"Alright! Everyone, get ready and we can eat soon!"
Xia Yuan clapped his hands and asked everyone to come to the table, then called Mei Fang who was helping Lin Youxi take off her apron.
"Afang, come here for a moment."
"how?"
Xia Yuan did not respond to Mei Fang directly, but moved closer to Mei Fang and handed the phone to Mei Fang.
"Call Yunyun again to see where she is. If she's almost there, we can wait and have dinner."
"It's okay, I'm already fighting."
Yue Xinyi made a phone call nearby, "Hello, Yunyun? Where are you? Ah... Gaoxin 4th Road? We are almost there. We just started eating. I'll wait for you. You don't have to rush."
After chatting for more than ten minutes while setting up the food, Guo Yun finally arrived at Mei Fang's neighborhood. She had a bumpy journey from Guangzhou. Mei Fang took the initiative to open the door and then took Guo Yun's luggage, her words full of apology:
"If I had known the traffic conditions were so bad, I would have driven to the station to pick you up. You'd have to go through all the trouble of coming here..."
"Ah... There's no need to trouble you, I can just take a taxi myself..."
Mei Fang's hospitality to Guo Yun obviously exceeded that of all previous guests combined, which made Guo Yun a little flattered.
She greeted everyone one by one timidly, then found a seat at the side and sat down next to Liu Xiaoyu.
"Wow, I can finally taste the cooking skills of our eldest lady Ms. Lin. This opportunity doesn't come often, so don't miss it!"
"Wait, wait! Don't eat just yet! Let's take a photo first!"
It was Xia Yuan who proposed the idea of taking a group photo. She put her phone on the selfie stick and pulled it away, then leaned into Mei Fang's arms. Lin Youxi put his arm around Mei Fang's shoulders, and they all made a scissors hand gesture together.
After taking the photos, Xia Yuan posted them in the group. After everyone started eating, Xia Yuan kept his head down and played with his phone.
Mei Fang leaned over and asked Xia Yuan, "The food is cold, who are you still chatting with?"
"Of course it's Xiaoxue. Xiaoxue is the only one not here today, so I have to give her a little envious look."
Xia Yuan was talking to Mei Fang when her cell phone vibrated. She quickly picked it up and saw that it was a video call from Peng Xue.
Upon seeing this, Xia Yuan quickly clicked on the video call. The Peng Xue on the other end of the video was much more restrained than before. She had short hair and wore glasses, looking like a good student.
"Wow, wow! Who are you?!"
Xia Yuan was very shocked when she saw Peng Xue, "I don't recognize you at all."
"You can't even recognize me! Humph, Yuanyuan, you are such a heartless person. Now that you have become so successful, you don't even recognize your old friend, right?"
"No, no! Let me let you guys judge for yourself. Take a look—"
Xia Yuan first pointed the camera at Mei Fang, who was closest to him. Peng Xue and Mei Fang briefly exchanged a glance, and then before Mei Fang raised his hand to greet him, he looked at more people outside the camera. Yue Xinyi, her best friend, was also very shocked by this:
"Wow—you are Peng Xue! Have you been possessed by another spirit? What was the name of our former high school homeroom teacher? Tell me!"
"Old Zhu, Old Zhu, Zhu Renxuan, am I remembering this name correctly?"
Peng Xue tilted her head and greeted Yue Xinyi helplessly, then greeted everyone one by one, and also got to know Xiang Bingbing, whom she had never met before.
"Except for Zhang Ming, everyone has become much more mature now. Don't say you don't recognize me, I don't recognize you either!"
"Why do you have to mention me?"
Zhang Ming's complaints triggered laughter from everyone. Peng Xue also smiled and wiped away tears. "Alright, alright, you guys take your time eating. I just haven't seen you guys for a long time. I want to take a look at Youxi's cooking skills."
"You'll have to be greedy for a while."
Lin Youxi replied in the video call, "I have prepared meals for you several times, but you never came to eat."
"Next time, for sure! For sure!"
Peng Xue made a fist-cup gesture at the table and said, "I'm really sorry for what happened before. After I finish my college entrance exam this year, I will definitely try your cooking."
"Then I wish you success in the exam in advance."
Lin Youxi smiled gently.
"With the blessing of the university bully, I'm sure I'll win this time, haha!"
"You should also work hard, Xiaoxue."
“Come on, come on!”
Peng Xue said goodbye amid everyone's blessings. She was warm to everyone, even Zhang Ming, who she didn't talk to much normally.
But Peng Xue was particularly indifferent to Mei Fang.
It was as if he didn't exist.
Xia Yuan turned off the video chat with Peng Xue, and everyone started to enjoy the sumptuous lunch.
Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi sat on either side of Mei Fang. Xia Yuan picked up some food for Mei Fang while comforting him:
"Xiaoxue is like this... After all... Well, what is it, don't take it to heart."
