Wen Ying felt a bit nervous.
Xie Qian appeared very calm.
…Heh, of course it was an act.
Before leaving, Xie Qian had specially changed into new clothes.
Zou Weijun had been busy with the cultural company lately and had no time to mind her son’s “romantic progress”.
The house where the mother and son were temporarily staying had been tidied up. Finally, they no longer needed to live in a hotel. The housekeeper Auntie Liu had also arrived in Magic City. Before coming, Auntie Liu had been informed of Xie Qian’s current situation. Upon seeing Xie Qian in person, she still could not help crying secretly.
Even Auntie Liu was so upset. One could imagine how distressed the friends were when Xie Qian and Wen Ying appeared together at the agreed restaurant.
“Xie Qian, you…”
Peng Guoqing “you”-ed for a long time but could not say the rest.
Wang Shuang, a big guy, had red eyes.
Probably only Xie Tang and Li Mengjiao knew the situation in advance.
Wen Ying comforted everyone, “It’s almost better. In another two or three months, Xie Qian won’t need the wheelchair anymore.”
In another two or three months, no more wheelchair?
What the situation must have been like before Xie Qian appeared, everyone truly dared not imagine.
Xie Qian had disappeared for a full four months!
Peng Guoqing felt as if someone had hammered his head. His mind was about to explode.
So, Xie Qian had not been developing oil fields abroad nor brushing degrees at famous schools, but treating injuries abroad?
The absurd rumours in the capital circle were actually true.
Xie Qian had really been in a very serious car accident!
“Was it because of fighting over family property?”
Peng Guoqing clenched his fists. “I said, how could your dad agree to divorce so readily and even generously split the property with your mom!”
The matter of Xie Jinghu fighting a lawsuit with his mistress had spread throughout the capital circle. Peng Guoqing, like other melon-eaters, had enjoyed the spectacle plenty. Eating melons was fine, but this melon originated from Xie Qian’s personal safety. Peng Guoqing really wanted to chop someone!
No wonder.
No wonder when he mentioned Xie Qian’s return to his own mother, her expression was not joy but sympathy.
At the time, Peng Guoqing thought his mother was pitying him for having to revise the proposal. Now he understood it was sympathy for Xie Qian’s ordeal!
Peng Guoqing was truly going mad.
At this moment, Peng Guoqing had completely forgotten the proposal stuffed in his bag.
When would the sister-brother romance novel be adapted? Important?
Previously very important. Now not so much!
Wang Shuang had been beaten by society and was not as impulsive as before. He was also indignant, but while indignant, he knew his own weight.
Xie Qian’s family matters were simply not something others could interfere with.
At least Wang Shuang could not stick his hand in.
What Wang Shuang could do was not cause trouble for Xie Qian and help with what he could.
Learning that Xie Qian needed rehabilitation in the hospital, Wang Shuang said to call him if errands needed running.
“I may not be as professional as a caregiver, but I am young and strong. I absolutely won’t complain about being tired!”
Over who would go to the hospital to care for Xie Qian, Wang Shuang and Peng Guoqing nearly fought on the spot.
Xie Qian had a headache from these two clowns.
Eating with such clowns really was not worth Xie Qian specially wearing new clothes for!
Li Mengjiao was unusually quiet tonight. Xie Qian remembered her arrogance on the phone and singled her out: “What about you? Anything you want to say?”
Li Mengjiao shot up from her seat, face red, and bowed to Xie Qian: “I want to say sorry. I misunderstood you before. I didn’t know about your car accident. Seeing you stand up Wen Ying, I cursed you at least dozens of times a day. You went abroad silently for months. Not only did I curse you dozens of times a day, I even hoped Wen Ying would quickly meet a suitable guy. Once she got together with that guy, it would anger you to death…”
Xie Qian regretted calling on Li Mengjiao.
This dummy had no conscience at all.
He had, after all, tutored this dummy for three years along the way. The dummy truly did not wish him well at all!
