novelxo Chapter 177
When they reached the side of the car, Han Xueyou pushed Ye Moxuan up and then stayed in the car. As Shen Qi stood there, anger welled up in her. At this moment, a car drove up to her. Then, the car window was rolled down, revealing Ye Linhan.
“Are you going to the company? I’ll drop you off.” The chill in Ye Linhan’s eyes from before had disappeared. Instead, he was gentle, considerate and polite as usual.
Shen Qi subconsciously looked in the direction of Ye Moxuan just in time to see Han Xueyou bending over to help him with something. Meanwhile, Ye Moxuan’s cold gaze seemed to shift to them intentionally or unintentionally before reverting back indifferently.
“Qi, come here.” Han Xueyou suddenly thought of something and turned around to wave to her.
Shen Qi said, “… No thanks.”
For some unknown reason, Shen Qi refused. Then, before any of them could respond, she had already pulled open the door of the passenger seat of Ye Linhan’s car and got in.
“Thank you for giving me a ride. Let’s go.”
Ye Linhan glanced at Ye Moxuan’s car through the rearview mirror and nodded. “Yeah.”
Then, he drove away but the car behind them didn’t follow suit.
Xiao Su, who was sitting in front, couldn’t help but glance at Han Xueyou behind him. He couldn’t hold back any longer and said, “Miss Han, why didn’t you invite the Second Young Lady to ride in our car?”
Hearing this, Han Xueyou looked at him innocently and said, “I invited her, but… she didn’t want to come with us.”
She lamented, “She seems to be quite close with Ye Moxuan’s elder brother. Otherwise, I would’ve gotten out of the car and brought her here.”
Hearing this, Xiao Su frowned and took another glance at Han Xueyou.
Wasn’t this woman a good friend of Shen Qi? Why did she sound like she was faulting Shen Qi?
Ever since she appeared, Xiao Su had this hunch that something was wrong with her, and his hunch was becoming even stronger now.
“Miss Han, if you didn’t get into Young Master Ye’s car, the Second Young Lady would have a place to sit here, wouldn’t she?” Xiao Su couldn’t help but roast her.
Hearing this, Han Xueyou’s face suddenly turned pale.
“It’s my fault. I didn’t think of that. Young Master Ye… I’m sorry, I will get off now!”
After that, Han Xueyou turned around and was about to get out of the car.
“You don’t have to leave.”
Ye Moxuan stopped her from getting out of the car and said with a cold expression, “Let’s go.”
However, Xiao Su said, “But Young Master Ye…”
Ye Moxuan snorted coldly. “When have I ever given you the authority to decide for me?”
Xiao Su answered, “I understand!”
He gritted his teeth and looked at Han Xueyou annoyingly.
This woman definitely has bad intentions!
She’s just pretending to be pitiful!
He had to find a chance to warn Shen Qi, that silly woman, so as not to be fooled by her best friend.
The car slowly moved forward. Ye Linhan turned on the music in the car, and an ancient European folk song started playing. The female singer’s voice was clear but slow, and the wonderful music made them revel in that ancient folk song.
“Are you upset?” Ye Linhan asked suddenly.
Shen Qi was confused. “What?”
“You were jealous when you saw him with another woman.”
This time, Ye Linhan spoke frankly.
Hearing this, Shen Qi’s face changed drastically.
“Linhan, don’t talk nonsense. Xueyou is not like those women. She doesn’t have that kind of feelings for him!”
Hearing this, Ye Linhan couldn’t help but chuckle softly. Intertwining with the old folk songs, his laughter sounded deep and sweet. “How are you so sure that she doesn’t have feelings for him? What if she does?”
“Impossible!” Shen Qi yelled firmly.
She was determined and stubborn, looking as cute as a serious child.
Ye Linhan couldn’t help but glance at her again. “You believe her very much, don’t you?”
“Xueyou is my best friend,” Shen Qi said seriously.
Ye Linhan couldn’t help but look at her again before smiling faintly.
“You believe her so much that you won’t ever doubt her no matter what happens?”
Shen Qi nodded without a second thought. She was so close with Han Xueyou. Plus, judging by all the things that Han Xueyou had done for her recently, Xueyou was definitely trying her best to help her.
She would never believe that she would do something bad to her.
She was just worried that Ye Moxuan would…
Shen Qi was deep in thought so she didn’t realize that Ye Linhan had stared at her for a long time. He finally turned to look straight ahead when he stopped the car at the red light and he spoke with a lower and softer voice.
“Have you prepared any dresses for the event tonight?”
Only then did Shen Qi come back to her senses. Recalling the revealing red dress Han Xueyou had bought for herself yesterday, her lips parted but she stayed mum.
“What’s the matter? Haven’t you prepared a dress for tonight?” With that, Ye Linhan suddenly picked up a beautifully wrapped box from the backseat and handed it to her.
Shen Qi looked at the box but she did not reach out to take it.
“I thought that you might not have prepared in advance, so I chose a dress for you. I don’t know if you’ll like it.”
Before she could answer him, Ye Linhan put the box in her arms.”You should try it on later to see if it fits you.”
Shen Qi held the box at a loss.
What day is today? Why are so many people giving me dresses?
Xueyou had bought one for her yesterday. Then, Han Qing had sent her a message that Su Jiu would send one dress to her today.
Suddenly, Shen Qi felt as if she would be the last person in the world to lack a dress.
Thinking of this, Shen Qi quickly handed the box back. “Linhan, there’s no need for this. Xueyou has already prepared a dress for me.”
Hearing this, Ye Linhan was taken aback. Then, he smiled casually.
“What does it matter? You can bring it back and try it on. Then, you can wear whichever one you like more. I’ve already given this to you. You won’t ask me to take it back again, right?”
With that said, he would be really embarrassed if Shen Qi returned it to him.
Thus, Shen Qi had no choice but to take the box.
“Thank you, Linhan.”
“You don’t need to be so polite with me. We’re family after all. Stop avoiding me from now on. I didn’t have any bad intentions when I lent money to your mother last time. I was just distressed when I saw you standing on the street being beaten and scolded by others. Obviously, I can’t just walk away after I have seen you in such a state, right?”
What he said made sense. Thus, Shen Qi pursed her lips and nodded. “Linhan, thank you for helping me out last time. It’s just that… I will take it that you have lent it to me. I will return it to you when I have the money.”
“You silly. I’m not in need of the 300,000 now. Plus, haven’t I already told you? Just regard the 300,000 as my gift to commemorate our first meeting.”
“No!” Shen Qi solemnly shook her head and rejected him. “Linhan, I will definitely pay you back the money. Please don’t pressure me.”
“Since you have said so, I won’t continue rejecting you. Alright, you should work hard so that you can pay off the 300,000 soon. It’s just that… 300,000 is not easy to earn. Please don’t overwork yourself.”
“Thank you, Linhan. Roger that.”
After arriving at the company, Shen Qi got out of Ye Linhan’s car. Not many people came to the company today because they were going to attend the annual dinner party tonight. Plus, it was still early so there weren’t many people here.