She hung up the phone with Yuan Yongqin and walked away.
Ye Wangchuan saw her the first time, reached out to take the water and handed it to her: "Get up."
"Hmm." Qiao Nian looked at him deeply, slowly took it from his hand, and said, "I will not participate in this APE design competition."
"What?" Ye Wangchuan didn't respond.
Gu San reacted quickly: "Ms. Qiao, you are not participating? Why? Weren't you drawing the design draft before..."
Ye Wangchuan patted his shoulder, silently oppressing him, and said slowly: "Is the coffee ready?"
"Huh?" Coffee? What kind of coffee? Didn't Wang Ye say he wanted coffee
Gu San's confused eyes met the man's clear but warning gaze, and he suddenly woke up, shuddered, and immediately said, "Yes, I also made coffee."
"Miss Qiao, would you like some?"
How could Qiao Nian not see the undercurrents between them? She was speechless, feeling a little funny, and her nerves relaxed inadvertently.
"drink."
Gu San rarely saw her take the initiative to drink, so he quickly asked, "What flavor would you like to drink, Miss Qiao?"
Qiao Nian really thought about it seriously, then raised his eyelids lazily: "Iced latte, simple sugar."
Iced Americano is too bitter.
Cappuccino was too sweet.
Latte is somewhere in between the two, with a caramel taste that’s neither too sweet nor too bitter. Qiao Nian will drink it occasionally when he drinks coffee.
"Okay." Gu San was not that thoughtful and was immediately distracted by Qiao Nian's request for coffee, so he quickly went to the kitchen to cook.
The living room was much quieter without him chattering away.
Ye Wangchuan, wearing a white shirt and casual pants, walked to the girl's side and saw her casually unscrewing the bottle cap, pinching the bottle with her slender fingers but not drinking it.
Ye Wangchuan took it for her, put it on the cabinet, and asked her: "Did Aunt Yuan tell you?"
Qiao Nian raised his eyelids: "Hmm?"
He turned around again with interest and leaned against the counter, saying, "What did you say?"
Ye Wangchuan lowered his head and smiled softly, as if he was helpless, with deep affection in his eyes: "About the APE competition..."
He spoke in a gentle, calm and composed tone as he explained, "I felt that you weren't in a good state recently, so there was no need to force yourself to attend. So I called Aunt Yuan. Sorry, I didn't mean to interfere in your affairs, and I didn't make any decisions for you."
Qiao Nian didn't expect him to worry about this. He paused for half a second before speaking: "Actually, when I told you yesterday, I guessed it."
"Hmm?" Ye Wangchuan didn't keep up with her pace.
Qiao Nian pushed his cap down to cover his bright eyes, and said nonchalantly, "You are my boyfriend, it's okay even if you interfere in my affairs, just tell me. Besides, this is not meddling, at most you are just caring."
In fact, through this incident, Qiao Nian herself realized that her pace was too fast recently, and the focus of her life had completely shifted to experiments and a series of messy things. It seemed that she had not been alone with him for a long time, nor did they go to the movies like a couple in love, or do things that couples should do.
Qiao Nian is just slow in love, not low in IQ.
So today's call from Yuan Yongqin made her realize that she had neglected Ye Wangchuan during this period, so she took the initiative to bring it up.
"I haven't been out for a walk in such a long time since I came to Independence Island. Do you have time? How about we go out for a walk together later?"
(End of this chapter)