Chapter 92

The baseball game that Lin Xiangshuo had scheduled was in two days, which was so close that the news of the share transfer between Lin Langyi and Ying Yuan had only just started to spread.

This time, the family had no objections.

Lin Langyi stayed overnight in Dingpu Community that day. The next day, Yuan Chuyu left breakfast in the kitchen and left first.

When she went downstairs and turned into the parking lot, she immediately saw Cheng Yanjin and Lin Xiangshuo.

Last time, Lin Xiangshuo deliberately chose a time when she wasn't home to meet with Cheng Yanjin, but this time he waited patiently, just to see her.

Cheng Yanjin's positioning was particularly intriguing. He deliberately positioned Lin Xiangshuo with his back to the stairwell exit so that Lin Langyi wouldn't immediately see that she hadn't actually come down from this building.

Cheng Yanjin was wearing jogging clothes. Although he was talking to Lin Xiangshuo, his gaze would always unconsciously drift over Lin Xiangshuo's head toward the exit.

He was the first to see Lin Langyi come out.

Only when he got closer did he interrupt the oblivious Lin Xiangshuo, facing her and asking, "You're finally up? Have you finished the breakfast on the table?"

That's as if she came from the couple's house.

Lin Langyi glanced at Cheng Yanjin, whose expression remained unchanged.

That's exactly why she knew perfectly well that Cheng Yanjin knew she had stayed overnight across the street last night.

"Xiaoyi, I've come to give you the tickets." Lin Xiangshuo came to deliver the tickets in person, so he waited downstairs for half an hour.

Previously, such treatment would only be reserved for highly regarded shareholders or directors.

Lin Langyi, with a bag slung over her shoulder, glanced at Lin Xiangshuo and took it with a smile.

Yes, but now she is also a director and shareholder who must be taken seriously.

"Thank you, brother." She glanced at the ticket.

Lin Xiangshuo thought she was looking at the seats and worried that she might not be satisfied, so he explained, "The seats are not fixed and can be adjusted later. I'll check back to see who is actually here, as there may be people who can't come at the last minute."

He paused, then deliberately highlighted this sentence: "I haven't finished delivering yet; this is the first stop."

No wonder they were waiting downstairs so early.

Lin Langyi's smile widened, and she nodded, repeating, "Thank you, brother."

Cheng Yanjin: "He was planning to message you, but he just happened to run into me in the neighborhood while I was waiting... for a run."

Having completed his mission, Lin Xiangshuo casually said a few words before taking his leave. After all, the distinguished guests at Yuan Chuyu's birthday banquet couldn't be invited with just a phone call or a text message; of course, he had to personally visit each of them. Sending tickets was merely a gesture of sincerity.

As the group parted ways, before leaving, Lin Xiangshuo's gaze lingered between Lin Langyi and Cheng Yanjin, but in the end, he remained silent.

After watching his car drive away, Cheng Yanjin explained in a low voice, "He ran into me when he entered the residential area. I was afraid he would overthink it, so I stopped him and said a few words... What I said about breakfast earlier wasn't meant to show affection. I know we're in a long-distance relationship, but..."

"I understand," Lin Langyi said. "Thanks."

He wasn't happy at all because of her gratitude. He muttered like a resentful worker forced to do illegal work, "When the baseball game comes, we'll sit separately in front of so many people in the industry. When I get back, my dad will definitely ask me what's going on. I'll explain."

Lin Langyi nodded, her gaze lingering on the breakfast shop packaging he was trying to hide behind his back. She recognized it as the shop he used to frequent when they lived together, because she thought the food was quite good.

...

On the day of the game, Lin Xiangshuo purchased seats concentrated in the first to third rows, almost all of which were near home plate, making his seat selection excellent overall. However, some seats were snapped up by other spectators, so the seats he reserved were spaced out and not consecutive.

Upon entering, Lin Xiangshuo was extremely busy, personally escorting key figures to the best vantage points.

Meng Hui stood beside Lin Langyi. After seeing Lin Xiangshuo escort Xi Ying to a row of seats, she called out, "A-Shuo, over here."

