Chapter 78 Date
Early in the morning, the alarm clock woke Bai He up.
Because the peninsula is a little drive from the city center where she works, she has to get up earlier than before to avoid being late.
After washing up, Bai He walked out of the room and went down the spiral staircase. He saw that the long table in the dining room was filled with delicious food. There were a variety of Chinese and Western breakfasts, which were in no way inferior to the breakfast in a five-star hotel.
It's easy to guess whose masterpiece this is.
The table was full of food, and the housekeeper was sweating at the sight.
If Mr. Yan stayed longer, his housekeeper would be out of a job!
What's even more terrifying is that Mr. Yan doesn't allow the servants to clean his room or touch his clothes. He is a mysophobe and not only washes his own clothes, but also lets Miss Bai wash them as well.
The servants in the house were a little panicked.
Yan Yi was wearing a cream-colored casual sweater and an apron, giving off a lazy vibe of a summer afternoon, as she stood at the island counter preparing a salad.
Qi Lang crossed his long legs and leaned lazily on the single sofa. His eyes were illuminated by the sunlight from the floor-to-ceiling window, a kind of clear deep hazel color. He was looking at the stock information on the iPad.
Bai He stood on the stairs and looked at the scene of the two men in the same frame. Suddenly, she felt like she was looking at a white rose and a black butterfly. Although their styles were very different, they were living in peace and harmony.
But she didn't have time to appreciate it, and was afraid of being late for clocking in, so she hurried downstairs.
Yan Yi added a fried egg to her plate and said, "Don't worry. The news agency is only half an hour away on the highway. There's no traffic. Take your time."
"Oh, okay."
"It's okay to be late." Qi Langman said casually.
"Something happened! My salary will be deducted." Bai He said while holding a fried egg in his mouth.
He raised his eyes and glanced at her lightly: "I'll see who dares to deduct your salary."
"Well…"
As expected, he is the Seventh Master.
"Xiao Qi, you agreed to come to the TV station for an interview, right?" She confirmed with him again.
"What time is the interview?"
Bai He quickly said, "You're a very busy person, so of course I'll accommodate your schedule. As long as you're sure you're back, I can go back and reply to the editor-in-chief."
"Hold on."
Qi Lang asked his assistant to send him a schedule for the next two weeks and selected a more suitable time: "I'm available in the second half of the month, at 8pm on the 24th."
The schedule is booked until the end of the month, it seems this guy is really busy.
But as long as we can invite him, time is not a problem.
"Okay! No problem!"
Bai He flatteringly poured him a cup of hot milk, added sugar warmly, and handed it to him, saying with a smile, "Enjoy it."
Yan Yi sneered, "You choose to make people work overtime after get off work. Master Qi, you really are a busy man."
Qi Lang raised his chin slightly and said arrogantly, "I am indeed busy. Unlike Dr. Yan, whose surgery appointments are scheduled for half a year later, I can still leisurely cook breakfast."
"Work is work, life is life," Yan Yi said. "Family always comes first to me."
These words suddenly hurt Qi Lang.
He... no longer has a home and is now a real loner.
He tightened his hands, and the veins on his hands became visible.
Even the housekeeper was shocked. Who is this Mr. Yan? How dare he challenge the Seventh Master like that?
You know, no matter in Gangcheng or Kitasato City, no matter who is in the political or business circles, they all hold this gentleman in high esteem. Anyone who says such impolite words to him must be dying!
However, the Seventh Master did not get angry. He just took the morning tea handed to him by the butler, blew away the hot mist, and took a sip.
Bai He certainly knew how these two people got along, exposing each other's daily secrets, which had been happening every day for the past ten years.
"Family comes first, of course. The three of us have always been a family, so even if we quarrel, don't let it affect our relationship," she said.
Qi Lang didn't bother to pay attention to Yan Yi. He stood up and walked to the table at the end of the long table, muttering, "Only an idiot would bother with him."
"Someone has been a fool many times."
Bai He tugged at his sleeve and told him to speak less.
Yan Yi whispered, "No matter what he becomes, I won't let him, and I hope you won't take his side."
"How can I be biased? I'm fair, okay?" Bai He said helplessly, "It's just... I need help now."
Qi Lang saw the two of them chattering in each other's ears and said, "Bai He, sit next to me."
"Oh, okay." The little girl took the tray and sat down obediently.
Seeing this, Yan Yi simply took the plate and sat on the other side of her, insisting on eating next to her.
The housekeeper was confused when he saw them like this.
What is the relationship between these three people?
The elderly can’t understand it.
At this time, Xiaotuantuan stretched lazily, slowly went downstairs, meowing, and seemed to be attracted by the fragrance in the dining room, and jumped onto the table.
Yan Yi immediately stood up, took two steps back, and looked warily at the cat that ignored him completely.
