When Su Bei called him, Lin Shaochi was in a meeting, listening to reports from his subordinates. Seeing the drastic change in Lin Shaochi’s face, the managers and staff who attended the meeting were dumbfounded—when did they ever see their serious Chairman showed such a gentle smile before?
Signaling the people to postpone the meeting, Lin Shaochi walked out of the room and called softly: “Xiaobei, what’s the matter?”
This was the first time Su Bei called his name directly. Lin Shaochi’s heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably, and his ears seemed to numb a bit. Soon, the girl’s soft voice came from the phone: “Nothing. Just…”
“….I miss you.” Su Bei decided to slowly settle the ‘ice cream cut corner’ matter with Lin Shaochi later.
Because of Su Bei’s words, Lin Shaochi’s emotions were once again overwhelmed with uncontrollable excitement.
“Where are you now?”
Su Bei: “Aren’t you busy?”
“Not busy.”
“Then you can come to pick me up. I’m near Dongshan Road.” Su Bei’s voice was filled with happiness.
“Okay.”
—
Lin Shaochi took his coat and left quickly, leaving the department managers and other staff dumbfounded in the meeting room.
“What happens with the Chairman?”
Lin Shaochi was a person who rarely showed his emotions outside. The last time he left in such a hurry was a few weeks ago, when he heard that Miss Qin was in a car accident.
What about this time?
Why did they feel that their Chairman was in a particularly good mood this time, and even his footsteps were full of excitement?
Lin Shaochi’s assistant temporarily took over the meeting.
“Cough. The Chairman has an urgent matter to attend to. Let’s continue the meeting.” Assistant Lin looked serious, but he was snickering inside: Urgent matter? Yeah. For the Chairman, going on a date with Miss Qin definitely took the utmost urgency right now.
Because Su Bei still didn’t dare to let Mr. Qin know, her relationship with Lin Shaochi was in secret for the time being. And assistant Lin was one of the few people who knew about it.
For Assistant Lin himself, if not for seeing it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t believe that such a mature and stable person like their Chairman actually became an awkward young man in front of the girl he loved.
…
On the other hand, Su Bei only waited less than ten minutes before seeing Lin Shaochi arrived.
“Have you waited long?” Before he finished his words, the girl already jumped into his arms.
Lin Shaochi felt his breath stopped.
Although Su Bei accepted his confession, to give her time for adapting and because he was afraid of scaring her, Lin Shaochi tried his best to restrain his impulse and didn’t dare to be too intimate with her.
This was the first time Su Bei took the initiative to approach him as a girlfriend, not a sister.
Lin Shaochi opened his mouth, trying to say something. But he was afraid of ruining the atmosphere.
But Su Bei, lying in Lin Shaochi’s arms, felt his body stiffened. Hearing his thundering heartbeat, she couldn’t help laughing. She let go of Lin Shaochi, then stared into his eyes: “Lin Shaochi, thank you.”
“Thank me for what?”
“Many things.” Many, many things. For every single thing you did for me over the past four years.
Su Bei didn’t explain. Without waiting for Lin Shaochi to ask, she said again: “Are you hungry? Let’s go eat.”
Lin Shaochi was momentarily stunned before he reacted. Su Bei must be hungry. He chuckled softly: “There is a restaurant in the Fengshan area. It’s a bit far, but I heard the food is pretty good.”
Originally, Lin Shaochi never paid particular attention to this kind of thing. But after knowing that Su Bei was a gourmet, he began to note various delicious food and restaurants.
Sure enough, Su Bei’s eyes lit up: “Let’s go!”
—
Lin Shaochi brought Su Bei to a restaurant at the foot of Fengshan Mountain, next to a very beautiful red maple lake. And since it was a private membership restaurant, the dining area was very quiet.
When eating, Su Bei carefully observed Lin Shaochi’s behavior. Sure enough, it was the same as her guess: although she didn’t say clearly what she wanted or didn’t want to eat, Lin Shaochi seemed to know her preferences to the dot. All the foods he ordered were the things Su Bei liked, and he also specially asked the waiter to not put in ingredients she didn’t like.
There were some foods that Su Bei liked, but they made her body cold. Lin Shaochi still ordered them, but only half the normal portion.
All of these, Lin Shaochi did so naturally, as if they had become his habits.
“Lin Shaochi.”
“Mm?”
“Don’t you think the food in this restaurant is a bit ‘cutting corners’?” Su Bei glanced at the seafood platter on the table and said.
Lin Shaochi raised his head and saw the girl holding her chin while looking at him innocently.
