Ye Wangchuan walked up to Qiao Nian and placed one of the plates in front of her. He seemed to have heard their previous conversation and said naturally, "I'll take you there."
Qiao Nian looked at the plate in front of him. There was a freshly made sandwich on it, which looked delicious.
She picked up the sandwich and took a bite. It tasted just as good as it looked. She went to bed at three in the morning, and the irritability from another sleepless night was mostly gone. Her brows relaxed, not as grim as before, her shoulders relaxed, and she said lazily, "Hmm."
Ye Wangchuan saw her yawning and the corners of her eyes were slightly red, so he knew that she had stayed up late last night.
Then I saw her lowering her head and eating seriously. I reached out and put the milk cup a little closer to her, and said softly, "Eat slowly and drink some milk to moisten your stomach."
Qiao Nian: “…”
She narrowed her eyes and stared at the milk cup that someone pushed in front of her. She frowned, pursed her lips, and reluctantly picked it up and took a small sip.
Seeing that she had as much difficulty drinking milk as going to the battlefield, Ye Wangchuan couldn't help laughing. He pulled the chair next to her and sat down, then said as if he remembered something: "My aunt is inviting you to lunch at noon, do you want to go?"
"this afternoon?"
Qiao Nian took a sip of the milk and found that he didn't add sugar to the milk. The milk was not as sweet as she had imagined, so she was not as resistant as before.
She ate her breakfast while listening to him talk casually.
Ye Wangchuan had long been accustomed to her character of not arguing with others when she was still asleep. He reached out and carefully tucked her hair behind her ears, then retracted his cold fingertips and said slowly, "Well, it's her birthday today, and she doesn't want to have a big celebration, so she booked a private room in the Imperial Mansion for the family to have dinner. She asked me to ask you, are you free?"
Quite a lot of people will go there at noon. In addition to the direct descendants of the Ye family, there will also be some people who are more or less related to the Ye family.
Ye Lan had long regarded Qiao Nian as a member of the Ye family. Since all the side branches of the Ye family would go, she would definitely want Qiao Nian to come so that she could show off her niece-in-law.
However, Ye Wangchuan knew Qiao Nian's personality and that he didn't like to join in the fun. There were many people at noon and he was afraid that Qiao Nian would not be used to such occasions.
So when Ye Lan told him to bring Qiao Nian with her at noon, he didn't agree directly.
He still had to ask Qiao Nian's opinion to see if she was willing to go.
Qiao Nian had stopped eating. His chin was supported by his cold white hand, as if he was considering whether or not to go.
Ye Wangchuan didn't rush her. He completely respected her opinion and made it clear to her: "Although my aunt's birthday this year is not a big celebration, it's just a family dinner. There are quite a few people going at noon. There are many people you may not have seen before. Not only Chenchen and the old man, but some people are also going."
Qin Si immediately raised his hand and said, "Sister Qiao, I want to go too."
He interrupted with a smile: "Go ahead~ At least we know each other. At worst you can play with me and I'll protect you. Wang Ye is here too, so what are you afraid of."
Qiao Nian smacked his lips and wanted to say, I’m just afraid that you guys are here.
But then she thought that today was Ye Lan's birthday, and Ye Lan invited her to go. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "What time is it at noon?"
"Twelve o'clock." Ye Wangchuan was afraid that she didn't listen carefully to what he said before, so he repeated it again: "In the Imperial Palace."
"OK." Qiao Nian nodded, quite straightforward, as if he understood: "I'll be there on time at twelve o'clock."
(End of this chapter)