[Love and Producer] Passive strategy

"You misunderstood," Li Youxue explained sincerely, calmly turning around under Li Zeyan's ambiguous gaze. "That's my creditor, he came to collect the debt."

"Miss, don't be joking," the salesperson refused to believe this ridiculous answer. "That gentleman has been watching you since he came here, and he can't take his eyes off."

"It's because he was afraid that I would run away and not repay the debt." Li Youxue continued to explain seriously.

The salesperson smiled and said nothing - she didn't believe her at all.

Li Youxue felt depressed for a while, and picked up the apple... Embarrassing, there were too many for her to carry.

There was the sound of leather shoes stepping on the floor tiles, and Li Zeyan appeared beside her, picked up the apples, which were a heavy burden for her, and glanced at her: "Let's go, I'll see you off."

Li Youxue turned her head decisively to look at the expression of the salesperson, as expected, she was already smiling at her with an expression of "just tell me what you see".

Li Youxue put on a stiff face, decided not to say anything, and followed Li Zeyan.

"You haven't asked me where I'm going." Li Youxue expressed doubts after getting into Li Zeyan's car.

"Go back to the company." Li Zeyan gave the answer without hesitation. "In terms of the number of apples, it's clearly a form of employee welfare."

"It's not just employee benefits." Li Youxue raised her eyebrows at him provocatively, and took out the apple she put on top from the bag at her feet. "Hey, this one's for you—Merry Christmas Eve, and thanks for taking care of me for the past three months."

Li Zeyan glanced distractedly while driving.The apple was not small in size, and it was wrapped with a layer of sea-blue mounting paper inside, and a layer of translucent cellophane decorated with golden floral flowers outside, tied with a dark blue star-patterned ribbon.

Li Youxue was a little impatient when she saw that he hadn't picked up for so long: "Why, don't you like it? I personally think this is the most beautiful one—dark blue and gold, how beautiful they look when paired together!"

When Li Zeyan moved his eyes, his face softened a little: "You chose this for me on purpose?"

"Of course, I like blue the most." Li Youxue admitted his statement without thinking.

Li Zeyan raised the corner of his mouth and looked at her with a rare gentle smile: "Thank you."

Li Youxue waved her hand, and was about to say, "You're welcome, anyway, the wrapping paper is pretty much the same", when Li Zeyan said, "As a reward, I'll treat you to dinner tonight—you can eat whatever you want."

Li Youxue was very cautious and silent—it was a good thing for Li Zeyan to invite her to dinner, and she didn't need to eat takeaway, but unfortunately she didn't need to eat takeaway either... No, the point is, she has promised Zhou Qiluo to eat hot pot invited!

From various perspectives, it is impossible for her to agree to Li Zeyan and let Zhou Qiluo dove.It's not because she likes Zhou Qiluo more than Li Zeyan, it's because she always adheres to the principle of first come first, first come first, not to break her trust, not to mention that Zhou Qiluo has been bullied by her several times, and she has often been used by her. help.

So, after a brief silence, she met Li Zeyan's gaze and resolutely shook her head: "Sorry, I can't agree."

The outline of Li Zeyan's face that had been slightly softened suddenly returned to cold and hard. He looked forward again and asked casually, seemingly indifferently: "Why, you have an appointment?"

Although she couldn't say why, Li Youxue instinctively felt that there was no benefit in letting Li Zeyan know about her agreement with Zhou Qiluo.After thinking about it, she nodded resolutely and said, "I'm going to meet a musician—I had some cooperation with him before, this time I have to thank him personally, I don't want to miss the appointment."

The system listened, and couldn't help but like her: [The reason given...is not even a word of falsehood, it's completely true. 】

Li Youxue was a little complacent, and nodded a little reservedly: "I just concealed the name of the musician...I didn't lie to him."

The system began to feel pity for Li Zeyan for an unknown number of times.

Li Zeyan was silent, didn't speak immediately, and didn't look at her, he looked normal.

Li Youxue observed his expression and was relieved to see that he was not disappointed.

In the next second, she heard Li Zeyan ask in the same tone as usual: "Do you have an appointment tomorrow?"

"It's really not there," Li Youxue shook her head solemnly. "Are you going on a date with me?"

Li Zeyan hummed softly, and refused in disguise: "I have something to do tomorrow."

The corner of Li Youxue's mouth froze, and suddenly she didn't want to talk to him much.

……

With Yueyue's friendly help, they took the apples upstairs and distributed them, and Li Youxue specially kept one in her bag.At five o'clock, she sent Zhou Qiluo a location and successfully got a smiling face from the other party in reply.

A few minutes later, when her cell phone rang again, it was another new message from Zhou Qiluo: [Waiting for you downstairs! ]

Li Youxue adjusted the sweater on her body, put on the windbreaker jacket, and walked to the elevator with her bag, taking out the apples in the bag.

After walking out of the building, she easily noticed Zhou Qiluo standing by the side door.This time his disguise was very tight. He wore a long brown hooded sweater and a hat, and covered his face with a light blue disposable mask. It was also difficult to find out that it was him so quickly.

Speeding up her pace, she walked towards Zhou Qiluo, holding up the packaged apple in front of him like offering a treasure: "Happy Christmas Eve."

The exposed blue eyes curved up happily, and Zhou Qiluo whispered, "Happy Christmas Eve, Youyou. Let's go~"

Li Youxue nodded without thinking, followed Zhou Qiluo, took a taxi, and headed straight to the ancient town.