"Little Tuantuan, you can't sit at the table." Bai He said as she was about to take it down. Qi Lang called out, "Son, come here."
The cat obediently jumped onto Qi Lang's legs. The man's thin hand gently stroked the cat's back. The cat seemed to like his touch very much and kept arching its body to rub against him.
Yan Yi frowned: "Have some shame and stop yelling."
Qi Lang raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Jealous? Then come and hug me too."
As he was about to hand the cat to Yan Yi, Yan Yi backed away, frowning and saying, "Don't come over!"
Bai He smiled and said, "Look at it. Doesn't it look like the stray cat we used to feed?"
"You still remember." Qi Lang's eyes were gentle.
"Of course I remember. We fed that cat for many years. It had heterochromia and was very afraid of people, but not us. It even took us to see its babies."
"You almost adopted one of them." Qi Lang glanced at Yan Yi, "If it weren't for the fact that there's someone at home who's afraid of cats."
"Yeah, what a pity."
"So, because of different living habits, we can't get along. One of us will have to compromise. It just depends on who is more willing to pay." He pierced Yan Yi with his eyes, then said, "Of course, finding someone who shares the same ideals can avoid more trouble and arguments."
Translation: "Let you go..."
Qi Lang interrupted: "No swearing in my house."
"Since we have to make three rules," Yan Yi sat down again, "the first rule is that you are not allowed to play with your pets while eating."
Qi Lang put the cat down and said calmly, "You are in my house, and you are setting rules for me. What's the point of that?"
Yan Yi: "If you don't accept it, I'm leaving now."
Qi Lang: "Please leave quickly. I will pack your luggage later."
Yan Yi: "I will take Bai He with me."
Qi Lang: "Take one and try."
Yan Yi looked at her.
At this time, he was confident that he could take her away.
The winning rate is...very high.
Bai He quickly tried to ease the atmosphere: "Alright, alright, no playing with pets while eating, that's it, okay!"
Qi Lang scoffed: "So you're still on his side."
Bai He did not respond to this.
After breakfast, Bai He took Qi Lang's car to work because Yan Yi's hospital and the news agency were not in the same direction.
He has difficulty walking and cannot drive for the time being, so a special driver drives for him.
The two sat in the spacious back seat of the car. Bai He played with Qi Lang's telescopic cane and thought it was very beautiful.
Qi Lang looked at him with deep eyes, with satisfaction in his eyes.
The driver saw this scene through the rearview mirror and was shocked.
Because of his lameness, he also underwent some subtle psychological changes and never let outsiders touch his cane.
Who is this little girl? She's not even angry at him playing like this.
Bai He asked him whether the top of the cane was pure gold or gold-plated, and Qi Lang replied that it was pure gold.
She looked at the huge lump of gold and suddenly became a little greedy. She said that she saw a telescopic cane on the Internet. It was intelligently operated and could be retracted by pressing a button.
"Do you want it? I'll buy it for you."
"Okay."
"Then I'll keep this one for you, okay?"
Qi Lang had no objection: "Okay, please trouble Sayuri."
A flower seemed to be blooming at the corner of Bai He's mouth.
Qi Lang's eyes never left her for a minute.
"Xiao Qi, I feel like you've changed a lot from before. You used to be very cheerful, but now you hardly smile. I really want to make you happy, but I don't know where to start."
"You've suffered from depression." Qi Lang looked at her. "You should know the feeling of being swallowed up by a deep sea of emotions. It's like you've lost the ability to be happy, and your nerves have become very numb."
"Will it be better if we're with you?"
"You'll be much better off with me. As for him, I hope he doesn't piss me off to death."
Bai He smiled and said, "Look, look, this is his retribution. I don't know who it is, but he always made him so angry before, but now the situation has been reversed."
Suddenly, Qi Lang reached out and pinched the little girl's chin, wanting to kiss her.
"Hmm!" Bai He turned her head with great effort, but he still twisted her around forcefully.
Their lips pressed together, almost touching.
Hot breaths intertwined.
Bai He smelled the fragrance on his body. It was the scent of the ocean perfume he gave her, deep, distant, and vast...
His eyes were eager and restrained: "What I said that day was not a joke, I need you to stay by my side."
"I'm... by your side."
"Not as a friend." Qi Lang leaned against her, his tone ambiguous, "Physically, mentally... I need you."
However, Bai He subconsciously turned her head away and avoided his kiss.
Qi Lang's deep black eyes stared at her, like nails, trying to drill into her heart and probe.
Bai He didn't know how to respond to the man's overwhelming love, so she started to respond randomly: "Um, do you want me to give you a toy?"
The driver in the front seat tried hard to hold back his laughter, but couldn't help it and burst out laughing -
"Ah, sorry, sorry, sorry, Mr. Qi."
"None of your business, just focus on driving."
"yes."
