Su Yan worked overtime on the weekend, so Cheng Kou got up early and ran next door to help Shen Yinran move.
Although Shen Yinran didn't bring much when she came, she left with a lot of bags. Cheng Kou rolled her eyes when she saw it, but Xia Linchen, who stayed behind to work as a laborer, smiled good-naturedly.
Shen Yinran sometimes felt that Xia Linchen was a person who was good at everything and too perfect, which made him seem unreal. He was cheerful with everyone, but kept a certain distance and refused to let anyone get into his heart.
Thinking about it this way, he is somewhat similar to Lu Hanting.
Speak of the devil, here he comes. Lu Hanting stood outside the door and rang the doorbell.
Lu Hanting was the second able-bodied man captured today.
He was wearing casual clothes today, a simple striped polo shirt that made him look handsome and elegant.
"Koubao..." Shen Yinran poked Cheng Kou, winked at him for a while, and then lowered her voice and said, "This, that, and your little Mr. Su, the men around you are all top-notch people."
Cheng Kou glanced at her sideways, said nothing, and didn't know what to say in response.
Anyway, there are three thousand handsome men, so she will only take one.
Due to the nature of his job, Cheng Kou has seen people who are better than Su Yan, but none of them are Su Yan.
Speaking of Su Yan, Cheng Kou didn't expect that he actually made time to travel with her.
Although it was only two days and one night, it was still very precious.
On the other side, Su Yan was being harassed by Qin Shan's phone calls.
He held the phone between his ear and shoulder as he worked, and said calmly, "What's up?"
Qin Shan seemed to be very noisy, so he raised his voice: "Can't I call you if nothing's wrong?"
"Qin Shan, I'm busy." Su Yan changed his ear and spoke with a warning.
Qin Shan tutted in dissatisfaction and snorted, "Fifth Young Master, you've forgotten how to write the word 'sister' since you got a girlfriend."
"I'm sorry, Miss Qin Liu, I still remember." Su Yan glanced at his watch. He really didn't have time as he had to start a video conference soon.
"Okay, I just want to tell you that I have already made arrangements for you over there. You can just drive there directly and go with peace of mind. I wish you two a pleasant trip. Goodbye." Qin Shan finished speaking in one breath and hung up the phone with a "click".
Su Yan: “…”
An angry sister is pretty scary.
Shen Ru knocked on the door on time and came in: "Mr. Su, everything is ready."
"Got it." Su Yan stood up. He was wearing an Italian handmade suit without a single wrinkle, a crisp white shirt, and his hair was combed meticulously.
Su Yan walked calmly in front, and Shen Ru followed with the information in his arms, muttering to himself as he walked.
Mr. Su just wanted to squeeze out two days to travel, but Mr. Su was really ruthless and stuffed such an important project in his head, saying that he would approve the leave last night. You know, the French old man on the other side is notoriously difficult to deal with.
Negotiating a contract is like fighting a war, which makes it difficult for Mr. Su.
The two men were responsible for the physical work and took on most of the heavy objects, while Cheng Kou and Shen Yinran were mainly responsible for the cleaning work.
The house that Lu Hanting found for Shen Yinran was not far from Nanshan, but it was in the opposite direction of Yurenyuan. The house was not big, but it had all the furniture and everything. It was just that no one had lived there for a long time, so it needed to be cleaned thoroughly.
The room was very dusty, and Lu Hanting and Xia Linchen were waiting downstairs. Since there was no one else around, Cheng Kou tied her skirt into a knot to avoid getting it dirty.
When they lived together in the school dormitory, Cheng Kou always did more of this kind of work. Shen Yinran was careless and liked to put things in a mess, so she was used to helping her tidy up in her spare time.
Cheng Kou was very fast, sweeping and mopping, while Shen Yinran took a rag and wiped the table. After everything was done, the two of them went downstairs, and Shen Yinran prepared to treat them to lunch.
Perhaps because they didn't want to use the air conditioning, Xia Linchen and Lu Hanting did not sit in the car, but stayed outside the car, standing under the shadow of the banyan tree.
There is a small park in front of the building where Shen Yinran lives, so there are many pedestrians passing by, especially today is the weekend, there are even more people.
It was such a hot day that even the wind blowing on the skin was hot, but there were always young girls who stopped and looked over here chattering, not afraid of sunburning their skin.
Nowadays, everything is judged by appearance. When these two top-notch people with high looks stand together, it's like they have their own air conditioning, making people feel comfortable and relaxed.
Even though they were being stared at, the two of them didn't seem embarrassed and chatted and laughed calmly.
Xia Linchen turned his head and met Lu Hanting's gaze, and the two smiled at each other.
At this time, Shen Yinran pulled Cheng Kou over. Xia Linchen curled the corners of his lips and moved forward lazily. Lu Hanting also smiled and walked over to them.
What? Turns out he has a girlfriend.
The girls who had been watching for a long time gritted their teeth, stomped their feet, turned around and left.
Cheng Kou and Shen Yinran had no idea why, but they were somehow treated as girlfriends.
Shen Yinran invited the guests, so naturally she would ask them what they wanted to eat. Lu Hanting did not refuse, and Cheng Kou said he had no objection.
