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nBut now that she was getting a ride from him, she must keep the conversation going no matter what. A little awkwardly, she said, “I didn’t know you were in the car when I walked past it. I was almost startled. Haha.”

nZhou Qinhe turned, gave her a look, and asked, “How have you been?”

n“Not too bad.” Yan Shuyu worked with him on the awkward chitchatting. “How about you?”

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n“I have been a little bit busy as of late. I just came back from a business trip.”

nYan Shuyu nodded with a solemn look before she realized afterward that what the boss said sounded a little like… telling her where he had been?

nBut how could she possibly be important enough for the boss to tell her his whereabouts? Yan Shuyu was startled by her own imagination, so she resorted to just nodding and acknowledging.

nShe dared not continue down this line of awkward chitchatting with the boss anymore. She worried that the boss would say something else that made her speechless. That would truly be awkward.

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nYan Shuyu remained quiet for a little bit, and the car had arrived at her building. She quickly thanked the boss before she happily opened the door and got out of the car. Yet, when she turned around, she saw that the boss had gotten out of the car as well. Dumbfounded, she said, “Boss… Boss Zhou?”

nZhou Qinhe locked the car.

nPerhaps seeing that she was truly startled, Boss Zhou didn’t point out the way she addressed him. He merely explained himself gently, “I’ll walk you up.”

nYan Shuyu didn’t want to owe him that favor at all. She was practically declining him frantically. “No, no. That won’t be necessary. This is a very safe area. I can go home on my own.”

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nBoss Zhou, nonetheless, calmly walked in front of her. There was an authority in his voice that could not be denied. “Let’s go.”

nYan Shuyu really wanted to look for an excuse that parking was horrid in this area but even the heaven seemed to be working against her. The streets that were normally parked full of cars so happened to have an open slot and the boss’s luxurious car was parked squarely between the white lines.

nEven her very last excuse was gone. Yan Shuyu had no choice but to let the boss walk her home. Fretting, she decided to remain silent. However, as they were walking forward, the boss decided to break the silent and asked all of a sudden, “How come you are not talking?”

nYan Shuyu: “……”

nThe boss was sure to be difficult to appease. She couldn’t even remain silent. Yan Shuyu tried hard to look for a topic. “That, um. I am just very touched. Boss Zhou found time in his busy schedule to give me a ride home and to walk me upstairs…”

nZhou Qinhe stopped in his steps abruptly. Looking at her profoundly, he said, “Is that all it takes for you to be touched?”

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nYan Shuyu had a bad feeling. She reflexively took a step backward and answered his question with a question, “Should I not be?”

n“Of course that’s not the case. I just didn’t think it’d be so easy for you to be touched.”

nEasy? Yan Shuyu was baffled. The way the boss talked was so cryptic. She had no idea what he was trying to get at.

nAt the very moment, an idea flashed through her head and she had a bold speculation. On top of that, she just blurted it out, “You are not interested in me, are you?”

nZhou Qinhe raised his brows. “Interested?”

n“No, no, what I meant was…” Yan Shuyu quickly shook her hands then shamelessly repeated her speculation. “Boss Zhou, you are not trying to date me, are you?”

nZhou Qinhe nodded and chuckled. “Be more confident. You can remove the ‘not’ in your statement.”

nYan Shuyu: “……”

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