Chapter 251 - Cafe love (1/2)

Leng Shao waited for Su Bei as she said that she would change into her clothes. He patiently waited as he sat on the couch, his foot tapping as he felt nervous with each passing second.

With Su Bei's surprise of seeing Leng Shao at their house, she did her best to rush as she rummaged her closet, thinking of the clothes to wear.

She got some dresses as she put them on the bed, contemplating about which dress suits her better.

As seconds passed by, Su Bei's body froze as she groaned, rolling her eyes at the same time.

”Why am I worrying about what to dress?” she mumbled to herself, already getting a simple day dress from her bed. ”It's not like we're going on a date or something.”

She then remembered what had happened between her and Leng Shao back at the launch. With the video still bothering her, Su Bei could not help but feel uneasy.

However, seeing Leng Shao now made her realize that he is somehow determined to come clean to her.

Shaking herself from her thoughts, Su Bei removed her oversized shirt and wore the dress. She tied her hair into a ponytail, put some slight blush and a lip tint to complete the look.

She then got her white sandals from the side and wore them. She then went out of her room to go to Leng Shao, who's waiting for her.

The moment Su Bei arrived below, Leng Shao immediately stood up, his knee bumping on the coffee table in front of him.

”S-Su Bei,” he called out her name, ”Are you ready? C-can I ask you to talk at a café, please?”

Su Bei blinked her eyes a few times. It was her first time seeing Leng Shao so uneasy compared to when she first was with him. He is a confident man, and now that he had stammered on his words, it was something surprising to her.

It made Su Bei think that this man before her was sincere in his intentions and that he is motivated to convince her that he is innocent.

”Okay,” was all Su Bei could say, a glimmer of hope appearing on Leng Shao's face.

”Thank you, Su Bei. Let's go then,” he said, Su Bei already walking out of the house as Leng Shao followed her behind.

The moment the two were out of the house, Leng Shao quickly walked to the passenger's seat to open the door for her. Su Bei discreetly looked at him as she sat inside, already putting her seatbelt on as Leng Shao sat on the driver's seat.

Leng Shao then started the car and the drive going to the café was silent. Su Bei looked out the car window as she watched the scene outside, Leng Shao, stealing glances of her from the corner of his eye.

'How am I going to convince Su Bei to believe me?' Leng Shao started to wonder to himself as he continued driving. 'I haven't found any evidence yet. Will my words be enough to convince her?'

Leng Shao's hands on the wheel tightened. Su Bei, who was observant, noticed this when she stole a glance of the man beside her.

Her heart started to race. She instinctively held on to her chest, pretending to hold the seatbelt as she felt her heart thumping hard in her chest.

'Should I believe him?' Even Su Bei began to wonder to herself. 'If he keeps saying that it wasn't him, was he telling the truth? He doesn't have any evidence yet, but why do I find myself wanting to believe him even though it's difficult?'

Su Bei heaved a small sigh. With Leng Shao hearing this from her, his eyebrows slightly furrowed as he now started to fear if Su Bei would believe him or not.

The café was on the outskirts of the city, near the beach. It was secluded, and only a few people were present, making it a perfect area to talk or have a date.

However, going here to have a date wasn't Leng Shao's intention. He would only want to prove his innocence to Su Bei through his words, and he would only have to cross his fingers to hope that it would work.

Leng Shao parked the car near the café. Afterward, the two went out of the vehicle to enter the café. Leng Shao opened the door for Su Bei. The moment the two entered, they chose a location at the veranda, overlooking the sea.

As the two sat down, Leng Shao did not want to delay their talk further. He ordered the café's best-seller so they could immediately start talking than choosing for their order.

When the waitress left, Leng Shao looked at Su Bei with shy eyes as Su Bei averted his gaze away from him, looking at the sea as if to distract herself.

”Su Bei,” Leng Shao called out to her, ”I don't know how to say this, and I don't know how to convince you, but I can't help it any longer.”

Su Bei could feel different surges of emotions from Leng Shao's words. There was desperation, there was sadness, and at the same time, there was gentleness.

Because of the tone of his voice, Su Bei could no longer help but to look at him even though she wanted to ignore him.