Chapter 42
Chapter 42: Boyfriend, Can You Handle It?
“Let’s take a break.”
Lin Shen hadn’t been practicing for very long when he curled up and lay on his side on the yoga mat, completely giving up.
Qin Yuenan glanced at him with his back turned to her, her brows furrowing slightly.
“Yoga isn’t even physically demanding. What are you resting for?”
What do you think I’m doing?
Adjusting my trajectory!
Lin Shen couldn’t help but grumble internally.
If I don’t rest now, I’ll be the one embarrassing myself later!
“Do you not like the environment here?”
Qin Yuenan thought about it and realized that having Lin Shen come to the company gym after quitting his job was indeed awkward.
Setting aside that the facilities here weren’t as clean as paid gyms, if they ran into familiar colleagues, any weird rumors spreading would affect daily work.
After considering it carefully, Qin Yuenan suddenly had an idea.
“How about we stop coming to the company gym and switch to one outside?”
“Sounds good.”
Lin Shen had actually been planning this for a while.
“Which one should we choose?”
“I’ll contact you when I find a suitable one.”
“Okay.”
Lin Shen sat cross-legged on the yoga mat, glanced at his watch, and asked, “Sister Nan, what do you want to eat tonight?”
“We’ll decide later.”
Qin Yuenan got up and left the gym with Lin Shen, went to the changing room for a shower, then came out dressed.
Lin Shen, who had been waiting on the sofa outside, looked up and his eyes immediately lit up.
Qin Yuenan’s usual style leaned toward mature and stable, making her appear both commanding and cold.
At most, she’d switch to athletic wear when hiking.
But now she was wearing a pure black French-style shirt dress, revealing a pair of smooth, jade-like long legs.
This completely stunned Lin Shen.
After all, he rarely saw Qin Yuenan show this much leg. Even her usual work skirts reached her knees.
Today she looked especially fashionable.
Particularly with the satin ribbon tied around her swan-like neck, her usual cold aura had transformed into something sexy and alluring.
“Did you change your style?”
Lin Shen looked completely bewildered, while Qin Yuenan crossed her arms, her gaze slightly averted, seemingly a bit shy.
“What? Is there a problem?”
“Definitely not a problem! It’s perfect!”
Lin Shen looked Qin Yuenan up and down again, then couldn’t help but give her a thumbs up.
“Sister Nan has a model’s figure – you look good in anything!”
“Hmph.”
Qin Yuenan appeared disdainful on the surface, but secretly felt a flutter of joy.
However, as she took a few steps forward on her long legs, she heard Lin Shen muttering quietly beside her.
“Just missing something.”
“What?”
Qin Yuenan turned her head, and seeing Lin Shen’s hesitant expression, she said coldly, “Speak.”
“Stockings.”
Lin Shen worked up the courage to tease, “Sister Nan, with legs like yours, it’s such a waste not to wear black stockings!”
“Then let it be wasted.”
Qin Yuenan glared at Lin Shen, but then seemed to think she was being too absolute, so she raised an eyebrow.
“You want to see me wear them?”
“I think you’d look beautiful in them.”
Lin Shen didn’t answer directly, but indirectly expressed his true feelings.
Hearing this, Qin Yuenan actually seemed to seriously consider what he said.
The two rode the elevator down to the -1 level in silence, with Lin Shen taking the driver’s seat.
After all, opportunities to practice driving were rare, and if he scratched the new car later, it would break his heart.
“Where to?”
“Home first.”
After Qin Yuenan got in the passenger seat and crossed her beautiful legs, Lin Shen’s gaze unconsciously lingered there, secretly admiring.
Not bad at all!
How did I never notice before that Sister Nan was such a leg goddess?
Lin Shen drove Qin Yuenan home first, then was called upstairs.
“Help me move something.”
Something?
Lin Shen looked puzzled, and when he got upstairs, he found a huge cardboard package blocking the entrance.
“What is this?”
“A road bike.”
Qin Yuenan said softly.
“It’s for you. Take it home to assemble and get familiar with it. We’ll go cycling this weekend.”
Huh?
For me?
Lin Shen pointed to his nose, and only after seeing Qin Yuenan nod did he smile helplessly.
“Sister Nan, if you want me to go cycling with you, just say so. You didn’t need to buy me a road bike.”
“I already bought it.”
Qin Yuenan kicked the box.
“Move it to the car. I’ll drive you home after dinner.”
“…”
First Qin Yuenan gave him a bottle of red wine, now a road bike.
Lin Shen felt a bit guilty about it, but after thinking it over, he decided to accept it.
After all, the next phase of his [Sports Health] mission was to “learn a sport you’ve never tried before.”
Cycling would be a good choice.
First, it was easy to pick up, and second, he could tour around and see scenery, earning [Low Virtue] industry funds.
“Thanks.”
Lin Shen said gratefully, then carried the box downstairs to the car’s trunk, planning to treat Qin Yuenan to a nice dinner.
But who would have thought that the destination she searched for on the car’s navigation was actually a common roadside chicken hotpot restaurant.
Lin Shen was stunned for a moment, quickly understanding what Qin Yuenan meant, and his heart was immediately wrapped in warm feelings.
“Sister Nan, you don’t need to pick such a cheap place just because I’m treating. We could eat something nicer, like hotpot or Western food.”
“Don’t misunderstand. I just wanted chicken hotpot.”
Qin Yuenan said coldly.
“If you want something else, I’ll treat you next time.”
“Okay.”
Qin Yuenan’s cold attitude made Lin Shen feel somewhat helpless, but he wasn’t put off by it.
Because he knew her personality had always been like this – even when being good to you, she wouldn’t say it directly, but would just do it.
So Lin Shen drove Qin Yuenan to the location she sent, Sichuan Fragrant Pot.
The storefront was clean and simple, but inside was packed with customers – business was booming.
After all, these economical roadside restaurants were what Shanghai workers loved most.
Lin Shen ordered a pot for two, adding enoki mushrooms, bok choy, frozen tofu, and other ingredients, totaling less than sixty yuan.
After finding a corner seat, he realized Qin Yuenan’s charm was truly terrifying.
Every time she passed by tables, the customers eating would look up and steal glances at her unconsciously.
This made Lin Shen feel a bit proud internally.
When the pot arrived, just as Qin Yuenan had said, she really did love chicken hotpot.
She poured the rich broth over her rice, eating it with chicken and vegetables with obvious relish.
Her movements weren’t particularly ladylike, but her unpretentious, natural behavior gave Lin Shen a sense of familiarity, and he couldn’t help but tease and sigh.
“It’s hard to imagine that a director with a million-yuan salary would accompany me to eat chicken hotpot here.”
!?
Hearing this, Qin Yuenan glared at Lin Shen coldly, slurped some wide noodles into her mouth, and said indistinctly, “Then what should I eat?”
“More upscale restaurants.”
Lin Shen chuckled.
“There must be many people who want to invite Sister Nan to dinner, right? Haven’t you thought about finding a boyfriend among them?”
“I have thought about it.”
Qin Yuenan pulled out a tissue to wipe the oil from her tempting red lips, then the corner of her mouth curved into an ambiguous smile.
“Can you handle it?”