Chapter 81 Chapter 81 Beining

Breakfast in the north is mostly based on noodles, which Zhou Yuhe is not used to, but it seems that Tang Ningyue prefers northern food.

"What do you think of the food in Nancy?"

Zhou Yuhe stared at her for a long time, and finally asked this question.

"It's pretty good." Tang Ningyue didn't look up and continued eating the fried liver.

Zhou Yuhe frowned, then quickly relaxed. Speechless, he lowered his head and continued to eat at the same pace as Tang Ningyue.

Tang Ningyue always liked to say that he thought too much. Most of the time, there was obviously nothing to worry about, but he always let his imagination run wild and added drama to himself, to the point that he couldn't fall asleep at night, tossing and turning in his thoughts about all sorts of messy things.

Not everyone has Tang Ningyue's good attitude. She rarely has trouble falling asleep. When she was studying, when everyone was tossing and turning because of the defense the next day, she was hanging out with foreigners, and she would go back home at 3:30 in the morning and still be able to attend the defense the next day in high spirits.

People have different energy levels. Zhou Yuhe used to think he was a high-energy person, but compared to Tang Ningyue, he had to secretly keep one eye open to keep watch when he slept. Who knew if she would sneak out to look for someone else in the middle of the night?

Even though they sometimes attended activities together, and were busy and tired all day long, everyone was miserable, and even the new graduates who had just joined the company were too tired to move their legs, Tang Ningyue still went to the gym at night. Zhou Yuhe didn't dare to go back alone, and would rather hold an online meeting in the gym lounge to accompany her.

But the matter is self-evident.

"Are you angry?" Zhou Yuhe picked up a fried dumpling and gave it to her.

"What are you angry about?" She asked knowingly. She picked up the fried dumpling with chopsticks and took a bite. The juice immediately flowed down along the chopsticks.

Tang Ningyue seemed to enjoy the succulent, savory fried dumplings filled with mushrooms and beef. Even back in Singapore, Zhou Yuhe had learned how to make them for her, and she'd only declared them delicious, rather than meticulously praising them from the wrapper to the filling, repeating every word, as she had today.

To be honest, Zhou Yuhe was a little sad, but he refused to say it. He was afraid that Tang Ningyue would say that he was overthinking and being stingy.

"I actually... didn't feel like arguing with him today."

“.....”

It was useless to say more about Sima Zhao's intentions, so Tang Ningyue did not respond to him.

This restaurant is very lively. It has been open for decades and the customer flow has never decreased. There are people hanging around laughing and chatting in groups of three or four. It seems that only their table is a little quiet.

"Why did you come here suddenly today?" Seeing that Tang Ningyue didn't say anything, Zhou Yuhe picked up another fried dumpling and put it on her plate.

The topic suddenly changed and the spearhead was directed at Tang Ningyue again.

"What about you? Why did you come here suddenly?" Tang Ningyue never explained herself. "When did you become so familiar with him?"

So Tang Ningyue was still angry, Zhou Yuhe concluded.

"It's over between him and me, isn't it?" Tang Ningyue's tone was very flat, as if she wasn't questioning him, but rather asking how his breakfast tasted. "Why did you suddenly come to see him?"

“....”

Zhou Yuhe had nothing to say. Even though he tried his best to act like a gentleman, he couldn't hide his selfish motives. He came here to assert his sovereignty. He just wanted to tell Li Jinglang that he could give up on this idea.

Zhou Yuhe couldn't fully believe Tang Ningyue's attitude. He needed to verify for himself whether Li Jinglang really wouldn't make a comeback. "Not eating anymore?"

Seeing Tang Ningyue wipe her mouth, Zhou Yuhe raised his head again and handed her the tissue in his hand. There was still half a crab roe bun left on the table. This was his favorite. Tang Ningyue was not very interested in it, but she would eat it when she was in Nancy, but she didn't eat any today.

Zhou Yuhe drooped his eyelashes, feeling sad.

"I'm full," she said, then asked, "You didn't eat much today. Is it not to your liking?"

"No." He shook his head. Both of them liked the things ordered on the table, so there was no situation where they completely disliked something.

"Haven't you always been a breakfast lover? Why did you eat so little today?" Tang Ningyue said this deliberately with a smile.

The human stomach is an emotional organ, and this is particularly evident in Zhou Yuhe.

"Let's go back." After struggling for a long time, Zhou Yuhe finally said this. "Those rare flowers you raised are still in the breeding center. Let's go take a look. And the goldfish in the pond. You haven't fed them for a long time."

“.....”

Flowers cannot be kept alive by themselves, so it is best to keep them in a breeding center. Goldfish can be fed by anyone, as they have no sense of ownership.

Tang Ningyue thought he looked a little funny, just like a child who saw someone coming to visit and hurriedly hid his toys.

"Do you dislike Bei Ning or do you dislike Li Jinglang?"

"...I don't like you being so attached to this place."

This was the first time Zhou Yuhe spoke like this.

