Jiaochen

Chapter 22: Play-Host

Fu Yanzhi looked at her in the eyes.

"Your choice of clothing is quite stylish for today." Ji Qingying simply commented.

Fu Yanzhi only raised his eyebrows and waited for her next words.

Ji Qingying didn't disappoint him and told him directly. "Just now, those two little girls looked at you three times."

"Yeah." The man calmly walked several steps forward, and using his nonchalant and clear voice, asked, "Then, what about you?"

Ji Qingying: "..."

She choked. She never expected that he would return the question to her. Her lips moved as she looked at him in amazement. Then, she suddenly smiled.

"I've looked at you repeatedly that I can't even remember how many times I did it." And with a smile still on her lips, she asked in curiosity, "How did you know I was looking at you?"

The underlying meaning was——

How do you know I'm looking at you if you're not also looking at me?

"......"

Fu Yanzhi didn't even feel the slightest bit of embarrassment upon being seen through by her. Instead, he lightly said, "My senses are just a bit sharper."

Ji Qingying: "..."

*****

The two continued forward. When they walked past a small room, Ji Qingying suddenly stopped for a moment.

When Fu Yanzhi followed her line of sight, he saw a little girl along with her mother, happily taking pictures inside.

The room was the kind of room that most of the girls liked. There was a sofa, a small coffee table, and a TV in the middle, and two white cabinets on either side. Looking in further, there was a white lace curtain hanging on both sides with a little bulb of lights also hanging on it. It was very girlish in style.

However, Ji Qingying didn't particularly like this kind of style, yet she stood there watching.

Fu Yanzhi withdrew his gaze from the mother and daughter pair, lowered his eyes and looked at her.

Her expression seemed quite indifferent and somewhat drifting. He just stared blankly at her and didn't say a word.

Then, after about a minute, Ji Qingying suddenly came back to her senses, "How come the design of this department store still remains the same?"

"How so?" Fu Yanzhi rarely answers.

"Hmm." Ji Qingying dragged herself out of reverie. "That room, I saw something exact in Jiangcheng a long time ago, and it seems to me that it hasn't changed at all."

"Uh..." he said, "It is pretty."

Ji Qingying: "..."

She pursed her lips and spoke in a low voice. "It's common. Now, let's go buy the lamps."

Fu Yanzhi was kind of stunned when he heard her words, but he just agreed saying, "Okay."

JiQingying didn't buy much, and after about an hour or so, she was all done.

The department store was so bustling with life, yet it didn't suit her. Without spending a moment more than necessary, they left.

After settling down and getting inside the car, neither of them spoke.

Fu Yanzhi, himself didn't bother to talk much, while Ji Qingying on the other hand still seemed preoccupied with her thoughts hence he didn't want to disturb her.

Silence engulfed them throughout the ride. And after Fu Yanzhi parked the car into the parking space, he gave JiQingying a sideways glance.

It was only then that Ji Qingying returned to her senses. "Have we arrived?"

"Yes."

Ji Qingying followed Fu Yanzhi out of the car and they started to unload the things they bought. Although the trunk wasn't filled with all the stuff, it was still quite a lot to carry.

As soon as she reached out her hands to get the shopping bags, she was rejected by him.

"There's no need." Fu Yanzhi looked at her eyes while saying, "Call for the elevator."

Ji Qingying was startled at his refusal as she looked at his indifferent eyes. "It's too many. I'll just take the two light ones."

Fu Yanzhi only paused his actions for a second but he didn't stop her. They carried the things and entered the elevator together.

After arriving home, they put down the stuff. Ji Qingying went into the kitchen and poured a glass of water for the doctor.

Fu Yanzhi didn't reject her kind offer and took a sip.

Ji Qingying inadvertently shot him a glance and noticed the slight movements of his Adam's apple as he drank the glass of water. Just staring at it for two seconds, she suddenly felt thirsty.

"Doctor Fu, let me treat you to lunch." Ji Qingying suddenly proposed. "It's been much trouble for you today."

Fu Yanzhi looked at her and asked, "Will you buy takeout for lunch?"