TL: Hua
Qin Chaoyan’s eyes were very dark, and his long eyelashes covered some part of them, making his deep and narrow eyes less cold, but also more difficult to see his emotions.
His thin lips were pursed, his jaw seemed to be taut, and his lines showed a bit of harshness. The well-made suit fitted his body perfectly, and the tie was meticulously fastened to the collar of the shirt, cold and restrained.
Ye Rongxu remembered that this tie was picked by him when he gave him clothes before.
He met Qin Chaoyan’s gaze and watched him approach step by step. His heart tightened for no reason. Suddenly, he remembered the scene in his dream and had an inexplicable urge to escape, as if the next moment, the other party would pull off his tie like in the dream…
Ye Rongxu’s heart tightened slightly, his hands on the armrest of the wheelchair curled up unconsciously, and his fingertips pressed against the slightly cool armrest.
His line of sight shifted upward as Qin Chaoyan approached, his fair and delicate chin had to be lifted slightly, his fine white neck became more slender, and his beautiful eyes fixed at Qin Chaoyan.
Qin Chaoyan also looked at him, his eyes dim.
The sound of leather shoes stepping on the ground was steady, as if it coincided with the sound of a heartbeat. Ye Rongxu clenched his fingers, and when the other party finally arrived in front of him, his curled eyelashes couldn’t help but tremble, but he still tried to look up at Qin Chaoyan.
His beautiful eyes, like glass beads, seemed to be soaked in water, clean and clear, with doubts and… a trace of inexplicable guilt.
Strange, why should he feel guilty?
Ye Rongxu’s eyes became more confused.
Qin Chaoyan stood in front of the wheelchair, lowered his head, and looked at him, with no emotion in his eyes. Time seemed to have passed for a long time, but in fact they only looked at each other for one second.
One second later, Qin Chaoyan looked up; his dark eyes stared at Qin Jingxu with coldness.
Qin Jingxu seemed to have not expected to meet him here. He froze for a moment, and coupled with his haggard expression, his momentum was clearly suppressed.
But he quickly realized and unconsciously stood up straight, looking at Qin Chaoyan and making eye contact with him.
The two were not far away, and their eyes met. Their expressions were unfriendly. In an instant, the air seemed to solidify, and a silent confrontation crossed their lines of sight.
In Room 2, the crowd who had just rushed to the door and witnessed this scene were stunned, and the people at the card table before were even shocked.
Being pestered by the ex-fiancé while being caught by the current fiancé, this was too exciting.
The expressions of several people were changing from shocked to nervousness, then excitement, and they all looked at Ye Rongxu and the other two. But the next moment, they met Qin Chaoyan’s slightly cold gaze, and their hearts were inexplicably frightened; their desire to watch the excitement was half doused.
Qin Chaoyan retracted his gaze, and when he looked at Qin Jingxu again, the coldness in his eyes didn’t diminish.
Soon, his eyes fell on Qin Jingxu’s hand that was holding the wheelchair.
Qin Jingxu thought he would say something, so he took a deep breath and responded with a calm expression. Before he could speak, Qin Chaoyan suddenly grabbed his wrist.
Qin Jingxu felt a sudden, sharp pain in his wrist, as if it were clamped by steel, and his face turned pale instantly. He almost cried out in pain, and his five fingers loosened unconsciously. Before he could react, his hand was pulled away from the wheelchair.
When he came to his senses, he had already been pushed away by Qin Chaoyan and staggered back a few steps.
Being easily pushed away in front of so many people caused Qin Jingxu’s expression to turn extremely ugly. After standing firm, he stared at Qin Chaoyan and gritted his teeth, saying, “Qin Chaoyan, I was just chatting with Xiao Xu about some childhood things. You don’t need to do this.”
Qin Chaoyan ignored him, turned around, and lowered his eyes, leaning down to ask Ye Rongxu, “Do you want to talk to him?”
Ye Rongxu looked at him in a daze and shook his head.
Qin Chaoyan straightened up without saying anything extra and pushed him towards the elevator.
Qin Jingxu was stunned for a moment, and after coming back to his senses, he suddenly clenched his fists and tried to catch up but was stopped by Chen Jiang, who was standing there.
Qin Chaoyan heard the movement behind him and suddenly stopped.
He turned his head and glanced at Ye Rongxu, his eyes flashing with a cold light. Then he turned back, took off his suit, walked to the wheelchair, and bent down to cover Ye Rongxu with the suit.
Ye Rongxu was stunned. His fingers touched the lining of the suit, and he seemed to be able to feel the other party’s residual body temperature.
He raised his head again and looked at Qin Chaoyan with more confusion.
Qin Chaoyan lowered his head, looked at him with his dark pupils, and quickly looked away.
He pulled the suit up to Ye Rongxu’s neck, meticulously tucked it in and covered it tightly, and said with downcast eyes, “It’s cold; you can’t get cold; cover up to keep warm.”
Ye Rongxu: “?”
The restaurant has a temperature control system, so he is not cold.
