Chapter 74 Meng Yue Returns the Money

After learning that Ran Jing accepted the invitation, the happiest person besides Ye Leyao and the Huo family was Chu Cheng.

"Really? Ran Jing really said he was coming?" Chu Cheng found it hard to believe and asked Ye Leyao again.

Ye Leyao smiled and nodded: "Well, he said he was leaving now to catch up here."

Chu Cheng stood up in a hurry, took out the car key, and asked hurriedly: "Where is he now? It's hard to get a car here. Can I pick him up?"

Ye Leyao was stunned.

[Of course I can, but the problem is, if you leave now, what if Meng Yue can't find you when he comes later? ]

[If Meng Yue knew that you were going to pick up Ran Jing and followed you... wouldn't I be unable to watch the excitement today? 】

Before Ye Leyao could figure out how to start, Qin Yao's voice came from the side: "If you go to pick someone up, who will help you receive your friend?"

Chu Cheng thought of this, his face changed slightly, and he was a little embarrassed: "It seems so, then cousin, can you..."

"I'll let the driver pick him up," Qin Yao said, his eyes fell on Ye Leyao beside him, "Leyao, ask Ran Jing to send the location."

Ye Leyao nodded hurriedly, lowered his head and sent a message to Ran Jing, and at the same time couldn't help muttering in his heart:

[Sure enough, President Qin is more reliable! 】

Ye Leyao sent a message to Ran Jing, telling him that Chu Cheng sent someone to pick him up, and Ran Jing didn't hesitate and quickly sent the address.

Qin Yao called the driver, and soon the driver called back to say that he had picked up the person.

Chu Cheng couldn't hold back his joy after hearing this, and he went up to Qin Yao and gave him a big hug: "Thank you, cousin!"

Qin Yao frowned, and pushed Chu Cheng away with some disgust: "Stay away from me."

Chu Cheng happily let go of Qin Yao, and turned to look at Ye Leyao next to him.

Ye Leyao was quick to sense the danger coming, and hid behind Qin Yao.

[Don't rush over and hug me too!]

Chu Cheng missed, sighed with regret, and was about to say something, when someone called Chu Cheng's name not far away.

Chu Cheng responded, blinked at Ye Leyao: "Thank you!"

He ran away after saying this.

Ye Leyao looked at Chu Cheng's back, and then at Qin Yao.

Qin Yao thought for a moment and asked, "You don't like physical contact with strangers?"

Ye Leyao was very surprised.

[How did Mr. Qin tell that? ! ]

Qin Yao's mouth slightly curved: "It seems that I guessed right?"

Ye Leyao nodded and explained in a low voice: "I have never liked physical contact with others since I was a child, and it is not limited to strangers. I should say that I just don't like to be too close to people, including my parents and my brother." After a pause, Ye Leyao looked at Qin Yao and asked, "But although I don't like physical contact with others, I should not show it obviously, right?"

[I have been working hard to change it! ]

Including when recording variety shows, the guests record the show together, and it is inevitable that there will be some physical contact occasionally.

Ye Leyao has been working hard to overcome it.

Qin Yao briefly recalled the little things he had experienced with Ye Leyao before, and admitted that Ye Leyao had indeed concealed it very well, and even he had only just discovered it.

Qin Yao said, "It's not obvious."

Ye Leyao's mouth curled up, and he was immediately a little proud.

[It seems that I have made progress! ]

Then he saw Qin Yao's dark eyes staring at Ye Leyao without blinking, and changed the subject: "Then why don't you reject shaking hands with me?"

Qin Yao's tone was calm, but with a hint of just the right amount of doubt.

Ye Leyao raised his head, and his eyes unexpectedly bumped into Qin Yao's deep eyes.

Qin Yao heard Ye Leyao asking himself in confusion in his heart:

[Yes, why? ]

[It seems that I didn't hate it when I shook hands with President Qin for the first time? 】

【Even...】

An excited voice suddenly came from the villa: "Is that Meng Yue?!"

Ye Leyao's inner voice was interrupted, he turned his head and looked into the villa, his expression somewhat excited:

【Did Meng Yue come so early? 】

【I remember that he seemed to confess at noon? ! Could it be that he came in advance to prepare? 】

Ye Leyao quickly lowered his head to check the time on his mobile phone.

【It's already half past ten...】

Qin Yao's eyes fell on Ye Leyao's sparkling eyes, and he sighed imperceptibly in his heart.

It seems that the conversation has come to an end.

"Do you want to go over and take a look?" Qin Yao took the initiative to speak.

