On the long bridge, Gantang, wrapped in a pink shawl, leaned against the back of a car, the passing cars occasionally blowing her long hair and eyes.
Across the bridge, Mo Huaixing got out of the car and hurried towards Gantang.
"Something happened?" he asked urgently.
Gan Tang looked at him and flashed her sweetest smile, "It's done!"
Mo Huaixing relaxed, slowly walking towards Gan Tang. "What's done?"
"Getting engaged!" Gan Tang still looked at him and smiled. "Although there's no exact date yet, it'll be in the next two or three months. Grandpa Chu is urging us to get engaged."
Mo Huaixing's expression darkened slightly: "You called me over in such a hurry just to say this?"
"Yes, I wanted to say thank you!" Gan Tang straightened up, her words light and cheerful: "Want to have a drink? It's on me."
Yuan Biao hurriedly said, "Miss, I'll go order some skewers."
"No need. You waited for me for so long today, you must be tired. Go back and get some rest!"
It was clearly a way of kicking people out.
Yuan Biao said urgently, "Miss, you've all been drinking, someone needs to drive."
But Gan Tang didn't budge an inch, so he could only dejectedly take the car keys from Mo Huaixing's hand.
At the barbecue stall, there were a few scattered tables of customers. Looking at the seats she and he had sat in last time, now occupied by others, Gan Tang turned to look at the man behind her.
"I want the place cleared out, just this once, is that alright?"
I still remember the time she wanted to exchange two concert tickets, and how angry he looked. So this time, she asked very carefully, so carefully that it broke my heart.
Mo Huaixing went from table to table, handing over red bills and apologizing. She had promised to treat him, but after going around the tables, he had almost no cash left.
It really is necessary for her to invite them.
Looking at the table full of skewers of vegetables that Mo Huaixing had ordered, Gan Tang pouted and said, "I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat."
It was late at night, and she had just come down from the banquet. He was worried that she might have a stomachache, but he didn't expect it to cause such great dissatisfaction. Mo Huaixing went to find the owner to grill meat skewers himself.
When he returned, Gan Tang was slumped on the table, dizzy, muttering incoherent murmurs, but still wearing a faint, captivating smile.
Are you that happy?
Ignoring the stinging sensation in his nose, Mo Huaixing picked up the drunken girl and carried her toward the brightly lit long bridge.
Feeling the warmth, Gan Tang opened her eyes. Her eyes were misty with confusion, but even in her confusion, there was only him in her gaze.
"Mo Huaixing, I will soon be the young mistress of the Chu Group! No, I will be the head of the Chu Group. Jiahe said that I will inherit the entire Chu family business in the future."
Gan Tang curled her fingers, hooked Mo Huaixing's nostrils, and complained with dissatisfaction: "Why didn't you congratulate me?"
"..."
"Congratulations!"
Hearing the answer she wanted, she was still dissatisfied. "Who told you to say congratulations? You're not allowed to say that."
Mo Huaixing was somewhat enlightened by Gan Tang's repeated changes.
"I'm not going to say anything more!" He opened the car door and gently placed her on the back seat.
Gan Tang wrapped her hands around her neck, trapping the man who was trying to leave in front of her, and gradually tightened her grip. Just when Mo Huaixing thought she was going to kiss him, her delicate lips brushed against his cold cheek and touched his ear.
"Mo Huaixing, thank you for not liking me."
Even though the man hadn't been drinking, he looked slightly tipsy. He didn't dare to guess what she meant, but for the first time, he stubbornly refused to take her back to Yuanhuai Manor.
The vast, endless sea, even the wind that blew by was salty. Mo Huaixing sat on a large rock by the sea, gazing at the sleeping girl in the car, for the entire night.
She's finally safe, isn't that great?
The morning light shone through the car window, and Gan Tang slowly opened her eyes, gently rubbing her dizzy head.
How did I get here?
She looked out of the car and saw Mo Huaixing sitting cleanly on the beach, wearing a white shirt and grilling a fragrant blackhead fish in his hand.
"Why did you bring me here?" Gan Tang walked up to him with a hint of displeasure.
"The guilty party is the first to accuse!" Mo Huaixing was even more dissatisfied. "I don't know who it was that wanted to see the sea so late at night and even wanted to jump into the sea to catch fish."
"Huh?" She couldn't remember any of that. Gan Tang sat down and accused her, "You believe what you say when you're drunk?"
Mo Huaixing didn't answer, but stared intently at the girl in front of him and said solemnly, "Don't get drunk again in the future, it's dangerous."
"Never again!" There will never be anyone she dares to get drunk in front of again.
The aroma of fish wafted out, and Gan Tang, with her hands on her knees, pleaded, "I'm hungry."
"Give!"
Gan Tang smiled and took it, savoring it carefully: "Your baking is getting better and better."
"Really?" He wasn't sure.
Gan Tang nodded, "Why don't you come work for the Chu Group with me? You'll definitely earn more than you do now."
Mo Huaixing asked with a smile, "He hates me so much, do you dare?"
"Why wouldn't I dare!" Gan Tang proudly tilted her head back: "You have no idea how much Jia He likes me."
"Just eat yours!" Mo Huaixing got up and left.
Their unspoken feelings began by the sea and will end by the sea.
In the days that followed, Gan Tang always stayed at Yuanhuai Manor, learning how to manage family affairs and how to be a good wife and daughter-in-law.
Occasionally, she would secretly call Tian Tian to check on her parents' safety. She would also discuss marriage with Chu Jiahe. Yes, marriage, not engagement.
"Xintang, how many elders and relatives does the Lu family have, and what about your mother's side?" Chu Jiahe asked her, his voice tinged with a shyness that seemed out of character. "After we get engaged, we'll get married soon. We can leave the others for now, but we should personally deliver wedding invitations to your parents' siblings, so as not to be impolite."
Because of Chu Jiahe's reminder, Gan Tang felt a strong impulse.
If she could reasonably give her parents a legitimate status, such as being the sister of her deceased mother, then she wouldn't just be able to safely send them back to the countryside, but could live with them openly and honestly in this city, seeing them frequently.
"No rush, I'll take you after we get engaged." Once desire takes root in the heart, it can never be shaken off.
While she was carefully planning, Lu Zhengqian's fifty-fifth birthday arrived. Even ordinary people would hold a grand celebration for every fifth anniversary, let alone Lu Zhengqian.
Moreover, Lu Zhengqian was overjoyed that his daughter was about to get engaged to the eldest son of the Chu Group, and he paid extra attention to the birthday banquet. However, the Chu family has always been low-key, and Lu Zhengqian, as the future in-law, did not make a big fuss. This birthday banquet was held in a low-key yet luxurious manner.
Outside the State Guest Hotel, Chu Jiahe's car slowly drove up, and Gan Tang stood on tiptoe to wave.
"Jiahe!"
Chu Jiahe got out of the car and immediately grasped Gan Tang's hand; her fingertips were slightly cool.
Chu Jiahe gently touched Gan Tang's hands and said with concern, "Why weren't you waiting for me inside?"
"I want to see you sooner!" Actually, the weather wasn't cold at all at this time of year; she just naturally had cold hands. Gan Tang chuckled as she watched him carefully tend to her hands.
Chu Jiahe laughed as he watched: "Xintang, are you really twenty-eight years old?"
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