Lin Xiangshuo was handing over the coffee Xi Ying had ordered when he heard the sound and raised his hand to Meng Hui to indicate that he knew.

He even prepared snacks and drinks. Baseball games are long and slow-paced, so it's more about socializing than watching the game.

After dropping off Xi Ying, it was Lin Langyi's turn according to the seating arrangement he had previously made in his mind. Meng Hui was giving the brother and sister a way out, insisting that Lin Xiangshuo treat Lin Langyi like a distinguished guest.

"Xiao Yi." Lin Xiangshuo was sweating from running. He glanced at Meng Hui and then turned his gaze back, wiping his sweat with his hand. "First row, a good seat is reserved for you."

Lin Langyi took out a pack of tissues from her bag and handed it to him with a smile, saying, "Okay, enjoy your brother's blessing."

Lin Xiangshuo personally escorted her to a row of seats. The seats in the middle were spaced apart, with a pair of seats next to each other. As he had expected, this was the perfect place to seat Lin Cheng and his partner.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Yanjin suddenly went to the second row and shouted loudly to Lin Xiangshuo, "I'll sit here in the aisle. I have something to do later, so I'll leave first."

Many people looked at him, and then at the spot where Lin Langyi was sitting. It was clearly a spacious and convenient spot, a top-notch location.

Lin Xiangshuo hadn't expected this sudden change. Cheng Yanjin hadn't mentioned it when he arrived this morning, and now his seating arrangement was all messed up...

He glanced at Lin Langyi's face, hoping she, as his fiancée, would call the man over.

Lin Langyi remained calm, not even lifting her eyelids. She silently sat down in her seat, reached out and took off her baseball cap, placing it heavily on the adjacent seat along with her bag.

Lin Xiangshuo was taken aback. No matter what, he could still read Lin Langyi's expression. Her current indifferent attitude clearly indicated that she was angry.

He stole a glance at Cheng Yanjin, who was in the second row with his head down, engrossed in playing on his phone, and then looked at Lin Langyi, who was crossing her legs and fiddling with the bracelet on her wrist. He belatedly realized that the two seemed to have had a fight.

It's not appropriate for outsiders to interfere in matters between husband and wife.

Lin Xiangshuo shut his mouth, raised his head and looked around, thinking about who else he could call over to sit here.

"I'll sit with Miss Lin." Xi Ying suddenly stood up and walked over, smiling as she said, "We didn't even have a proper conversation at President Yuan's birthday party last time."

Lin Langyi put down her hand that was playing with the bracelet, looked up at Xi Ying, and immediately snapped out of her cold expression and returned to her natural self.

She deftly picked up her bag from the seat next to her, stood up and placed Xi Ying's coffee on the armrest: "That's great."

"I heard you're going to the US in a couple of days?" Xi Ying's attitude towards Lin Langyi changed completely compared to last time. After sitting down, she leaned closer to Lin Langyi by the armrest to speak, acting like an elder caring for a younger person.

"You're so well-informed?" Lin Langyi smiled. "I'm going to the experimental field to learn something."

“Because I have a friend who works at a research institute, I called him yesterday, and we ended up chatting. It’s such a small world.” Xi Ying stroked her thick, lustrous earlobes; the pigeon-egg-sized earrings made her fleshy ears look even more auspicious.

"Then I'll have to ask Aunt Ying to take good care of me."

“No, no,” she waved her hand, “I’m abroad, and I might not come back to China even once every few years.”

The two chatted back and forth when Yuan Chuyu, who was five or six seats away, suddenly got up and walked over.

Xi Ying pulled her leg back to let him pass. Yuan Chuyu nodded politely to her, and then gave Lin Langyi a barely perceptible nod as well.

"President Yuan?" Lin Xiangshuo asked from behind.

He deliberately reserved a spot next to Yuan Chuyu, hoping to exchange a few words with him during the match.

“I’m blocking the view from where I’m sitting,” Yuan Chuyu explained. “Please, ladies, come and sit in the front.”

He went around to the second row and sat behind Lin Langyi. Feng Congning, who originally wanted to sit there, paused and had no choice but to go to the first row.