Ye Leyao nodded quickly.

【If I remember correctly, Meng Yue seemed to have given Chu Cheng a bouquet of flowers as soon as he got off the car. I have to go and take a look! Qin Yao

extended his hand to Ye Leyao.

Ye Leyao held Qin Yao's hand without thinking.

At the moment when their fingers were intertwined, Qin Yao took Ye Leyao's hand and walked out first.

Ye Leyao's eyes fell on the two people's tightly clasped hands. It was at this moment that he suddenly remembered why he did not reject shaking hands with Qin Yao.

"A little nostalgic."

Qin Yao turned his head: "Huh?"

Ye Leyao himself had not figured out the reason yet, so he smiled at Qin Yao: "Nothing, let's go quickly."

Qin Yao did not ask any more questions, and took Ye Leyao through the villa lobby and came to the front hall.

As soon as the two came in, they heard a burst of booing:

"Wow——"

"Such a big bouquet! President Meng is generous!"

"Hurry up, I want to take a picture!"

Ye Leyao's eyes fell on the front, and the corners of his mouth curled up all of a sudden.

I saw a bouquet of heart-shaped roses about two or three meters long, which was wrapped extremely beautifully and was placed at the door of the villa.

Meng Yue stood beside the bouquet, holding a black custom-made cane in one hand and a small bouquet of blue roses in the other.

Everyone was amazed by this scene.

Some people were impressed by Meng Yue's generosity, while others were keenly aware that something was wrong.

"This... such a large bouquet of roses, would friends give roses to each other? Could it be that Meng Yue is pursuing Chu Cheng?" Someone whispered.

The person next to him immediately said, "No way? I haven't heard that Meng Yue likes Chu Cheng, and didn't Chu Cheng just return to China?"

"Yes, I haven't heard Chu Cheng say that he and Meng Yue have such a good relationship before."

In addition to some wealthy children who are on good terms with Chu Cheng, the guests present today are mostly Chu Cheng's former junior high school classmates. Naturally, they also know Meng Yue, who was in the same class with them.

Soon someone whispered, "Is it possible that Meng Yue has liked Chu Cheng since junior high school?!"

Ye Leyao looked at the man with admiration when he heard this.

[Yes, that's it!]

[Meng Yue has had a crush on Chu Cheng since junior high school, but you don't have to be so surprised now, he just sent two bouquets of flowers! There will be more exciting things to come!]

Qin Yao and Huo Yan turned their heads and looked at Ye Leyao when they heard this.

"So you won't confess yet?" asked Huo's mother.

Dad Huo had been staring at the door of the villa opposite and nodded: "Xiaoyao is talking about a grand confession. Although there are roses now, it doesn't look very formal, so let's not rush."

​​Mom Huo breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again: "That's fine, that's fine."

Just now, seeing such a large bouquet of roses suddenly appear in the villa next door, Mom Huo almost couldn't help but go downstairs to see the excitement.

After taking a sip of tea, Mom Huo turned her attention to the protagonists of this banquet-Chu Cheng and Meng Yue.

Before Meng Yue came, Chu Cheng was drinking with friends in the hall.

Hearing Meng Yue's name, Chu Cheng was slightly stunned.

He expressed the same doubts as his friends beside him, why is Meng Yue here?

After meeting in the bar last time, they didn't talk for a few words, and Meng Yue suddenly went to the hospital.

From that time on, Chu Cheng felt that Meng Yue was not a good drinker.

So Chu Cheng had not originally planned to invite Meng Yue to the birthday party this time.

But Chu Cheng changed his mind and realized that he had already met Meng Yue, and he would be staying in the country for some time, so maybe they would meet again in the future.

If he didn't invite Meng Yue now, what if it would be awkward when they met in the future?

There was no other way, Chu Cheng could only call Meng Yue in person and tell him that he could come if he had time, and of course it would be even better if he didn't have time.

How did Meng Yue reply at that time?

Oh, he said he didn't have time.

How could someone who didn't have time suddenly appear here?

If Ye Leyao knew what Chu Cheng was thinking, he would definitely answer him - of course it was because Meng Yue wanted to give you a surprise!

But you can tell by looking at the expression on Chu Cheng's face at this moment.

This surprise, so far, is only surprise, not joy.

Ye Leyao glanced at Chu Cheng's expression and couldn't help laughing.

[It feels like Chu Cheng is a little confused.]

[Yes, the person who clearly said that he didn't have time and would not attend his party, suddenly showed up at the party, and gave such a large bouquet of roses with particularly obvious implications——]

[Chu Cheng should be very headache, right? After all, Ran Jing will be here later!]

