Chapter 235 Extra 6: Don’t be too unkempt
Because of the commotion caused by Zhong Xiaoyu and Qi Bai, the relationship between Guan Xia and Xu Nian changed, but no one noticed. In addition, the weather was cold, and Xu Nian always felt that Guan Xia would be cold, so while holding Guan Xia's hand tightly, he also stuffed it directly into the sleeve of his coat, so that nothing could be seen from the surface.
Guan Xia and Xu Nian were enjoying a sweet atmosphere they had never felt before. Even though the surroundings were noisy, they subconsciously ignored it. As a result, when Guan Xia finally came to her senses and wanted to care about Pang Le, she found that she was drunk.
In fact, Pang Le has always been able to drink a lot, and Guan Xia has never seen her drunk. So why was she able to notice it this time? It was because Pang Le's cheeks were flushed and her eyes were blurred. She and Lu Tingfeng were sitting on a chair each, but when Guan Xia looked at her, she was almost hanging on Lu Tingfeng.
Like a female hooligan, she would touch Lu Tingfeng's face and then his Adam's apple, which made Lu Tingfeng's eyes bright and clear, but his face and neck were all red, which vividly demonstrated what it meant to be blushing.
The only thing that made Guan Xia feel relieved was that Lu Tingfeng looked like he was enjoying it, and the smile on his face was completely uncontrollable. He was very cautious in holding Pang Le, not daring to hold him tightly for fear that others would think he was taking advantage of Pang Le, but also not daring to let go for fear that Pang Le would fall.
Guan Xia's first reaction when she saw this scene was not to rescue, but to sigh secretly. She knew the dilemma that Pang Le was talking about, but as soon as she saw Lu Tingfeng, it was difficult for her to really make up her mind to give up.
Xu Nian had been keeping an eye on Guan Xia, so naturally, following her gaze, he noticed two people who were even more clingy than them. He remained expressionless, but couldn't help but feel a little envious. He hesitated for only a second, observing Guan Xia's expression, then pretended to check the time and said, "It's past one in the morning, you should go to bed. Pang Le is drunk again. Let me help you help Pang Le upstairs to rest. The toiletries we brought are in the car, I'll pick them up and bring them over later."
Guan Xia was once again touched by Xu Nian's thoughtfulness. Seeing that Pang Le was getting more and more excessive, with his hands starting to touch Lu Tingfeng's abdominal muscles, she quickly stood up and rushed to the two of them, saying, "Yes, yes, it's time to rest."
Xu Nian looked at Guan Xia's figure, and always felt a little lost in his heart with empty hands. He first glanced at Lu Tingfeng, then hurriedly stood up and came to the two of them one step behind Guan Xia.
When they got closer, Guan Xia discovered that Pang Le's hand had reached inside Lu Tingfeng's shirt.
Guan Xia suddenly gave Lu Tingfeng a fake smile in embarrassment, then went to pull Pang Le's hand, trying to lift her up, coaxing her, "Pang Le, you're drunk, I'll help you go to bed."
Guan Xia was so worried about her, but Pang Le refused to cooperate at all. She twisted and turned in Lu Tingfeng's arms, desperately trying to dodge Guan Xia's hands, and kept shouting, "No, I don't want to sleep here, I want to go home, I want to sleep in my own bed."
Guan Xia really couldn't control Pang Le, so she could only coax her, "Okay, okay, let's go home and sleep. Then you get up and I'll take you home."
It was unknown which word Guan Xia said irritated Pang Le. Pang Le had just calmed down for a second when he started twisting his body again. He still hugged Lu Tingfeng and refused to let go, shouting, "I don't want you to send me home. I want Lu Tingfeng to send me home. I want Lu Tingfeng to send me home."
Guan Xia knew Pang Le's concerns, so how could she let Lu Tingfeng take her home? She didn't even need to think about what would happen between the two of them given Pang Le's courage when he was drunk.
In order to prevent Pang Le from regretting it when he woke up the next day, Guan Xia used up almost all of her patience and strength. It was winter, but she was so busy that she sweated.
It was just that the drunk Pang Le was being unreasonable. Guan Xia was almost wearing out her lips, but Pang Le still shouted, "I want Lu Tingfeng to take me home. I won't let you."
Looking at Pang Le who was like a child and refused to listen to anything, Guan Xia felt headache and helpless. Then, meeting Lu Tingfeng's eyes which seemed innocent but actually had a smile on them, she felt even more headache.
Guan Xia tried her best to make a final struggle, and reached out to pull Pang Le, "Be good, Pang Le, if you really don't enjoy drinking enough, we can go out to drink again tomorrow, but it's late now, you really should go to bed."
