Shen Xi did not answer her question, but lowered her head and walked quickly out of the hall.
"Brother, what's going on? What did you talk about inside to make Sister Xi so angry?" Qin Si Yue asked with a frown as soon as Qin Si Ye came out.
It was she who had told Grandma about what happened between the two of them yesterday.
She thought it was great news, but it turned out to be the opposite.
"Let's go see Grandma." Qin Si Ye glanced at her and ran outside.
As soon as he reached the door, he saw Shen Xi walking towards the roadside. He quickly ran over and grabbed her arm.
"Wait, are you going to hail a taxi yourself again?"
Shen Xi turned back and glared at him, "Let go. It's none of your business."
"How is it none of my business? I brought you here, so I must personally send you back." Qin Si Ye did not relax his grip at all, his gaze fixed on her.
"No need, I have a mouth and legs, so I won't trouble Mr. Qin for this." Shen Xi reached out her other hand and patted his arm.
Qin Si Ye's eyes turned dark. Recalling her resolute departure from the hospital entrance yesterday, he suddenly bent down and gently picked her up, walking towards his car.
"Ah!" Shen Xi exclaimed, and then a resounding slap landed on his handsome face.
Stopping, Qin Si Ye looked down at her with a dark gaze.
Shen Xi trembled slightly, and met his gaze timidly, startled by her own sudden reaction.
She had actually... actually slapped this man. Would he not let go and throw her to the ground?
"This slap will settle the misunderstanding from yesterday, and we'll be even." Qin Si Ye said in a low voice, continuing to walk forward with her in his arms.
Shen Xi paused and continued to struggle, "Put me down quickly, I don't want to ride in your car."
The man glanced down at her, his tone full of warning, "If you move again, I can't guarantee you won't fall."
Hearing this, Shen Xi couldn't help but lean out to look down, and immediately stopped moving.
He was tall, and she was about a meter and a half off the ground. If she fell from this height, it would be terrible.
Seeing that she was behaving and not moving, a fleeting curve appeared at the corner of Qin Si Ye's lips.
He gently placed her in the passenger seat and reached out to buckle her seatbelt himself.
Shen Xi felt his presence approaching and quickly snatched the seatbelt from his hand, buckling it herself.
Qin Si Ye turned to close the door, sat in the driver's seat, and immediately took out his phone to call Zhao Ze.
"Find someone to quickly remove the news about me and Dr. Shen from 'K City Online'."
After hanging up the phone, Qin Si Ye started the car and drove onto the main road.
"Shen Xi, since we've made ourselves so clear that we're just ordinary friends, why do you have to keep me at arm's length? Can't we just get along like before?" Qin Si Ye said, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, his expression grim.
"It's you who repeatedly crossed the line. May I ask, Mr. Qin, what right do you have to hold me?" Shen Xi glared at him sideways.
Qin Si Ye looked at her blankly for a moment, then turned back and replied, "That's because you're too stubborn and always like to throw tantrums like a child."
"Does not doing things your way mean I'm stubborn? That I'm throwing a tantrum? I have my own thoughts, why can't I refuse you?"
Shen Xi's sharp questions left Qin Si Ye speechless.
After a long pause, he slowly replied, "With you, I never meant to be disrespectful or hurt you. Most of the time, I just want to help you."
"I don't need your help. Sometimes, don't you think you're making things worse? You're a big shot in K City, and every move you make influences public opinion. I just want to live a simple life." Shen Xi looked at him sharply.
Qin Si Ye glanced at her, his expression becoming even more somber, "You said we have different values. In your heart, am I that detestable?"
Hearing this, Shen Xi's heart skipped a beat, and she replied softly, "It has nothing to do with whether I like you or not. What I mean is that we are not people of the same world, and it's best to maintain a certain distance."
"Okay. I understand. I promise I will keep a proper distance in the future," Qin Si Ye glanced at her and squeezed out this sentence through gritted teeth.
Then he accelerated, and the car sped forward.