My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 458 - 029: When have I ever been in a bad mood?

Chapter 458: 029: When have I ever been in a bad mood?
Ye Lingran took out two ties and felt them carefully. In terms of texture, both fabrics seemed to be the same. As for the patterns, Ye Lingran thought they both looked nice. She also recalled the last time she was in his wardrobe; both styles seemed quite suitable for him.
"Alright! Wrap both of these for me, please!" Ye Lingran was torn for quite some time but finally made up her mind to buy both. After all, the last time he visited her home, he brought so many expensive gifts for her family and even bought her shoes. Today, it was just buying clothes, and with just these two ties, she felt it was still too little!
As she prepared to pay, Ye Lingran passed by the cufflink display and stopped again. Her eyes landed on a pair of French navy checkered cufflinks — simple, elegant, yet quite unique. She thought Yun Qi seemed to have several different navy suits, and since one of the ties she picked was also navy, she smiled and said, "Ah... sorry, could you please also wrap this pair of cufflinks for me? Just put them with the ties in one bag, but keep the boxes separate. Please make them look nice. Thank you."
"Sure." The salesperson smiled brightly, took out the specified cufflinks, and asked a colleague to start wrapping them, while she prepared the receipt for Ye Lingran. After writing it, she handed it over to her. "Here’s the receipt. Since this is a gift, I’ll just give it directly to you without putting it in the bag."
"Alright, thank you," Ye Lingran replied with a smile, taking a card from her bag and handing it over to the salesperson.
After the payment was processed, the salesperson had already finished wrapping the items and was putting them in the bag. Just then, her phone rang. Seeing it was a call from Yun Qi, she figured he might be a bit worried since she hadn’t shown up for a while. Taking back the card offered by the salesperson, Ye Lingran stepped aside, phone in hand, and answered the call: "Hello..."
"Where are you? Why haven’t you arrived yet? It’s been quite a while," Yun Qi’s voice was filled with concern.
"I’m still in the mall! Just give me a moment, and I’ll be right there." After finishing her sentence, the salesperson approached with the bag. Ye Lingran took it, mouthed a ’thank you’, placed the card and receipt back in her bag, hung up the call, and walked out of the store. Looking at the rectangular logo-emblazoned bag, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly; she suddenly felt a slight anticipation for Yun Qi’s reaction and mood when seeing it.
Would he be pleasantly surprised?
Or would he think she was going overboard?
Precisely because she was unsure and excited, she overthought it. While going down a slide, she almost lost her balance and nearly fell, giving her a cold sweat. Luckily, she managed to grab the handrail and stabilize herself, or she would’ve been utterly embarrassed.
Once she exited the mall, Ye Lingran jogged to the spot where she got off that afternoon. From quite a distance away, she spotted his conspicuously parked black Bentley by the roadside, prompting her to hasten her steps. She quickly ran over, knocked on the passenger window, then opened the door and got inside. The refreshing cool air inside the car made her feel instantly comfortable as she caught her breath, "Sorry for making you wait so long."
"Did you run over here?" Noticing the fine sweat on her forehead and her panting, Yun Qi raised an eyebrow. "The weather is hot. You should’ve taken your time. I wasn’t going anywhere."
"No worries, I didn’t want to keep you waiting too long."
"What were you up to?" Yun Qi chuckled, noticing the bag in her hand. Recognizing the logo, he was naturally aware since he even owned a suit from the brand. Questioningly, he looked at her, "Is this...?"
"Here, it’s for you," Ye Lingran responded with a shy smile, feeling a bit embarrassed. "We’ve known each other for so long, yet this is my first time buying you a gift. Except for my dad, I haven’t bought anything for another man before. I’m not sure if you’ll like it. You’ve always been the one buying stuff for me, and it feels like you’ve spent a lot on me. If I didn’t do something, I’d feel like I couldn’t face you next time."
Yun Qi was somewhat taken aback, accepting the bag she handed over and couldn’t help but smile, "So, the reason you were late was that you went to buy me something?"
"Yes."
"Silly, it’s only natural for me to buy you things. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about." Yun Qi reached out to pat her head. However, looking at the gift in his hand, he still felt quite pleased at heart.