After Qin Chaoyan tucked his clothes in, he paused for a moment, then suddenly leaned forward, holding up half of his face with his well-defined fingers, and pressing his slightly calloused fingertips against the side of his face.
Ye Rongxu suddenly opened his eyes wide and met his dark and deep eyes.
He watched dumbfounded as Qin Chaoyan approached and was soon enveloped by his scent.
Qin Chaoyan’s eyes darkened slightly, his fingertips rubbing his delicate cheeks as he leaned closer and closer.
The people who gathered at the door of Room 2 to watch the excitement couldn’t help but stare in surprise. Because the wheelchair blocked the view, to them standing not far behind, this scene looked like Qin Chaoyan leaning over to kiss Ye Rongxu.
Qin Jingxu stared at the two of them, and the veins on the back of his clenched fists were exposed.
Ye Rongxu was no less shocked than everyone else present. He quietly clenched his fingers, and his pair of beautiful eyes widened.
Just as Qin Chaoyan was getting closer and closer, almost on the verge of touching him, and he couldn’t help but reach out and push, Qin Chaoyan suddenly stopped.
Then, the other party raised his other hand, gently stroked the top of his head full of soft hair, and said in a low voice: “Be good, be obedient.”
Ye Rongxu obviously breathed a sigh of relief, and his clenched fingers loosened. He didn’t realize how ambiguous and doting this sentence sounded and didn’t notice that Qin Chaoyan’s hand, which lightly patted the top of his head, was wearing an engagement ring.
The overhead light shone on the diamond embedded in the ring, reflecting a clear light.
The rich second generation standing at the door of Room 2 saw it, and Qin Jingxu, who was stopped by Chen Jiang, also saw it.
When Qin Chaoyan stood up, he seemed to look in Qin Jingxu’s direction, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised but soon flattened.
He walked back to the back of the wheelchair and pushed Ye Rongxu away again. When passing the door of Room 1, he politely nodded to Lu Yunfeng.
Lu Yunfeng had a good impression of him after the contact during this period of time. In addition, he had just watched a good show, so he couldn’t help but smile and say, “President Qin, take care. Let’s go fishing together when you have time. By the way, remember to bring Xiaoye with you.”
Seeing Ye Rongxu looking at him in surprise, he smiled a little more kindly and said to him, “Give my regards to your father.”
“Uh, OK.” Ye Rongxu nodded hastily.
Behind him, Qin Jingxu, who was stopped by Chen Jiang, froze. Only then did he see Lu Yunfeng standing at the door of Room 1.
The other second-generations who came to Cao Yuxuan’s birthday party were also surprised. Lu Yunfeng was a person of the same generation as their parents and was in charge of the entire Hongsheng Group. He was different from them, a group of idle second-generation rich kids.
Qin Chaoyan had just taken over a branch of the Qin Group, but he was already on good terms with President Lu?
And they had a hunch that this wasn’t because of his family background or social standing. That’s because Qin Jingxu, who had a better background than him, didn’t even receive a glance from President Lu.
Qin Jingxu’s face turned from black to white and changed several times. Perhaps he was concerned about Lu Yunfeng’s presence; he didn’t try to catch up in the end.
Seeing this, Chen Jiang also let go of him and turned to catch up with Qin Chaoyan and Ye Rongxu.
When the three of them were waiting for the elevator together, Chen Jiang suddenly turned back and looked at the end of the corridor.
Qin Chaoyan’s eyes had been on the hair whorl on Ye Rongxu’s head. After noticing his action, he turned his head and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Chen Jiang shook his head and frowned slightly: “Nothing.”
Qin Chaoyan noticed that his expression wasn’t right and also turned his head to take a look, but like Chen Jiang, he saw nothing except those standing at the door of the private room.
Ye Rongxu noticed the movement of the two people and looked up, asking, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” This time it was Qin Chaoyan who replied.
Ye Rongxu said “Oh” and retracted his head.
When Qin Chaoyan wore the suit on himself, he looked slender and well-fitting, but when it was covered on Ye Rongxu, it looked too big.
Ye Rongxu was completely trapped in his suit at the moment, with only his head and fair face showing, making him look smaller.
When they arrived at the parking lot downstairs, Qin Chaoyan carried him into the car with his suit, then walked to the other side, opened the door, and got in.
Ye Rongxu was surprised and asked, “Aren’t you going back to work?”
Qin Chaoyan leaned over to help him buckle his seat belt. Hearing this, he quickly glanced at him and said in a flat tone, “Today’s work is done. Manager Lou can handle the rest.”
Ye Rongxu: “Oh.” You’re just slacking off. You spoke so calmly and composedly; outsiders would have believed you’re the company leader if they heard this.
He was sure that Lou Xinyu is nominally a deputy, but in fact, he’s the person specially transferred by Grandma Qin to teach Qin Chaoyan. He is the real leader of the company.
Ye Rongxu hummed in his heart, not knowing at this moment that Lou Xinyu could not control Qin Chaoyan at all.
“By the way, why are you here today? And…” He quickly asked again.
