Chapter 14. Earrings for you. What’s wrong with one more for me?

Qi Huan tugged on Qu Jianshen’s sleeve and asked in confusion, “Is your restaurant usually this crowded?”

“It happens to be lunch time, so it’s normal to have a lot of people.” Qu Jianshen lowered his eyes and smiled lightly, “What’s wrong? Are you scared?”

“I’m scared?” Qi Huan lightly hummed, “What’s there to be afraid of when I eat a meal!”

Qu Jianshen smiled and said, “Today there is your favourite sweet and sour pork. You can eat more of it.”

Qi Huan’s eyes lit up, “Let’s go on then!”

Even if you were the boss, you still had to abide by the rules of queuing.

Qi Huan followed Qu Jianshen in the queue, but no matter how much she tried to ignore it, the eyes around her seemed to carry a searing temperature. It looked as if they were going to burn her through.

“Why are all the people in your company staring at me? Is there something on my face?” She asked in a whisper, coming up to Qu Jianshen’s ear.

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The two were really too close to each other. Even though there were already quite a few employees in the restaurant at this time, the posture of the two of them talking intimately was imprinted on almost everyone’s mind.

This state made them feel like the whole restaurant was a light bulb, and even created a feeling of guilt.

Xu Ling consciously distanced himself from the duo and stood there expressionlessly, seemingly unaffected in the slightest.

The other employees looked at Xu Ling and couldn’t help but secretly admire him in their hearts. He was worthy of being on the front line of eating dog food, and his movements were so skilled that it hurt.

***

Finally, the long queue reached the head.

Qi Huan’s favorite sweet and sour pork was indeed there, and she immediately asked for one.

The auntie who served the food was a warm person, and was all smiles when she saw Qu Jianshen and Qi Huan walking side by side.

“Mr. Qu has brought his girlfriend here!” The auntie started with a spoon full of sweet and sour pork.

Auntie’s voice was loud, so loud that almost half of the restaurant could hear it.

Qi Huan’s face suddenly burned up, and she was just about to open her mouth to retort when Auntie got enthusiastic again.

“Since you’re Mr. Qu’s girlfriend, I must give you more!”

Qu Jianshen’s eyebrows were smiling as he thanked her warmly, “Thank you, she likes sweet and sour pork very much.”

“I’ve always heard that Mr. Qu has a girlfriend, but I’ve never seen her. So I finally met her today.”

The aunt was so enthusiastic that she didn’t even rest her mouth while serving the dishes.

The only thing that Qi Huan felt was that she was surrounded by hot and eye-catching eyes, and she didn’t even have the chance to open her mouth to retort.

It wasn’t until she sat down with the dishes that she could easily let out a sigh of relief.

“See? That’s the president’s fiancée!”

“They are such a good match!”

Qi Huan: “……”

She could hear you, thanks.

“What’s up with the people in your company? Are they all paparazzi reincarnated?” Qi Huan asked in a small voice.

Qu Jianshen laughed lightly, “They are just more curious. It’s not a bad thing.”

Qi Huan finally reacted now and said in an exasperated voice, “No wonder you brought me here for dinner. It’s just so your company can see that you have a fiancee, right! “

She said that Qu Jianshen was so kind to bring her here for dinner. Now that everyone knew about her engagement to Qu Jianshen, it would undoubtedly make it more difficult for her to break it off again.

How could there be a free lunch in this world!

Abruptly, Qi Huan looked at the sweet and sour pork on her plate and felt that it didn’t even smell good anymore.

“Injustice, I didn’t think of it that way.” Qu Jianshen had an innocent face.

Qi Huan gritted her teeth. “Pretend, you’re still pretending!”

At this time, a senior executive of Hefuan passed by, and since he was on good terms with Qu Jianshen, Qu Jianshen politely invited, “Want to sit together?”

The executive was very discerning and didn’t sit down. Instead, he smiled and said, “No, thank you, Mr. Qu.”

Qu Jianshen immediately introduced Qi Huan to the other party, saying, “You also went to the last party. You should have met Huan Huan.”

She raised her eyes and really felt that the other party looked familiar, so she also said hello, “Hello.”

The executive smiled and nodded at her, “How are you, Miss Qi Huan?”

At that moment, the other party’s eyes swept over Qu Jianshen’s brooch again. After all, he was almost explicit, so he smiled and said, “Nice brooch.”

“A gift from Huanhuan.” Qu Jianshen was all smiles, as if he had finally been spotted with this brooch. He even explained braggingly, “These are her favourite earrings.”

Qi Huan:?

“Did you hear that? Love tokens are so special now!”

“Help, I’ve bumped it!”

Qi Huan:”…..”

    ***

The restaurant of the He Yuan Group was huge, and the two of them were sitting by the window. It was arguably the most conspicuous place in the whole restaurant.

 At this point, the company’s various large and small groups had long been chatting away.

[I’ve never seen the CEO come to the restaurant for dinner before, but today for the first time I came across him with his fiancée].

[Showing off to the staff]

[It’s the first time I’ve seen a smile on the president’s face. It’s not that he can’t smile.]

[The two are rumored to be forced into a marriage, but the president doesn’t seem reluctant, does he?]

[The rumors must be false; the relationship between childhood friends is different]

[I thought the president would be single for the rest of his life… He really feels like an iceberg in front of him when he’s in a meeting, and he’s ready to explode. ……]

[Wives and employees are still different]

[I heard that tokens of affection have been sent to each other, and the president has been showing off, tsk]

[So men who fall in love are all the same ……]

The endless stream of employees around her gradually became much less, and there were not so many eyes resting on Qi Huan. She breathed a sigh of relief.

