The sun in late September has lost its scorching heat and glare of midsummer, but at noon, the disk hanging high in the sky still retains its power, and the sunlight shines hot on the earth.
However, this temperature cannot stop people's enthusiasm for hot pot, and the old hot pot restaurants in Beijing are still full.
In the corner, Tong Yanqi drank warm tea while staring at the ingredients boiling in the pot. It would take a while for the meat to be cooked.
"The food in the bowl is not so hot now, you can eat it first."
As she spoke, Lu Manxi handed the dipping saucer in her hand to Tong Yanqi. The saucer had a little bit of chili oil added to it, so it wasn't spicy at all, which was perfect for Tong Yanqi to satisfy his craving.
Lu Manxi also put down her dipping saucer, which was bright red, just like the chili oil she had just added for Tong Yanqi. She didn't even glance at it.
A real woman only likes the chili sauce labeled as extra spicy by the boss, which smells spicy and fragrant.
Tong Yanqi glanced at her bestie's plate with envy and asked, "Do you want to buy a drink to help with the spiciness?"
Lu Manxi waved her hand nonchalantly, and the bright scarlet manicure on her five slender white fingers was very eye-catching.
"Small problem, let's go get some milk tea after we finish eating."
It won't take many days for her divorce application to be approved, and she must celebrate today to get out of this misery.
"You said before that you wanted me to go with you to apply, but I've been so busy lately that you didn't even tell me when you were preparing the documents."
Tong Yanqi ate the steaming food with great resentment while thinking of Lu Manxi's previous instructions, and said resentfully.
"Hey, I just wanted to keep you occupied and not overthink things. You just started live streaming recently, and you're so busy every day, and there are constant disputes. I handled this little thing myself."
Lu Manxi had a very good stomach, so she didn't need to abstain from food like her best friend. She ate the slices of meat from the spicy hot pot with relish, and had to free her mouth from time to time to chat with Tong Yanqi.
"By the way, Xibao." Halfway through the meal, Lu Manxi suddenly remembered something. She put down the chopsticks she was using to pick up the food and her tone became serious.
"Hmm?" Tong Yanqi looked up blankly, not knowing what she wanted to say, her expression was so serious.
"Some of the Sima family's businesses have returned to China for development, and Sima Luhua is coming back."
Sima Luhua? Tong Yanqi was puzzled. This person's name didn't sound familiar at all. She probably had never heard of him.
She had never heard of the Sima family. Was there such a family in the capital? Or was it from another province in the country?
Seeing her confusion, Lu Manxi didn't intend to keep her in suspense and continued to explain.
"That's the one I told you about before, the gangster's daughter who accidentally saved Wang Bingyan. Her family is very powerful in Country Y, and you should know the methods of a big foreign family without me having to explain them."
Hearing this, Tong Yanqi also realized that this was a serious matter and frowned slightly.
"You said she would target you because of Wang Bingyan? She wouldn't plot an assassination attempt in the country, would she?"
Domestic controls are very strict, and most people don't dare to cause trouble here easily. But if the daughters of foreign gangs really become lawless, they might not follow the rules and take out controlled weapons at will?
"Yes, that's her. This person is very difficult to deal with. I'm telling you this now just to make you stay alert and not come into contact with her easily."
Lu Manxi couldn't elaborate on the deeper dangers, but she had to warn her best friend in advance. Who knew if that woman would suddenly dislike Xibao and want to kill her?
Tong Yanqi nodded seriously: "I will find a few more bodyguards tomorrow to provide close protection."
She held her chin and thought to herself that two bodyguards were still not safe enough. Why not ask Brother Hua for a small team of bodyguards?
Seeing that her best friend was truly considering her warning, Lu Manxi regained her usual smile and soothed her, "Don't worry too much. Normally, she wants to help her family rebuild and expand their market in China, so she wouldn't dare do anything dangerous that would alarm the capital."
"good."
After the hot pot meal, both of them had sweat on their noses and red lips.
Especially Lu Manxi. She didn't wear lipstick when she went out to eat hot pot. Now that she's done eating hot pot, she doesn't need to put on lipstick anymore. Her lips are even fuller and more rosy than when she put on lipstick.
Tong Yanqi smiled and recorded the two of them with red faces after eating hot pot, and sent it to her personal editor Xiaoxiao along with the photos she had just taken.
I got another one in today’s video material, yeah!
The two walked to the milk tea shop in the mall, sat on the chairs in the shop and chatted casually, waiting for the waiter to finish making the milk tea and call your number.
The mall is located on a busy commercial street and is packed with people on weekends. It is very lively with consumers who come to the mall to eat and shop, as well as workers hired by stores to distribute flyers.
Tong Yanqi rested his left elbow on the table, supporting his head, and sat at the table bored, waiting for his milk tea, his eyes casually scanning the customers coming and going.
Huh? Tong Yanqi narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw the man not far away.
This guy is good-looking.
He is a handsome guy, and the type that Manman would like.
"Manman, there's a handsome guy who's pretty good-looking. Do you want to get his contact information?"
Tong Yanqi nudged Lu Manxi's left hand with her right elbow, reminding her best friend who was playing with her phone to look up.
"You know I'm not good-looking, I'm just okay-looking, you probably wouldn't be in my eyes—" Lu Manxi said this, but still raised her head in obedience to Tong Yanqi's wishes.
At a glance, she saw Gu Shiyan standing not far away, and the next words were stuck in her mouth and she died.
The man was standing in the crowd not far away, turning his head and looking around, as if searching for something. Then he saw Lu Manxi staring at him blankly.
In an instant, their eyes met. Lu Manxi felt as if the air around them had frozen. The noisy sounds faded away. She could only see the man's face looking at her and his lips slightly opening and closing.
Caught off guard by Lu Manxi's direct gaze, Gu Shiyan seemed a little hesitant, but the hesitation didn't last long before he walked towards them.
He was very tall and walked towards them with big strides. Soon he stood in front of Tong Yanqi and the others.
As the man got closer, his superior face with deep features and sharp angles gradually became clearer. Lu Manxi said softly, "Xibao, such a beautiful model face, and you actually just think it's okay?"
This is an extremely handsome guy with a strong face. Judging from his height, he should be over 1.9 meters tall.
Tong Yanqi had already withdrawn her gaze and was looking at her boyfriend's message on her phone. Hearing Lu Manxi's questioning whisper, she replied, "He has no hair. I don't like this hairstyle. Besides, I've been liking gentle, handsome guys lately."
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