Chapter 26 Zhang Yuanyuan Half Understands
After hearing Yan Qing's words, Zhang Yuanyuan shook her head repeatedly.
She pointed at her cousin and said seriously, "You're a hopeless romantic."
Aside from being love-struck, she simply couldn't understand why Yan Qing, who was usually composed and rational, would act like he'd lost his mind whenever he met An Jin.
Yan Qing smiled and didn't explain anything further, only saying, "Just think of me as someone who's love-struck."
Zhang Yuanyuan sighed deliberately and said in a pretentious tone, "It's okay, I know what you want to say. Considering you're love-struck, I'll be more polite to An Jin in the future."
Yan Qing smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you."
Zhang Yuanyuan hummed a song and said, "You're welcome~"
When the two arrived at the residential area where Yan Qing and An Jin lived, before Yan Qing could even make a phone call, they saw An Jin, wearing a white dress, with her hair in a ponytail, jogging towards them in sneakers.
Seeing An Jin running over, Zhang Yuanyuan's gaze involuntarily shifted to An Jin's chest.
She exclaimed "Holy crap!" and turned to look at Yan Qing. Seeing that Yan Qing's eyes were glued to her, she immediately reached out and covered Yan Qing's eyes, saying, "Don't look! You're being a pervert."
Zhang Yuanyuan got out of the car, took a few steps forward, stopped An Jin who was still running, and whispered a reminder: "We didn't rush you, why are you in such a hurry?"
Zhang Yuanyuan glanced around and saw that every single man nearby had their eyes glued to An Jin.
She glared fiercely at her surroundings and yelled, "What are you looking at!"
His hands didn't stop moving; he kept pushing An Jin toward the passenger seat.
An Jin got into the car, panting. Seeing Zhang Yuanyuan's strong reaction, she calmed herself down and asked in confusion, "Zhang Yuanyuan, what's wrong?"
Sitting in the back seat, Zhang Yuanyuan closed the car door and said, "Look at the way you were just now. Do you think it looked good when you ran?"
It was practically jumping out of her skin; even she, a woman, was staring at it wide-eyed.
An Jin looked completely bewildered: "Doesn't it look good? I spent ages choosing this outfit for today."
She also plans to take some selfies at the buffet restaurant and post them on her WeChat Moments.
Zhang Yuanyuan initially thought An Jin was doing it on purpose, and she was about to reprimand An Jin when she suddenly remembered that An Jin was an orphan.
She immediately shut her mouth.
An Jin is an orphan. There are so many children in the orphanage, how can the adults take care of them all?
Besides, An Jin is so beautiful, maybe those adults are deliberately not teaching her.
Zhang Yuanyuan considered for a moment and said softly, "You look very beautiful today, but in the future, if you wear a dress with such a low neckline, you'd better not run around in the street."
She gestured to herself, then mustered her courage and explained, "It doesn't look good...you know that, right?"
An Jin looked at Zhang Yuanyuan, and after a long while, she finally understood.
She said, "Why are so many people looking at me at the entrance of the community?"
"I see."
An Jin raised an eyebrow at Zhang Yuanyuan: "You're really beholden to me now, aren't you? You're being so agreeable today, Zhang Yuanyuan."
Zhang Yuanyuan rolled her eyes and said, "Really? I only taught you because I couldn't stand it anymore. It doesn't mean I'll hate you."
An Jin gave a thumbs up and exclaimed to Yuan Yuan, "Your stance is firm enough!"
Even Zhang Yuanyuan couldn't help but smile slightly when a beautiful woman praised her.
She hummed a little tune that didn't quite work, and asked An Jin curiously, "Which restaurant are you going to take us to for dinner?"
An Jin opened the group-buying app, swiped to the merchant's page, and handed her phone to Zhang Yuanyuan.
"I bought a group deal from this store. Take a look. If you don't like it, we can exchange it."
Zhang Yuanyuan took the phone somewhat flusteredly, carefully looking at the package information while thinking to herself.
