Chapter 364: Hard to Get

Just as Mo Li was released from the wire harness, Ah Ao handed her a phone. This phone was just for her to communicate with Quan Yu. They were on a video call. On the phone, Quan Yu made an Ok gesture. It appeared as he had already completed most of the tasks she had given him.

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At the restaurant, Quan Yu was dressed sharply in a suit. He couldn’t help but frown when he recalled what Mo Li told him that day.

I had to admire the girl’s brilliance. She was very good at playing hard to get.

Mo Li who had just received the message from Quan Yu smiled. Her innocent eyes curled and shone with determination. Ah Ao swore he saw the shadow of Quan Yu on Mo Li at that moment.

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In the car, Xiao Yue’s heart palpitated. This was the chance to rectify her mistake and reform the impression of a good lady before Quan Yu. After she received the news, Xiao Yue rushed to change into a light blue tube dress and paired it with a white cotton s.h.i.+rt. She grabbed a simple bag and put on white sports shoes. She looked very innocent and young. People would easily mistake her for a university student.

For Xiao Yue, Quan Yu was not only her ticket out of her current conundrum, more importantly, she really did like this man. When she received his invitation, she was like an animal who had been starved for too long. She knew the risks involved but she couldn’t help her hunger. Her rationality and desire battled it out and it gave her a headache. Eventually, desire won out.

On the journey from her home to the restaurant, Xiao Yue practiced her smile in the car. She tried to make herself look as harmless as possible. With a simple and pure smile on her face, Xiao Yue pushed open the restaurant door and she was shocked by what she saw.

The whole restaurant was quiet and the lights were dim. Clearly, this was not how the restaurant should be. Not only that, the restaurant was lit with pink scented candles and there was a pianist playing silently at the corner.

The maitre’d bowed officiously when he saw her. “Good evening, is it Miss Xiao Yue? Mr. Quan has been waiting for you for a long time already. Please come with me. Be careful of the steps.”

Even though Xiao Yue had been to many fancy restaurants, due to her recent incident, being thrown into such a romantic environment, her mind blanked out. She had no idea what happened. Even her practiced smile slipped from her face. She followed the maitre’d numbly.

The maitre’d opened a door that had the painting of a pair of angels. Xiao Yue looked in and saw Quan Yu seated by the table.

The private booth was lit up in candlelight too. It accentuated Quan Yu’s carved features. When he heard the door open, he turned. As he saw Xiao Yue, he stood up immediately. He flashed a charming smile. “Yue Er, you are finally here.” Quan Yu was wearing a white suit. He walked towards Xiao Yue with a gentle and kind smile on his face. He asked gently, “Why are you still standing here? Why not join me at the table?”

Xiao Yue finally came to her senses. Staring at Quan Yu’s face, she was fl.u.s.tered. Then her ears burned. “Brother, Brother Yu… What are all these?”

“Do you like it?” Quan Yu pulled Xiao Yue along to the table. He gentlemanly helped her pull back the chair. “I know you don’t like to be in public recently so I booked the entire restaurant. Now that we’re the only ones here, you don’t be to be so nervous anymore.”

Xiao Yue was so stumped that she was at a loss for words. Ever since the incident at her birthday party, she had not a single day where she didn’t spend it in pain. The reporters and even her ‘friends’ wanted to know more about the incident. Her family couldn’t care less about her.

Whenever she left home, people would be pointing and whispering behind her. She heard snippets like, ‘the b.a.s.t.a.r.d child who has an unclean private life’, ‘not favored by her father’, ‘chase her out of the Xiao Family’, ‘send her abroad’.

Instead of ridiculing her, Quan Yu paid attention to her feelings and offered her comfort. He was sensitive enough to not even bring the issue up but he had done everything to make her feel at ease. Xiao Yue was incredibly touched.

“Brother Yu, I am tired of explaining myself to those stupid people. I know I am innocent and that is enough. I honestly didn’t even know what happened that day. I was drugged. Do you believe me?”