Qin Yuchen asked her out for dinner?
Since when did these two get acquainted, Qin Yuchen was in front of his eyes every day, yet he didn't hear any wind of it.
She had only been in the capital for a few days,
and the key was that she actually agreed.
No wonder Qin Yuchen was in an exceptionally good mood today, smiling happily as if he had won the jackpot, and even asked for leave from him.
What pissed him off was that he unwittingly approved it!
Qiao Ying: "What are you thinking about?"
Qin Hanyue came back to his senses, smiling: "Nothing, let's eat."
Qiao Ying: "Why don't we go together?"
Eating together would save her some trouble. She only agreed to have this meal with Qin Yuchen out of consideration for Qin Hanyue.
After Qin Hanyue left,
Zhang Chengyong gossiped, "What's the situation between you and the Qin family kid? Are you dating?"
Qiao Ying: "Take out the ‘dating’ word."
"I see~" Zhang Chengyong got an idea.
"It's like this, Miss Qiao. I have two grandsons who aren't much older than you. They get good grades and look handsome. They're at school. Why don't you...pick one?"
Qiao Ying lazily glanced at him: "Compared to Qin Hanyue?"
Zhang Chengyong: "In what aspect? Oh I shouldn't have asked."
There's no comparison at all.
Zhang Chengyong: "Didn't you say you two were just friends?"
Qiao Ying: "We're friends alright, but if I'm looking for a partner, the minimum standard would have to be someone like Qin Hanyue."
Zhang Chengyong: "Oh come on, although my two grandsons don't look as dignified as him, but..." Zhang Chengyong gave up.
Qiao Ying had an appointment with Qin Yuchen at 8pm tonight.
Around 7:30pm,
Qiao Ying walked out of the school.
After Qiao Ying said computer science was her strength, Zhang Chengyong had a talk with her teacher, so she was exempted from evening self-study.
The black Maybach arrived on time.
After Qiao Ying got in the car,
she handed Qin Hanyue a very exquisite little box.
"What's this?" Qin Hanyue asked, holding the item.
"The watch I promised." Qiao Ying said.
Her brother had sent over the watch last night.
Qin Hanyue opened it excitedly. It was a style suitable for him. He held the watch in his hand, not hiding the smile at the corner of his mouth.
The watch was very exquisitely made, with beautiful and intricate details on the dial, with a certain master's name engraved at the bottom of the dial.
This watch came from the hands of a Swiss master with extremely high net worth and skills.
This watch was not cheap, and could not be bought domestically.
It looked like she put a lot of thought into it.
"Thank you. This will be the best birthday present I get this year." Qin Hanyue put on the watch.
Qiao Ying looked at him: "Birthday? When?"
Qin Hanyue: "Still early."
Qiao Ying: "Thirty?"
Qin Hanyue paused in his watch wearing action: "......"
Qiao Ying: "Just casually asking." No other meaning.
Qiao Ying took out a cell phone.
After Qin Hanyue put on his watch properly and put the box into his suit pocket, he saw Qiao Ying playing a racing game.
"Changed phones?"
The screen of the phone in Qiao Ying's hand was quite big, but not cheap. Those who usually buy this model use it to play games.
It didn't seem like something Qiao Ying would buy.
Sure enough,
Qiao Ying didn't even lift her head: "Huo Chengdong's."
It was Huo Chengdong again.
Qin Hanyue seemingly casually asked: "How did his phone end up with you?"
Qiao Ying: "He couldn't pass a game level."
Qin Hanyue: "......"
In the private room of the restaurant,
Qin Yuchen had arrived early. He came in advance to check the private room and make sure the environment was comfortable, clean and sanitary. Feeling the fragrance in the room was not good enough, he had the waiter remove it.
Finally he stood up and tidied his clothes.
He took a look at the time. She should be arriving soon.
What should he say first when they meet later?
Although Qin Yuchen grew up abroad with his Third Uncle since he was young, he didn't pick up any of the open-minded habits there at all.
He was totally clueless about interacting with girls.
As a graduate of Peking University, Qin Yuchen was also very smart to ask around the Peking University forum about Qiao Ying, and learned of her excellent gaokao scores, amazing performance during military training, and that she was a math genius.
But he wasn't interested in math at all.
He was worried there would be nothing to talk about later.
He was lost in thought and didn't notice anything.
By the time he reacted, the waiter had already led the guests in.
Qin Yuchen subconsciously looked up, pleasantly surprised. But when he saw who it was, he froze, and then almost reflexively stood up from his chair.
"Th-Third Uncle?"
Qin Hanyue responded indifferently with an "Mm, sit."
His superior aura and posture were established in an instant.
Qin Yuchen looked at Qin Hanyue, then at Qiao Ying and Qin Yan who followed behind, and was stunned for a moment.
