In the candlelight, Xia Anlan's body seemed to be covered with a layer of holy light, which made people feel ashamed of themselves. Su Ningmei was one of them.
She felt that she was a bit of a beast for having such impure thoughts about such an excellent man.
Xia Anlan smiled, his eyes looking at Su Ningmei without moving: "Because, I promised you, and I can't break my promise."
Su Ningmei quickly avoided his gaze. No, she couldn't bear it anymore. His ordinary look gave her the illusion that in his eyes, she was everything to him.
She took two deep breaths to avoid losing her composure and asked in a low voice: "Just because... don't you want to break your promise?"
When the secretary said those words, she was just moved, but now that she thought about it carefully, he kept his word on everything he promised to her, so... it wasn't that he was special to her, he just didn't want to break his promise to her. Just people.
Xia Anlan: "What?"
Su Ningmei quickly shook her head: "It's nothing, I said... Actually, you don't have to worry about it. Today is an unexpected situation, and I understand it. It's worrying for you to take such a risk to come back."
Xia Anlan's smile suddenly widened: "I made you worry. I will pay attention next time."
His smile was genuine, and it reached his eyes.
Because she was worried about him, she cared about his safety, which made Xia Anlan very happy. There was no reason, just pure happiness.
It seemed that after meeting Su Ningmei, Xia Anlan laughed more often just for the sake of laughing.
The soup base rolled, and Zhenzhen rolled his eyes, making a gurgling sound.
Su Ningmei mixed the dipping sauce for Xia Anlan: "There is no chili in this. If you want something spicy, just add some.
She didn't know if Xia Anlan liked spicy food, so she didn't dare to let it go.
He looked at Su Ningmei and said something meaningful, "Thank you. Actually, I'm not picky about what I eat. I... am still very well-fed."
"Ah?" Su Ning eyebrows were stunned.
Xia Anlan smiled and said: "When you eat hot pot, you have to pair it with wine. I have a few bottles of wine that I haven't drank yet. Do you want wine or liquor?"
Su Ningmei didn't know if there was any other meaning to what he just said. He said: "It's better to eat hot pot with white wine, but... I don't have the ability to drink."
"It doesn't matter. Drink less. In this weather, just drink a little to warm yourself up."
Xia Anlan took out a bottle of white wine stored in the cabinet and took two more wine glasses.
He poured two glasses and handed one to Su Ningmei: "Eat something first, then drink. This wine has a high alcohol content, so it's best not to drink it on an empty stomach."
Su Ningmei smelled the aroma of wine, which was refreshing and sweet. She sniffed and said, "It smells so good... This wine has been stored for many years, right?"
"I heard it's been 20 years." Xia Anlan doesn't have much wine here, but any bottle he takes out is good wine, and it's all given by people. It's not bribery, it's just some officials with slightly better connections who give it to them on weekdays. Gifts between friends are not considered bribes.
Su Ningmei doesn't like drinking, but when she smelled the wine, she couldn't help but want to take a sip, "Twenty years, that's really good wine. My dad likes liquor very much. He usually hides a few bottles of good wine. He’s not even willing to drink it. If he were here today, he would definitely be very happy.”
Xia Anlan raised her eyebrows, do you like drinking? He had to remember this, maybe... he would need it one day.