“That’s possible too.” Li Shaobin winked. “Perhaps she had her eyes on me. I am, after all, a man of striking appearance.”
“Sure. I’ll ask Ruan Yang when she comes over later whether she had her eyes set on you,” Zhan Mingwei said with his hands extended.
“Aiya, I was just joking.” After Li Shaobin finished saying that, he suddenly saw the two coming in from the door from the corner of his eyes and was a little dumbfounded. “F*ck, what did Old Song do? It’s just been a while, but they’re already holding hands.”
Zhan Mingwei looked over too. Changqing was led in by Song Chuyi like a little wife. While Song Chuyi still had his aloof look, there was still an inconspicuous smile of success hanging by the corners of his mouth.
He stroked his chin. Old Song really had his ways.
“Tell me honestly. What did you guys do just now?” Li Shaobin probed with a grin.
“Nothing. We just had a chat.” Song Chuyi let Changqing sit down first before saying gently, “Sit here; I’ll get you some food.”
“Oh.” Changqing nodded.
When he left, she quickly beckoned a passing male service staff over and said with a plea, “Could you help me feed some beef to the dog at the entrance?”
“Sure, no problem.” The male service staff felt his legs going limp from the gaze from her amorous eyes, agreeing readily while thinking inside: Nowadays, a man is worse than a dog.
When the service staff brought the beef to the door, he realized there were already a few pretty ladies feeding the pretty Labrador some meat. However, the dog seemed stuffed as it lay flat on the ground. There were even a few pieces of beef by the side and it was so full it couldn’t even be bothered to look at them.
Changqing watched as the service staff left and watched Xin Ziao pestering Ruan Yang to talk on the other side.
She stood up suddenly and walked towards the two indignantly.
When she got closer, she happened to hear Xin Ziao say, “Just wait—by the end of next month, I’ll definitely call off my marriage with Zhao Zhu.”
“Come pester Ruan Yang after you’ve called off your marriage.” Changqing stared wide-eyed as she walked in between them and said, “Xin Ziao, don’t be too much. There are many people here. If someone with ill intentions spread word of this, how do you expect Ruan Yang to carry on living? Besides, the person who would be held in comparison with her would be Zhao Zhu when the time comes. Zhao Zhu compared to Ruan Yang? That’s simply a fly in the toilet. Don’t pull down our Ruan Yang’s standards.”
Xin Ziao really felt like throwing her into the Pacific Ocean. He had finally gotten such a chance to talk to Ruan Yang, but in the end, this woman had to come out. “Yan Changqing, Song Chuyi is over there. Can you go talk to Song Chuyi?”
“No. I’ve made it very clear. Don’t look for Ruan Yang before you call off your marriage. Is there something wrong with your ears?” Changqing said angrily, “As long as you call off your marriage, I naturally won’t stand in your way. Don’t think about pestering Ruan Yang before you call off your marriage. Dream on. There’s nothing so good in this world.”
She pulled Ruan Yang away.
After walking out a few steps, she lowered her voice and said, “Ruan Yang, don’t blame me. I just feel that men are too scheming nowadays. Not calling off his marriage on this side while coaxing you to bed on the other side. It’s very common.”
“Oh. You’re quite clear when it comes to my matters. What about yours?” Ruan Yang shot a glance at Song Chuyi who was holding a plate not far away, taking food seriously. “Reconciled?”
“…” Changqing squirmed. “I don’t know. But in any case, we’re already married and life still goes on, so… that’s it.”
“Yo, now you’re even speaking in a different tone.” Ruan Yang smiled. “Did you kiss just now?”
“What did you say?” Changqing blushed.
“The lipstick I touched up for you earlier lightened by quite a bit,” Ruan Yang said cheekily.
Changqing covered her mouth subconsciously. She wanted to mock her initially, but when she saw Ruan Yang’s smiling face, her beautiful eyes were a little dispirited and preoccupied.
She then looked at Xin Ziao behind her, who was looking over, and understood.
Ruan Yang didn’t want to show her forlorn side in front of Xin Ziao. The more upset a woman felt, the happier she had to appear. That way, she wouldn’t be looked down upon by men.
She really took her hat off to Ruan Yang. However, she felt her heart aching for Ruan Yang even more too.
“He was the one who insisted on kissing me.” Changqing held her hand. When she finished saying that, she added, “How annoying.”
“Don’t hang out with me later.” Ruan Yang suddenly said with a smile, “If I don’t guess incorrectly, Song Chuyi will definitely drag you out on a date.”
“Ruan Yang…” Changqing felt her heart aching more. Actually, she wasn’t one who would put sex before friends. She wanted to accompany Ruan Yang even more right now. However, Song Chuyi was unreasonable. What if he really sent Robben to a dog meat shop? She wanted to bring this up to Ruan Yang at first, but who knew that Ruan Yang would bring it up first?
“I’m alright. Perfect—I haven’t had a rest for a long time. I’ll go back earlier to sleep.” Ruan Yang pinched her cheek.
Back at their seats, Song Chuyi brought two full plates over.
Li Shaobin used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of barbequed meat hungrily but was immediately slapped away by Song Chuyi. He said coldly, “Get it yourself if you want to eat it.”
Li Shaobin was extremely aggrieved. “Old Song, you emphasize hoes over bros too much. Changqing, say, you won’t be able to finish all this food, right?”
“It’s okay. We’ll eat together.” For some reason, Changqing found Li Shaobin cuter the more she looked at him and he was easier to get along with than Song Chuchu too. She believed that they would become good friends.
