Shi Lingyan cast a cold glance, his words tinged with obvious displeasure.
Bao Gui was in a very good mood, continuing to tease, "This Gao Lian has been in Yan City for over a decade, even studying at the police academy here. If he wanted to buy a house, he would’ve done it long ago, but he’s never shown any interest, yet suddenly he’s started looking at houses and neighborhoods. Think about what that means."
Shi Lingyan didn’t respond and narrowed his eyes.
Bao Gui went on, "Maybe after wandering for so many years, he wants to settle down?"
"A wild and unbridled prodigal son suddenly wanting to settle down?" Bao Gui feigned a deep sigh, "Could it be that he’s met the girl he loves and now wants to provide a home for her?"
Shi Lingyan directly threw something at him. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
Bao Gui roared with laughter, "If you want to make a comeback, you’d better hurry up. If those two really end up together, you’ll have nowhere to cry."
Shi Lingyan didn’t join the conversation, his gaze growing even deeper.
After Shi Mei and Ye Tiao settled down in Imperial City, they became even busier.
During the day, they were hunting for a storefront, preparing to open a branch. While setting up their new house, they also had agents looking for them, but despite looking for a long time, they hadn’t found anything particularly satisfying.
After another fruitless day, Ye Tiao collapsed exhausted on the sofa and exclaimed, "Let’s just not open in Imperial City; let’s go back to Yan City, I’m so tired!"
Shi Mei pushed her face aside and sat down, "It was you who insisted on coming to Imperial City, who are you blaming now?"
"Can’t I regret it!" Ye Tiao got up, "But aren’t you going to Imperial Dance Art College with your grandmother’s recommendation letter?"
"Yeah," Shi Mei responded, "Such a backdoor connection, I’d rather not use it if I can. Anyway, they’re starting admissions at the end of this month, I’ll just go for the interview then."
"It’s already mid-month, there’s not many days left," Ye Tiao yawned, "I can’t take it anymore, I’m going to sleep. What do you want to eat? I’ll order takeout."
"Then let’s just have instant noodles. I’m really too lazy to move," Ye Tiao rolled on the sofa, falling asleep like a dead dog, "Instant noodles are a good thing, make some for me too while you’re at it."
"How about I cook?" It seemed like it had been a long time since she last cooked.
"No, no, no," Ye Tiao immediately sprang up, "Don’t burn down the kitchen in the new house!"
Shi Mei had no choice but to pick up her phone to order takeout.
Just as she finished selecting and was about to pay, she pressed the confirm button, and at the exact same time, a call popped up—perfect timing.
Shi Mei glanced at the screen and tossed the phone to Ye Tiao.
Ye Tiao was almost asleep when she got hit by the phone and immediately woke up, "What?"
"Answer the phone." Shi Mei’s voice was very low; after speaking, she stood up and walked to the kitchen.
Ye Tiao glanced at the caller ID, the glaring three characters plus a flamboyant tilde: Hubbyyy~
Hmm, pretty aggressive.
Perhaps due to too much silence, the other end quickly spoke up with a questioning tone, "Shi Mei?"
Shi Mei had changed her phone number the second day she arrived in Imperial City.
This was Shi Mei’s new number, registered in Imperial City.
"Cough!" Ye Tiao picked up the phone and deliberately asked, "Who is this?"
Hearing Ye Tiao’s voice, Shi Lingyan fell silent for a moment, then asked, "Where’s Shi Mei?"
"Shi Mei, huh..." Ye Tiao looked at Shi Mei, who was drinking juice.