Financial Independence through Cracked Apps-Chapter 110 - 107: Candlelight Dinner

On the ride back to the hotel, a smug smile Lin Shen couldn’t suppress spread across his face.

When Qin Yuenan noticed, she suddenly understood.

’Lin Shen knew exactly what was going to happen tonight, yet he was pretending to be so calm at the beginning!’

’He let me be a nervous wreck all day, did he?’

Qin Yuenan felt a little annoyed. She crossed her arms and demanded.

"What are you smiling about?"

"Nothing."

Lin Shen immediately wiped the smile off his face, which made Qin Yuenan’s cold eyes narrow.

"Are you thinking about something very naughty?"

"What I’m thinking about right now is a hundred times naughtier than what you just said."

Lin Shen chuckled and took Qin Yuenan’s hand. She couldn’t help but turn her slightly flushed face away, muttering under her breath.

"Got what you wanted and now you’re playing coy."

"If anyone else were to get lucky with someone like you, Nan, they probably wouldn’t be playing coy. They’d be cashing in on generations of their ancestors’ good karma."

"Hmph."

After stealing a glance at Lin Shen’s roguish, wicked smile, Qin Yuenan really wanted to chew his face off!

’But now isn’t the time.’

’There’s still a stranger in the car.’

’I’ll teach him a good lesson when we get back!’

*

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

As they took the elevator upstairs, Lin Shen, for the first time, took the initiative to wrap his arm around Qin Yuenan’s slender, soft waist, constantly leaning his face closer to hers to increase their intimacy.

This made her both flustered and nervous. She put on a cool facade, dodging his gaze, afraid he would notice the anxiety and anticipation deep in her eyes.

DING!

The sound of the elevator arriving made Qin Yuenan’s heart skip a beat. Then, with Lin Shen’s arm still around her waist, he swiped the key card and led her into the room.

CLICK!

Qin Yuenan pursed her thin lips. After years of watching Korean dramas and idol dramas, she had expected Lin Shen to kiss her right there in the entryway.

Then they could stumble, tangled together, and randomly pick a master bedroom to serve as their battlefield.

But Lin Shen didn’t do that. Instead, he said considerately.

"Why don’t you take a shower first? We walked all afternoon, so you’re bound to be a little sweaty."

"Okay."

Qin Yuenan snapped back to reality and lowered her gaze, her mind racing.

’Does Lin Shen think I’m gross because I’m sweaty?’

Qin Yuenan knew that was impossible, but at a time like this, she couldn’t stop her mind from overthinking.

Any casual action from Lin Shen could make her ponder for a long time, analyzing whether he had some other thoughts in his heart.

’I was never like this before!’

Qin Yuenan rubbed the bridge of her nose and sighed softly. She took a deep breath to adjust her mindset, then prepared to take a shower.

The warm water would help calm her down for a while.

Meanwhile, Lin Shen went back to his room, dug out the box of condoms from the bottom of his suitcase, and put it in the drawer of the nightstand.

"Finally, it’s your time to shine."

Lin Shen looked down and murmured, then hummed a little tune as he undressed and went to shower.

When he came out wrapped in a bathrobe, Qin Yuenan’s bathroom was still steamy and foggy.

After all, men and women take different amounts of time to shower due to differences in hair length and body care routines.

Lin Shen had anticipated this.

So, he used this time gap while Qin Yuenan was showering to call the butler, who was already on standby, to wheel in a romantic dinner.

Red wine and red candles—no woman could refuse such an intimate atmosphere.

Add to that the bouquet of roses the butler had prepared in advance, and the handbag Lin Shen had bought at Chanel.

’Everything is going according to plan!’

"Mission accomplished!"

Preparing a surprise for a woman again after so many years, Lin Shen suddenly felt an inexplicable excitement and a faint sense of accomplishment.

He couldn’t wait to see the look on Qin Yuenan’s face.

’She probably won’t get too excited, though, right?’

’Her personality is what it is, after all.’

Lin Shen tempered his expectations, then went back to his room to change.

A suit is a man’s battle armor!

Lin Shen hadn’t returned it; he had extended the rental for another day.

He felt that a romantic candlelight dinner definitely called for formal wear.

Besides, didn’t Qin Yuenan like the way he looked in a suit?

Then he would let her get her fill of it!

Lin Shen knew very well that to make a cool and aloof woman like Qin Yuenan, who had never been in a relationship, fall completely for him, he had to prepare the perfect surprise beforehand.

"Now, all that’s left is for the leading lady to make her entrance."

After setting everything up, Lin Shen sat on the sofa and waited patiently.

*

WHIRRR!

To the highly distinctive sound of a Dyson hairdryer, Qin Yuenan blew her damp hair until it was half-dry and fluffy.

This would give her a hint of lazy sexiness and an exceptional aura.

Qin Yuenan gazed at her own coolly beautiful, makeup-free face in the mirror and suddenly felt a little envious of Lin Shen.

’The skin and face I’ve maintained for so long, the body I’ve worked on for so long...’

’Now, it’s all going to be his.’

’He’d better be secretly overjoyed!’

Qin Yuenan snorted coldly, turned off the hairdryer, and after taking several deep breaths, she mustered her courage, wrapped the bathrobe tightly around herself, and slowly walked out of the bathroom.

However, the living room lights were off, leaving the area dim.

?

’Did Lin Shen go to sleep?’

Qin Yuenan’s expression was puzzled. As she fully emerged from the hallway, her beautiful, wide eyes filled with deep surprise and astonishment.

Before the floor-to-ceiling windows were two single sofas, and on the table between them was a perfectly arranged candlelight dinner.

As the only light in the entire room, the gently flickering candlelight made everything seem so peaceful and serene.

At this moment, Lin Shen, dressed in a handsome suit, was sitting on one of the sofas.

His fingers were interlaced and resting lightly on his stomach as he elegantly crossed his legs and gazed out the window.

It gave off the strong vibe of a CEO from a TV drama.

Noticing the movement behind him, Lin Shen turned his head and saw Qin Yuenan standing in the middle of the living room, her beautiful eyes shimmering with an unusual light, looking as if she were too stunned to speak.