When Rong Jing Shu and Ai Tai En appeared in sight, hand in hand.
Qin Yun Xi's first reaction was to look at Grace.
But he searched the entire venue and couldn't find Grace – where was that girl? Was she not bothered that her boyfriend had run off with someone else?
Qin Yun Xi stood up and dialed Grace's number.
However, after two rings, the call was hung up.
Hung up?!
Did she dislike him that much?
Qin Yun Xi's male pride and competitiveness were instantly ignited.
After asking a few servants, he finally learned where Grace was – the back mountain of the Rong family, by the river used for dragon boat races.
Every year before the Dragon Boat Festival, the Rong family would start accumulating water.
What was originally a stream less than knee-deep, after several days of water accumulation, was now fully capable of accommodating three dragon boats gliding simultaneously.
Qin Yun Xi would not participate in tomorrow's dragon boat race; he was returning to Hai Shi to spend the festival with his parents.
He was supposed to have returned today, but Aunt Feng asked him to wait until the zongzi were ready so he could bring some for his parents.
Thus, he flew his private jet to Crescent Bay and would return to Hai Shi that night after dinner.
Anyway, Hai Shi was close to E Shi, only a little over an hour away.
On both sides of the riverbank, workers were making final preparations and checking safety facilities with great urgency.
Ensuring everything was foolproof.
When Qin Yun Xi saw Grace, she was busy helping workers launch a boat into the river, fully engrossed.
He: o(╯□╰)o
What a woman with boundless energy, no, a woman with a carefree spirit!
Her boyfriend had been snatched away, yet she was playing around without a care in the world.
After the group had launched the boat into the river, a worker handed Grace a bottle of mineral water.
"Thank you."
Grace tilted her head back and drank, when suddenly, her shoulder felt heavy.
Qin Yun Xi placed his hand on her shoulder, leaning his body closer to Grace.
Grace dodged him, showing him no pleasant expression, and said, "Scram!"
Qin Yun Xi stumbled back a couple of steps, nearly falling.
Hey, hey, hey, cursing at him the moment you see him is very impolite!
Qin Da Ye looked at the sweaty woman with a wistful gaze, "Miss, could you be a little gentler with me?"
Don't always tell me to scram, crawl away, or get lost. That makes me seriously suspect if I have a masochistic tendency?
To be so disliked by a woman, yet still eagerly rush forward.
Grace cast him a strange, sidelong glance, "Are you worthy?"
Qin Yun Xi jolted his spirit, "Why wouldn't I be?"
"After all, I am handsome, tall, mighty, good-looking, wealthy, and have gentlemanly demeanor."
Grace scoffed unceremoniously, "Do you have any shame?"
Qin Yun Xi reached out to pull her, "Want to touch?"
Grace screamed in fright – "Ah!" – Speak properly, don't get handsy!
Dirty!
Qin Yun Xi, you are dirty all over!
Grace struggled free with disgust, causing the bottle of mineral water in her hand to fall.
Qin Yun Xi, with quick reflexes, caught it, "If you don't want to touch, fine, why are you acting like I did something to you?"
To be so disgusted by him, it hurt!
The weather today was dry and the sun was scorching; it must be because the outdoor temperature was high that Grace was so angry.
He was also a little angry!
As he spoke, Qin Yun Xi picked up the mineral water bottle and started drinking.
Grace's eyes widened as she watched Qin Yun Xi, "That's my water!"
She had drunk from it, her saliva covering the bottle's opening, how could he drink it so naturally and casually?!
"Oh?" Qin Yun Xi, with a small sip left, asked, "You still want to drink?"
As if realizing something, he smiled wickedly and then handed the bottle forward, "Here you go."