When Ye Qing turned to look at Xi Quan standing outside the car, she was very surprised. After a moment of hesitation, she opened the car door and got out.
Xi Quan, who was standing outside the car, saw Ye Qing get out and reached out to help her.
"What are you doing here?" Ye Qing asked Xi Quan in surprise.
Xi Quan didn't rush to answer Ye Qing, but instead looked at Dalson, who got off the car almost at the same time as Ye Qing.
After exchanging polite greetings with Xi Quan, Dalson went inside first, since he was treating everyone to dinner today, ostensibly to follow local customs.
Since the idea is to follow local customs, it wouldn't be very acceptable for the person who hosted the dinner to be absent. Besides, with Xi Quan present, he couldn't be so inconsiderate.
After all, the ability to be perceptive is a human instinct, regardless of nationality.
Ye Qing had asked Dalson a question in the car earlier, but Dalson had already left, so Ye Qing didn't feel comfortable calling him back.
Then her gaze fell on Xi Quan again. Although Ye Qing had asked him why he was here, Xi Quan hadn't answered yet. But Ye Qing thought that Xi Quan was a busy person and might be having a social engagement. So she said, "I didn't know you weren't going home for dinner. If I had known you weren't going home for dinner, I would have gone back."
Xi Quan glanced at Ye Qing, who was blaming herself, and didn't want to say that she had rushed over immediately after receiving Liang Lu's call.
Since what happened to his grandmother, Xi Quan and Liang Lu had a fight. It seemed like they had vented their anger, but neither of them had taken the initiative to contact the other.
When Xi Quan received the call and knew it was from Liang Lu, he considered hanging up for a moment.
But after hearing what Liang Lu said, Xi Quan hung up the phone and came over immediately.
However, Xi Quan would not tell Ye Qing these thoughts that were difficult to express from the bottom of his heart, nor would he say that he felt threatened by Dalson.
The thought of those years when he and Ye Qing were apart, and how Dalson was by Ye Qing's side, even as a friend, was unbearable for Xi Quan.
So when faced with Ye Qing's question, Xi Quan said calmly, "You are pregnant after all, so I'm a little worried."
Ye Qing didn't think there was anything wrong with Xi Quan's answer, but then she realized that she hadn't told Xi Quan where she was eating.
Xi Quan's heart skipped a beat as he considered whether to betray Liang Lu. But then he thought, if he betrayed Liang Lu, wouldn't that prove that what he said earlier was just an excuse? And a lie at that.
Ye Qing knew whether Xi Quan would be angry or not; it was hard to say now, but it certainly wasn't a good thing for him.
So even though he was clearly a little guilty, Xi Quan appeared completely calm and collected. Not only that, he even questioned Ye Qing: "You called me and told me that, have you forgotten?"
The final word "forgot" is absolutely the finishing touch.
Ye Qing asked, puzzled, "Oh, I mean, my memory has been getting worse lately. It's true what they say, pregnancy makes you stupid for three years."
Xi Quan held Ye Qing's hand and said indulgently, "It's okay, it's not a big deal."
Listen to this!
In terms of strategy, Ye Qing is no match for Xi Quan.
"Let's go, haven't we eaten yet?" Xi Quan pulled Ye Qing's hand and led her inside.
Ye Qing didn't actually like this kind of occasion, but since no one lives in a vacuum, interpersonal relationships are still necessary, so Ye Qing came along with everyone.
However, things have changed now that Xi Quan has arrived. Although the meal was paid for by Dalson, Jiang Xinya, as the editor-in-chief of the magazine, is also present.
Regardless of Xi Quan's feelings for Jiang Xinya, Jiang Xinya's feelings for Xi Quan were quite obvious.
As for whether Jiang Xinya still has feelings for Xi Quan, Ye Qing doesn't want to know.
So no matter what, Ye Qing didn't want Xi Quan and Jiang Xinya to eat at the same table. So after taking a few steps, Ye Qing grabbed Xi Quan's hand and pulled him back, signaling him not to go any further.
Xi Quan turned to look at Ye Qing, puzzled.
“Jiang Xinya is here too.”
Upon hearing Ye Qing mention this name, Xi Quan paused for a moment, wanting to ask who it was, but before he could finish speaking, he belatedly realized who Ye Qing was referring to.
Actually, when Ye Qing's magazine first approached her to shoot a cover, she mentioned Jiang Xinya to Xi Quan, and Xi Quan remembered it. Because of Jiang Xinya, Xi Quan didn't ask about Ye Qing's cover shoot at all during this period.
However, Dalson made Xi Quan feel very threatened, so he temporarily ignored Jiang Xinya's existence.
Xi Quan now remembered who it was, but he didn't feel there was anything wrong with him going to the dinner party with Ye Qing. In fact, he felt guilty if he didn't go, so he said, "There's nothing between her and me, I..."
Xi Quan felt he had to go to prove himself, but at this time, women and men think differently. Ye Qing trusted Xi Quan and didn't need him to prove anything.
Similarly, if Jiang Xinya still has feelings for Xi Quan, then if Xi Quan goes with her, Jiang Xinya will inevitably keep an eye on Xi Quan, which will make Ye Qing feel uneasy.
Xi Quan is her husband, and she doesn't want other women's eyes on him.
Furthermore, if Jiang Xinya doesn't have any feelings for Xi Quan right now, and Ye Qing takes Xi Quan with him, Jiang Xinya probably won't look at Xi Quan, but she will likely see Ye Qing's actions as a provocation.
Ye Qing and Jiang Xinya didn't get along well to begin with, so she didn't really care what Jiang Xinya thought of Ye Qing.
But if they hadn't shot the cover before, Ye Qing might have thought that provoking her was fine, and that she could do whatever she wanted.
However, now that the cover has been shot, it's ultimately meant to advertise for his own studio. If it's effective, he will reap the real benefits.
Therefore, Ye Qing felt that now that the cover shoot was over, he had already given Jiang Xinya a hard time. Regardless of what Jiang Xinya actually thought about Xi Quan, it was best not to provoke her before the magazine was released.
So Ye Qing interrupted Xi Quan: "I'll go say hello, then we'll go."
After saying that, seeing that Xi Quan was about to explain, Ye Qing said, "I don't really like these kinds of occasions, but if I don't go, I'll seem like I'm not fitting in. Now that you're here, I have an excuse."
Xi Quan stared at Ye Qing for a moment, and seeing that Ye Qing wasn't angry, he didn't insist anymore.
Perhaps Xi Quan couldn't see that Ye Qing didn't actually want him to have a chance to talk to Jiang Xinya, but Xi Quan himself didn't want Ye Qing and Dalson to have too much interaction either.
Xi Quan already felt a sense of crisis towards Dilson. These past few days, he had been picking up and dropping off the children every day and had tentatively asked them about Dilson. Xi Quan knew that when Ye Qing was abroad with the children, Dilson's presence was very strong!
Everyone knew that Ye Qing had ridden in Dalson's car, but Dalson came over on his own. Even during the small talk, he had to ask about Ye Qing. So, from Dalson, everyone already knew that Ye Qing's husband had arrived.
So when Ye Qing came over to greet everyone, no one was too surprised. Besides, they might need to save up for another round of drinks after their meal, and it wouldn't be convenient for Ye Qing, who was pregnant.
Ye Qing had no regrets about not having a dinner party, but when he saw Dalson, he was still puzzled by the question he had asked Dalson earlier that Dalson hadn't answered.
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