CHAPTER 118: CHAPTER 115 UNEXPECTED SURPRISE

But seeing the self-reproach and concern brimming over his handsome face, she couldn’t bring herself to say anything critical.

"...Xiao Mo, it’s your first day, and you’ve worked too hard. It’s all my fault for not taking good care of you. How about this: I’ll have Yu Bao send you back to the villa. You don’t need to come to work this afternoon. Just rest well at home, and then wait for me to return? OK?" Qi Longbing said, looking at her while taking both her hands into his own, caressing them over and over.

Hua Xiaomo’s hands tingled from his touch. As she withdrew them, she managed a faint smile and said, "Actually... I have Mr. Yu’s phone number; I can just call him after I get out of the car. President Qi, you have a client meeting, so you should go ahead."

"Xiao Mo, you’re so understanding. Alright, then you be good, okay!" Qi Longbing said, then took a stack of banknotes from his pocket and stuffed them into her palm.

Hua Xiaomo was startled and immediately tried to refuse the money.

"Don’t refuse. With this money, buy whatever you want. Don’t try to save money for me, understand?" Qi Longbing said with a smile. He then quickly closed his car door and gave her another flawless smile. "I’ll be back as early as possible tonight. Make sure to wait for me for dinner, okay?"

Hua Xiaomo’s eyes held a hint of barely discernible anxiety. The money in her hand was still slightly warm; more precisely, it still bore his body heat.

But how could she accept it?

Hua Xiaomo’s gaze lowered for a moment. As if a thought struck her, she pursed her lips into a faint smile, then quickly pulled open her car door and got out.

After watching the Ferrari completely disappear from sight, she quickly hailed a taxi. "Driver, please take me to Dongdao Road No. 95, 4th Floor, Huahuo Music Hall."

Soon, the car sped off.

「Before long」

The car arrived at Huahuo Music Hall.

Hua Xiaomo got out of the car, her heart surging with excitement, and a delicate smile once again blossomed on her face.

She quickly walked inside.

"Hello, miss, do you have a reservation?" A graceful and beautiful hostess approached her.

"I..." Hua Xiaomo began to speak, but suddenly, a voice called out from off to the side, "Xiao Mo!"

Hua Xiaomo was startled and looked around, but saw no one. But that voice... it sounded like Qi Longbing.

SLAP! A hand landed on her shoulder, making her jump and tremble.

"What’s wrong? Didn’t you leave?" The person behind her moved to her side, looking at her with a radiant smile. It was Qi Longbing—who else could it be!

Seeing him made Hua Xiaomo’s eyes widen in confusion. "I..." Clutching her purse, her hands tightened, and she was unsure of what to say.

But it was clearly Brother Long who asked me to meet him here... So how could this be?

Could Qi Longbing be meeting his client here too? Unbelievable! It couldn’t be such a coincidence, could it?

As it turned out, she was right. Qi Longbing was also meeting his client here.

Qi Longbing looked at her astonished and surprised face, as if his appearance before her now was an accident.

But what she didn’t know was that she was the one who had given him an unexpected surprise!

Was she reluctant to part with me? Is that why she deliberately got out of the car only to hail another one and follow me? Or was she intentionally checking up on me, to see if I was really meeting a client for business?

"...I don’t think I told you that I was going to the Huahuo Music Hall to meet a client for a meal, did I? So then you..." Qi Longbing couldn’t help but feel suspicious. His cunning blue eyes darted around for a moment before he landed on the most likely possibility. "Don’t tell me you’re here to return my money."