Chapter 102 - Is This Man Romancing Her Now? (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Yu Keyao almost fell to the ground after being shoved by Qi Chengzhi. She wobbled a few steps in her high heels before regaining balance and watched as the Range Rover merged into the stream of cars in a daze.

Just then, she received a call from Yu Zidong telling her that he sent someone to pick her up.

…

…

Liang Lihua was waiting at the hallway entrance to receive Yu Zidong into the house. To her surprise, Yu Keyao appeared behind Yu Zidong and followed him in. ‘Why did she come home now, wasn’t she supposed to have a meal with Qi Chengzhi?’ she thought to herself.

“What happened? Didn’t you eat with Qi Chengzhi?” Liang Lihua pulled Yu Keyao over and saw the displeased expression on Yu Zidong’s face.

Yu Keyao told her what happened.

“He said that he has a girlfriend but I feel like he’s lying to me. Otherwise, why would his parents arrange a blind date for him?” Yu Keyao entered and sat down in the living room.

Liang Lihua nodded and said, “I think Qi Chengzhi must be very arrogant and has very high standards, that’s why he has never found a woman all these years. Also, even if he really does have a girlfriend, his parents probably didn’t approve of her. You still stand a chance and you should seize this opportunity no matter what. Honestly, I did not expect the Qi family to look for us. Think of how the Song family received all those benefits and respect when Song Yu was engaged to Qi Chengji. You must grab hold of Qi Chengzhi.

“Back in the days, the Song family managed to gain so many advantages after getting engaged to just the younger son of the Qi family who wasn’t holding any actual power. If you successfully get engaged to the heir of the Qi family and become Madam Qi, our family will definitely prosper from then onwards!” Liang Lihua said, “You shouldn’t feel embarrassed. There’s a saying that even the fiercest woman will succumb to a man after his incessant pestering. It works the same for men too.

“Especially for a personality like Qi Chengzhi’s, he’s the type who doesn’t easily open up his icy cold heart. However, once he falls for you, you’ll be showered with endless blessings. His feelings for you would definitely be transcendent.”

“Mum, I’m aware of this. Don’t you worry, I won’t give up. I truly like Qi Chengzhi. Finally, there’s someone who’s able to touch my heart, this must be fate. We’re destined to be together,” Yu Keyao said calmly. Yu Zidong and Liang Lihua nodded as she spoke. They felt a sense of reassurance as they never had to worry much about their daughter.

Yu Keyao went back to her bedroom to change. She took off her outer coat, exposing her wrists. Suddenly, she felt pulses of burning sensation on the part of the wrist that was held by Qi Chengzhi.

Even though he did not withhold his strength when he grabbed her, but Yu Keyao felt that despite Qi Chengzhi’s cold, expressionless visage, he was still extremely charming.

A man should be as mature and valiant as he was.

When he held onto her wrist, she felt weak. When she recalled the scenario of the incident, she really wanted to lunge into his arms and enjoy the feeling of being hugged by him.

Yu Keyao was so besotted with him that her gaze became dazed as she reminisced. The corner of her mouth lifted subconsciously and she smiled widely as she imagined.

She could not resist touching the part of her wrist that was held by him. She lowered her head and traced the skin on her wrist with the tip of her nose. It was as if she could still smell the refreshing scent of Qi Chengzhi.

Yu Keyao revealed an infatuated expression on her face. Both her cheeks were blushing, her eyes lost focus long ago and her lips gently imprinted themselves on the skin that was previously held by Qi Chengzhi.

…

…

Qi Chengzhi was unable to come home for dinner due to a social event. Without his company to celebrate Valentine’s Day dinner together, Song Yu lost her appetite to eat.

She had never felt so lonely before when he had to socialize normally. Perhaps it was because of the special occasion today, and possibly having been influenced by the public atmosphere, it made her especially uncomfortable.

Aunt Yang had prepared some simple dishes for dinner. Song Yu returned to her bedroom after the both of them had finished dinner.

The enormous bouquet of roses on the bed was seductively red. Song Yu felt uneasy and just could not bear to look at it.

When she came home with the bouquet just now, Aunt Yang asked in surprise, “Sir gave this to you?”

Song Yu did not know how to reply and just answered carelessly with “Uhm”. With her face blushing red at that moment, she started cleaning up according to Ruan Danchen’s orders.

After cleaning up, Song Yu went downstairs and waited in the living room. To her surprise, Qi Chengzhi came back shortly after she had settled down.