[No, no, the more I think about it, the more exciting it feels!]

Ye Leyao stared at the two people in front of him with burning eyes.

From the time Chu Cheng walked out of the villa and saw the bouquet of roses to now, a full two minutes have passed.

In these two minutes, Chu Cheng never said a word.

Meng Yue was nervous and excited at first, then a little panicked, and now uneasy.

He subconsciously tightened his crutches, pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and then mustered up the courage to ask: "Chu Cheng, you... don't like it?"

Chu Cheng just woke up from a dream, there were so many people watching him.

He had to deal with this matter quickly, so Chu Cheng smiled at Meng Yue: "I like it. How can I not like the flowers my friends gave me?"

Chu Cheng turned around and called a few friends, instructing them to move the bouquet of roses in quickly.

Seeing this, Meng Yue felt relieved and smiled.

Ye Leyao couldn't suppress the smile at this moment.

[Hey, they've already rejected you, Meng Yue, why are you still laughing? ]

Huo Yan was ready to leave, but he paused when he heard this.

Rejected?

What?

Could it be that Chu Cheng understood what Meng Yue meant?

No, why didn't he see it just now?

Huo's father and mother were also stunned.

Didn't Chu Cheng have someone move the flowers in?

Huo's father suddenly reacted: "Friends! Chu Cheng just said friends!"

Huo's mother nodded repeatedly: "Yes, he said friends, so Chu Cheng saw that Meng Yue was interested in him?"

"That must be the case, otherwise he wouldn't say that!" Huo's father said.

Huo's mother was also excited: "So when can we go to the scene to see it?!"

She really wanted to go to the scene to see Meng Yue's expression!

Huo's father and mother couldn't see it, but Ye Leyao and Huo Yan could see it clearly.

Meng Yue was really happy, and a big smile hung on his face, which was always serious. When he saw the roses being moved in, he leaned on his crutches and walked slowly towards Chu Cheng: "I, I thought you didn't like it."

The roses were moved away, but the friends who were watching the excitement around them didn't leave.

Chu Cheng had to save some face for Meng Yue, and smiled when he heard it: "How could that be?"

The smile on Meng Yue's face suddenly became bigger, and he quickly handed over the flowers in his hand: "This is..."

Chu Cheng directly reached out to take it, then waved to a friend who was watching, and handed the flowers to that friend, and said: "Quick, find a vase and help Mr. Meng put his flowers!"

The smile on Meng Yue's face suddenly froze.

Those were obviously the flowers he gave to Chu Cheng...

Could it be that Chu Cheng didn't like them?

Ye Leyao couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

[Smiles will never disappear, they will only transfer.]

Qin Yao's mouth corners curled up and nodded without comment.

"Mr. Meng, please sit down, I'll go greet other friends first!" Chu Cheng waved to Meng Yue and turned away.

"Chu..." Before Meng Yue could say a word, Chu Cheng disappeared.

Qin Yao turned to Ye Leyao and said, "I'm going to say hello. Do you want to come with me?"

Ye Leyao followed his gaze and glanced at Meng Yue, and shook his head quickly, "No, no."

Qin Yao then let go of Ye Leyao's hand and pointed to the kitchen on the first floor, "I put the milk in the refrigerator. If you want to drink it, pour it yourself. I'll say hello to Meng Yue and come to you."

Ye Leyao nodded quickly, then trotted to the kitchen.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, Ye Leyao heard a heavy sigh from inside. Ye Leyao

looked carefully and saw who it was, not Chu Cheng.

"What are you sighing about?" Ye Leyao asked.

Chu Cheng looked at him unhappily, then glanced outside, and after making sure that no one was around, he said, "Your mouth is harder to suppress than AK, and you're still asking questions knowing the answer?"

Ye Leyao covered his mouth and laughed out loud.

Chu Cheng stared at him for several seconds, and suddenly reacted, "So you knew it from the beginning, Gua King?"

Ye Leyao's eyes widened slightly, "How did you know..."

"It's not like I don't go online!" Chu Cheng sighed.

On that day in the bar, Chu Cheng did feel that the atmosphere was a bit weird, especially Ye Leyao's expression.

But he didn't think much about it at the time. After all, he wasn't a narcissist. How could he think that Meng Yue liked him just by looking at him?

If the heart-shaped bouquet just now hadn't been too exaggerated, Chu Cheng wouldn't have thought about it in this way.

