Chapter 846 Ranbao extra (19)
Wen Sichen hummed in agreement: "Do you still want some water?"
Kong Ran shook his head.
Wen Sichen then took the cup to the kitchen, rinsed it, and put it away.
When he came out of the kitchen, he saw Kong Ran still sitting at the table in a daze.
He paused, walked over, and tapped the table: "Tomorrow is Zhong Lin's birthday. No one should be celebrating with him. Whether you can seize the opportunity or not is up to you. Don't blame me for not providing you with information later."
Kong Ran: "?!"
At this moment, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she sat up in shock from her deathbed.
Her eyes widened, and she grabbed his arm: "What did you say? Tomorrow is your senior's birthday?!"
Wen Sichen hissed, "Let go of me first, or you'll break my arm!"
Kong Ran said "Oh" and quickly withdrew her hand, but her eyes were bright as she looked at him, and there was no trace of the listlessness she had just shown.
Infected by her expression, Wen Sichen smiled and asked, "So happy?"
"I can find a chance to ask him out! How could I not be happy!" But Kong Ran's excitement lasted only two seconds before she became a little dejected: "But he's too lazy to even watch my shows, so I guess he definitely won't come out if I ask him."
"Forget it," she pouted, "I'd better not make a fool of myself."
"How come I remember someone saying yesterday that they would never give up no matter what? And now, just one night later, their mindset has changed?"
"I'm not giving up, I'm trying to find a different strategy. If one path doesn't work, I can't just keep crashing into it," Kong Ran said, his eyes lowered.
Wen Sichen clicked his tongue lightly: "Alright, do what you want to do, stop dawdling here. It's just asking someone out, try again and see if he agrees. If not, think of another way."
"I don't want to."
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"It would be so embarrassing to be rejected again."
Wen Sichen was speechless, so he simply handed her the phone she had thrown on the sofa: "You're afraid of being embarrassed now, but when you were crying and making a scene in the street yesterday, didn't you know how embarrassing that was?"
Kong Ran: "..."
At Wen Sichen's insistence, she finally sent Zhong Lin a message: "Senior, I heard it's your birthday tomorrow. Would you mind going out for dinner together?"
The message was sent, and a reply was received a moment later.
Kong Ran refused to watch, wanting to bury her head in the sand like an ostrich, but Wen Sichen wouldn't allow it and forced her to enter her fingerprint.
"Wen Sichen, are you a robber?!" Kong Ran kept his eyes closed and refused to open them.
"Are you sure you don't want to watch? You'll regret it if you don't." Wen Sichen's voice came from the side.
Kong Ran: "..."
Could it be that the reply wasn't what she expected?
With a tentative mindset, Kong Ran looked at the screen.
Upon seeing Zhong Lin's reply, Kong Ran exclaimed in surprise, "He... he actually agreed!!!"
Wen Sichen hissed and said, "I've already told you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Kong Ran had already hugged him like a sloth: "Ahhhh, Wen Sichen, do you have some kind of magic? How could you be so sure he would agree! Waaaaah, I'm so happy!!"
The girl's soft body pressed against him, and Wen Sichen's ears instantly turned red. He immediately scolded her, "Let go of me right now, aren't you hot!"
Kong Ran chuckled and let go of him: "Wen Sichen, what's wrong with you? He's sharing his joy with you!"
"Just stand there and share, don't come any closer." Heaven knows how much effort he used to suppress his racing heart when she hugged him just now.
Kong Ran completely ignored his reaction and sat there analyzing the situation on her own: "Why did Zhong Lin agree so easily? He made excuses to let me watch the show yesterday, but he agreed without hesitation today. Do you think he felt guilty because he left without saying goodbye yesterday?"
"Stop overthinking it. The important thing is that he agreed, right?" Wen Sichen stood up and tapped her on the head. "Instead of thinking about this, you should be thinking about what to eat tomorrow."
Kong Ran nodded: "That makes sense. So, which restaurant should we go to tomorrow? No, no, we can think about the restaurant later. Tomorrow is his birthday, and the most important thing is to figure out what gift I should give him!"
She waved her hand and said, "Wen Sichen, get up!"
Wen Sichen: "...What?!"
Seeing that he didn't understand, Kong Ran simply stepped forward and pulled him: "What else can we do? Come on, come on, come with me to the mall!"
...
Wen Sichen was dragged to the mall by Kong Ran and fully experienced what it means to be "forced to work".
"Should I buy him a watch, a tie, or a pair of cufflinks?" Kong Ran had been chattering away on the way here. The dejection he felt when he first got up had vanished. At this moment, he couldn't just be described as excited; he was practically ecstatic!
Wen Sichen's ears hurt from her constant chatter. After being dragged to six or seven stores by her, he finally said helplessly, "Little darling, if you're going to give someone a gift, at least make sure it suits their taste."
Kong Ran: "What do you mean?"
"Whether it's the watch, the tie, or the cufflinks, are you sure it's something he likes?"
Kong Ran exclaimed "Ah!" and scratched his head: "But I don't know what he likes. Isn't the more expensive the better?"
Wen Sichen said with a headache, "Although Zhong Lin's family is not bad, it's no exaggeration to say that compared to you, it's like comparing heaven and earth. You gave him such an expensive gift, are you afraid that he won't realize the difference between you two?"
Kong Ran: "...You're right. But if I don't buy the expensive ones, what should I buy?"
Seeing her dazed look, Wen Sichen resigned himself to his fate.
"Come on, I'll take you somewhere."
...
The next day at noon, Kong Ran happily went to the appointment with the gift she had chosen the day before.
Kong Ran chose the restaurant herself.
Considering Zhong Lin's taste, she immediately ruled out restaurants that seemed too casual. Remembering Wen Sichen's advice not to put too much financial pressure on him, she finally chose a Huaiyang cuisine restaurant with a charming atmosphere but not too outrageous prices, thinking that "Zhong Lin is from Y City and might be more used to Y City food."
When she arrived at the restaurant, Zhong Lin was already seated.
The restaurant is located next to the Yangcheng River, and there are many willow trees planted along the riverbank. When the wind blows, the willow branches sway back and forth, which is quite a beautiful sight.
Their seats were outside, with a small sunshade overhead and a two-person table facing each other underneath.
Seeing Kong Ran approach, Zhong Lin stood up somewhat awkwardly: "Junior, you're here."
In order to see Zhong Lin, Kong Ran specially chose a white dress with light pink floral print for herself when she was choosing a gift for him. Wen Sichen had ridiculed her a lot when she picked out this dress, but now that she was wearing it, she felt it was all worth it.
She wore a low bun and high heels, looking elegant and poised, a far cry from her usual crazy self. Instead, she perfectly complemented the scenery around her.
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