“Is it ugly?”

"We're here." Chen Qi'an said in a muffled voice, "The front desk won't let you in."

Dongyou then remembered that he hadn't greeted the front desk in advance. He savored Chen Qi'an's tone and wondered why he could sense a hint of coquettishness in his voice.

She didn't even realize she was laughing. "I'll call the front desk," she said.

As he finished speaking, the phone at the front desk rang, and the receptionist answered the call, "Hello?"

The voice on Chen Qi'an's phone was the same as the one on the front desk. It said calmly, "Xiaoqing, let him in."

The receptionist blinked: "Ah? Okay, Mr. Dong."

After hanging up the phone, the receptionist calmly looked at the tall, handsome man in front of her. With a proper smile on her face, she swiped the gate open and said, "Please come in, sir. Mr. Dong's office is at the end of this road."

Chen Qi'an nodded slightly and said with a barely perceptible smile, "Thank you."

Looking at his back, the gossipy heart of the receptionist was burning.

Who is this man? What is his relationship with Mr. Dong?

You know, she has been working as a receptionist for more than a year, but she has never encountered anyone who personally called the front desk to let them in, and it seems that this man came to discuss private matters.

Her gaze shifted to the two lunch boxes, her eyes suddenly widened, and a guess arose in her mind - no... could it be President Dong's boyfriend!

The area of ​​the floor rented by Dongyou was not very large, so Chen Qianan quickly walked to the "President's Office".

“Knock knock.”

"Enter."

Chen Qian'an pushed open the door and saw Dong You still working with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on. He couldn't help but be stunned.

He had never seen Dongyou working, and of course, he hadn't seen Dongyou doing anything seriously for a long time.

——He didn’t even know that winter swimming would cause myopia.

The last time he saw Dongyou being serious was when she was reviewing for her senior year of high school. At that time, he was also watching her writing non-stop.

But Chen Qi'an didn't see him for long. Dong You quickly looked up at him and asked, "You're here?"

Chen Qi'an's tall figure caught her eye.

He was wearing a pure white sweatshirt and pants today. From the perspective of winter travel, you could see the two black backpack straps on his broad shoulders. The whole outfit made him look like an energetic male college student.

Of course he was angry...

To be precise, Chen Qi'an had never attended a formal class. His daily work was like doing college homework, and he wasn't drained of his energy by it. Besides, Chen Qi'an had only just graduated from graduate school.

Dong You was stunned for half a minute before she slowly reacted. She blinked and came back to her senses. She raised her chin and nodded to Xiao Chadian beside the desk, "You sit there and wait for me. I'll be done soon."

Dong You kept his word. Just as Chen Qi'an opened the lunch boxes and laid them out, Dong You had finished his work and sat down next to him. She asked in surprise, "Why did you bring lunch?"

Chen Qi'an handed her the chopsticks and said calmly, "Lunch time."

Dong You took the chopsticks and glanced at the time on his phone's lock screen. "Indeed. But you said you had something to show me. What was it?"

"Let's talk after dinner."

"OK."

Dongyou was really hungry. He ate for several minutes before he could say, "Where did you buy this? This is a homemade dish? It's delicious."

Chen Qi'an didn't answer her immediately. He slowly chewed the food in his mouth and swallowed it before saying calmly, "I did it."

"?!" Dong You paused chewing for a moment, surprised and delighted, and suddenly felt that the rice was even more fragrant. She smiled and said, "You can cook?"

Chen Qi'an nodded.

Chen Qi'an didn't have a big appetite, so he finished his meal earlier than Dong You. He closed his lunch box and took out the tablet from his bag.

He was flipping through the photo album on his tablet. Dong You, who was beside him, had already put down her lunch box and was buckling it up, imitating his movements. However, her eyes were on Chen Qi'an's tablet. As she moved, she asked him, "Is this what you want to show me?"

"Hmm." He moved the tablet in front of Dongyou, "Which one do you like?"

