Ye Zhao and Lin Yu chatted casually as they went to the restaurant they had booked in advance.
They arrived quite some time ago, and Jiang Che and Xie Ming finally came late.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. There was a traffic jam on the way, which caused a little delay." Jiang Che sat down next to Ye Zhao with a gentle smile on his face.
Xie Ming followed behind him and sat down next to Lin Yu. He met Lin Yu's gaze and said with a grin, "Good evening, Dr. Lin. Sorry to keep you waiting."
Lin Yu smiled slightly: "Good evening, President Xie!"
Upon seeing this, Ye Zhao and Jiang Che exchanged a tacit glance, then smiled and looked away.
After everyone had ordered, Xie Ming smiled and asked, "What kind of car did you drive today? I looked for you for a long time after hearing your voice before I realized you weren't driving your own car."
Jiang Che smiled and said, "It's the family driver's car."
Xie Ming looked puzzled: "The car broke down? Don't you have other things at home..."
Jiang Che interrupted him with a laugh, saying, "It's too eye-catching. The driver's car should be more discreet; the paperwork for the new car hasn't been completed yet..."
Xie Ming was initially surprised. He remembered that one of Jiang Che's few hobbies was collecting all kinds of famous and luxury cars. None of the cars in his garage were low-key. Now he suddenly thought his car was too flashy.
But then he glanced at Ye Zhao beside him and seemed to understand something. He sighed and said, "It's better to keep a low profile. He Jie said he saw you with a woman at the airport that day. Luckily, he didn't see that it was Ye Zhao, otherwise, with his big mouth, the whole world would know..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Che exchanged a glance with Ye Zhao, then frowned slightly and asked, "He saw it? What else did he see?"
Xie Ming replied slowly, "I saw you with a woman, but he didn't recognize Ye Zhao. He said he wanted to chase after you, but he couldn't catch up..."
Ye Zhao slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and Jiang Che patted the back of her hand reassuringly.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu suddenly spoke up: "So what if they saw it? They're just dating, they haven't done anything immoral. Zhao Zhao, don't worry. If you can avoid announcing it, then don't. Wait until your relationship is more stable before making a decision..."
Xie Ming chimed in, "That's right. Everyone has had a couple of relationships. Your affair with Shen Du happened years ago; you should have put it aside by now."
Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Yeah, I'm not worried, I just find it troublesome."
Jiang Che looked at her seriously and said, "It's okay, I'm not afraid of trouble, I'm here."
Ye Zhao smiled at him upon hearing this, and Lin Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Hey, you two, can you stop being so lovey-dovey?"
The two smiled at each other, their expressions slightly awkward, but they tacitly remained silent, and Xie Ming changed the subject at the opportune moment.
The group chatted and ate, and by the end of the meal, it was already quite late.
Lin Yu knew that Jiang Che and Ye Zhao needed some time alone, so she left with Xie Ming after dinner. With the two of them gone, the private room suddenly became quiet.
Jiang Che looked at Ye Zhao and asked gently, "Are you going back tomorrow?"
Ye Zhao nodded, took his hand and said gently, "Shangyang still has things waiting for me to go back and deal with. I've settled things here with him, and I'm going to pick Yuanbao up tomorrow."
Actually, Ye Zhao hadn't planned to go back in such a hurry. It was just that Feng Cheng from Shangyang called and said there were some things she needed to go back to handle. Time was of the essence and she couldn't delay, so she had no choice but to go back ahead of schedule.
A flicker of disappointment crossed Jiang Che's eyes upon hearing this, before he said gently, "I'll have Mu Xu take you back; I really can't leave here."
Ye Zhao quickly replied, "It's alright, I can manage on my own. How can Mu Xu manage without you? I'm just catching a flight, no need to see me off."
Jiang Che said slowly, "I'll feel more at ease if he takes you there; there are a lot of bad people out there..."
Ye Zhao smiled helplessly and asked in return, "Do you think I'm someone who's easy to fool?"
Jiang Che's expression was slightly unnatural as he replied, "It's inconvenient for you to travel with Yuanbao, so I can't accompany you. Mu Xu can help out if he comes along, okay?"
He was just worried that Ye Zhao wouldn't be able to handle Yuanbao alone. Train stations and airports have huge crowds, and Yuanbao is very lively. What if they encountered bad people?
Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Ye Zhao had no choice but to say, "Alright then..."
Jiang Che smiled with satisfaction. When he smiled, the coldness in his eyes and brows disappeared, and he looked gentle and handsome. A few stray hairs on his forehead added a touch of laziness to his appearance.
Ye Zhao reached out and tidied the stray hairs on his forehead, saying gently, "Thank you, A-Che!"
Jiang Che's pupils were filled with Ye Zhao's image. Hearing this, he frowned slightly and said, "Why say thank you? There's no need for thanks between us."
Ye Zhao paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
She was just used to being polite to others, but Jiang Che was no ordinary person now, so she didn't need to thank him.
Jiang Che smiled contentedly, reached out and pulled Ye Zhao into his arms, sighed with satisfaction, and then whispered, "I don't want you to leave."
Ye Zhao patted Yuanbao on the back as if comforting him, and said gently, "I will come back. If you have some free time in a while, you can come to Shangyang to find me."
When Ye Zhao and Jiang Che started dating, they were already prepared for a long-distance relationship. But when the day actually came, she was reluctant to part ways. However, there was nothing she could do. Her life was centered in Shangyang, while Jiang Che's was centered in City A. They couldn't give up their own lives to accommodate each other, so they could only continue like this for the time being.
Jiang Che nodded and replied, "Okay, remember to miss me."
Ye Zhao knew he would say this, and smiled knowingly, saying in a coaxing tone, "I know! I promise I'll miss you."
Jiang Che hugged the person in his arms tightly, rested his head on her shoulder, and smelled the faint fragrance of her hair, feeling a sense of contentment in his heart.
After a while, he released the person in his arms and said gently, "It's still early, shall we go see a movie?"
"Okay, what movie?"
"I heard there's a really good new suspense movie that just came out. Want to see it?"
"Great, I really like this kind of film..."
"Then let's go see this."
"OK."
Both of them were action-oriented and decided to go immediately. Jiang Che drove straight to the movie theater.
On the way, Jiang Che suddenly remembered Yang Wan's matter. He turned to look at Ye Zhao and carefully said, "By the way, Zhao Zhao, there's something I've been wanting to tell you..."
Ye Zhao turned to look at him and asked, "What?"
When Jiang Che met her gaze, he suddenly felt a little guilty. After all, the incident had happened right under his nose, and it was rather embarrassing to talk about.
So he turned away from Ye Zhao and slowly said, "It's about Yang Wan..."
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