153: Chapter 153 Can you still have dinner with me tomorrow?

"The roast pigeon here is quite famous, give it a try."

Li Bingyue picked up a piece of roast pigeon and placed it on the small plate in front of Zhang Qi, her movements much more reserved than usual.

The air conditioning in the private room was strong, and steam rose from the hot soup on the table; the air was filled with the light, fresh aroma of Cantonese cuisine.

Zhang Qi took a bite; the skin was crispy and the meat was tender, indeed much better than ordinary restaurants.

Li Bingyue watched his reaction, but she felt a bit depressed in her heart.

She had just let Zhang Qi take a shower at her place.

Yet after Zhang Qi came out, his expression was incredibly normal, and he didn't even make a single joke.

This was quite a blow to one's confidence!

Li Bingyue had never pursued a man, but she knew that kind of invitation wasn't ordinary.

A man and a woman alone, a girl who had just finished showering, letting a man into her own bathroom to rinse off.

If this wasn't ambiguous, then what was?

But Zhang Qi acted as if he really had just taken a shower.

The more Li Bingyue thought about it, the more discouraged she became; she poked at the shrimp dumplings in her bowl with her chopsticks while trying to keep a natural expression on her face.

How could she know that Zhang Qi had long since been conditioned by Su Ran and the others?

Just using a girl's bathroom wasn't a big deal to him at all.

If Li Bingyue had also been in the bathroom at the time, then the situation might have been different.

Zhang Qi saw her constantly poking the shrimp dumplings and looked up at her.

"What's wrong? Not to your taste?"

Li Bingyue quickly shook her head and put a shrimp dumpling into her mouth.

"No, it's delicious. It's just that I was too excited from racing the car earlier, and I still haven't quite calmed down yet."

Zhang Qi smiled and took a sip from his teacup.

"There's a race tomorrow night, so don't stay up too late today."

When Li Bingyue heard about the race, her eyes lit up again.

"Brother Qi, you must win decisively against him tomorrow night. It's best if you make him take a detour whenever he sees me in the future."

When she mentioned Song Jun, her eyes were full of disdain.

Zhang Qi nodded with a casual attitude.

"If he didn't seek death, I'd let it go, but since he insists on coming forward, I'll settle it once and for all."

Li Bingyue felt comfortable hearing this.

She liked this kind of decisiveness.

No dragging of feet, no pretending to be a good person, and no asking her to just bear with it.

This kind of man really hit the mark for her.

Just then, Zhang Qi's phone on the edge of the table vibrated.

The screen lit up, and a new message popped up on WeChat.

Zhang Qi picked up his phone and glanced at it; it was from Lin Yuxi.

"Brother Qi, are you free tomorrow? I want to film another video."

Zhang Qi looked at the message and felt like laughing.

Lin Yuxi, with her social anxiety, had clearly been stimulated tonight.

He tapped his fingers on the screen a few times and replied.

"I have time, sure."

Sitting opposite him, Li Bingyue's gaze seemingly fell on the soup bowl, but her peripheral vision never left his phone.

A woman's intuition is sometimes truly ridiculous.

She saw that natural hint of a smile on Zhang Qi's face and immediately had the answer in her heart.

"Is it the sister we met in the elevator earlier?"

Zhang Qi looked up at her and didn't deny it.

"Yeah, she asked me if I have time to help her film a video tomorrow."

The smile on Li Bingyue's face didn't change, but her heart suddenly tightened.

It really was her!

And she even made an appointment to meet tomorrow!

This pace is way too fast, isn't it?

Li Bingyue suddenly felt that her little bit of initiative earlier wasn't even worth mentioning.

She had originally thought about taking it slow—eating first, then chatting, then getting familiar.

But Lin Yuxi had already started asking for the next time.

Slow my foot!

Li Bingyue took a sip of tea to suppress the urgency in her heart.

"Brother Qi, I remember you said this sister is an influencer. Can I see her work?"

Zhang Qi didn't think much of it and picked up his phone to forward the account.

"Sure, I'll send it to you."

Li Bingyue suddenly stood up, walked around the table, and came to his side.

"No need for the trouble, you can just show me directly."

She pulled a chair over and deliberately sat down right next to Zhang Qi.

The chairs in the private room weren't narrow, but she insisted on sitting very close.

She had just showered, and there was a faint scent of body wash on her.

Her short top clung to her waistline, revealing a section of fair, firm skin.

Her shoulder lightly touched Zhang Qi's arm, and her thigh also pressed against him through her thin athletic shorts.

Li Bingyue's heart was racing like crazy, but she feigned a generous expression on her face.

Zhang Qi felt the warmth of the young girl's body and actually quite enjoyed it.

However, he didn't show it too overtly; he just tilted the phone toward her.

"Then go ahead and look."

Li Bingyue felt a little disappointed.

She was sticking to him like this, yet Zhang Qi was still so steady.

Is this man too hard to flirt with?

