Street Food

As she could not come up with an excuse to reject his offer, Gu Xin Ye could only follow after Qin Zhan.

If Shen Yi Nian saw her at this moment, the woman would definitely laugh at her. Gu Xin Ye was someone who always had this strong and haughty look on her face. But now that she was facing Qin Zhan, she had suddenly become a timid rabbit.

Of course, at this moment, even if Gu Xin Ye had the courage to fight back, she would remember the way Qin Zhan had chase after others with his cleaver. Gu Xin Ye might be able to make her employee trembled every time they saw her, but seeing someone waving around a sharp blade like a maniac would scare her like the others. After all, she was someone who valued her life and was afraid of death.

Thinking about her situation, Gu Xin Ye decided to send a message to Shen Yi Nian about her situation. At least, if something happened to her, Shen Yi Nian would know that the last person she was seeing on the day was Qin Zhan.

While Qin Zhan walked over at the front, Gu Xin Ye was walking behind him with her head lowered.

At this time, Gu Xin Ye's nose picked up the smell of delicious food and she immediately looked up. Her eyes met with Qin Zhan's wide back and noticed that the man had stopped on his track.

"We're here."

Gu Xin Ye heard Qin Zhan's voice. Seconds later, the man turned around, letting her see the scene in front of her.

The surroundings were a little noisy. The people were walking around as they glanced at the food items that the stalls were selling. Not far away from her, there was a long queue as people were waiting for their chance to purchase some ice cream.

From the delicious smell and the scene in front of her, Gu Xin Ye knew that Qin Zhan had brought her to the local night market. Gu Xin Ye looked at the various type of food sold and suddenly, her mouth began to water.

"This…" Gu Xin Ye swallowed and tore her gaze away from the place to look at Qin Zhan. "We're going to eat here?"

Qin Zhan nodded. He watched the stupefy look on her face and raised a brow. "What's wrong? You don't think this place is good enough?"

Gu Xin Ye quickly shook her head. "I didn't say that."

Her stomach was growling and her mouth was salivating. How can this place not good enough? She was someone who enjoyed street food ah!

"Let me tell you this… although this place might not be as fancy as those restaurants beside the hotel, the food here is better than the one at the restaurant." Qin Zhan waved his hand at Gu Xin Ye. "Come on. Tell me what you would like to eat. It will be my treat today."

Her gaze swept around the area and Gu Xin Ye was looking at some of the stalls that were selling her favorite food and had no time to listen to Qin Zhan's words carefully. When he turned to Qin Zhan again, Gu Xin Ye realized that the man was talking to her. She blinked at him and stared back with a dazed expression. "Ah?"

His lips curled into a smile when he saw that the woman was staring back at him with a dazed expression, "If I didn't treat you for this meal, you're going complain that I didn't pay you enough."

Gu Xin Ye pursed her lips, wondering when did she ever complain to him about her wages.

Seeing that she did not say a thing, Qin Zhan led her further into the street market to look for a good place to eat. Meanwhile, Gu Xin Ye continued to look at the variety of food on the street and could not make up her mind about which one she would like to taste.

Her steps halted when she saw that Qin Zhan had already stopped. She watched him as he pulled a stool and sat down.

"Come here." Qin Zhao patted at the empty stool beside him. "Sit."

Gu Xin Ye pulled the stool and sit down. Then, she watched as Qin Zhan exchanged a few words with the old grandfather who was busy working on his wok before he ordered two servings of fried rice.

"Can you handle spicy food?"

She looked at Qin Zhan and noticed that the man was talking to her. After processing his words, Gu Xin Ye then nodded.

"Grandpa, two servings of fried rice. You don't need to go easy on the chilies."

The old man nodded before he continued his work. The sound of a metal spatula and wok clashing could be heard and Gu Xin Ye could see the big flame from where she was seated. The smell of garlic wafted to her nose and suddenly, Gu Xin Ye could imagine that she was going to have something good.

"That's right."

Qin Zhan's voice broke her out of her trance.

"You can eat seafood right?" Qin Zhan asked. "You're not allergic to anything, right?"

Gu Xin Ye quickly shook her head. "I am not allergic to anything."

"That's good." Qin Zhan nodded. "Let me tell you this. This Grandpa's seafood fried rice is the best. You probably would not be able to find fried rice as good as Grandpa Xu's." He met her gaze and flashed a smile. "Later, I will bring you around and let you sample some delicacies."

The young man who was helping the old man at the stall walked over and placed the drinks on the table. Then, Qin Zhan pushed the bottle of water towards her and grab a bottle of beer for himself.

Qin Zhan noticed the way she was looking at him and raised his brow. "What? You want a drink?"

Gu Xin Ye thought of how she was unfamiliar with the place and the people and decided that it would not be a good decision to drink.

"No. It's fine." She stretched her hand and pulled the bottle of water, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip.

Sitting face-to-face with Qin Zhan at this moment made Gu Xin Ye suddenly felt awkward.

She had imagined a lot of scenes where she would be sitting in front of him like this, and most of them involved them sitting in an office to sign an agreement. This casual meeting gave her a strange feeling and Gu Xin Ye did not know how to break the silence.