Tong Xiaohuai was startled, thinking it was just her imagination. However, she stopped and turned around, only to see a tall man walking quickly toward her from the corridor about ten meters away.
This man was none other than Yan Bo, whom I hadn't seen or heard from for several days.
Yan Bo's surprise was no less than Tong Xiaohuai's, but it was clear that besides surprise, there was also an undisguised joy shining through his bright black eyes. In the blink of an eye, Yan Bo was already standing in front of Tong Xiaohuai, his probing gaze quickly sweeping over her.
"What a coincidence, you're here to watch the game?"
Tong Xiaohuai nodded. "Yes, and you too?"
Yan Bo shook his head. "No, I came to talk to Manager Xiao about something."
As he was speaking, another person came out of the room at the other end of the corridor, calling out "Third Young Master..." while looking around.
When his gaze fell upon them, they paused for a moment, then finally jogged over and took the initiative to greet Tong Xiaohuai.
"Hello, Miss Tong!"
Tong Xiaohuai looked at the person who had come. She recognized him; he was the young master of the Ling family, and her name seemed to be Ling Qingyun.
"Young Master Ling, hello!"
Before Yan Bo could introduce them, Tong Xiaohuai proactively extended her hand.
Ling Qingyun glanced at Tong Xiaohuai, and for some reason, the words slipped out of her mouth.
"Miss Tong, we're thinking of grabbing a drink later, would you like to join us?"
Tong Xiaohuai glanced at Yan Bo subconsciously, and their eyes met. Yan Bo was about to speak up to help her get away, but she nodded as if possessed.
"Sure! Do you have a place to stay? If not, how about we go to the M-Zone shopping mall?"
M-Zone is a chain of bars owned by Tongjia.
"Alright! Third Young Master has no objections, right?"
The beautiful woman spoke, and Ling Qingyun seemed unable to refuse. At this moment, he had forgotten his previous warning to Yan Bo to stay away from Miss Tong.
Yan Bo glanced at Tong Xiaohuai silently, then nodded without a word.
There's a karaoke bar just two blocks away from the boxing gym.
As soon as Tong Xiaohuai entered, the lobby manager immediately came forward to greet her, "Miss!"
These days, Tong Xiaohuai goes to various bars and KTVs almost every day to inspect and regulate them. As a result, the managers and waiters in the bars are very respectful and fearful when they see her.
"Go tidy up the VIP room upstairs, I'll go greet my friends."
The manager ran away, and Tong Xiaohuai led Yan Bo and Ling Qingyun upstairs slowly.
The three of them arrived in their own cars, and they hadn't talked much since leaving the boxing gym.
Now, Yan Bo stepped forward and walked alongside her, completely ignoring Ling Qingyun's feelings who was left behind.
"Xiao Huai, have you been very busy lately?"
Tong Xiaohuai turned her head to look at him, but instead of answering his question, she asked in return, "And you, are you busy too?"
"Me? I have been quite busy lately. I'm in a new company, and I have to do everything myself, so I'm in a similar situation to you."
Indeed, one of them is a newly established company starting from scratch, and the other is a new leader who has just taken over the reins from his father. When it comes to being busy, they are equally matched.
Anyway, nobody has it easy.
Seeing that he was really busy, Tong Xiaohuai breathed a sigh of relief for no reason.
"Yes, we're both unfortunate people..."
Tong Xiaohuai, who had never sighed in front of elders like Uncle Ming or Uncle Yuan, now naturally began to complain.
The two in front hit it off immediately, while Ling Qingyun, who was following behind, was extremely puzzled.
Mingming was the one who invited Tong Xiaohuai to drink with her, so why was she the one being ignored?
Moreover, judging from the conversation between Yan Bo and Tong Xiaohuai, the two of them seem to be quite familiar with each other.
He really wanted to figure it out, but the two people in front of him kept talking as if no one else was around, and even though it was just casual conversation, he had no chance to interrupt.
For a fleeting moment, Ling Qingyun even had the illusion that he wasn't human, but rather the 100,000-volt spotlight hanging in the square!
Much later, after Ling Qingyun learned that the two had already secretly conspired, he recalled what had happened today and realized that it wasn't a delusion.
But he only realized those things in retrospect; he doesn't have that kind of awareness or insight now.
After the manager invited the three of them into the VIP room and they were seated, Yan Bo was pouring wine for Tong Xiaohuai. Unable to contain his curiosity, he glanced at the two of them.
"You two, are you very familiar with each other?"
He thought that Yan Bo had only gone to congratulate Tong Xiaohuai when he took office, and that they probably wouldn't have much interaction after that.
But now it seems that the two are like old friends. Their conversations and actions reveal a tacit understanding that is difficult for others to understand.
Yan Bo handed the liquor diluted with soda water to Tong Xiaohuai, casually replying, "It's alright..."
Ling Qingyun didn't quite understand what Yan Bo meant by "okay," but since Yan Bo didn't elaborate, he didn't dare to ask too many questions.
Reaching out, he took the wine bottle from Yan Bo's hand. "Third Young Master, let me do it!"
Yan Bo didn't refuse and let go of Ling Qingyun's hand, allowing her to pour him the wine.
Tong Xiaohuai observed the entire interaction between the two and vaguely understood some things in her heart.
She had always thought that Yanbo was easygoing and didn't put on airs.
Because he was always very considerate and gentlemanly towards her, taking meticulous and thoughtful care of her.
But looking at his interactions with Ling Qingyun, he was acting like a proper young nobleman, taking Ling Qingyun's service for granted.
Clearly, he was someone who was used to being waited on by scions of prominent families like Ling Qingyun.
After understanding this point, Tong Xiaohuai had mixed feelings.
If a person is born accustomed to serving others, then serving others is no different from serving himself.
But what does it mean that someone like Yan Bo, who is used to being waited on, would take such meticulous care of himself?
Tong Xiaohuai considered herself a bit thick-skinned, but even so, she wasn't so thick-skinned as to be unable to perceive Yan Bo's meticulous care.
So, why did he disappear without a word these past few days? Was he genuinely busy? Or was it because my previous reactions to him were too indifferent?
While sipping his wine, Tong Xiaohuai secretly reflected on his words and actions lately.
In fact, he was very clear about his feelings from the very beginning.
Although he never explicitly expressed his feelings, his words and actions revealed them all.
Therefore, I probably can no longer pretend to be stupid and enjoy his service and attentiveness as before.
Because it seemed that his indifference had already hurt him.
"Miss Tong, this wine is really good! Is it one of your rare vintage wines?"
Ling Qingyun's words interrupted Tong Xiaohuai's thoughts.
“It’s not a collector’s edition, it’s a brand of wine that we exclusively distribute. If you like it, Young Master Ling, I’ll have someone bring a few bottles over later, and you can take them back and help me promote them.”
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