His breath stagnated.
Although Chairman Lin frequently had his IQ turned off when facing the girl he loved, he was originally a super smart guy. He quietly deduced the reason why Su Bei called him from the Dongshan Road this afternoon and also why her attitude towards him subtly changed.
“Eating too much cold food is not good for your body.”
“Then you eat more.” Su Bei seemed to ‘retaliate’ and pushed the seafood plate to Lin Shaochi.
“Are you sure you want me to eat more?” Lin Shaochi lowered his gaze.
Su Bei: “Huh?”
“Nothing.”
…
After the meal, the two walked by the lake. Lin Shaochi held Su Bei’s soft and slender hand carefully, as if holding his whole world. The water’s calming sound and the girl’s beautiful voice were all he heard at this moment.
“This restaurant is so delicious. Next time, let’s bring Xiaobao together, and also Dong Wenqi and the others.”
“Lin Shaochi, how did you find this restaurant?” Su Bei glanced at Lin Shaochi, but found that the man was standing still before her eyes. Before Su Bei could react, the next second, Lin Shaochi’s lips had landed on hers.
Su Bei: !!!
He didn’t dare to go too deep, only a lingering tasting kiss.
Lin Shaochi reluctantly let go of Su Bei’s lips and stared with eyes full of lingering. Su Bei’s eyes widened in surprise and panic.
“Are you scared?” Lin Shaochi asked. His voice was hoarse, as if he was trying hard to restraint himself. Although he reminded himself countless times to make progress only step by step, Lin Shaochi was overwhelmed with the joy of Su Bei’s slight change in attitude today.
“No, no, I just…” She was a little surprised and couldn’t react for a while.
Su Bei shook her head repeatedly, trying to say something coherent. She kept lowering her gaze and didn’t dare to look into Lin Shaochi’s eyes.
OMG! Her face is so hot. It must be super red now.
“I’m going back.” Su Bei said to Lin Shaochi.
“Where? To your dormitory or…”
“Back to Jingyuan.” Su Bei glanced at the time. Mr. Qin was a bit busy recently and probably hadn’t returned home yet.
Su Bei initially wanted to go to the company to pick up Mr. Qin from work, but…
After glancing at Lin Shaochi for a moment, Su Bei decided to go straight home.
—
Lin Shaochi sent Su Bei back to Jingyuan Villa. After helping her out of the car, he didn’t let her go right away, but stretched his arms and pulled her into his bosom.
“What? I’m going in.” Su Bei’s face, which has been cooled down on the way, suddenly became hot again.
Lin Shaochi chuckled twice. Instead of letting her go, he tightened his arms on Su Bei’s body.
—I don’t want to let you go.
Lin Shaochi stared at Su Bei deeply. His eyes darkened a bit.
“Good night kiss.” Lin Shaochi lowered his head and pecked Su Bei’s lips, but he seemed addicted and reluctant to leave.
“L-Lin Shaochi.”
“What do you call me?”
“Lin Shaochi?”
“Don’t use ‘Lin.'”
Su Bei: “……”
“My Dad is coming back.” Su Bei blocked Lin Shaochi’s mouth with her hands and reminded half-heartedly. But she didn’t lie either. It was true that Mr. Qin usually came back around this hour.
Imagining Mr. Qin came back and saw she and Lin Shaochi together…
Su Bei didn’t even dare to think.
“You should go back now.” Don’t let Mr. Qin run into you.
Su Bei didn’t know. Not only Mr. Qin knew Lin Shaochi was here, but he was also actually standing before the window on the second floor at this moment, and he clearly saw their interaction from the beginning to the end.
Because the latest project was finally finished, Mr. Qin came home earlier than usual today. Originally, Mr. Qin was in a good mood. He poured himself a cup of tea and walked to the window. Unexpectedly, he saw a scene that almost made his veins burst in anger.
…
The sudden appearance of Mr. Qin not only shocked Su Bei, but also stunned Lin Shaochi.
“D-dad, good evening.” Su Bei pushed Lin Shaochi away and looked at Mr. Qin with a guilty conscience.
“Get into the house.” Qin Shao said to his daughter with a rare stern voice.
Su Bei was terrified and obediently walked away from Lin Shaochi. Instead of entering the house, however, she stopped next to Mr. Qin.
“Dad…”
Mr. Qin ignored Su Bei. He glared at Lin Shaochi coldly: “You visit so late at night and don’t come in to greet the host. Is this how your Lin family educates their children?”
A/N: Happy reading ┻┻︵¯\(ツ)/¯︵┻┻