"Damn, was I really too petty before? How come my communication with An Jin suddenly became so smooth today?"
After reading the message, Zhang Yuanyuan tried her best to keep her eyes from the WeChat message that popped up at the top of the screen.
She handed the phone back to An Jin: "Someone sent you a message."
An Jin, without turning her head, was playing games on Yan Qing's phone. Hearing this, she glanced up at the message, then looked down and said, "Never mind, have you finished looking? Is this the one?"
Seeing this, Zhang Yuanyuan took An Jin's phone and said, "Then I'll continue watching."
An Jin nodded: "We'll see."
Zhang Yuanyuan ignored the messages that kept popping up at the top of the screen and opened the negative reviews on the rating page to read them.
After watching for about ten minutes, Zhang Yuanyuan returned the phone to An Jin with satisfaction.
An Jin lost a game and angrily returned Yan Qing's phone. Seeing that Zhang Yuanyuan had finished looking at the store information, she asked her, "How is it? Is this the one?"
Zhang Yuanyuan nodded: "I saw that their review pictures included king crab, but I don't know if it's real or fake."
An Jin said nonchalantly, "You'll know once you take a look."
When they arrived at the restaurant, Yan Qing went to find a seat first, while Zhang Yuanyuan excitedly pulled An Jin to see what delicious food was available.
The buffet, priced at six or seven hundred yuan per person, indeed offers a wide variety of dishes. The comments section wasn't lying; they have baby lobsters and large crabs.
An Jin and Zhang Yuanyuan had been looking around the whole way, and when they returned to their seats, Zhang Yuanyuan's hand was already wrapped around An Jin's arm at some point.
The two were very close, like best friends, chatting and laughing all the way back.
Yan Qing, who had been sitting in her seat waiting, finally felt relieved when she saw the two of them return, chatting and laughing.
He got up and asked An Jin to sit by the window, handed her the electronic menu on the table, and asked what they wanted to eat.
The restaurant was an a la carte buffet. This was the first time in An Jin's two lives that she had eaten at such a high-end buffet. In addition, she was treating the guests herself, so when ordering, she naturally wanted to get her money's worth.
She ordered the king crab prepared three ways, two small lobsters per person, Wagyu beef, sashimi, and shrimp—whatever was expensive or limited.
After ordering almost everything, she handed the menu to Zhang Yuanyuan and asked for her opinion: "Is there anything you'd like to eat?"
Zhang Yuanyuan glanced at An Jin's face, took the menu, and ordered herself a drink and a dessert.
While waiting for their food, An Jin noticed Zhang Yuanyuan constantly taking pictures with her phone. Suddenly remembering her profession, she quickly patted Yan Qing on the shoulder, asking him to switch seats with Zhang Yuanyuan.
Yan Qing reluctantly got up and switched seats with Zhang Yuanyuan. Although Zhang Yuanyuan was not very willing, she was also curious as to why An Jin insisted on sitting with her.
"What, are you trying to please me?"
"He who eats another's food is bound to do so," Zhang Yuanyuan said reluctantly, plopping down next to An Jin and asking in an annoyed tone.
An Jin opened her phone's camera and explained, "Hey, you know I do live streaming, right? Qingqing and I live together, and my viewers are really curious about what my roommate looks like. Since you're here this time, come on, let's take a picture together. I'll blur your face and post it on my WeChat Moments for them to see."
Zhang Yuanyuan's eyes widened: "You want me to help you lie?"
She turned her head to stand up, but An Jin grabbed her and pulled her back into a hug.
Zhang Yuanyuan was caught off guard when An Jin suddenly pressed against her. She only felt a fragrant, warm breeze waft over, and then An Jin hugged her tightly.
Zhang Yuanyuan struggled for a moment, and her arm touched something soft. She suddenly looked up at her cousin sitting opposite her, whose face had suddenly turned bright red, and whispered, "I promise you, I promise you, okay? Stop hugging me!"
An Jin let go of her hand, picked up her phone, and thanked her, "Thanks, Yuan Yuan. I'll treat you to a big meal when I make money."
