Qi Huan was startled by Qu Jianshen’s actions. Her heart went out of control, and then it quickly showed on her face.
“This, this is not very good ……,” She put her hands in front of her chest, and her voice stammered, “It’s just a meal …… “
Qu Jian frowned and raised his eyebrows slightly. Looking at Qi Huan’s red cheeks, he couldn’t help but hook his lips: “What did you think about?”
“Ah?” Qi Huan was stunned.
Qu Jianshen’s fingers paused slightly. The button was only unbuttoned once before he stopped. He raised his eyebrows and said, with a smile in his voice: “I just feel a little hot and it’s not convenient to eat.”
Qi Huan: “……”
Qu Jianshen tsked: “Huanhuan, you are so complicated.”
Qi Huan: ????
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“R pyke R oydvle vs wpl svbla ryuxldv xlvbsep.” Cw Kkydpbld pyke okvb y pxkzl.
Ck Twyd alyzzu nswzed’v blzr cwv oydv vs aszz bla lulp. Fbl oypd’v tskdt vs cl vaknjle ytykd.
“R esd’v clzklhl usw!”
As soon as the words left his mouth, Qu Jianshen took out a jewellery box from his pocket. It was square and pink, and it looked especially small in his hand.
“What’s this?” Qi Huan was stunned for a moment.
Qu Jianshen tossed it over, saying in a light tone, “I picked it up on the way.”
Qi Huan caught it, and naturally, did not believe a word of his answer. When she opened the jewellery box, it was a pair of earrings.
It was a pair of earrings with round, bright pearls and dazzling diamonds set together. It was delicate and dazzling.
Qi Huan’s heart skipped a beat as she closed the jewellery box and asked, “Why did you give me earrings?”
“I took yours, so I have to return them.” Qu Jianshen said with a smile on his face, “If you don’t like them, I’ll give you something else.”
Qi Huan opened it again and looked at it, then curled her eyes and said, “I like it, but if you use this to pay for the meal, then you’re losing money.”
The corners of Qu Jianshen’s lips lifted slightly as he lowered his head and took another bite, “Since it’s something I like to eat, it’s not a loss.”
Qi Huan played with the jewellery box in her hand, somewhat in love with it.
She was already fond of collecting earrings. As long as they looked good and suited her, she would buy them. There was even a cupboard of earrings at home already, but she still enjoyed it.
“Were you eating out? This restaurant is also a bit of a distance from the Crane.” Qu Jianshen asked out loud.
Qi Huan didn’t look up and replied directly, “I’m eating out with my Senior. It just so happened that you sent a message over, so I’m just dropping by.”
As soon as the words left her mouth, Qi Huan heard the sound of chopsticks hitting the coffee table, quite loudly.
She looked up and saw that Qu Jianshen was drinking water, so she asked, “You’re not eating?”
Qu Jianshen looked slightly dark. He pursed his lips and said, “It’s not good. I can’t eat it anymore.”
Qi Huan:?
This person was really fickle. She didn’t know who was the one who said it was delicious just now?
Qu Jianshen gave a cold chuckle: “That senior of yours is really idle.”
“Senior is the vice president of the company that bought the rights to my comics. Don’t you think it’s a coincidence?” Qi Huan then went over all these things, saying, “The script for my comic is already in the works. I hear that the first two episodes will be out soon. They will be shown to me, and the casting is also in progress.”
“Is it a coincidence or intentional.” Qu Jianshen hummed softly. His voice was small but contained full resentment.
“Hmm?” Qi Huan didn’t hear, “What did you say?”
Qu Jianshen gathered up the lunch box on the coffee table, but the corner of his lips could not help but skim, “So you went on a date with that senior today?”
“What date?” Qi Huan was baffled, “If having a meal is considered a date, then wouldn’t I be dating you a lot?”
She felt that Qu Jianshen was sick, and probably quite sick.
Qu Jianshen’s mood was inexplicably better. His eyebrows seemed to be drenched in smiles, and he spoke in a pleasant tone: “Do you want to take a nap here? There’s a lounge next to it.”
