At the dinner table, Zhou Yunwan and Sun Manting sat in a row, concentrating on chatting, and didn't notice the burning gazes from the two people opposite them from time to time.
Sun Manting did notice something was wrong, but she was not sensitive to matters between men and women. Looking at the two grown men secretly competing with each other, she thought there was some conflict between them.
She could only ask Zhou Yunwan quietly, but Zhou Yunwan also said she didn't know, so she had to give up.
After the meal, Sun Manting followed Deputy Director He back to the art troupe, and the rest of the group walked towards where Shen Yanli parked the car.
After a mixed meal, Zhou Yunwan felt a little embarrassed and said politely to Xing Maohui: "By the way, Brother Hui, when you are free, I would also like to treat you to a meal. Thank you for taking care of me some time ago."
The care some time ago? Xing Maohui was stunned, but he quickly realized that she meant hitchhiking. He wanted to say no, but then he thought about it and felt that this was a great opportunity.
After thinking about it, he agreed happily: "Okay, let's go out to eat alone some other day."
In order to prevent her from inviting either Xing Zhaoling or Shen Yanli, he emphasized the word "alone" when he said this. As for treating her to a meal, he would definitely not let her, a girl, pay.
Just as Zhou Yunwan was about to say yes, Shen Yanli’s voice came from behind her: “You don’t have to treat me, it will be the same if I treat him.”
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Shen Yanli naturally stood behind her, his tall figure immediately covered her in his shadow, and his cold eyes looked at Xing Maohui without blinking: "Come out to eat alone with me some other day."
His voice was low and he deliberately emphasized the word "alone", which made his tone even more unfriendly and also indirectly reflected that Xing Maohui's motives were impure.
Xing Maohui was exposed in front of him, veins on his forehead jumped, and he retorted: "Xiao Wan's treat is of course different from your treat."
What I mean is, what does Xiaowan’s proposal to treat everyone have to do with him? How could he replace Xiao Wan?
Hearing this, Chen Yanli narrowed his eyes. He wanted to say, of course it was the same. Whether in terms of family or love, he and Wanwan were a family. He believed that he was qualified to thank outsiders for their help on Wanwan's behalf.
But he had promised Wanwan to keep their relationship a secret, so he couldn't say anything ambiguous.
As the conversation went on, Zhou Yunwan seemed to smell the strong smell of gunpowder again. She clenched her palms, intending to break the tit-for-tat atmosphere between the two of them, so she turned around and glared at Chen Yanli, who was stirring up trouble.
After seeing him shut his mouth obediently, he pursed his lips and said, "Of course it's different, Brother Hui, I'll treat you..."
But before she finished, Shen Yanli's face suddenly darkened, his arrogant eyes flashed with a faint light, with an undercurrent of jealousy and unhappiness flowing in them. Zhou Yunwan subconsciously swallowed the rest of her words.
What's wrong with him?
Chen Yanli curled up his hands hanging at his sides. He knew Wanwan's character. She might have said this just because she didn't want to owe Xing Maohui a favor, so she wanted to draw a clear line between them.
But...she might not have realized that this also invisibly clarified her relationship with him.
Thinking of this, Shen Yanli's jawline tightened, and her words "Of course it's different" seemed to be echoing in his ears.
And this is all because of someone who doesn't know what's good for him.
Chen Yanli turned to look at Xing Maohui and sneered, "If Wanwan invites you to dinner, can you eat it?"
Although he expressed it tactfully and did not point it out directly, Xing Maohui could hear the hidden meaning in his words.
He was saying that as a man who was almost 30 years old, how could he have the nerve to let Zhou Yunwan, a student with little money, treat him to a meal? It was simply "exploitation" and "shameless."
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Xing Maohui's tough face. He didn't think too much about it. After Shen Yanli reminded him, he remembered that Xiao Wan's family conditions were not very good, and he probably didn't have much extra money.
But he didn't really want Xiaowan to treat him, it was just an excuse.
Zhou Yunwan naturally heard the weird tone of Shen Yanli. She could understand that he was jealous, but he kept doing his own thing again and again, which made her face sink immediately. She couldn't help but glare at him fiercely.
She thought he would restrain himself and panic, but in response to her warning, he turned his head away and pretended not to see it!
This is the first time such a situation has happened.
Zhou Yunwan was stunned at first, then she was filled with anger.
Seeing this, Xing Maohui took the lead in breaking the deadlock and said, "I remembered that I have something else to do, so I'll send you here. Let's talk about what we just talked about another day."
Zhou Yunwan put away her thoughts, reluctantly curled the corners of her lips, and said goodbye to him: "Okay, see you another day."
After Xing Maohui left, only Zhou Yunwan, Chen Yanli and Zhao Qingxia were left.
The three of them got into the car together. The atmosphere was strangely quiet for a while. Zhou Yunwan took the initiative to talk to Zhao Qingxia. They chatted about this and that, and finally arrived at the family compound.
After sending Zhao Qingxia to the street office, Zhou Yunwan watched the car turn around and drive out of the family compound.
The street scenes on both sides of the road changed, becoming more and more desolate unknowingly. Zhou Yunwan clenched her hands on her knees, unable to remain calm and remained silent.
For a moment, her mind flashed through the various cases of murders and burials reported in the news. Could it be that...
Before she could figure out what was going on, the car slowly stopped by the roadside. There were no shops or even buildings around. It was a completely barren suburb.
Not long after, there was a slight movement in the front of the car, and when she looked up, she saw Shen Yanli quickly opened the door, then walked around the car and walked towards where she was sitting.
Her eyes swept over his cold eyes, and she swallowed unconsciously, then moved her buttocks without stopping to turn to the other side of the back seat. But before her hand fell on the handlebars to escape, she heard a familiar low voice coming from behind her.
It was so close, as if he was speaking into her ear.
"Let's talk."
Zhou Yunwan froze, not daring to look back at him, and just shook her head: "I won't."
After a brief silence, he spoke again: "Then I go in, or you come out."
Zhou Yunwan still shook her head: "Neither, I want to go home."
Not long after she finished speaking, the seat next to her sank deeper.
Zhou Yunwan reacted quickly. The moment she noticed him approaching, she opened the handle and tried to get out of the car.
But obviously, there are people who are faster than her.
The space inside the car was narrow and cramped, and a strong masculine scent poured in from all directions. Her body was instantly restrained in a strong embrace.
The next second, a slender white hand passed over her, covered the back of her hand with its palm, grabbed the handle, and neatly closed the door that was opened a crack.
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