Chapter 1069: A Subtle Feeling

Liu Xin'ai looked at the small area that seemed to have been cleared specifically for her, and a subtle feeling couldn't help but rise in the bottom of her heart.

It wasn't until the pen in Qin Yiyan's hand tapped lightly against the desk that she suddenly snapped back to reality, hurriedly walking inside to place the brewed coffee by his hand.

"Thank you."

He said thanks again in a good mood, not mentioning her daze at the doorway just now, but simply pointed to the sofa and said in a casual tone:

"The documents from earlier are on the table; go take a look."

"Mm."

Liu Xin'ai responded, turned, and walked toward the sofa. Seeing the prepared items on the table again, that strange feeling in her heart couldn't help but grow stronger.

Perhaps it was because...

It was the first time she had experienced the feeling of being "taken care of" by Qin Yiyan?

If he had made her prepare everything herself, or even made things more difficult for her, she would have found it perfectly normal instead.

Tsk... what was she overthinking?

It was rare for him to seem to be in a good mood today; even if they stayed together, they should be able to spend a peaceful afternoon...

She should just hurry up and read the documents.

Thinking this, Liu Xin'ai hurriedly sat down, picked up the documents to the side, and began to read them earnestly.

The office was quiet, with only the light ticking sound of the wall clock as it moved.

For the entire afternoon, both of them quietly did their own work, neither disturbing the other, and the atmosphere was uncharacteristically peaceful.

Soon, it was dusk.

Qin Yiyan closed his computer, rubbed his brow with some fatigue, and his gaze subconsciously drifted toward Liu Xin'ai, who was sitting on the sofa.

This was the first time someone had been sitting nearby while he worked.

Although it inevitably affected his concentration a little, but...

It felt like it wasn't bad?

Qin Yiyan crossed his arms, leaned back against the chair, and his gaze slowly landed on Liu Xin'ai.

She was still holding the documents, her lips pressed tightly together, reading very intently, occasionally lowering her head to record something in the notebook beside her, looking incredibly serious.

A strand of long hair suddenly fell, sweeping back and forth across the back of her hand.

Liu Xin'ai frowned immediately, seemingly feeling a bit disturbed, and casually tucked that strand of hair behind her ear.

Her small, fair earlobe flashed before Qin Yiyan's eyes, causing his gaze to darken suddenly, before it was quickly blocked by other hair.

Immediately after—she seemed to feel a bit tired, suddenly raised her hand to rub the back of her neck, and put down the documents in her hand.

Her gaze also subconsciously looked over.

Their eyes met, and both of them were slightly startled.

Liu Xin'ai didn't know how long Qin Yiyan had been staring at her, and that strange feeling rose in her heart once again.

He... he wouldn't have been staring at her the whole time, would he?

The room was somewhat quiet.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone in from the floor-to-ceiling window not far behind Qin Yiyan, casting a golden hue across the floor.

"You..."

"We..."

Both of them spoke at the same time, and then stopped at the same time.

This was already the second time today that they had shared such an inexplicable "tacit understanding."

This time, Liu Xin'ai spoke first: "It's about time; we should be able to head back."

As she spoke, she began to organize the documents at hand, placing them all away neatly.

"Mm."

Qin Yiyan also responded, casually tidied up the things by his side, and then the two of them left together.

Sitting in the car, Liu Xin'ai finally let out a small sigh of relief.

The day was finally over...

She had originally thought about parting ways with Qin Yiyan directly; she hadn't expected to actually spend the whole day together like this...

However, fortunately, nothing unpleasant had happened, and he even... owed her a favor.

This was truly the most unique birthday she had spent in so many years.

As she thought about this, the car had already slowly started.

The weather hadn't fully warmed up yet; when the two of them were in the office earlier, there had clearly still been sunset, but in the short time it took to go downstairs, the sky had already darkened completely, and the streetlights on the side had lit up as well.

Liu Xin'ai's mind was full of the documents she had just read and the industry bigwigs she was about to meet, and she couldn't help but stare at the scenery outside the car window, somewhat lost in thought.

When she finally came to her senses, she suddenly realized that this didn't seem to be the direction toward home.

"Are we not going back?"

She hurriedly asked.

Qin Yiyan had been watching her for a long time from the side; seeing that she had finally reacted, he said nonchalantly: "Isn't it your birthday? I'm taking you to a place."

Liu Xin'ai was stunned upon hearing this, then her brow couldn't help but furrow slightly, and a trace of curiosity rose in her eyes.

Going to a place?

Where else could Qin Yiyan take her?

Could it be that he had actually secretly arranged something?

Liu Xin'ai couldn't quite figure it out, but she was too lazy to get to the bottom of it, so she simply sat quietly without saying a word.

After driving for a while longer, she discovered that the surrounding scenery was becoming somewhat familiar; it seemed to be...

"A concert hall?"

Liu Xin'ai looked in surprise at the giant building that had appeared ahead, which instantly stirred up countless memories.

She had not been here for a very long time.

When they were children, she and Liu Rumeng had both learned to play the piano.

It was just that her aptitude for musical instruments was mediocre; although she could play pieces, she was far from reaching the level that would allow Liu Rumeng to become a pianist.

Back when she was learning, the two of them would often come here to attend concerts.

Later, even though she went abroad to refine her medical skills, she almost never missed Liu Rumeng's concerts, no matter where they were held, as long as she had the time.

But now...

Thinking of the current state of the Liu Family, Liu Xin'ai could not help but feel a bit heartbroken.

While she was lost in thought, the car had already stopped outside the concert hall.

"Why did you bring me here?"

Perhaps because her emotions were overwhelmed by memories, Liu Xin'ai did not choose to remain silent this time, but finally could not help asking directly.

No sooner had the words left her lips than a gold-rimmed performance ticket suddenly appeared between Qin Yiyan's fingers, held out before her eyes.

It detailed the performance time for tonight and the pianist who would be performing.

It was exactly the one she liked!

Liu Xin'ai looked at the ticket, and her mind went blank for a moment.

Immediately after, she heard Qin Yiyan reply: "I saw that you have many piano CDs and books kept together, all by this person, and it just so happens that he has a performance today..."

As Qin Yiyan spoke, he observed Liu Xin'ai's expression.

Seeing that she seemed stunned, he immediately curled his lips in a good mood, deliberately waved the ticket in his hand in front of her eyes, and then said on purpose: "Do you want to watch it? If you want to watch, we'll go in; if you don't want to, we'll go home."

A ticket for a pianist that was hard to come by even for a thousand gold pieces was made to sound by him as if it could be heard at any time.

Liu Xin'ai remained dazed, and the question that had surfaced countless times today surged in her mind again.

Qin Yiyan...

Why would he prepare these things?

He even noticed the CDs she usually listened to?

How could he possibly be so attentive to her?