warm winter

It was the first time Yuan Honghao took the initiative to ring the doorbell of Ye Qing's apartment. This was the third day after Yuan Yuan made a request to him.

Although it used to belong to the apartment under his name, he was indeed not very familiar with the environment here.Along the way, it was half a beat slower than usual, so that it almost exceeded the agreed time.

Fortunately, the people in the door opened the door quickly, and Yuan Honghao was slightly taken aback when he saw Ye Qing, who was wearing casual clothes and only light makeup.

"Welcome, please come in."

Ye Qing's voice was cold and flat, like a glass of water just poured from a cold kettle.Not freezing, but not warm either.

Yuan Yuan, who was standing behind Yuan Honghao's tall body, immediately said in his heart: "It's as flat as water, and there's no way to start."

Ye Qingli opened his hand on the doorknob, and turned his body sideways to get out of the door.But Yuan Honghao still stood where he was, without moving a bit.

Ye Qing blinked, as if thinking of something, looking over the tall and broad shoulders, she saw a strand of slightly curly hair.

Cursing her lips slightly, she added another sentence: "Yuan Yuan, you are also welcome to come to my house as a guest."

At this time, the thin figure that had been hiding behind his father moved slowly, and finally stood side by side with Yuan Honghao.

"Go in." Yuan Honghao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and stepped into the apartment first.

When Yuan Yuan asked for Ye Qing's contact information, he had doubts in his heart.Although he didn't know if the real purpose of his daughter's sudden desire to get close to Ye Qing was what she said, but he couldn't easily agree.

After all, he and Ye Qing are in a cooperative relationship. On the surface, Ye Qing will do everything possible to cooperate with him, but in private, they are free and do not interfere with each other.Although Ye Qing has something to ask of him now, but in the same way, he also has something to ask of Ye Qing.

In a way, they are equal and mutual help.He didn't dare to let his daughter bother Ye Qing rashly, and he was really afraid that Ye Qing would get annoyed and walk away.

No matter what kind of consequences, Yuan Honghao didn't want to see them.

So he told Yuan Yuan that he needed to seek Ye Qing's opinion on this matter.If Ye Qing agrees, let her personally give her the contact information.So there was a decision to meet at Ye Qing's house today, and Yuan Honghao decided to let them spend some time alone.

Yuan Yuan was naturally reluctant at first, and even pouted to express his displeasure.But then he figured it out again, and then he followed. He was still awkward along the way, and didn't say a few words to him.

Yuan Honghao was in the middle, and he was even more nervous than when he was talking about hundreds of millions of business.

"The house is a bit messy, please don't mind, just sit down."

Ye Qing greeted the father and daughter into the living room, and then walked straight to the kitchen.

"Need something to drink?"

Yuan Honghao took off his coat and put it on the edge of the sofa, Yuan Yuan also took off his scarf, and looked at him quietly.

Luxurious decoration, but nothing special.

"Please give me a cup of coffee and a cup of orange juice for Xiaoyuan, thank you."

As soon as Yuan Honghao sat down, he found that Yuan Yuan did not sit down.

Ye Qing heard hurried footsteps behind her, the voice was not loud, and her strength was limited, she didn't turn her head but she guessed who it was.

"Would you prefer bitter or sweet orange juice?"

Ye Qing is considering whether to put the skin into the juicer.

"I don't drink orange juice."

Ye Qing stopped washing the oranges and turned to look at her.

"I want to drink coffee too." Yuan Yuan smiled, although it was not sincere, it was still pleasing to the eye.

Ye Qing was amused and puzzled, but she still put down the orange in her hand.Reach for the container where the coffee beans are stored.

"Why do you want coffee all of a sudden?"

Yuan Yuan approached slowly, seeing that Ye Qing didn't feel repulsive, she felt a little more relaxed.Seeing Ye Qing's familiar movements of grinding coffee, he couldn't help being attracted.

