"What? No way?" Shen Xi looked at him in surprise.
She thought, if he had taken her to eat here earlier, would all the debt have been paid off in one go?
With deep eyes, Qin Si Ye said seriously, "So you don't have to treat me to this meal, and the money you owe me for meals is cleared from now on."
Shen Xi was surprised again. She thought he would say, "The money you owe me will continue to be recorded and used elsewhere later."
She couldn't help but lower her head and mutter, "That good?"
The dining table here was not large, only seating four people in total. Although Shen Xi spoke very quietly, Qin Si Ye could hear her clearly.
"I've always been very good. I never intended to ask for that money. You were the one who kept insisting on paying me back, and I had no choice but to use this method to let you repay me," Qin Si Ye looked at her with an innocent expression.
Upon hearing this, Shen Xi recalled past events and realized it was indeed as he said.
But she never expected that he would always use this to threaten her.
Things were different now. Since he had taken the initiative to propose not asking her to repay the money, she might as well take the opportunity to step down.
This way, she wouldn't be manipulated by him anymore, and she would have less time to interact with him alone.
"Are you sure?" Shen Xi asked again.
"Of course. Shall we pinky swear and seal it with a stamp?" Qin Si Ye's lips curved into a handsome arc.
"That's a game for children," Shen Xi glared at him slightly.
Qin Si Ye raised his eyebrows, "Then do you need me to write you a letter of guarantee?"
Shen Xi smiled faintly, "That's not necessary. I trust you."
After speaking, she lowered her head and began to order.
Qin Si Ye, however, kept replaying the words "I trust you" in his mind. As he thought about it, a brilliant smile spread across his face.
At the same time, another plan was brewing in his mind.
Twenty minutes later, the food was served.
Qin Si Ye looked at the four dishes on the table and asked in a low voice, "Shen Xi, are you trying to save me money?"
"You just canceled the debt for meals I owe you, I can't turn around and rip you off."
Shen Xi picked up her chopsticks and gave him a smiling glance.
"Besides, with just the two of us, ordering more would be a waste."
Qin Si Ye gazed at her with deep affection, "You have a conscience."
As she still had to go to work in the afternoon and Shen Xi was driving, neither of them drank alcohol.
After a few bites, Qin Si Ye suddenly said, "Shen Xi, yesterday I told you to keep your thanks in your heart and wait until I figured out what to do before I told you, remember?"
Shen Xi paused. She remembered him saying he would tell her "one day," but she hadn't expected that "one day" would be the very next day.
Had he already figured it out?
"Mm, I remember." Shen Xi looked up at him, her eyes wary, wondering what he was up to.
"Then I'll tell you now how to express your gratitude to me." Qin Si Ye sat up straight, his eyes and brows smiling.
"Okay. Tell me." Shen Xi also wanted to repay this favor as soon as possible.
Qin Si Ye put down his chopsticks and gazed at her seriously, "My car broke down recently, and I want you to drive me to and from work for a week."
He had originally intended to save the "thanks" and let her repay it tenfold in other ways when he won her heart in the future.
But on the way down the mountain, he suddenly changed his mind and decided to use this "thanks" for now.
After all, the most important thing for him now was to create more opportunities to spend time with her.
In the future, he was sure he would accumulate more "thanks."
"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Shen Xi exclaimed in surprise. She never expected Qin Si Ye to make such a request.
The Qin family owned more than one car. She had seen three or four, including Rolls-Royce, Maybach, and Bentley, all world-famous luxury cars.
Could they all be broken?
"Don't you have many cars? If one breaks down, you can switch to another one."
"But I'm only used to driving that Rolls-Royce."
"Mr. Qin, you know I have to pick up and drop off the children for work."
"It's okay, I can go with you to pick them up."
"They get to school at eight, so I have to leave very early in the morning."
"What time?"
"Seven thirty."
"I can manage that."
"They also get out of school very early, I have to leave at five every day. If I go to Zhuo Sheng to pick you up then, I'll be late."
After hearing her last sentence, Qin Si Ye was stunned for a moment.
The end of work was indeed a bit early, and as she said, it would take tens of minutes to drive to Zhuo Sheng and back, making it a bit late for picking up the children.
"How about this? I'll take your car to work, and a driver will take me home in the evening. But the duration should be changed to ten days."