As Feng Congning passed Lin Langyi, he glanced at her face several times.

After being in a long-distance relationship for so long, Cheng Yanjin's unusual behavior hadn't been a recent development. When asked, he wouldn't say anything, only shaking his head and saying everything was fine. Now that he's finally back, the two of them are back to their cold war dynamic...

Feng Congning had originally wanted to sit behind Lin Langyi and ask her a few questions when she had a chance, but unfortunately there were no seats left, so she would have to wait until later.

Lin Xiangshuo looked left and right, and the carefully arranged seating chart had completely vanished.

The match wasn't particularly exciting; both sides were just average, it was like two weaklings pecking at each other.

With everyone's minds elsewhere from the competition, Xi Ying asked Lin Langyi about some business matters, reminiscing several times about Ying Shanhu's rise to wealth, and showing great interest in her recent acquisition of company shares from the Zhuang family and Ying Yuan.

After chatting for a while, Xi Ying suddenly craned her neck to look back a few times, then turned to Lin Langyi and said, "Xiao Jin is gone."

Lin Langyi stared straight ahead, as if she hadn't heard those words.

On her phone, Cheng Yanjin had sent her a message before he left, accompanied by several crying emojis, sounding aggrieved.

"When are you planning to get engaged and married?" Xi Ying asked with a smile.

Lin Langyi smiled but did not answer.

This attitude is really too subtle.

Xi Ying's shrewd and capable eyes, as sharp as a hawk's, still held a smile, but remained fixed on Lin Langyi's face, not missing a single change in her expression.

Although we haven't known each other for very long, she's always been good at judging people.

Xi Ying picked up the coffee next to her, took a sip, put it back, and took out her phone to reply to Cheng Yangkang.

During halftime, the scene on the big screen suddenly changed, and cheerful music started playing. Many audience members began to cheer and jeer the moment the music started, and some even frantically raised their hands to call for the cameraman to film them.

Lin Langyi didn't understand what this segment was at first, but when the words "kiss cam" appeared in bold pink on the big screen, she realized why the audience was so excited.

The two people framed in the heart shape must kiss.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xi Ying invited Yuan Pingran to go to the restroom.

The kiss cam captured two couples in succession, both of whom kissed each other naturally and openly.

The third couple were strangers. The man hurriedly begged for mercy in front of the camera, while the woman's best friend leaned over and kissed her, and then let it go.

The audience was overjoyed, and Lin Langyi was also enjoying the show, until the next second, her face appeared on the big screen.

Before the smile on her face could even fade, the surrounding audience was already whistling and applauding enthusiastically for a long time.

Lin Langyi and the high school student sitting next to her, who was still wearing his school uniform, looked at each other. The boy had a few pimples on his face, and his face looked awkward and immature.

He hurriedly gestured to indicate that he was only 17 years old, but the surroundings were too noisy, and his words were drowned out by the boiling crowd.

Lin Langyi was also embarrassed. She put her baseball cap back on, then quickly rummaged through her bag for tissues, wrote "minor" on them with lipstick, and held them up, begging for forgiveness.

The boy was sitting next to his father, who quickly put his arm around his son's shoulder and pulled him out of the camera's view.

Perhaps because the sign of "minor" held up by Lin Langyi was somewhat intimidating, the camera graciously raised its hand and tilted upwards a bit.

Lin Langyi hadn't fully breathed a sigh of relief when, in the next second, she suddenly saw herself and the calm-looking Yuan Chuyu appear in the camera at the same time, and her expression faltered for a moment.

His face was indeed very suitable for appearing on such a big screen, and the cameraman also found that the two of them framed in the same heart shape were very pleasing to the eye, so he zoomed in for a close-up amidst more intense whistling.

Help.

Lin Langyi's mind went blank.

The first three rows were all familiar faces.

Feeling momentarily lost, Lin Langyi managed to get her disconnected brain working again.

If Cheng Yanjin were present at this time, it would be best for him to step in and take the blame. However, even if he were present, given that the breakup announcement they had planned had already been made, it would be most beneficial for him to dissolve the engagement since the show had already gone this far.

