For a moment, Cheng Kou felt that Su Yan wanted to kiss him.
In just a moment, Su Yan had already stepped back, took off his coat and covered the little cuttlefish with it, as if nothing had happened.
Cheng Kou was so confused that her mind could no longer spare time for the movie she had been looking forward to for so long. In the end, she fell asleep thinking about Su Yan.
When she woke up again, the movie was over. Little Squid shook her arm and whispered in her ear, "Beautiful aunt, it's time to go home." After that, he yawned a few times. His sleepy look melted Cheng Kou's heart.
Because it was the premiere, many movie fans watched until after 2 a.m. like them. But after all, they were not the kind of people who stayed up late all year round, so everyone looked sleepy at this time, and drove or took a taxi back to their homes.
Su Yan naturally drove back, still driving his white BMW. Unlike his brothers in the family who frequently changed cars, he had been driving this car for a year or two and had never thought of changing it.
No wonder Qin Shan always laughed at him, "Our Fifth Young Master is the most loyal."
Cheng Kou got into the back seat holding Little Moyu and wrapped him tightly in Su Yan's suit jacket. She was afraid that Su Yan would be in danger if he was sleepy, so she forced herself to chat with him about some incomprehensible topics. After a few minutes, there was no sound. Su Yan looked in the rearview mirror and saw two heads, one big and one small, leaning against each other and sleeping soundly.
Su Yan retracted his gaze and turned off the music that was playing to keep himself awake. Instead, he pressed a button and opened half of the car window. The slightly cool air blew in his face, and there was a chill in his breath. It was completely different from the heat in the cinema an hour ago.
The next day, Cheng Kou clocked in with an overworked look on her face. During the morning meeting, she couldn't hold her head up and began to doze off. Lu Hanting frowned and glanced at her several times. Her colleagues all looked like they were trying hard to hold back their laughter. Shen Yinran saw that the situation was not good and secretly poked her.
Cheng Kou suddenly woke up and almost fell off the chair.
Lu Hanting was indeed angry. Shen Yinran felt that she could not help, so she turned her head away and prayed in her heart for Cheng Kou to be blessed.
To be fair, Lu Hanting always took good care of Cheng Kou, whether as a senior brother or a superior.
Cheng Kou followed Lu Hanting into the office with a bitter face. She felt she was wrong and admitted it with a good attitude. Lu Hanting's temper was half gone, but because of his boss's authority, he asked her with a stern face, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
"I went to the movies and didn't get home until 2:30." Cheng Kou yawned again, and when he half-closed his eyes, he saw Lu Hanting's disapproving look, so he quickly forced a smile and even changed his address, "Brother, I was really wrong, I promise there won't be a next time!"
Lu Hanting coughed lightly to hide the smile on his lips, "Don't do it again, get out."
When Cheng Kou left the office, she saw her colleagues gathered together, discussing something. Someone noticed her, pulled her over and asked, "Cheng Kou, how is the prince feeling?"
It is no secret that the Lu family is behind Nanshan. Colleagues in the society sometimes call Lu Hanting "Prince" in private.
Cheng Kou thought for a moment and replied, "It should be fine. He's not very angry."
Everyone instantly breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Cheng Kou was puzzled, Shen Yinran explained, "We wanted to have a meal together tonight, but we were afraid that Senior Brother would be unhappy."
"Oh." Cheng Kou nodded. She was not in a good mood. She just wanted to go home and catch up on her sleep.
A group of people started talking about what to eat. Someone brought up the idea of a barbecue party, which was unanimously agreed. Then they were stumped about the location. Shen Yinran thought of the ridiculously large balcony at Xia Linchen's house, secretly poked Cheng Kou, and whispered in her ear, "Do you think Linchen would agree?"
Cheng Kou shook his head, "I don't know."
Shen Yinran encouraged her, "Why don't you give him a call and ask."
Shen Yinran volunteered to go to Lu Hanting for instructions, so Cheng Kou had to bite the bullet and call Xia Linchen. There were a few beeps on the receiver, and Xia Linchen's voice was still sleepy when he said the first sentence. Cheng Kou briefly explained the purpose of his visit, but Xia Linchen was interested and said he would get up and prepare now.
There are no high-rise buildings in Yurenyuan community. Building A occupies the best location in the entire community. The red brick walls are surrounded by green vines, which makes the community full of vitality.
Su Yan and Xia Linchen lived on the top floor. The balconies of the two houses were very close and very large. They were probably designed by the same designer and the decoration styles were similar, with lawns, pebbles, and wooden fences.
Xia Linchen prepared the oven and other tools as quickly as possible and waited for Cheng Kou and the others to come back.
Most of Cheng Kou's colleagues were in their thirties, mostly women. When they first entered the apartment, they were shocked by the low-key yet luxurious apartment. But after a while, they relaxed. Xia Linchen had always been very popular and was very considerate to others. Cheng Kou's colleagues were not the kind of white-collar workers who followed the rules. They were of similar age and had common topics. When such a group of people got together, they soon had a lot of fun.
