novelraw Chapter 374 - 003: Injured_2
Chapter 374 - 003: Injured_2
"There might not be too few of these in the days to come.""Yeah, I have already noticed that and I’m mentally prepared."
After finishing her water, Ye Lingran, knowing that the restroom would surely be closed once the plane landed, placed her cup on the table in front of her. Just as she stood up, she noticed Yun Qi’s gaze and had to speak up: "I’m going to the restroom."
"Okay, go ahead!" Yun Qi chuckled, nodding as he watched her walk away.
Twenty minutes later, the plane officially landed at Shuangxue Airport in Jiang City. Once they disembarked, Chai Jie walked up behind Yun Qi, nodded, and asked, "President Yun, I’ll go with Shao Min to get the luggage and call a car. Will you be going straight to the hotel or dining somewhere first?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Qi hesitated for a few seconds, slowing his pace, and turned to look at Ye Lingran beside him: "We don’t have work scheduled for tonight; it’s not even six yet. Are you hungry?"
"Uh... a bit." Ye Lingran touched her stomach and replied with a slightly embarrassed smile.
"Shall we go eat first then?"
"Sure."
"Where would you like to eat?"
"It’s my first time in Jiang City, so I’m not familiar with this area."
"I see! So what would you like to eat?"
"Hmm, anything is fine!"
"I heard you and Cen Jin really enjoy going to barbecue restaurants. Jiang City’s barbecue is also quite famous. Want to give it a try?"
Ye Lingran was taken aback for a moment, and for some reason felt a bit down, then she nodded cheerfully: "Sure!"
After Shao Min and Chai Jie finished retrieving the luggage, Ye Lingran instinctively went to take her suitcase, as they were Yun Qi’s secretary and assistant and not obligated to handle her luggage. But as soon as she reached for it, Chai Jie stepped aside: "Miss Ye, let me do it!"
"Oh, I couldn’t possibly..."
"Let him carry it!" Yun Qi interrupted her before she could finish speaking.
Ye Lingran looked at him and reluctantly withdrew her hand with pursed lips: "Well... thank you then."
Once outside the airport, the evening sky seemed even more overcast, with snowflakes falling gently in the air. Instinctively, Ye Lingran reached out to catch them, a slight smile forming on her lips. Just then, the car Chai Jie hailed arrived, and the group headed towards the hotel.
When they were still about five to six hundred meters away from the hotel, the car suddenly pulled over on the side of the road. Yun Qi unbuckled his seatbelt and got out, noticing Ye Lingran still seated inside. He smiled and asked, "Not getting out?"
"Are we there?" Ye Lingran was a bit puzzled, looking around but not seeing any hotels.
"Let’s eat first. The hotel isn’t far; after eating, we can just walk over."
"Oh... okay." Ye Lingran got out of the car, walked a few steps toward the roadside, and noticed that Chai Jie and Shao Min didn’t intend to join them. They simply waved at them, said "enjoy your meal," and quickly closed the door, driving away. Ye Lingran was stunned: "Aren’t they coming with us?"
"They’re going to drop off the luggage at the hotel first. Let’s go! It’s still snowing!"
"Okay." Hearing Yun Qi say this, Ye Lingran didn’t suspect anything, lightly agreed, and turned to walk alongside him in the snowy twilight.
Yun Qi, familiar with the way, led them to a barbecue restaurant called ’Week Eight.’ The ambiance was quite nice, with dim lighting giving off a subtle mysterious vibe. With a waiter guiding them to a two-person booth, Ye Lingran, while browsing the menu, besides the four types of barbecue, also specifically ordered an extra serving of creamy potato pancakes.
After she placed her order, Yun Qi added an order of iron plate tofu and returned the menu to the waiter.
"Have you been to this place before?" Once the waiter left, Ye Lingran took a sip of hot tea, looking up at him. Coincidentally, he was also drinking tea, and perhaps sensing her gaze, he glanced back. Quickly, she found a topic, asking hastily.
"Yes, I’ve been here twice before. This is the third time. I’ve been on business trips to Jiang City a few times, and we have a few partners and factories here that cooperate with our company."
"No wonder you seemed so familiar coming to this restaurant just now."
"Not really, I just remember the way. But, the taste here is indeed quite good. You’ll know once you try it."
As the dishes they ordered arrived sequentially, Yun Qi took on the task of grilling the meat. Ye Lingran first picked up a piece of creamy potato pancake to taste. It was crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, with a particularly rich milk flavor and excellent texture that made her unable to resist eating another piece.