Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot by Beautiful Crescent

Chapter 680: 426 Riding Horses to Appreciate the Green Plums, Intimacy Without Resentment (2 more Chapters)

As soon as the Huo Family car stopped, Shen Shuci took a special look around and quickly jumped in. Her manner was nearly indistinguishable from that of a thief. Even as she sat in the back seat with Huo Qinqi, there was a distance of a whole seat between them, which made them strangers to each other.

"Where are we going for lunch?" Shen Shuci was prepared to treat her companion, so it made sense to ask in advance what they would be eating for noon.

Huo Qinqi replied expressionlessly, "To my house."

"..."

She had deliberately arranged to eat during the daytime, just to avoid him taking her home and likely inviting trouble, yet...

Had she voluntarily thrown herself into the tiger’s den again?

"You said I could choose the place, didn’t you want to come to my house?" Huo Qinqi turned to look at her.

"It’s not that." If Shen Shuci said she didn’t want to go to his house, he, with his temperament, would certainly ask why, and any answer would be awkward.

Shortly after she got into the car, the elders of the Shen Family had called to check if she met with her colleagues smoothly. Considering the senior Shen’s age, his voice was inevitably raised, afraid she couldn’t hear him well.

"Um, I’ve met them already." Shen Shuci had lowered her own volume, but the car was so quiet that the voice from her phone’s speaker intermittently reached Huo Qinqi’s ears.

His hearing was too good... so he heard every word Mr. Shen said clearly.

"That’s good, get along with your colleagues. They are your seniors; you can learn a lot from them. They’ll look out for you at the company in the future. Remember to pay the bill..." The old man babbled on for a while before hanging up.

Shen Shuci turned her head to look at Huo Qinqi, who was staring out the window. His face was out of sight, and it was impossible to discern his expression at that moment, but the atmosphere in the car had instantly become somewhat peculiar.

The Huo family members had all heard that Miss Shen had gone out, still using the pretext of meeting colleagues.

After all this time, still just a "colleague"? How could it not be heart-wrenching?

...

Once at the Huo residence, Shen Shuci also felt the atmosphere was awkward. With a good half hour until mealtime and nothing entertaining to do inside the house, upon hearing that Huo Chichi was sunbathing in the backyard, she went straight there.

The green plum blossoms were in bloom this season. The Huo family members were leading horses for a walk in the Linzi, with the heavy scent of flowers and the low mist of grass...

A gentle breeze carried the neighs of horses, and the fragrance of green plums pierced through the branches.

It was Shen Shuci’s first time to see such an abundance of green plum blossoms, white like soft snow, each petal fragrant.

Huo Chichi was napping under a tree and came running over when it heard her approach. Shen Shuci bent down to pick up the kitten, "I didn’t expect you little thing to still remember me."

Last time at her place, Huo Qinqi came to pick it up and the cat had completely ignored her. She had taken care of it for so long, with no sign of affection in return. The ingratitude seemed to extend from humans to cats.

members, seeing her arrival, prepared to lead the horse

Shen Shuci knew very well that her fall wasn’t due to

we didn’t expect you

horseback riding, but she was usually too

The Huo family members worried she might have lingering

I can

had only been walking the horse and hadn’t put the

time, the Huo family had already informed Huo Qinqi that Shen Shuci wanted to ride the horse. By the time he got

out of the corner of her eye, saw Huo Qinqi

more relaxed than before, softening like gentle ripples across water, triggering

please be careful. Just walk it around slowly for a couple of laps," the Huo family members couldn’t help but fear a

Despite her assuring words, Shen Shuci, still taken aback by her previous surprise, didn’t dare to ride too fast. She was about to have the

"Mr. Huo?"

alone," Huo Qinqi’s words

an accident, I

the rein and nimbly mounted the horse himself. Though the saddle wasn’t small, fitting

scorching chest, Shen Shuci stiffened all over, even

earth was

Huo family members had already been stunned by

Damn.

Are they trying to reenact some idol

it involved Huo Qinqi,

raspy, deep voice that seemed as if it were pressing on his chest. When he spoke, it

the reins. She hurriedly pulled her fingers back, and though they tugged at different parts of the

so much, relax. The horse

Shen Shuci could hear his every breath, the hot air brushing past her

of her body was heated

how was

won’t let you fall and get hurt,

voice was very cold, yet his breath was

was enough to take

of falling off the

reins, and the horse began to slowly circle the woods, while Shen Shuci’s body remained stiff, not daring to relax

to lean forward to avoid his touch, but there was only so much space on the back of a

bones, and the distinct fragrance of green plums seemed

relax for

always bumpy. Despite her attempts to avoid it, their bodies inevitably

man’s arms reached around from behind, pulling on the reins, and this position was as if

of the strength in