Chu Qing'er and Yang Xinyi looked at each other, obviously thinking that Su Yingxue was joking.
"One, two, three..." Su Yingxue began to count in a brisk voice.
"Four, five." As soon as she finished speaking, the door of the private room was pushed open.
Tan Zhengchu stood at the door with a bunch of white baby's breath in his hand.
He walked straight to Su Yingxue, handed the flowers to her, and said gently: "Sorry, the road was a bit congested, are you not late?"
Su Yingxue took the flowers and smiled, "Just right."
Yang Xinyi and Chu Qing'er stared at the scene in amazement, and it took them a while to react.
"You two...you are so in sync, aren't you?" Chu Qing'er couldn't help but sigh.
Yang Xinyi shook her head and said sourly: "It seems that we really worried for nothing, they are in a good relationship."
At this moment, Yang Xinyi suddenly covered her mouth and her face turned pale.
"Xinyi, what's wrong with you?" Su Yingxue immediately noticed her abnormality and asked with concern.
"I... feel a little uncomfortable." Yang Xinyi managed to squeeze out a sentence, then stood up and hurried to the bathroom.
Su Yingxue frowned, turned to Chu Qing'er and said, "Is she not feeling well recently? Do you want Lin Quan to take a look at her?"
Chu Qing'er shook her head: "I don't know either. She's always like this lately. She won't tell me when I ask her."
While Yang Xinyi was away, Tan Zhengchu gently held Su Yingxue's hand and whispered, "Yingxue, there is something I want to explain to you."
"What's the matter?" Su Yingxue looked up at him with confusion in her eyes.
"Just now at the door, Su Yingqing came to me to ask me to sign a contract. She kept pestering me, but I refused." Tan Zhengchu's tone was somewhat helpless, "I always felt that there was no need to explain before, but now... I don't want you to misunderstand."
After listening to this, Su Yingxue smiled softly: "I believe you."
After saying that, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Tan Zhengchu on the cheek.
Tan Zhengchu was stunned for a moment, then smiled gently.
"Actually, I wasn't in a good mood today." Su Yingxue leaned on Tan Zhengchu's shoulder and whispered, "After grandpa passed away, I have been sleeping at home, and I always feel empty inside."
"I know." Tan Zhengchu stroked her hair gently, "So when I received the call from Xinyi and Qing'er, I decided to come out for hotpot and relax."
At this time, Yang Xinyi came back from the bathroom and her complexion looked slightly better.
"You two are so enviable." After she sat down, she looked at Su Yingxue and Tan Zhengchu, and said with a hint of emotion, "I hope you can always be so happy."
"What about you?" Su Yingxue asked with a smile, "When will you find a boyfriend?"
Yang Xinyi shook her head and said calmly, "I have never thought about falling in love. I don't have any expectations for my future significant other."
"How about... I introduce Lin Quan to you?" Su Yingxue blinked and said in a mischievous tone.
Chu Qing'er immediately agreed: "Yes, Lin Quan is a good person and has good medical skills. Xinyi, you will definitely be satisfied."
Yang Xinyi's expression suddenly changed. She picked up the chopsticks and knocked hard on the empty bowl in front of her, saying angrily, "Don't worry about it!"
Su Yingxue and Chu Qing'er looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore." Su Yingxue waved her hand, "If you don't want to, just pretend I never said anything."
She leaned on Tan Zhengchu's shoulder, looking at him with a smile in her eyes, as if the whole world only contained the two of them.
The atmosphere in the private room gradually relaxed. The aroma of hot pot filled the air, accompanied by the laughter of friends, making it particularly warm.
Tan Zhengchu looked at Su Yingxue, Yang Xinyi and Chu Qing'er chatting and laughing, and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Her mood was obviously much better than before, and the gloom between her brows had dissipated a lot.
"Yingxue, go out more often in the future and don't always lock yourself up at home." He said softly, with concern in his tone.
Su Yingxue turned her head and smiled at him: "Yeah, I know. I feel much better after coming out with them today."
Tan Zhengchu nodded, his eyes gentle: "Don't be too sad about the old man's matter, he must want you to live happily."
Su Yingxue lowered her head and hummed softly. A hint of sadness flashed across her eyes, but she quickly raised her head again and tried hard to force a smile.
In order to ease the atmosphere, Chu Qing'er reached out to the waiter and said, "Bring a few bottles of beer. It's rare for us to get together today, let's drink a little."
The waiter quickly brought a few bottles of ice-cold beer. Chu Qing'er skillfully opened the bottle caps and filled everyone's glasses.
"Come on, let's have a drink!" She raised her glass and smiled brightly.
Yang Xinyi suddenly waved her hands, her tone a little flustered: "I...I won't drink it. I'm not feeling well today."
Chu Qing'er was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Oh, it's a rare opportunity for you to come out, drink less."
Yang Xinyi shook her head, her face pale: "It's really not possible, my stomach has been feeling uncomfortable lately."
Su Yingxue noticed her abnormality and frowned: "Xinyi, are you sick? How about I find time to let Lin Quan take a look at you?"
Yang Xinyi waved her hands quickly: "No, no, maybe I just haven't had enough rest recently."
Su Yingxue nodded thoughtfully, but secretly thought that perhaps she could take this opportunity to allow Lin Quan and Yang Xinyi to have more contact.
Seeing that Yang Xinyi didn't want to drink, Chu Qing'er turned to Su Yingxue and said, "Yingxue, drink with me! We won't go home until we are drunk today!"
Su Yingxue smiled and was about to raise her glass, but Tan Zhengchu stopped her with his hand: "She hasn't been feeling well lately, I'll drink for her."
Chu Qing'er raised her eyebrows and said teasingly, "Oh, you're starting to protect her now? Okay, then you have to take care of her."
Seeing this, Su Yingxue suddenly had an idea and turned to Chu Qing'er and said, "Qing'er, why don't you take care of Xinyi? She's not feeling well today. Stay with her and don't drink."
Chu Qing'er was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Alright, then I'll be the flower protector for once."
Yang Xinyi took the opportunity to push the wine glass aside and breathed a sigh of relief.
She was indeed feeling a little unwell today and was almost forced to drink just now. Fortunately, Su Yingxue helped her out.
She secretly hoped that she would get better soon so as not to make everyone worry.
Tan Zhengchu seemed particularly attentive at the dining table. While he was putting the ingredients into the pot, he used a colander to scoop out the vegetables for the three girls.
His movements were orderly, without any sign of panic.
He took off his coat and rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt, revealing his strong forearms. He looked refreshing and handsome.
Su Yingxue looked at him and couldn't help laughing: "Zhengchu, you are really too handsome today."
Tan Zhengchu looked up at her, his lips curled up slightly: "Really? Then I'll show more in the future."
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