"What's on your mind?"
Mei Fang smiled at Xia Yuan, "Are you overthinking something?"
"No, no! Just don't mind. Here's the chicken leg for you."
Xia Yuan picked up a chicken leg and was about to put it into Mei Fang's bowl, but Mei Fang opened his mouth and took a bite, so Xia Yuan fed him a bite.
“Mmm, delicious.”
"It tastes good, right? Youxi made this herself."
"Why... I feel like I'm just offering something to Buddha."
"Isn't that so? You Xi obviously cooked the meal, and you two are flirting here. Pay attention to your image, hahaha."
Yue Xinyi rarely found an opportunity without Peng Xue to argue with her, so she subconsciously began to assist her own CP. This move also made Xia Yuan realize the difficulty of his current situation.
But I can’t always rely on Xiaoxue to assist me, I’ve grown up…
If you love someone, you should fight for his love yourself!
After everyone finished eating, they helped to clean up and wash the dishes, then helped to pack their luggage and prepared to leave for the beachfront villa and come back tomorrow.
"Let's go, let's go to the beach!"
Amid Xiang Bingbing's cheers, everyone came to the underground parking garage and stood in front of Mei Fang's beloved car.
The passenger seat of a car is often a symbol of status. Of course, Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi don’t usually quarrel over the passenger seat, but they can still argue a little in front of others.
Xia Yuan trotted to the passenger seat first, asked Mei Fang to unlock the car, and then got in. Lin Youxi followed closely and sat in the back seat, followed by Liu Xiaoyu.
But when Xiang Bingbing went in, Xia Yuan's plan went awry.
"Oh, Fang, the back seat here is a bit crowded. I can't sit there."
Xiang Bingbing grabbed Xia Yuan's back as she sat firmly in the front row and begged, "Yuanyuan, can you let me sit in the front? It's really crowded here."
"Hmm... Well, there's really nothing we can do about it."
Xia Yuan gritted his teeth and got down from the passenger seat, then met Lin Youxi's smiling eyes.
You've already thought of it, right
She is worthy of being my Lin Youxi.
Mei Fang waited until the car Zhang Ming and his friends had called arrived before they set off for the seaside together. Along the way, Xiang Bingbing asked questions like a child who was anxious to go on a spring outing, and Mei Fang patiently answered them one by one.
"Afang, what is that pointy building called?"
"That one should be the Spring Bamboo Shoot Building."
"What about that? What are those eggs that look like a bird's nest?"
"That's the Spring Cocoon Gymnasium."
"Wow, Ah Fang is amazing, how come you know everything?"
"I was in a meeting here a few days ago, and the local partner told me this."
"Being a boss must be very hard. Do you have to attend endless meetings every day?"
"It's not that bad. Right now, it's basically other executives who are in meetings. I'm still learning."
Xiang Bingbing asked Mei Fang questions like a little fan girl. Xia Yuan, who was sitting in the back row, frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
Bingbing...
Is it an illusion
It feels like she's more interested in Fang now than she was in high school
But when she sat at the same table with Ah Fang, I didn’t know what she was like normally…
But no matter what, this happened in front of Youxi and me!
Although it seems inappropriate for Bingbing to like Ah Fang, she has no sense of boundaries because she is slow to begin with. I can't let her be so...
Just when Xia Yuan was about to say something, Lin Youxi reached out and gently poked Bingbing's back.
"Bingbing, I want to tell you something, please don't mind."
"What's going on?"
Lin Youxi smiled and said, "I say, Ah Fang needs to concentrate on driving. If you have any questions, you can ask us too. Don't disturb him, okay?"
"Yeah, you're right!"
Xiang Bingbing nodded cheerfully, looking as if she hadn't noticed at all that Youxi was warning her.
The tense atmosphere scared Liu Xiaoyu who was sitting in the middle. She also felt that Bingbing had changed a little compared to before.
Is Youxi angry now
Will she kick Bingbing out of the car when she gets angry
You shouldn't be able to do such a thing, right
But, but that is Lin Youxi...
Even if Bingbing is a good friend, that's still—
However, Xiang Bingbing still looked carefree. She crossed her arms over her chest and tilted her head to think for a while, then turned around and said:
"Then I'm curious... Now that the three of you are together, how do you get along with each other? For example... do you sleep together at night?"
"Give me some sense of boundaries!"
Liu Xiaoyu, who couldn't hold it back any longer, finally exploded this time.
However, she complained before Xia Yuan could do so, which made Xia Yuan, who was about to speak, feel embarrassed.
I'm going to explore the Kingdom of Tears today!
Friendship py: "The Wrong Turn" is a novel based on the killers and monsters in European and American movies. It incorporates some DND settings and is densely populated with memes. It is recommended for viewing.
(End of this chapter)