Qi Lang's face looked extremely ugly, and he loosened the hands that were restraining her.
Sometimes, this little girl can really make people angry. She talks nonsense without any care.
"Really?" Bai He flipped through Taobao and teased him with a smile, "How about this one? It's made to mimic human skin and has an automatic cleaning function."
It must be really hard for the driver to hold back his laughter!
Qi Lang posed for a photo with her phone and pinched her cheek hard.
Bai He fought back and started wrestling with him in the carriage.
Fortunately, at least when he was angry, he could still fight her like before, and he wouldn't let her...
She didn't want Qi Ye to always be so cold and taciturn, which was depressing. She wanted to cure him and make him become the old Qi Lang again.
What is lost can never be regained.
But at least, the iron triangle is always there.
…
In the morning, Bai He reported to the editor-in-chief that Qi Lang agreed to be interviewed. The editor-in-chief was very happy and kept praising Bai He for his ability, saying that he was truly the number one reporter of our news station.
Bai He also asked for leave from his boss and prepared to undergo scar repair surgery.
In the afternoon, she was busy reporting on the news and didn't look at her phone. When she had some free time, she took it out and took a look, and found three WeChat messages, one from Fu Siwei, one from Yan Yi, and one from Qi Lang.
All three of them asked her to go to the movies tonight.
“…”
However, Fu Siwei was the first to make an appointment. Bai He remembered that she had promised him last time that they would go to the movies together when they had time, and he had also done his best to help her find a doctor, so she also wanted to thank him.
So she rejected the other two, saying that she already had an appointment with Fu Siwei.
Then, Yan Yi received a private WeChat message from Qi Lang:
7: "Is she still in contact with that instructor?"
1: "They have been friends for three years."
7: "Only three years."
1: "I've heard that the internet company where Fu Siwei works has in-depth cooperation with your company."
7: "You want me to fuck him?"
1: "[Smile]"
7: "First, you kill someone with someone else's knife, and then kill me. Ah Yi, you have a very good plan. [Smile]"
1: "She and I are just siblings now. I've let her go."
7: “If you want me to believe you’ve let it go, you only need to do one thing.”
1: "What's up?"
7: "Get sterilized."
1: “…”
In the evening, Fu Siwei took Bai He to a very romantic Western restaurant.
In the restaurant, handsome men and beautiful women in smart and respectable clothes sat at a double table, candlelight flickered, and the atmosphere was filled with romance.
Bai He stared at the handsome man in a shirt in front of him and said with a smile, "Thank you for your expense, Instructor Fu, for treating me to such an expensive Western meal."
"You helped me with news before, and I said I'd treat you to a meal that time. I never had the chance, so today's the perfect day."
"You still remember that incident." Bai He said politely, "It's not like I'm helping you. I also collected news materials."
"But in the end it helped me, and I have to thank you."
"Okay, then I accept your thanks." Bai He raised her wine glass and clinked it with Fu Siwei's. They drank together. Fu Siwei asked her to drink slowly as the red wine still had some alcohol content.
Not far away, in the VIP booths with dim tree shadows, sat two very handsome men with outstanding temperaments.
Several waitresses stared at them for a long time.
The looks and aura of these two... they killed the whole place in seconds!
The one in the haute couture black suit, with a metal cane resting on the edge of the table, looked calm and composed, with the aura of a business tycoon.
The other one was dressed casually, with a handsome appearance. He was carefully preparing the steak on the plate, and his posture was elegant and dignified.
What is the relationship between these two men? Why did they make an appointment to have a candlelight dinner in a couple's restaurant like this?
Qi Lang's dark eyes stared at the table not far away. Yan Yi said calmly, "Bai He is very sensitive to her environment. If you keep staring at her, she will notice."
Qi Lang wiped his thin lips with a napkin: "It doesn't matter."
He didn't care about being discovered by her. His previous "silence" had caused him a lot of trouble. This time Qi Lang came back to play it straight.
"I don't mind." Yan Yi held his forehead, "I feel ashamed to do this kind of thing with you."
"I'm embarrassed to come here."
"Because you're the one paying the bill."
Qi Lang: "I didn't say I wanted to pay the bill."
"You still want to split the bill with me?"
"In this world, I only go AA with you."
“…”
Fu Siwei leaned over and whispered to Bai He, "I think... I saw your two childhood friends."
Bai He held his forehead and said, "I saw it a long time ago."
"They have such a good relationship," Fu Siwei said sarcastically, "They even have a candlelight dinner together."
"In some special circumstances, they can come together as a team and be quite united."
"What's going on?"
Bai He said seriously, "A fourth person appears."
He smiled, a faint dimple forming at the corner of his mouth, and stared at Bai He curiously: "I'm asking this purely as a friend, how do you choose between these two? Do you have an answer in mind?"
Bai He didn't try to evade the question and said frankly, "It was there, and then it disappeared."
