Shi Nian brought Tang Yanqing ho for dinner.
Tang Yanqing raised an eyebrow at this and couldn’t help but ask, "I thought you wanted so alone ti with ."
They say a woman is like a thousand ducks, and there were four won in Shi Nian’s house. Even though Shi Nian was relatively quiet and Rosa was too preoccupied to chat much, four won could still be as loud as three thousand ducks. This made Tang Yanqing a bit dizzy.
This was actually intentional on Shi Nian’s part.
When people are in a bad mood, they usually say, "Let be alone for a while"; but once alone, all the negative emotions just swirl around them. Bringing him into this noisy crowd, he wouldn’t have a chance to sulk.
The four won busied themselves, and dinner was quickly served. Shi Nian dug out the aged Shaoxing wine she had hidden in the cupboard before, pouring a glass for everyone.
Tang Yanqing chuckled, recalling the sweet tis he shared with Shi Nian eating drunken mud snails.
Shi Nian knew what he was thinking, giving him a glance that made her face blush a little. However, the other three won did not know the story behind it, but judging by Shi Nian’s expression alone, they could guess there was definitely a tale to be told. Xiao Mai led the way, Ye He followed, and the two young girls tapped their chopsticks against their wine glasses.
Rosa, on the other hand, was calm and collected, sipping her drink: "I can guess, it must be that Mr. Tang did sothing naughty to Shi Nian when drinking in the past. Wine doesn’t make people drunk; it’s people who get drunk themselves, right?"
Shi Nian’s face turned crimson, while Tang Yanqing, smiling, got up and took the small wine jar, pouring a full glass for Xiao Mai and Ye He.
Since Shi Nian had already called him "shaless," he decided to be shaless, chuckling: "Well then, let tell you guys. Once, she drank aged wine and ate drunken mud snails, and I sucked the mud snail from her mouth."
Shi Nian wanted to stop him, but it was too late, and she almost jumped up to cover his mouth. Xiao Mai and Ye He exchanged glances and imdiately covered their mouths with their hands, screaming in surprise, even Rosa couldn’t help but slightly lift the corners of her lips.
With this laughter and chatter, Tang Yanqing indeed found himself unable to dwell on the bitterness of failure.
In truth, winning or losing ant nothing as long as she was genuinely by his side; he had already won the world.
He then reached under the table to hold her hand, interlocking fingers. Tilting his head, he watched the lamplight sparkle in her eyes.
Shi Nian seed to beco nervous instead, taking deep breaths.
"What’s wrong?" He wrapped his finger around hers, trying to help her relax.
Shi Nian took a deep breath and stood up, lifting the wine bowl in front of her and drinking it all, then wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and looked at the three girls present: "Besides my mom in M Country, you are the closest people to . So today, I’m formally bringing him back and introducing him to you: my boyfriend, Tang Yanqing."
Everyone was stunned.
This wasn’t Tang Yanqing’s first ti visiting the house, and they were already well aware of their relationship, but they hadn’t expected Shi Nian to formally bring Tang Yanqing back and introduce him tonight.
Xiao Mai was the first to applaud, followed by Rosa’s seemingly uninterested but still present applause, and finally Ye He.
Tang Yanqing’s eyes were sparkling, his eyebrows raised, with a hint of laziness but full of joy, staring intently at Shi Nian.
He hadn’t expected it.
He hadn’t expected on a night that should’ve left his little ego a bit sour, she gave him such a pleasant surprise.
Shi Nian’s face turned redder; she cleared her throat, especially looked at Ye He: "I know earlier everyone had a little misunderstanding, thinking I really fell out with Mr. Tang and beca Huangfu Huazhang’s girlfriend. I was always out with Huangfu Huazhang and introduced my relationship with him like this. But today, I can finally say: it was all fake, just to investigate."
She lowered her gaze, softly towards him: "Although I’ve always insisted we aren’t officially dating, indeed we’ve never actually broken up. All of this was for investigating, for seeking the truth behind events; we were both doing what we needed to do. I understood what he was doing, and he knew my intentions for doing this."
"So today, I think I should formally give him a title. From today onwards, I officially allow him to beco my boyfriend, and from tonight, we officially start dating."
Xiao Mai laughed: "Boss, mighty! Who says it’s always the man giving titles to the woman; this ti the boss is giving Mr. Tang a title!"
Rosa humd: "Alright, you are both giving each other titles. As for , I’ll always be soone else’s third wheel."
Shi Nian laughed and rolled her eyes at her: "I withdrew; what third wheel do you an? Besides, given your qualities, as long as you want, you can completely ignore A Yuan. Find soone who will love only you."
