Seeing the two of them talking and laughing, an indescribable annoyance appeared faintly on Shen Yanli's calm face.
Zhou Yunwan heard the noise and looked over, just in time to meet Shen Yanli's gaze. He was staring straight at her, his eyes were dark and his expression was not very good.
She raised her eyebrows in confusion. What was wrong with him? Didn't the interview go so well?
But soon, her guess was broken.
Guo Yulin asked: "Is the interview over?"
The reporter who followed Shen Yanli out answered, “Yes, the interview went well, so we won’t bother you anymore.”
After sending the reporters away, Xing Maohui did not plan to stay any longer, as he still had some things to deal with in the army. Before leaving, he said to Shen Yanli, "Old Tan said that some high school classmates will get together in a while and have a meal or something. Do you want to come?"
Shen Yanli had returned to his usual cold and aloof appearance, and replied expressionlessly, "Which day is it?"
Xing Maohui noticed Chen Yanli's cold attitude and thought that he just didn't like this kind of occasion. After all, he would refuse gatherings in the past whenever he could. But this time was different, as they were all childhood friends who he had known for 10 or 20 years.
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"Probably we have to wait until Lao Tan's girlfriend comes back from abroad, which will be around New Year's Eve at the latest. I'll let you know the specific time later."
Shen Yanli responded: “Okay.”
After saying this, Xing Maohui patted his good brother's arm, walked around the car door and was about to leave, when he suddenly thought of something.
The hand that opened the car door paused, he glanced behind Shen Yanli, curled his lips and said: “By the way, you can also bring Xiao Wan with you when the time comes, so that she can meet a few more people.”
Chen Yanli followed his line of sight and locked onto Zhou Yunwan who was not far away. She didn't look in their direction, but tilted her head to talk to his mother, with shallow dimples on her cheeks, looking heartless.
Shen Yanli pursed his lips, his attention focused on the way Xing Maohui addressed Zhou Yunwan, "Xiao Wan..." The two of them had obviously only met a few times, but how could they call each other so intimately?
He was silent for a moment, and a crack appeared on his calm and self-sustaining face again. His voice became even colder: "I'll ask her later."
“Then I’ll leave first, and we’ll see each other some other day.” After Xing Maohui finished speaking, he nodded to Shen’s mother to say goodbye, and then his eyes briefly stayed on Zhou Yunwan for two seconds before getting in the car.
The engine started and soon disappeared at the end of the street.
Zhou Yunwan was just talking to Guo Yulin about attending the party. When she heard the voice, she subconsciously raised her eyes and saw Shen Yanli's handsome profile. The outline was sharp, and there was a gloomy temperament that kept strangers away.
what is going on? He seemed to be in a bad mood from just now.
However, she did not have the chance to get the answer, and the matter was just passed naturally.
What worries her most now is the preparations before attending the party.
A good dance performance, in addition to the dancers themselves, also requires the support of background music and costumes.
So she planned to go to the music store to look for suitable music first. If she couldn't find the same music, she would have to re-choreograph the dance based on the new music. As for the costumes, she had asked Director Zhao and learned that she could rent them at the cultural center.
The cultural center was quite far away, so she decided to take the bus and then take some time to try her luck at a nearby audio-visual store after she came back.
Before leaving, she told Shen Yanli about today’s arrangements, but the other party was obviously worried about her going to such a far place alone, “I’ll go with you, I’m afraid you won’t be able to find the place and get lost by then.”
Zhou Yunwan was amused by his words. She was not a child anymore, how could she get lost in broad daylight? It's not like she doesn't know how to ask for directions, but this also indirectly shows that he is very worried about her and cares about her.
Her thoughts turned back to the past, and she suddenly remembered the date that failed to go smoothly because of Shen Dewen's sudden accident.
Zhou Yunwan raised her head, her beautiful eyes narrowed, and she reminded him softly, "Brother, you should not have forgotten that you still owe me a date, right? This is a good opportunity to make up for your regrets."
Shen Yanli was stunned and didn’t react, “Date?”
Looking at his stiff expression, Zhou Yunwan immediately realized that it might be because the word "date" was too ambiguous. She pursed her lips and was about to change her words, but then she realized that this was a good opportunity to tease him.
So she explained innocently: "Yes, you promised me that you would apologize to me. Going out for fun is just a date, right? You didn't forget it, did you?"
Of course Shen Yanli hadn't forgotten, he just didn't expect that she would define that appointment as a date.
The definition and scope of the word "dating" is not limited to lovers, it can also be between friends, colleagues or other acquaintances, but in the eyes of the public, these two words are mostly used to refer to both parties in a romantic relationship.
Especially when it came out of her mouth, there was an inexplicable feeling of tenderness, as if she deliberately blurred the meaning of the date, making people have to think more.
Shen Yanli’s eyes deepened, and he deliberately ignored the bad intentions in her tone, and said calmly: “Then make up for it today.”
Hearing him say this, Zhou Yunwan achieved her goal and tucked her hair around her ears. "Since it's a date, I can't just dress like this. I have to go back and dress up. See you in half an hour."
Shen Yanli looked her up and down. She looked good in anything she wore. Was there any need for her to dress up again?
After he expressed his doubts truthfully, she frowned unexpectedly and poked his chest with her slender white fingers: "Taking care of your appearance before a date is a sign of respect for your significant other. Do you understand, Professor Shen?"
After saying that, she glared at him coquettishly and turned to go into her room.
Chen Yanli felt the lingering numbness in his chest, and his brain froze for a moment. If he heard correctly, she should have said the other half?
After a long while, he slowly came back to his senses from his thoughts, raised his hand and put his fist to his lips, trying to hide the upward curve of his mouth corners, but when his peripheral vision touched his sleeves, he frowned involuntarily.
This coat of his seemed to have been made a few years ago. Although it was still wearable, it was visibly old.
How about he change his clothes too? How about tidying up your hair? Apply some hair oil or something?
Thinking of this, he suddenly understood what Zhou Yunwan had said just now. His outfit today was indeed a bit shabby. If he was going out, he should buy a new outfit.
Chen Yanli took some time to get himself ready, and came out early to wait for her at the door.
He couldn't hear anything going on inside because of the door, but looking at the time on his watch, he saw that the half-hour appointment she had mentioned was almost up.
Click.
Just as he lowered his head to look at his watch, the door in front of him opened.
Chen Yanli raised his head suddenly, his eyes fixed on Zhou Yunwan's fair and tender face.
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