When he returned to the car, Ji Qinghuai looked at the big bag of Chinese medicine in the back seat. It seemed that he would be facing a formidable enemy from now onwards. Thinking that he would have to drink it every day, his face scrunched up. He then stepped on the gas and drove away.
In the next few days, he began to catch up on his work. At first, he was thinking about how to thank Xie Yan but with the overload of work, this matter was put aside for the time being.
After more than a week, he still couldn’t escape his fate of being urged to get married and ushered in his first blind date.
Ji Qinghuai opened the photo that Qin Xiaorou had sent and found that the girl was quite pretty.
Qin Xiaorou sent an address again and said: Mom is waiting for your good news.
Ji Qinghuai returned an unhappy sticker expression.
The good news might be gone and he could only deal with it later.
Thinking of this, he changed into decent clothes and headed to the restaurant. Ji Qinghuai didn’t leave his house too late so he arrived fifteen minutes before the arranged time. He thought it was impolite to let the girl wait for a long time. However, his blind date, Zhao Anran, also had the same thought as him and arrived even earlier than him.
On the second floor of the restaurant, Zhao Anran was sitting by the window, looking out into the distance through the glass. She was wearing a light blue long dress that complemented her complexion and her long and soft black hair was spread evenly on her shoulders. Her face was not caked with make-up and her lips were embellished with a plum red lipstick. Her outstanding appearance and figure undeniably attracted a lot of attention from the other customers.
Zhao Anran ignored these gazes and sat quietly, waiting for Ji Qinghuai. Several boys not far away stared at her for a long time until one of them stood up and walked to Zhao Anran.
“Beauty, are you here alone?”
Zhao Anran raised her head and glanced at the person in front of her. He was dressed in clothes from a famous brand with a limited edition watch on his wrist, indicating that he was from a wealthy family.
Zhao Anran spoke, “I’m waiting for my friend.”
“Boyfriend?” The boy grinned mischievously. “Then your boyfriend is not very good, ah. How can he make such a beautiful woman wait for so long?”
Zhao Anran frowned slightly. There was no need for her to explain anything to this man, let alone get tangled up with him.
She stood up, “Please excuse me.”
“Don’t worry,” The boy refused to let her go. “Weren’t you waiting for your boyfriend? You don’t want to wait anymore?”
Zhao Anran replied in an exasperated manner, “It has nothing to do with you.”
“How can this be alright?” The boy countered, “If a girl was made to wait for so long, anyone else would be angry. Why don’t you kick him away and think about me?”
Before Zhao Anran could say anything else, the boy swiftly grabbed her hand and said, “Let’s go for a drink.” Then, he pulled her into his arms.
Zhao Anran struggled twice but couldn’t break free. Seeing that the boy was about to succeed, a hand suddenly fell on the boy’s shoulder.
“I advise you to let her go.”
Both Zhao Anran and the boy looked at the person behind the boy at the same time.
“Ji…Ji Qinghuai.” The boy stuttered out.
Ji Qinghuai first nodded to Zhao Anran and then smiled slightly at the boy, “Young master Ma, long time no see.”
The boy who tried to pick up Zhao Anran was an old acquaintance of Ji Qinghuai, Ma Wenbin.
Ji Qinghuai had always felt that it was a waste to use this name on Ma Wenbin. The meaningful name had become a derogatory term because of Ma Wenbin.
Seeing Ma Wenbin staring at him stupidly, Ji Qinghuai was pleased, “I’m better-looking than this girl, how about you buy me a drink instead? I’ll be very happy.”
Ma Wenbin regained his composure, let go of Zhao Anran’s hand and glared at him, “Young master Ji, if you want to drink, do you still need me to treat you?”
“Then why don’t you get out?”
“You…” Ma Wenbin got angry at once. “You’d better be polite.”
“Okay,” said Ji Qinghuai, raising his eyebrows. “Apologize to my friend first.”
Ma Wenbin looked at Zhao Anran, only to realize that the person she had been waiting for was Ji Qinghuai. Ma Wenbin cursed his bad luck internally. He finally liked someone but it was taken away by Ji Qinghuai!
The grievances between Ji Qinghuai and Ma Wenbin had accumulated for many years. Others may be afraid of Ji Qinghuai but Ma Wenbin was not.
“Why should I apologize?” Ma Wenbin demanded coldly.
Ji Qinghuai glanced at Ma Wenbin, “You haven’t been beaten enough, right?”
Ma Wenbin was even more enraged when he heard this.
“I’m not afraid of you!” As soon as he finished his words, the four or five young men who came with him got up at the same time and stood behind him.
Ji Qinghuai looked at Zhao Anran, “Miss Zhao, can you let me deal with them first?”
Zhao Anran was taken aback for a moment before she sat down, “Do as you like.”
Ji Qinghuai smiled politely but when he turned around, his face chilled. He kicked away the person standing right beside Ma Wenbin first.
There were still many people in the restaurant and the people who were close to them immediately stood up and fled to avoid being caught up and injured. Five or six people were ganging on Ji Qinghuai but he was not at a disadvantage. In the end, all of them were beaten until their face had changed colour, including Ma Wenbin.
Ji Qinghuai picked up the coat on the ground, shook it and put it on, “Stay away from my friend from now on.”
After that, he walked up to a waitress and pulled out a business card from his pocket. “I’ll compensate your company for the damages. Here, you can contact my assistant.”
The waitress took the business card with her hand trembling. Ji Qinghuai turned around as if nothing had happened and walked to Zhao Anran, “I’m sorry for keeping you waiting.”
Being ignored, Ma Wenbin blew up and rushed downstairs. Zhao Anran looked at their fleeing backs and couldn’t help but smile. She looked at Ji Qinghuai, “You seem to be different from the rumours.”
“Not necessarily.”
Seeing that the teacup in front of Zhao Anran was empty, he picked up the kettle and filled it with tea for her. “Do you want to go to another restaurant?”
Zhao Anran looked at the chaotic and messy second floor and replied, “No.”
She reached out her hand and called over the waiter. It was as if the fight just now didn’t affect her at all.
After the meal, the two of them chatted casually and went to watch a movie. When the movie ended, the two walked out of the cinema with the crowd while Ji Qinghuai was still holding on to a more than half bucket of popcorn in his hand.
There were many entertainment attractions near the cinema, so the flow of customers was much greater than in the daytime. Taking a look at the time, he said, “It’s a little late. Let me drive you back.”
Before Zhao Anran had time to respond, a “bang” suddenly came from above his head. Pieces of glass shards fell from the sky and a figure fell from a high place.
Ji Qinghuai looked up and recognized the person at a glance.
Xie Yan!
Ji Qinghuai was shocked and he quickly stuffed the popcorn into Zhao Anran’s hands, “Protect yourself!”
After saying that, he ran quickly to Xie Yan, leapt into the air and held Xie Yan in his arms before bringing him onto the ground.
Hm, can’t think of anything to write for this chapter so here’s a reminder to stay hydrated everyone!