Qiao Xi took a photo and thought about sending Shen Dang a message to thank him, but then decided against it.
After dinner, Qiao Xi returned to her room.
It was past nine o’clock when Qiao Xi was packing her luggage in her room.
Suddenly, a knocking sound came from outside.
Qiao Xi looked up at the door.
Qiao Xi opened the door, and a gust of wind picked up, carrying the faint scent of alcohol from Shen Dang.
"You’ve been drinking again?" Qiao Xi frowned slightly.
She stood inside the door, and Shen Dang stood outside, as if dividing two separate worlds.
The corridor light shone down, illuminating his striking features; Shen Dang seemed to be basking in the light.
Shen Dang smiled, "Yes, I drank. What about it?"
Shen Dang’s brow tightened, his long eyelashes hiding his emotions, making his peach blossom eyes appear deeper.
Qiao Xi’s heart tightened, "Is there something you need?"
His gaze made her somewhat panicky.
She didn’t know if he was drunk again.
When he drank, it reminded Qiao Xi of their previous intimacy, and once, it happened right in her room...
Taking advantage of the alcohol!
Shen Dang, noticing her evasive gaze, suddenly smirked, "I had to attend a banquet, couldn’t avoid drinking."
Those thin, bewitching lips seemed so enticing, making one want to kiss them.
Qiao Xi’s gaze flinched, she dared not look at him, "You should rest early if you’ve drunk."
"What time is your flight tomorrow?"
Shen Dang’s voice was husky, his gaze fixated on Qiao Xi’s face, his eyes dark and intense.
The entire villa was heated and was always at a constant temperature; today she only wore a silk nightgown at home.
Although it covered what was necessary, Boss Shen still felt like she was teasing him.
That unintentional provocation was most lethal.
Looking at her own feet, Qiao Xi said, "My flight is at eight in the morning."
"Then I’ll take you to the airport."
"I insist on taking you."
Boss Shen’s inexplicable perseverance.
Qiao Xi didn’t want to argue with him, especially not with a man who had been drinking.
"Got it, you should go rest."
Her words were practically shooing him away.
Shen Dang looked at her, seeing her normally cold aura replaced by a gentle and alluring demeanor, he couldn’t help but reach out towards her.
Qiao Xi was always vigilant around him, unsure what he was intending to do, but reacted quickly and shut the door.
He surely couldn’t break in.
"Bang!" The door slammed shut right in front of him.
Shen Dang knocked on the door to signal her, his voice slightly louder, "I just wanted to say goodnight."
There was no response from inside.
Shen Dang continued on his own, "Goodnight."
Qiao Xi’s reluctant voice came through.
It sounded so close, as if she were right behind the door.
Shen Dang’s lips curled into a smile as he casually walked towards his own room.
Hearing the footsteps outside, Qiao Xi suddenly sighed in relief, not knowing why she was so nervous.
Qiao Xi locked the door and continued packing her luggage.
Then she sent a message to Bei Bei, telling her not to pick her up tomorrow and to just meet at the airport.
Before sleeping, Qiao Xi set an alarm, so as soon as it went off the next day, she woke up immediately.
She had just changed clothes when the door was knocked.
Qiao Xi, pushing her suitcase, came to open the door.
Boss Shen’s seductive voice floated into her ears.
Qiao Xi pursed her lips, "Morning."
"Let me take your suitcase."
Before Qiao Xi could refuse, Shen Dang took the suitcase from her hands and then carried it downstairs.
"Thank you." Qiao Xi followed behind him, admiring the back of his attractive head.
"We’ll buy breakfast on the way."
Shen Dang placed Qiao Xi’s suitcase in the trunk and then drove away from Yingyue Bay.
Midway, they saw a breakfast shop, and Shen Dang parked the car.
He turned and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
As Qiao Xi was about to unbuckle her seatbelt...
Shen Dang held her hand, his voice very warm, "It’s cold outside, I’ll go."
Qiao Xi quickly withdrew her hand, her expression somewhat stiff.
Shen Dang’s eyes flashed a faint smile, "What are you daydreaming about?"
The hand that had touched Qiao Xi flicked on her forehead, "What do you want to eat?"
He asked impatiently again.
Qiao Xi, covering her forehead, could only glare at him with her eyes.
He was really being bold with her now!
Qiao Xi’s thoughts were a bit chaotic, still angrily scolding him inside, "I said don’t be so handsy."
Shen Dang shrugged, unfazed, smiling, "I’m afraid you might become silly without a little tap."
You’re the silly one, your whole family is!
Qiao Xi’s smile was tinged with irony, "Is Boss Shen really going to buy me breakfast?"
Shen Dang raised an eyebrow, "Otherwise what? Teacher Qiao, your face is so famous, dare I let you go?"
Qiao Xi laughed elegantly, "Oh wow, having Boss Shen buy me breakfast, how honored."
"You are my ex-wife, after all."
"If you don’t want anything in particular, I’ll just get Whatever."
That haughty little attitude.
Shen Dang chuckled briefly, then got out of the car and headed to the breakfast shop.
Qiao Xi looked out the window, seeing Shen Dang’s upright figure, his steps leisurely and unhurried, always radiating an unruffled air.
Boss Shen, a high-profile CEO, was now standing in line at the back.
Luckily, the queue wasn’t long, only four or five people. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ɴovᴇl(ꜰ)ir(e).nᴇt
In the past, Qiao Xi would never have imagined such a scene.
That one day, Boss Shen would actually line up to buy breakfast.
But what was it like before?
She watched Shen Dang standing in the wind, his back captivating her, until movement from the driver’s seat brought her back to reality.
"There’s a bottle of hot milk inside for you," Shen Dang placed a bag of breakfast on her lap, "Don’t be too moved."
Qiao Xi chuckled, "I’m not moved."
The old Boss Shen would never buy her breakfast unless the sun rose from the west!
It seemed Boss Shen had already read through her like a book, his face emotionless, "Says one thing, thinks another, Teacher Qiao."
Shen Dang buying breakfast coming down from his pedestal suddenly seemed utterly trivial in her mind.
She wasn’t moved at all!
The car continued to glide smoothly.
Qiao Xi glanced at him, "I can eat breakfast in your car, right?"
Shen Dang glanced at her, lazily smiling, "I bought breakfast for you, and you’re asking that?"
He thought the girl was really foolish.
Qiao Xi felt she had indeed asked a foolish question.
She opened the bag, finding steamed dumplings, xiaolongbao, baozi, and shaomai.
"Why did you buy so much?"
"I haven’t eaten yet."
Qiao Xi lowered her gaze, plucked out a steamed dumpling and put it in her mouth; it was corn-filled, and tasted quite good.
The aroma of breakfast spread through the car.
Qiao Xi filled her stomach and was about to tie up the bag when she suddenly thought it might be rude to eat alone.
After all, Boss Shen had paid for it.
"Do you want some?" Qiao Xi licked her lips and asked.
Shen Dang, without taking his eyes off the road, "I’m driving, can’t free my hands."
"Oh, then you eat later."