"Oh, Yanqing, I’m sorry, sorry, I misspoke." Xiang Yuan quickly turned around and walked over, hooking his arm around Tang Yanqing’s shoulder, "I would never dare disrespect the work of the police. I’m just really worried about your sister-in-law."
"I’m worried about her too." Surprisingly, Tang Yanqing responded calmly and confidently.
Shi Nian originally tried hard to turn her back to wash dishes, wanting to ignore his presence, but was so startled by what he said that she dropped a plate. The plate fell into the sink with a clang.
Xiang Yuan squinted his eyes, looked at Shi Nian’s back, and then glanced at Tang Yanqing.
"Yanqing, what did you say?"
Tang Yanqing looked at Shi Nian’s back and sighed softly. She didn’t even realize that her tense shoulder line had already betrayed her tension.
He lazily added, "Protecting her is my duty. If something happens to her, it would be my failure."
He tried hard to pull his gaze away from her back, landing back on the wine glass in his hand, yet couldn’t help noticing with the corner of his eye that her shoulders relaxed. His mood improved, the corners of his lips slightly curling up.
"If you’re really worried about her, don’t let her wash dishes."
"Oh?" Xiang Yuan was taken aback by these words.
Tang Yanqing took a sip of wine, "Her hand is injured."
"What happened?" Xiang Yuan hurriedly walked over and took Shi Nian’s hand.
Shi Nian frowned, glaring at Tang Yanqing, hurriedly explaining, "It’s nothing. Earlier today at the company, I was fooling around with Ye He, and my fingernail accidentally got scratched."
"So that’s what happened." Xiang Yuan smiled and applied medicinal wine to Shi Nian, then took the dishes from her hands, "Let me."
The sound of running water was audible, as Shi Nian stood awkwardly to the side, unsure whether to leave or stay.
"How did you know, Yanqing?" Xiang Yuan asked.
Tang Yanqing snorted, "You could say I’m observant, trying to protect her from any harm."
Xiang Yuan placed the washed dishes into the dryer, and Shi Nian quickly handed him a towel. After wiping his hands, Xiang Yuan walked up to Tang Yanqing and poured him another glass of wine, sincerely saying, "Yanqing, you’ve gone to great lengths. I’m just curious, such a challenging task of 24-hour protection, how did you end up taking it on?"
"Tch!" Tang Yanqing snorted, while Shi Nian was so tense her stomach knotted. She looked up, staring at him, afraid he might say something crazy again.
Tang Yanqing noticed, then snorted back, his deep, black eyes looking at Xiang Yuan, "Isn’t it all thanks to your ’matchmaking,’ Brother Xiang Yuan?"
Xiang Yuan was left speechless, chuckling, "I ’matched’ you two?" Read complete version only at novｅlfire.net
"Mr. Tang!" Shi Nian’s voice trembled slightly with tension.
Tang Yanqing raised his eyebrows, glancing at her, and then turned back to Xiang Yuan, "Isn’t it you? If you hadn’t called me, asked me to accept her interview, and due to a misunderstanding, I declined, owing you and your wife a favor... how else would I end up biting off more than I can chew?"
As Tang Yanqing spoke, he clinked his glass with Xiang Yuan’s, "Thanks."
Xiang Yuan felt a mix of emotions, but on the surface, he couldn’t say much, so he too drank his wine, finding it a bit bitter.
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