like a luminous lamp, blooming in the darkness.

This kind of emotion will not radiate its brilliance and illuminate the entire heart before the switch is turned on.

As if he also felt that what he said could easily be misunderstood, Jiang Shui quickly withdrew his hand, took two steps back, and kept the safest distance between him and Qi Yan. He looked a little panicked, as if he was avoiding something.

Qi Yan blushed, he turned his eyes away, not looking at Jiang Shui, and shouted with a lack of confidence: "Don't say such weird things! And, and, this is not a reason to refuse!"

"Then are you going to keep the appointment?" Jiang Shui's voice returned to its previous timbre, like the clean and crisp sound of a spring flowing into the cracks between stones, which was very pleasant to hear.

Qi Yan definitely didn't want to keep the appointment. If he wanted to keep the appointment, would he have to ask Jiang Shui to help him find a solution?

"...Can I say I'm sick?" As soon as Qi Yan finished speaking, Jiang Shui denied it.

"No." Don't say anything that will hurt yourself.

Qi Yan really had no choice. The female teacher didn't give him any chance to refuse before. If he refused again now, it would inevitably be suspected of letting her go... In the final analysis, the female teacher was too absolute in doing things.

After thinking for a long time, Qi Yan finally sighed and said with a resigned look: "Forget it, just go. It's better to explain it to her. Anyway, I am upright and I have nothing to let her down."

It would be best to think so. But when he thought about the real face, Qi Yan's heart was tangled again.

He was not a heartless person. If the female teacher really shed a few tears and decided to not even give him a chance to refute as she did when she invited him, Qi Yan would really have to bear it. It

was obvious that Qi Yan was still hesitating. Jiang Shui picked up the bag with the lunch box and reminded him, "It's already six o'clock."

The sunset outside was already hovering in the sky. Perhaps it would fall down inadvertently, and the world would return to darkness.

The agreed time was eight o'clock, and the agreed location was also some distance away from the gallery. Qi Yan picked up the coat on the back of the chair and prepared to keep the appointment.

"Would you like to take my car?" Jiang Shui suggested, "It's on our way."

"...That would be great. But don't think that I agreed to this because I feel like I know you very well. I just don't want to squeeze into the subway during the evening rush hour! I don't know you very well at all!"

- Yes, yes, everything you say is right!

Victoria is a Western restaurant located in the vicinity of the Central Square. It is very famous and is also a high-end place sought after by more high-end people. Whether it is dining, afternoon tea or supper, the food at Victoria is always memorable.

"By the way, was Victoria on the list you showed me?" Qi Yan asked as if he suddenly remembered something.

"No." Jiang Shui said in a low voice, "I feel that it's not suitable for us to eat there." "

...Actually, we are not short of money." Qi Yan guessed that it was because he squeezed into the subway that this young master had the illusion that he was poor...

Besides, what's wrong with the subway? Didn't he, the young master, meet him on the subway?

"It's not a matter of money. It's just a feeling that a place that looks luxurious on the outside is not really beautiful on the inside."

"You used a professional term, didn't you?" Qi Yan rolled his eyes: "Why don't you just say it's a money-making place?"

"You can understand it that way." Jiang Shui's mouth curled up: "The ingredients of Victoria's food are indeed fresh, but the cooking method is very average, including the taste. In fact, the steak you eat there tastes the same as the one you eat in a cheap steak house."

"According to you, are those rich people fools?"

Those nouveau riche who can't wait to spend the whole day there to show that they are high-end people are really stupid...

"Maybe it's a psychological effect." Jiang Shui's voice sounded slowly: "Different concepts, different ideas."

"Yeah, they may think that the steak they eat is from cows that drank pure milk..."

After Qi Yan finished complaining, he was stunned... Oh, his remarks seemed so stupid.

Fortunately, Jiang Shui didn't answer, and Qi Yan stopped talking after being embarrassed for a moment, and didn't continue the topic.

The car drove on the road for a full hour and a half. Of course, there were many reasons for the traffic jam. Although they had set out two hours in advance, when they arrived at the destination, it was still more than ten minutes before eight o'clock.

Qi Yan was a little nervous, and he kept rubbing his hands together. Seeing this, Jiang Shui found a place to park the car, unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car.

"Why are you getting out of the car?"

"I suddenly want to eat steak." Jiang Shui nodded calmly.

Qi Yan was stunned for a moment, and said doubtfully: "You are too 'sudden'..."

"Get out of the car, you are going to be late."

After speaking, Qi Yan quickly jumped out of the car. He adjusted his appearance and started walking towards the gate.

There was a familiar figure sitting by the window. The female teacher had been looking outside. When she saw Qi Yan, a flash of surprise flashed across her eyes.

"Mr. Qi, here!"

Because Qi Yan and Jiang Shui were one in front of the other, and the range of vision was limited, the female teacher did not see Jiang Shui behind Qi Yan.

Qi Yan was about to say something to Jiang Shui, but he sat at another table as if nothing had happened and called the waiter to take the order.

——Are they going to be strangers?

"Mr. Qi." The woman's voice interrupted Qi Yan's thoughts: "I'm really happy that you can come."

Qi Yan came back to his senses, coughed lightly, and sat opposite the female teacher: "I came because you didn't give me a chance to refuse, Teacher Song."

The woman's last name was Song, Song Yan, and everyone in the gallery called her Teacher Song, just like they didn't call Qi Boss, but Mr. Qi, although they had a good relationship with Qi Yan.

Song Yan looked embarrassed, but quickly covered it up: "Mr. Qi, you haven't eaten yet, take a look at what you want to eat, the food here tastes good."

"Actually, I'm not very hungry." Qi Yan opened the menu: "One medium-rare steak will be fine."

After what Jiang Shui just said, he suddenly wanted to taste Victoria's steak carefully.

There was only one steak, but Song Yan ordered a lot of snacks. The drink was a bottle of red wine, which Song Yan wanted.

"Let's not talk about other things, just tell me your purpose directly." The staff of Qi Yan's personality gallery already knew it.

Song Yan lowered her head slightly, her cheeks slightly red: "Mr. Qi, the position of the tutor this time..."

"I have already decided on the tutor, is there anything else?"

"Oh, you have already chosen?" Song Yan was surprised: "Then, then I..."

"You are not among the candidates." Qi Yan said bluntly: "I never thought of choosing you from the beginning."