Lin Langyi flipped the tissue in her hand over, holding the lipstick on top, thinking of a reason she could quickly write down to get herself out of trouble.

Yuan Chuyu was a beat slow to react. When the camera captured him and her in the same frame, his usually calm and composed face froze for a moment. He then looked up and stared intently at the photo on the big screen.

That expression didn't seem like someone who didn't know you, nor did it seem like someone who was unwilling. Instead, it was as if a thousand words had come crashing down on you like an unprepared tsunami, but you had swallowed them down with difficulty. Apart from the tremors on the seabed, there were only ripples on the surface of the water caused by the wind.

His dazed state was too obvious.

This fleeting reaction was captured by a high-definition camera right in the face. The more the jeers intensified, the more the person felt like they were being roasted on a hot plate, with no way out.

In this tense and urgent atmosphere, Lin Langyi couldn't come up with any reason. She pinched the brim of her baseball cap and glanced at the big screen one last time. She saw Yuan Chuyu look away, calm down, and shake his head in a cool and indifferent manner.

Very good attitude.

But the problem was, his ears turned uncontrollably red.

The thin layer of crimson spread from her ears all the way to her cheeks, leaving an overly obvious mark on her fair skin.

He seemed to realize this, frowned, turned his face more forcefully, lowered his eyes and used his thick eyelashes to cover the expression in his eyes, making him look even more aloof and unyielding.

Lin Langyi didn't dare to look at the few acquaintances around her.

No, if we continue like this, it will only make things more obvious.

A few seats away, some strangers in the audience, not wanting to miss out on the fun, approached and recorded the scene with their phones, asking with a grin, "Hey beautiful, still not done? Does that handsome guy have a girlfriend...? We have some single guys here, want to help you out?"

Lin Langyi didn't even glance at her. She put the lipstick cap back on, and when it clicked into the slot, it felt heavy. Only then did she belatedly realize that she hadn't twisted it back before putting the cap back on.

It must have broken inside.

She loosened her clenched fist, and the lipstick, along with the crumpled tissue she had been pulling, fell onto the seat.

Lin Langyi turned around, bent one leg with her knee on the seat, and placed the other leg diagonally on the ground. Leaning back in her chair, she turned her baseball cap around and shouted loudly at Yuan Chuyu, "Can you do me a favor?"

She was desperately trying to fabricate a clumsy lie, but she still put all her effort into making her acting superb. In front of everyone, she apologized and clasped her hands in a gesture of pleading, trying to make acquaintances see her distressed pleas.

They were just stuck in a difficult situation and couldn't back down.

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.

Xi Ying and Yuan Pingran returned late, and someone in the corridor pointed in Lin Langyi's direction and told them the whole story.

"You've thoroughly learned all about the excitement abroad." Xi Ying chuckled and scolded, then turned her head and glanced at her childhood friend out of the corner of her eye. She noticed that Yuan Pingran was not as composed as usual, but instead quickly glanced at the other side of the row.

Xi Ying paused, then looked in that direction and saw that it should be Feng Congning.

Judging from Yuan Chuyu's clean and ruthless approach at the birthday banquet, Lin Langyi will likely be rejected.

Suddenly, a loud whistle erupted from the audience. The whistle reached its peak and then cleverly changed its tone, followed by thunderous applause.

Xi Ying was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned her gaze to the big screen.

In the center of the pink heart frame, Lin Langyi knelt on one knee with her back to the camera, while Yuan Chuyu stood up completely from his seat, leaned down, and used one hand to completely block her view from the side of her face, while the other hand took off her baseball cap and held it between his fingers, blocking the other half of her face as well.

From a distance, it looked as if he were cupping her face in his hands, lowering his head to kiss her tenderly.

Lin Langyi leaned back slightly, her neck and back curving into a beautiful arc, while Yuan Chuyu surprisingly moved forward an inch. This slight struggle made the kiss, which was probably misplaced, seem more believable.

The two separated immediately after the applause began, both with unusually calm expressions. Lin Langyi even shrugged at the camera and smiled helplessly.

