His Adam's apple bobbed, the temperature in his eyes steadily rising.
Jiang Shiyu cried out that it was bad, seizing the opportunity to slip out of his embrace and flee upstairs.
"Ah! Murong Cheng! Put me down! You can't carry me like this..."
"Bang—"
The sound of a room door slamming shut echoed from upstairs.
After Jiang Shiyu was discharged from the hospital, Zhao Shuyao finally felt completely at ease.
Zhao Shuyao patted her chest. When she put down her phone, she was startled to find Qin Yusheng standing in front of her without her realizing when.
The man was wearing a light-colored home outfit, holding a cup of iced Americano, and standing about two steps away, frowning at her.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Shuyao felt uneasy under Qin Yusheng's gaze.
Zhao Shuyao instinctively put away her phone.
This subtle movement, however, was noticed by the man.
Qin Yusheng narrowed his hawk-like eyes, a dangerous aura emanating from them.
"It seems you've fished quite a lot in your years abroad."
The man said coldly, taking a sip of his iced Americano.
The ice cubes in the cup were not as cold as the man's demeanor.
"Are you out of your mind? I don't keep fish, nor do I have the time for it!"
Zhao Shuyao didn't know what had gotten into this man. She picked up her phone and stood up, intending to go upstairs.
Qin Yusheng put down his iced Americano and grabbed her hand.
Before Zhao Shuyao could react, he snatched her phone.
"Hey! What are you doing!"
Zhao Shuyao shouted and lunged to snatch it back.
Qin Yusheng had already opened her phone and glanced at it.
There were many chat windows on the WeChat homepage. The pinned chat window, judging by the avatar, seemed to be a girl.
"You're honest, I suppose." Qin Yusheng threw the phone back into Zhao Shuyao's arms.
Zhao Shuyao almost dropped it. "Qin Yusheng! You can't just look at my phone! This is my privacy, you're violating my privacy! Believe it or not, I'll sue you!"
"Privacy? Is there privacy between husband and wife? What part of you haven't I seen?"
Qin Yusheng suddenly stretched out his arm, braced his hand against the wall, and pinned Zhao Shuyao against it.
"You..." Zhao Shuyao gritted her teeth fiercely and glared at Qin Yusheng.
She wanted to retort, but couldn't say a word.
What this man said was too reasonable; she had no way to argue with him.
"Let go! I want to take a nap!" Zhao Shuyao tried to wriggle out of the man's embrace.
"I'm hungry," the man said casually.
"What does that have to do with me..."
Before Zhao Shuyao could finish her sentence, the man grabbed her wrist and dragged her out.
"Qin Yusheng!" Zhao Shuyao was going crazy. She hadn't slept well last night and was dead tired, with two huge dark circles under her eyes.
And now she had to be enslaved by this man.
Slaves in ancient times probably had more human rights than her!
"Which restaurant is good?" Qin Yusheng's lazy voice carried a hint of hoarseness, like the sound of expensive sandpaper rubbing.
Zhao Shuyao, holding back her anger, blurted out without thinking, "Sha County Snacks! Huangmen Chicken!"
"Sha County? Sounds good, lead the way."
Qin Yusheng directly tossed Zhao Shuyao into the car.
Even though it wasn't the first time, Zhao Shuyao's temper flared up.
Before the man could start the car, she fastened her seatbelt.
Qin Yusheng turned on the navigation.
Zhao Shuyao thought Qin Yusheng was just joking, but she didn't expect him to actually drive towards Sha County Snacks.
This man probably thought it was some high-class restaurant...
As expected, when the luxurious Maserati sports car drove into the crowded and narrow downtown area, the man's entire demeanor suddenly turned cold.
He hesitated for a moment before continuing to drive in.
An elderly man on a bicycle almost scraped the Maserati.
It took a lot of effort to park the car.
When she got out of the car, Zhao Shuyao finally caught a glimpse of the man's face.
It was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Zhao Shuyao almost burst out laughing.
Qin Yusheng shot her a cold glare.
Zhao Shuyao quickly covered her mouth, suppressing the curve of her lips.
The two arrived at the entrance of Sha County Snacks, and the man looked up at the signboard.
The low-quality plastic sign, the narrow shop, it wasn't even as big as a high-class restaurant's kitchen.
It was past mealtime, so there weren't many people inside, only a sparse one or two customers.
Qin Yusheng, suppressing his discomfort, walked in.
The floor seemed not to have been cleaned properly, and the tables and chairs looked like they had been used for a long time. Although clean, they were somewhat worn.
"Boss lady, I'll have a portion of steamed dumplings," Zhao Shuyao was also hungry and called out familiarly to the proprietress through a glass partition.
"Coming right up! Handsome guy, what about you, what do you want?" The proprietress's tone perked up as soon as she saw Qin Yusheng, her voice very enthusiastic, her eyes fixed on him, as if she was about to pounce.
Qin Yusheng was silent for a long time before saying with difficulty, "The same as her."
"Coming right up! Beautiful lady, is this your boyfriend? He's so handsome!" The proprietress smiled so broadly she couldn't close her mouth, looking at Qin Yusheng.
It was the first time she had seen such a handsome customer.
Zhao Shuyao glanced at the tall, handsome man beside her. "No, we're not boyfriend and girlfriend!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the man beside her lowered his eyes, his gaze as cold as a sharp blade, falling on the top of her head.
"We're not, anyway. Aren't we husband and wife..."
Zhao Shuyao quickly explained.
The man's expression then softened slightly.
"Sit down!" Zhao Shuyao casually found a clean chair and sat down.
Qin Yusheng stood by the side, hesitating to move.
Zhao Shuyao got up, took two tissues, and spread them on the opposite chair. "Mr. Qin, please sit!"
She also made an inviting gesture.
Qin Yusheng slowly sat down on the chair.
Although the man was still wearing the home clothes he had on when he left, the soft texture and color of the fabric, coupled with his noble demeanor, made him completely out of place here.
A young couple walked in hand in hand. Upon seeing Qin Yusheng, they almost thought they had entered the wrong shop.
They even ran outside to check the sign, and only after confirming it was correct did they walk in.
"Damn, what a handsome man!" The girl's face was flushed, her eyes constantly darting in Qin Yusheng's direction.
The boy beside her also glanced over and snorted, "Am I not as handsome?"
"Of course not, my husband is the most handsome!" The girl hooked her arm around the boy's arm, smiling sweetly.
Zhao Shuyao was drinking water when she heard the couple's conversation and spat out a mouthful of water.
Sensing the man's sinister gaze fixed on her,
Zhao Shuyao looked up and saw that the water she had just spat out had splashed all over the man's chest.
The man's face was very displeased, his expression extremely dark.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Zhao Shuyao apologized repeatedly, taking tissues to wipe him.
After wiping it clean, the steamed dumplings arrived, steaming hot and fragrant, one basket for each person.
Zhao Shuyao picked up a disposable chopstick, picked up a steamed dumpling, and put it into her mouth.
It was the familiar taste. It wasn't particularly delicious, but it was definitely not bad.