Fu Siwei seemed to understand what she said: "Trust your first feeling."
Bai He rubbed his head and his hair was messy.
Fu Siwei: "Or, consider a fourth person?"
Bai He looked at the handsome and sincere man in front of her and chuckled, "You'd better give up on this idea. The two of them will team up and rip you to pieces."
Fu Siwei's eyes were very determined: "If I tell you, I'm not afraid."
"Then this meal tonight will be our last." Bai He said lightly.
Fu Siwei also saw it, and she made up her mind to just be friends with him, and not even think about any other relationship.
With those two having such excellent conditions...she didn't even want them, let alone others.
Fu Siwei no longer forced her. He would rather be good friends with her than lose her.
After dinner, the two went to the movies again.
Qi Lang stood at the door of the cinema, holding a black metal cane and frowning.
Is this ever going to end!
And watch a movie!
Yan Yi bought the movie tickets, walked over, and said speechlessly: "It's also a couple's room."
Qi Lang heard him swearing and it was obvious that he could no longer tolerate it.
When I entered the screening room, I saw that there were indeed sofa seats for couples, and they were in the shape of a heart.
Yan Yi and Qi Lang, two grown men, were forced to sit on a pink heart-shaped sofa. They felt awkward and disliked each other, not wanting to be close to each other. Bai He and Fu Siwei sat right in front of them.
Qi Lang's eyes were like a ruler, estimating the distance between the two people in front of him. If they got any closer, his grip on the cane would tighten.
Yan Yi was quite relaxed. He even bought a bucket of popcorn and handed it to Qi Lang: "Want to eat?"
Qi Lang said with disdain: "When did you start eating junk food?"
Yan Yi thought for a moment and replied, "When I started wanting to become you."
Qi Lang glanced at him and felt a little speechless.
Yan Yi ate popcorn and said nonchalantly: "If you still want to fight, I advise you to be happy. Your temperament now is as heavy as mine was back then. She is most afraid of pressure, and this is not what she likes."
Qi Lang wasn't worried: "No matter what she chooses, she'll choose that person, not a certain trait. So even if you become the old me, it won't have much of an impact."
Qi Lang does have this confidence.
Yan Yi pondered and felt that what he said made sense.
Bai He will not stop loving Qi Lang just because he becomes unhappy, nor will she increase her chances of being chosen just because she becomes happy.
"So, you don't want to fight for it?" Yan Yi asked him, "Even if it's just a small change."
Qi Lang: "I don't care."
"So open-minded?"
"Whether she likes it or not, she will eventually belong to me."
Translation: "..."
Forced love, right?
Bai He finished watching this very boring romance film with a tingling back, and walked out of the cinema with Fu Siwei.
When passing by the video game arcade, Fu Siwei suggested that they go catch dolls together, and Bai He readily agreed.
Yan Yi and Qi Lang followed them and saw them walk into the arcade, exchange coins and go to the claw machines.
The patience of both of them was almost reaching its critical point.
It’s not over yet!!!
But they had no way to urge him, let alone stop him. Openly following someone was already treading on Bai He's minefield, so how could they dare to step forward to stop him?
If Bai He gets angry, neither of them can handle it.
Helpless, instead of standing on the street to enjoy the breeze, Yan Yi suggested that they go in and play a few games together.
Fu Siwei and Bai He didn't catch any dolls, but a group of girls were attracted by the doll-catching competition between two super handsome guys, Qi Lang and Yan Yi. They surrounded them, cheering, clapping and taking videos.
The two of them were competing in catching dolls, and they almost ran out of things on several machines.
The boss looked at them in despair, feeling hopeless.
In the end, Bai He and Fu Siwei walked out of the arcade with nothing, followed by two men covered with cartoon dolls.
On the street, Bai He and Fu Siwei said goodbye: "I had a great time tonight. Thank you for treating me to dinner and a movie."
"I feel very happy too. Do you want me to take you home?"
"No need." Bai He glanced at the two men behind him who were already extremely anxious but trying their best to endure. "They've been following me all night. If you send me back later, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep my body intact."
Fu Siwei smiled faintly and waved goodbye to her.
After watching him leave, Bai He turned around and looked at the two of them unhappily.
"Catching dolls, how fun is it?"
Yan Yi ran over and threw the Psyduck doll in his hand to her: "He's too short. He didn't catch any of them."
"Yes, you are the best." Bai He said unhappily, "Don't follow me anymore, you two! That's too much."
Yan Yi immediately made an excuse for himself: "The surgery is about to begin, and I must ensure the patient is in good condition. This is for the sake of my reputation, so I have to resort to this desperate measure."
Bai He looked at Qi Lang: "He has an excuse, what about you?"
Qi Lang walked over slowly, leaning on his cane: "I have Yuyu syndrome, you can't be mean to me."
“…”
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