Qi Huan’s eyes were shaken by his smile, and her heart jumped violently, “No, I want to go back!”
She could be sure that Qu Jianshen was just sick!
***
The next day.
Jiang Ruuxia came to Qi Huan’s house with a new solution she had just come up with.
Qi Huan had no hope for Jiang Ruuxia’s solution because she had already died twice in front of Qu Jianshen. If she did it again, she didn’t know if she could bear it.
“Sister Huan, you trust me. This time it’s definitely the best way!” Jiang Ruixia pulled her to the sofa and sat down.
Qi Huan didn’t believe her and was even a bit perfunctory: “Really?”
Jiang Ruixia tsked, “I’ve tried so hard to help. Why are you still like this? Listen to me, it must be a good idea this time!”
Qi Huan came to life and asked, “Tell me, what’s the good solution?”
“It was too much trouble to beat around the bush before. This time, let’s be direct and say you have a boyfriend. I don’t believe that in this situation, Qu Jianshen can still think that this marriage contract can’t be broken.” Jiang Ruixia said excitedly.
Qi Huan froze: “The point is that I don’t have a boyfriend?”
Jiang Ruixia reassured her, “It’s okay, I have a boyfriend for you.”
She then began to explain, “You know that men are very possessive. Even if they don’t like you, they will still feel that you are their possession. So with this kind of man, you have to hit his self-confidence hard. You have to tell him that you already have other men and that you don’t take him seriously. The average man can’t accept a woman having another man, so it’s also a good opportunity for you to break off your engagement.”
Qi Huan was silent for a moment and stared at Jiang Ruixia with her eyes for a long time, then said, “Xia Xia, you have something.”
Jiang Ruixia raised her eyebrows in triumph, “This time you must be prepared for everything. You know Qu Jianshen too well, so he knows you well too. The boyfriend set up is a little milk dog [1] a bit younger. It’s a long distance, so there’s not much chance of meeting, so you often chat on the phone.”
Qi Huan nodded, “Seems okay?”
“This time, you can’t just go straight up and say things like, ‘I have a boyfriend and we break off the engagement.’ Let’s create the illusion that you’re in a relationship first and let him ask you about it.” Jiang Ruixia explained it again in detail.
Qi Huan pondered for a moment and asked, “The point is, where do I get a little milk dog now who’s a bit younger?”
“I’ve scouted for you from film school. Not only do they have acting skills, they’re also handsome. Most importantly, they’re younger than Qu Jianshen ah. I think you can seize on that to attack him then.” Jiang Ruuxia said with a heated smile.
Qi Huan even tried to find a notebook to write it down, “Is there more?”
“I’ve already asked my sister who I know to look in the film school. As long as the price is high, I’m not afraid that no one will be willing. Isn’t that part of acting too?” As Jiang Ruixia was talking, her mobile phone rang.
“There should be news. Wait.”
Qi Huan padded over to listen. The girl there said there were quite a few people willing and they were willing to send pictures over so they could pick.
Jiang Ruixia thanked her, hung up the phone and then went to WeChat to send a red packet to the girl. Then, there were five photos sent over.
“I’m a bit excited, oh. It’s just like choosing a concubine.”
Qi Huan: “……”
***
The next day.
Café.
Qi Huan and Jiang Ruixia arrived first. They found an empty seat and sat down.
“Are you sure about the height of 188?” Qi Huan asked curiously.
Jiang Ruixia nodded: “I think so. I saw the life photo, it’s really tall.”
Qi Huan was slightly relieved that Qu Jianshen was only 185, so she wouldn’t lose her momentum against him.
“If it really follows conditions, how many people could match Qu Jianshen’s conditions? The key is to get him to back off.” Jiang Ruixia said.
After a while, the door of the cafe opened and a boy wearing a simple white T walked in.
The first thing that caught the eye was his height and his handsome face, which made people look at him sideways.