It’s not that he didn’t guess Qin Chaoyan was going to discuss business, but he wanted to go on to ask why the other party suddenly leaned so close to him when he covered him with his suit just now. But Chen Jiang was already done putting away the wheelchair and got in the car, so he quickly shut up.
Qin Chaoyan tilted his head to look at him and said, “Discuss the contract with Hongsheng.”
Then he lowered his eyes slightly and asked in a normal tone: “What about you? Why did you suddenly come out today? Or was it…”
“I came to attend Cao Yuxuan’s birthday party.” Ye Rongxu quickly cut him off and, for some reason, he felt guilty, so he subconsciously asked Chen Jiang to testify, “Right, Uncle Chen?”
After saying that, he wondered in his heart: What am I feeling guilty for?
Chen Jiang, who was driving the car out of the parking lot, hurriedly nodded: “Yes.”
Just now, when Qin Chaoyan came out of Room 1, he happened to catch Qin Jingxu pestering Ye Rongxu. Fearing that he would misunderstand, he subconsciously explained a little more: “Young Master didn’t know that Young Master Qin was also there, so after seeing him, he didn’t even eat, and then directly left. Mr. Qin, you may not have heard, but just a second before you came out from the private room, Young Master told the group of people that he had never liked Eldest Young Master Qin, never before, and never in the future. Alas, if you had come out a second earlier, you would have heard it.”
Ye Rongxu was embarrassed and blushed, thinking: Uncle, you explained too much.
Qin Chaoyan looked at him again, his eyes seemed like obsidian washed by rain, moist and shiny, and especially clear.
“Really?” He seemed to crook his body, moving slightly closer towards Ye Rongxu, with a slightly drunken look.
Ye Rongxu was once again enveloped by his scent while still holding his clothes in his arms and seemed to be able to smell the light odor of alcohol.
He quietly leaned to the side, sneakily creating some distance, and said with a dry cough: “Of course, he hid behind the screen in the lounge in advance. I didn’t know about this, but if I had known earlier…”
Speaking of this, he frowned before continuing: “If he hadn’t said he wanted to return an item to me, I wouldn’t have listened to him for so long. Who knew that he would suddenly…” confessed his deep affection.
Thinking of the scene at that time, Ye Rongxu felt disgusted. Without counting what happened on the day of the engagement banquet, did Qin Jingxu forget that he had a lover named Shu Ming? How could the other party be so shameless and say those words in front of him? Did he think he was a fool or a garbage collector?
The more Ye Rongxu thought about it, the angrier he became, and his tone unconsciously carried a hint of disgust.
Halfway through, he suddenly froze again, and quietly turned his head to look at Qin Chaoyan.
Qin Chaoyan seemed to be even more intoxicated by the warmth inside the car. He tilted his head and looked at him talking with slightly bright eyes, his lips also slightly curved.
Ye Rongxu “uh-ed” and explained in a low voice: “In fact, I was being so mean because his behavior is too extreme.”
Qin Chaoyan was stunned for a moment, as if puzzled.
Ye Rongxu seemed to be a little distressed, and after a “sigh,” he hesitated and said, “He saved me. Considering the kindness of the past, I shouldn’t treat him like this, but after knowing what kind of person he is, every time I see him again, hear what he says, and think of the things he did, I can’t help but hate him. Say, Am I not… a little ungrateful?”
He looked at Qin Chaoyan and blinked. Seeing that Qin Chaoyan was slightly stunned and seemed to really want to say something, he spoke first: “I’m not like this to everyone. For example, you helped me, and I repay you. I’m not an ungrateful person, ok?”
Then he nodded solemnly: “So it’s his bad character. I’m not at fault.”
Qin Chaoyan smiled, then his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said: “Of course I don’t blame you. He saved you, and Uncle Ye must have paid back all the favors for you, so you don’t owe him anything.”
Ye Rongxu’s eyes lit up slightly, and he couldn’t help but lean over to hug his arm and say, “Really? I think so too.”
Qin Chaoyan stiffened for a moment but soon relaxed and let Young Master Ye get closer.
He lowered his eyes slightly, thinking in his heart: It turned out that he treats Qin Jingxu specially out of gratitude.
Did this specialness include love? Or did he always misunderstand?
“You liked him before… because of this incident?” He lowered his eyes and asked tentatively.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Ye Rongxu opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief: “How could I have liked him?”
After speaking, seeing Qin Chaoyan stunned, he frowned again and said: “It’s true that I was more tolerant of him because of that incident, but I definitely don’t like him.”
Qin Chaoyan’s slightly stunned expression gradually changed, and a smile soon appeared in his eyes. His fingers also touched Ye Rongxu’s hand quietly at some point.
Ye Rongxu: “?”
Qin Chaoyan regained his senses and simply held his hand. He coughed lightly, and asked in a concealing way, “Are you cold?”
Ye Rongxu: “?” I’m not cold.
“Are you drunk?” He finally reacted and looked at Qin Chaoyan’s eyes, which were particularly clear and seemed to be floating with tiny glimmers.
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