Lin Jingzhi gazed at Ye Qiu with her watery eyes, brimming with allure that could melt bones.

“Sister Lin, is this really okay?”

Ye Qiu’s face flushed uncontrollably.

“Do you remember what I told you last time? Men should sometimes be brave,” Lin Jingzhi said, then closed her eyes, tilted her chin up, and presented her crimson lips to Ye Qiu.

The message was clear: she wanted a kiss.

After hesitating for three seconds, Ye Qiu finally made up his mind, leaned in, and slowly moved closer to Lin Jingzhi.

The distance between them narrowed.

Suddenly, Ye Qiu caught a unique milky scent emanating from Lin Jingzhi.

His heart skipped a beat. As a doctor, he knew this wasn’t the smell of perfume.

“Good heavens, Sister Lin actually has a natural body fragrance!”

Ye Qiu was thrilled.

Not long ago, an international research institute conducted a random survey of ten thousand women and found that only one had a natural body fragrance!

They concluded that not every woman possesses a body fragrance; it’s a rarity, one in ten thousand. In other words, a woman with a body fragrance is a true gem!

Ye Qiu edged closer, reducing the gap between him and Lin Jingzhi to mere centimeters.

Her exquisite beauty was within arm’s reach, her petite lips coated in bright lipstick, as tempting as a blooming rose, exuding an irresistible fragrance.

Ye Qiu swallowed hard.

The closer he got to Lin Jingzhi’s lips, the more nervous he became, his heart pounding like a frightened deer, mixed with a hint of excitement.

The distance continued to close.

Seven centimeters.

Six centimeters.

Five centimeters.

Four centimeters.

Three centimeters.

When only three centimeters remained between them, Ye Qiu’s breath hitched with nervousness. He closed his eyes and slowly leaned in.

Just as his lips were about to meet Lin Jingzhi’s, she suddenly pushed him away.

Ye Qiu looked at her, dumbfounded: “Sister Lin, what’s this about?”

“You little pervert, you really wanted to kiss me!”

“Wasn’t it you who asked for it?”

“Hmph! I’m not that easy,” Lin Jingzhi said with a flirtatious glare. “I just wanted to see if you dared, and to my surprise, you really did, you little rascal.”

Ye Qiu understood.

Lin Jingzhi was teasing him again!

Feeling frustrated, Ye Qiu wished he could pin Lin Jingzhi down on the bed and kiss her fiercely.

Unfortunately, he didn’t have the guts.

Lin Jingzhi, smiling, asked, “Just curious, why did you close your eyes? Is that how you’ve always kissed girls?”

Ye Qiu blushed again; he had never kissed a girl before, not even Zhang Lili, with whom he had been involved for so long, had gone beyond holding hands.

For a man in his twenties, this was a colossal failure.

Unwilling to admit defeat, Ye Qiu stubbornly retorted, “Literary figures say that love is blind, and only in darkness can one find poetic beauty.”

“Physiologists also say that kissing engages dozens of facial nerves, causing the eyes to involuntarily close.”

“Chemists have found that saliva contains hundreds of proteins and enzymes. Through the exchange of enzymes, people experience a dizzying illusion, leading to drooping eyelids…”

“But we didn’t actually kiss just now, so there’s no exchange of saliva or enzymes. Tell me the truth, do you have no kissing experience?” Lin Jingzhi cut him off, her smile blooming as she looked at him.

Ye Qiu’s face turned beet red, wishing he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

His lengthy explanation was meant to prove his experience, but it backfired, forgetting the principle that more words lead to more mistakes, allowing Lin Jingzhi to see right through his lack of kissing experience.

This was utterly embarrassing.

Just as Ye Qiu was about to find an excuse to leave, Lin Jingzhi looked at him coquettishly and said, “It’s okay if you’re inexperienced, I can teach you slowly.”

Uh—

…

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye.

Saturday arrived.

Ye Qiu had the day off and didn’t have to work, but he got up exceptionally early. Seeing Qian Jinglan preparing to go out for groceries, Ye Qiu said, “Mom, buy less food, I won’t be coming back for dinner tonight.”

