111: Chapter 108: Her Reciprocal Gift, A Date_1 111: Chapter 108: Her Reciprocal Gift, A Date_1 Lu Yinchu stood in front of the full-length mirror, his gaze, however, was cast toward the little woman behind him who was trying her best to diminish her presence.
He uttered, âNanxiâ¦â
âHuh?â Nanxi snapped out of her thoughts in reply.
The man extended an arm, the scratch marks still vivid on his arm.
Nanxi cleared her throat, realizing what he was asking.
She was supposed to fasten his cufflink!
But, why her?
She wasnât his servant, how could he expect this of her!
Fuming internally, Nanxi dared not to disobey Lu Yinchuâs âorderâ.
She jumped up as if she was a lapdog, and started buttoning his cuff.
She was meticulous in her task, her warm fingers occasionally brushing against his skin.
This made a certain man involuntarily recall the scene of his calloused fingers sliding on her soft skin the previous night, sending chills down his spine.
He averted his gaze, as she â watched by four shop clerks with ambiguous stares â finally buttoned up one cufflink and started with the other â
âDone!â Having completed the task, Nanxi exhaled audibly, and when she looked up, she saw deeply penetrating eyes staring back at her!
Nanxi was startled, she immediately looked away, taking a half-step back.
Meanwhile, Lu Yinchu acted oblivious and glanced at himself in the mirror, âSo, how do I look?â
Nanxi shifted her gaze, also checking the mirror reflection, ââ¦You look good!â
Seemingly satisfied, Lu Yinchu smiled, âIâll take this one, then!â He then beckoned the attendant, âCut off the price tag, Iâll wear it out!â
âEr, Iâll do it!â
Nanxi hastily took the small pair of scissors from the store clerk to clip the tag.
But when she saw the four-digit number on the tag, her heart instantly frozeâ¦
Of course itâd be good, itâs so expensive, how could it not be?!
âSnipââ With a snap, Nanxi clipped off the tag.
Watching thousands of her own money grow wings and fly away, her heart ached!
âCheck, please!â
Though the female store clerks were entranced by the manâs charm, they were not negligent when it came to payment.
Hence, Nanxi had to follow one of themâ¦
âWill you be paying by cash or card?â
The clerk was slightly puzzled at Nanxi being the one paying but quickly assumed that she must be the gentlemanâs assistant or something.
Though she didnât seem to be dressed like one, there are plenty of people with peculiar tastes in this world.
Perhaps he just liked this refreshing and innocent schoolgirl style!
Nanxi took out her wallet from her bag, forcing a smile on her face, ââ¦Card!â
â¦
The original shirt of Lu Yinchu was neatly folded into a shopping bag.
The four clerks, two on each side, saw them off with sweet smiles outside the store.
Voices in unison, âWelcome to shop again!â
Inside, Nanxi thought: I will never step into this store again even in my dreams!
After paying for the clothes, she only had a few hundred left in her account.
She wonât get paid for her manuscript until the tenth of next month.
But with thesis defense, Li Weihuanâs return, issues with Liang Qiaoqiao and her previous illness, she hadnât been able to write much, her manuscript income was virtually nonexistentâ¦
While waiting for the car, Nanxiâs face fell.
Even though the sun was shining brightly on her, she felt a bone-chilling coldâ¦
Lu Yinchu drove the car over and opened the passenger door, gesturing for her to get in.
Nanxi didnât want to face him anymore.
She forced a smile, âMr.
Lu, I would like to stroll a bit around here.
You can go ahead, I will find my way back!â
Lu Yinchu didnât drive away immediately but gave her a meaningful smile, âYou bought me a shirt.
I should return the favor.
Get in!â
With a furrowed brow, Nanxi thought to herself, if you are reluctant, then why did you accept it?
But eventually, she didnât have the guts to speak her mind.
âMr.
Lu, itâs not necessary, Iâ¦
ripped your shirt, itâs only right I replace it!â
Actually, she didnât want to get in the car, she would rather die than get into that car!
Nanxi felt like this car was a trap.
Lu Yinchu let out a laugh, âAbout that meal yesterday, I was the one who helped you, wasnât I?â
Nanxi paused, he helped her?â¦
Right, that seemed to be true!
âNanxi, I have limited patience!â
After taking a deep breath, Lu Yinchu tapped on the passengerâs seat and said coldly, âGet in!â
After some internal struggle, Nanxi finally got into the car!
This man, on the outside he seemed gentle and refined, but deep down there was an intimidating sense of caution, which was scary, frightening and hard to resist!
The car moved at a steady speed, Nanxi didnât even ask him where they were going.
What did it matter where they went, could he possibly sell her?
Nanxi stayed silent, her gaze constantly wandering outside the car window.
It was around ten in the morning, the weather was pleasant, not a cloud in the sky, but the intense sun was restless.
Nanxi thought: summer was here!
After coming to H City, she felt that the summer temperature here and in Hong Kong were roughly the same, both extremely hot.
Nanxi was afraid of cold, but also afraid of heat, if asked what season she liked, she would unhesitatingly reply: autumn.
Nanxi was born in the autumn, but at that time the autumn wasnât fully ripe yet, it was October 13th.
The number 1013 looked harmonious and Nanxi really liked it!
She didnât expect Lu Yinchu to take her to a movie theater.
When they reached the door, Nanxiâs jaw dropped, she turned to look at him, âMr.
Lu?â
The corner of his thin lips curled upward, âHereâs the thing, if you come to my house, my parents will most likely ask you about our relationshipâ¦
Iâm afraid youâll be left speechless then, so Iâve cleared out my entire day today, weâll practice some things that couples doâ¦
thatâs the favor I want you to help me withâ¦â
âAhemâ¦â Nanxi choked on her saliva, âMr.
Lu, you really donât need to do this, I canâ¦
I can improvise!â
Lu Yinchu shook his head, âSorry, Iâm not one to lie, especially not about something like youâ¦
Like you, someone so young, Iâm afraid my parents may poke holes in our story, of course, for helping me out, Iâve given you a rewardâ¦â
Nanxi froze, so he was saying, last nightâs dinner was the ârewardâ he spoke of, and it was a âdeliver first, pay laterâ deal?
Well, how thoughtful indeed!
So thoughtful that Nanxi couldnât find a reasonable argument to refute himâ¦
At the entrance of the movie theater, Lu Yinchu went to buy the tickets, Nanxi didnât stop him: She couldnât possibly be expected to buy the tickets for her own movie!
Lu Yinchu came back with tickets to a Chinese-Korean art film.
The poster was beautiful, and the lead actors were all big names.
It was the kind of movie Nanxi liked!
âDo you need anything to drink?â Lu Yinchu asked.
Nanxi shook her head, âNo need!â
She figured she wouldnât die of thirst in two hours!
Lu Yinchu didnât say anything, but still went and bought two cups of red tea.
Then, they both entered the movie theater.
This movie had been out for a while and Nanxi had seen it online before but hadnât finished it, so she wasnât particularly excited about watching it again.
She was just fulfilling this formality for someone!
As she predicted, the theater wasnât crowdedâ
Of course, people usually watched movies in the afternoon or at night.
Who would come at noon to watch a movieâ¦
oh, except for them, who were the only ones in the theater!
Wonderfulâ¦
just a few couples!
They found their seats, and the movie began shortly.
Although the plot was slow, the scenes were beautiful and there were a few innovative shots!
Even though it was her second time watching, Nanxi was still drawn into it, but when the lead characters were about to have a romantic encounter in an inn, something happenedâ¦
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1013 is because Xiaowuâs birthday is 1013 O(â©_â©)O ha!
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