“Not good?” When Qu Jianshen saw that Qi Huan had not eaten much, he could not help but frown.

Qi Huan was so angry that she puffed up her cheeks, “How can I eat when so many people are staring at me? I’m not as thick-skinned as you.”

Qu Jianshen raised his eyebrows and said with hooked lips, “I do have a good appetite today, probably because I’m in a good mood.”

“……” She was not in a good mood!

Qi Huan immediately picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork and chewed it fiercely, as if Qu Jianshen was the piece of meat.

However, as if Qu Jianshen did not know what she meant, he smiled and said, “Is the sweet and sour pork delicious? Give me a piece.”

 “No.” Qi Huan blocked it up like protecting food.

When Qu Jianshen heard her refusal, he picked up his chopsticks and went to pick it up. It was as if the more Qi Huan refused, the more he wanted to go against her.

Xu Ling was sitting next to the two of them, but after seeing this scene, he silently picked up his plate and switched to his secretary’s table.

The secretary took the opportunity to ask in a whisper, “Was the boss ever this childish before?”

Xu Ling shook his head.

“It’s true, love makes people stupid.” The secretary gave a tsk.

The others didn’t dare stay long, and left after eating their meals quickly and sensibly.

    ***

Qi Huan ate the last piece of sweet and sour pork in her mouth, then looked at Qu Jianshen with a bright smile, declaring her victory.

The two were no longer surrounded by people, and the restaurant was empty.

Qi Huan looked at Qu Jianshen, not forgetting her purpose for coming to Hefuan, but she also knew Qu Jianshen’s intention for bringing her to lunch.

“You just deliberately brought me here for lunch so that everyone could see us together, and I gave you a gift, right?” She said, with pursed lips.

Qu Jianshen nodded very honestly, “Yes.”

He paused and added, “I can’t wait for everyone to know all this. I want you to know that I am not the least bit resistant to this engagement. It’s from my heart.”

The look in Qu Jianshen’s eyes was so serious that Qi Huan’s heart skipped a beat and was not at all under her control.

“It’s just an earring. If you want it, give it to you.” She shifted her eyes, not daring to meet Qu Jianshen’s eyes at all.

The tips of Qu Jianshen’s eyebrows and the corners of his eyes at this moment seemed to be drenched in a rich smile, as if something extremely wonderful was happening.

“Are you really going to give it to me?” He was a little unsure, so he asked again.

Qi Huan’s eyes were shaken by his smile, so she subconsciously avoided it, returning it stiffly again. “Yes.”

The smile under Qu Jianshen’s eyes intensified, “So I can wear it?”

“Wear it, wear it.” Qi Huan nodded her head.

At that time, her mobile phone rang, and seeing that the caller was Xu Muqing, she also hurriedly picked up the phone.

“Senior?”

As soon as Qu Jianshen heard this address, the original rich smile and the curvature of his lips curved up, was directly hidden.

“Do you have time tomorrow night? Let’s have dinner together?” Xu Muqing asked in a warm voice.

Qi Huan did not see Qu Jianshen’s expression, concentrating on the phone, “Tomorrow night?”

Xu Muqing laughed lightly, his voice still containing an apology: “I was too busy back home. I thought I could finish earlier, but I didn’t expect it to take so long. I’m sorry for calling you only now.”

“What’s the point of Senior apologizing to me? He was already very busy with the new environment and new job.” Qi Huan smiled back, “Also, I should be the one to treat Senior to dinner.”

“Is tomorrow night okay then?” Xu Muqing asked with a smile.

Qi Huan replied in a crisp voice, “Of course you can. I have time tomorrow night.”

Qu Jianshen stared at Qi Huan’s smiling face, and his eyes gradually deepened. Then he smiled and asked, “Huanhuan, are you full? Do you want to order some more dessert after dinner?”

This voice was not like the usual clear, deep, waveless tone, but instead had a few more light smiles, and even a hint of inexplicable emotion mixed in.

Xu Muqing’s side was obviously silent for a moment, “Is there someone next to you?”

Qi Huan glared at Qu Jianshen, then explained, “I’m having lunch with Qu Jianshen. Don’t pay attention to him, senior. You can continue.”

Xu Muqing pondered for a moment and asked, “What do you like to eat?”

 “I ……”

Before Qi Huan could answer, Qu Jianshen opened his mouth again, “The Star Lake Hotel has come up with a new dish. Do you want to go and try it? I’ll take you there next time. Don’t you like the Star Lake Hotel chef’s cooking a lot?”

“You shut up.” Qi Huan glared at him again before explaining to Xu Muqing, “Senior, I’m not talking about you. I can eat anything; I’m not picky.”

 Xu Muqing asked out loud, “Is Italian food okay?”

“Yes.” Qi Huan nodded her head.

Xu Muqing smiled and said, “I’m going to make a reservation now, so is it okay to meet tomorrow night at seven o’clock?”

“Seven o’clock tomorrow night?” Qi Huan repeated, then responded, “It’s okay.”

Qu Jianshen listened with a frown, barely a smile on his face.

When Qi Huan hung up the phone, she immediately began to accuse Qu Jianshen, “I’m on the phone. What are you doing messing around!”

But Qu Jianshen looked innocent: “I didn’t mess around. I just wanted to ask you to dinner.”

“I have no time.” Qi Huan replied decisively.

Qu Jianshen’s expression did not change at all and he said, “Then I will go with you tomorrow.”

“I’m having dinner with my senior. Why are you interfering?” Qi Huan had a puzzled look on her face.

Qu Jianshen’s eyes were slightly raised, and he said with a smile, “Since we are both going to have dinner, what’s wrong with having me?”