She blinked, momentarily finding it difficult to react.
"I agreed, why, are you not letting your friends know?" he raised his eyebrows and said.
She shivered slightly, then replied to Alice Conley first, "Alice... Kyle agreed, once you confirm the restaurant location and time, let me know, see you then!"
"Alright!" Alice replied excitedly.
After ending the call, Mabel Quinn put away her phone and looked at Kyle Kinston, "Are you really going to meet my friends and their boyfriends this weekend?"
"What, am I not presentable? Do you think you can’t take me out?" he retorted.
She quickly shook her head, if even he couldn’t be taken out, then probably no one could, "I just thought maybe you would find such gatherings childish?"
"It is a bit childish, but they are your friends, and I want to meet them," he said. He didn’t like such gatherings but wanted to understand the people and things around her. It’s something he couldn’t fully comprehend just through information.
Or rather, he wanted to integrate into her life, to understand her bit by bit.
In the past, he wouldn’t have felt this way, as long as she was Mianyi, it was enough for her to stay by his side, everything else was irrelevant.
But since when did he start caring about her as a person? Not just her identity as Mianyi, but her as an individual, even beginning to care about her surroundings.
"Mabel, don’t forget, I’m your boyfriend." Kyle whispered in Mabel Quinn’s ear.
Her heart warmed gently, yes, he was her boyfriend.
Meanwhile, Alice Conley said to Evelyn standing beside her, "Okay, I’ve made the call, and Mabel agreed. We can bring our boyfriends then, have a meal together, and maybe it’ll smooth things out between you and Mabel."
Although Evelyn had already apologized to Mabel Quinn last time and been forgiven, Alice could see that Mabel had developed a slight sense of detachment towards Evelyn. Although she knew their relationship might never return to what it was, as their friend, she hoped they could still reconcile.
Therefore, when Evelyn suggested this, Alice agreed, the more the merrier, maybe the entangled knots in their hearts could be untied during the gathering.
Evelyn beamed with delight and quickly said, "Alright, I’ll go book the restaurant, thank you, Alice!"
"Alright, alright, as long as you and Mabel can reconcile, I’ll be satisfied!" Alice waved her hand dismissively.
The weekend arrived pretty quickly. Kyle Kinston drove Mabel Quinn to the restaurant’s entrance. The restaurant address was sent by Alice Conley, who mentioned Evelyn carefully picked this place.
As Mabel Quinn walked into the restaurant, she discovered it indeed had a refined elegance, the decorations and arrangements offering a comfortable vibe.
After giving the room number, the waiter led Mabel Quinn and Kyle Kinston to the private room. Once inside, Mabel Quinn saw that Evelyn and Alice Conley were already there, and beside Alice was a boy of similar age, who was probably Alice’s boyfriend, but there was no one next to Evelyn.