"Don’t worry, I’ll let you meet Joe, but not right now. He doesn’t want anyone to know his true identity. After some time, I’ll definitely let you meet him." Tan Qing shrugged helplessly as Wen Nuan nagged him about Joe.
Wen Nuan beamed, her eyes curved into crescents, and closed her notebook. "Thank you, Tan Qing, you’re such a good friend!"
"Who wants to be your friend!" Tan Qing frowned and glared at her unhappily, sighing in resignation.
If only he could add "boy" in front of "friend," he’d be thrilled.
But knowing Wen Nuan well, with him and Qu Min currently entangled in a murky situation, it’s best not to confess his feelings, lest Wen Nuan resent him. He remembered her saying she despised men who were two-timing.
"So, how are you going to thank me?" Tan Qing leaned lazily against the backrest, smiling mischievously. "You kept me company the whole day, how about repaying me by accompanying me—I’m all alone today, no beauties with me, touring around like a leader."
"Hmph!" Wen Nuan deliberately laughed lightly, though her face blushed slightly. She found herself increasingly unable to figure Tan Qing out. The seemingly teasing intensity in his eyes always left her feeling slightly flustered.
Yet, he never crossed any lines with his words.
"Come on, I’m starving, let’s get something to eat. Look, that restaurant across the street, it’s closer and the environment seems nice." Tan Qing stood up suddenly, after staring somewhat foolishly at her blushing face for a while, and pulled her to stand with him.
It wasn’t even past eleven o’clock, and he wasn’t hungry at all. But only by saying so could he pull her into a couple-themed restaurant. The ambiance there was great, and he believed it would bring a romantic touch to their time together.
"Let’s go somewhere else." Wen Nuan looked at the restaurant across the street, unwilling to move her legs as Tan Qing nearly dragged her to stand up.
This couple-themed restaurant only allowed couples, and she had longed for Leng Yan to invite her there someday for a meal. But that hope had already been dashed.
"My stomach’s already touching my back, I skipped breakfast. If we change to another place, I’ll really need to hold onto the walls to get there." Tan Qing made an exaggerated gesture of needing to lean on the wall because of extreme hunger, making Wen Nuan chuckle, "Then eat as much as you can and hold onto the wall on your way out."
"Do you want me to reach the ultimate level of eating at a buffet?" Unable to resist, Tan Qing laughed.
Needing to hold onto the wall due to hunger when entering, and doing the same because of being stuffed when leaving was said to be the ultimate level of buffet dining. This little girl dared to suggest this on him, it truly compromised his image as a future MT president.
However, he loved that, loved it dearly. Honest and lively—what could be more charming than such a Wen Nuan?
Sitting in the car, watching Tan Qing’s series of actions, Leng Yan’s fists clenched tightly, and his teeth ground together audibly.
His woman, at this moment, was being treated so ambiguously by another man, how could he swallow this rage! Just as he reached for the car door, the phone ringing made him pull his hand back, looking at the jumping name on the screen, a complex expression flashed in his eyes.
"Haha, there are all kinds of ice creams inside. You can enjoy them to your heart’s content." Without letting her refuse, Tan Qing pulled Wen Nuan toward the couple’s restaurant. Through the large glass window, he saw the ice cream counter and said with a smile, "I’ll let you have a feast."
That night at dinner, she bought several because she said she loved ice cream the most.
"Yeah, there are lots inside." Wen Nuan smiled. Perhaps because of the notebook about JOE, she felt particularly happy today. Surprisingly, she didn’t resist further, and followed Tan Qing directly into the restaurant.
Just after pressing the answer button, before saying anything, Leng Yan watched Wen Nuan follow Tan Qing into the couple’s restaurant, pushed open the car door, and called out to her back.