Watching the car disappear, Xiao Lingchen turned and returned to the bar.
Coming here tonight was worth it.
He’d not only caught soone but also ran into an "old friend."
After finishing his drink, Ye Jiuliang ordered another.
Her clear, jade-like face shone pale and bright in the dim light, a cool, thin smile playing on her luscious lips.
As Xiao Lingchen approached, this scene ca into his view.
He ordered the sa drink as Ye Jiuliang and walked over to her with the glass in hand.
"What a coincidence, Miss Ye, we et again."
Engrossed in watching the girls dance, Ye Jiuliang, upon hearing that voice, turns and cast a glance, her left eyebrow slightly raising.
It took her a few seconds to rember who he was.
Uh, it’s that idiotic Xiao heir.
Xiao Lingchen let Ye Jiuliang size him up, but if he knew what she was thinking, he probably wouldn’t be able to keep smiling.
"May I sit here?" he asked, pointing at the chair beside her.
Ye Jiuliang shifted her gaze nonchalantly back to the dancers, "No."
Undeterred, Xiao Lingchen simply sat down next to her.
He watched her delicate profile, a strange glimr flashing through his eyes, "I wonder how much Miss Ye knows about Li Mochan?"
Ye Jiuliang, "What are you trying to say?"
"Nothing in particular, just a reminder for Miss Ye not to trust certain people too easily; after all, the human heart is unpredictable, and so people are not as simple as they appear," Xiao Lingchen said, his tone laced with hidden aning.
Ye Jiuliang t his gaze, her smile vague, "Mr. Xiao, are you referring to yourself?"
Xiao Lingchen chuckled without any sign of irritation, "Surely Miss Ye knows the answer to that."
"Ye Jiuliang."
A voice as cold as ice cut through the noisy music, directly reaching Ye Jiuliang’s ears.
The familiar tone needed no looking back to know who it was.
Ye Jiuliang turned to look and saw two figures erge from around the corner of the staircase.
A person who should have been in City A was here.
She was slightly taken aback.
By the ti she regathered her senses, the man was already standing in front of her.
"What a coincidence, Mr. Xiao," Feng Yi greeted Xiao Lingchen, his smile forced.
Xiao Lingchen’s lips curled slightly, his gaze swept over Li Mochan almost imperceptibly, "Indeed a coincidence; Li Wuye seems to be wherever Miss Ye is."
Ye Jiuliang blinked, her eyes sparkled brilliantly, "Weren’t you in City A? When did you co back?"
Li Mochan looked down, "Around midnight."
He finished speaking and took the glass from her hand, "What brings you here so late at night?"
The mild reprimand in his voice sohow made the bystanders feel bitter.
"To watch the girls and boys dance," Ye Jiuliang replied with a smile, her attitude as relaxed as ice compared to her earlier aloofness with Xiao Lingchen.
Li Mochan set the glass down, his voice husky, "Do you still want those snacks?"
"You actually bought snacks?" Ye Jiuliang hopped off the bar stool, leaned in beside him, and chuckled mischievously.
Seeing her sly grin, Li Mochan glanced at Xiao Lingchen before playfully placing the hat she had left on the table on her little head.
Her mischievous smile was ant only for him to see.
No one else.
"They’re at my place, want to co get them?"
"Sure," Ye Jiuliang adjusted the hat, replying cheerfully.
Xiao Lingchen watched the two chat as if no one else was there, his eyes subtly cold.
Seeing them about to leave, Feng Yi’s tone turned wistful, "Hey, are you two going to leave just like that?"
The guy who forgets about friends in front of a girl.
Ye Jiuliang reached into her pocket to pay, but was stopped.
Li Mochan glanced sideways at Feng Yi, "Let him pay."
"..."
With a twitch of his mouth, Feng Yi suppressed the urge to end their friendship and turned to Ye Jiuliang with a grin, "Yeah, I’ll take care of the bill."
Upon hearing this, Ye Jiuliang curved her lips into a smile and expressed her thanks.
The two left side by side, and during this ti, Ye Jiuliang even nudged Li Mochan’s arm with her elbow, her crisp laughter faintly audible.
Feng Yi glanced at Xiao Lingchen and smirked mockingly.
After so many years of competition, he still wasn’t tired of it.
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The night was cool, the neon lights bright.
Ye Jiuliang’s gaze drifted back from outside the window, turning to look at the man driving next to her, and gradually, she beca sowhat absent-minded.
She had intercepted Wo Te halfway through their interaction, which must have upset him, yet he rembered her offhand joke and really bought her snacks.
It felt as though she owed him a favor.
To have one’s hand tied by accepting gifts, and to be soft-spoken due to indebtedness, it must be like this.
"Places like bars, try to go less in the future," the man’s magnetic voice suddenly broke the silence, and Ye Jiuliang snapped back to reality.
She gave a shallow smile with a slight frown, "It’s quite fun there."
At her words, Li Mochan furrowed his brows and slowed the car, "It’s crowded and chaotic."
"Then why were you there?" Ye Jiuliang leaned to the side, resting her chin in her hand, and looked at him leisurely.
A red light appeared at the intersection ahead, and Li Mochan brought the car to a stop.
He lowered his gaze into her clear eyes, slightly parted his lips, and said, "You don’t want to go?"
A straightforward question, subtle yet charged with intensity.
Ye Jiuliang was taken aback, her mind a bit foggy.
His words sounded strangely peculiar.
"No, I..."
Before she could finish, Li Mochan cut her off, "Hmm, I won’t go anymore."
Ye Jiuliang felt even more confused hearing such a promise-like response.
Whether he went to the bar or not was none of her business.
"Have you had dinner?" Before she could explain further, Li Mochan changed the topic.
At the ntion of food, Ye Jiuliang imdiately shifted her focus, "I ate a bit, but I’m feeling a bit hungry now."
As she spoke, she paused, turning her gaze to the convenience store not far away, her lips curving lightly, "Li Fifth Master, could we stop there for a mont?"
Li Mochan remained silent. He turned the steering wheel, made a turn, and eventually stopped in front of the convenience store.
"What do you want to buy?"
Ye Jiuliang unbuckled her seatbelt, "I’ll go buy it myself, just wait here for ."
After the car door closed, she stepped up to the convenience store and jogged inside.
In less than two minutes, Ye Jiuliang ca out with a bag in hand.
"What did you buy?" Li Mochan glanced at the black bag nestled in her arms and asked casually.
"It’s a secret," she teased, "you’ll find out later."
Li Mochan raised an eyebrow, a soft laugh escaping him.
Under the dark night sky, the black sports car sped away.
Half an hour later, the car smoothly entered Mo Garden.
The courtyard was eerily quiet.
Visiting for the second ti, Ye Jiuliang dropped her gaze slightly, a trace of unease flickering deep within her eyes.
On the other side, Li Mochan had already gotten out of the car.
He ca around to her side, opened the car door, and leaned down slightly, "What are you daydreaming about?"
Ye Jiuliang cleared her throat, "Nothing," she replied, quickly grabbing the bag and stepping out of the car.
Following him into the living room, Ye Jiuliang surveyed the decor – a cold color sche that matched the icy impression he gave others.
Rembering her first visit here, a spark of amusent flickered in her eyes.
"Co here."
In the spacious living room, the man’s magnetic voice wafted through the air.
Ye Jiuliang turned around, her attention imdiately captured by the mountain of snacks on the table, and she hurried over in a few quick strides.
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