Proofread by Claire.KK
Seeing more and more guests entered the store, Qiao Mu hurried to stand up, and waved her hands to the man, “I’d better stop talking with you. I should go back to work. If our maître caught me chatting with you, I would be punished—my wages for tonight would be deducted in minutes. Take your time to drink the coffee. I’m leaving now.”
Qiao Mu turned back before she went away. With her little hands scratching her hair, she looked ashamed; then she walked up behind the man, patted him on his shoulders gently with her little fists and said, smilingly.
“Mr. Xi, if you want to drink coffee later on, you could come here directly. On arrival, you just need to sit. I’ll do everything for you. If you don’t want to come to store in person someday, you needn’t demand your henchmen to come here, either, but you just need to call me, and I’ll deliver the coffee to you.”
Looking at Qiao Mu’s obsequious expression, Xi Muqiao raised the corners of his mouth, and there seemed to be an amazing peach flower blossoming between his eyebrows. However, he directly disclosed the little b.a.s.t.a.r.d’s thoughts with a calm voice, “And then I give you a tip for running errands?”
Qiao Mu snickered ashamedly, and she patted harder, “Hey, Mr. Xi is really a wise man. As I have already sold myself to you, we are all in the same boat now, so, you must take good care of me!”
The man tipped his head a little and saw the bright smile on the little b.a.s.t.a.r.d’s face. At this moment, he recalled his distant memories once again. It seemed that the smile had printed on his heart, and the smile throbbed slightly; then the memories were found throughout his whole body.
Standing behind the man, Qiao Mu could only see the man’s three-dimensional and profound side face, high nose and exquisite facial lines. The man’s beautiful skin even made Qiao Mu feel jealous, ‘What does such beautiful skin do for a man? He must often do facial maintenance. What is an underworld boss with delicate skins used for? For confusing the enemy?’
“That depends on your performance. If you serve me well and make me happy, maybe I will reward you with ten thousand yuan.”
Hearing this, the smile on Qiao Mu’s face even got brighter—she was grinning from ear to ear, “No problem. I will certainly offer you my best services. Your satisfaction is guaranteed.”
After Qiao Mu left, Xi Muqiao left, too. He went out the Starbucks and sat in his car.
The street had already been in darkness at seven o’clock in winter nights. The shops on both sides of the street lightened lamps of different colors, and starry neon lights sprinkled in the dark sky. The lights, changing colors slowly, fell on Xi Muqiao’s car, and shone on the man’s handsome face through windows, which made the man’s expression look so gla.s.sy.
His car was not far from the Starbucks, so, Xi Muqiao could clearly see Qiao Mu was busy working. He didn’t know what he was thinking—how could he handed a deal valued at hundreds of millions of yuan to Lin Yi, while he came to the streets just for taking a look of the little b.a.s.t.a.r.d. He just wanted to see her at that moment; then he drove here directly.
He was worried about the little b.a.s.t.a.r.d’s fluctuation of emotions. Because when she called him earlier that day, he clearly heard the little b.a.s.t.a.r.d was crying. It seemed that her sobbing voice had been engraved in his mind, and it played in a ceaseless loop in his ears, which made him disturbed. He could only set his heart at rest when he saw the little b.a.s.t.a.r.d with his own eyes.
He didn’t expect that as he arrived, what he saw was the bright smile on the little b.a.s.t.a.r.d’s little face. He couldn’t even see any traces of sadness.
“The little b.a.s.t.a.r.d really has strong ability to repair herself. She really would never be defeated by any troubles!”
Xi Muqiao looked at the pretty and dainty figure, with his eyes narrowing and the corners of his mouth arising. An idea suddenly occurred to him, and then he smiled.
He seemed to have antic.i.p.ated the little b.a.s.t.a.r.d’s exasperated expression.
Half past nine, once Qiao Mu went out the Starbucks, the cold wind made her shudder, “Heck, tonight is so cold!”
