Chapter 9 - substitute romance 09
The private room is furnished entirely in wood and there is a Nandian bamboo pot of unique shape on the wall. The leaves are green and sparse, and the shadow cast diagonally on the wall is exceptionally beautiful.
The seats are by the window, and outside the window is an ingenious rockery landscape, surrounded by mist, with the faint sound of running water in the ears.
I don’t know how much effort it took to create such a scene.
While Yu Huan’s thoughts were on the surroundings, Qin Yunye’s were on the people.
He thoughtfully pulled out the chair before she sat down, and before serving the food, he used boiling water to sterilise Yu Huan’s cutlery.
Yu Huan leaned over the windowsill and reached out to catch the water outside. Her hand got wet, and when she looked back for a handkerchief, Qin Yunye’s handkerchief was already pressed against her palm.
Yu Huan looked at him, then at the exquisite embroidered handkerchief, and her anger suddenly vanished.
Everything here is of exquisite refinement.
The tea is excellent, with a lingering fragrance in the mouth; the dim sum is freshly made by a master chef and is sweet and tender; the dishes are appetising with their perfect colour, aroma and taste.
Yu Huan looked at the two green mandarins and took a bite of the golden pumpkin cake.
Qin Yunye, on the other hand, took an orange and slowly peeled it, carefully removing even the pith.
Yu Huan had just finished eating a piece of crispy pumpkin cake when a slice of orange was suddenly handed to her. She wanted to eat it, but was too lazy.
After a pause, Yu Huan gave in to the sweet and sour aroma of the orange and opened her mouth to eat it.
This seemed to be a small sign of breaking the ice between them, and the atmosphere in the private room suddenly became soft and sticky.
Sit here, it’s too humid over there.
Qin Yunye pulled out the chair next to him. He had wanted to say this earlier, but the young girl didn’t pay much attention to others, and he was afraid that she would be upset, so he pulled out the chair opposite her instead.
Yu Huan didn’t care and sat there, eating and drinking as she pleased. This made it easier for Qin Yunye to feed her fruit and put food on her plate.
Such meticulous care might make someone else feel uncomfortable. But Yu Huan was a lazy person by nature, and being taken care of like this only made her feel comfortable.
The little girl was greedy and ate half a plate of crispy and tender fried spring rolls with shrimp and crab sticks. She ate half of the wild vegetable buns, two prawn dumplings and a few bites of various dishes, not to mention the pumpkin shortbread and brown sugar rice cake. She also drank a bowl of boiled duck soup.
Her eating pace gradually slowed down, and she obviously couldn’t eat any more, but she still wanted to take another bite.
Qin Yunye pushed a cup of hot tea into her hands, looked at her slightly full belly, and gently persuaded her, “Take a break before you eat.
Yu Huan suddenly realised her status from his attitude. She was no longer a suitor, she was this person’s official girlfriend.
The nature had changed.
It seemed that the attitude could also change.
Qin Yunye was eating. He had barely moved his chopsticks before, but now he had just started to eat. Yu Huan slumped in her chair, her head resting on Qin Yunye’s arm in a daze.
Qin Yunye knew that the little girl was bored, so he turned his clean hand around and stroked her head with a touch of reassurance.
This reaction was quite good.
Yu Huan was tempted to test how much Qin Yunye would tolerate her.
She leaned close to Qin Yunye and asked, “Can I take the food here home in a takeaway box?
‘Yes,’ Qin Yunye said.
Yu Huan tilted her small face up, her beautiful dark eyes fixed on him as she commanded, “Then you mustn’t eat it, I want it.
I won’t eat it, but if you ask the kitchen to make a takeaway version when you leave, it will taste better,’ Qin Yunye suggested.
‘No, I want this one. Yu Huan deliberately acted as if she was against him, not listening at all. A strand of hair dangled from her ear, brushing Qin Yunye’s palm.
Qin Yunye looked at her deeply and nodded, “Okay.
She can be so patient.
Yu Huan remained silent for a while, and after a while, she uneasily picked up a pair of chopsticks, dipped them into the tea in the cup, and pulled on Qin Yunye’s cuff.
She felt that this trick was a bit too much.
The water stains had dampened the excellent fabric, and Yu Huan secretly reminded Qin Yunye, who seemed not to have noticed, “Are your clothes expensive?
Not really,” Qin Yunye paused when he saw the ruined clothes.
The little girl blinked her eyes as if to see if he would get angry.
Qin Yunye breathed a sigh of relief and took off his suit jacket, handing it to the little girl, “Go ahead and draw.
Yu Huan: …
You put up with that?
! Oh no, she wanted to know more about where Qin Yunye’s bottom line was.
Yu Huan wanted to think of something even more outrageous to do, but she couldn’t think of anything right now. In the end, she just started messing with Qin Yunye while he was eating.
Every time Qin Yunye picked up his chopsticks, she’d push his plate a little. Whenever he moved his chopsticks, she’d push back, and whenever he pulled his hand back, she’d pull hers back as well, leaving him no choice.
Qin Yunye put down his chopsticks and held her hand, and she simply stood up, climbed onto Qin Yunye’s back, and whispered in a faint voice, “You eat, I won’t do it anymore.
Qin Yunye seemed to believe her and untied her.
Yu Huan had been lying on top of him for a while, and when she saw the bright green grapes in the fruit bowl, she suddenly had a worse idea.
She picked up a green grape and tried to pile it high on Qin Yunye’s head. Just as she placed the grape on Qin Yunye’s head, her wrist was suddenly grabbed.
The slightly rough fingertips pressed against her delicate wrist, preventing her from struggling.
Qin Yunye’s expression was inexplicable, and it was impossible to tell if he was happy or angry. He just looked at her with deep eyes, his voice low as he commented on her actions: ‘You are very naughty.
Perhaps she had tested his limits, for Yu Huan’s heart skipped a few beats at his words.
Will he settle the score with her? That’s good, at least she knows that his patience has its limits.
Yu Huan thought at random and suddenly shivered.
Qin Yunye bent her head and slowly kissed the palm of her hand along her fingertips. The hot wetness washed over, and he took the green grapefruit she had just held in her palm and tried to cause trouble with.
His breathing inevitably quickened, and Yu Huan looked at Qin Yunye blankly, unable to guess what he was going to do.
His long, slender fingers slowly stroked her cheek, from her nervous, panicked eyes, to her sensitive, straight nose, to her soft, rosy lips.
It was a strange sensation, with a tingling warmth.
Yu Huan’s heart felt like it was about to explode, and she could only blink quickly in confusion.
The next second, Qin Yunye kissed her.
The whole green grape was passed to her mouth before she was bitten.
Do you know what you look like? Little girl,’ Qin Yunye asked her between kisses, ‘like an unruly cat.
Before she was adopted, she was gentle and obedient, her meows soft and fluffy; after she was brought home, she changed her face, arrogant and pleased with herself, acting like a king in the family.
She knows she shouldn’t, but she does it anyway.
The young girl gasped for breath and patted him helplessly on the back.
The flesh of the green grapes was crushed and broken, and the sourness of the skin made the young girl sob and regret.
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Qin Yunye led the young girl out, not forgetting to ask her to take the egg rolls she wanted to eat with her.
The young girl’s ears were still red, her eyebrows drooping, and she didn’t say a word after being obediently punished.