After a long sigh, Chu Cheng was a little distressed: "So I have to find a chance to make it clear to Meng Yue. There were so many people outside just now, and I was embarrassed to reject him directly. What should I do now?"

How could Ye Leyao know what to do?

He just shook his head.

[Don't ask me!]

Chu Cheng sighed, and suddenly thought of something, and turned his head to look at Ye Leyao: "By the way, I saw Ran Jing and Meng Yue sitting together that day. They were..."

At this time, Ye Leyao's mobile phone rang.

Ye Leyao picked it up and saw: "Ran Jing's call."

Chu Cheng: "..."

Ye Leyao picked up the milk he had poured and answered the phone while walking out: "Are you almost there? Okay, I'll ask someone to pick you up."

Chu Cheng quickly followed: "Wait for me, I'll go with you!"

The two walked out of the kitchen together, attracting a lot of attention.

Meng Yue was originally sitting on the sofa talking to Qin Yao. When he heard Chu Cheng's voice, he stood up directly: "Chu Cheng, is it convenient for you to go somewhere with me?"

Ye Leyao quickly walked in front of Qin Yao, winked at Qin Yao, pointed at his mobile phone, and walked out of the villa.

Qin Yao understood what Ye Leyao meant, and stood up to stop Chu Cheng who wanted to go with him: "Let Leyao go."

Meng Yue looked at Chu Cheng with burning eyes: "Chu Cheng, I...isn't it almost noon? I asked someone to book a lunch at the resort restaurant, do you...want to bring your friends over?"

Ye Leyao heard this as soon as he walked to the door. He walked quickly to the staff next to him, told him the license plate number, and quickly walked back to the villa.

At this time, half of the people in the hall had their eyes on Chu Cheng.

Chu Cheng said without thinking: "But I have already ordered a meal..."

"You can bring it over to eat together even if you have ordered a meal," Meng Yue said a little embarrassedly, "I invited a five-star chef to come, and all the ingredients are reserved in advance..."

Chu Cheng was a little embarrassed.

Meng Yue continued, "And we've ordered quite a few tables. If you don't go, wouldn't that be a waste..."

Chu Cheng: "..."

So who asked you to do this?

But Chu Cheng thought about it and felt that it was not impossible for him to go with Meng Yue. He could take this opportunity to make things clear with Meng Yue.

So Chu Cheng simply nodded, "Okay, then send me the bill." Meng

Yue smiled when he heard Chu Cheng's agreement, and said directly, "No, today is your birthday, and this is what I should do..."

"But we are just friends after all, how can I let you spend money?" Chu Cheng said.

[Hiss, Chu Cheng has made it clear that you are just friends! So Meng Yue——]

Ye Leyao's eyes fell on Meng Yue.

The smile on Meng Yue's face froze again, but this time Meng Yue adjusted himself quickly, and a smile appeared on his face again after a while.

Ye Leyao wanted to laugh even more.

At the same time, he secretly hoped:

[Ran Jing, you'd better come over quickly! ]

Since they decided to dine at the restaurant Meng Yue mentioned, Chu Cheng didn't hesitate and turned around to start greeting his friends.

Qin Yao suddenly asked Ye Leyao: "Do you want to invite uncles and aunts?"

Ye Leyao hurriedly said: "Then I will call my parents and ask them if they can come?"

Qin Yao nodded.

Huo Yan followed behind the two of them, and he raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.

It was just like what Huo's father and mother said, Qin Yao was a thorough person.

It's just——

He really didn't agree with Ye Leyao and Qin Yao being together!

Qin Yao was already 24 years old, the same age as him, but six years older than Ye Leyao!

Huo Yan followed behind the two of them, and suddenly frowned as he watched their shoulders getting closer and closer.

Wait.

Would Ye Leyao get so close to other people before?

Huo Yan fell into deep thought.

Ye Leyao finished his call and said to Qin Yao, "They said they're coming!"

Qin Yao asked again, "Do we need to wait for them to come together?"

"No," Ye Leyao shook his head, "Dad Huo said they'll go slowly by themselves, so let us go first."

Qin Yao nodded, and then continued to walk forward. Ye Leyao

was about to put away his phone, and at this time his phone vibrated again. He looked down and saw that it was a message from Ran Jing.

"Ran Jing: I'm getting off the car."

Ye Leyao was immediately more excited:

[Ran Jing's timing is just right!]

[If I remember correctly, the restaurant is just around the corner. There is a large lawn at the entrance of the restaurant——]

As Ye Leyao finished speaking, Qin Yao and Huo Yan looked up at the same time.

