Chapter 783 Haoyue Extra (45)
"What's wrong with you two? I called you out to connect, not to have a college acting class!" Gao Yingying pushed the steak in front of the two of them speechlessly: "If you really have nothing to talk about, then eat. I don't want to finally get out and relax only to have to listen to you two give me a lecture."
Wen Yue and Song Huaiyuan exchanged a glance, smiled, and simultaneously picked up their forks.
"Fine, I won't tell, but let's eat, okay?"
After finishing her meal, Wen Yue stood up and said, "I'm going to the restroom."
Gao Yingying waved her hand: "Go ahead, I've eaten too much, I'll just sit here and digest a bit."
Outside the restroom, Wen Yue washed her hands and then straightened her skirt.
She and Gao Yingying bought this dress together while shopping this morning. It's not her usual style; it's a short floral print camisole. Gao Yingying saw it and insisted that she try it on. Sure enough, it looked great on her, though it was a little too revealing.
She stood in front of the mirror and instinctively pulled her skirt up a little.
Just then, an older middle-aged man in a suit and with a large belly came out of the men's restroom across the street.
While washing his hands, he lingered, his eyes constantly glancing at Wen Yue.
Wen Yue noticed this, frowned, put away her handbag and turned to leave, but was caught off guard when the other person grabbed her wrist.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Young lady, would it be convenient for us to exchange contact information and get to know each other?"
Wen Yue had experienced countless such things before, and the blatant gazes and lewd smiles made her feel disgusted whenever she saw them.
Before she could refuse, the middle-aged man was suddenly pulled away.
The person pulling him was quite strong, and the man unconsciously took a few steps back. If it weren't for the wall, he would have almost fallen to the ground.
He realized what was happening and quickly steadied himself by holding onto the wall, pointing at the person who had pulled him: "You, how dare you pull other people like that!"
"Even if I'm promiscuous, it can't compare to your promiscuity, right?" Tang Minghao's eyes were dangerous and sinister. "Why were you pulling and tugging at my girlfriend? You're so old, don't you have any shame?"
Middle-aged man: "..."
He originally just thought the girl was pretty, with a good figure and fair skin, and wanted to take advantage of her, but he didn't expect to run into a tough opponent - she actually had a boyfriend.
Most importantly, this "boyfriend" looks a bit intimidating.
He was already in the wrong, so he dared not do anything more. He timidly muttered "bad luck" and left quickly.
Tang Minghao, however, had no intention of letting the matter rest. He immediately brought up his phone and was about to dial 110 when Wen Yue stopped him.
Wen Yue never expected to run into Tang Minghao here, and even less expected that he would help her again.
She coughed lightly and said, "Don't call the police, it's too much trouble."
A cool hand rested on Tang Minghao's wrist, causing him to momentarily lose his composure.
Time passed, perhaps a second, perhaps a minute, until the hand withdrew. Tang Minghao then snapped back to reality, lowered his eyes, and said, "If we don't teach this bastard a lesson, he'll dare to do it again next time."
Wen Yue said in a low voice, "There are too many people watching. Let's just let it go this time."
Tang Minghao glanced outside subconsciously, and sure enough, someone seemed to have recognized them and was taking pictures with their phone.
Thinking of what Anjing had told him these past two days to behave himself and stop causing her trouble, he clicked his tongue in annoyance and turned to leave.
Wen Yue quickly followed.
Tang Minghao walked until he reached a secluded spot, then suddenly stopped.
Wen Yue was caught off guard and almost bumped into his back.
Tang Minghao turned to look at her, his expression unreadable, and asked, "Why are you following me?"
Wen Yue exclaimed, "Ah! The exit... is over here."
Tang Minghao: "..."
He clenched his fist, then turned and strode out.
Wen Yue was puzzled and was about to follow him when she saw him turn back.
He then took off his coat and draped it over Wen Yue, his voice full of impatience: "Is it that hot?"
Wen Yue realized what was happening and said somewhat awkwardly, "Yingying picked out the dress for me... it might not suit me very well..."
Tang Minghao thought to himself that it wasn't that it wasn't suitable, but rather that it was very suitable.
The pale yellow floral print made her skin appear even more delicate and fair, while the dress's cut easily accentuated her slender legs.
The moment he saw her, his heart began to pound wildly.
But then she remembered that she only wore this dress to go on a date with Song Huaiyuan, and that she almost got taken advantage of by the older man, and that her excitement turned into frustration.
"Yeah, don't go out dressed so scantily next time," he muttered. "There are all sorts of people out there."
He saw it this time, but what if he hadn't?
Thinking back to how she had almost been hurt before, his heart felt even heavier.
Wen Yue gave a soft "Mmm": "Thank you so much this time. You've helped me three times now. I'll treat you to a meal sometime."
Tang Minghao was taken aback: "Three times?"
Wen Yue pursed her lips, said nothing more, and simply said, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now..."
She was about to leave when he grabbed her as she brushed past him.
Wen Yue was stunned. The heat from her wrist burned all the way to her heart.
She didn't know what he meant, so she could only wait, but she felt uneasy, thinking that she probably wouldn't be able to wait much longer...
Just then, she heard his somewhat awkward voice above her head: "Are you and... Song Huaiyuan dating?"
Wen Yue didn't expect him to ask this.
After a moment of silence, she asked, "In what capacity are you asking me this question?"
Tang Minghao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a wave of bitterness welled up in his heart.
Taking a deep breath, he forced a smile and said, "Even if we're not boyfriend and girlfriend anymore, we work in the same company, and I'm still your senior, right? Can't I even ask about my junior's love life?"
"If we're senior and junior classmates, I promise my private life won't affect my work, is that alright?" Wen Yue looked up at him.
Tang Minghao felt as if he had been seen through, and he awkwardly let go of her hand: "That's good."
Wen Yue said in a low voice, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
After saying that, she quickly left the narrow passageway.
Tang Minghao's fingertips seemed to still retain the warmth of her wrist. He clenched his fist tightly and punched the wall next to him hard.
...
Wen Yue didn't feel like she could finally breathe normally until she was out of Tang Minghao's sight.
She stood in the open space, panting several times, until her heart finally stopped beating.
Gao Yingying, who was standing next to her, looked at her and quickly went to greet her: "Why did you take so long to go to the bathroom? If you hadn't come back soon, I would have gone to fish you out."
Wen Yue smiled and said, "I ran into a little trouble. Where's Brother Huaiyuan?"
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