Recalling that just a few days ago she had talked to Tu Qinqin about how scary it was that there were unknown parts of Zhao Youting's past, and now he himself was taking her to such a supposedly "mysterious" place?
Feeling rather incredulous, Qin Qiao'er looked at Zhao Youting beside her but found that he seemed to think nothing of it.
"So, why did you bring me here?" Qin Qiao'er asked somewhat timidly.
Could it be the kind of scenario where he tells her some secrets first and then gets rid of her to keep her quiet? Qin Qiao'er suddenly remembered the plot of a room escape game that Qin Chenchen had played a few days ago.
"Because there's absolutely no one here. For the things you're afraid of being seen or affected by public opinion, I can tell you here."
Qin Qiao'er couldn't figure out for a moment what exactly she was afraid of. Her small face was full of big doubts.
Zhao Youting stepped forward and unlocked the fingerprint - protected door.
Since she couldn't run away at this moment, Qin Qiao'er still followed.
"What on earth do you want to tell me, Mr. Zhao?"
After they entered the courtyard, the first thing that came into view was a garden full of blue roses all around.
After asking, she looked up and saw Zhao Youting slow down and stare blankly at a corner of the garden.
"To tell you," Zhao Youting suddenly stopped, turned around, looked into Qin Qiao'er's eyes very seriously, and said, "Song Qianqian and I have annulled our engagement."
Qin Qiao'er was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied, "Is this all you wanted to tell me, Mr. Zhao?"
Just thinking of Song Qianqian, that disgusting woman, made her hate. Why did he have to tell her this specifically? What was he trying to imply?
"Mr. Zhao, are you trying to say that in this way, I actually don't need to worry about public opinion?"
Zhao Youting didn't say a word. He just kept staring at Qin Qiao'er, which made her a bit flustered. But she still continued, "If it's just this matter, there's no need to come to such a place specially, Mr. Zhao."
This woman was indeed smart enough. A smile suddenly curved up on Zhao Youting's lips. "You're right."
"There are indeed some things that can't be made public for the time being and need to be said."
Qin Qiao'er asked somewhat timidly, "May I ask if it's related to me?"
Zhao Youting gave her a cold look. "What do you think, the only audience, Miss Qin?" A hint of charm flashed in his eyes.
It seemed that she couldn't escape. Qin Qiao'er had to get serious.
"Qin Qiao'er, I want you to be my fiancée."
Qin Qiao'er could hardly believe her ears, but was convinced by Zhao Youting's overly serious look.
"Zhao... Youting, do you know what you just said?"
"I know."
Looking at Zhao Youting's confident look as if he had already got her, Qin Qiao'er didn't know whether to laugh or get angry.
Finally, Qin Qiao'er said coldly, "But have you ever thought about whether you should consider my opinion?"
Hearing this, Zhao Youting's expression obviously darkened.
There was actually someone who would reject him.
"So what's your opinion, Miss Qin?"
Qin Qiao'er sneered at this moment. "It's nothing. I just don't want to."
"Oh?" Zhao Youting looked at Qin Qiao'er seriously. Instead of getting angry, he smiled.
"You're just as I imagined, Qin Qiao'er."
Qin Qiao'er couldn't understand the situation for a moment. A fleeting look of confusion flashed in her eyes.
But she still asked coldly, "What do you mean by 'just as I imagined'? Could you please get back to the topic just now, Zhao Youting?"
Ah, this was one of the reasons why he chose not to go public. "Okay, I've known your opinion. Of course, I won't force you. But you, woman..."
As he said, he stepped forward dangerously.
This time, Qin Qiao'er didn't step back. She still stared at him.
Zhao Youting's voice came with a different kind of evil charm than usual. "It doesn't mean you can escape from my palm."
After saying that, he walked past her and seemed to be about to leave the courtyard.
Qin Qiao'er pouted dissatisfiedly and replied firmly, "Then you're probably going to be disappointed, Zhao Youting. No one can change what I don't want."
Then she also prepared to leave.
However, subconsciously, Qin Qiao'er felt that this place made people can't help but take a second look.
The blue roses filled the whole yard, with a mysterious danger and also a kind of fascination.
What kind of person would own such a courtyard? And what was the relationship between this person and Zhao Youting...
Why did he look so... lonely when looking at this courtyard.
"Who cares? Anyway, I've already said what I wanted to say. How much of a relationship can I have with Zhao Youting in the future?"
Thinking this way, she finally left the courtyard, allowing the door to close slowly.
Maybe they could see the way back clearly. The way back for the two of them wasn't as far as they had imagined. Soon they were back on the bustling street and found the photography team that was already in a complete panic.
"Mr. Zhao, you're finally back. Everyone else has arrived and is waiting..."
"Yeah, I know. Hurry up and get in the car and go there directly. Just cut this part out."
Qin Qiao'er arrived a bit late. But the atmosphere between the two of them was obviously different from before. The photography team didn't dare to ask any questions and just agreed to the great president's arrangement.
On the other side, seeing the situation, Qin Qiao'er agreed to take the car directly to the meeting place, but she firmly refused to take the same car as Zhao Youting.
Zhao Youting didn't seem to care. The director team took good care of both of them and they took separate cars.
When they arrived at the meeting place, it was the homestay where the CP couples on the group outing were staying.
"Okay, now that everyone has arrived, let's start the last half - day 'date' together!"
Uncle Hong was still enlivening the atmosphere. After Qin Qiao'er and the others greeted everyone, they naturally took their seats.
"Our last date today will start with making lunch. The life of a couple must include such a part, right?"
"Now, please give full play to your creativity and complete the last meal for our 'Dating Family' today!"
Was it a plan to emphasize the team concept one last time? It was actually a pretty good marketing strategy.
Now that she was at least not alone with Zhao Youting, Qin Qiao'er's expression had softened a lot.
While chatting with Shi Xinyan, she started to prepare the ingredients.
To be honest, this show was mainly about the stories of several CP couples. It would be a bit embarrassing if they all acted as a team.
But since it seemed that some of the participants knew each other, it was still salvageable.
"Qiaoqiao, Qiaoqiao, the water is about to overflow!"
Lost in thought, Qin Qiao'er suddenly came back to her senses under Shi Xinyan's reminder and turned off the faucet in front of her.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? You've been in a daze since you came back. This is not like you."
Qin Qiao'er shook her head. "It's nothing. I was just thinking about some unimportant things. Okay, okay, I'm back to normal now!"
Seeing Qin Qiao'er smile normally again, Shi Xinyan felt a bit more relieved.
She didn't notice that when Qin Qiao'er was in a daze, she would inadvertently look in Zhao Youting's direction.
In that garden full of blue roses, his lonely look at that time was indeed more concerning than his other words...
Was it possible that she had misunderstood what Zhao Youting had said today?