Zhang Yuanyuan's face also turned a little red. She glared resentfully at Yan Qing, who was sitting opposite them in silence, and said arrogantly, "No, if I had known you were up to no good by treating me to a big meal, I wouldn't have come next time."
An Jin smiled and took Zhang Yuanyuan's arm, showering her with sweet words: "Okay, Yuanyuan, thank you so much~"
Zhang Yuanyuan was charmed by the beautiful An Jin, who showered her with affection and sweet words, making her smile like a Nike lipstick. Although her words were harsh, her actions were swift and decisive.
Disliking An Jin's poor photography skills, Zhang Yuanyuan took An Jin's iPhone and taught her how to take better photos, which made Zhang Yuanyuan angrier and angrier.
Because no matter how she takes photos or poses, An Jin is more than twice as beautiful as her.
Even if Zhang Yuanyuan made An Jin's head stick to the front camera while she cleverly hid behind it, it would only allow An Jin's beauty to dominate the photos more.
Zhang Yuanyuan took photos for more than ten minutes, and by the time the crabs were served, she still hadn't been able to take a single photo that satisfied her.
She pouted, looking at the photo with a tearful expression, then glanced at An Jin, who was wolfing down her food and telling Yan Qing that it was delicious and she would come again next time.
"You took such an ugly picture of me, you have to heavily blur my face when you post it on WeChat Moments."
Zhang Yuanyuan shook An Jin.
With a crab leg in her mouth, An Jin offered a perfunctory consolation: "You look good too, you just don't photograph well."
Zhang Yuanyuan believed her and, imitating An Jin, took a bite of the king crab leg. She savored the sweet and juicy flavor that filled her mouth and asked An Jin questions with delight.
"real?"
An Jin ate without even lifting her head or glancing at Zhang Yuanyuan, and the sweet words she uttered came out of her mouth effortlessly.
"Really? I thought you were very beautiful the moment I saw you."
Zhang Yuanyuan chuckled: "Actually, when I first saw you, I also thought you were very beautiful."
Sitting opposite the two, Yan Qing, unable to get a word in edgewise: ......
You two... chatting so happily, do you even remember that there's someone sitting right across from you?
never mind......
With a smile in her eyes, Yan Qing silently peeled a small plate of shrimp for the two people in front of her who were getting along better and better, and handed it over.
An Jin accepted the offer without hesitation, squinting her eyes and enjoying two shrimp with a look of satisfaction, exclaiming, "Qingqing, you're so kind."
Then she went on and on about how good Yan Qing was.
Seeing that An Jin kept praising Yan Qing and ignored her for a long time, Zhang Yuanyuan reached out and snatched a shrimp from the plate in front of An Jin, chewing it and then saying jealously to Yan Qing, "Cousin, why have I never seen you so considerate before?"
Yan Qing said irritably, "There are plenty of things you haven't seen before. If there's something to eat, then shut up and eat."
He reached out and handed over another plate of peeled shrimp.
I thought to myself, is this what girls are like? One second they hate the other person so much, and the next they're as good as family.
After dinner, Zhang Yuanyuan made an excuse to check An Jin's WeChat Moments to make sure she wasn't posting her photos indiscriminately, and then added An Jin on WeChat.
Sitting in the car, she scrolled through An Jin's WeChat Moments, which had been completely deserted before today, and her surprise was palpable.
"An Jin, you never posted on WeChat Moments before?"
An Jin patted her full stomach and explained, "There are no photos I can post."
Actually, it's because I'm going to become a live streamer; I've deleted all the posts I made on WeChat Moments before.
An Jin had previously posted a photo of herself with Yan Qing in a luxury car on her WeChat Moments, but deleted it after going live, worried that her friends who had added her on WeChat might see it and overthink things.
An Jin and her two companions happily finished their meal and went home.
Over there, An Jin's bosses, looking at the post An Jin had just made on WeChat Moments, all revealed a cold smile.