Qin Yan greeted politely: "Young Master Yuchen."
Qiao Ying just nodded at him, then was called by the seated Qin Hanyue to sit down.
Qin Hanyue sat in the main seat. Qin Yuchen was still standing.
Qin Hanyue looked at him: "Sit."
Qin Yuchen came to his senses, bowed and responded: "...Yes."
He found his seat and obediently sat down—with exactly four seats between him and Qin Hanyue.
That’s how it was at home during meals too.
And Qiao Ying sat in the seat to Qin Hanyue's left.
In the Qin family, that was where Qin Yuchen’s father sat...
"Have the dishes been ordered?" Qin Hanyue asked.
"...N-not yet." Qin Yuchen quickly said, eyes rapidly glancing at Qiao Ying. He was going to let Qiao Ying order.
What he wanted to do, his Third Uncle did for him—After Qin Hanyue took the menu from the waiter, he opened it and gave it to Qiao Ying.
His tone was one Qin Yuchen had never heard before: "See what you'd like to eat."
It was just a very normal question, not gentle at all, yet even so, it was something Qin Yuchen had never heard.
At work, Qin Hanyue was his superior. At home, Qin Hanyue was his elder. No matter which identity, Qin Hanyue would never speak to him in such a nice tone.
Even in private, Qin Hanyue was as cold as him.
That’s just his disposition, in addition to their relative status.
Qiao Ying took a look: "You order. I'm fine with anything."
Having lived together in M State for so long, Qin Hanyue was quite familiar with Qiao Ying’s taste.
Glancing at the extremely awkward Qin Yuchen, Qiao Ying said, "He seems to be quite afraid of you."
She knew outsiders were afraid of Qin Hanyue, but didn’t expect the Qin family members to also fear him. Although there was a generation between them, their ages didn’t differ by much.
Why was he so scared?
Qin Hanyue looked at Qin Yuchen, and the latter instantly felt chills down his spine.
Qin Hanyue: "I also wanted to treat Miss Qiao to a meal. Our timing clashed. Since Miss Qiao invited me along, you don't mind, do you? "
Qin Hanyue had always been tolerant and caring towards his juniors, rarely verbally criticizing or scolding them...it was straight to punishment.
Qin Yuchen immediately replied: "Of course I don't mind, wel-welcome Third Uncle..."
Qin Yan: Poor Young Master Yuchen, he can’t even speak properly now.
In the end, Qin Hanyue ordered a bottle of fine wine, then closed the menu.
"That classmate of yours’ father came to my company this afternoon." Qin Hanyue said, taking out a bank card and placing it on the table, pushing it towards Qiao Ying, "To compensate you for the wine money."
Qiao Ying glanced at it: "Mm."
"He couldn't take out so much cash. On top of that, he used a subsidiary company as collateral for me. How do you want to handle it?" Qin Hanyue continued asking.
"You can decide." Qiao Ying said.
Qin Hanyue: "Alright, I'll take a look at how that company is operating tomorrow. If the market value is decent, I'll have someone manage it and put it under your name. If the business outlook isn't good, I'll just sell it and give you the proceeds."
Qiao Ying reminded him: "That's compensation for your luggage."
Qin Hanyue: "The luggage was purchased for you, so naturally the compensation is for you too."
Qin Yuchen didn’t dare make a sound. He watched the two converse as if no one else was present. Qin Yuchen desperately wanted to know how they got to know each other, and why their relationship was so...
Qin Yan on the side exclaimed directly: Good schemer!
He didn’t say anything during so much time in the car, just to say it in front of Young Master Yuchen!
The dishes were served very quickly.
Qin Yuchen had just stood up, wanting to serve soup for his Third Uncle, but his Third Uncle served it himself—he ladled a bowl and placed it in front of Qiao Ying.
Qin Yuchen quietly sat back down on his chair.
Qin Hanyue glanced at him: "Start eating."
Qin Yuchen picked up his chopsticks: "...Yes."
Qin Yan: Eat up Young Master Yuchen, this will be an unforgettable meal in your life.
Qin Hanyue poured wine and picked dishes for Qiao Ying.
Qin Yuchen was completely ignored.
"That house of mine is quite nice. I'll come to school to pick you up along with your luggage tomorrow and bring you over." Qin Hanyue said.
Qiao Ying agreed with an "Mm".
Third Uncle's house? Picking Qiao Ying up to go live there?
Qin Yuchen really couldn't hold back and looked at Qiao Ying.
This glance just so happened to be seen by Qin Hanyue.
Then, Qin Hanyue shook his wrist: "The workmanship of this watch is exquisite, Miss Qiao must have spent a lot of effort on it?"
Qin Yuchen subconsciously looked over and saw that his third uncle, who usually disliked wearing anything on his body, now had a watch on his wrist.
Qiao Ying gave a watch to third uncle?
