Honest Beta gets scammed

"Oh~"

Li Qing nodded thoughtfully, then posed another question.

"Do you often accidentally hit people while driving?"

He Xiangchen: "?"

He glanced at Li Qing in surprise, wondering if he had misheard.

"Why would you ask that? Hitting someone while driving once or twice is an accident, but if it happens frequently, does that mean it's intentional? I've had my driver's license for so long and I've never hit anyone once."

Li Qing thought about it and realized that it made sense.

She pressed further, "Does your CEO often get coffee spilled on him?"

He Xiangchen blinked.

Splash coffee?

Although I don't know why Li Qing asked that question, upon closer reflection, it seems there's some truth to it.

In my memory, Qin Chuanci seemed to have encountered this kind of thing quite often before.

However, it seems he never did that. If we have to say something like that, it only seems to have happened with Li Qing.

Thinking of this, He Xiangchen twitched the corner of his mouth: "My friend seems to have encountered it, but I haven't."

"Oh……"

Li Qing was somewhat disappointed, but his questions were not over yet.

"Have you ever encountered a drunk Omega who accidentally walked into your hotel room, pounced on you, and spent the night with you, only to find him gone the next day, leaving behind a note or some money?"

"Then you flew into a rage, feeling insulted, and vowed to find her. So she ran and you chased, neither of you able to escape. Finally, you cornered her against the wall, grabbed her chin, and roared, 'You slept with me and think you can get away? Woman, you're playing with fire!'"

Li Qing got more and more excited as he spoke, and in the end he even tried to imitate others, speaking in a low voice, which sounded awkward and out of place.

"squeak!"

The brakes screech, and the vehicle lurched forward.

Li Qing was suddenly thrown forward, but was pulled back to the seat by the seatbelt.

He Xiangchen slowly released his foot from the brake pedal. The light ahead was red, and the vehicle came to a steady stop.

He turned his head and stared at Li Qing with a strange look.

Although he doesn't watch TV dramas, just by listening to Li Qing's rambling nonsense, he could guess where all this rubbish came from.

After a full three seconds of silence, He Xiangchen slowly spoke, his tone filled with helplessness: "...Li Qing."

"what?"

"President is just a title; we're all human."

He Xiangchen rubbed his temples.

"If I hit someone with my car, I still have to call the police and pay compensation. If someone spills coffee on me, they have to pay for my dry cleaning and apologize to me. If a drunk stranger can enter my room, I will kick him out and I will also sue that hotel."

Li Qing blinked.

Wow, that makes so much sense!

He was a little embarrassed, chuckled twice, and scratched his head, saying, "Ah, well, I was just asking casually. Isn't that how it's always portrayed in TV dramas?"

Li Qing isn't picky about what he watches; his mother likes those sweet romance dramas with domineering CEOs, and he can watch them too.

Although I haven't seen many of these, they're basically all the same. Today I met a real CEO, so I couldn't resist asking him to confirm it.

He Xiangchen wasn't really angry; he just found Li Qing's thought process quite peculiar, leaving him somewhat amused and exasperated.

However, upon hearing Li Qing's words, he blamed Qu Qingzhe in a mere fraction of a second.

"You should watch less of those messy TV dramas starring Qu Qingzhe in the future."

When the green light came on, He Xiangchen restarted the car, his tone carrying a hint of disdain.

"He knows exactly what's going on in his mind, but he just puts on a show to fool you."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing wanted to say that Qu Yingdi had never played a domineering CEO, but judging from He Xiangchen's tone, he keenly sensed that He Xiangchen seemed to dislike Qu Qingzhe.

He wisely kept quiet and didn't bring up the topic again.

Soon, He Xiangchen took Li Qing to a large shopping mall in the city center.

Li Qing has to go back to the film set to film tomorrow, and time is tight. He Xiangchen couldn't think of anything special to take him to do. After thinking it over, he decided to take Li Qing out for a better meal.

The previous magazine announcements and this film fee have all been settled, so Li Qing actually has money on him now.

But the crew provided meals, with vegetables and meat at every meal, which he found quite delicious, so he didn't spend extra money to eat anything else. Now that He Xiangchen has brought him to eat a big meal, it is indeed a way to improve his diet.

Li Qing wasn't as shy as before; she became much more relaxed and ate heartily.

The only thing that still made him a little uneasy was that He Xiangchen, just like before, liked to touch him inappropriately.

Today on set, He Xiangchen acted normally, and with his vice president demeanor, Li Qing thought that he had been too trusting and overthinking things that day.

But now, while eating, he couldn't help but let his mind wander again.

He Xiangchen served him food and soup.

The affectionate gesture made his heart, which had just settled down, start pounding wildly again.

Just like now.

A new dish was served. Li Qing picked up a piece with his chopsticks and tasted it. His eyes lit up immediately. The meat was tender and the sauce was rich.

He swallowed his food and picked up another bite with his chopsticks.

"This is really delicious! You should try it!"

His original intention was to let He Xiangchen pick up a piece of meat and try it himself, but He Xiangchen's eyes suddenly curved into a smile. Under the onslaught of his handsome appearance, Li Qing was stunned for a second. In that second, He Xiangchen leaned forward slightly, opened his mouth, and ate the piece of meat directly from Li Qing's chopsticks.

Li Qing's hand, holding the chopsticks, froze in mid-air.

He was completely stunned.

He Xiangchen acted naturally, as if nothing had happened. After finishing his evaluation, he even gave Li Qing his feedback.

"Yes, it's really delicious. I can order it again next time I come."

He Xiangchen's gaze returned to Li Qing's face, a smile in his eyes.

Li Qing's mind went blank for a while before he slowly came to his senses and put his chopsticks away.

"Oh, oh..."

He Xiangchen seemed oblivious to his embarrassment, keeping his head down as if lost in thought. He then took another bite of the dish from the plate and placed it in Li Qing's bowl.

"Eat up, didn't you say it was delicious?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qing glanced at He Xiangchen, her cheeks flushed, but her eyes were filled with doubt.

Something is wrong!

Back on set, seeing He Xiangchen's demeanor, he initially thought he was overthinking things and being too trusting.

But now, he's starting to think differently!

He suspected that He Xiangchen did this on purpose, but he had no proof!

When he met He Xiangchen's eyes, those beautiful eyes were looking at him innocently, as if they were really wondering why he had suddenly stopped eating.

Li Qing pouted, but after looking at He Xiangchen's innocent face, she still couldn't bring herself to ask the question. She just silently lowered her head, picked up the piece of meat from her bowl with her chopsticks, and ate it in small bites with her rice.

He muttered something under his breath while eating.

"...I'll get it for myself, you just eat yours."

"it is good."

He Xiangchen responded, his smile undiminished.