"Are you honest?" Tang Ningyue smiled. "I thought you were really Tang Monk, but it turns out you're not."

"Don't laugh at me..." For some reason, Zhou Yuhe felt a lump in his nose. He had never thought that he had never dared to reveal his true feelings in front of Tang Ningyue.

“Okay…”

It seemed that his appearance pleased her. Tang Ningyue was in a good mood and rubbed one of his hands. "You haven't had a good time in Beining yet. Why don't you take this opportunity to have some fun?"

"What about Li Jinglang?"

"Why ask him? Aren't you my husband? Do you want someone else to join our trip?"

After hearing this, Zhou Yuhe's depressed expression relaxed again, and he excitedly held Tang Ningyue's hand.

In fact, neither of them made anything clear, and the conversation was useless from beginning to end, but being so thorough about everything is not necessarily a good thing.

The best thing for a person to live his life is to be confused and not care too much. Otherwise, he will never be happy.

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In the evening, Tang Ningyue went back to the Beining company headquarters. It was already ten o'clock in the evening when she arrived. An employee who had been working overtime had just left the elevator, and the lights in the office building had finally gone off.

It was not surprising to meet Xu Qing in the company. He has always been a workaholic. However, the two of them had not seen each other for about half a year since their last separation, and he did not attend Tang Ningyue's engagement party.

"Haven't you gone back yet?"

Tang Ningyue sat down in front of his desk. The dark circles under Xu Qingye's eyes were clearly visible, and even the warm light could not hide his fatigue.

"Why are you coming so soon?" Xu Qing only received the news that Tang Ningyue was coming in the afternoon.

"It's just a few hours' flight." Tang Ningyue shrugged indifferently and took the coffee cup from Xu Qingye's hand.

"Why is it milk?" Tang Ningyue refused dissatisfiedly.

"Can you sleep after drinking coffee at night?"

"Aren't you drinking too?"

"This is Chinese medicine." Xu Qing also glanced at her.

"Traditional Chinese medicine?" Tang Ningyue raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with you? Is your body damaged?"

"Auntie Zhou's friend..." Xu Qing also pursed her lips, "He opened a Chinese medicine clinic, I went to support him."

"Even Chinese medicine clinics need to understand the ways of the world?" Tang Ningyue smiled and pointed at the cup of dark liquid. "You're quite obedient. You really drink it every day?"

"I'm not like someone who never listens."

Tang Ningyue tsk-tsked, "Stop pointing fingers at others. Why are you so unhappy now that I'm back?"

Xu Qing didn't even look up, still staring at the screen. The bright light shone on his face, revealing his depressed look. "How are you and Zhou Yuhe doing?"

"Whatever, it's just like that."

Tang Ningyue acted like an old married couple and she didn't want to talk about it.

"Didn't you hate this kind of thing before? I've never seen you so obedient. What kind of magic potion did he put on you?"

"People change." Tang Ningyue said nonchalantly, "I won't always be a child."

"So you call this growing up?"

“....”

Tang Ningyue turned her back, put the mug in her hand on the table, and stared at the street scene outside.

"What do you want to say?"

Tang Ningyue was a little annoyed. Oftentimes, it seemed as if everyone always thought they were special to others, but they didn't realize they were not in that position and could not empathize with the ups and downs of life. She hated it most when others pretended to be doing things for her own good.

"I just don't want you to compromise yourself for money or family interests...you..."

"You're overthinking it." Tang Ningyue turned sideways, resting one arm on the table. "I won't let myself suffer any loss. Do you think I can let myself suffer any loss?"

Xu Qing had already seen Tang Ningyue's abilities, but she had always been playing around. He had never thought that she would reach this point today.

"Do you know about Jinglang?"

Xu Qing also changed the subject and stopped talking about those things.

"I know." Tang Ningyue picked up the cup and took a sip of milk, which was still warm.

"I don't care about what happened to you before, but you know that the fact that Zhou Yu and his family have been so powerful for so long is not just hearsay."

"What?" Tang Ningyue curled her lips. "You're still the good guy you always are. Do you care so much about everyone?"

"Do you know how badly he's been injured?" Xu Qing finally closed his computer. "Have you ever been to see him?"

"Isn't it all your own fault that you got hurt?" Tang Ningyue said without hesitation, "Stop blackmailing me."

"That's not what I meant." Xu Qing also realized that his tone was a bit harsh, and calmed down, "I just..."

"What happens to him now has nothing to do with me." Tang Ningyue spoke each word slowly. She was already a little unhappy just now, and now she was even more furious. She wanted to do the opposite of Xu Qing. "Even if he really died, I wouldn't go to see him."

"Bang!"

Just as Tang Ningyue finished speaking, there was a sudden loud noise behind her. It was the sound of a glass hitting the ground. When Tang Ningyue turned around, the glass had already broken into pieces on the ground. The bright light reflected by the moonlight did not seem very beautiful.

Further up is Li Jinglang’s pale face.

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