CHAPTER 519: CHAPTER 517: INSTANTLY GETTING INTO CHARACTER

Wen Qiao blinked innocently, "If I just went with the flow, wouldn’t I disappoint you?"

"..."

Right.

I’ve found someone who’s even better at spouting nonsense than I am.

Huo Mutian nodded in agreement, "Alright, the pretty little lady is always right."

Paparazzi often staked out the front of Yingcheng Hotel, so to avoid being photographed, Huo Mutian parked his car at the rear entrance of the hotel.

Wen Qiao unbuckled her seatbelt and was about to say goodbye to Huo Mutian when he asked her to wait.

Wen Qiao had an epiphany and put down her hand that was about to open the car door, then turned and opened her palm towards Huo Mutian, "Hand it over."

Just as Huo Mutian was about to make a move, he paused at her words and leaned back in his seat, looking at her, "What?"

"A gift."

Huo Mutian raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance, "How can you be so sure that I have something to give you?"

"Isn’t that a standard procedure?" Wen Qiao also raised an eyebrow, "Mr. Huo must be more familiar with it than I am, right?"

"Not interesting." Huo Mutian sighed, leaned over, opened the glove compartment on Wen Qiao’s side, took out a velvet box, and handed it to her, "How many times have you had meetings like this? You seem quite experienced?"

Huo Mutian’s genuine curiosity was apparent, so Wen Qiao didn’t feel offended.

"People like you never just invite a girl out for a simple meal."

Huo Mutian clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, "What do you mean ’people like me’? What kind of person am I?"

"A good person."

Wen Qiao said this dismissively as she opened the velvet box; inside, a pair of silver-white earrings shaped like roses lay there, their diamonds reflecting delicate threads of light from the weak streetlights outside.

Wen Qiao recognized these were new from the G brand.

Huo Mutian frowned, "Are you giving me a ’nice guy’ card?"

"Nice guy cards are meant for nice guys."

Meaning he wasn’t a nice guy.

Huo Mutian: "..."

"Your mouth really isn’t as pretty as your face," Huo Mutian lamented, covering his chest, "I treated you to food and fun today, and I don’t even qualify as a nice guy."

"If I give you a nice guy card, you’re not happy either." Wen Qiao glanced at him, shaking the velvet box, "There isn’t even a gift bag. You didn’t just recycle an unwanted gift to fob off on me, did you?"

"?"

Huo Mutian was startled, gritted his teeth, and called out her name indignantly, "What do you take me for? I, Huo Mutian, have never had the habit of regifting something another woman didn’t want to the next one."

"Okay." Wen Qiao nodded in satisfaction and put the earrings back into the box, "Since Mr. Huo gave them with sincerity, I’ll accept them."

Huo Mutian saw the cheeky smile on Wen Qiao’s face and realized he’d been teased, shooting her a disgruntled glare, "Just take it then. Why don’t you refuse a little?"

"Ah?" Wen Qiao blinked, coyly and reservedly pushed the velvet box back to Huo Mutian, "This gift is too valuable, Mr. Huo should take it back."

Huo Mutian: "..."

This ability to get into character in a second is unparalleled.

He massaged his forehead with a slight headache, "Enough already. Stop acting, go on up."

Wen Qiao instantly dropped the act, smiled, took back the velvet box, and stuffed it into her bag, "Then goodbye."

Huo Mutian made a gesture that said ’I don’t want to see you any longer’ and waved her off, "Off you go, off you go."