When Qu Ranran returned to the "Palace" Hotel, the huge New York had already fallen into the bustling city night, with bright stars and flashing neon lights.
As soon as Qu Ranran stepped into the hotel, her cell phone rang in her bag.
She took down the phone and pressed the answer button, "Hey, Doctor Qiao..."
"Are you back?"
"Just arrived at the hotel."
"You haven't had dinner yet?"
"Um."
"I invite you to come to the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel."
"ah?"
Qiao Che had already hung up the phone.
Qu Ranran's heart was filled with sorrow. In fact, she had no appetite at all. She just wanted to go back to the hotel to think about the problems she had thought about on the road in peace and quiet, but she couldn't refuse Qiao Che's invitation.
…
After asking the waiter, Qu Ranran came to the restaurant.
Qiao Che chose the seat next to the glass wall. He was not as serious as he usually was when he was a doctor. He was holding a glass of red wine in his hand and lazily leaning on the sofa.
Qu Ranran waved to Qiao Che with a smile, and then sat down opposite Qiao Che.
Qiao Che looked at her opposite, and because he had drank wine, the light in his eyes was a little charming, and asked, "Would you like to drink with me?"
Qu Ranran shook his head. "I have to go to work tomorrow."
Qiao Che did not force it, his eyes were still gentle, and his voice was also very friendly and mellow, "Then eat."
"Um."
"I've ordered your favorite curry steak for you."
Qu Ranran was slightly shocked.
Qiao Che looked at her leisurely and smiled, "Why, I'm surprised that I know you like curry steak?"
Qu Ranran nodded truthfully.
Qiao Che said slowly, "I saw that you have a cooking book at home, and the page you stopped on was how to make curry steak."
Qu Ranranli smiled slightly, "Are all doctors so careful?"
Qiao Che curled his lips, "Maybe!"
"By the way..." Qu Ranran looked around, "Why don't you see Manager Chen?"
Manager Chen is his good friend, so he invites her to dinner without any reason!
Qiao Che seemed to have expected that she would ask this question, and naturally said, "She said there was a private event in the evening."
"Private event?" Qu Ranran thought for a moment, then smiled and said nothing more. Manager Chen must have gone to a bar. The last time he came to New York, Manager Chen's nightlife was already very rich.
The waiter brought over the meal Qiao Che ordered.
Smelling the fragrant food, Qu Ranran temporarily forgot her worries and started eating hungrily.
Qu Ranran cut off another steak, only to realize that Qiao Che across from him didn't seem to order, and she was the only one eating at the moment.
Qu Ranran couldn't help but look up at Qiao Che and asked in embarrassment, "Uh, aren't you going to eat?"
"I've eaten."
"Then I'm so sorry...don't wait for me, go back to your room first, and I'll pay the bill myself later."
Qiao Che raised his eyebrows, "Are you sure you want to pay the bill yourself?"
"Uh..." Qu Ranran was stunned for a second. His peripheral vision scanned the magnificent surroundings of the hotel, and then he lowered his eyelashes in embarrassment, "Then you should wait for me!"
Embarrassing...
Eating here is indeed not something that a working-class person like her can afford.
Qiao Che looked at Qu Ranran's embarrassed look with interest, holding the red wine in his hand and the corners of his mouth rising higher and higher.
…
After finishing the meal, Qiao Che went to pay the bill, and Qu Ranran went to the bathroom.
When she came back, Qu Ranran was in a hurry because she was afraid that Qiao Che would wait for her too long, but she didn't want to bump into a waiter in the restaurant.
The waiter stumbled, and the plate rubbed against Qu Ranran's body, spilling the soup on the floor and covering Qu Ranran's body. Fortunately, it was cold food.
Ol's white shirt was now stained with the color of food, but Qu Ranran didn't care, but hurriedly said to the waiter, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
The waiter bowed and said, "It doesn't matter."
Qu Ranran looked at the unreadable plate of food in the waiter's hand apologetically, and said, "I'll pay you for it!" Of course she knew that the waiter's wages would be deducted if he made a mistake while serving.
At this time, Qiao Che, who had finished paying the bill, came to Qu Ranran and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Qu Ranran said very annoyed, "I accidentally bumped into someone while walking..."
"Are you okay?"
"fine."
Qiao Che took out his wallet from his pocket, took out some money and handed it to the waiter.
The waiter took the money and thanked him profusely, then left.
"I'm sorry for costing you money. I'll give you the money back."
Qiao Che's eyes fell on Qu Ranran's embarrassed face, and he said softly, "Do I need to calculate it so clearly?"
For some reason, when Qiao Che said this, the atmosphere seemed inexplicably awkward, which made Qu Ranran hastily change the subject, "Thank you for inviting me to dinner...I'll go back to the room and clean up my clothes."
After saying that, she hurriedly walked into the elevator.
Qiao Che looked at Qu Ranran's slender figure as she walked into the elevator in panic, and an interested smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
A waiter came to Qiao Che and said respectfully, "Sir, this is the bag left by the lady just now."
Qiao Che withdrew his gaze and took Qu Ranran's bag, "Thank you."