76 sat bored in his chair, twirling a pen, one hand supporting his chin, the other holding a capacitive pen as he wrote and drew.
He drew slowly, his casual gaze always silently drifting towards the bottom right corner of the computer screen.
A long time passed, yet it also felt like only ten minutes.
76's gaze caught a hint of something different.
He clicked into the Moments feed that was flashing red and saw that An Jin, who hadn't replied yet, had just posted a new update.
[An'an can't sleep: I went out for lunch with friends today! The big crab was delicious! The baby lobster was delicious!]
It was released together with nine other pictures.
An Jin's solo photo was placed in the center, the top three were photos of the buffet dishes and environment, and the two middle pictures, although covered with cute mosaic images, were clearly photos of An Jin with a girl.
76 isn't the only one keeping up with his WeChat Moments.
It wasn't just one boss who noticed that An Jin had updated her WeChat Moments.
Happy Hero, Blue, Blank...
Even Jiang Jinhan, who had just added An Jin last night, noticed An Jin's WeChat Moments update during a break in the training match.
When An Jin finished her delicious lunch and returned home, she checked her phone and found that her WeChat Moments were already filled with seven or eight messages from her bosses.
76: Will it still be broadcast this afternoon?
Jiang Jinhan: I know a really good seafood restaurant. I'll treat you to it sometime.
Happy Superman: Damn it, is that Qingqing girl whose picture is blurred out? She looks like a cute little sister, let me take a look.
Blue: Not replying to messages, but posting on Moments?
Blank: Why didn't you tell me you were going out to play?
......
When An Jin got home, she took out her phone, glanced at the messages on her WeChat Moments, and then immediately logged out.
I dare not reply, I absolutely dare not reply.
Her bosses are like AI robots.
An Jin had already noticed that if she replied even once, the messages that popped up from the other side would overwhelm her.
An Jin changed her clothes and came out of the bedroom. She squatted in the living room, watching TV and dozing off.
The air conditioner was on inside, so the temperature was a bit low.
One pillow alone is not enough to meet her need for warmth.
An Jin was so sleepy that she didn't want to move at all.
Normally, she would just hug a cushion, curl up on the sofa, and fall asleep.
Today is different; Yan Qing is at home today.
An Jin stretched out her foot and stepped on Yan Qing's outer thigh, drowsily ordering, "It's so cold, get me a blanket."
Yan Qing reached out and grabbed An Jin's foot, pressing his burning palm against An Jin's icy feet, which warmed An Jin's sleepiness away.
An Jin is also ticklish.
As soon as Yan Qing grabbed her foot, she curled up like a shrimp, her waist and legs bouncing uncontrollably.
The other free foot, like a lamb's hoof, frantically trampled on the half of Yan Qing's body that was closest to An Jin.
"Let go! Stop grabbing my foot! Hahaha, it tickles so much!"
Yan Qing was kicked so hard by An Jin that he was swaying unsteadily, yet he refused to let go.
His voice was deep, his face was handsome, and his brows exuded a serene and tranquil beauty.
She spoke softly and gently, telling An Jin not to move, and then warmed An Jin's feet with her hands.
An Jin yawned and said indulgently, "Hurry up, I want to sleep."
Yan Qing molded An Jin's feet as if they were clay.
In the end, An Jin couldn't sleep because she was too cold, so she kicked Yan Qing hard in the waist. Only then did he stop, obediently let go, and go get a blanket to cover An Jin.
Wrapped in the blanket, An Jin glanced at the time on the television one last time before drifting off to sleep.
She muttered to herself, "It's almost two o'clock... If I can't get up later... you're dead..."
And so I drifted off to sleep.
Yan Qing sat on the other end of the sofa, leaning against An Jin. He tilted his head slightly and looked at An Jin, who was sleeping, with a gaze as sweet as honey, enough to drown someone.
"Go to sleep."
Yan Qing parted her lips slightly, her voice as gentle as a delicate spring breeze, brushing past An Jin's ear.
"I'll keep track of the time for you, you won't be late."
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