Wind blew very hard at nights. Qiao Mu smoothed her hair, which was streaming in the wind, tightened the neckband and put on the hat of the cotton-padded clothes, with only her nose and eyes left uncovered, but the cold wind still tried to penetrate her body through the neckband.
“Whining, I’m freezing. If there were a car that could drive me home…”
Just then, a car pulled up beside her. Qiao Mu stared at the car, looking dazed and confused, “Oh my G.o.d, is there really such thing as a free lunch?”
The car window winded down, Qiao Mu saw Xi Muqiao’s familiar face at once. Looking at the stunned little b.a.s.t.a.r.d, Xi Muqiao opened his mouth, “Get on.”
Qiao Mu pulled the rear door open happily and got inside quickly. She was frozen!
Xi Muqiao closed car doors, turned up the temperature, and threw his coat to the back seat, “Put it on.”
“Ah?” Qiao Mu felt confused.
“Didn’t you hear me? I said put it on.” Were his words difficult to understand?
“OK…” Qiao Mu hurried to wear the coat, which was still warm.
It was originally a coat designed for men, and Xi Muqiao was tall, so, Qiao Mu looked like a child who was stealing her father’s clothes when she wore it. The sleeves were so long that even Qiao Mu tried hard, her hands still couldn’t reach out. Finally, there was only her little head left outside. The man glanced at her through the rearview mirror; and then the corners of her mouth started to twitch.
After the car had stopped smoothly at the bottom of the old and shabby residential buildings, Qiao Mu suddenly thought of something. She stood up, leaned on the seat back, stretched out her head and asked, “How, how, how do you know the address of my home? I didn’t tell you! What, what do you want to do?”
The man turned around, looked at Qiao Mu’s look of shock, and then said provokingly, “Whoops, as an underworld boss, if I couldn’t find the address of your home, I would even have no courage to live. Besides, have you hidden gold or antiques in your home? Are you afraid that others would know it?”
On second thought, Qiao Mu agreed with what Xi Muqiao said. ‘He is right. There was nothing of value except the three thousand yuan hidden in the big black cotton-padded shoe and sofa. n.o.body would like to take the furniture in even if I give them for free.’
“I paid five million yuan for you. Shouldn’t I investigate you first? What if you have other problems? I can’t make the deal without benefit.” Seeing Qiao Mu still in a daze, Xi Muqiao added, “What are you thinking? You’d better get off the car right now.”
“Well.” As Qiao Mu was warm, she got off the car fast. After a few steps, she heard the click of locking the car. Then she turned around and found the man was following her.
“Well, I didn’t return the coat to you.” Qiao Mu hurried to take it off.
“Wear it.” The man didn’t move.
“What?” Qiao Mu was stunned again.
Xi Muqiao wanted to beat this little b.a.s.t.a.r.d—how could she be so silly? So, he simply stepped forward, wrapped Qiao Mu tighter with his coat and pulled her into the corridor, “Little b.a.s.t.a.r.d, do you want to freeze me? Hurry home!”
Qiao Mu looked at the man. Well, he gave his coat to her and only wore a shirt and a waistcoat, no wonder he was freezing.
When they got upstairs and entered her home, Qiao Mu took off the coat immediately and handed it to Xi Muqiao, “Mister, put it on”
The man glanced at Qiao Mu, and then turned his eyes to the roof. He didn’t say anything, but stretched his arms, looking like an emperor who was waiting for his concubine to dress him.
Qiao Mu’s thoughts were smashed by the man’s action. d.a.m.n it! Did he really see himself as her boss?
Seeing Qiao Mu stood there, with her lips curling, the man raised his eyebrows and said slowly, “Five million yuan.”
Qiao Mu: “…”
‘Go to the h.e.l.l, you old b.a.s.t.a.r.d! Don’t think I’ll still put up with you!’
She helped the man put on the coast, and fastened all b.u.t.tons initiatively before the man demanded; then she opened the door of her house, “Mr. Xi, please. It’s late. Be careful on your way home.”
“Did I say that I’ll leave?”