C30

The next day Yang Li got up at sunrise. He went to the gym to complete his daily routine. He then went to the cafeteria to pick up breakfast for Xue.

When he reached her room, he knocked on the door. No one answered, so he quietly opened the door and entered the room.

He found her asleep on the bed.

The sunlight from the window was falling on her face, however, she was still fast asleep. Yang Li looked at her. She looked gorgeous. Her blanket was lying on the floor. She must have kicked it away in her sleep. Yang Li picked it up and stepped towards her.

When he saw her up close, he gulped!! She looked so alluring in that cute black nightdress. As he looked at her, he felt heat rising up in his stomach. He quickly covered her with the blanket. He then wrote a note and placed her breakfast on the table. He then quickly fled from the room.

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As soon as Yang Li left the room, Xue opened her eyes and sighed. She sat on her bed and said to herself, "Jeeez so useless!! He didn't even give me a kiss. Why did he have to act like a gentleman at that moment??"

Xue suddenly felt embarrassed by her thoughts. She punched her pillow and laid down on the bed.

Xue was already awake when Li knocked on her door. She deliberately threw her blanket on the ground. She was trying to gauge his reactions. But she was disappointed when Li acted like a total gentleman.

She got up after 10 minutes and went to the washroom. She was ready in an hour. She had her breakfast and then went out to find Li.

Yang Li was on his laptop when Xue came out of her room.

Yang Li said, "Good morning! Sleepyhead. Did you have your breakfast?"

She nodded and said, "Yes. What about you? And you are working even on a Sunday."

Li replied, "Yes, I had my breakfast. No, I'm not working. It is just personal research."

She asked, "What stuff?"

He winked at her and said, "It's a secret!!" and closed his laptop.

Before she could say anything, he was beside her. He held her hand and said, "Let's go then."

She was stunned by his actions. She totally forgot what she wanted to ask. All her attention was on his hand now. His hand was soft yet firm. She felt his warm touch and felt giddy inside. She followed him outside the workshop to his car. He did not leave her hand even for a second.

When they were in front of the car he frowned and spoke, "Now that I am holding your hand, I don't want to leave it forever. And why is your hand so soft and yummy?"

Xue turned crimson red and said, "What nonsense are you saying? Where did you learn such cringey words??"

Yang Li thought for a moment and simply said, "Research."

Xue suddenly came to a realization and said, "Ahaa….so that was what you were doing earlier."

"So, what else did you learn from your research?"

But Li shook his head and said, "It's a secret. I will be revealed slowly."

Xue was irritated by his reply and said, "Oh god!!! It looks like the future will be very interesting!!"

Both of them got in the car and they departed for Cinea. They reached Cinea by noon.

Xue decided to first go to a mall. She wanted to buy some clothes for Yang Li. They went to Wonder World. It was one of the largest malls in Cinea. It was owned by the Wang family.

Li parked his jeep in the parking lot. They took the lift and got off at the apparel section.

When they entered the store, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone. Xue was gorgeous and Yang Li despite his disguise exuded a noble aura. The shop assistants welcomed them.

Xue started browsing in the men's section. Yang Li was just following her. Although Xue was from a tier 1 family, she had no real support from her family. She had always been independent- financially and otherwise. So, she had never been extravagant since her childhood.

However, she was on a shopping spree today as she was buying clothes for Yang Li. She bought 3 T-Shirts and a couple of jeans. She also bought a violet blazer and a pair of black boots. She also selected an embroidered mask for Yang Li.

She showed him the mask and asked, "Do you like it?"

He gave a thumbs up and said, "I love anything that you buy for me, darling."

On hearing his words, Xue slapped her forehead and said, "OH! MY GOD, Is this line also from your research? When we go back today you have to show me the source material of your research."

Li replied innocently, "No!! it's my own original creation. And NO, you cannot see the source material."

Yang Li said, "Let's go and buy some clothes for you then."

Xue said, "No, I've too many clothes right now. I don't want to buy any."

Surprisingly, Yang Li agreed and didn't push her. Although, Xue was surprised she didn't ponder on it.

After buying the clothes, they went to eat lunch. Xue said that she was craving some street food. Therefore, they exited the mall, took the jeep, and drove towards an area famous for its street food.

Yang Li bought food from a bunch of stalls and passed it to Xue, who was sitting in the jeep. Li sat on the seat beside her and both of them enjoyed their street food. By the time they finished, it was 3.30 p.m. So, they decided to rest in Li's penthouse apartment.

They reached the apartment in 10 minutes. It was the first time Xue had come to his apartment in Cinea. She found that apart from the attached swimming pool, the rest of the layout and architecture was similar to Yang Li's apartment in the workshop. Yang Li told her that he found the design comfortable so he replicated it when he built the apartment in the workshop.

Both of them entered their rooms to rest. However, Yang Li didn't feel sleepy. So, he opened his laptop and continued his 'research'.

He had made a dinner reservation for 9 p.m. at the Dragon Fire. It was the only restaurant that could compete with the Golden Palace. It was owned by the Long family. It was famous for its local cuisines.

Although Bing Xue was fond of many cuisines, her favorite was the domestic cuisines. Therefore, Yang Li decided to go to Dragon Fire for their 1st date.

Meanwhile, Yang Li decided to continue with his research.

At 7 p.m. Yang Li left his room and knocked on Xue's room.

She came out and saw Yang Li with a box. She was puzzled.

Yang Li said, "It's 7 p.m. already and I know you'll need time to get ready."

He then handed over the box to her. She took it with a puzzled expression.

Yang Li said, "Just wear this for our date tonight."

Xue was stunned. Li continued, "Did you really think that I did not buy anything for you??"

Xue asked, "But when did you buy this?"

He replied, "I had ordered it last week. It came yesterday."

Xue was again surprised. She said, "You have been preparing since last week."

Yang Li winked and said, "Of course! Only the best for my girlfriend."

Bing Xue was feeling giddy. She didn't even mind his cringey words.

She felt excited as she entered her room with the box. She opened the box. It was a white skater dress- just above the knees with a fitted waistline and an A-line flared skirt. There were also a pair of silver stilettos.

Xue loved the dress and the shoes.

She got ready in an hour. She had kept her brownish-black hair open. She didn't wear makeup.

She wore the skater dress with the stilettos. She looked like an immortal fairy in that dress. She checked herself in the mirror one last time before leaving the room.

She then went up to Li's room and knocked a couple of times. As there was no response she asked, "Brother Li, are you ready?"

When there was still no response she said, "Brother Li I'm coming in." and she pushed the door open.