Zhang Qi opened Douyin and found Lin Yuxi's account.

The first one was the female swordsman transformation video that had just gone viral.

At the start of the video, Lin Yuxi was wearing ordinary loungewear with no expression on her face.

The scene shifted, and she changed into a red and black female swordsman outfit, her long hair tied up, her gaze cold and aloof, as the longsword in her hand cleanly swept across the camera.

After Li Bingyue finished watching the first one, the smile on her face stiffened a bit.

This sister is indeed top-tier.

She had originally thought Lin Yuxi was just pretty in real life.

As it turned out, Lin Yuxi in the video was even more exaggerated.

Empress, swordsman, cold beauty assassin, ancient-style fairy.

Every look was completely different, yet each was beautifully memorable.

The comment section was even more heartbreaking.

"Wife, kill me!"

"Who could possibly resist this?"

"Sister, stop filming videos and just rule over me!"

The more Li Bingyue watched, the more silent she became.

She suddenly felt a bit of regret.

Why did she find this excuse to sit over here?

Wasn't this putting pressure on herself with her own hands?

Seeing her not speaking, Zhang Qi asked casually.

"How is it? It's filmed quite well, right?"

Li Bingyue pursed her lips, forcing herself not to show any cowardice.

"It's not just 'well,' it's very beautiful. No wonder she has so many fans."

She meant these words sincerely.

Lin Yuxi's physical attributes, combined with her makeup and styling skills, were indeed very suitable for short videos.

More importantly, the video Zhang Qi filmed for her had a texture that was clearly a level above her other works.

Li Bingyue felt even more sour in her heart.

Brother Qi even personally helped her film the video.

This kind of treatment could no longer be explained as just ordinary friends, right?

She stole a glance at Zhang Qi.

Zhang Qi leaned against the back of the chair with a calm expression; that sense of relaxation was very evident.

As Li Bingyue pressed against him, she could feel the power of his arm muscles.

Just now on the track, she was leaning behind this body, being led by him through every curve.

That sense of security and excitement was still racing through her mind.

A wave of defiance suddenly surged in Li Bingyue's heart.

Lin Yuxi is pretty, but I'm not bad either!

She was energetic, dared to play, dared to charge, and could even accompany Zhang Qi in thrilling activities.

She couldn't just wimp out the moment she saw a strong rival.

If she really wimped out, that would be a total defeat.

Zhang Qi swiped down the videos and continued showing them to her.

"She has a lot of talent for these kinds of transformations; it's just that her equipment and camera work were a bit lacking before."

Li Bingyue's heart stirred upon hearing this.

"Then you're going to film for her again tomorrow?"

Zhang Qi nodded, not thinking there was anything he couldn't talk about.

"The last two videos were filmed by me, and in the future, I should be the one filming for her too."

The alarm bells in Li Bingyue's heart rang even louder.

Filming for her in the future too?

These words sounded casual, but the meaning was already very clear.

To Zhang Qi, Lin Yuxi was clearly different!

Li Bingyue returned the phone to Zhang Qi but didn't get up to go back to the opposite side.

She remained sitting close to Zhang Qi, her fingers lightly resting on the edge of the table.

Zhang Qi looked down at her legs, then at her face.

"Finished watching? Not going back to sit?"

Li Bingyue's face heated up, but she didn't move away.

She looked up at Zhang Qi, her gaze much more serious than before.

"Can't I sit here?"

Zhang Qi looked at her clearly shy yet stubborn appearance and laughed.

"Sure, since you're the one treating, you have the final say."

Hearing this, Li Bingyue felt much more at ease.

She moved her chair a bit closer to Zhang Qi until their shoulders were completely pressed together.

The waiter knocked on the door and came in to serve the dishes.

Li Bingyue reflexively wanted to sit up straighter, but thinking of Lin Yuxi, she forced herself to endure it.

The waiter placed the Steamed Leopard Coral Grouper on the table, quickly looked away, and maintained a professional smile.

Li Bingyue's ears were a bit red, but she felt inexplicably satisfied.

She rarely sat so close to a boy in public before.

Sitting like this now actually gave her a sense of declaring sovereignty.

Zhang Qi picked up the serving chopsticks and placed a piece of fish in her bowl.

"Don't just watch videos, eat."

Li Bingyue looked at the fish in her bowl, her heart feeling as if it had been lightly bumped.

She lowered her head and took a bite; the fish was fresh and tender with a hint of ginger and scallion aroma.

But what she tasted now wasn't the flavor.

It was the fact that Zhang Qi had served her food.

Li Bingyue suddenly felt that taking the initiative wasn't that embarrassing.

If she didn't take the initiative, she could only sit on the opposite side and watch his phone vibrate.

If she took the initiative, at least she could sit by Zhang Qi's side now.

Isn't this a win?

She looked up and gave Zhang Qi a bright smile.

"Brother Qi, after the race tomorrow night, will you still accompany me for dinner?"