Ye He also blushed, raised her glass, and stood up: "I know that explanation was mostly for . I used to be Mr. Tang’s number one fan, then I defected, hated Mr. Tang, and switched my affection to Mr. Huangfu."
Tang Yanqing smiled, proactively reaching his glass to clink with Ye He: "I must say, you helped us a lot, especially in Singapore. Without your assistance, your boss and I would easily lose direction during this act."
Ye He blushed and said, "But now I realize how silly I was back then. Mr. Tang, to be honest, when I saw the boss bring you in just now, I almost wanted to give you the cold shoulder. I sincerely apologize to you now, and from tonight on, I’m going to be your number one fan!"
Tang Yanqing quickly put down his wine glass, walked around the table, and opened his arms to Ye He.
Ye He couldn’t forget the days when Tang Yanqing was so aloof that it took the boss coaxing to even get close enough for a hug. But tonight, Mr. Tang unexpectedly opened his arms to her.
Ye He’s eyes beca wet, and when she plunged into Tang Yanqing’s embrace, her nose was so stuffed she couldn’t speak.
Tang Yanqing tightened his arms and gently thanked her, "Thank you for standing by your boss. Actually, during those tis you were cold to , not only did I not mind, I felt very relieved. I knew that with a sister like you by your boss’s side, no one could hurt her. Even if I’m not always there, I can be at ease knowing this."
Ye He also sniffled as she hugged Tang Yanqing’s arms tightly, "Honestly, seeing Mr. Tang with the boss again makes really happy. I used to try to like Mr. Huangfu for her sake. I admired his generosity, considerateness, and gentleness, but to be honest, I always felt like the boss was way too restrained around Mr. Huangfu, like a student standing before the principal. I worried whether she was truly happy in a situation like that. I still feel that our boss is the happiest when she’s with Mr. Tang, like children having fun together."
"Mr. Tang, Boss, from now on, stay together and don’t separate again, alright?"
Shi Nian also ca over, hugged both Tang Yanqing and Ye He together, and nodded vigorously, "Alright. We’ll never separate again."
The room was brightly lit, and the emotions were truly heartfelt and moving.
But outside the door, the night was deep and heavy.
The black car parked in such a night seed even more oppressive and suffocating.
The man inside the car, dressed in black as well, seed to completely rge into the night.
Even though it’s spring now, the branches outside the car window quietly sprout fresh green, and the drizzle silently nurtures the soil, waiting for all things to revive.
But his heart has frozen to death in the winter just past, and it may never wake up again, right?
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This evening, after dinner, four won worked together, and soon had the dishes washed and everything tidied up.
Xiao Mai deliberately spoke earnestly with Tang Yanqing about dostic matters, asking if he lived alone or with family.
Through the light, Shi Nian felt Xiao Mai was more like her devout grandmother, whom she once knew.
Tang Yanqing also held back laughter and answered honestly, "I can buy a house myself, but I still live with my family. For one, we have plenty of houses, and it would be wasteful not to use them. Secondly, my family likes the noise and bustle."
Xiao Mai suddenly glanced at Rosa.
Though Rosa was still affected by Jas, she understood what Xiao Mai ant, stood up, and snorted, "Since Mr. Tang also lives with his family, it’s inconvenient for him to take Shi Nian ho this late. How about Mr. Tang stays here, and I move to squeeze with Ye He and Xiao Mai?"
Ye He imdiately clapped appropriately, "Welco, welco, us three girls all night watching silly TV shows!"
Rosa was both angry and amused, rolled her eyes glaring at Ye He, "What ’all night,’ watching what silly TV shows? Sleeping, like sleeping in a pigsty."
Ye He then realized, embarrassedly laughed, "Right, sleeping soundly, hearing nothing at all."
Shi Nian was about to go mad, pointing at the three of them with a red face, "What are you doing?"
Xiao Mai said seriously, "Tonight you two officially started dating, so tonight is your little wedding night, how can you be separated?"
Shi Nian blushed even redder but spoke frankly, "We could go to a hotel; you three don’t have to be so troubleso."
Even Tang Yanqing rarely choked and started coughing.
Ye He smiled innocently and mischievously, "So the boss already planned tonight in advance?"
Shi Nian covered her mouth, wishing to hit the wall, "I didn’t an that, I ant I could send him to the hotel."
Rosa stood up first, "His coughing is too serious, internal injuries, definitely can’t go tonight. I’ll go upstairs and prepare the bedding."
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