His expression was like an innocent little boy, making it hard to refuse him, to disappoint him. So she heard herself say: “Maybe I can hand over Cheng Yuan Petrochemical to someone else.”
Anyway, Qin Weilun would get angry just seeing her, so she might as well delegate it to her subordinates and focus on this big, fat client.
”That would be great,” the big bad wolf showed no sign of his intentions to Little Red Riding Hood, “Let’s start today. By the way, you know where my home is, right? Would you like me to have my driver take you?”
”Your home?” She didn’t quite understand. She was his sister’s personal image consultant, what did his home have to do with anything?
”Yes, my home,” he smiled very sincerely, “Living in my home, with 24-hour close contact, will make your work more smooth. I don’t think you’ll object, right?”
Close proximity leads to opportunity, he didn’t believe Yuan Xingcan could escape his clutches!
Call him stupid? Hmph! Completely wrong.
The first time she met Ke Nanyu, she foolishly agreed to something she absolutely shouldn’t have, a personal extra request of his.
The second time she met him, she became even more foolish, delivering herself to handle this impossible task.
Now standing in front of the grand iron gate of his mansion with a simple luggage, she truly didn’t know what foolish thing she might do next.
Although Yuan Xingcan constantly reflected on herself, she also understood she had nowhere else to go, and Ke Nanyu’s suggestion had inadvertently solved her predicament.
She pressed the doorbell, received a response, and pushed open the iron gate into the small garden, noticing that Ke Nanyu was someone who loved nature.
An exquisite two-story Western-style building was nestled among lush flowers, with a greenhouse on the right and a path extending to the dense forest behind.
The main building didn’t occupy a large area, mostly filled with trees and flower beds. Without the Western-style house and greenhouse, she would have thought she had arrived in some remote wilderness.
She slowly walked towards the house, and a colorful Christmas tree stood at the entrance.
Wait! Something’s not right! Yuan Xingcan paused. That’s not a Christmas tree, it’s a person!
A short, plump woman wearing heavy, exaggerated makeup!
Because her makeup was so thick, she couldn’t discern her facial expression, but from her gesturing hand movements, she seemed to be approaching with goodwill.
“Miss Yuan?” Her voice was as exaggerated and sharp as her appearance, “The new home tutor?”
“Yes, I am,” she quickly responded, her luggage already taken from her hands.
“The eleventh one!” She flashed an exaggerated smile, making an eleven gesture, and giggled, “But you’re different from the others.”
She looked Yuan Xingcan over carefully, “You don’t look like a teacher.”
Yuan Xingcan muttered internally, Good eye, I’m not a teacher at all! Oh my, eleven? What a terrifying number!
“You’ve finally arrived, I’ve been waiting for so long!” She said enthusiastically, “I’ve prepared your room. Do you like pink?”
“Mm, I quite like it,” Yuan Xingcan decided within three seconds that this friendly, warm-hearted girl was probably a servant of the Ke family.
Although her oversized three-colored shirt shouldn’t be paired with a red lotus skirt, and there was no need for thermal pants underneath, the red sandals were a bit eye-catching. Her unevenly applied blue nail polish made her nails look dirty, not to mention her makeup that resembled a painter’s palette.
But she felt a sense of intimacy from the other’s friendly smile and didn’t find the girl unpleasant.
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She didn’t know if this was normal, but in movies, aren’t big shots supposed to be sitting with their legs crossed, reading the newspaper, waiting for the servant to bring a lavish breakfast to them?
“Did you meet Xueyue yesterday? What did you think?” His question pulled her thoughts back.
“I don’t know,” Yuan Xingcan said honestly. “I don’t understand her yet, so I don’t know how to answer your question.”
“Just tell me if you can handle it,” he placed a plate of hot egg rolls and bacon in front of her, “Eat while it’s hot.”
“Thank you,” she awkwardly expressed her gratitude, with a strange feeling of unease slowly expanding in her heart. He’s quite gentle and polite, so why hasn’t he gotten married yet? “I don’t think the kitchen is an appropriate place to discuss this.”
After all, this is work! She always avoided discussing business during meals, which would give her stomachache.
“If you’re worried about Xueyue hearing, don’t be. She doesn’t wake up this early,” he smiled. “If discussing this will ruin your appetite, I can bring it up later.”
“That’s not it!” she blurted out. “I’m just not used to discussing work during meals.”
“What about personal matters?” he sat across from her, picking up the coffee pot. “Would you like more?”
“No, thank you,” she pulled her cup back slightly, looking flustered. “Personal matters are even less necessary to discuss.”
What did he mean? Oh no, what was he looking at her like that for? Why was her heart racing so fast?
“Isn’t it okay if I’m just curious?” he was satisfied with her flustered, averted gaze. This young girl would definitely be his to defeat; she was too naive, so naive that he didn’t need much effort to make her feel flustered. He was pleased with her shy and tender response, her rosy cheeks always making his heart flutter.
“What’s there about me that could possibly interest you?” she couldn’t help blushing. “And I don’t need to satisfy your curiosity.”
“You’re right. I don’t even seem to have the qualification to be curious,” he stared at her. “Isn’t that so?”
She should have said “yes,” but her mouth was too clumsy to speak, so she just lowered her head to eat her breakfast.
Awkwardness and silence quietly spread between them, and she used eating to mask her unease.
“It must be delicious.”
He suddenly blurted out, startling Yuan Xingcan. “What?”
“Nothing. You just look happy while eating,” eating everything was the greatest praise for him, even though she was clearly distracted.
Yuan Xingcan blushed again.
She realized he liked saying things that could cause misunderstandings. What good would that do him? Was he pleased with himself?
Maybe those family tutors weren’t driven away by Xueyue, but scared away by him.
Yuan Xingcan said irrelevantly, “Looks like it’s going to rain.”
“Yes,” he didn’t even turn his head, let alone look out the window. “Talking about the weather is the safest topic. Is this how you treat people interested in you?”
Her heart skipped a beat. She didn’t dare look at him and hurriedly said, “Oh, I’m full.” Then she jumped off the chair, picked up her plate and cup, and rushed to the sink, pretending to be very busy cleaning.
“Don’t break the plate.”
Just as he finished speaking, she nervously knocked the plate against the faucet, making a loud sound, though it didn’t break, it still gave her quite a fright.
“Let me.”
He walked up behind her, so close it made her even more nervous.
Though he didn’t touch her, she could feel him right behind her. He reached out to take the plate, lightly touching her shoulder, bringing a strange feeling, like an electric shock, making her feel weak.
She really didn’t want to admit it. She never believed in love at first sight, but… what was this complicated feeling?
“You don’t look like a teacher. Not at all.”
