"Say it again?" he asked, his tone laced with a hint of threat.
"I said I can't say anything nice." Her words immediately betrayed her, and she dared not argue with him.
Jiang Yingchi glanced at her, and to Ning Qiluo, his gaze was serious, meticulous, and harsh. Feeling guilty under his stare, Ning Qiluo could only blink at him to show her weakness.
Jiang Yingchi suddenly asked her, "Don't you want me to come?"
This is terrible! It must be something she did just now that made him think that way. So she quickly shook her head at him and clarified, "No, no, I'm very happy that you came."
He reached out, took a tissue from the table, and held it out to her, wiping the sauce from the corner of her mouth. His voice was low and gentle: "So, tonight, come with me to a hotel in the city for a drink?"
"Cough...cough cough cough..."
Ning Qiluo choked.
He started coughing violently.
Everyone's eyes turned to look at Ning Qiluo, who suddenly started coughing violently. Gu Qi immediately grabbed a glass of water and came over, saying, "Oh dear, what did you eat?"
Ning Qiluo took the glass of water and quickly drank a big gulp to calm herself down.
Her face was probably flushed, though it was covered by foundation, but her neck was clearly red.
Qiu Gu said worriedly, "Luo Luo, eat slowly. There's so much seafood, no one will take it from you."
Everyone is concerned about her.
Ning Qiluo's face was burning red, and she glared at Jiang Yingchi resentfully. He accepted her resentment without hesitation. Seeing that she coughed twice more, he raised his hand and patted her back gently: "It's alright, it's okay. Just eat slowly."
That tone was so indulgent.
Ning Qiluo herself didn't really feel it, but to outsiders, this Mr. Jiang really doted on Qiluo, personally peeling crab meat and whispering in her ear, blatantly showing off.
After dinner.
Jiang Yingchi took Ning Qiluo away openly under the pretext that she needed to keep the elderly couple in long gowns company.
Everyone eagerly awaited Ning Qiluo's return, urging her to come back as soon as possible.
Ning Qiluo responded vaguely, saying she would be back soon, by which time she had already been put into the car.
The journey to the city was quite long, so in the end, we stayed at the Qi family's old house.
Because she had been recording a program all day, Aunt Qiu hadn't had a proper chance to talk to her granddaughter. On the way back, she kept asking her all sorts of questions and showing concern. Aunt Qiu asked her when she was going back to Y Country, and Ning Qiluo said she would go back to Y Country after she finished recording the program here.
Immediately afterwards, the conversation turned to her and Jiang Yingchi.
for example--
"What's going on between you and Jiang Yingchi? When are you planning to get engaged?" The one who asked this was the old man in the long gown.
He really likes this grandson-in-law, so he's quite interested in this topic.
Ning Qiluo didn't expect the topic to suddenly veer towards bungee jumping. She subconsciously looked at Jiang Yingchi, who was also looking at her. He then gave her a reassuring look before saying to the old man in the long gown, "Aluo is currently focused on her career, and I also have many things to do in Beicheng. The engagement matters can only be put on hold for now."
"How long will it take?"
The old man in the long gown continued, "I'm really looking forward to holding my great-grandson."
Ning Qiluo blushed slightly. Having a child was a much longer-term thing, at least three, four, five, or six years away. Of course, this was just her estimated timeframe; in any case, it would be at least three years.
Jiang Yingchi smiled faintly: "These things are all in the plan, once we're done with this busy period..."
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