Chapter 1667: Xie Duo Extra (4)

Eating seafood always involves some shelling, and since it’s their first meal together, as a girl, she definitely wants to leave a good impression, can’t just gnaw on a crab right away.

Especially when she noticed how Xie Duo across from her ate crab, she was even more hesitant to move.

Normally, eating crab doesn’t need so much fuss, but this seafood restaurant provides special utensils for it, and Xie Duo’s manner was so elegant and composed, she couldn’t match that. Compared to him, she would surely appear very crude.

Better not to eat it!

Yuan Jianyue sighed lightly in her heart, and picked up a piece of fish with her chopsticks.

Soon, a small porcelain plate appeared in front of her, with neatly prepared crab. Xie Duo raised his hand, pouring some already mixed ginger vinegar into a small dish, "I handled it with gloves."

"Th-thank you." Apart from that, Yuan Jianyue didn’t know what else to say, "I can do it myself."

"Peeling crabs is troublesome, and you might get splashed with juice. You’re dressed so beautifully today, it’s not suitable for this kind of thing."

"..."

Yuan Jianyue felt like she was about to die.

Didn’t the matchmaker aunt say this Mr. Xie is famously aloof and hard to approach?

"You’re quite skilled at peeling crabs? Do you often peel for others?" Yuan Jianyue wanted to find out more about his personal life, whether he often did such things for girls.

"I usually peel for my younger cousins, they’re from my aunt’s side."

Xie Duo, having been through so much in the business world, mostly dealt with sly old foxes, and could easily see through the little thoughts of the girl across from him.

"I’ve just been on a lot of blind dates, never really had a relationship."

Even though Yuan Jianyue nodded in agreement, she started to have doubts in her heart. At his age, saying he never dated anyone wasn’t very convincing, "Because you’re busy with work?"

"Because I don’t like them."

"..."

In fact, Xie Duo didn’t want to bring things into the open so quickly, after all, in a blind date situation, if both parties were interested in each other, there would naturally be a follow-up, there was no need for confessions, mutual understanding sufficed.

He rarely met someone he liked, but the other party seemed unwilling to interact with him, so Xie Duo naturally wanted to make his attitude clear. Whether things would develop further depended on the girl; at least if he expressed his feelings, he wouldn’t regret it.

In the current situation, he was trying his best to show his interest, because after dinner, he would know if she had feelings for him.

Because...

She didn’t drive, so Xie Duo definitely had to drive her. Whether she refused or accepted would directly impact if they could have further developments.

They’re both adults, and in considering each other’s dignity, refusal needn’t be stated too clearly, one action, and an understanding person would naturally understand.

**

When they left the restaurant, it was already night with all the lights on.

Xie Duo looked at the person beside him, a bit of tension in his probing question, as he watched her intently:

"Miss Yuan, can I drive you back? Your parents aren’t in Beijing, it doesn’t seem appropriate for you to head back alone.

Aware of the probing in the adult world, Yuan Jianyue understood and nodded, "Then I’ll trouble you."

Xie Duo couldn’t describe the feeling in his heart, he just felt the summer breeze was slightly cool, and kindly opened the car door for her.

Yuan Jianyue was a bit nervous too, having the feeling of stepping into his private domain.

It wasn’t until the car started and she heard the beeping sound, that she realized she hadn’t fastened her seatbelt. Probably too nervous, when she pulled the seatbelt over, she couldn’t match it with the buckle, and in the end, Xie Duo reached over, helping her buckle it.

Their fingers brushed inadvertently.

Xie Duo suddenly remembered their first meeting when they politely shook hands, and her hand was really soft, almost boneless.

Yuan Jianyue mentioned the address of her community, and both of them didn’t speak much along the way.

At this point, they both understood each other’s intentions, just not exposing them; the car’s atmosphere was somewhat stagnant, yet filled with a touch of sweet ambiguity.

Sweetness seeped into their hearts.

Xie Duo drove her to the entrance of her apartment building, and just as Yuan Jianyue was about to get out, he stopped her, "Miss Yuan..."

"Yes?"

"Are you free to have dinner together tomorrow?"

This was already bare and blatant, equivalent to:

I want to ask you out.

If it weren’t for the dim light in the car, Xie Duo might have seen her face turn red instantly in embarrassment, "I’m free tomorrow."

Xie Duo’s lips curved slightly, "I’ll pick you up tomorrow."

He only heard her faint "um", then she got out of the car, reminded him to drive safely, and quickly went upstairs.

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