Cursing him dozens of times a day was fine. He had indeed stood up the hamster.
But hoping the hamster would quickly meet a suitable guy… that was intolerable!
Xie Qian hummed.
Li Mengjiao was ashamed beyond words, wrinkling the hem of her clothes with both hands.
Ah, she did not know how to get Xie God to forgive her.
Splitting right now? Okay?
If one was not enough, Li Mengjiao did not mind doing ten!
She pitifully turned her gaze to Wen Ying. “I really was wrong. No one told me…”
Wen Ying could not bear it and gently poked Xie Qian’s arm.
Xie Tang had sharp eyes and saw the small interaction between Wen Ying and Xie Qian.
Eh, these two seemed a bit different?
Even more amazingly, with Wen Ying’s gentle poke, Xie Qian’s stern cold face melted instantly: “Alright, let’s eat first. My injury is indeed much better. Besides temporary mobility issues, everything else is fine.”
Having escaped death once, Xie Qian had indeed gained a lot.
If the accident had not happened, who knows how long Zhang Zhijun would have stayed hidden. His mother’s divorce would have dragged on.
One car accident clarified many things, including his feelings with the hamster.
Before the accident, Xie Qian dared to confess but did not dare to openly pair with Wen Ying. He feared those lurking in the dark would harm Wen Ying.
Now, those people were in chaos themselves, with no energy to focus on Wen Ying!
Xie Qian’s hatred for the mastermind behind the car accident was not just because it harmed his body, but more because it hurt the people he cared about.
Wen Ying, Zou Weijun, Xie Yuping, Old Lady Xie… including all friends who genuinely cared for him!
This dinner was originally Xie Qian’s treat, but it turned into Wen Ying paying again.
Unexpectedly, when Wen Ying went to the bar to settle the bill, the cashier said someone had already paid.
Peng Guoqing and Wang Shuang fought from the private room to the cashier without a winner. The bill ended up split half and half between them.
When parting, the two were about to fight again over who would support Xie Qian, only to see Wen Ying skillfully stand beside Xie Qian’s wheelchair. Xie Qian leaned half his body weight on Wen Ying.
Wen Ying’s movements were so practiced.
The two were so in sync.
Only then did people realise the purpose of Xie Qian inviting this dinner.
Peng Guoqing blinked. Something seemed off!
Peng Guoqing already had a guess in mind but deliberately found an excuse to ask Xie Tang.
Xie Tang’s eyes curved with laughter: “You’ve seen it yourself. What more is there to say?”
Peng Guoqing was dazzled by Xie Tang’s smile. “I just have that guess. Actually, I don’t understand. After all, I’ve never been in love…”
Peng Guoqing pretended to be pitiful while secretly watching Xie Tang’s expression.
Xie Tang was straightforward and slapped Peng Guoqing on the back: “Then just fall in love. No one’s stopping you. The first semester for freshmen is almost over. No girls chasing you at your school? If no one likes you, don’t be discouraged. You can take the initiative!”
Peng Guoqing looked decent. Did he really have no charm at all?
Could it be that today’s female college students were so formidable, seeing through appearances to his unreliability?!
Xie Tang looked sympathetic.
Peng Guoqing’s heart was stabbed full of little knives by Xie Tang.
In Sister Tang’s heart, she really only saw him as a little brother!
After dinner, Xie Qian still looked at Peng Guoqing’s proposal and rejected it on the spot, telling Peng Guoqing to revise it again.
Peng Guoqing truly suffered double blows in career and romance tonight.
In comparison, Wang Shuang was much more smug.
Wang Shuang’s fashion blog received double praise from Wen Ying and Xie Qian.
Xie Qian also asked when Wang Shuang planned to restart e-commerce. Wang Shuang was not as impatient as before, saying he was still scouting sources.
Wen Ying laughed right then: “If you need money, you can tell me. I happen to have some idle funds.”
One must know, Wen Ying had initially refused to invest in Wang Shuang’s venture. Now her attitude had changed, showing Wang Shuang’s progress.