She sat on the high stool at the bar, propped her chin with one hand, and stared at Ye Qing.

"Because I heard from my father that you make good coffee, so I really want to try it."

Ye Qing poured out the coffee powder from the grinder, heard what Yuan Yuan said, and looked up at her.

This is not a lie, Ye Qing's skill in making coffee is indeed pretty good, Yuan Honghao has indeed drank it a few times, and praised him a few times without hesitation.It's just that she didn't expect that Yuan Honghao would tell Yuan Yuan this, and she didn't expect that Yuan Yuan would remember this.

"I don't know your taste yet, do you like it bitter or sweet?"

Yuan Yuan tapped his chin a few times, and thoughtfully said: "Why do you like to ask others whether it is bitter or sweet? Is there only two choices in your life, bitter and sweet?"

Ye Qing's hand holding the powder hammer paused slightly, she subconsciously raised her hand to hook the hair hanging around her ear, and neatly hooked it behind her ear.

Although she didn't look up, she didn't ignore Yuan Yuan's words: "I just respect other people's tastes and habits. This is probably my professional habit. If you like sour ones, that's fine too."

"Oh, I forgot you're a fashion designer. So you're always there to meet the needs of your clients, right?"

It was not the first time Ye Qing heard such words, but when Yuan Yuan said them, there was less sharp attack and no bitterness that he felt in the past.Even if she could imagine that the child wanted to provoke her with words.

But after saying it, there is no lethality.And seeing Yuan Yuan trying hard to put on an old-fashioned appearance made her want to laugh a little.

Ye Qing secretly exerted her strength and closed the corners of her mouth, not wanting Yuan Yuan to discover her emotions.

Seeing that his words had no effect on Ye Qing, Yuan Yuan was a little disappointed, and secretly bulged his cheeks.But soon she was attracted by the aroma of coffee, the roar of the coffee machine was very short, Yuan Yuan didn't remember anything, her mind was full of the smell.

"Do you want to add sugar?" Ye Qing asked seriously.

Yuan Yuan thought for a while, and answered her seriously: "I want a cup like yours."

Ye Qing still lowered his head, focusing on the movements of his hands.Every movement of hers was smooth, without any jamming.Her fingers are white and slender, her nails are translucent and smooth, but there is no fancy color in the slightest.

Yuan Yuan propped up her chin, swung her head from side to side slightly, and followed Ye Qing's movements to complete the coffee making with her.

"Taste it." Ye Qing put the coffee on the bar, Yuan Yuan blinked, but still maintained the previous action.

"Aren't you going to be like me?" Ye Qing raised the cup in his hand and gestured to Yuan Yuan.

Yuan Yuan saw Ye Qing sipping on the rim of the coffee cup, and then lifted the cup slightly, although she didn't see it, but she could imagine the smooth coffee sliding from the rim of the cup into Ye Qing's mouth with the rich aroma.

Subconsciously, Yuan Yuan licked his lips.

Ye Qing took a sip of coffee, the cup was still in his hand.Seeing Yuan Yuan's reaction, he finally couldn't help laughing.

Only then did Yuan Yuan come to his senses, and shyly withdrew his hands and rubbed them back and forth on his thighs a few times before thinking of picking up the coffee in front of him.

"Well, it's so bitter!" It was really bitter, Yuan Yuan swallowed it in one gulp, with a trace of bitterness still remaining in his throat.

"Add some sugar." Ye Qing took out a bag of white sugar from the transparent box next to it.

Yuan Yuan added sugar to the coffee and stirred it gently with a spoon.She couldn't help asking: "Don't you feel very bitter?"

She felt so bitter after only one sip, and Ye Qing seemed to be enjoying herself after taking a sip.

"Get used to it, take it easy and refresh yourself."

What Ye Qing said was very flat, so light that it was inversely proportional to the strength of the coffee in her hand.