“Why are you home so early?” Song Yu walked to the hallway entrance to welcome him. However, he did not move and just stood still without changing into his slippers.

“We’re done discussing with the client, that’s why I’m back early.” Qi Chengzhi had one hand behind his back, and he smelled like frost. “Go and put on your outer coat.”

“We’re heading out?” Song Yu asked, confused. Noticing he was hiding one hand behind his back, she tried to take a peep at it.

Qi Chengzhi gave a half-smile and urged, “Quickly.”

Song Yu replied with an “Oh”. She was still very curious about what he was trying to hide behind him. She gave another glance before going back to the bedroom to grab her coat.

Qi Chengzhi waited at the entrance. He extended his hand and waved at her when he saw her coming over.

Song Yu’s face heated up. She smiled shyly and placed her hand on his well-structured hand. She felt that this gesture was very meaningful.

Qi Chengzhi’s hand was not cold but rather warm and dry as he was wearing gloves before this.

He held her hand as they walked into the elevator and pressed the floor buttons. They were going up instead of heading down.

“I thought we were going out?” Song Yu turned her head and looked upwards at him. Wearing only flats, her height was only up to his shoulder level when she stood upright.

“Just follow me.” Qi Chengzhi squeezed her hand. Then, he paused for a moment, turned his head suddenly and asked, “Who sent you the bouquet of Blue Enchantress Hydrangea this morning?”

“…”, Song Yu thought about the misunderstanding this morning. She blamed herself for not asking clearly before saying things and felt her scalp tingling. “I placed it at the reception this morning.”

Qi Chengzhi scoffed and looked at her with a sardonic half-smile on his face.

“The ‘business card’ sent it, right?” He arched his eyebrow and spread his lips in an enigmatic manner.

Song Yu was baffled and pondered for quite some time before realizing that the ‘business card’ that he mentioned was probably referring to Li Zhuoan.

How could he give him a nickname like this!

Wang Yifeng was the ‘Camry’, and Li Zhuoan became the ‘business card’. It was a rather accurate representation!

“You think that it’s romantic, huh?” Qi Chengzhi continued.

“…”, in Song Yu’s heart, she knew that this man was being petty again. At first, she was already prepared to comfort him. However, when he came in from the door just now, he seemed like he was in a pretty good mood. Ergo, she thought that he had let the matter slide. Who would have thought that he had remembered it from morning till now.

Song Yu approached him carefully after seeing his scornful expression. She pressed her body against his arm with her left hand still being held by him. Her right hand slowly slid down along his muscular arm.

Even though he was thickly wrapped in a suit and an outer coat, she could still feel the prominent edges and lines on his arm.

At last, her soft, warm palm reached the back of his hand and she could clearly feel the knuckles and bones on it.

Just like that, she wrapped his palm in both her hands.

“At first, I was quite happy when I received the flowers before looking at the sender’s card because I thought you were the one who sent it. When I found out later that it wasn’t you, I immediately gave it to the receptionist,” Song Yu said softly in embarrassment. She was rather disappointed when she discovered that he was not the sender.

She really wanted to say that it was his fault for forgetting what day it was and that he should not blame others if they had seized the opportunity to do so.

However, she did not have the guts to say it in the end.

Qi Chengzhi’s eyebrows relaxed and he caressed the smooth skin on the back of her hand with his thumb. “What was written on the card?”

“Nothing special. He just apologized for the Red Roof incident and mentioned to drop him a call if I were to forgive him,” Song Yu said honestly. There was nothing to hide anyway.

He sneered and said sarcastically in a low voice, “Hypocrite.”

“Did you call?” he asked after a while.

“Of course not. Didn’t you tear up the business card? I don’t even have his number,” she said gently.

“So you’ll call him if you have it?” he sniggered, his pitch-black pupils rolled to the corner of his eyes to give her the side-eye.

“Qi Chengzhi, you’re being unreasonable! You know that I won’t call him even if I have his number. I can roughly guess Li Zhuoan’s motives. Since I’m already with you, why would I stir up unnecessary trouble?” Song Yu gave up on comforting him. She also thought of forgoing the stuff in the bedroom because she did not want to give it to him anymore.

His actions were insufferable.

She had never met such a petty man!

She let go of his hand angrily and wanted to shake off the other hand that he was holding.

However, he held onto her hand tightly, and no matter how hard she tried to shake him off, her efforts were futile.

“Stop it.” Qi Chengzhi continued holding her hand firmly and told her to behave.