As soon as I left the box, the waiter came to greet me.
The biggest boss of Zuixiaolou is Tan Hongbo. All the guys in the store know that Ling Qingwan is the sister of Tan Hongbo’s good friend, and they have always been treating each other as brother and sister, so naturally they dare not neglect her.
"When I saw the princess coming just now, I thought she came to see you." The waiter said casually.
Ling Qingwan stopped.
"The princess is here?"
"Yes." The waiter nodded. "The carriage of the prince's palace is still outside."
"Is she alone?" Ling Qingwan was curious.
"Yes. The princess has been here quite often during this period, and she comes alone every time."
"Then where is she now?" Ling Qingwan vaguely felt that something was wrong with An Yi.
"In the Yun box on the third floor." The waiter answered truthfully.
Ling Qingwan immediately turned around and went up to the third floor.
Following the waiter's instructions, she quickly found the box where An Yi was. She pushed open the door and saw An Yi sitting at the table, looking at the table full of food with a melancholy look on her face.
Although every dish looked delicious, An Yi had no appetite at all.
"Wanwan?"
An Yi was surprised to see Ling Qingwan suddenly come in.
Then, she looked flustered and quickly looked away.
"Why are you here alone?" Ling Qingwan walked forward.
"I, I didn't, I was just eating." An Yi felt inexplicably guilty and her eyes kept dodging while she spoke.
An Yi's reaction was naturally reflected in Ling Qingwan's eyes.
"Are we really just having a meal?" Ling Qingwan looked indifferent, her eyes fixed on An Yi.
An Yi became more and more flustered as Ling Qingwan stared at her. She suddenly felt a lump in her throat and couldn't stop her tears from flowing out.
"I don't know what I'm doing here." An Yi felt aggrieved.
Ling Qingwan felt so distressed that she pulled An Yi into her arms.
She suddenly realized that she had paid too little attention to An Yi during this period of time.
Hong Chang said that the princess suffered from severe morning sickness and had been recuperating, so she could not take care of An Yi. The prince was busy with government affairs, and since he was a man, An Yi could not be happy in front of him. Ling Qingwan was also busy investigating the kidnapping incident more than a decade ago, and unconsciously forgot about An Yi.
These days, An Yi could only keep everything she encountered in her heart.
The more Ling Qingwan thought about it, the more guilty she felt.
After a while, An Yi finally calmed down.
"If you have something on your mind, just tell me. Maybe I can help you." Ling Qingwan said to An Yi.
In short, it's better than keeping it in her heart and feeling depressed.
"Wanwan, I didn't lie to you. I really don't know what's wrong with me." An Yi looked depressed and lowered her head as she spoke.
"I just seem to miss Brother Hongbo a little bit."
"Missing your second brother?" Ling Qingwan repeated An Yi's words.
"Oh Wanwan! Don't say that!" An Yi pretended to reach out to cover Ling Qingwan's mouth.
"Are you in love with my second brother?" Ling Qingwan tried hard to hold back her smile.
She had always thought that An Yi liked Ling Xiao. Therefore, Ling Qingwan never paid much attention to the interactions between An Yi and Tan Hongbo.
Now that I think about it, although An Yi is simple-minded, she is old enough to fall in love. It is not impossible for her to like Tan Hongbo.
"How can I possibly like him!" An Yi rejected him outright. "He's such a jerk. I get so mad at him every time I see him. That's why I don't like him."
"If you don't like him, then why did you come to the restaurant he opened? Because you miss him so much that you can't even eat or drink." Ling Qingwan glanced at the food on the table.
I'm afraid it still looks the same as it did when the waiter brought it.
"I'm not missing him." An Yi muttered softly. "No, I'm not missing him."
But as she spoke, she felt more and more guilty.
"If you like someone, just admit it generously. There's nothing to be ashamed of in liking someone." Ling Qingwan gently comforted An Yi.
Ling Qingwan was afraid that An Yi couldn't control her love, and she also felt that it was not good to like Tan Hongbo, so she felt depressed.
"But I don't know whether I like him or not, what should I do?" An Yi looked at Ling Qingwan infatuatedly, waiting for Ling Qingwan's answer with anticipation.
Ling Qingwan was stunned.
Although she had experienced unforgettable love in her past and present lives, Ling Qingwan might not understand when it comes to love.
"Then just think about it slowly, let it go, and you will figure it out."
After thinking for a while, Ling Qingwan told An Yi.
"Besides, there's nothing to worry about if you like someone. This proves that our An Yi has grown up, from a little girl to a big girl. This is a good thing."
"Will you still be nice to me like before?" An Yi pouted.
"Yes." Ling Qingwan answered without hesitation. "Why do you ask that?"
"Because everyone is nicer to children. My dad and mom were also nicer to me when I was a kid." An Yi said seriously.
The more seriously she answered, the more Ling Qingwan wanted to laugh.
"Don't worry, I won't change my attitude towards you."
Finally, Ling Qingwan made a solemn promise to An Yi.
Only then did An Yi feel relieved.
Qiao'er and the others all knew that Xu Yuanyuan had invited Ling Qingwan to meet at the restaurant. When Ling Xiao came to see Ling Qingwan, several maids told him about it.
Ling Xiao was worried about Ling Qingwan and was about to go to Zuixiao Tower when he bumped into Ling Qingwan coming back.
"Wanwan, Xu Yuanyuan didn't do anything to you, right?" Ling Xiao asked hurriedly.
"Not to mention that Xu Yuanyuan won't do anything to me. Zuixiaolou is my second brother's territory. Even if she attacks me, what can she do to me?" Ling Qingwan did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Ling Xiao is being too cautious.
"People's hearts are hidden, who knows if Xu Yuanyuan will stab you in the back." Ling Xiao snorted. "Besides, Tan Hongbo won't be back for a while. If he's not here, what's the point of Zuixiaolou being his territory?"
"Isn't Second Brother planning to come back yet?" Ling Qingwan immediately noticed what Ling Xiao said.
Before Manxing came to Beijing, Tan Hongbo went out to travel. Now, Manxing has been gone for a while, and Tan Hongbo has no intention of coming back.
"I received a letter from him last month, but he didn't mention coming back." Ling Xiao told Ling Qingwan.
"Don't worry. According to his temper, if he came back, he should have written to tell me a month in advance so that I could prepare my money bag and invite him to dinner."
There is still no definite news about Tan Hongbo, which proves that he will not come back for a while.
Well, it was the first time An Yi liked someone, and she still had many emotions to sort out. Otherwise, now that Tan Hongbo was back, it might still be a worry for An Yi.
"Let's not talk about Tan Hongbo first. Tell me first, why did Xu Yuanyuan look for you?"
Ling Xiao turned the topic back to Ling Qingwan's meeting with Xu Yuanyuan today.
Xu Yuanyuan was Song Zhicheng's concubine who had not yet married, and Song Zhicheng had repeatedly pestered Ling Qingwan before. Ling Xiao naturally had a very bad impression of Xu Yuanyuan.
So, Ling Qingwan told Ling Xiao everything about their conversation after meeting Xu Yuanyuan.