Yuan Yuan looked at the coffee in front of him thoughtfully, and couldn't help recalling the short-lived bitterness.

This is bitter, much bitterer than the coffee she usually drinks.

Yuan Honghao, who was left in the living room, walked in at this time, he had actually heard Yuan Yuan talking to Ye Qing just now.He specially set aside time for them to get acquainted with each other, and after waiting for a while, he found that there was no quarrel, thinking that the two should be able to coexist peacefully.

"Why do you suddenly drink coffee like an adult?" Yuan Honghao was a little surprised when he saw the coffee in his daughter's hand, but he didn't blame him.

"I want to be like my father." Yuan Yuan replied with a smile in a soft voice.

"You can't drink too much, you can only drink one cup a day." Yuan Honghao gently patted his daughter's head, but looked at Ye Qing.

This was told to Ye Qing, but Yuan Yuan obediently nodded in agreement.

Seeing that there was still a cup of coffee on the bar, he must have planned to take it to the living room for him.Yuan Honghao said apologetically, "I'm going on a business trip tomorrow, and I have to go back to the company for a short meeting this afternoon to explain things, so Yuan Yuan will trouble you to take care of her. The driver will take her home tonight."

Ye Qing was not surprised by this, ever since Yuan Yuan wanted to get her contact information, she knew that this day would not be avoided.It's just that she didn't expect Yuan Honghao to be so relieved to let his daughter be alone with her. He has always been very careful in protecting Yuan Yuan.

"Father, don't worry about going to work. I won't make trouble for Ye Qing. I'll go back after dinner. Tell Uncle Zhang not to wait for me downstairs. It's too cold. I'll call him when the time comes. He will come again."

Yuan Honghao drank a few symbolic sips of coffee, still praised politely, then picked up his coat and left.

After drinking the coffee, Yuan Yuan and Ye Qing were relatively silent, and neither of them took the initiative to speak.

Ye Qing turned on the TV in the living room, pressed it a few times and handed over the remote control.

"Whatever you want to see, feel free. You don't have to be restrained here."

"I don't want to watch cartoons." The first thing Yuan Yuan did after taking over the remote control was to quickly switch channels. She didn't ignore Ye Qing's deliberate channel selection just now.

She pressed it several times in a row, finally stopped, then sat up slightly, and looked at it solemnly.

Ye Qing pursed her lips and followed suit for a while.

"Are you interested in financial news?"

"Well, it's alright."

"Then you have been watching here, is there no problem?"

"I'm not a child, so what's the problem? If you have something to do, don't worry about me."

Ye Qing is indeed busy, the design draft last night was almost finished.She is the kind of person who keeps in mind halfway through the design, especially now, she seems to be more inspired.

"If you don't mind, I want to go to the study to finish the rest of the work. It won't be too long."

Yuan Yuan looked sideways at Ye Qing, and became curious about what she was talking about.

"The job you're talking about is designing fashion?"

"That's it."

"Then can I go and watch?"

It is absolutely taboo to say this from the mouth of any colleague.But Yuan Yuan made such a request, but Ye Qing couldn't say no.

She hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly, and then took Yuan Yuan into her study.

As she walked, she thought about it carefully. The design drafts from the previous few days should have been put away. The ones to be completed today have nothing to do with Yuan Yuan.At least on the surface, there is no connection.

If you are an expert or someone who knows her and Yuan Yuan well, you may be able to see something from it.But Yuan Yuan is a pure layman. She heard from Yuan Honghao that Yuan Yuan is not good at painting, nor does he particularly like it.

After entering the study, Yuan Yuan was unconsciously stunned.

The decoration style in front of me is completely different from the living room and kitchen just now.She looked around, admiring.Then her eyes fell on Ye Qing's back, she was tidying up the desk, trying to make a space.

I can't tell which one is the best in the study, but Yuan Yuan somehow feels that it matches Ye Qing very well.When she came here, she really felt like she was at Ye Qing's house.