Dongyou didn't take the tablet. He naturally put his head next to Chen Qian'an and swiped the photos with his fingers.

The photos in the album are some soft furnishings diagrams Chen Qi'an created using software. Each one has a different style, ranging from antique to cyberpunk, from simple to complex, from black and white to colorful. There are so many types that I almost feel dizzy.

Chen Qian'an held his breath quietly. Winter travel was so wonderful.

But he was completely unaware of the winter outing and was carefully flipping through the photo album, comparing them over and over again.

He wanted Dongyou to stay away from him, but in his heart he was still craving for the fragrance.

He didn't say anything, but just competed with himself secretly.

"This is it," Dongyou paused at one of the photos, which was painted in a simple and elegant color scheme of black, gold, white and gray. She said, "I like this one."

"Um……"

"What's wrong with you? Why does your face feel a little red?" Dong You looked at his face seriously and asked with concern: "Is it too hot?"

As she spoke, she was about to adjust the temperature of the air conditioner, thinking that it was really hot in the summer, and this air conditioner was not very useful, and it made her face red from the heat.

Chen Qi'an was afraid that she would be cold, so he stopped her and said, "It's okay, I'll be leaving soon."

“…I feel hot.”

Chen Qi'an reluctantly let go. "Alright." He picked up the tablet. The screen was still showing the picture he had just chosen for the winter outing. "Then I'll follow this?"

"Okay, but it doesn't have to be exactly the same. Just make some adjustments as you see fit."

Chen Qi'an nodded and glanced at the time. "Then I'll be leaving first."

Before she knew it, lunch break was almost over. Dong You was a little reluctant to leave and almost impulsively asked Chen Qian'an to stay with her. Fortunately, she still had her wits about her and forced a smile to say goodbye to Chen Qian'an.

The wedding room was almost ready, and the week before they were set to move in was Zhang Ruye's 80th birthday. Several of her friends had passed away this year.

For her 80th birthday party, she wanted to have a grander one. She really enjoyed lively atmosphere. Secretly, she also wanted to take this opportunity to meet some old friends who were still alive.

Dong Qun was very happy to fulfill his mother's little wish. He started preparing for the birthday party a month before, and the invitations were sent out one after another. Almost all the famous nobles in H City were on the invitation list.

After learning that Dong You would not hold a wedding, Dong Qun was depressed for several days and spent his free time thinking about it. Wang Huan said he did not understand why he was angry because Dong You did not want to hold a wedding. He could not give an answer himself and pondered it secretly for several days.

Wang Huan said, "I think you are too traditional."

A few days later, when discussing cooperation, the partner mentioned that his son was about the same age as Dongyou and suggested that the two children get in touch with each other.

Dong Qun refused repeatedly, saying that his daughter was already married, and he finally understood.

Dong You is actually very similar to Wang Huan in his youth: equally talented, equally from a distinguished family, and equally broke away from their families to start their own businesses. Because they are so outstanding, there are always people who are attracted to them and want to marry them.

When Wang Huan was divorced, people who heard the news almost trampled through the door of the Wang family's house. Dong Qun had just met Wang Huan at that time and pursued him for a long time before he finally lured Wang Huan to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a marriage certificate.

Because it was her second marriage, Wang Huan did not want to hold a wedding. Her first marriage was forced to marry a young man from a noble family, and the wedding was very grand. If she held another one with Dong Qun, she was afraid that he would be laughed at.

Because they didn't have a wedding, many people didn't know they were married.

However, Dong Qun saw with his own eyes that someone else came to the Wang family with a lot of gifts to ask for Wang Huan's hand in marriage. He was unhappy and started to lose his temper. He complained that Wang Huan didn't want to have a wedding. He was about to say that it was because Wang Huan didn't love him. In order to appease him, Wang Huan said, "Then let's have a wedding."

A big reason why Dong Qun was unhappy that Dong You didn't hold a wedding was because he empathized with Chen Qian'an.

