FULL NOVELXO Chapter 71
Soon after, they arrived at their agreed location, thereupon Xiao Su opened the door. After he got down the car, he felt relaxed.
He weakly wiped away the sweat from his face and turned to look at the two people in the car.
At the same time, Shen Qi stood up with a blank expression on her face and pushed Ye Moxuan, who wore a cold expression on his face, down the car.
These two… Xiao Su suddenly felt that they were made for each other.
Usually, he would drive Ye Moxuan around, and during those times, he already felt that the latter’s aura was icy cold. He thought that with Shen Qi around, she would add a bit of liveliness to the atmosphere. Who knew that her depressed mood could rival Ye Moxuan’s cold aura?
They really are a match made in Heaven! One’s depressed, and the other’s cold.
Just as Shen Qi was preparing to push Ye Moxuan down the car, Han Xueyou and Ye Linhan walked toward them after parking their vehicles. Upon noticing that Shen Qi’s expression didn’t look too good, Han Xueyou walked to her side out of concern.
“Qi, you don’t look too good. Are you not feeling well?”
When she heard this, Shen Qi forced a smile and said in a soft voice, “I’m fine.”
“Good to hear that then. Here, let me help you.”
Before Shen Qi had time to react, Han Xueyou went ahead and held the wheelchair. As such, Shen Qi was stunned and she released her grip out of reflex.
She stood blankly in her original spot and watched as Han Xueyou pushed Ye Moxuan inside. Her mind was blank at the moment, and she wasn’t able to snap out of it even after a while.
Meanwhile, Xiao Su, who was standing by the sidelines, saw what happened, and his eyes widened in surprise as well.
What’s going on? Assistant Shen’s friend… He felt that her friend was overstepping her boundaries, hence he looked at Shen Qi and reminded her in a whisper, “Assistant Shen, aren’t you going to catch up to them?”
Shen Qi finally reacted after she heard his reminder.
Catch up to them? What for? Ye Moxuan doesn’t like Xueyou anyway; there’s no need to do so.
But that wasn’t right! What was she thinking? She needed to chase after them because she didn’t want Han Xueyou to be at the receiving end of Ye Moxuan’s torment.
When she thought of this, she quickly ran after them.
Xiao Su folded his arms in front of him helplessly and watched Shen Qi’s retreating figure while shaking his head. There’s something wrong with this woman! How could she allow her husband to be pushed away by another person just like that? Moreover, she just stood there in an aloof manner! At this point, I don’t even know if she’s a fool or just an innocent woman. Or, could it be that she’s just slow?
“Assistant Xiao, what are you standing here for? Let’s go in!”
Xiao Su nodded, but as he was about to start walking, he stopped. “I won’t be joining. I’ll be here waiting for all of you; I still need to attend to some other matters.”
He wasn’t a fool. The situation was quite awkward with the four of them; if he went, wouldn’t it be akin to courting trouble for himself?
It would be better to stand outside and take in some fresh air!
The corners of Ye Linhan’s mouth curved upward as he looked at him with a smile; it was as if he could read his mind. Thereafter, he turned around and walked inside without saying anything.
Perhaps it was too early, as there weren’t many customers there. Since Han Xueyou was a regular here, the moment she entered, the lady boss went up and greeted her right away.
“Xueyou, what brings you here so early in the morning? Huh? Who is this? Is he your boyfriend?”
When Shen Qi, who caught up to them, heard this, she halted subconsciously and stood from afar to watch them.
On the other hand, when Han Xueyou heard this, her fair, beautiful face blushed and she said embarrassingly, “Gosh! Madam, please, he is not my boyfriend.”
The lady boss was a sharp woman after all, and when she noticed Han Xueyou’s embarrassment, she smiled and continued teasing her, “He might not be your boyfriend now, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be in the future.”
Shen Qi, who was standing there, clenched her fists unconsciously. What on earth?
