333: Declined guest invitation

"Sister!" Shen Jiaxuan, who had just said goodbye to Li Qinghe and was about to go upstairs, turned around and saw Shen Jiayi standing not far away.

Li Qinghe's gaze also turned to Shen Jiayi, who was standing to the side.

It really didn't surprise him; these two were indeed family.

Shen Jiayi, who was off in the afternoon, was wearing a short overall dress and thick-soled platform slippers, looking graceful and slender.

It was a completely different style from the urban beauty in a shirt and long skirt he had seen in the office.

Shen Jiayi

Both sisters inherited good genes.

Since he had encountered Shen Jiayi, Li Qinghe pushed open the car door and got out to greet her.

"Hello, Sister Jiayi, what a coincidence."

"How did you and Jiaxuan meet?" Shen Jiayi forced a smile.

"Sister, Brother and I met at the zoo! I'll tell you..." Shen Jiaxuan excitedly pulled out her phone to show Shen Jiayi the photos.

Shen Jiayi looked at the exquisite photos in surprise. Li Qinghe's photography skills were actually that good? It really surprised Shen Jiayi a bit.

But then she thought, Li Qinghe's company was a media company, so his photography skills should be excellent.

After showing off the photos to her sister, Shen Jiaxuan belatedly realized that her sister already knew Li Qinghe.

"Sister, you already knew Brother?"

Looking at Shen Jiaxuan's confused little eyes, Shen Jiayi seemed to have won a round, and she straightened her back, though her advantage wasn't too obvious.

"Let me tell you, Brother is Sister's client, you know. We've known each other for a long time."

"Oh, I see." Shen Jiaxuan's eyes darted between Shen Jiayi and Li Qinghe a few times, then she suddenly stepped forward and hugged Li Qinghe's arm.

"Brother is my good friend now."

Looking at Shen Jiaxuan, who was acting possessive, Li Qinghe looked at her and smiled, trying to smooth things over: "We're all family, there's no need to argue. Everyone makes their own friends. My being your sister's friend won't affect my being your friend."

Shen Jiayi saw Li Qinghe trying to smooth things over. Although his words sounded reasonable, they also sounded a little strange.

But hearing Li Qinghe personally say that she was his friend, Shen Jiayi felt very satisfied.

Even without business dealings, they could still interact privately.

She didn't think much of it and didn't continue to bicker with Shen Jiaxuan.

"Qinghe, you're at the doorstep. Why don't you come in for a cup of coffee?" Shen Jiayi enthusiastically invited Li Qinghe to their home.

"Yes, Brother, you're at the doorstep. Come visit our home!"

Seeing Shen Jiayi inviting Li Qinghe, Shen Jiaxuan also joined in, shaking Li Qinghe's arm and inviting him.

Under the sisters' warm invitation, Li Qinghe shook his head: "I'm sorry, I already have plans tonight. I'll come visit in a couple of days. Jiaxuan, don't kick me out, okay?"

"How could I? Brother, I'd be super, super happy if you came to visit!"

Shen Jiaxuan hugged Li Qinghe's arm, a little reluctant to let go.

Because her father was in Taipei year-round, there were only three girls at home in Singapore. Having such a strong, powerful arm in her embrace felt so secure. If she were hit by a punch, she'd probably cry for a long time.

"Alright, if you don't let go soon, Brother will be late for his appointment."

Li Qinghe reached out a finger and gently tapped Shen Jiaxuan's nose.

His actions were so natural that neither Shen Jiayi nor Shen Jiaxuan felt anything amiss.

"Okay, Brother, but you promised you'd definitely come visit our home, okay?"

"Don't you believe me? Then let's pinky swear."

Li Qinghe extended his large hand and pinky-swore with Shen Jiaxuan's small hand, even pressing their thumbs together to seal it.

After pinky-swearing with Shen Jiaxuan, Li Qinghe extended his hand to Shen Jiayi.

"Do we have to pinky swear too?" Shen Jiayi's eyes sparkled a bit. At this moment, she just felt that Li Qinghe was so thoughtful, he hadn't overlooked her.

When her slender fingers hooked with Li Qinghe's strong fingers and their thumbs pressed together, Shen Jiayi's heart seemed to have a switch flipped, immediately starting to thump rapidly.

Looking at Shen Jiayi's suddenly flushed earlobes, Li Qinghe's lips curled into a mischievous smile.

He pulled his hand from Shen Jiaxuan's chest and, in passing, ruffled her instant noodle-like hair.

"Alright, I really need to go, or the police will be giving me a ticket soon."

Under the sisters' reluctant gazes, Li Qinghe drove the Bentley, turned around, and left the HDB block.

"Sister, let me tell you, Brother taught me how to take pictures! I'll teach you how to do it when we get home."

"Oh, that's fine. You teach me first, and then I'll have Qinghe teach me again later."

"Huh, Sister, you don't believe in my learning ability, do you?"

"How could I? Jiaxuan's learning ability is the best!"

The two sisters walked shoulder to shoulder into the HDB block.

Li Qinghe drove, the steering wheel heading south.

Recalling Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiaxuan's actions and expressions just now, he found it increasingly interesting.

Chen Daisy and Emily had arranged to meet Li Qinghe that evening near Longguo City, not far from Chinatown.

Here, there was an Old Airport Road Food Centre, famous alongside Maxwell Food Centre.

Following the navigation from Yishun all the way south to Longguo City took Li Qinghe about 40 minutes.

When he was close, he called Chen Daisy.

Chen Daisy directly sent him a location.

Li Qinghe followed the location, driving all the way to the side of a street.

Chen Daisy, with her curvaceous figure, was wearing a gray short dress and standing by the roadside, waiting for him.

Chen Daisy

Li Qinghe couldn't be blamed for his lack of resistance; this girl exuded a fresh, juicy, and very appetizing aura.

More importantly, this was a Singaporean native, still untouched by coconut milk.

Li Qinghe adhered to the universal rule of all 'cheaters' in the myriad realms: 'Don't miss a good girl, and if there's a choice, don't let a bad girl get away.'

No matter what, he had to go on this date.

Even if it ultimately yielded no results, it wasn't something to be disheartened about.

It was just like losing a round in a video game; he could just start over.

"Hello, Boss, good afternoon."

Li Qinghe slowly pulled the car over beside Chen Daisy and rolled down the window.

Chen Daisy smiled and waved at Li Qinghe in the car.

"Are you still calling me 'Boss'? That term makes me feel like I'm in Geylang."

"Dear, you're so mean, comparing me to those women in Geylang."

Chen Daisy immediately got into the passenger seat, then pulled the seatbelt tightly across her cleavage.

Hearing Li Qinghe's comment about her form of address, she quickly and flexibly changed it.

It was clear that this girl had fully prepared herself mentally and emotionally.

"Why aren't you with Emily?"

Li Qinghe looked around, but didn't see Emily.

Last night, they had said they would come together.

"Dear, it seems you really like your little secretary, don't you?" Chen Daisy started to act coy, placing her long fingers on her chin, biting her lip lightly with her pearly white teeth, and her eyes revealing a hazy glow.

"Slap!"

Li Qinghe directly slapped her thigh. Although it wasn't hard, it immediately broke Chen Daisy's act.

"This isn't the right mood or setting."