Back at Star Blue Bay, Yin Xi played with the three children for a while. After arranging for them to have some fruit, she headed upstairs to the third floor.
She recalled Qin Si Ye's phone call earlier, about the two of them going out to dine alone.
Could it be, as the children had guessed, that Qin Si Ye was planning to ask her out today?
Yin Xi's heart skipped a beat.
It wasn't as if she hadn't gone out to dinner with this man before, but almost every time, she had been forced to. She remembered the only time she had looked forward to it was when they were in Country B, but as soon as she arrived at the restaurant entrance, she was kidnapped by people sent by Su Chengyu.
Yin Xi quickly changed her clothes and put on some light, exquisite makeup. Just then, Qin Si Ye's call came through again.
"Xi Xi, are you ready?"
"I'm ready. Where are you?" Yin Xi asked softly.
Qin Si Ye replied, "I'll be in the courtyard soon. You can come down."
She glanced at her watch. It was exactly one minute before six o'clock.
Yin Xi couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. Was this man always this punctual in everything he did?
"Okay." She picked up her bag and walked downstairs.
As soon as she reached the second-floor staircase, her gaze met that of the three children.
Chen Chen exclaimed in surprise, "Mommy, you look so beautiful!"
Yin Xi was wearing a beige embroidered long dress, paired with a white collarless blazer. She looked fresh, sweet, and utterly graceful.
At that moment, Aunt Li walked out from the kitchen. Seeing Yin Xi's attire, she was instantly struck by her beauty.
She then asked, "Miss Yin, are you going out? Won't you be having dinner at home?"
Yan Yan quickly chimed in, "Grandma Li, Daddy is taking Mommy out for dinner. They're on a date tonight."
Just then, a black car flashed past outside the floor-to-ceiling window. Shuo Shuo said, "Daddy's here."
Aunt Li couldn't help but look outside and saw the Rolls-Royce that Qin Si Ye usually drove returning.
She turned and looked at Yin Xi with a smile, "That's wonderful. Miss Yin, you should go quickly."
This morning, she had heard from a maid cleaning the rooms that Miss Yin had moved back into the secondary bedroom on the third floor, and she had been a little worried about their relationship.
Now, it seemed her worries were unfounded. Perhaps they wanted to nurture their relationship slowly and start anew.
"Then I'll trouble Aunt Li to look after the children," Yin Xi said, looking at her gently, a smile playing on her lips.
"Of course. Miss Yin, you should hurry. The master has already gotten out of the car," Aunt Li said with a smile.
As Yin Xi pushed open the villa door, she met Qin Si Ye, who was just coming down.
The man gazed at her adoringly for a moment before walking forward, taking her hand, and personally opening the car door for her to get in.
"Wait for me for a moment. I'll go change."
With that, he strode back towards the villa.
The three children looked surprised to see him.
Chen Chen asked, "Daddy, didn't Mommy already go out? Why did you come back in?"
Qin Si Ye paused and looked at the three of them. "I have something to do. I'll be leaving right away."
As his foot touched the stairs, Shuo Shuo's voice rang out from behind him, "Daddy, go for it!"
Yan Yan's voice followed, "Daddy, I hope you have a great evening."
Qin Si Ye turned back and met the smiling faces of the three children. His lips curved upwards as well. "Be good. Daddy will take you out to eat separately another day."
A few minutes later, Qin Si Ye emerged from the hall, dressed in a perfectly tailored black suit.
He wore a white shirt underneath, but no tie.
This gave him an air of solemn elegance, yet it was also casual and relaxed.
Several servants working in the courtyard couldn't help but look over, their faces lit up with bright smiles.
They whispered to each other, their conversations unheard.
Why did going out for dinner cause such a stir throughout Star Blue Bay?
Yin Xi frowned. Seeing him open the door, she moved further inside.
The man naturally sat down beside her. For some reason, Yin Xi's heart began to beat faster.
She couldn't help but look out the window, feeling annoyed with herself. Why was she so nervous and excited?
It was just a date, was it really necessary to be like this?
They had done much more intimate things than this.
Yet, she simply couldn't control her emotions.
Was it because it felt too formal?
Suddenly, the man took her hand and said in his warm, pleasant voice, "What's wrong? Why are your hands sweating?"