Shen Xi quickly got up. After eating breakfast downstairs, she was about to take the children for a walk in the community when Qin Si Ye knocked and came in.
Upon seeing him, the three children ran towards him with surprise.
“Uncle Qin, why are you here?”
Qin Si Ye bent down slightly and affectionately stroked the heads of the three children. “I have something to discuss with your mother.”
Ever since he confessed to her last night, and she had dreamt of him all night, Shen Xi felt a peculiar sensation upon seeing him again.
Moreover, he didn’t need to come in person to find her; a phone call or a WeChat message would suffice.
She suddenly remembered that he was now living in the villa next to hers. Perhaps he thought it would be more convenient to talk in person.
“Shen Xi, I have something to ask you. Do you have time now?” Qin Si Ye looked up at her, his expression as usual.
“Yes.” Chen Chen heard this and quickly said, “Mommy, we’ll go to the community playground with Aunt Xiao Lian first. You and Uncle Qin can talk slowly.”
After saying that, he pulled his younger siblings and Xiao Lian, and they quickly flashed out of the house.
“Let’s go to the study,” Shen Xi glanced at him nervously and turned to walk upstairs.
She didn’t know what he wanted to talk about, but with Fang Sao and Butler Wu downstairs, she couldn’t talk to him here.
A subtle smile played on Qin Si Ye’s lips. This was the first time she had invited him into her study.
Following her, Qin Si Ye entered the study, slowly turned around, closed the door, and scanned the room.
The interior was decorated simply and brightly, with everything placed in an orderly fashion, clean and neat, just like her personality.
“Mr. Qin, what do you need me for?” Shen Xi did not invite him to sit down. Instead, she slowly turned to face him, her expression filled with a sense of distance.
Qin Si Ye’s heart ached slightly. He had been sleepless all night, his mind filled with thoughts of her.
At this moment, he longed to hold her tightly in his arms to alleviate his longing.
However, he knew he couldn’t do that.
This woman was too stubborn; he couldn’t push her too hard.
“The two ringleaders who kidnapped you yesterday were Lu Yu Shan and Liu Ying?” Qin Si Ye suppressed the impulse in his heart and asked emotionlessly.
“Ah?” Shen Xi was surprised that he had come so early to ask her about this matter, her voice showing a two-second hesitation. “Yes. I deduced it from their body types and voices.”
Yesterday, when Qin Si Ye arrived, they were wearing masks, so he must not have recognized them.
“What did you give that Liu Ying when you were leaving?” Qin Si Ye stared at her intently.
Thinking of her calm demeanor yesterday, he felt even more admiration for her.
“Just a special drug,” Shen Xi replied dismissively.
Qin Si Ye did not ask further. The information he received from the police department made it not difficult to guess what kind of drug it was.
“Since you already knew who they were yesterday, why didn’t you tell me?” After a brief pause, Qin Si Ye continued to ask.
If he had known who those two were at the time, he would not have handed them over to the police so lightly.
“This is between them and me. I don’t want to trouble you, Mr. Qin,” Shen Xi looked at him with a calm expression.
Qin Si Ye frowned, took a step towards her, his eyes filled with melancholy. “I am not afraid of trouble. Shen Xi, I have revealed my true feelings to you completely last night. Please don’t say such things in the future, okay?”
Retreating backwards in a flustered manner, Shen Xi said sternly, “But I’ve also said that we are not suitable.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Si Ye’s expression darkened. “Is it because of what happened between me and Lu Yu Shan that you refuse my pursuit? Do you dislike me?”
He remembered that five years ago, Lu Yu Shan came to Xing Lan Wan claiming to be his fiancée. She was very angry and ran away from home in a fit of pique.
She had even asked him why it was Lu Yu Shan.
Did she have some past grievance with Lu Yu Shan? And was that incident still an insurmountable hurdle in her heart?
“No,” Shen Xi quickly denied.
She had known long ago that the person that night was not Lu Yu Shan, but herself. How could she dislike him?
“Then what is it?” Qin Si Ye’s heart paused slightly, his gaze fixed on her.