The boy looked to his left and right, and paused when he saw Qi Huan and Jiang Ruixia before walking over.
“Are you Ji Xiao?” Jiang Ruixia asked.
Ji Xiao sat down and also nodded: “Hello, two sisters.”
Jiang Ruixia didn’t hesitate and cut straight to the chase, “It’s about pretending to be a boyfriend and making up that relationship experience. You remembered that too, right? That’s your major, so it shouldn’t be a problem.”
Ji Xiao glanced towards Qi Huan, then smiled and said, “No problem!”
Qi Huan took out her mobile phone and said, “Let’s add a friend, so we can match up our interests and I’ll look for you when something comes up.”
After the friends were added, Jiang Ruixia even helped rehearse the scene.
“Wait, you guys take a picture and send it to your friends.” Jiang Ruixia suggested.
Qi Huan froze, “Wouldn’t that be too obvious.”
Jiang Ruixia picked up Qi Huan’s phone and placed two more cups of coffee together before taking a picture.
“This kind of plausible photo is the best.”
Qi Huan couldn’t help but exclaim, “Xia Xia, you’re amazing.”
The photo also carried the phrase: Haven’t seen you for a long time.
After Qi Huan sent it out to her circle of friends, she also received a lot of likes and comments, and some people were already guessing.
“Xia Xia, you’re so good at it!”
Jiang Yaxia added, “You can go to Qu Jianshen tomorrow and just keep talking to Ji Xiao in front of him. Ji Xiao, you’ll be on standby when the time comes.”
Ji Xiao smiled and nodded, “I know.”
***
As promised, Qi Huan went to Qu Jianshen’s office the next day.
Because it was the first time she came over on her own initiative, Qu Jianshen was quite surprised to see her, “I’m surprised that you would come to me on your own initiative.”
Qi Huan handed over the dessert she had bought on the way and made up another lie, “Someone else bought it for me and I couldn’t finish it, so I brought it to you.”
Qu Jianshen frowned keenly, “Who?”
Unfortunately, Qi Huan didn’t answer his question. She sat aside on the sofa and started to chat with Ji Xiao.
She had been caught by Jiang Ruixia last night to learn a lesson that people in love look at their phones differently, so she had learned it as it was on TV.
When Qu Jianshen saw Qi Huan staring at her phone without raising her head and some laughter every now and then, he spoke out, “I have to work. Aren’t you going out? Also, you’re laughing really hard.”
Qi Huan:?
How come it was not the same as guessed?
Qi Huan decided to pull out the trick and clicked on a voice that Ji Xiao had sent to her and then played it out.
“What is sister doing, I miss you so much.”
The crisp male voice was also mixed with a hint of pampering.
Qi Huan pretended to be flustered and deliberately said in a lustful manner, “You didn’t hear anything just now, did you?”
The tip of Qu Jianshen’s eyebrows knitted slightly, and he was silent for a long time before he spoke up and asked, “Whose voice was that just now?”
“Since you’ve found out, I won’t hide it either.” Qi Huan sighed and started acting, “This is my boyfriend. I’ve been in love for a long time.”
There was an abrupt silence in the office. The air all seemed to freeze instantly.
“Is that so?” Qu Jianshen’s voice was so dull that she couldn’t hear a single emotion. His eyes were staring at Qi Huan, as if he wanted to see her through.
Qi Huan’s scalp tingled from the stare and she quickly said, “Look, I already have someone I like, so we can’t get married. Otherwise, I’d be sorry to my boyfriend and to you.”
Qu Jianshen suddenly smiled, the smile under his eyes obvious, “Bring it over to me, I don’t mind you keeping an extra lover.”
Qi Huan: ????
[1] A little milk dog – a younger guy in a relationship with a girl who is usually bright, sunny, cheerful and naive.
Poor Qi Huan maybe he already know everything 😂
Qi Huan was really going through it. Bless her little dense heart.
Girl…Xia Xia is just enjoying the show until you figure things out lol
She is not convincing enough. She don’t want it but don’t oppose it strongly