She suddenly took two steps forward and appeared beside Han Xueyou, thereupon she directed her cold gaze toward the lady boss and condemned her coldly, “Didn’t Xueyou just tell you that he wasn’t her boyfriend? What are you thinking, speculating about other people’s relationships like that?”
Everyone didn’t expect Shen Qi’s temper to flare up out of nowhere, and that included Ye Moxuan as well. He hadn’t rejected Han Xueyou’s advances as he wanted Shen Qi to see what kind of person she actually was. Who knew she would suddenly get angry and said those words to the boss of the shop?
The lady boss of the breakfast shop was stunned, for she didn’t expect things to turn out this way. Her gaze then fell upon Shen Qi and she sized her up. Eventually, her gaze fell upon her hands, which were holding onto the wheelchair. Then, she looked at Han Xueyou who, at the moment, looked extremely pale.
As a seasoned woman, the lady boss of the breakfast shop immediately realized the situation. Hence, she quickly gave them an apologetic smile and said, “I’m really sorry, Miss. I didn’t mean any harm. The only thing is, I’m too well acquainted with Miss Han here, so I went overboard with my jokes. I hope you don’t take them to heart.”
Han Xueyou, who was still pale, quickly reacted; she forced a smile while looking at Shen Qi, then said, “That’s right, Qi, the lady boss usually jokes around with me about everything. Do you remember Li Yueming? Last time, I came here to have a meal with him, and she asked me whether he was my boyfriend too! Hahaha! It was too funny! Really, Qi, don’t mind her; she was just making some casual remarks.”
However, Shen Qi still couldn’t let this matter go; she didn’t want Han Xueyou and Moxuan to have any connections at all.
The words that Ye Moxuan said yesterday really gave her quite a fright, hence why she was worried.
Even if Han Xueyou had helped the lady boss explain herself, Shen Qi still felt upset. As such, she didn’t answer her.
“It was just a joke. Don’t mind it,” Ye Moxuan suddenly chimed in.
At that, everybody directed their attention toward him. Ye Moxuan then cocked his head slightly, and there was an extraordinarily cold glint at the corner of his eyes. Shen Qi felt a chill in her heart as she clenched her grip around the wheelchair subconsciously and bit her lower lip.
Meanwhile, Han Xueyou’s eyes gleamed.
“That’s right. It’s just a joke. Come, let’s take a seat inside!” The lady boss felt that this man wasn’t a person to be trifled with. As such, she decided not to make any more irresponsible remarks; she could only invite them inside so as not to affect her business here.
Alas, Shen Qi could only follow them in helplessly.
Since Ye Moxuan said that it wasn’t a big deal, she would look like a shrew if she continued to pursue this matter.
After they had taken their seats, Shen Qi couldn’t bring herself to order a meal at all. Meanwhile, Han Xueyou was explaining the right way to eat the dishes and the way the dishes were prepared in an enthusiastic manner to Ye Linhan and Ye Moxuan. While Ye Moxuan sat there emotionlessly, Ye Linhan would occasionally reply politely.
The atmosphere was really suppressive, hence Shen Qi got up. “I need to use the bathroom.”
Then, she walked outside.
Han Xueyou paused her sentence midway and looked at Shen Qi’s retreating figure, thereupon the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
Seemingly to have thought of something, she stood up suddenly and said, “Qi, wait for me! I’ll go with you!”
Shen Qi, who was already at the door, turned her head to look at her.
Han Xueyou approached her and grabbed her hand affectionately as they walked toward the toilet.
“Qi, are you still blaming me for that incident? Actually, the lady boss didn’t mean anything by it. Didn’t I explain it to you just now? You believe me, right?”
Shen Qi seemed to have been pondering about something, and when she heard those words, she stopped whatever she was doing. Then, she lifted her gaze and looked at Han Xueyou with a complicated expression. “Xueyou, can you… stay away from Ye Moxuan?