Chapter 16 Having Breakfast Or Showing Off Your Love

Yan Wan felt a strange tension in the room but could not make head or tail of it. Thus, she resigned to her breakfast in silence. There were several delicious delicacies on the table, but most of them were bland. Only some had chili in it. Yan Wan had grown up eating spicy food, so she went for those first. However, the moment she reached for one of the spicy dishes, another pair of chopsticks landed on hers. It was Huo Lichen. A coincidence? Now it's awkward. Qin Chu's face fell when he saw the two pairs of interlocked chopsticks. Are you guys having breakfast or displaying your affection? Yan Wan felt embarrassed and let go, aiming for another piece. However, as soon as her chopsticks landed on the next dish, Huo Lichen's chopsticks clamped onto hers again It might be a coincidence if it only happened once. But now that it happened again, it definitely wasn't. Yan Wan stared at Huo Lichen in confusion while he looked at her in an imposing manner. His tone was awkward. “You can't eat spicy food.” Why not? I grew up taking spicy food. Yan Wan was stunned, but she realized that she had just recovered and had to watch her diet for the next few days. Is he concerned about my heath? Huo Lichen looked uneasy as he retracted his chopsticks. After taking another piece of food, he continued eating elegantly. Although Huo Lichen had ignored her, Yan Wan's heart was pounding hard. After breakfast, Yan Wan followed Huo Lichen out of the dining room. She felt awkward, staring at the towering figure in front of her. She took a few steps forward and declared, “I'll be heading out. I need to get to work.” “I'll give you a lift,” Huo Lichen said flatly and headed outside. Yan Wan refused his offer immediately, “Please don't trouble yourself.” “Yan Wan, I have to work too,” Huo Lichen reminded her. Yan Wan was rendered speechless. She had only remembered now that he was her new boss and went to the same place for work. It was only convenient for him to fetch her as well. Once she got into the car, Yan Wan rested against the door with her eyes fixated on the window, trying to go unnoticed. Huo Lichen took a glance at her with a conflicted expression before he took out his laptop to do some work. The car remained silent throughout the entire journey. As they approached the office, Yan Wan turned to Huo Lichen and said, “I'll be getting off here.” Huo Lichen looked out the window. It was quite some distance from the office and had barely any pedestrians. He could tell that she chose to get off here to distance herself from him. Huo Lichen glared at Yan Wan and pursed his lips. He seemed displeased by this. Yan Wan started feeling guilty as she had assumed that Huo Lichen was used to people fawning on him. The way she tried to cut ties with him was an insult to his pride. She hurriedly explained, “I'm used to drinking soy milk from that stall before work every day. It'll be just nice if I get off here to buy it.” But the stall was two to three hundred meters away from this place. She could have stopped further down. However, there was a crowd there, and most of the people were from the office. Huo Lichen's eyes dimmed when he realized that Yan Wan was just making excuses, but he did not expose her. He instructed, “Wei Qi, open the door.” Yan Wan heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly got out of the car. She turned around and thanked Huo Lichen for helping her last night, “Thank you, Mr. Huo...” However, the moment she opened her mouth, the window had already wound up halfway. She could still see from the window gap that Huo Lichen's aloof face was not looking at her. He seemed noble and distant. Yan Wan was stunned momentarily and watched as Huo Lichen's car drove into the distance.