What Zhou Qiluo was talking about was an antique hotpot restaurant, which complements the Jiuxi Ancient Street where it is located.The blond boy excitedly pulled her to a seat in the private room, happily ordered hairy tripe, mutton, shrimp paste and duck intestines, and then asked her about her taste with a smile.

Li Youxue didn't have any ideas, so she ordered a few side dishes at random, and the two of them started chatting with freshly squeezed juices in their hands.Of course, it was mainly Zhou Qiluo who was speaking, and Li Youxue would listen carefully and politely, interjecting a few words from time to time.

It took nearly three hours for this meal to be finished.Li Youxue went to check out, and when she came back, she saw Zhou Qiluo looking at her with puffy cheeks, "Too bad, the clothes smell of hot pot."

Li Youxue didn't pay much attention, and walked out with him while saying, "It's normal to eat hot pot in a closed space."

"Really? So you have it too?" Zhou Qiluo blinked her big eyes and asked seriously.

Li Youxue wanted to laugh a little: "Well, of course, if you don't believe me, you can hear it."

Zhou Qiluo, who is also like a child, really just took one of her arms, and leaned closer to sniff carefully.

The two of them just stood in the shadows outside the storefront, one standing still and the other sniffing, the scene was extremely delicate.

However, Li Youxue was still in a good mood - she had always regarded Zhou Qiluo as a child, and his childish behavior at this time was innocent and lovable, so it would not arouse her disgust.

However, at this very moment, a deep voice that Li Youxue was quite familiar with sounded: "What are you doing?"

Li Youxue and Zhou Qiluo were both startled and looked up.

Just opposite the store door, parked a low-key Maybach.Beside the car, stood Li Zeyan.It stands to reason that he in a white shirt and blue suit should be eye-catching, but he stood there silently and breathlessly, so people didn't notice.

Li Zeyan walked towards them with one hand in his pocket.His complexion was really not good, with dark blue eyes, his indifferent eyes stayed on the arms and palms where the two touched.

As if being stabbed by that substantial gaze, Zhou Qiluo subconsciously let go, with a embarrassed expression on his face.

Li Youxue felt that Li Zeyan was going to be unhappy again, so she quickly approached Zhou Qiluo and reminded her in a low voice, "Go first, don't be recognized."

Zhou Qiluo looked at Li Zeyan with big sapphire eyes, and then looked at Li Youxue with obvious worry.

"Don't worry, he can't kill me." Li Youxue comforted me casually.

Zhou Qiluo was stunned for a second, with a faint smile in his eyes, he waved his hand at her, then quickened his pace and quickly disappeared.

Li Youxue glanced at the alleyway where Zhou Qiluo disappeared, and vaguely felt that she was going to let go of an important matter, but before she could figure out what to say to Li Zeyan to cheer her up, she was grabbed by her wrist and dragged away.

Li Zeyan was furious now, and his hands became much stronger. He basically forcibly dragged her for a while, went around to the co-pilot and threw her on it.

"You are equivalent to robbing a civilian girl, and you have to pay legal responsibility." Li Youxue felt a little unhappy, and reached out to pull the car door, but Li Zeyan, who had just sat in the driver's seat, grabbed her wrist and dragged her back. Just locked the car door.

Li Youxue disagreed in her heart, and twisted her arm vigorously to try to free it, but Li Zeyan clenched it even tighter instead.He looked at her coldly, his voice almost frozen into ice: "Zhou Qiluo, is that the musician you're talking about?"

Li Youxue glanced at her tightly grasped arm, and nodded fearlessly: "Yes, think about it clearly, I didn't lie a single word. He helped sing the autism theme song a while ago. I went to treat him to dinner and thank him, what's wrong?"

"So," Li Zeyan was still staring at her, and asked every word, "You rejected me because of him?"

"No, it's not the same thing." Li Youxue frowned and argued hard. "The issue of work is very important, and life has to be put aside occasionally. Besides, this is not just work for me. Chinese descent is my father's painstaking effort. All I can do is protect it."

Li Zeyan remained expressionless, did not speak, and did not let go of his hand.

"And you can't blame me, can't you? It was Zhou Qiluo who proposed it first. I have already agreed to him after your invitation. Do you have to change your mind temporarily?" Li Youxue became more and more angry, although she also I know what Li Zeyan is angry about.

Li Zeyan let go of his hand suddenly.Without the confinement and cover of his palm, the bright red fingerprints on that piece of ivory skin are particularly obvious.

Li Zeyan seemed to notice the bruise, and his face froze.

Li Youxue didn't pay attention to his expression, sighed slightly, and began to face her own mistakes: "I'm also wrong, and I shouldn't hide it from you, but I don't think you have to ask, so I don't have to say it. I think, The right to choose my friends is my own."

"You're right." Li Zeyan said suddenly, he turned his head away and stared at the brightly lit hotpot restaurant. "Remember to tell me next time." After saying this sentence, he seemed to feel that it was inappropriate, and immediately added: "Recently, criminals in Lianyu City are in power, and they may not know if you are killed."

Li Youxue nodded in agreement, but when she thought about it, she couldn't help but think of a point worth paying attention to: "Wait! How do you know I'm here?"

Li Zeyan froze with his back to her neckline.