I feel like I have no name or status in the circle.

However, he couldn't force Dongyou to hold a wedding. Coincidentally, his mother's birthday party was a good opportunity.

At that time, Chen Qi'an just needs to send a gift as the grandson-in-law.

*

The birthday party was held in the Dong family's old house. On that day, the Dong family's old house was crowded with luxury cars. The whole villa exuded the smell of money, and golden lights radiated from the inside out.

Dong You was very close to her grandmother and had taken leave early to return home. After dinner, she sat on the sofa in the living room and texted Chen Qi'an.

Before the dinner started, Chen Qian'an sent her a message saying that there was a small problem with the decoration of the wedding room. He rushed to deal with it, which delayed him and he might arrive late.

I didn’t expect that “arriving late” would mean arriving so late during the winter trip. It was even past dinner time.

【Winter: Where have you been? 】

A: We're almost there.

There were a lot of people here today, and Dong You wasn't sure if Chen Qi'an would feel uncomfortable with the crowds. Although Chen Qi'an had visited the old house several times as a child, many areas of the house were different from the original layout after the renovations. She herself hadn't been back in a long time, and when she arrived, she walked around several times. She was a little worried that Chen Qi'an would get lost when he got there. She stood up and walked out the door, her fingers tapping the screen rapidly.

【Dong: I'll wait for you at the door.】

A: Okay.

After the main meal, many people stood up and moved around, picking up their wine glasses and socializing.

Dong You leaned against the Roman column in front of the villa, looking intently at the gate. Not long after, Chen Qi'an appeared at the gate in a neat suit.

He seemed to have put on some hairspray. Dong You smiled and walked up to him, taking his hand as if no one was around. "Why are you still putting on hairspray today?"

Chen Qi'an touched his hair uncomfortably and asked, "Does it look bad?"

"It's not bad looking." Dong You smiled, "Very handsome."

Dong You naturally took Chen Qian'an's hand and walked into the house, completely ignoring the strange looks from the people around them.

Not to mention Chen Qian'an, his attention was not on others at all.

Everyone watched as the two of them walked into the house side by side in an intimate manner, and only started talking when their figures disappeared.

"What's going on with them?"

A voice said nonchalantly, "They're probably just worried that Chen Qi'an will get lost."

"??? How old is Chen Qi'an??? Listen to what I'm saying, right?"

"Oh, what's so strange about this? Isn't that what they used to do?"

"...How old were they before and how old are they now? Do you understand avoiding suspicion? If I were to say, there's something going on between them. - Do you dare to bet?"

Everyone shook their heads: "No bet."

What a joke! They are not 100% sure that there is no affair between the two.

These second-generations had been placed in the aristocratic schools of H City since childhood, surrounded by classmates and alumni. Among them, the most prominent families were undoubtedly the Dong, Chen, and Liu families of the five major chaebols in H City.

As the only daughter and sole heir of the huge Dong Group, Dong You receives extraordinary attention at school, not to mention that she is often with the two brothers from the Chen family.

"During the winter tour of high school, I saw her intercepting a love letter from someone else to Chen Qi'an. I really don't dare to gamble..."

"Not only that... During the senior year sports meet, when Chen Qianan accidentally fell, she heard about it and ran out of the classroom without a word, carrying Chen Qianan to the infirmary..."

"I was so stupid... I thought she really treated Chen Qi'an as her brother..."

"It's hard to say. Didn't many people say that Dong You and Chen Qi Xiao were a good match? Chen Qi An is far inferior to his brother. I don't believe Dong You is stupid enough to choose Chen Qi An over Chen Qi Xiao. Maybe Dong You is just taking care of Chen Qi Xiao's brother, - you understand?"

"...Why did she have to choose one of them? I remember that she didn't have a good relationship with either of them after college."

As they walked into the hall, someone raised their chin and gestured to the speaker to look in the direction of Dong You and Chen Qi'an. "Then how do you explain their current state?"