Lu Qilin still wore a gentle demeanor, smiling faintly: "I’m still a single dog."
"Huh? How come you haven’t had a girlfriend after studying abroad for so many years, Senior?"
Lu Qilin spoke decisively, paused for a second, and then added: "To be precise, I’m in the pursuit stage."
"Clatter", a soft sound came from nearby, drawing everyone’s attention. Looking over, Bai Bing’s small spoon had fallen to the ground, and a trace of mischievousness appeared on Bai Bing’s ever-so-elegant face: "Sorry, I slipped my hand, I’ll go to the restroom."
Bai Xue hurriedly chimed in: "I’ll go with you."
Tang Yanqi watched the sisters’ reactions, recalling Bai Bing’s quiet and silent demeanor earlier and those meaningful conversations at the mall today. Tang Yanqi belatedly realized something and involuntarily glanced at Lu Qilin.
Does Bai Bing like Lu Qilin?
She wouldn’t gossip; once Bai Bing and Bai Xue returned, the topic of "girlfriend" was dropped.
After finishing the meal and leaving the restaurant, Tang Yanqi was going back to Lake Bay Villa, not going the same way as them, and was about to say she’d leave first when Lu Qilin had already spoken up first: "Yanxi, I’ll send them back to school first, then drive you home. Hop in."
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"Get in, there’s no bus stop nearby."
Tang Yanqi had no arguments; indeed, there is no bus stop around here. She glanced at her roommates and obediently got in the car.
They’re not far from K University, so they arrived quickly. Waving goodbye to her roommates, Tang Yanqi was also planning to get out of the car—given her current status, it wouldn’t be appropriate for Lu Qilin to drive her.
"Yanxi, let’s find a place to sit and talk. I have something to tell you."
Outside, the sunset was dazzling, casting a golden halo on Lu Qilin’s originally warm and gentle face through the car window. Tang Yanqi’s heart skipped a beat, sensing something ominous.
The two found a café with a nice environment to sit down. Tang Yanqi felt she could roughly guess what Lu Qilin wanted to say. Her mind was a bit scattered and she didn’t notice that shortly after they entered the café, a man wearing a baseball cap followed them in.
In a small space divided by a crystal curtain, Tang Yanqi sat opposite Lu Qilin, her head down stirring coffee in her cup. Even so, she could feel Lu Qilin’s gaze from above.
After quite a while, Lu Qilin finally spoke: "Yanxi, do you remember the year I graduated? I told you I hoped you’d come to the airport to see me off because I had something to tell you, but you didn’t come. Do you remember?"
Tang Yanqi nodded awkwardly. Of course, she remembered, because that was also the day she was taken to the Sheng Family when Mr. Sheng suddenly said he hoped she and Sheng Jianan would get engaged.
Tang Yanqi suddenly looked up, somewhat shocked. Lu Qilin’s smile was faint yet firm, his gentle voice continued: "That was what I wanted to tell you back then, Yanxi. Give me a chance to love you, to care for you, to make up for all the hardships you’ve endured, okay?"
Tang Yanqi had somewhat guessed Lu Qilin might confess to her, but when Lu Qilin actually said it, Tang Yanqi still felt taken aback.
His straightforward expression, without a hint of euphemism, was truly a bit overwhelming.