The next day.
Before dawn, Shen Yao got up, brushed his teeth, washed his face, dressed up meticulously, sprayed cologne, grabbed his car keys, and drove to the flower shop to pick up the red roses he had ordered the night before. Then, he headed straight to Yu Xian Medical Clinic to find Yu He.
Today marked the beginning of their romantic journey, and he wanted to make good use of the week to win Yu He's heart sooner.
He had already planned the itinerary and was just waiting for Yu He to wake up. They would have breakfast together, then leisurely head to the airport to meet Ruan Tianxin.
Shen Yao whistled as he parked his car at the clinic entrance, only to find it closed.
He glanced at his watch. It was seven o'clock. Yu He shouldn't be awake yet, right?
He called her.
No answer, the call automatically hung up.
The second call.
No answer, the call automatically hung up.
The third call.
Finally, it connected.
"Speak!" the girl's hoarse voice came through the phone.
Shen Yao immediately said, "You're not still in bed, are you? This is our first date, can you put a little... effort into it?"
Before he could finish, he heard a "beep beep" and saw that the call had been hung up!
He had always been the one to hang up on others, and she dared to hang up on him!
Indeed, she was the woman he had his eye on!
Shen Yao immediately dialed again.
"Hello, the number you have dialed has been switched off..."
Shen Yao: "..."
Damn it, had he been stood up?!
He couldn't get through on the phone, and no one opened the door when he rang the doorbell. For the first time in his twenty-three years of smooth sailing, Shen Yao tasted adversity.
He sat in his car, sending Yu He a voice message on WeChat:
"You can just be arrogant because I like you. Hurry up and get out of bed and open the door for me! I'll give you three minutes. If you don't open the door, I'll break it down!"
Three minutes passed...
The door remained unmoved, and his WeChat message went unanswered.
"..."
Shen Yao said into his voice message, "I know you women take a long time to get ready. I'll give you another ten minutes to open the door for me! Otherwise, I'll really break it down!"
Ten minutes later...
The door was still unmoved, and there was still no reply on WeChat.
".........."
Shen Yao had dated more than a dozen girlfriends, but none of them had ever made him so patient.
"Last chance, half an hour!"
...
Half an hour later.
Shen Yao stood in front of the clinic's main door, pondering how to break it down.
He had already made threats, and if he didn't do something, he would lose face.
Just then, Old Mrs. Yu and the Qiao siblings arrived, preparing to open the door. They saw a man with short, curly wine-red hair squatting and peering at the door lock.
"Shen..."
"Thief!"
As Qiao Qiao opened her mouth, she saw her brother leap forward and kick Shen Yao's backside.
Caught off guard, Shen Yao's forehead hit the door with a dull thud.
"Damn it! You want to die!" Shen Yao cursed loudly, clutching his forehead.
"Sorry, sorry, Young Master Shen, it's you. I thought you were a thief!"
Qiao Wei sheepishly scratched the back of his head, smiling awkwardly and revealing a row of white teeth.
"You're the damn thief! Have you ever seen such a handsome thief?"
Shen Yao cursed, raising his foot as if to kick Qiao Wei, but he quickly dodged.
Seeing Shen Yao's forehead was swollen, Old Mrs. Yu quickly opened the door and found him ice packs for a cold compress.
After the cold compress, Qiao Qiao brought him medicinal oil to apply. The swollen forehead quickly subsided, leaving only a faint bruise that would disappear naturally.
This commotion took an hour. Yu He finally yawned and emerged from the west wing.
She lazily glanced at Shen Yao. "Isn't your flight at 12:30? Why are you here so early? To get beaten up?"
"Sleep, sleep, sleep! Are you that tired? Don't you know it's useless to sleep too much in life? You'll have eternal rest after death!"
Shen Yao touched his throbbing forehead. His hairstyle, styled early in the morning, had completely collapsed after the ice pack.
If you had gotten up earlier, would I have been so humiliated?!
"Young Master Shen, you should say less. Yu He is usually busy until late and doesn't wake up that early in the morning. Also, she has a terrible temper when woken up," Qiao Qiao reminded him.
Shen Yao grumbled, "Alright, alright, hurry up and get ready, let's go eat breakfast, and then head to the airport."
"Young Master Shen, your forehead was just bumped. You might have a slight concussion, and driving might not be very convenient. Why don't I go with you and drive?" Qiao Wei offered.
Shen Yao glanced at him, strongly suspecting that his earlier kick was intentional!
"No need! I'm perfectly fine!"
"Let Wei Zai come along. Nannan doesn't have a driver's license, and Tianxin isn't a very good driver. You'll be driving for a long time, and you'll get tired. Wei Zai can share the driving with you," Old Mrs. Yu said.
She was Yu He's elder, and no matter how unwilling Shen Yao was, he had to agree grudgingly to please her.
This made him even more certain that Qiao Wei's kick was intentional!
After breakfast, the three of them went to the airport to meet Ruan Tianxin and board the plane.
Yu He only brought a backpack, while Ruan Tianxin had a large suitcase. Seeing Qiao Wei help Ruan Tianxin with her luggage and sit next to her, Shen Yao suddenly felt that Qiao Wei's presence wasn't a bad thing. With someone to take care of Ruan Tianxin, he could be with Yu He.
He had arranged for two tents. If Qiao Wei hadn't come, and they were camping by the sea that night, the two girls might have been scared, and he would have ended up in a tent alone.
With Qiao Wei here, he could have them share one tent, and he and Yu He could share the other...
Excellent, everything was going according to his plan.
Shen Yao touched his backside and suddenly felt that Qiao Wei's kick had been worth it.
At three in the afternoon.
The four of them got off the plane and were at the airport exit.
"When the car arrives, we'll set off directly. Our first destination is Qinghai Lake. After watching the sunset, we'll camp by the sea, watch the stars at night, and see the sunrise tomorrow morning," Shen Yao said.
"Wow, how romantic!" Ruan Tianxin exclaimed, then asked Yu He, "Xiao He Miao, are you okay with that?"
Yu He was looking at her phone and casually replied, "Whatever."
Seeing this, Shen Yao excitedly licked his lip ring, feeling that tonight he had a good chance of sharing a tent with Yu He.
He immediately made another call, urging his friend to send the car over quickly.
At this moment, a black six-seater George Baron SUV stopped in front of them. Just then, his friend's voice came from Shen Yao's phone, "We're here, we're here."
"Get in," he said, hanging up the phone. He pulled open the car door, only to see Qin Beiting sitting inside!
"What are you doing here?!" Shen Yao was stunned and immediately pulled open the driver's seat door.
The person in the driver's seat wasn't his friend; it was Shao Chen!
"Damn it!" he cursed under his breath. "It's not this car..."
He turned around and saw Ruan Tianxin getting into the passenger seat, Yu He getting into the middle seat, and Qiao Wei putting his suitcase in the trunk and getting into the back seat. He was the only one left!
"Are you getting in or not? If not, we're leaving," Shao Chen urged.