Qin Si Ye was unaware she was looking at him, his thoughts drifting far away.
“Oh? I’m actually not very hungry.” Shen Xi chuckled foolishly but still picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and placed it in her bowl.
“How could you not be hungry? It’s past eight already, have you already eaten dinner?”
“No.”
“No? Then hurry up and eat.” Qin Si Ye smiled faintly, “The food here is indeed good, I can really taste a difference.”
The two chatted back and forth.
Half an hour later, they finally finished eating and prepared to leave.
Shen Xi went to the front desk to pay. As soon as she took out her phone, she couldn't get it to turn on at all.
“What’s wrong?” Qin Si Ye saw her anxious expression and quickly walked over.
“The phone isn’t showing anything, did it break? It was working just fine moments ago?” Shen Xi kept pressing the power button, but there was no response.
Qin Si Ye took it and examined it, “There are no scratches, so it usually wouldn’t break. It’s most likely out of battery.”
Out of battery? Shen Xi suddenly remembered that since she drove over with Jian Fan that morning, she had been chatting with the children at home.
Later, she received a call from Xie Yifei, and they chatted for a long time.
While interrogating Chen Fa at the hotel just now, she had also specifically turned on the recording.
She thought she could charge her phone at the hotel Jian Fan had booked that night, so she didn't bring a power bank.
To her dismay, it ran out of battery at a crucial moment.
“What should I do? I don’t have any cash on me either.” Shen Xi looked at Qin Si Ye with a troubled expression and said softly.
“Use mine.” Qin Si Ye’s lips curved slightly as he took out a card from his wallet and handed it to the cashier. He then glanced at her, “Consider this meal on me. We’ll settle what you owe me later.”
“Okay.” Shen Xi smiled helplessly.
The cashier looked at the two of them, a faint smile also appearing at the corner of her mouth.
No wonder people say couples nowadays split their bills, it’s really like that.
Shortly after they walked out of the restaurant, Qin Si Ye received a call from Zhao Ze.
“How is it?”
“Oh?” Qin Si Ye was slightly surprised by whatever the person on the other end said, and continued, “Then send more people to keep an eye on him, and wait until he wakes up.”
“I’m fine on my end, you don’t need to worry about me.”
After hanging up, Qin Si Ye looked at Shen Xi, “Where do you live? I’ll give you a ride.”
“I…” Shen Xi hesitated. She actually didn’t know where she lived; everything was arranged by Jian Fan.
She couldn't contact him now and didn't know where to go.
She really wanted to use Qin Si Ye’s phone to call Jian Fan, but she hadn't memorized his number at all.
Seeing her complicated expression, Qin Si Ye recalled her lost and disheveled appearance when he first saw her. He couldn't help but ask, “Did you get separated from your friend? What’s the number, I’ll help you call.”
“I don’t remember his number; it’s all stored in my phone.” Shen Xi didn’t deny it and replied with a helpless expression.
Qin Si Ye looked at her for a while, then suddenly said, “Then let’s find a place to charge your phone first, and then contact her.”
“Right.” Shen Xi felt his suggestion was good; why hadn’t she thought of it herself?
It seemed her brain was malfunctioning today.
The two of them happened to walk by a small pond. Qin Si Ye’s phone rang again; it was an international call.
“Wait for me a moment, I’m taking a call.” Qin Si Ye glanced at her and walked aside.
“Hello? You’ve finished your exams? Why are you calling me at this time?”
“Yes. I just finished yesterday. I slept until now to wake up.” A clear male voice came from the other end of the phone.
“How did the exam go?” Qin Si Ye asked.
“Not bad. Passing is definitely not a problem.”
“Don’t be modest in front of me, what exam isn’t an A for you?” Qin Si Ye glanced in Shen Xi’s direction, “I have a question for you, do you have a cousin named Shen Xi?”
“Cousin? Shen Xi? I haven’t heard my family mention her. However, my mother’s surname is indeed Shen, and I have an uncle who lost contact many years ago.”
As expected, it was the same information Zhao Ze had found.
“Si Ye, why are you asking about this?” The man on the phone was very curious.
“Nothing, I was just asking casually.” Qin Si Ye looked up and towards Shen Xi’s direction again, but he didn’t see her figure. His heart skipped a beat, and he said into the phone, “I have something urgent here, I’m hanging up now.”