With a sound, Yu He, who had been meditating with her eyes closed, suddenly opened them.
Ye Qichen's face was full of shock, and he dared not slam on the brakes, only slowing down the car.
Baby?!
What kind of relationship warrants such an intimate term? It was self-evident.
Had this old man already made a move on her sister!
She wasn't even an adult yet! That scoundrel!!
Seeing that the car had slowed, Yu He, afraid that Qin Beiting would say something more shocking that would distract Ye Qichen from driving, quickly spoke up, "Doctor-patient relationship, nothing to talk about."
Qin Beiting: "..."
He was sure now, the young lady was deliberately cold to him.
Ever since she got the ginseng, she had started ignoring him. Could it be that she already knew he was the Lord of Xingque Hall, thought he was toying with her for a photo, and was now angry?!
Ye Qichen glanced at Yu He. She didn't look like she was lying. She had mentioned before that she was staying at Qin Beiting's place for his convenience in treating him.
But Qin Beiting's "Baby" made Ye Qichen suspect that this scoundrel was actually using the excuse of medical treatment to pursue his sister!
Fortunately, his sister was intelligent and wouldn't be easily fooled!
The three of them, each lost in their own thoughts, arrived at the hot spring resort. Ye Jianming's car arrived shortly after.
This hot spring resort was a popular landmark. Every winter, it was packed with people coming for hot springs, and reservations were required to get tickets.
Especially today, Christmas Day, Ye Qichen had to pull strings to get tickets. However, upon arrival, he found not many cars in the parking lot, and only staff in the reception hall.
"Why aren't there any other people?" Cheng Lizhu muttered.
"The other guests haven't arrived yet," the receptionist explained with a smile.
"It's obviously been cleared out," Ye Zizheng stated.
He crossed his arms, his head held high, with an expression of disdain, as if to say, "Do you take me for an idiot who can't see?"
The receptionist gave her standard polite smile: "..."
Are all children nowadays so difficult to fool?
"Cleared out!" Ye Jianming was very surprised, but then felt incredibly proud.
He had thought about doing this before, but even when the Ye family was at its peak, they could only book a five-star hotel for a meal. Such a crowded resort was impossible to clear out, let alone now when he was bankrupt.
Cheng Lizhu, however, was a bit worried, "Qichen, actually, there was no need..."
"Mom, this isn't his credit. His wallet isn't that powerful," Ye Zizheng said scornfully, glancing at Ye Qichen.
He was still holding a grudge from last time Ye Qichen charged him 50% interest.
Moreover, he really didn't believe his brother had such capability; it must have been Qin Beiting who handled it.
As far as he knew, this resort was controlled by the Qin Corporation.
"Are you happy? Didn't you see your sister and that man disappear?" Ye Qichen said grimly.
At this mention, Ye Zizheng and the others realized that Yu He and Qin Beiting, who had entered together and were waiting in the lounge area, had disappeared.
Concurrently, at a pavilion in the hot spring resort.
"Why are you following me?" Yu He turned around, looking coldly at Qin Beiting behind her.
"If you weren't looking for me, I had to come find you," Qin Beiting said, looking at her. "I received your gift, thank you, baby."
Just as Yu He was about to ask when she had given him a gift, she saw him roll up his suit sleeves, revealing a pair of exquisite canary diamond cufflinks on his shirt cuffs.
They were the pair she had returned!
How did they end up with him?!
"I didn't expect you to secretly prepare a Christmas gift for me. I'm very happy," Qin Beiting said with a smile.
Yesterday afternoon, he returned to Tianyu and happened to meet a salesman from Jacob & Co delivering goods.
From the salesman, he learned that Yu He had secretly ordered a gift a month ago. He had asked her what gift she was buying then, and she had even pretended to be clueless.
So, she had prepared such a small surprise for him.
It was just that some unpleasantness had occurred in between, and the gift almost didn't make it.
Yu He looked at the smile on his lips, and thinking of his sexual orientation, and their lack of any relationship, she felt a strange sense of irony.
"Who said this was for you?! I prepared it for my brother, take it off!" she said indignantly and stepped forward to snatch it.
Qin Beiting dodged her outstretched hand, then grabbed her wrist and pulled her forcefully. Yu He stumbled into his firm chest. When she tried to push him away, her hands were quickly captured by him.
"You already gave your brother a pair of sapphire cufflinks, you wouldn't send a duplicate. These were specially made for me, weren't they?"
Qin Beiting lowered his head, gazing at her intently, wanting to see her admit it herself.
Yu He felt a surge of annoyance under his gaze. Did he think it was fun to tease her like this?
She tried hard to break free, but the disparity in strength between a man and a woman was too great.
"Let go of me!" she said coldly, her face dark.
Seeing that she was angry, Qin Beiting still didn't let go. "Answer me first, were these custom-made for me?"
In this moment, Qin Beiting was like a different person from the one who often played the victim before.
Yu He was stunned for a moment, suddenly realizing that she actually didn't understand this man at all. She even suspected that the previous him had been teasing her all along.
The thought of this possibility angered her. "Does it matter?"
"It matters a lot! If it does, it means you have me in your heart!" Qin Beiting looked into her eyes. "Understand?"
He couldn't always indulge the young lady, making her unaware of her feelings for him.
"..." Yu He looked at him, falling silent.
But her usually cool eyes were tinged with a hint of anger.
It seemed she was really upset.
Qin Beiting had no choice but to let go. "Don't be angry, I also prepared a gift for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, a waiter approached with a gift box tied with a champagne-colored ribbon on a tray.
Yu He wanted to leave, but Qin Beiting handed her the gift. "Open it and see."
Yu He glanced at it and finally opened the gift box. Inside, a set of golden needle cases was placed.
Opening the cases, she found a complete set of gold acupuncture needles.
She was stunned for a moment, and a surge of anger was immediately cast aside.
Yu He had been exposed to various gold and silver needles by her grandmother since childhood. She immediately recognized this set of golden needles as the renowned Wang Family Golden Needles from the last century.
The Wang Family Golden Needles were purely handmade and made of pure gold, with exquisite craftsmanship. Although their cost was high, they were particularly popular in the traditional Chinese medicine community. However, when the fourth-generation successor of the Wang Family Golden Needles retired to the mountains due to some grudges within the TCM community, their lineage ended.
Since then, the Wang Family Golden Needles had become a legend in the TCM world. According to statistics, there were only three complete sets of Wang Family Golden Needles left in the TCM community. Yu He's grandmother happened to have one, which was why Yu He recognized it instantly.
She had always wanted to get a set for herself, but the descendants of the Wang family no longer made golden needles.
And this set of Wang Family Golden Needles before her was clearly newly made, because Yu He saw a small character "禾" engraved on the needles.