Once Xie Qian and Wen Ying left, Wang Shuang sent Li Mengjiao back. Just chatting about Wen Ying and Xie Qian’s relationship gave them endless common topics. At the school gate, Wang Shuang called out to Li Mengjiao: “Are you feeling a bit better?”
Li Mengjiao hummed, “I’m in a great mood. How could Xie God hold a grudge against me when he’s so magnanimous~”
Wang Shuang had been quite busy these months.
Busy selling clothes, busy with the blog. It had been a long time since he had a chance to meet and chat with Li Mengjiao like this for so long.
Of course, no matter how busy, Wang Shuang and Li Mengjiao’s phone contact never stopped.
The dim yellow streetlight shone on Li Mengjiao’s face, revealing the fine down of a young girl clearly.
Li Mengjiao had a characteristic when speaking: her facial expressions were very rich, eyelashes fluttering, looking playful and cute.
Li Mengjiao was already a big star.
But many times, Wang Shuang felt Li Mengjiao had not changed at all.
Watching Li Mengjiao’s lips open and close as she spoke, Wang Shuang suddenly had an impulse: …Really want to kiss her.
Classmate Wang Shuang was panicked by his sudden thought.
“Hey, I’m going back.”
Standing against the light saved Wang Shuang!
Wang Shuang urged Li Mengjiao to enter the school quickly and got glared at by her.
Li Mengjiao had wanted to share the joy of shipping the CP with Wang Shuang. Wang Shuang was so ungrateful!
Li Mengjiao left huffily.
Wang Shuang watched until Li Mengjiao entered the school and was out of sight before lifting his hand to touch his cheek.
Ah, so hot!
Heaven knows why he had the impulse to kiss Li Mengjiao.
If he really kissed her inexplicably, Li Mengjiao could probably beat him into a pig’s head!
But, what would kissing Li Mengjiao feel like?
Wang Shuang thought about it and decided to ask Peng Guoqing.
Peng Guoqing had been stabbed with many little knives by his crush tonight and suspected Wang Shuang was deliberately mocking him.
“I’ve never had a girlfriend. How would I know what kissing feels like! You, on the other hand, heard you had many girlfriends before. Are you even a man? Not kissed a single one?”
Wang Shuang was furious: “That’s called respect!”
What girlfriends? None, absolutely none. Just young and foolish playing around!
Wang Shuang did not want to argue further with the single dog surnamed Peng and hung up angrily.
The non-single dog seemed to be only Xie Qian?
Unfortunately, Wang Shuang did not have the guts to ask Xie Qian.
On this matter, Wang Shuang had self-awareness. Whether Xie Qian had kissed or not, he would not discuss it with him!
…
Wang Shuang truly overestimated Xie Qian.
Xie Qian had only confessed a few days ago. They had not reached the kissing stage yet.
Xie Tang had Peng Guoqing as a flower protector. Li Mengjiao had Wang Shuang to see her off. Xie Qian sending Wen Ying back to school was not abrupt at all.
Xie Qian was not very satisfied with tonight’s dinner. Peng Guoqing and Wang Shuang were too rowdy, affecting the effect of his “official announcement”.
On the way back, Xie Qian asked Wen Ying how she planned to spend the “windfall” from the stock market.
“Do you still want to buy a river-view apartment?”
If Wen Ying still wanted to, Xie Qian was considering what excuse to use to coax her into buying his house.
Those two river-view apartments were upstairs and downstairs.
No matter which one Wen Ying chose, it would only be separated from Xie Qian by one floor.
For no reason, if he said he was giving one river-view apartment to Wen Ying, she would absolutely refuse.
But with a well-crafted excuse, he could sell one to Wen Ying at below market price.
Xie Qian had even prepared the reason. Unexpectedly, Wen Ying was not tempted and looked at him with reproach: “Buy what river-view apartment? I don’t want to buy anymore. I want to invest!”
