Luo Yichen snorted and said, âI havenât had dinner yet. I was on my way to get supper when I met you.â
Qu Lingâer could not refuse and asked patiently, âWhat do you want to eat? Iâll buy it for you.â
Luo Yichen gave her the names of a few shops and his home address. âAs you know, Iâm a celebrity. Itâs not safe for me to be outside. So, please send the food to my house. Call me if you need anything. Be careful.â
Qu Lingâer said, âOkayâ¦â
After helping her twice in one day, she could only accept her fate and buy the food for Luo Yichen. Fortunately, the few shops he mentioned were nearby, so it did not take long to buy everything. Looking at the several bags of supper she was carrying, she seriously suspected that Luo Yichen was not really working in the entertainment industry. Other male and female celebrities had to diet and exercise to maintain their figuresâhow could he eat so much?
Ten minutes later, Qu Lingâer arrived at Luo Yichenâs residence.
Luo Yichen lived in a high-class neighborhood nearby. Qu Lingâer had to furnish his unit number before the security officer let her inâLuo Yichen must have informed them in advance.
She carried the bags of supper and walked for quite a while. She was already tiredâcoupled with the wine she had drunk earlierâshe was very sleepy. When she arrived at Luo Yichenâs house, she pressed the doorbell. Luo Yichen immediately answered the door. Before she could say anything, he said, âCome in.â He then nonchalantly turned around and walked back into the house.
Qu Lingâer: ââ¦â Canât he just take the bags of supper?
But when she thought about what had happened today, her annoyance dissipated. She took off her shoes and walked into the house barefooted with the bags of supper.
Upon reaching the living room, she looked around and placed the bags of supper on the coffee table.
Luo Yichen seemed to have just come out of a showerâhe was wearing loungewear and water was dripping from his wet hairâhe was drying his hair with a towel now.
Qu Lingâer did not pay much attention to Luo Yichen. After setting down the bags of supper, she said, âWell⦠Hereâs your supper. Iâll leave now.â
âWait.â Luo Yichen stopped what he was doing and looked at Qu Lingâer.
Qu Lingâer stared bemusedly at Luo Yichen. Previously, the lighting was dim in the car, so she only had a rough idea of Luo Yichenâs appearance. But now, under the bright lights, Luo Yichenâs face was exceptionally clearâshe found him to be even more handsome. At the same time, she also found him to be even more familiar! She was very sure that she had seen his face somewhere, but she could not remember where.
Luo Yichen saw that Qu Lingâer was standing still and said playfully, âCome and sit down. I donât bite.â
Qu Lingâer snapped back from her thoughts and stammered, âNo⦠No need. Itâs getting late. I should go.â
âWhere are you going?â Luo Yichen stood up and walked towards Qu Lingâer.
Qu Lingâer felt a tall and huge figure loom over her due to his height. She took a step back nervously.
A scent wafted overâit seemed to be the smell of his shower gel or shampoo. It was very pleasant, but this made Qu Lingâer even more flustered. Her heart began to race.
Luo Yichen looked at her and said, âEat with me.â
âHuh?â
Luo Yichen replied, âHuh what? Come sit down and eat with me. Itâs not nice to eat alone.â
He lowered his headâlooked at the shy young girl in front of himâand found her to be rather cute. It was strange. He had been in the entertainment industry for so long and had seen his fair share of beautiful girls. But there had been none like her who could arouse his interest.
Qu Lingâer avoided his gaze and took a few steps back. âItâs⦠Itâs too late. I shanât keep you from enjoying the food.â
With that, she turned around and was about to run.
Luo Yichen instinctively grabbed Qu Lingâerâs wrist and pulled her back.
Qu Lingâer was caught off guard and fell into Luo Yichenâs arms.
Qu Lingâerâs pupils constricted as she quickly pushed Luo Yichen away and snapped angrily, âDonât go too far!â
Luo Yichen could not help but laugh when he saw her guarded expression. âWhat are you thinking about, lass?â
Qu Lingâer face took on a ghastly expression. It was too dangerous to be alone with a strange man at night.
âI wasnât thinking about anything else. Donât overthink it.â Luo Yichen raised his eyebrows and said, âEat something first. After that, Iâll send you back. Itâs too lateâitâs not safe for you to be alone outside.â
Qu Lingâer relaxed a little. She seemed to have overreacted. No matter what, Luo Yichen helped her today. She lowered her head and said softly, âIâm sorry.â
Seeing her diffidence, Luo Yichen sighed and said calmly, âThere are new slippers at the door. Go put them on and then come to the living room.â
Qu Lingâer did not refuse. She walked to the door and put on the slippers. Then, she returned to the living room and sat on the sofa. She looked guilty and obedientâlike a student waiting for her teacher to punish her.