After hanging up the phone, Feng Suying thought of what the receptionist had just said, and couldn't help asking, "What kind of activities did my friend organize here? Does he need to come in person?"
The lady at the front desk stammered, "The customer said he wanted to keep it confidential, so it's not convenient for me to disclose it."
"Okay." Feng Suying frowned and tactfully did not ask any more questions. Instead, she turned around and grabbed Tan Yinghao's ear, cursing in a low voice, "Tell me, you stinky mouth, why are you saying dirty words again?"
"Hehe, how could I not?" Tan Yinghao touched the tip of his nose guiltily and retorted without confidence.
They had agreed before that they would gradually correct his bad habits, but it was a habit formed over so many years, and his work environment was full of masculine men, so how could it be so easy to change it?
Feng Suying glared at him unhappily and walked towards the stairs: "I feel that his voice doesn't sound good. I wonder if something really happened."
In the past, whenever there was any event, Chen Yanli was always the most punctual. She had never been late or broken an appointment like today. She knew there must be something wrong when something was out of the ordinary, and she couldn't help but feel worried.
"What could possibly happen to Chen Yanli? You're just worrying about nothing." Tan Yinghao didn't think so. Chen Yanli was the calmest and most capable person in their group. They would ask him for help whenever they had problems, but he rarely asked them for help.
Seeing that he looked indifferent, Feng Suying rolled her eyes, said nothing more, and climbed to the third floor in one go.
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As soon as she sat down in her seat, Xing Zhaoling, who was sitting opposite her, raised her voice and asked, "Sister Suying, how is it? Is Second Brother Shen coming?"
"Come." Feng Suying said with a smile.
Hearing this, Xing Zhaoling curled her lips happily and hugged the arm of the person next to her: "Wanwan, I told you that Brother Shen will definitely not break his promise. Let's go to the observation deck. This restaurant is a bit far, but the scenery is really nice."
When Zhou Yunwan heard that Shen Yanli would come, she felt inexplicably flustered, and she didn't know how he would react when he saw her here.
After she received the script sent by Cheng Jinche in the afternoon, she received a call from Xing Zhaoling, asking them when they would leave for the restaurant so that they could go together.
Chen Yanli had mentioned to her before that he would have dinner with friends on his birthday, but he didn't say when and where. He kept it a secret, so she didn't ask deliberately.
They had a quarrel yesterday, and after Shen Yanli said that he needed to calm down, he did not come back for dinner this morning. I guess he didn’t want to see her, and he probably didn’t want her to go to that dinner party, and it would be awkward if they met.
But just as she prepared an excuse and before she could say that she would not go, Xing Zhaoling on the other end of the phone learned from somewhere that Shen Yanli was not at home, so she made her own decision and she and her brother came to pick her up and go together.
So she was almost half-tied by Xing Zhaoling and brought here.
Thinking back, Xing Zhaoling pulled her to see the scenery. Zhou Yunwan raised her eyes to look at Feng Suying across from her and asked politely, "Sister Suying, are you going?"
Feng Suying waved her hand to signal them to go by themselves: “You go ahead, and when Professor Shen arrives, I will ask the restaurant to serve the food.”
Zhou Yunwan didn't force it anymore and went to the observation deck outside the third floor with Xing Zhaoling.
This restaurant is located halfway up the mountain. It is a Chinese-style building with three floors. Standing on the observation deck on the third floor and looking down, you can first see the dense woods, and then the city landscape. Half of Beijing can be seen at a glance.
Their seats were on the third floor, near the window, so they could enjoy the scenery while eating, but it was far less comfortable than standing on the observation deck and gazing out into the distance.
Zhou Yunwan leaned against the railing, the cool breeze blowing on her face, ruffling her soft long hair, drawing graceful arcs in the air.
She stared at the beautiful scenery in the distance without blinking, and her originally depressed mood was greatly healed.
"Wanwan, look over there, it's so beautifully decorated."
Zhou Yunwan followed the direction of her finger and saw a large field of red roses arranged in the shape of a heart on the grass in the distance. There were also many red balloons and other things, which looked very festive.
A passerby nearby answered their confusion: "I heard from the staff that someone seemed to be proposing at night, and the man paid the restaurant staff to set up the place."
Although free love has begun to be advocated these days, it is not yet so avant-garde and open-minded. Most people are conservative. It is very rare to propose in public in such a grand manner, it can be said that it is almost non-existent.
Because most people will feel ashamed, it is a waste of money and energy, and it is easy to be criticized by others.
Xing Zhaoling held her face in her hands and said with emotion: "Wow, this is so romantic, just like the plot in a foreign movie. The girl who was proposed to is so happy."
Zhou Yunwan had just had an argument with her boyfriend yesterday about whether to get married or not. Seeing this scene, she felt very complicated and couldn't describe how she felt.
She turned her head to look at Xing Zhaoling who was looking envious, and silently clenched her fists hanging at her sides.
I don't know how long it had passed, the roar of a car sounded downstairs, Zhou Yunwan immediately looked over in the direction of the sound, and soon saw a black sedan on the winding mountain road, at a glance, she was sure it was Shen Yanli's car.
However, the car disappeared from her sight soon.
As soon as Zhou Yunwan told Xing Zhaoling that Shen Yanli had come, she couldn't wait to ask to go back.
On the other side, after Shen Yanli found an open space to park his car, he went to the front desk to find the staff, and after everything was settled, he was led by the staff to the location he had reserved.
As he appeared, everyone at the table looked at him.
The moment Tan Yinghao approached him, he frowned: "Did you drink before you came here? Why do you smell like alcohol?"
Shen Yanli had taken a shower and changed clothes before coming, and when he heard this, he subconsciously lowered his head and smelled the collar of his shirt, and as he said, there was a faint smell of alcohol.
He said calmly, "I drank it last night."
Tan Yinghao looked him up and down and asked in surprise, "No, what's wrong with you?"
It was the first time that he saw Chen Yanli looking so "sloppy". He reeked of alcohol, looked haggard, had not shaved, his hair seemed wet, and he had two dark circles under his eyes, looking like a rough man.
The clothes and pants were not a matching set, as if they were just two pieces that he had just taken out of the closet just to go out.
The others also noticed that something was wrong with Shen Yanli, and they all showed expressions of surprise and concern on their faces, asking him what happened.
Shen Yanli didn’t intend to tell the truth, and explained perfunctorily: “Nothing, I just forgot to clean up.”
Seeing that his expression and tone were normal, in order to liven up the atmosphere, Tan Yinghao slapped him on the shoulder: "Hey, why are you making such a face when there's nothing wrong? If you don't know, you'd think you were heartbroken."
As soon as these words came out, Tan Yinghao was ready to be scolded, but he didn't wait for Shen Yanli to fight back. He looked at him puzzledly, and saw that he was looking ahead absent-mindedly, as if he didn't hear what he said at all.
Following his gaze, I saw Zhou Yunwan, who also looked absent-minded.
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