Halfway through extending my hand, I suddenly remembered the things that were bothering me, and abruptly withdrew my hand.
However, her subtle movement did not escape Yan Bo's notice.
Now he was even more certain that she was hiding something from him.
He casually reached out, grabbed her hand, and pressed it against his face.
Tong Xiaohuai was startled and tried to pull her hand back.
Yan Bo wouldn't let her succeed. He pressed her slightly cool hand against his warm face, lowered his eyes, looked at her tenderly, and asked in a low voice.
Why are your hands so cold?
Tong Xiaohuai has an excellent constitution, and her hands are usually warm. They only get so cold when she walks around in the cold wind without wearing enough clothes.
But she's been inside for quite a while now, and she's almost finished eating, yet her hands are still so cold. That doesn't make sense!
Tong Xiaohuai quickly lowered his eyes, coughed twice, and tried to cover it up, "It's a special time..."
Yan Bo didn't believe her, and he took her hand and pulled it to his neck.
Tao Jia had been dazzled by the couple's constant displays of affection all day, so she was no longer surprised.
She actually believed Tong Xiaohuai's excuse for ignoring Yan Bo.
"Xiao Huai, I have an ancient remedy that is particularly effective for women's pain and cold hands and feet during their period. I'll look for it when I get home and send it to you later."
Tong Xiaohuai could only smile at her and say, "Thank you!"
Yan Bo knew that Tong Xiaohuai was in a bad mood, but he didn't want to pressure her. He simply held her hand, warmed it against her neck for a while, and then rubbed it in his palm.
He hoped that his actions would not only warm her hands but also her heart.
Tong Xiaohuai struggled at first, but eventually gave in and let him hold her hand in his large palm.
Fortunately, they had both almost finished eating, and only Tao Jia was still eating at the table.
"Hmm! You two can keep showing off your love. Love makes you happy, but I'm all alone, so I need to eat more!"
Tao Jia said it, and she did exactly that.
All the dishes on the table suited her taste perfectly. After she finished eating, she noticed there was still a lot left on the table. She didn't want to waste it, so she called the waiter over and packed up all the dishes, saying she would take them back to the hotel to eat in the afternoon.
Tong Xiaohuai felt a little guilty. No matter what, Tao Jia was a guest, and she couldn't let the guest eat leftovers.
"Jiajia, if you like it, I can have someone deliver it to you this afternoon. Let's skip these."
Tao Jia didn't seem to mind. "It's okay, I do this all the time at home."
Tong Xiaohuai wanted to say something, but Yan Bo tugged at her hand, "Xiaohuai, don't worry about her. We're all like this. Our families are very strict. We can't waste food."
Half a day ago, Tong Xiaohuai would not have doubted the truthfulness of Yan Bo's words.
But ever since she learned that he was the third young master of the Yan family in the capital, she felt that this was a bit unbelievable and not very credible.
She thought that when she got back, she would have to ask someone which of the prominent families in the capital, besides the Yan family, had the surname Tao.
Because Tong Xiaohuai said she had something to take care of back home, Yan Bo immediately asked Brother Yang to drive Tong Xiaohuai away, while he hailed a taxi to take Tao Jia back to the hotel.
Tong Xiaohuai watched the car drive away from the Cantonese restaurant, then thought for a moment before asking the driver, Brother Yang.
"Brother Yang, do you know what kind of family the Yan family in Beijing is?"
Yang Ge must have heard her conversation with Tao Jia clearly, so she didn't need to deliberately hide anything.
She just found it ridiculous that even Yang Ge, who was the driver, probably knew more about Yan Bo than she, his girlfriend, did.
Sure enough, Brother Yang nodded and answered her honestly.
"The current patriarch of the Yan family is Yan Zhong, who, according to Miss Tao, should be the father of the third young master of the Yan family. The Yan family has been officials for generations, and they have always held important positions. As for other matters, I don't know much about them."
Even though Brother Yang said he didn't know much about it, he already knew much more about it than Tong Xiaohuai.
"And the Tao family? Which one is it among the prominent families in the capital?"
Yang thought for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "Could it be Commander Tao? That Chief of Staff of the General Staff... I heard he's in the same faction as the Yan family..."
Although Yang Ge wasn't entirely sure if Tao Jia's father was the same Commander Tao, Tong Xiaohuai was convinced that Tao Jia was Commander Tao's daughter.
"Brother Yang, where did you hear all this from?"
Yang smiled sheepishly, "It's nothing. Sometimes when we get together for drinks, we talk about current events and such..."
Tong Xiaohuai hummed in agreement, turned her head to look out the window, and fell into deep thought.
"Young Miss, where are we going now?"
Tong Xiaohuai lied to Yan Bo, saying that something had happened at the casino, but Brother Yang was unaware of this.
After thinking for a moment, Tong Xiaohuai decided to go home and find out the truth.
"Let's go home..."
When Tong Xiaohuai returned home, she was startled.
Originally thought to be his parents in Beijing, Tong Laoda was actually sitting on a small stool, massaging the soles of his mother's feet as she soaked them.
"Xiao Huai? Why are you back so early? Didn't you say you were going out with Xiao Yan's friends?"
Instead of explaining why she and her eldest son were at home instead of in Beijing, Tong's mother became curious about her daughter's whereabouts.
"Dad, Mom, weren't you going to that uncle's place to look at antiques? Why are you at home?"
Originally, she just wanted to go home and ask Qin Ming first, and then call her father if she still didn't understand something. Who would have thought that she would see her parents at home?
Tong Laoda and Tong Ma exchanged a glance, and then Tong Ma said, "Your dad's friend suddenly had an emergency and went abroad. We went there but couldn't find him. There was no point in staying in Beijing, so we took an early morning flight back."
Tong Xiaohuai was half-believing and half-doubting, but she walked over and sat down next to her mother.
Just moments ago, her mind was a jumbled mess of thoughts about Yanbo, but now her mother has stolen her attention.
"Mom, you don't look well..."
Tong Ma's eyes darkened for a moment, but she quickly masked it with a smile.
"You know I get airsick, so of course I don't look well."
Indeed, she had always suffered from motion sickness, but Tong Xiaohuai didn't quite believe her explanation.
She pressed her face against her mother's, rubbing against her for a while, "Mom, you can't lie to me..."
Tong Xiaohuai was already in a low mood, and the thought that her mother's health seemed to have been poor ever since she returned from the trip made her even more upset.
Tong's mother paused for a moment while stroking her head, then quickly said in a light tone, "Silly girl, of course Mom wouldn't lie to you, Mom is perfectly fine!"
Tong Laoda just carefully massaged the soles of Tong Ma's feet without saying a word.
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