Revisiting the old place
Yan Chi groaned in pain. It was the first time he was rejected like this when he was so proactive. Naturally, he could not tolerate the arrogance brought about by his pampered life since childhood.
But just as he was about to take the opportunity to attack, Mu Qingyan's expression of pain that almost overwhelmed everything caught his sight in his arms. He didn't know whether it was because he couldn't bear it or because he was afraid, and the hand that was clasped on the other's wrist unconsciously loosened.
In the suffocating silence, someone pushed the door open.
"Achi, I heard from Assistant Cheng that you—"
Yan Chi couldn't listen to anything at this moment. He was so anxious that he turned his back to the person and yelled:
“Get out!”
Until a sob of grievance was heard behind me.
Mu Qingyan used all her rationality and finally suppressed her surging emotions.
But when he came to his senses, he saw Ye Wanning standing at the door, about to cry, and Yan Chi who was obviously a little flustered.
This scene is very easy to cause misunderstanding no matter how you look at it.
"Achi, am I disturbing you..."
Ye Wanning's face was pale and his voice was trembling. He stood there with his fingers twisting the hem of his clothes, at a loss.
Yan Chi finally realized what he had just done.
He should have explained that he was just impulsive, that he had mistaken Mu Qingyan for Ye Wanning...
But for some reason, the strange emotions surging wildly in his chest prevented him from saying a single word.
In the awkward silence, Ye Wanning seemed to have adjusted his state. He walked past him and said apologetically:
"Qingyan... I just came to remind Achi to eat after get off work. I didn't know you were working, please don't be offended..."
"Ah, of course not. Miss Ye, you are too kind..."
Mu Qingyan sighed.
She naturally couldn't vent her anger carelessly, and she could see the reluctance in Ye Wanning's smile.
Even though her brain could perform six rounds of quantum gravity calculations extremely quickly, at this moment, she didn't know what to say.
She waved her hand and was about to send the two away when suddenly a few muffled cries came from the corridor.
"Wow~who is he? So beautiful!"
"Which department's boy is this handsome?"
"This waist, this leg! Ahhhh, no, Kinsley, forgive me, he was the first one to start!!!"
Just as I was wondering, the next second, the figure of an old friend suddenly appeared at the door.
"Yan, are you off work yet? I know working overtime is part of your culture, but I've been eating oil all day, so—huh?"
York, who was in high spirits, stared at Yan Chi, who was standing in front of him.
Seeing this, Mu Qingyan suddenly thought of a way to clear up the misunderstanding. She put on a gentle smile and pulled York over very intimately:
"Wait here for a moment, I'll be right there! ... Miss Ye, York and I have a dinner date, so I won't disturb you and Mr. Yan. Let's meet some other time—"
"York? You...you were yesterday..." Ye Wanning looked incredulous.
Not only her, Yan Chi also looked the man up and down, as if he couldn't connect the "homeless man" from last night with the other party.
The originally messy and sticky brown hair was now neatly tied behind his head, revealing York's smooth forehead and the lower half of his face with sharp lines without the mask covering it.
His half-new, half-old sportswear was replaced with a slim-fit suit, which showed off his good figure and made him even more captivating than Yan Chi.
This is naturally a racial advantage that is more in line with the perfection of "ancient Greek sculptures" than Oriental men, if it weren't for that smile that seems sunny but actually has ambiguous meaning.
"The restaurant my friend booked is pretty good. If Mr. Yan and Ms. Ye don't mind, would you like to join us?"
Yan Chi's eyes fell on the two people holding hands in front of him:
"Can."
…
"Sir and Madam, please take a seat. According to the manager's instructions, the top floor will not be open to the public tonight. Please enjoy your meal in peace."
York nodded, waved the waiter away, and then looked at Mu Qingyan, who had been silent since entering here:
"Yan, what are you thinking about? Have you been here before?"
Mu Qingyan looked around at the unique decoration in front of her that showed great respect for history and time, and did not answer.
——LIANGSHE.Night Banquet
How should I put it, my good friends really have a "tacit understanding". The first time she came here, she accurately found a place she rarely set foot on.
"Qingyan, are you feeling unwell?"
Across from her, Ye Wanning pushed a glass of water towards her, speaking with concern.
"Are you not used to it? This is the top Chinese restaurant in S City. Before I went abroad, A-Chi often brought me here. It's been three years, and I feel a little unfamiliar here too!"
Everywhere she looked was a familiar yet unfamiliar atmosphere. Although Mu Qingyan tried her best to suppress it, she was almost experiencing a stress disorder after being caught off guard by revisiting the old place. Her original politeness disappeared from her lips:
"Why not, change one?"
After saying that, she stood up.
"Hey, wait a minute!"
My wrist was grabbed by the person next to me.
"Yan, my friend spent a lot of effort to arrange this place. How could you bear to see your dear York break his promise in front of others? Come on, sit down! If you're not doing this for me, just consider it as a favor to him, okay~"
"Qingyan, did I say something wrong? I didn't mean it, don't be angry..."
