“No way,” Shen Xi lowered her head, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear, trying to hide her inner turmoil.
Xie Yifei glanced in Qin Si Ye’s direction. “That old lady, is that his grandmother?”
“Mm.”
“What are they doing here?”
“They live in this complex.”
“Ah? When did they move in?”
“Last weekend.”
Xie Yifei asked with confusion, “Was that after you were kidnapped?”
“Yes,” Shen Xi replied affirmatively.
“Why did they suddenly move here?” Xie Yifei asked, then couldn’t help but look towards Qin Si Ye again.
“Perhaps they have too many properties and are just staying here,” Shen Xi replied casually.
“I don’t think it’s that simple, is it? Don’t tell me Qin Si Ye has taken a liking to you and wants to be close by?” Xie Yifei blurted out whatever was on her mind.
“Don’t talk nonsense, he’s coming,” Shen Xi’s heart skipped a beat as she saw Qin Si Ye walking towards them, and she quickly whispered to stop her.
Xie Yifei looked up and saw Qin Si Ye’s tall, upright figure approaching them.
“Hello, Mr. Qin,” Xie Yifei nodded slightly as he got closer and greeted him first.
“Hello.” Qin Si Ye quickly scanned her face, replied politely, and then looked at Shen Xi, who seemed a bit lost in thought. He said in a low voice, “Your friend? Why didn’t you introduce her?”
“Yes. This is Xie Yifei, she works at the TV station,” Shen Xi finally came to her senses, quickly took Xie Yifei’s arm, and introduced them briefly to him.
TV station? For some reason, when Qin Si Ye heard these three words, his heart skipped a beat. He felt that something had happened not long ago, and it seemed to be related to the TV station as well.
He couldn’t recall it for the moment and didn’t delve any deeper.
“Hello. I need to discuss something with Shen Xi,” Qin Si Ye said politely to Xie Yifei again.
Xie Yifei immediately understood his intention and quickly handed the badminton racket to him. “Coincidentally, I’m also a bit tired and want to rest. Please accompany Xi Xi for a while, Mr. Qin.”
After speaking, she quickly walked towards the football field.
Qin Si Ye held the badminton racket in his hand, turning it over and over. A faint smile played on his lips. “It seems you really enjoy playing badminton.”
This sentence suddenly reminded Shen Xi of the last time they were at the sports center’s badminton court. She had also been playing with Xie Yifei and had ignored him, which had made him angry for days.
He had finally forced her to sign that “unequal treaty” before he would let it go.
“Yes.” Shen Xi’s initially good impression of him diminished again. She immediately cut to the chase and asked, “What do you want to see me about?”
Qin Si Ye looked at her with a gentle gaze. “Lu Yu Shan’s case has been concluded. I suggest you transfer the children back to Bai Jia.”
“The case was concluded so quickly? Why didn’t you tell me, the victim? Just now, if Yifei hadn’t told me, I would have thought the case wasn’t even tried,” Shen Xi stood up straight, looking at him with complex eyes.
“I…” Qin Si Ye hesitated slightly. “I didn’t want these troublesome matters to affect your work and life, so I handled them for you. You don’t think I’m meddling again, do you?”
Qin Si Ye asked the last sentence very cautiously.
“No. I want to thank you this time. From the bottom of my heart, I don’t want to see her anymore,” Shen Xi looked at him with her usual expression, with no pretense, speaking her true feelings completely.
Upon hearing this, Qin Si Ye felt a sense of being flattered. A beautiful curve appeared on his lips, and he raised the badminton racket in his hand, tapping it twice on his left hand.
“If you truly want to thank me, how about playing a game with me?”
“Okay.” Shen Xi smiled slightly and readily agreed.
Her eyebrows instantly relaxed. Qin Si Ye took two steps back, turned, and walked towards the opposite side.
Shen Xi couldn’t help but glance at the adjacent football field. She saw Jian Fan and Xie Yifei playing football with the children.
Xu Zhi Lan was sitting on a long bench nearby, looking over. When their eyes met, she nodded slightly at Shen Xi, a kind and gentle smile on her face.
“Are you ready?” the man opposite called out loudly at this moment.
Shen Xi immediately turned her head back, tossed the shuttlecock in her hand into the air, and swung her racket with force.