Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 275 IF Line (7)

Lin Xi hadn't forgotten, and she tentatively asked, "You're still in City B, how can I treat you to a meal?"

Duan Yiheng chuckled: "I'm in H City."

Lin Xi smiled slightly, gave a reserved "Oh," and then asked, "Are you here on a business trip?"

Duan Yiheng said, "I'm here to invite someone to dinner. Do you have time?"

Lin Xi naturally had plenty of time, but Duan Yiheng didn't contact her for a week.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Xi said, "Let me see, I'll get back to you later."

Duan Yiheng remained a gentleman and said "okay".

After hanging up the phone, Cen Yu teased her daughter, "With all this time in your life, why are you being so reserved?"

Lin Xi snorted: "He hasn't sent me a single message in a week. Do you think I'll just go over there because he tells me to?"

Cen Yu, not wanting to get involved in the young people's affairs, smiled and said, "Whatever you want."

As soon as Cen Yu left, Lin Xi sprang up from the sofa like a carp leaping out of its shell and rushed upstairs to change her clothes.

They couldn't find anything they liked after picking and choosing, but the auntie patiently helped with the tidying up.

It took her more than an hour to do her makeup. After everything was done, she texted Duan Yiheng: I'm free at noon, where are you?

Duan Yiheng replied: Give me your home address, and I'll come pick you up.

Lin Xi sent him her location, and Duan Yiheng arrived shortly after.

In their previous meetings, Duan Yiheng had always been dressed formally, but today he was wearing casual clothes, showing off his tall and slender figure.

Her meticulously styled short hair was now drooping, making her look much younger than usual.

The two greeted each other, and Duan Yiheng opened the car door for Lin Xi.

As soon as they got in the car, Duan Yiheng asked Lin Xi, "Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

Lin Xi shook her head: "No, what about you?"

Duan Yiheng said, "I'm not very familiar with this area. Do you have any restaurant recommendations?"

A new one actually opened last week. Lin Xi told Duan Yiheng the name of the restaurant and its signature dishes. Duan Yiheng said, "Shall we go here?"

Lin Xi agreed.

Lin Xi was invited to a tasting event before the restaurant even opened for business.

She is now a top-tier member of the restaurant who doesn't need reservations.

Duan Yiheng and Lin Xi lived in the south and north respectively, so their tastes were naturally different.

However, Duan Yiheng completely accommodated Lin Xi, and Lin Xi was not a domineering person. She called the manager over and asked her to make recommendations.

As the two drank their aperitifs, Lin Xi's gaze would occasionally fall on Duan Yiheng.

Duan Yiheng asked directly, "Why have you been staring at me?"

Lin Xi put down her cup and asked, "What brings you here?"

"It's been a long time since I've had a holiday, so I'm here to relax for a few days," Duan Yiheng said. "I've been busy for a week just getting my work sorted out."

So that's how it is. No wonder I haven't contacted her for a week.

The two spent nearly three hours eating dinner.

Lin Xi discovered that Duan Yiheng, despite his seemingly aloof demeanor, was actually quite talkative and could discuss almost any topic.

His emotions were also particularly stable, which earned Lin Xi extra points in her mind.

Duan Yiheng delivered Lin Xi home before 10 o'clock, which pleased Lin Qinghuai.

Duan Yiheng stayed in H City for five days, and with Lin Xi as their guide, the two visited almost all the major and minor attractions in the city.

Lin Xi saw Duan Yiheng off on the day he returned.

The two were so in sync that they didn't say a word, letting their feelings develop naturally.

Lin Xi thought to herself: If I don't send a message for more than three days, then I'll just reject this ambiguous relationship.

She doesn't want to be in a relationship but can't find anyone.

To everyone's surprise, Duan Yiheng went back and immediately sent her a picture of the Border Collie.

There was not a single word, only a photograph.

Lin Xi praised him, and then the two chatted naturally.