Eating was obviously no longer the theme of tonight's party, and the girls generously raised their glasses to toast Xia Linchen and Cheng Kou who provided the venue.
As for why Cheng Kou is there, isn’t the answer obvious? Without Cheng Kou, who among them would know a rich man like Xia Linchen
"Xiao Wu, I smell smoke!" Little Squid was lying on the bed, obviously not wanting to sleep yet.
Su Yan glanced at him, and he didn't dare to say anything. He pulled up the quilt obediently and said, "Good night."
Su Yan rubbed his hair, "Good night."
There was indeed smoke coming from next door, Su Yan opened the door and went to the balcony to check. Next door was very lively, with constant voices, Su Yan stood alone on the floor tiles and happened to see Xia Linchen and Cheng Kou feeding each other.
"Cheng Kou, come here." He frowned and called her over, reciting several articles of the community owners' convention to her.
His tone was unfriendly, but Cheng Kou was not stupid, so he could naturally hear it, and he also knew that they were indeed in the wrong.
The colleagues who were in an excited state fell silent when they saw this scene.
Although the man who suddenly appeared had a cold face, this could not hide his handsome temperament. A female colleague suddenly covered her mouth and pulled the sleeve of another, and her low voice could not hide her excitement, "It's Su Yan, the young president of Su's!"
Cheng Kou stood not far from Su Yan, lowering her head to look at her toes. She bit her lip and said in a vague voice, "Sorry."
Xia Linchen didn't want Cheng Kou to continue to be embarrassed, so he pulled her behind him and stood in front of her.
"Mr. Su, if you have anything to say, please come to me." He raised the corner of his mouth and looked directly at the other party, with a hint of subtle provocation in his words.
"Su Yan." Lu Hanting came over and patted Xia Linchen on the shoulder, signaling him to let him solve it. Xia Linchen walked away with his hands in his trouser pockets, childishly snatched a piece of roasted beef from Cheng Kou, ruffled her hair, and laughed at her angry look.
Seeing that his colleagues were getting lively again, Lu Hanting turned to face Su Yan, who had an obscure look in his eyes, patted his arm, and asked, "Why are you so angry that you are picking on a little girl?"
"26 years old, not young anymore." Su Yan said stiffly, his tone calm.
After knowing each other for so long, it was the first time that Lu Hanting saw him showing emotions similar to those of a child being upset, and he couldn't help but laugh. When he came over, he had two glasses of beer in his hands. He kept one for himself and gave Su Yan one.
"Come to think of it, we haven't sat together for a drink in a long time." Lu Hanting leaned casually on the railing, his long legs straight and his eyebrows and eyes handsome.
"Yeah." The cold liquid flowed through Su Yan's throat, and he became more sober. Considering that his behavior just now was inappropriate, Su Yan softened his tone and said, "Sorry."
Lu Hanting looked at him with amusement, "Why are you apologizing to me? I'm not the one you treated harshly."
Taking the opportunity of drinking, Su Yan turned his head slightly, obviously not wanting to respond to his words.
Lu Hanting clinked glasses with him, and watching his subordinates eating, drinking and playing from a distance, he asked, "Have you ever thought that if you hadn't given up studying journalism, you might have been one of them? Do you regret it?"
"Maybe." Su Yan raised his eyes and glanced at Cheng Kou in the crowd and gave an ambiguous answer.
He has a good alcohol tolerance. After drinking a large glass of beer today, he was already a little tipsy.
"No more wine." Lu Hanting also drank up the wine in the glass and couldn't pour out any more drops.
Shen Yinran had been paying attention to them and very tactfully sent some wine over.
Lu Hanting leaned over and took out two bottles. The bottles were stacked on top of each other. With a slight force, the two bottle caps flew out with a "bang" and rolled into the bushes. No one paid attention to the small bottle caps. Lu Hanting handed a bottle to Su Yan and touched it lightly with him.
The two of them were no longer particular about the details and no longer needed any glass cups. They just drank from the bottle.
Lu Hanting suddenly asked, "Come to think of it, why did you change your college entrance examination application?"
"My parents' orders." Su Yan avoided the main point and was obviously unwilling to talk more.
Lu Hanting sneered, "Oh, your excuse is a lie. I say, your nephew doesn't believe it, right?"
"Well, I can lie to you." Su Yan had a smile in his eyes. He stood there with his back straight, his slender and powerful fingers holding the neck of the bottle. The beer that cost a few dollars a bottle seemed like a vintage red wine to him.
Lu Hanting did not continue to ask, because he knew that he would not say anything if he pressed further. He was two years older than Su Yan, and their families had some contacts. At that time, he was one of the few people in the school who was close to Su Yan. After graduation, he went to S University to study journalism. Influenced by him, Su Yan also decided to study journalism at S University and continued to be his junior.
After Su Yan took the college entrance exam, he went back to school as usual to discuss his choices with his teacher. He thought it was just a formality, but no one expected that after he came back from school, he quietly gave up journalism and changed his school to C University.