Chapter 1678: Xie Duo Extra Story (9)_3

"How about I recommend something?" Xie Duo watched her stare at the menu, hesitating.

Yuan Jianyue nodded, and Xie Duo’s next bold move almost made her too embarrassed to face anyone.

"Mr. Xie, the usual?" The manager was also discreetly sizing up Yuan Jianyue, smiling.

"I want to try something different today."

"Is there anything in our restaurant that you haven’t tried?" The manager laughed, clearly familiar with him.

"A couple’s set meal, please."

Yuan Jianyue’s breath and heartbeat were instantly taken away, and the manager froze for two seconds before smiling and nodding, "This set is excellent, especially popular during Qixi, so it became a regular on our menu. Please wait a moment."

After placing the order, Xie Duo looked at Yuan Jianyue, "Why aren’t you saying anything?"

Actually, as a boyfriend, Xie Duo taking her out so openly made her very happy, but...

His actions were too daring.

He was afraid people wouldn’t know about their relationship.

And this manager, not missing the chance for some excitement, even arranged for their table’s seasonal flowers to be swapped with roses, setting up candles for a romantic dinner atmosphere.

Yuan Jianyue frowned, the restaurant’s service was a bit too considerate.

After eating, they went to the company to get their car, and "coincidentally" ran into quite a few employees still working overtime.

Xie Duo didn’t care, and Yuan Jianyue greeted them graciously, but once in the car, her face still felt burning hot.

"Feel like watching a movie?" Xie Duo turned to look at her.

"I’m up for anything."

...

The two went to see a movie, but news about Xie Duo having a girlfriend spread like wildfire in the Beijing circle. Before, only people in smaller circles knew.

As they had just started dating and the relationship wasn’t stable, no one spread the news publicly to avoid putting psychological pressure on the girl and scaring her away.

So when the news broke out, it caused a huge stir in the Beijing circle.

"Xie Duo finally has a girlfriend. If he waited any longer, I’d really start to doubt his sexual orientation. He’s in his thirties, been single for so long, and no women around him."

"I heard the girlfriend’s much younger, and according to employees at the Xie firm, he pampers her quite a bit."

"Xie Duo has never been one to settle easily; after finally meeting someone who moved his heart, he’d definitely do everything to hold on tight."

The movie was boring, almost dull, but when couples go to the movies, it might not just be for the film; the point is it’s dimly lit, making it convenient to get closer!

Yuan Jianyue originally wondered if he’d do something while it was dark around...

After all, he’s known for lots of bold moves.

From the moment the lights dimmed, she had been expecting. Every time he slightly changed his posture, she was on high alert, but as the movie ended, he hadn’t done anything.

Why is he not playing by the rules?

"Wasn’t the movie bad?" Xie Duo held her hand as they walked out of the cinema.

"It was okay."

It was an art film, lacking much ups and downs or special effects, more on the dull side.

Xie Duo just chuckled, "If it was okay, why do you seem unhappy? I thought maybe your viewing experience was bad? Or was it because..."

"You’re sulking about something else?"

Yuan Jianyue was taken aback, as if her little thoughts had already been seen through by him.

Xie Duo, seasoned in business, regularly deals with old foxes trying to outsmart him. In today’s world, where money issues complicate human nature, sometimes people seem uninterested in cooperation but don’t want to burn bridges. If you don’t get the hint, it loses its charm.

Reading the room is a must-learn skill!

Besides, Yuan Jianyue hadn’t worked long, so her little thoughts couldn’t possibly be hidden from Xie Duo.

Yuan Jianyue felt both anxious and annoyed, ignoring him most of the way home, and when Xie Duo dropped her off, she still wasn’t very responsive.

"Really angry?" Xie Duo used to think he’d find a particularly gentle wife and live a polite and respectful life together.

After all, he’s not good at coaxing people.

And thought that a marriage needing constant soothing wouldn’t be interesting, but now he finds teasing her quite fun.

"I’m not. I’m heading home first."

Just as Yuan Jianyue was about to get out of the car, the central lock clicked down, the door wouldn’t open. She turned to Xie Duo, "What are you doing?"

"You’re still mad."

Statement.

"I..."

"I heard the best way to soothe a girlfriend is by kissing her."

"..."

"Is that what you want me to do?"

Yuan Jianyue had no such thought, quickly shaking her head, "I really didn’t!"

With a soft "click," Xie Duo unbuckled his seatbelt, leaned over, and got closer to her:

"But... I have this thought."

**

The two lingered in the car for over half an hour before Yuan Jianyue, face flushed, went upstairs. She adjusted her breath in the elevator, and upon entering the house, her dad was playing with the dog. Naisi spotted her and immediately rushed over, wagging its tail around her.

"I thought you weren’t coming up." Her dad joked.

"What do you mean?" Yuan Jianyue was puzzled for a moment.

"I was just walking the dog and saw Xie Duo’s car parked downstairs. I waved at you guys, but maybe you were busy and didn’t notice me."

"..."

Yuan Jianyue was going crazy, she really didn’t notice her dad walking past the car.

Just then, her mom came out of the room, and her first question was: "Xie Duo brought you back? Why so early?"

Yuan Jianyue was speechless, it was nearly eleven, and this was early?

After she returned to her room, she called Xie Duo to talk about her dad walking the dog and possibly seeing them being intimate, but Xie Duo nonchalantly laughed:

"Don’t worry, Dad probably didn’t see us, it was quite dark, and my car’s window tint is very dark too, you can’t see inside from outside."

Yuan Jianyue felt she couldn’t face anyone, but then someone knocked on the door. Her mom walked in, seeing her on the phone, and quietly asked: "Talking to Xie Duo?"

"Yes."

"Your dad and I are leaving in a couple of days, so let him know if he has time, he should come over for a meal."

"Okay." Yuan Jianyue thought her parents no longer cared about her feelings; all they saw was Xie Duo.

After the door closed, Yuan Jianyue had just let out a breath when she heard him on the other end say:

"Tell Auntie I’m always available to have dinner with you all."

"..."

Yuan Jianyue was bewildered, how did he hear that?

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