Pang Le dodged Guan Xia's hand, buried his head in Lu Tingfeng's arms and refused to look up. Xu Nian wanted to help, but was afraid of touching something he shouldn't touch, so he didn't dare to really do it. As a result, even though there were two people, they couldn't do anything to Pang Le.
The noise made by the four people quickly attracted the attention of others. Zhong Xiaoyu was having fun and seeing this, he waved his arm and came over to help.
But although Pang Le was drunk, he was really strong. When he faced Guan Xia before, he still had some awareness of holding back his strength, but it was different when facing Zhong Xiaoyu. With one push, he almost pushed Zhong Xiaoyu to the ground.
Ji An quickly helped her up, looked at Pang Le, then looked at Guan Xia, and said helplessly: "Why not just let her sleep here? With so many of us watching over her, nothing will happen."
Anyway, as long as they weren't left alone, they could sleep anywhere. Guan Xia was just about to nod in agreement when Pang Le started to make a fuss again. He suddenly pushed Lu Tingfeng's thigh and stood up. As he walked out, he didn't forget to grab Lu Tingfeng and yelled, "I don't want to sleep here. I want to go home and sleep in my own bed. Don't let anyone stop me."
Guan Xia covered her head in pain. She knew Pang Le so well, how could she not know that Pang Le was getting lustful?
It’s a pity that Guan Xia has been working hard for Pang Le, but Pang Le doesn’t understand her efforts at all. He even feels annoyed by her. He shook off her hand, dragged Lu Tingfeng into the car and refused to get out.
After struggling for a while, Guan Xia had no choice but to watch the designated driver who arrived drive the two away.
At this moment, Guan Xia didn't know whether to sympathize with Pang Le or Lu Tingfeng.
She had almost anticipated the scene after tomorrow: one of them wanted to take advantage of the situation and didn't want to take any responsibility, while the other one, who had finally made some substantial progress, didn't want to let go.
Thinking of the trouble that was about to happen, Guan Xia looked at the direction the two people were leaving with almost eager eyes.
Xu Nian didn't know Pang Le that well, so he naturally misunderstood. He thought Guan Xia was worried that Lu Tingfeng would take advantage of Pang Le, so he pursed his lips and explained solemnly, "Don't worry, Guan Xia. Although Old Lu may seem a bit unreliable, he is definitely not the kind of person who would take advantage of others."
As Xu Nian explained, he casually smoothed Guan Xia's messy hair and collar. Worried that she might be cold, he naturally took her hand and tucked it into his sleeve, suggesting, "I've also called a designated driver, and they should be here soon. If you're really worried, why don't we follow them and see?"
Guan Xia was thinking the same thing, and upon hearing this, she immediately became anxious and dragged Xu Nian towards the parking lot. "Okay, okay, let's follow them and see what happens. This will help me give up and we can also make preparations early."
Xu Nian didn't understand what preparations were being made and wanted to ask, but after looking at Guan Xia's expression, he didn't ask in the end.
Only five minutes later than Pang Le and the others, the designated driver Xu Nian called also arrived.
Five minutes may seem like a short time, but it is impossible to catch up with Pang Le and the others, so Guan Xia simply asked the designated driver to drive straight to the community where Pang Le lived.
After arriving downstairs where Pang Le lived, Guan Xia saw the lights in Pang Le's house were on at a glance, but after waiting for a long time, Lu Tingfeng still didn't come down.
Seeing this, Guan Xia still had something to understand, so she could only cover her face with resigned hope. After a few seconds of silence, she said helplessly, "Forget it, let's go home too."
Guan Xia had drunk a bit too much earlier, but after all this trouble, he had sobered up long ago. He first sent a message to Ji An to explain the situation, then thought for a moment and turned to ask Xu Nian, "Do you think... did Lu Tingfeng do this on purpose?"
Guan Xia calmed down and thought about it. She always felt that something was wrong. Pang Le had such a good alcohol tolerance, how could he get drunk so quickly? She had just confirmed her relationship with Xu Nian, and he was drunk the next moment. When she looked at Lu Tingfeng, he was fine. Guan Xia really suspected that Lu Tingfeng had some ulterior motives.
Guan Xia instantly condemned Lu Tingfeng in her heart. She had felt a little sympathetic towards him, but now she just felt that he deserved it.
Guan Xia's tone was calm, but Xu Nian's heart skipped a beat as he listened. He subconsciously sat up straight and tried to recall everything. But after thinking about it, he realized that Guan Xia was the only one who had never paid attention to Lu Tingfeng. He could only say honestly and sincerely, "I don't know, but from what I know about him, he wouldn't and couldn't have done something like this on purpose. There must be some misunderstanding."
