“Of course, it counts. You just come directly to me at 9 AM on Monday.” Sun Kangcheng patted his chest and assured her with utmost sincerity.
“Okay.” Shen Xi no longer hesitated. She picked up the juice in front of her and drank all three glasses in one go.
It was effortless. She had been feeling a bit thirsty, and the juices had been just what she needed.
As soon as she finished drinking and put down her glass, Sun Kangcheng scanned the room and was the first to applaud her. The others reluctantly joined in.
“Miss Mia is truly a remarkable woman, a person of great spirit. You’ve opened my eyes today.
If I’ve ever fallen short in the past, I hope you’ll be understanding.”
Sun Kangcheng said as he led Shen Xi towards the door,
“Don’t forget, come directly to my office at 9 AM on Monday. Please take care.”
It wasn’t until Sun Kangcheng escorted her to the door and it closed that Shen Xi finally came back to her senses.
Everything that had just happened felt like a dream. Had it all been settled with just three glasses of juice?
Just then, Jian Fan, who had been keeping his distance, rushed over to her and asked, “Sister Xi, how was it? Did he agree?”
“He agreed. 9 AM next Monday, come directly to his office.” Shen Xi glanced at him and replied thoughtfully.
Jian Fan’s eyes widened in surprise, “Ah? He agreed so quickly? That’s truly wonderful.”
He couldn’t help but feel a surge of admiration for Shen Xi.
Sister Xi is indeed amazing. Such a thorny problem, and she resolved it immediately upon stepping in.
“I’m going to the restroom. You wait for me in the car.” Shen Xi said, then headed towards the public restroom on the third floor.
A few minutes later, as she emerged and stood by the sink washing her hands, she noticed a tall, familiar figure standing beside her, also washing his hands.
She couldn’t help but look up. Qin Si Ye?
Wasn’t he dining on the fifth floor? Why was he here?
Shen Xi initially intended to pretend she hadn’t seen him and leave immediately.
But then she thought that doing so would be too obvious.
Besides, they had an agreement from before: no matter where she saw him, she had to greet him proactively and absolutely could not pretend not to know him.
Otherwise, this man might do something unexpected to punish her.
“Mr. Qin.” Shen Xi had no choice but to look at him, forcing a smile onto her face.
“Mm.” Qin Si Ye stood up straight and turned to look at her, his gaze tinged with slight annoyance. “So you recognize me now. Earlier downstairs, you deliberately turned your face away, pretending not to know me, didn’t you?”
Hearing this, Shen Xi’s heart skipped a beat. She thought she had acted quite naturally. Had he seen through her?
“What downstairs? As soon as I entered the lobby, I received a call. I didn’t see you.” Shen Xi blinked her beautiful peach blossom eyes and said with an innocent expression.
“Stop acting in front of me.” Qin Si Ye stared at her intently, as if trying to see through her. “You haven’t forgotten our agreement, have you?”
At this, Shen Xi’s heart paused. She suddenly remembered the incident at the badminton court. Just because she hadn’t greeted him proactively, this man had forced her to sign an “unequal treaty.”
“I…” Shen Xi didn’t know how to answer for a moment. Since he had already seen through her, further prevarication was useless. She could only brace herself and ask, “What do you want then?”
Qin Si Ye’s lips curved into a smile. “I’ll tell you when I think of it.”
“Qin Si Ye, don’t forget, we are only in the relationship of family member and doctor now. You have no right to control my freedom.”
Seeing his smugness, Shen Xi felt a surge of anger, and her voice immediately rose a few decibels.
“Then, try me.” Qin Si Ye’s voice also turned stern and domineering.
He just wanted to remind her not to ignore his presence.
But the moment she mentioned the words “family member and doctor relationship,” his anger surged uncontrollably.
Hearing this, Shen Xi immediately turned and walked towards the exit.
This man must have eaten something wrong again tonight. She didn’t want to continue talking to him.
“Where are you going?” After she had taken only a few steps, Qin Si Ye suddenly called out loudly from behind her.
Shen Xi replied without looking back, “It’s none of your business.”
Qin Si Ye said, “I’m just reminding you not to drink alcohol. You should always remember what the doctor said.”
At this, Shen Xi’s heart skipped a beat. She had just remembered that she was still in the observation period after the vaccination and couldn’t drink alcohol.
How could she have forgotten this again? She had almost drunk three glasses of red wine just now.
Fortunately, someone had sent those three glasses of juice in time. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
But who had sent those drinks? She still hadn’t figured it out.