Qiao Nian couldn't understand why he had to carry these orange-flavored fruit hard candies with him recently, but they tasted pretty good.
The irritability in her heart was diluted by the sweet taste of orange candy in her mouth. She looked at Ye Wangchuan, raised her head and said lazily: "Let's have dinner together tonight?"
Ye Wangchuan put the cup back and turned around to ask her: "With whom?"
Qiao Nian repeated what he had just said to Qin Si: "Feng Yu, there are also my teacher and a few people from the First Research Institute."
When Ye Wangchuan heard that Shi Fu was also going, his fingertips paused and stopped for a moment, as if he was helpless.
Qiao Nian noticed his momentary pause and thought he was busy: "Forget it if you don't have time. Qin Si and I will go over."
Ye Wangchuan had already adjusted his mentality. Hearing this, his white shirt and casual pants outlined his slender legs. He lowered his eyes to look at her and said lazily, "No, I'm fine. I'll go with you."
Qiao Nian glanced at him with suspicion, picked up the phone that had been thrown aside, retracted his gaze, and hummed.
*
Feng Yu booked a private room in Shanhai Pavilion.
Six p.m.
Qiao Nian and his group showed up at Shanhai Pavilion on time and were led by the waiter to the private room reserved by Feng Yu.
Feng Yu and Shi Fu had arrived long ago.
In addition, Cao Yanhua, Shen Qingfeng and others were also there. They should have been brought here by Shi Fu.
When they saw Qiao Nian coming in, they were more excited than each other. Xue Zhu was a girl, so she was more direct. She ignored Ye Wangchuan who was beside Qiao Nian and greeted the girl directly: "Qiao Nian, sit here."
She kept enthusiastically inviting the girls to sit next to her.
Qiao Nian said to the people around him: "I'll sit over there."
Ye Wangchuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Xue Zhu's face, looking very elegant and noble. He hummed and said, "I'll follow Feng Lao and sit down."
Shi Fu was sitting on Feng Yu's right, so he walked over and pulled open the empty seat on Feng Yu's left and sat down, just in time to block Shi Fu's angry gaze from Feng Yu. He was so calm and composed.
Qin Si also noticed that Shi Fu had been staring at Ye Wangchuan as soon as they came in, and it seemed that the two knew each other before.
"Ahem, I'll sit here." He coughed, touched his nose, and had to sit opposite Shi Fu, just in time to see Shi Fu's dark face.
Gu San chose the last empty seat and sat down.
The waiter served the food quickly.
Feng Yu ordered quite a few dishes, and soon the table was full.
Xue Zhu was talkative. She asked Qiao Nian where she had been for the past month and told her about some interesting things that had happened at the institute recently.
He is like a chatterbox.
Shen Qingfeng was more tactful and had been taking care of Feng Yu and Shi Fu, occasionally finding a topic to bring up the two elders.
Xu Yi didn't talk much and kept his head down while eating. If it weren't for his outstanding looks and cool and eye-catching temperament, he would probably have no presence at the table.
At first, Qiao Nian thought that Feng Yu asked her out for dinner to tell her something, but she didn't expect that Feng Yu asked her out just to hold a welcoming banquet for her.
After three rounds of drinks, the air conditioning in the box was turned on too high, the air was not circulating well, and it was a bit hot.
Xue Zhu was still whispering some gossip about the research institute in her ear.
Qiao Nian picked up the phone, stood up and said to her, "I'm going to the bathroom."
"Ah? Yes." Xue Zhu reacted and immediately asked her, "Do you want me to go with you?"
Qiao Nian sat facing the air conditioner, which gave her a headache. Her temples were throbbing. She pulled out her chair and said to Xue Zhu, "No need. I'll be back soon."
(End of this chapter)