…
Qiao Che originally came only to return Qu Ranran’s bag...
Who would have thought that when he knocked on the door but no one answered, and found that the room was only closed, and then pushed the door in and didn't see her, when he subconsciously walked to the bathroom, he saw this scene -
She turned her back to him, her long hair draped over her smooth and beautiful back, and she was pulling on the clean shirt she had just changed into.
What he saw in front of him was the second she pulled up her shirt.
The smooth and flawless shoulders, the skin that can be broken by blows, the sexy temptation created when the white shirt is pulled up...
Everything was in his eyes at this moment, causing confusion in his eyes.
After changing her clothes, Qu Ranran looked up at the mirror in front of her and noticed Qiao Che outside the bathroom door. She immediately tightened her shirt and turned around in panic, "You..."
Qiao Che looked at Qu Ranran's wide, clear eyes, which were so calm, and whispered softly, "You forgot to take your bag. You didn't answer when I knocked on the door. I saw that your room door was open, so... I'm sorry."
With that said, Qiao Che turned around.
Qu Ranran turned her back to Qiao Che and buttoned up her shirt, then turned around and spat out in embarrassment, "Thank you."
Qiao Che didn't want to make the scene any more embarrassing. He put his bag on the ground and walked out of Qu Ranran's room.
…
After Qiao Che left, Qu Ranran locked the door and leaned against the door panel with an annoyed look on his face.
It's all because she came back in such a hurry just now that she even forgot her bag...
She didn't hear his knock on the door probably because she was too far away from the door in the bathroom, and she didn't notice that the door wasn't closed tightly when she entered the room.
However, there should be nothing...
It might only take a second to change clothes, not to mention that her back was to Dr. Qiao, and Dr. Qiao was a gentleman.
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The next day.
Qu Ranran and Manager Chen went to the headquarters of "qcs" early.
Qu Ranran thought that the next few days would be busy with work, but coming to New York this time was easier than she imagined. All she did early in the morning was attend the all-staff meeting held by Director Lin and listen patiently.
Director Lin made plans for the future development of "qcs" and then helped Manager Chen record them...
This is a job that does not require thinking with the brain, so Qu Ranran felt particularly relaxed, even though she did not input all the records into the computer until noon.
Manager Chen was very satisfied with Qu Ranran’s work efficiency and invited her to have dinner outside the company at noon.
While eating, Qu Ranran asked Manager Chen what she was going to do for the afternoon. Who knows, what Manager Chen told her was that she had a day off in the afternoon, because Manager Chen had some personal matters to deal with in the afternoon, and she
There is no need to follow Manager Chen.
In this way, Qu Ranran's time in the afternoon was free again...
…
After the meal, Manager Lin went to deal with her personal matters, and Qu Ranran had to leave the company alone.
In fact, she would rather choose work between vacation and work. She likes to have her mind filled with work, so that she has no time to think about other things.
However, it was a good thing to have a vacation at this moment, and she could go see Yu An again.
As soon as she stepped out of "qcs", Qu Ranran called Guan's mother.
She was already waiting on the roadside to take a taxi to Guan's house, but who would have thought that Guan's mother answered her call and informed her that Guan Hao had gone home.
Qu Ranran then exchanged a few words with Guan's mother and then ended the call. Naturally, it was impossible for her to go to Guan's house to see Yu An in the afternoon.
Putting her phone back in her bag, Qu Ranran stood boredly on the street watching the foreigners coming and going, but her heart relaxed a little at this moment.
He finally came back, which shows that he still remembers this family.
She couldn't just conclude that he didn't love Yu An just because he didn't go home. After all, he was busy with work, and he had moved his first branch to France. It was understandable that he would spend more time in France in the near future.
.
She could finally breathe a sigh of relief...
After hailing a taxi, Qu Ranran was about to go back to the hotel when her cell phone rang.
It's Qiao Che.
The episode that happened last night was forgotten in Qu Ranran's complicated mind after a night. She smiled and pressed the answer button, "Hello... Doctor Qiao."
"I heard from Manager Chen that you have the afternoon off, right?"
"Well, I was just about to go back to the hotel...but if you are willing to be my tour guide and accompany me around New York this afternoon, I will go find you."
"I won't be visiting New York this afternoon, but there is an interesting place to go. I want you to come."
“Fun place to go?”
…
Qu Ranran did not expect that when he came to what Qiao Che called an "interesting place", he would actually come to a golf course to play golf.
Qu Ranran followed the golf course attendant to the golf course and saw Qiao Che, dressed in white casual clothes, already swinging there.
Qu Ranran naturally didn't know how to play golf, so she stood quietly waiting for Qiao Che.
Then, several compliments came from the side, and Qu Ranran noticed that Qiao Che had made a hole-in-one.
The waiter's reminder made Qiao Che look towards Qu Ranran, and then he handed the club to the waiter and walked towards her.
Qiao Che asked gently, "Why didn't you tell me when you came?"
"I'm afraid of disturbing your game."
"Can you play?"
Qu Ranran shook his head truthfully.
Qiao Che pulled his lips and smiled, "No wonder your face seems to be uninterested in the scene in front of you. It seems that what you women like most is shopping."