Xia Linchen glanced at his childhood sweetheart and said with a smile: "Let's eat Sichuan food."
Except for Lu Hanting, all of them love spicy food. Although Lu Hanting doesn't eat spicy food very often, he can eat spicy food, so this proposal was naturally passed unanimously.
Cheng Kou smiled happily and was the first to get into Lu Hanting's car. After the car started, she suddenly realized that since she had been with Su Yan, she had not had a good meal for a long time in order to accommodate his inability to eat spicy food.
Xia Linchen recommended an authentic Sichuan restaurant to Shen Yinran. This restaurant was quite old and it was the one he and Cheng Kou had been eating at since they were young.
Cheng Kou couldn't help but stick his head out from behind him, with a look of understanding, and patted his shoulder like a brother.
"You still understand me."
"I'm just greedy, okay?" Xia Linchen said, "Hehe", pushed her head back, and reminded her, "Sit still, don't fall when the brakes come on."
When they arrived at the Sichuan restaurant, they asked for a small private room and the four of them sat down.
They were all familiar friends, so Cheng Kou didn't bother to be polite with them. He didn't even look at the menu and ordered a few of his signature dishes that he often ate.
It was Lu Hanting's first time here. He flipped through the menu slowly and after Cheng Kou finished reading the names of the dishes, he added two refreshing cold dishes.
Shen Yinran was sweating from exhaustion. After discussing with Cheng Kou, they both wanted to drink some ice water, but were stopped by Xia Linchen.
"No." He frowned, with a tone that said no room for negotiation, "Eat spicy food and drink cold drinks. I think I need to prepare some stomach medicine for you."
"Linchen Linchen." Shen Yinran sat on his left and called his name twice with a smile.
"What? Let me make it clear first, ice water is absolutely not allowed." Xia Linchen looked at her eyes that seemed to indicate he was up to something and refused her sternly.
Shen Yinran pouted and looked at Cheng Kou beside her complainingly: "Koubao, do you think his attitude means he is waiting for us to move out?"
"Oh, you found me." Xia Linchen laughed so hard that he couldn't help but agree, "Finally I got rid of you parasites. I'm going to have a party to celebrate when I get home tonight."
Shen Yinran was used to making trouble with him, so she simply raised her arms and put them around his neck, strangling him with a little force.
"I don't believe in friendship anymore."
After saying this, she raised her eyes again and saw Lu Hanting's eyes sweeping over her indifferently like flowing water. Her smile froze instantly and she let go of her hand awkwardly.
Fortunately, the waiter knocked on the door and served the food, which resolved the awkward atmosphere that was about to form.
With food to eat, who would remember the unpleasantness just now? Shen Yinran became playful and had a lot of fun fighting for food with Cheng Kou and Xia Linchen.
Lu Hanting was simply an outlier in this private room. He ate in a very polite manner, and even when the spicy food was so spicy that sweat beads appeared on his forehead, he still maintained his demeanor.
The other three people tacitly left some food for him so that he didn't need to fight for it and could eat slowly at his own pace.
Lu Hanting took a piece of fish with chopsticks, but before he could put it into his mouth, the phone rang. He glanced at the name on the caller ID, put the food on the plate, wiped his mouth with a tissue, smiled gently, and said to the other three people, "Sorry, I have to go out to answer a phone call."
Shen Yinran noticed his gradually colder eyes and could no longer eat. She sat restlessly in the private room for half a minute, but finally found an excuse to follow him out.
Lu Hanting stood at the corner of the stairs, with a tall money tree beside him that half-his figure was hidden.
Shen Yinran couldn't see his expression, but could vaguely hear his voice. Since she couldn't hear clearly, she subconsciously moved closer to listen.
His voice was low and contained a hint of chilliness: "Du Lanshan, I can lend you the money, but you also know that I never make investments without returns."
No one knew what was said on the other end, but Lu Hanting chuckled, not bothering to hide his sarcasm.
"Wait for me there, I'll go now." His tone was cold, "You are only worth this much."
Lu Hanting really had nothing to say to her, so he just reeled in the line. He turned around and walked out of the money tree, then saw Shen Yinran head-on.
Shen Yinran forced a smile and pointed in a direction: "Hey, Senior Brother Lu, I'm coming out... to relieve myself."
Lu Hanting smiled gently and patted her head: "I have already paid the bill. I have something else to do, so I won't go in. You guys eat slowly and don't fight too fiercely."
Seeing Shen Yinran nod, he said with relief: "Then I'll leave first."
"Senior Brother Lu—" Shen Yinran suddenly called out to him.
"Hmm?" Lu Hanting had already walked down two steps and half turned to look at her.
Shen Yinran felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. She laughed at her own uselessness in her heart, but on the surface she looked cheerful and said with a smile, "Nothing, thank you, and see you at work."
The two of them hadn't returned for a long time, so Cheng Kou naturally went out to look for them. After walking a few steps, he saw Shen Yinran leaning against a money tree, with her head down and her expression unclear.
She walked up to Shen Yinran, who hugged her naturally without any surprise.
"Koubao, let me lean on you for a while."