"I'm here too, give me a hand." Chu Yang said quietly, his face covered in soot, looking like a mummy.

"Just go to the bathroom and rinse yourself off. I'm not helping you, you bad guy," Xiaoli huffed.

"Okay, okay, I'll take care of it myself and then go to work. You two can continue doing something else, just don't fight," Chu Yang said, standing up.

Xiao Li wrinkled her nose at him: "We were arguing because of you."

“Yes,” Shu’er agreed.

Chu Yang chuckled and raised his hands in surrender: "Yes, yes, then I'll disappear on the spot."

After saying that, he darted out the door in a flash.

Xiao Li and Shu'er exchanged a glance and almost couldn't help but smile at each other.

"……snort."

They both turned their heads at the same time.

This time, however, his response was somewhat weak and feeble.

...

The afternoon passed just like that.

After finishing his work on the CoolCat backend, Chu Yang received a call from Zhou Yang.

Seeing him about to leave, Xiaoli poked her head out of the lounge: "Is dinner ready?"

"Yeah, shall we go down together?" Chu Yang said with a smile.

Xiao Li looked inside: "Are you going or not?"

“…Go.” Shu’er also came out.

Chu Yang was somewhat surprised, but said happily, "Then let's go together."

The three of them left the company and took the elevator downstairs.

Lou Chunyue and Zhou Yang, who were waiting outside the gate, were stunned when they saw the three of them appear at the same time.

The two exchanged a glance.

"It's done so quickly?"

"It seems so. They're all interested in watching movies and playing cards together, and they're going to have cocktails in the evening."

"This guy is really capable."

"Now we can get together for a mahjong game."

"We can squeeze him dry."

"ha……"

They whispered a few words to each other, then handed their belongings to the medical staff.

"Don't let them drink too much. If they can't finish it, put it in the refrigerator and drink it tomorrow," Zhou Yang said.

"Don't overdo it." Lou Chunyue blinked.

Chu Yang smiled knowingly: "I understand."

Xiao Li and Shu'er didn't try to decipher the meaning behind the conversation. They stood with Zhou Yang and Lou Chunyue, who were waving at them with warm smiles, which felt a bit strange.

After helping me carry my things, I closed the door and went into the elevator.

Xiao Li couldn't help but ask, "When did Sister Xiao Yang and Sister Chun Yue start seeing each other?"

Shu'er looked at Chu Yang; she was also eager to know.

There was no point in hiding it, Chu Yang said honestly, "It wasn't long ago, about two months ago. I went out with Sister Xiaoyang that day, and when we came back in the evening, we ran into Sister Chunyue. She said she was going to get some late-night snacks, so she invited us to come along..."

As they spoke, they stepped out of the elevator and into the company office.

Xiao Li and Shu'er set dinner on the coffee table and listened to him talk.

"...Actually, Chun Yue is the only one who knows that I dated you all separately. Uh, don't glare at me, and don't blame Chun Yue. It's all my fault."

"Uh, well, that night, we ate barbecue skewers and drank some wine together. Sister Chunyue and Sister Xiaoyang hit it off immediately and became best friends. Then that night, we... um, well, that, that... yes."

Chu Yang spoke softer and softer, and carefully backed away to prevent them from getting angry.

To his surprise, both of them remained calm.

He was still a little uneasy and tentatively asked, "Aren't you angry?"

"What's there to be angry about?" Shu'er set out the tableware and handed him a pair of chopsticks.

"Yes, I thought of that a long time ago, I just wanted to know the process." Xiaoli handed him a bowl of rice.

Chu Yang took it, relieved but also pushing his luck: "Then you should learn from your two good older sisters."

"Hmm?" Xiao Li and Shu'er looked murderous.

Chu Yang shrank back and said with a forced smile, "Just kidding, let's eat."

Xiao Li and Shu'er didn't seem really angry; their expressions quickly softened, and they started eating.

After dinner, Xiaoli couldn't wait to show off her milk tea.

To Chu Yang's surprise, she offered Shu'er a cup.

“…Thank you,” Shu’er replied.

Little Pear unpacked the straw, inserted it into the milk tea cup, took a delicious sip, and her eyes slowly curved into crescent moons.

Then, after a pause, he swallowed and said with some doubt, "The taste... is a little different."

"What, doesn't it taste good?" Chu Yang took it, took a sip, and smacked his lips. "Oh, this was made by Sister Xiao Yang. This is the taste she always makes."

“But it wasn’t before, it’s my favorite flavor,” Xiaoli said.

Chu Yang looked at Shu'er: "What you used to drink was all made by Shu'er. Back when we started experimenting with making milk tea, I gave you a lot of milk tea to drink, but actually, it was all made by Shu'er."

Xiao Li was taken aback, looked at Shu'er with a complicated expression.

She always thought that the milk tea Chu Yang gave her was made by Zhou Yang.

Even when I later went to Li Qingshu's milk tea shop, I assumed that it was all made according to Zhou Yang's recipe.

Unexpectedly, they were all made by Li Qingshu.

Before I knew it, I had drunk so much of her milk tea.

"He who eats another's food is bound to do so," and upon closer reflection, one might even feel a little soft-hearted.

After thinking for a moment, she said softly, "Thank you for making so many delicious milk teas for me."

Shu'er felt a bit conflicted. She glanced at Chu Yang and said, "He gave you all the milk tea I made. I had no idea. Humph."

"Anyway, I still want to thank you. Later, when I went to your milk tea shop, you made it for me personally, and even gave me a super-sized cup. Yeah, I love drinking it." Xiaoli showed some genuine emotion.

I'm mainly worried that things might really fall apart and I won't be able to drink such delicious milk tea anymore.

It's also possible that even Zhou Yang's cooking won't be available, since two of them have left...

Shu'er didn't speak. After hesitating for a moment, she took out her phone and sent a text message.

Chu Yang watched this unfold and felt that things seemed to have progressed even further.

"Well, although Xiao Yang's milk tea isn't as good as Shu'er's, it's still pretty good."

"Of course I'll drink it too." Xiaoli picked it up and took a sip.

Shu'er also started drinking milk tea.

Chu Yang got up, washed and cut a plate of fruit, and handed it to them, saying, "I need to take care of some work. You guys..."

“We won’t argue,” Xiaoli said.

"Mmm," Shu'er responded.

Chu Yang's smile gradually broadened, his joy overflowing: "Then I'll finish up as soon as possible and come to keep you company!"

Watching his light-footed, slightly smug figure, Xiao Li and Shu'er couldn't help but chuckle, their eyes meeting.

“…That’s not what I meant, don’t misunderstand!” Xiaoli quickly said.

"What?" Shu'er blinked.

"It's exactly what you think!"

“I didn’t mean to do that. Even if you did, I certainly wouldn’t do it.”

"I didn't intend to do that, but it can't be like that."

"Then what do you want?"

"I...don't want anything to happen!"

"..."

…