Qu Ranran muttered in a low voice, "Golf is meant for you men to play."
"Actually, there are many women who are good at playing. You can only know the fun of it by playing."
"But I don't know anything about golf."
"I'll teach you, come."
Qu Ranran was still hesitating.
Qiao Che, however, had already taken Qu Ranran's hand and walked towards the place where he was playing ball.
…
Qu Ranran had already taken back the hand held by Qiao Che before she even reached the playing area. She was not used to it.
Qiao Che could clearly feel Qu Ranran's deliberate distance, but he didn't care.
When they arrived at the playing field, Qiao Che handed the club to Qu Ranran.
Qu Ranran said in embarrassment, "I can't..."
Qiao Che smiled faintly and said, "It's okay. Just hit a shot and I'll see how I can teach you."
Qu Ranran had no choice but to nod her head, "Well... that's fine, but it's not suitable for me to wear this dress." She was wearing ol' attire, with a white shirt on the upper body and a black western skirt on the lower body.
"I'll ask the waiter to take you to change clothes."
"good."
…
Qu Ranran changed into pink casual clothes. She felt much more relaxed and became somewhat interested in golf.
Qiao Che never thought that Qu Ranran just changed her outfit, but felt completely different from her usual self.
At the moment, she was in the sun, with a simple ponytail, looking particularly youthful. He was in a state of absent-mindedness several times when she was playing golf.
Qu Ranran actually didn't really know anything about golf. She had watched her father play golf before, so she knew the rules, but she didn't know the skills.
"Look at me, I hit so hard..."
After another swing, Qu Ranran spit out in embarrassment. She had just memorized the skills Qiao Che taught her, and she followed Qiao Che's instructions in holding and swinging the club, but she didn't hit it.
Entering a hole would be ridiculous.
"Your skills are still not up to standard."
When Qu Ranran was annoyed, the person behind her stretched out his knuckled hand to cover her hand holding the pole, and helped her adjust the position of each finger, explaining to himself, "Remember, the thumb of your right hand should be
Hold it on the left side of the middle line of the grip, so that the jaw of your right hand forms a V shape..."
The masculine aura belonging to Qiao Che came up...
Although he kept a physical distance from her, when he talked to her, his hot and moist breath seemed to be spraying on the base of her ears.
Qu Ranran was slightly startled and felt that her body was stiff.
At this moment, a clear but pleasant female voice suddenly came from their side——
"elder brother!"
This sudden female voice made Qu Ranran raise her eyes suddenly.
Qiao Che also let go of his hand at this moment and looked at the person coming.
In the sight of Qu Ranran and Qiao Che, Qiao Si, who was wearing white casual clothes, was walking towards the court with Guan Hao, who was also wearing white sportswear, on her arm.
Qu Ranran, who had never thought that she would meet Guan Hao in this situation, was stunned for a second.
Qiao Si had already arrived in front of them with Guan Hao on her arm.
Joss was obviously here to watch someone playing golf. With her natural long curly brown hair, exquisite makeup, and mixed-race, ultra-white complexion, she looked beautiful and generous at the moment, and she also exuded the laziness and charm of a little woman.
Guan Hao's eyes were looking at Qu Ranran without hesitation at this moment, and all the postures that Qiao Che had taught her intimately about holding the pole had caught his eye.
Although Qu Ranran did not look at Guan Hao, she felt that his eyes were on her at this moment. She could only see his current appearance when she looked straight ahead.
He was wearing a white sportswear, with his hands in his trouser pockets, his posture was leisurely, and his figure was very tall and handsome.
Qiao Che spoke to them, "Have you returned to New York?"
"Yes, I just came back. I saw that the weather was nice, so I asked Guan Hao to come and relax. I didn't expect to meet you here." Qiao Si's mood was as bright as the sunshine today, and she held Guan Hao's arm in a particularly young woman's manner.
Guan Hao's eyes still stayed on Qu Ranran, and a faint voice escaped from his thin lips, "Coming to New York for vacation?"
Qu Ranran did not respond.
Guan Hao didn't seem to care at all whether Qu Ranran responded, his eyes had already passed over her, and he raised his head to look at Qiao Che, "Last time I had dinner with my father in France, my father said that you haven't returned to France for a long time... Qiao Che
If the doctor has time, he should take the time to go home and see the elderly!"
What Guan Hao said reached Qu Ranran's ears and had a great resonance in her heart. He still had the nerve to say it to others, but how long had it been since he had been back?
Qiao Qierya smiled, "I have nothing to worry about since my sister and future brother-in-law will honor my father on my behalf."
Qiao Si ignored Qu Ranran's plan and said tenderly to Guan Hao beside her, "Let's go play ball too!"
"good."
After Guan Hao withdrew his eyes from Qu Ranran, he didn't look at her for a second. At this moment, he and Qiao Si walked to the other side of the playing field.
Qiao Che's warm voice suddenly came from above Qu Ranran's head, "Are you okay?"
Qu Ranran shrugged and smiled, "Does this count as enemies on a narrow road?"
ps: Well, if someone is holding back, it will definitely explode in the next chapter...
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