Meng Yue and Chu Cheng in front turned a corner, and Chu Cheng suddenly stopped.

The friends following behind him were all stunned.

"Why don't you leave?"

"Chu Cheng?"

"Huh, what is this?" "

It seems like someone wants to confess? Did we come to the wrong place?"

Listening to the discussions of his friends behind him, Chu Cheng felt more and more that something was wrong.

He turned to look at Meng Yue, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Meng Yue slowly moving forward: "It's here, let's go."

Chu Cheng: "..."

No, something's wrong!

It's too wrong!

He can't follow Meng Yue in anymore.

Seeing this, Ye Leyao's eyes widened with excitement, and he walked quickly forward without thinking.

Qin Yao and Huo Yan followed closely behind.

Huo's father and mother followed at the end of the team and also quickened their pace.

Turning the corner, there was a neatly trimmed and flat lawn.

But at this time, there was not a single blade of grass on the green grass, and it was covered with bouquets of fresh roses of various colors.

From a distance, you can smell the unique fragrance of roses.

Everyone's eyes widened.

In the middle of the lawn, there is a path covered with roses, leading directly to the restaurant.

Meng Yue leaned on his crutches, turned around and looked at Chu Cheng with a smile: "Let's go?"

Chu Cheng's face almost turned green.

What else does he not understand at this time?

Is Meng Yue waiting here to invite him into a treasury?

Ye Leyao covered his face with his hands, wanting to laugh very much.

[For Chu Cheng, how can this not be considered a Hongmen Banquet? ]

Chu Cheng subconsciously took a step back.

But his friends reacted faster than him, and they stopped Chu Cheng directly.

One friend blinked: "Chu Cheng, let's go."

Another friend said: "Hurry up!"

It was clear at a glance that things were not simple. How could they let Chu Cheng leave like this?

They must see this excitement!

Chu Cheng was so angry at his friends that he laughed. He gritted his teeth and said, "Is this how you treat the birthday star?"

"Don't worry, let's go and see what's going on!"

"Yeah, what if it's another surprise?"

"Let's go."

Ye Leyao laughed again.

Chu Cheng put his hand on his forehead.

What they said did make sense. What if it was a misunderstanding?

Although Chu Cheng felt that this possibility was very small, he would reject Meng Yue regardless of whether it was a misunderstanding or not. But

after taking only two steps, Chu Cheng suddenly thought of something and looked back at Ye Leyao: "Ran..."

"He'll be here soon!" Ye Leyao said quickly.

Chu Cheng frowned.

To be honest, he didn't really want Ran Jing to see this scene.

But Chu Cheng originally wanted to reject Meng Yue, so he thought it didn't matter.

So Chu Cheng turned around and without saying anything more, followed Meng Yue through this "romantic" path and entered the restaurant.

The moment Chu Cheng stepped into the restaurant, he heard a familiar ringtone.

Chu Cheng realized that this was the bell for classes in their middle school.

He scanned the restaurant and did not see Meng Yue. Instead, he saw a VCR playing on the large display screen in the restaurant.

Ye Leyao followed him into the restaurant, and at this moment, his phone vibrated again.

A message from Ran Jing came: "? Is the address you gave me correct? Why are there so many roses outside?"

Ye Leyao's mouth curled up:

[Of course it's because Meng Yue is going to confess to Chu Cheng here! 】

Ye Leyao didn't intend to hide it from Ran Jing, and replied directly: "Meng Yue seems to be preparing to confess to Chu Cheng here."

Ran Jing: "??? No, how can he have the nerve to confess to Chu Cheng? He hasn't even paid me off!"

Ye Leyao saw Ran Jing's anger from this short line of words.

Ye Leyao replied: "Come on."

Ran Jing: "Three seconds!"

Ye Leyao put away his phone and was about to look back when he felt a breeze blowing by his side.

Everyone was stunned, and then looked up and saw that there was already a person standing on the stage.

The boy ran out of breath and grabbed the microphone from the host next to him. His voice was louder than the VCR, and he said with full energy: "Meng Yue! Get out of here!"

The VCR that was playing was paused, and the whole restaurant was suddenly quiet.

What's going on?

Someone read a lot of gossip and couldn't hide his excitement: "Could it be that the ex who didn't break up cleanly came to the door?"

Ye Leyao's mouth curled up when he heard it.

[Yes and no, Ran Jing came to the door mainly because Meng Yue didn't pay off the money. ]

[The boss who owes wages, eh——]

Ye Leyao made a disdainful sound.