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.

the Huo family members, seeing her arrival, prepared to lead

time?" Shen Shuci knew very well that her fall wasn’t due to her own lack

didn’t expect you to remember

Shuci also quite liked horseback riding, but she was usually too busy with work to have time

members worried she might have

I can

for you." They had only been walking the horse and hadn’t put the saddle

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

horse and, out of the corner of her eye, saw Huo Qinqi

more relaxed than before, softening like gentle ripples across water, triggering a subtle itch in the depths

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

surprise, didn’t dare to ride too fast. She was about to have the horse move forward when Huo Qinqi suddenly reached out, grabbed the reins, and stopped

"Mr. Huo?"

ride alone," Huo Qinqi’s words

an accident,

unexpectedly grabbed the side of the rein and nimbly mounted the horse himself. Though the saddle wasn’t small, fitting two people certainly made it

against a scorching chest, Shen Shuci stiffened all over, even her fingers clenching the

on earth

already

Damn.

Are

strange, except when it involved

you with me," he said with a raspy, deep voice that seemed as if it were pressing on his chest. When he spoke, it was as if it hit

the reins. She hurriedly pulled her fingers back, and though they tugged at different parts of the reins without

up so much, relax. The

hot air brushing past her ear, scorching her entire ear as

of her body was

him so close, how was she supposed to

fall and get hurt,

voice was very cold, yet

enough to take someone’s

wasn’t the fear of falling off the horse that made her nervous;

the reins, and the horse began to slowly circle the woods,

was only so much space

scent of pines after snow emanated from him, piercingly crisp, as if penetrating the limbs and bones, and the distinct fragrance of green plums seemed to carry a cool scent.

relax

car; it was always bumpy. Despite her attempts

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

very aware of the strength in his