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Chapter 501: Not Fear, but Indulgence

Chapter 501: Chapter 501: Not Fear, but Indulgence

Interestingly, this was the first time Zhu Qianying had taken the initiative to call for Yan, asking him to pick her up after work.

So after Yan finished his overtime, he didn’t take the time to greet anyone else. As soon as the meeting ended, he grabbed his coat and bag and was the first to rush out of the conference room.

"Is Yan rushing to appease the boss lady?"

The boss lady’s public display of love on Weibo that day had circulated throughout the entire Yanhuang Group by the afternoon. The boss, in a good mood, even doubled everyone’s salaries. It was hard for anyone not to be aware of it.

Qin Xiu nodded, "Definitely!"

The other high-ranking managers didn’t have a deep impression of Zhu Qianying. Hearing Qin Xiu say this, and knowing that he had a good private relationship with the boss lady, they began to gossip.

"Qin, is our boss lady really that difficult? Never thought that even Yan, a formidable person like him can have his breaking point."

Qin Xiu did not agree with the statement that the boss lady was difficult to deal with.

"If my wife is at the level of a mother tiger, then the boss lady is just a little lamb."

In Qin Xiu’s impression, although Zhu Qianying’s temperament was stubborn, she was very reasonable. She probably never had any unreasonable moments like his wife.

"Really? So, Yan prefers this type? Our boss lady may not be something to be afraid of. But why is Yan so afraid of her?"

As Qin Xiu tidied up the stuff on his side, he said, "This is not fear, this is respect!"

In Qin Xiu’s view, a person like Yan feared nothing and no-one.

So when his colleagues said that Yan was scared of Zhu Qianying, Qin Xiu saw it merely as a husband’s indulgence and tolerance for his wife. That was quite different from fear.

But in truth, Yan’s feelings towards Zhu Qianying wasn’t so much fear as dread.

He dreaded that she might suddenly leave, he dreaded that she might fall in love with another man, and he dreaded that she might be disappointed in him.

Because of this dread, Yan was more careful and cautious now than at any other time in the past.

That could even be said that he had never been so meticulous before.

"Ying’er, come out. I’m here!"

Yan didn’t go in to pick Zhu Qianying up, not because he didn’t want to, but because she had sent him a message asking him to wait outside when he arrived.

Presumably, Cheng Ye was also in the store. She was afraid that if Yan were to enter, it would provoke Cheng Ye.

If it were in the past, he would definitely have swaggered in to show off in front of Cheng Ye, but now, he was afraid that Zhu Qianying would get angry over that. So he obediently waited in the car.

Yan didn’t know that, up until now, Cheng Ye still hadn’t seen any of the hot searches on Weibo.

The people in the jewelry store all knew Cheng Ye liked Zhu Qianying. So in a kind of tacit understanding, nobody mentioned the Weibo posts in front of Cheng Ye.

Anyone with a crush can be extremely sensitive. Even though Zhu Qianying didn’t say anything, and even though Cheng Ye didn’t see the Weibo post, he had still detected the changes in her from her behavior and conduct.

"Ying Zi, you should take a day off tomorrow. If something comes up, we can just call."

Cheng Ye, who was in the store, saw Yan’s car parked outside and took the initiative to urge Zhu Qianying to leave quickly.

From his demeanor and words, it seemed that he had let go and accepted the struggles and persistence he had been showing earlier in the day.

"Alright!"

Zhu Qianying said goodbye to Cheng Ye and her other colleagues, as soon as she walked out the door, she saw Yan leaning against the car waiting for her.

Yan also saw her, he quickly walked over, took her computer bag from her, "Have you been waiting long?"

"No, I just finished my work." Zhu Qianying said. Suddenly, a red rose appeared in front of her.

Zhu Qianying was taken aback, but quickly accepted the rose.

"Thank you!"

Yan touched her face, "I bought it on the way here, as I didn’t want you to wait too long."

For Yan, this was a truly unique experience - buying a rose from a roadside flower seller while waiting for the traffic light. This was the only time he had ever done such a thing.

But this rose, which had only cost him three yuan, made Zhu Qianying smile sweetly.

"It’s beautiful! Thank you!"

Her reaction was like a child who had been craving sweets for a long time suddenly receiving a piece of candy.

Under the street light, with her long eyelashes fluttering, a pleasing smile rippling across her face, she appeared as innocent as a child, extremely adorable.

Yan resisted for a moment but in the end, he couldn’t help it. He leaned in under the streetlight, and lightly kissed her cheek.

Zhu Qianying was stunned, Yan, finding her reaction rare, leaned in again, this time, landing his kiss on her lips.

However, considering they were in the street, right outside the shop where she works, he broke away from the kiss immediately.

"Did you eat enough tonight? Or should we find somewhere to eat?"

Yan was carrying Zhu Qianying’s bag in one hand, and after giving away the rose, the other hand was free. After some hesitation, he reached out and took Zhu Qianying’s hand that was hanging by her side.

Zhu Qianying blushed and her ears buzzed after his continuous signs of affection. Her mind seemed to have some signs of shutting down. Because of this, she didn’t listen very carefully to Yan’s question.

"Should we go eat something?"

Yan repeated the question, finding the slightly confused Zhu Qianying in front of him very enjoyable.

Or rather, no matter what Zhu Qianying was like - be it annoyed, angry, baffled, or smart - he was extremely fond of her.

"I’m not hungry..." Zhu Qianying was guided by him into the car.

Only after he had got in too, did she ask, "Haven’t you had dinner yet?"

Yan was about to nod his head, but in the end, he shook his head and denied it, "I did, but it didn’t suit my taste very well. I didn’t eat enough."

Zhu Qianying smelled the rose in front of her nose, "What do you want to eat? Let’s cook at home. Or we can go to a restaurant, they have a variety of ingredients."

At this time, the restaurant had naturally closed for the day. Saying they could go to the restaurant meant that Zhu Qianying would personally cook a meal for him.

This suggestion was tempting to Yan, but he didn’t want Zhu Qianying to work too hard.

"How about we go to a tea house, and have some snacks?"

He was tired, and she was too. They could grab a bite to eat on the outside to fill their stomachs, then go home, take a shower, and then do whatever they wanted to do without any restraints.

How could Zhu Qianying know about Yan’s sinister intentions? All she knew was that it would be better to go home and cook a bowl of noodles according to their own tastes, rather than eating out casually.

"Let’s go home and boil some noodles. There’s still some braised pork at home, it will be perfect for the noodles." Zhu Qianying unexpectedly insisted.

Yan could not argue with her and agreed.

He casually put her bag aside, and very naturally, he reached out to the small of her back, and gently encircled her in his embrace.

Zhu Qianying’s body stiffened, almost like a reflex.

Then, remembering what she had said to him at noon, she slowly relaxed and tried to press her back gently against his chest.