Guan Xia was a little hesitant at first, but then she thought of Lu Tingfeng's seemingly innocent but smiling eyes, and immediately confirmed her guess. She couldn't help but snorted in her heart, throwing away the last bit of pity she had for Lu Tingfeng.
Facts proved that Guan Xia's prediction was correct. Not even three days had passed, but only two days after the dinner, Guan Xia received the same news as Xu Nian.
When the cell phone rang, the two were huddled together in Guan Xia's study.
During the two months that Xu Nian was away on business, Guan Xia had nothing better to do, so he opened the system interface's halo increase and decrease details, and drew a stack of portraits intermittently by comparing them with the list and video. Although Guan Xia now had the freedom to use the halo, he couldn't just ignore the criminal suspects he had already discovered. The two of them were leaning against each other and discussing enthusiastically when they heard the bell ring.
After picking up the phone and taking a look, Guan Xia and Xu Nian looked at each other in confusion. The message was from Lu Tingfeng, inviting them to dinner.
Gazing at Guan Xia's expression, Xu Nian asked carefully, "Lu Tingfeng is inviting us to dinner, do you want to go?"
Guan Xia didn't agree immediately. Instead, she rolled her eyes and asked Xu Nian, "Has Lu Tingfeng contacted you in the past two days?"
Xu Nian shook his head subconsciously.
Pang Le did contact Guan Xia, and just as she had expected, she was filled with regret and grief. Perhaps it was to avoid Lu Tingfeng, but she sent Guan Xia a message the afternoon after the dinner, saying that something had happened to one of her friends and she had to go on a long trip.
Guan Xia guessed that Lu Tingfeng couldn't find Pang Le, so he came to them.
To be honest, Guan Xia didn't really want to go, but she was worried that Pang Le would ask her about it later and she wouldn't know anything. After thinking for a few seconds, Guan Xia finally nodded and said, "Let's go. We're free anyway, so let's just treat it as another dinner party."
Guan Xia was happy, but Xu Nian was a little reluctant. After all, he had finally caught up with his girlfriend, and they hadn't even been together for two days. But since Guan Xia had agreed, he naturally wouldn't object. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, let's go together."
As promised, they arrived at the place mentioned in Lu Tingfeng's message. Guan Xia regretted her decision as soon as she stepped into the box. She really didn't expect Lu Tingfeng to be so shameless. He wore a V-neck shirt in the middle of winter, very frankly exposing his neck and collarbone, and even half-covered the red marks that had not yet faded.
Even if Guan Xia was inexperienced, she was still an adult and naturally knew what this meant. She also understood Lu Tingfeng's idea in an instant. He wanted everyone to speak up for him while informing everyone.
Guan Xia couldn't help but curse the scheming dog man inwardly, and then sat down on the chair that Xu Nian pulled out with a sullen look on her face.
Xu Nian was afraid of Guan Xia's anger, so he didn't dare to look in Lu Tingfeng's direction. He could only pretend to be blind, sit next to Guan Xia, lower his head and start pouring tea.
Guan Xia and Xu Nian decided to watch in silence, but Zhong Xiaoyu, who had arrived at about the same time as them, had already cried out, "Fuck you, Brother Lu, what are you doing? We're all like outsiders, and no one's going to compete with you, yet you're trying to assert your sovereignty over us."
Zhong Xiaoyu yelled a few words, and then she couldn't bear to watch it anymore. She grabbed Lu Tingfeng's coat hanging on the side and threw it directly on him. Then she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's pleasing to the eye. I didn't dare to look at you after you did this. I always felt that our relationship was too ambiguous."
Ji An was also a little amused and confused. It was not until Lu Tingfeng achieved his goal and put on his coat obediently that he raised his eyes to look at him and said, "Tell me, why did you call us here? As long as you don't ask us to be matchmakers, everything else is easy to discuss."
Lu Tingfeng curled his lips, looked at this, then looked at that, sighed, and put away the fake grievance on his face, and said helplessly: "I did ask you out here today to ask for your help, but I'm not a matchmaker. You can rest assured. I just want you to give me some advice, or analyze what's wrong with me. I've clearly made it this far, but people are avoiding me."
Guan Xia pretended not to hear, lowering her head and slowly drinking the tea that Xu Nian had poured, but in her heart she was thinking, everything is good, but she is too greedy. She hasn't even written the first stroke of the eight characters yet, but she has already thought so far ahead. With Pang Le's personality, how could he not run away? This is because she doesn't know Pang Le well enough. Otherwise, with Lu Tingfeng's beauty, how could Pang Le run away?
