Xing Maohui simply couldn't believe what he saw. The image of Chen Yanli in his mind was that of a flower on the top of a mountain who was detached from worldly matters and had no idea what women were.
But in private, he would actually act like a spoiled brat to others?
The contrast was so great that even his brother was dumbfounded.
What made him even more unbelievable was that the person he was acting coquettishly to was actually Zhou Yunwan!
He clearly remembered that Chen Yanli once swore that Zhou Yunwan was his sister? She even warned him, both explicitly and implicitly, not to set her sights on Zhou Yunwan, but she ended up...
Looking at the two people who were so close to each other, Xing Maohui felt as if a newly sprouted sapling deep in his heart was broken in half by the scene before him, and his heart ached uncontrollably.
The two sides looked at each other for a few seconds, and Xing Maohui was the first to look away, pretending that he saw nothing, and turned away quickly. In the current awkward situation, it would be better for him to avoid it consciously.
On the other side, as they had not seen Shen Yanli and Zhou Yunwan return from the toilet, they sent a few people out to look for them.
"I went to the restroom and looked for him, but I didn't see anyone."
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After Tan Yinghao finished speaking, Feng Suying beside him also shook her head: "I didn't find Xiaowan either."
Fan Lihua frowned and asked, "Where are they? This restaurant is so small, they can't be missing, right?"
First of all, the dinner was not over yet, and they couldn't possibly leave so many people behind and leave early, and Shen Yanli's car was still parked outside, and when they asked the front desk, they said they didn't see anyone with a similar face go out.
Secondly, the area of the third floor is so small that even if the bathroom is far away, it is impossible to get lost.
Tan Yinghao saw Xing Maohui approaching and was about to ask him if he had found anyone at the observation deck, but when he turned his sight, he saw Shen Yanli and Zhou Yunwan not far behind him.
Three people appeared in front of everyone, one after another.
Tan Yinghao didn't notice that the atmosphere between the three of them was amiss, and asked in confusion, "Where have you been? Why haven't you come back for so long?"
Shen Yanli's handsome face showed no emotion, and he explained in a calm voice: "I was a little drunk, so I asked Wanwan to accompany me out for a while."
This reason was quite appropriate, and they had just returned from the observation deck, so no one suspected anything and everyone turned their gazes away.
But as everyone took their seats, Chen Yanli and Zhou Yunwan still had no intention of sitting down. They looked hesitant and seemed to have something to say. The people at the table couldn't help but look at them again.
Shen Yanli stood up straight, looked around, raised his voice by two points, and said, “I have something to announce.”
As he finished speaking, Zhou Yunwan felt a big hand grabbing her small hand that was hanging naturally at her side. Her fingertips trembled twice. She immediately realized what he was going to do and couldn't help but open her eyes to look at him.
They had just agreed to make their relationship public, and naturally his friends would not be left out.
But I didn't expect to be caught by Xing Maohui in advance, and it was still an embarrassing situation. Ahem, in order to avoid further embarrassment, I can only pretend to be calm and pretend that nothing happened.
The others also saw Shen Yanli holding Zhou Yunwan's hand, and they all showed surprised expressions, standing there in a daze like half a piece of wood.
Facing everyone's gaze, Zhou Yunwan's cheeks flushed red. She pinched Shen Yanli's finger bones calmly, reminding him that it was time to speak.
Chen Yanli received her hint and first gave her a comforting smile, then spoke word by word: "Wanwan and I are dating, and have been together for a while."
His voice slowly entered everyone's ears, and its explosiveness was comparable to countless thunders falling from the sky, making everyone's heads buzz.
Most of the people present were discerning, and the moment they saw Shen Yanli's actions, they more or less guessed something fishy, but hearing it with one's own ears and guessing it secretly were two different things.
After all, no one expected that Chen Yanli would date this little girl he brought back from the mountains.
Zhou Yunwan's father saved Chen Yanli's father's life, so it would have been fine if Chen Yanli took Zhou Yunwan home to pamper her as a younger sister, but how come he ended up pampering her and pampering her into his own girlfriend?
Not to mention that these two people have very different living environments and identity backgrounds, just talking about age, the gap seems a bit big, right? Is it really appropriate to date someone? Can we have a common topic?
After the shock, many people couldn't help but have many questions in their minds. It's not that they are pessimistic, but the reality is that no matter how you look at it, these two people don't seem to be able to last long.
It’s no wonder they think this way. After all, they don’t have much contact with Zhou Yunwan and don’t know her as a person, so they subconsciously give her the stereotype of a “country girl”.
And Chen Yanli comes from a prominent family, is handsome and noble, is a top student who studied abroad, and is also a key target of national training. He is excellent in all aspects and is a walking hot commodity.
Comparing the two, anyone would think that these two people are unlikely.
But they are together, and it makes people drop their jaws.
"You two actually..." Tan Yinghao was the first to react, and asked with a gossipy look on his face: "When did you get together?"
Shen Yanli didn’t hide it anymore and responded generously: “On New Year’s Eve.”
Hearing this, everyone had different looks, so doesn’t that mean they have been together since the first time Chen Yanli brought Zhou Yunwan to meet them, which means it has been nearly half a year.
Xing Maohui on the side raised his eyebrows in surprise. All the puzzles he had before finally got the answers at this moment. It turned out that they were secretly declaring sovereignty.
"You've kept it a secret for long enough." After saying that, Tan Yinghao pretended to be angry and said, "You didn't even tell us brothers and sisters?"
Xing Zhaoling also came back to her senses and said loudly, "That's right, Wanwan, you actually hid it from me, humph, are we still good sisters?"
Zhou Yunwan blinked her eyelashes when she heard this. Just as she was about to explain, she heard Shen Yanli next to her answer for her: "We thought about announcing it when our relationship was more stable, but we didn't expect it to be delayed until now."
This explanation is logical and logical and cannot be faulted.
After a few well-timed jokes, everyone asked them to sit down and chat. However, because of their different identities, Fan Lihua took the initiative to switch seats with Zhou Yunwan, and this move was met with a round of booing.
Chen Yanli and Zhou Yunwan instantly became the center of gossip. In addition, today was Chen Yanli's birthday, so no one intended to let them go easily, and everyone teased them.
Xing Zhaoling slowly accepted the fact that her best friend had become her sister-in-law, and spoke for her best friend: "Tsk, Brother Shen, you and our Wanwan are together, it's like an old cow eating young grass, you have to be nicer to our Wanwan."
As soon as Xing Zhaoling finished speaking, laughter broke out at the dinner table. As the saying goes, "children speak without restraint." It was rare to see Chen Yanli suffer a setback.
Shen Yanli paused holding the wine glass, the cold red wine swaying back and forth, paired with a silver-black watch, exuding a charming laziness.
He had handled the previous topics with ease, but this topic...
He raised his eyebrows calmly, raised his thin lips, leaned over and asked Zhou Yunwan in her ear: "Am I old?"
He didn't lower his voice intentionally, and several people around him could hear it clearly.
Zhou Yunwan noticed the teasing looks from all around her, her face turned red, and she stammered, unable to speak.
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