“No way.” Song Chuyi had unhappiness written all over his face the moment he heard that. “At most… you can share with Ruan Yang.”
“Then I’ll really have to thank Changqing.” Ruan Yang grinned as she picked up a piece of honeyed barbeque meat and put it in her mouth, chewing slowly. “Mm. Delicious.”
Li Shaobin’s face darkened and he said hatefully, “Old Song, you win. I’ll get it myself. However, next time, I’m not calling you over the next time I get Wagyu beef and sashimi from Japan.”
Changqing’s eyes lit up and she said quickly, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t call him, but call me.”
Li Shaobin burst out laughing upon hearing that. “Sure, I’ll definitely call you. Oh, right, I didn’t get your number up till now. Quick, tell me and I’ll save it.”
“My number is XXXXXXXX.”
As he watched the two starting to chat excitedly, Song Chuyi’s brows knitted so tightly that he was without expression.
Zhan Mingwei coughed softly and pulled Li Shaobin over. “Let’s get some food. Miss Ruan, do you want anything else to eat?”
“Up to you. I’m not a picky eater,” Ruan Yang said with a light smile.
The moment they left, Changqing peeled a prawn. Song Chuyi moved in and said, “Feed me.”
Again…
Changqing dipped it with a lot of wasabi while he wasn’t looking and stuffed it into his mouth.
The moment Song Chuyi bit it, he felt his brain buzzing. He turned his body away as he began to tear up from the spiciness.
Changqing couldn’t help but laugh secretly. However, after laughing, she suddenly felt a little scared. Would Song Chuchu punish her again like the previous time? Hence, she inched closer to Ruan Yang frightenedly.
Ruan Yang laughed at her. “You’re a little too mischievous.”
Changqing felt guilty and passed Song Chuyi a piece of serviette meekly.
He accepted it viciously and lay on the table for a while before recovering. He lifted his head and glared at her with his eyes all red.
Changqing was frightened and held on tightly to Ruan Yang’s hand, not letting go.
After a while, Zhan Mingwei came back with Li Shaobin. When they saw Song Chuyi’s watery eyes and red face, Li Shaobin teased with a grin, “Changqing, don’t tell me you made our Old Song so angry he cried?”
Changqing lowered her head and played with her fingers.
Song Chuyi said lightly to Li Shaobin, “Open your mouth.”
“For what?” The moment Li Shaobin’s mouth moved, Song Chuyi stood up and stuffed a piece of wasabi into his mouth. He chewed and suddenly, he covered his eyes quickly as he started tearing.
“This is how I cried from anger,” Song Chuyi scoffed.
Li Shaobin couldn’t say anything for a long time from the sting while Changqing and Ruan Yang tried to hold in their laughter at the side.
After a very long while, Li Shaobin lifted his large, watery eyes and said angrily, “Old Song, you only know how to bully me.”
Changqing also felt that he was too unfortunate and hence, quickly stood up to pour him a glass of iced water. “Drink some water. You’ll feel better.”
“Changqing, you’re still the best to me.” Li Shaobin gulped the iced water down.
Song Chuyi’s face became foul once again.
When he was dying from the burn, she didn’t pour him water.
So, his position now was worse than Robben and even Li Shaobin?
After dinner, the group of people exited the restaurant.
Changqing ran over to hold Robben. Robben was laying on the ground from eating too much and when he saw her coming over, he quickly barked while crawling up.
Changqing took a look at the leftover beef on the ground and felt relieved. It looked like the service staff that she instructed fed him quite a bit.
“Changqing, then I’ll head off first,” Ruan Yang said as she walked over.
“Mm, we’ll chat on the phone when we get back.” Changqing nodded towards her.
Li Shaobin walked over with his hands in his pocket and said with a broad smile, “Beauty Ruan, let me tell you—you’d better stay further away from that little b*stard Xin. He’s no good thing and has been especially good at currying the favor of women since junior high. His mom is incredible. Even my Mom isn’t his mom’s match. I wouldn’t dare say this if it were someone else, but on the account that you’re Changqing’s good friend, I’m specifically telling you more.”
Ruan Yang smiled and said, “Why do I feel like it’s more of you being sour after not being able to get that girl in junior high?”
“Tsk, am I that sort of person?” Li Shaobin rolled his eyes. “He already has a fiance.”
Zhan Mingwei felt speechless listening to him from the side. As if you’re not that kind of person.
Ruan Yang chuckled. “Anyway, I’ll be off first.”
After saying that, she bent down and got into her nanny van.
“The two of you play on your own. I still have things to do with Changqing.” Song Chuyi greeted the two simply and walked towards the carpark by the seaside while holding on to Changqing.
“I’m sorry, I have to go home to keep my wife company too.” Zhan Mingwei patted Li Shaobin’s shoulder.
“Each and every one of you. Hoes over bros.” Li Shaobin kicked the sand under his feet in disdain.
Forget it, he’d look for Yan Molun to play.
On the way, Changqing followed Song Chuyi carefully. She was mainly afraid he would make trouble with her for the wasabi incident earlier the moment it was just the two of them.
However, Song Chuyi didn’t walk quickly and even walked on the sandy ground while holding her hand on purpose. In no time at all, Changqing’s shoes were filled with sand. However, she didn’t say anything, only pulling Robben along. Robben was jumping on the sandy ground and even barked at passing dogs.