The waiter who opened the door earlier apologized to Chu Yibai with a courteous expression: "Apologies, Mr. Chu, for disturbing your meal. To express our apologies, you won’t need to pay for today’s meal."

Chu Yibai came to his senses upon hearing this and instantly reverted to his dignified movie star persona.

He stood up and said casually, "No need, just deduct it directly from my card."

He originally intended to invite Luo Luo for a meal, though the outcome was somewhat different from what he had hoped for.

The waiter simply replied, "This is our Boss’s intention."

Then he bowed to him, closed the door, and left, leaving no room for refusal.

Soon, only Chu Yibai remained in the private room. He stood there for a long time, still unable to recover his senses.

Holding the silver bracelet inlaid with pink crystals that he hadn’t had the chance to give earlier.

His mind echoed with the interactions between Yun Qiqi and Yan Yan.

His gaze gradually dropped, like an abandoned child.

After a while, he suddenly furrowed his brows lightly and placed his hand on his chest, feeling the suffocating dull pain inside.

So this is what heartbreak feels like...

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Yun Qiqi was taken away from the restaurant by Yan Yan, and while in the car, she still couldn’t understand how Yan Yan happened to appear there.

Of course, she would never have thought that Secretary Qin, whom she regarded as a benevolent superior considerate of her subordinates, had betrayed her.

Upon hearing she was having a meal with someone, Secretary Qin promptly reported it to Yan Yan.

Yun Qiqi only had a few friends, ones Yan Yan knew well. Moreover, considering Chu Yibai is a celebrity, his schedule was easy to check. Knowing he had no other arrangements today, it was highly likely he came to find his little Gua.

A quick check revealed it was a restaurant under Yan Yan’s name, so he rushed over.

Now sitting in the car, he wore a stern expression for quite a while, exuding a chilly aura all over. Yet the young girl beside him remained calm, prompting him to speak first: "Secretary Yun, is there anything you’d like to explain to me?"

Yun Qiqi blinked, struggling to understand why his questioning tone suddenly appeared.

She felt unjustly accused: "I took leave from Secretary Qin, I said I’d go to work tonight."

"Not about that."

Yan Yan didn’t care whether she took leave or not.

If not that, then what?

Yun Qiqi racked her brain but couldn’t figure out what Yan Yan was upset about.

Yan Yan initially hoped she’d confess herself, but realizing this little one wasn’t the usual kind of oblivious—despite no longer suffering from amnesia and having her memories back—yet still so clueless?

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he simply pulled her onto his lap, pressed the back of her head, and began to "punish" directly.

Yun Qiqi’s eyes widened, staring at the enlarged handsome face in front of her. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

How did he suddenly start kissing her again, just like that?

Moreover, with such intensity.

The man’s blatant aggressiveness and danger gave Yun Qiqi a hint of fear, but thankfully, despite his fierce appearance, his actions remained gentle, taking care not to hurt her.

But after the kiss, Yun Qiqi already lay weakly against him, unable to recover for quite some time.

Her brain felt slightly empty due to lack of oxygen.

Then her chin was lifted by the man, followed by his low, dangerous voice: "From now on, don’t agree to dine with other men arbitrarily, understand?"