However, after sitting down, it took quite a while, until Xi Ying slowly walked over and sat down next to her, smiling as she smoothed her slightly messy long hair with her hand, before Lin Langyi realized that her hat was not in her hand.

She wanted to turn around and ask Yuan Chuyu for it back, but she restrained herself and gave Xi Ying an embarrassed smile, pretending that she had completely forgotten about it.

"That's some luck with the lottery." Xi Ying downplayed the matter, "No wonder your career has taken off so quickly. Everyone has their own destiny, and you are destined to be blessed."

Lin Langyi smiled naturally, just like at the beginning: "Then I'll go scratch some lottery tickets later."

The people behind him left.

Even though nothing had happened, Lin Langyi was listening intently and immediately recognized Yuan Chuyu's footsteps.

Xi Ying turned her head to look, covered her mouth and giggled, then reached out her arm to pull the person: "Why did you take the hat too?"

Having already uttered the key words, Lin Langyi could no longer pretend not to hear them, so she could only feign sudden realization and quickly turn her head away.

Upon seeing his face clearly, even a seasoned and highly skilled criminal like her couldn't hold back her emotions.

Why did Yuan Chuyu's ears turn so red?!

Surely he didn't have an allergic reaction after she misjudged his appearance in public?!

She didn't even touch him! He pressed forward one last time, a fleeting touch like a dragonfly skimming the water, and then they separated.

If it weren't for the fact that we've slept together countless times, looking at his innocent and naive appearance now, I would have thought this was his first kiss!

"Hat." Yuan Chuyu handed over the baseball cap after being called over, his speech becoming increasingly concise and clear, as if he didn't want to stay there any longer.

When he returned the items, he kept his head down and didn't even glance at her. He handed them back and left.

"It's really rare to see President Yuan..." Xi Ying was a shrewd person. Once she caught a whiff of something, she wouldn't let go. She followed Yuan Chuyu's back for a long time until he disappeared at the far end of the corridor before she looked away.

Lin Langyi didn't reply. She hung her hat on her bag strap and acted as if nothing had happened, planning to continue watching the game after halftime.

But the game ended there.

Feng Congning suddenly rushed over from the other side, her high heels clicking loudly, and blurted out, "Xiaoyi, why are you and Yanjin breaking up—"

Xi Ying suddenly looked at her.

This half-sentence is already captivating enough.

Lin Langyi took a silent breath, briefly regretting in her heart that she had forgotten to remind Cheng Yanjin that she had just been selected as a lucky audience member.

She was stunned for quite a while.

Because of this incident, she almost forgot that today was the day she and Cheng Yanjin had agreed to confess their long-distance breakup.

He obediently followed the plan.

But something unexpected happened to her.

Now, connecting the two events, the timing of this dissolution of the marriage alliance becomes somewhat intriguing.

Lin Langyi's expression remained calm, seemingly unaffected by the news or the kiss camera incident.

Perhaps because her emotions were too stable, Feng Congning calmed down from her anxious, headless state and realized that this was not a good place to talk.

“I called Yan Jin back; he’s at the company now.” Feng Congning’s expression was extremely unpleasant, her forced smile stiff and strained. “The old man wants him to go back, you…”

“Okay, I’ll go too.” Lin Langyi picked up her bag, and the baseball cap hanging on it swayed.

When Feng Congning saw the hat, her expression darkened even more. The muscles around her mouth twitched, but she tried her best to maintain a facade of dignity.

As the two walked to the corridor, Yuan Chuyu had just returned. She didn't even glance at him as she brushed past him.

His steps seemed to pause for a moment, but he quickly returned to his seat.

"Zhuzhu?" Meng Hui's voice rang out. She stood in the middle of the third row with a worried expression. Seeing Feng Cong leading the person away with a sullen face, she immediately walked towards Lin Langyi.

"Mom." Lin Langyi glanced to the side, saw Lin Xiangshuo's surprised expression, and then looked away.

"I have something to take care of and need to go to the old house," Lin Langyi said calmly. "Mom, why don't you and Dad come too? We can get everything sorted out together."