Guan Xia didn't say anything, and Xu Nian naturally didn't say anything either. One poured tea and the other drank tea, and they were in perfect harmony.
Zhong Xiaoyu always spoke his mind. After thinking for a moment, he said simply, "Brother Lu, since there are no outsiders here, I'll just ask directly. Is it because you didn't behave well?"
Guan Xia was drinking tea and almost choked when she heard this.
Xu Nian's hands also trembled, and he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.
Everyone's expressions were very interesting, except for Lu Tingfeng, whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He looked at Zhong Xiaoyu with almost gritted teeth and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I performed very well, and it couldn't be better. You should think about other points quickly. This is definitely not the reason."
Zhong Xiaoyu said "oh" and looked at Lu Tingfeng with some suspicion before saying, "Is it because you have a bad figure? I see you seem to have lost weight recently. Maybe you have lost your abdominal muscles due to lack of exercise."
Lu Tingfeng gritted his teeth again, "My abdominal muscles are still there, all six of them, not a single one missing."
"So your face is sagging?" Zhong Xiaoyu looked at Lu Tingfeng carefully and said, "It's not sagging, but you do have dark circles and wrinkles around your eyes. I'm not saying anything bad about you, Brother Lu, but you're almost thirty and you really should take care of yourself. You should learn from Captain Xu and use a face mask and eye mask when you have free time. Don't take advantage of your good looks and do whatever you want. Look, aren't you at a disadvantage now? You don't understand Pang Le. He's just obsessed with looks. Otherwise, why would she be attracted to you when she's so beautiful, has a career, and is a fighter?"
Zhong Xiaoyu rarely had the opportunity to criticize Lu Tingfeng. When she finally got the chance, she became so excited that she couldn't stop.
Zhong Xiaoyu was happy to be scolded, but because of what she said about the facial mask, everyone, including Lu Tingfeng, looked at Xu Nian with strange eyes, especially Lu Tingfeng, whose eyes seemed to say, I can't believe that Xu Nian is such a person in private.
Guan Xia also looked at Xu Nian in surprise. It was not that she thought men couldn't apply facial masks, but she didn't expect that Xu Nian, who looked calm and serious on the surface, was actually so delicate in private.
Xu Nian hadn't expected the topic to come up. He felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't show it. He remained as calm and composed as usual, as if he didn't feel anyone's gaze at him. He simply tilted his head and explained to Guan Xia, "The night before I returned to Yongquan City from Jianyang, I wanted to come back to see you, so I didn't want to look too unkempt, so I put on a face mask."
I asked Wang Yu for that facial mask, which was for astaxanthin emergency repair. I even exchanged it for two big meals for this mask.
Guan Xia suddenly understood and felt a little happy. No wonder Xu Nian seemed to have no changes except that he was thinner on the first day after he came back. It turned out that he had secretly made some efforts before coming back.
Guan Xia tried hard to control the expression on her face, but under the table she quietly placed her left hand into the palm of Xu Nian's right hand.
Xu Nian also appeared calm on the surface, but his right hand tightened very quickly, and he went even further, squeezing his fingers into Guan Xia's fingers, successfully achieving the first achievement of holding hands.
Although Lu Tingfeng couldn't see the little movements under the table, he knew Xu Nian so well that how could he not see the smugness under Xu Nian's calm face? He suddenly felt even more jealous and glared at Zhong Xiaoyu immorally, thinking she couldn't speak.
Seeing this, Zhong Xiaoyu muttered in dissatisfaction: "It was you who asked us to give you advice, but you are still unhappy when I say something to you. What did I say is wrong? It can't be that you are too handsome and loyal, so Pang Le is dissatisfied with you."
Zhong Xiaoyu just said it casually, but Lu Tingfeng was moved by it and asked hurriedly, "What did you say? I'm too handsome and too loyal, but Pang Le is not satisfied with me?"
Zhong Xiaoyu didn't understand, but Lu Tingfeng seemed to have his Ren and Du meridians opened up, and he suddenly understood something.
Guan Xia looked at Lu Tingfeng's expression of sudden enlightenment and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Guan Xia had no objection to this destined couple in the original text, and had no intention of breaking them up. Although she felt a little gloating over Lu Tingfeng's misfortune due to their different personalities, she still sincerely hoped that the two of them could achieve a happy ending without too many twists and turns.
Especially since she has started a new journey in her life, she naturally hopes that Pang Le can achieve his wishes and have a smooth life.
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