They chatted every day, and even though Duan Yiheng was very busy, he would still greet him in the morning and evening.

It wasn't until National Day that Duan Yiheng invited her to visit City B.

The two of them have been chatting for almost a month now.

Upon meeting again, Lin Xi felt a strange sense of shyness.

Duan Yiheng took her suitcase, turned around and said, "You seem to have lost some weight."

"It's alright." Lin Xi looked down at herself. "I haven't lost weight."

"Does your friend know you're here to visit?" Duan Yiheng asked again.

"Yutong?" Lin Xi said, "She knows. We've made plans to go shopping together tomorrow."

Duan Yiheng said, "My mom knows you're here. She really liked the gift you gave me before, and she asked if you were free. She'd like to invite you to our house for dinner."

Lin Xi replied, "Okay: This time I brought some southern brocade for Auntie. My mother prepared it. Last time I saw that Auntie liked to wear cheongsams, so I can make some for her to wear."

Duan Yiheng felt a warmth in his heart: "Thank you."

Since meeting Cen Yu and Lin Xi, his mother's mood has improved day by day.

Lin Xi stayed in City B for a week. The day after she went shopping with Liang Yutong, she went to visit Mingzhu Garden.

Duan Yiheng's mother liked her very much, and the two exchanged contact information.

After that, Duan Yiheng accompanied her to many places, just like when he went to the South, they returned the favor.

The day before I left, a few friends and I had a meal together.

Lin Xi had already met Mu Zhao at the party and knew that he was Mu Shuo's older brother.

This wasn't really meeting a friend, because running into Mu Zhao at the restaurant was purely accidental.

Since they had bumped into each other, they decided to have dinner together, accompanied by Liang Yutong and Mu Shuo.

Lin Xi and Liang Yutong clinked glasses and accidentally drank too much. Their flight was tomorrow afternoon.

Finally, Mu Zhao drove her and Duan Yiheng. Duan Yiheng took care of her in the back seat. Seeing that she had her eyes closed for a long time, he thought Lin Xi had fallen asleep.

Upon arriving at the hotel parking garage, Mu Zhao glanced back and asked Duan Yiheng, "Should we wake him now?"

Duan Yiheng said, "Let her sleep first, we'll wake her up later."

Mu Zhao: "Okay, I'll go downstairs for a smoke."

Duan Yiheng got out of the car with him, leaving the sliding door slightly ajar.

Lin Xi had already missed the opportunity to open her eyes, so she could only continue to pretend to be asleep.

Mu Zhao tossed a cigarette to Duan Yiheng, who held it and played with it but didn't smoke it.

Mu Zhao teased, "What's wrong? Don't you like your little girlfriend?"

Duan Yiheng said, "Not yet, don't talk nonsense."

"I didn't realize you liked younger women." Mu Zhao's lighter flashed in the dim light of the street. "I always thought you liked women like yourself."

Duan Yiheng scoffed, "You think you know me well?"

Mu Zhao: "Damn it, we grew up together."

Lin Xi unconsciously frowned. She didn't look like another version of Duan Yiheng at all.

Duan Yiheng remained silent for a long time. Mu Zhao casually asked him, "So what do you think of the girl inside? I know you well enough. Now that you've gotten to know her, are you planning to get married? Are you really going to marry her?"

Lin Xi's heart tightened, and he unconsciously pricked up his ears.

After a long pause, Duan Yiheng said, "My mom likes her."

Mu Zhao: "Auntie likes it, what about you? Do you like it?"

Lin Xi was tense for a long time, but still didn't hear Duan Yiheng's answer, which seemed to imply that he didn't like it.

Lin Xi lost interest in what the two would talk about after that.

About ten minutes later, Duan Yiheng opened the car door and woke her up.

Lin Xi felt a chill run down her spine. After refusing Duan Yiheng's offer to escort her upstairs, she went straight into the hotel lobby.