Ye Wanning looked at her timidly, his tone full of self-blame.
Now, Mu Qingyan couldn't stay or leave.
Soon, the waiter came with a group of waiters to serve the dishes. She had no choice but to sit back down.
The dishes that were served were all extremely exquisite delicacies, but she had no appetite at all.
Yan Chi picked up some food for the girl next to him, and his eyes seemed to casually glance across at the opposite side:
"Being able to rent the top floor at LIANGSHE, it's easy to say. Your friend's...friend is quite a secretive person. I wonder which family he belongs to?"
He had done this kind of thing many times before to win the smile of a beautiful woman, not to mention that this was not an ordinary club or bar, so there were more rules.
But as he knew, no one in the circle had ever heard of anyone having anything to do with York.
In addition, Mu Qingyan's behavior became more and more obvious, and he couldn't help but want to ask for clarification.
And after waiting for a long time, just like today in the conference room, the other party didn't even pay attention to me.
"Achi, try this soup. Does it taste the same as before?"
Perhaps seeing that he was a little embarrassed, Ye Wanning beside him spoke.
Yan Chi felt that he had neglected his sweetheart, and was about to make amends when the girl continued:
"Qingyan is beautiful and excellent at work. It's amazing that she can meet more great people like her. Unlike me, I've become alienated from my friends here in the past few years abroad..."
Her tone sounded somewhat lost, which naturally made Yan Chi feel very sorry.
Before he could comfort her, a pair of hands suddenly reached out and poured wine for Ye Wanning.
"This lovely lady, I just saw you at Yan's. Are you also an employee there?"
"Me? I'm not..." Ye Wanning covered up his previous gaffe and smiled shyly, "I just graduated and don't have a job yet, unlike Qingyan who—"
“Qué universidad (Which university)”
Seeing the girl's confused and embarrassed face, York spread his hands and asked again in Chinese.
Then Ye Wanning smiled and replied, "I studied at the University of Pennsylvania."
"Good, very good school. But, didn't it help you get a job?"
“…”
Ye Wanning didn't seem to expect the other party to be so nonchalant. After all, in the eyes of many people, the University of Pennsylvania was indeed a top-notch university that was beyond their reach.
She was stunned for a moment, then slowly said:
"I received an offer from Infinity during campus recruitment... Oh, Mr. York, you may not have heard of it. It's an American scientific research company."
Yan Chi nodded aside, his eyes full of appreciation:
"Wan Ning received a recommendation from his mentor and went to Infinity for an internship. Later, it was Infinity's CEO who personally signed the offer for Wan Ning. But Wan Ning had to return to China, so—"
"What?" York's surprised voice interrupted Yan Chi's words, "Beautiful lady, don't tell me that you rejected Dustin?"
Ye Wanning didn't refute at all. There was a smile on the corner of her lips, as if she was very satisfied with York's reaction.
But the next second, the words the man said made her completely frozen -
"Miss. Ye—Wannie, right? Could you please explain to me why I saw news that Infinity didn't conduct any public or private recruitment activities for any position in any department at Penn this year?"
York randomly pressed a few buttons on his phone, and a clear 3D projection immediately appeared on the desktop.
"Also, as far as I know, Dustin had a bad relationship with the University of Pennsylvania because of an on-campus promotion. He's such a petty person, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to set foot in Pennsylvania, so how could he go—"
"Ms. Ye is so capable that it's not impossible for Infinity to make an exception for her. Why are you so concerned if you don't even eat well?"
Mu Qingyan had lost track of how many levels of her memory palace she had sunk into because of the tasteless food. It was rare that she noticed the strange atmosphere in the surroundings. Without any hesitation, she interrupted York's words.
York was about to retort, but seeing his friend's look, he said:
"I'm sorry, I did see it wrong..."
Before Yan Chi could take advantage of the opportunity to attack, he changed the subject:
"So Miss Ye isn't from UPenn, but Penn State. I'm sorry for being rude, please forgive me!"
Although these two universities sound similar, their levels are really worlds apart.
Mu Qingyan no longer had time to think about whether Ye Wanning had made a slip of the tongue or what, because the latter's cheeks were flushed and there was already mist in his big eyes.
She was about to say something to save herself, but as her lips opened and closed, York handed her a spoon, blocking her mouth.
The sweet taste fills the taste buds, and after a moment it turns into an imperceptible bitterness.
Mu Qingyan listened to York chattering in her ear about the chef's hidden menu, which she wouldn't make easily...
Then, in front of the three people's visible surprised gazes, she ran into the bathroom, pinching her throat in pain, and vomited violently.
…
Amusement park underground laboratory——
The room, which was set with countless passwords, was dark and cold. It was the "purgatory" that Mu Qingyan had specially designed for herself. Whenever she was emotionally unstable, she needed the help of this place to calm herself down.
Outside the door, Kins tried again and again to unlock it using his own data.
After failing, he felt an impulse coming from somewhere and rushed towards the protective net with all his strength.
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