“You have plans tonight?” Qian Jinglan asked.

Ye Qiu nodded and replied, “I’m accompanying Director Bai to a dinner party tonight.”

“Did Director Bai invite you to be her date?”

“Yeah.”

“Not bad, son, you’ve managed to win over Director Bai so quickly,” Qian Jinglan laughed. “Qiu, later on, tell Director Bai to set a time for me to meet her parents, so we can arrange your marriage.”

Ye Qiu couldn’t help but smile wryly, “Mom, what are you thinking? Director Bai and I are just colleagues, we’re not in a romantic relationship, okay?”

Qian Jinglan didn’t believe it: “Just colleagues, and she’s taking you to a dinner party?”

“Really,” Ye Qiu emphasized. “Director Bai and I are truly just colleagues.”

“Qiu, I’ve been through it all, let me tell you, when a woman invites you to be her date to a dinner party, it means she’s willing to introduce you to her friends, and it also means she has a good impression of you.”

“Moreover, the day I was kidnapped, Bai Bing risked her life to go with you to rescue me. What does that tell you?”

“It shows that for your sake, she fears no danger, even risking her life. Such a woman, you must cherish!”

Qian Jinglan continued, “And I’ve noticed Bai Bing’s figure; she has a full and round behind, definitely capable of bearing sons.”

Ye Qiu was speechless.

“By the way, Qiu, do you have a suit for the dinner party?” Qian Jinglan asked again.

Ye Qiu replied, “I bought a suit last year, only wore it once for the graduation ceremony, planning to wear it tonight.”

“That won’t do,” Qian Jinglan said. “That suit’s material is poor, and it’s not formal enough; you need to buy a new one.”

“It’s just a dinner party, there’s no need to buy a new suit, it’s not worth the money,” Ye Qiu felt it was unnecessary.

“You must buy one!” Qian Jinglan insisted sternly. “Men need face, and so do women. If you dress poorly, won’t it embarrass her?”

“I think, instead of wasting money on a suit, it would be better to buy you some skincare products,” Ye Qiu said, looking at the wrinkles on Qian Jinglan’s face with concern.

Qian Jinglan replied, “Bai Bing’s friends are definitely influential people. Regardless of whether you end up together, just for the fact that she takes such good care of you, you can’t embarrass her, otherwise she won’t be able to hold her head up in front of her friends.”

“Listen to me on this one, I’ll buy the suit for you. Later, go out and get a haircut, make yourself look sharp.”

“Alright,” Ye Qiu reluctantly agreed.

Qian Jinglan bought Ye Qiu a suit and a new pair of leather shoes by noon. Seeing the amount on the receipt, Ye Qiu was shocked.

The suit and trousers cost a total of thirteen thousand, and the leather shoes two thousand!

It would take Qian Jinglan almost half a year to earn that money back.

“Mom, I’m sorry.” Ye Qiu felt incredibly guilty. If he had known it would cost so much, he wouldn’t have agreed to accompany Bai Bing to the dinner party.

“Do you think spending so much money is not worth it?” Qian Jinglan asked.

Ye Qiu nodded.

“Silly son, do you think I bought you such an expensive suit just so Bai Bing wouldn’t lose face? If I’m not mistaken, the dinner party Bai Bing is taking you to must be of high standard. Take this opportunity to see what high society is like. A man’s vision must be broadened, his mind open, his ambitions grand, to become a truly great person.”

Hearing this, Ye Qiu looked at Qian Jinglan in surprise; his mother seemed a bit unfamiliar at that moment.

Qian Jinglan seemed to realize this and said with a smile, “I heard these words on TV and thought they made sense, so I wanted to share them with you.”

So that was it.

Ye Qiu smiled and said, “Mom, I won’t let you down. One day, I will become a great doctor!”

“I believe in you.”

Waiting was agonizing, and the afternoon felt like an eternity for Ye Qiu, who eagerly awaited the night’s arrival.

Finally, at six o’clock in the evening, Ye Qiu received a call from Bai Bing.

“Come pick me up!”