Jiang Fuyue and Fan Ye met up at the computer lab in B University.
During the week when she went to Country D for the competition, the three of them were immersed in solving problems.
Of course, compared to the intense training period, this stage relied mainly on self-discipline.
“Sister Yue, we’ve finished all the problems you gave us! For the ones we didn’t understand, we discussed together, and in the end, we all managed to do them successfully.”
“Awesome! To treat everyone, let’s go out for dinner tonight, my treat.”
“Wow! Sister Yue, you’re so kind!”
Huang Hui rubbed his hands together excitedly, equally thrilled. “Thank you, team leader!”
The team leader was so good. As soon as she returned, she improved their food.
Gao Zhaoming’s eyes sparkled. “I know a place nearby that serves Wagyu hotpot. It’s newly opened and super popular! Shall we try it?”
“Sure.”
Deciding on the spot, the four of them went to the restaurant. They patiently waited in line for nearly forty minutes before finally getting a table.
“Not easy…” Fan Ye sighed.
Gao Zhaoming picked up a piece of beef, but before he could eat it, nodded vigorously at Fan Ye’s words, and the meat shook along with him. “Really not easy! I almost fell asleep waiting just now.”
“But don’t you think,” Huang Hui said, “things taste better when you’ve spent time waiting for them?”
Fan Ye licked her lips. “It does seem quite delicious.”
Gao Zhaoming also agreed with a nod. “Indeed, very tasty.”
Jiang Fuyue shook her head, amused.
Outside the restaurant, one man was pulling another man inside. The latter frowned tightly, looking resistant all over.
The key point was, these two were exceptionally good-looking.
Tall and well-built, and… holding hands!
“Old Xie! Just treat it as accompanying me. Give me face, I’ve been craving this for so long, really…”
Shen Qiannan tugged like he was pulling a bull, huffing and puffing, sparing no effort.
“Let go.” Xie Dingyuan looked at his hand in disdain.
“If you agree, I’ll let go.”
“Not possible.”
“Why not? Weren’t you hungry after the flight? Would you rather eat in the cafeteria than come out with me? Don’t worry, you don’t need to pay, my treat!”
Xie Dingyuan pondered for a moment. “…Change the place.”
“No… I just want to eat this! I heard the red soup here is cooked to perfection! Everyone who’s been here says it’s amazing, don’t believe me? Ask Professor Li and Professor Mu from the Chemistry Department next door! They’ve both eaten here!”
Xie Dingyuan still insisted, “Not going.”
Shen Qiannan’s mouth twitched wildly. “Give me a reason!”
“A pot of mixed stew is not conducive to the best absorption of food nutrients in the optimal cooking state…”
Shen Qiannan: I’m deaf.
Suddenly, Xie Dingyuan’s gaze froze. Through the glass window, he saw a familiar figure sitting at a table in the corner.
“But—” After saying so much, he suddenly changed tack, “occasionally eating once shouldn’t be a problem.”
“Huh?” Shen Qiannan was stunned.
Xie Dingyuan had already taken two steps forward. He turned back, looking dissatisfied, “Come on, why are you still standing here?”
“?”
Shen Qiannan was dumbfounded for two seconds. It was these two seconds that his hand was mercilessly shaken off, and Xie Dingyuan went in by himself.
“No… What’s going on?” He hurried after him, “What’s going on, Old Xie? Just now you absolutely refused to come in, and now you’re volunteering? Old Xie, something’s not right with you! Really not right!”
“Shut up.”
Shen Qiannan: “…”
So, was he just wasting his breath before?
It seems this guy is even more impatient than him?
D*mn!
The pot was placed on the table, the chopsticks and bowls were set, and soon the two of them started eating.
Shen Qiannan had been craving this for a long time, and now he finally ate it. From head to toe, inside and out, he exuded a sense of satisfaction and contentment.
“Old Xie, try this! It melts in your mouth, that feeling… tsk tsk, can’t even describe how satisfying it is.”
“Oh.” Xie Dingyuan responded absentmindedly.
Shen Qiannan always felt he was looking at something behind him. Every time he turned, all he saw were customers eating, densely packed like ants. What was there to look at?
“Old Xie, why did you suddenly decide to go to Country D this time?”
“Business trip.”
“You decided on a whim? This doesn’t seem like your usual style.”
In the past, whenever there was a business trip, Sheng Yiming’s side would at least schedule it half a month in advance, check the itinerary a week before departure, from plane tickets and hotels to every itinerary arrangement, all meticulously planned.
Xie Dingyuan only followed the plan, completing one task after another, and didn’t care about anything extra.
“I heard you went straight from the lab to the airport this time, and even your luggage was packed by someone at home and sent over by the driver.”
“Yeah.”
“Is something wrong? Is it serious?”
“Not serious.”
“Tsk tsk, I’ve known you for so many years, this is the first time I’ve seen you in such a rush. People who don’t know might think your wife ran away and you’re in a hurry to catch up, acting so agitated…”
Shen Qiannan shook his head as he spoke.
Inadvertently spoken, deliberately heard.
People who don’t know might think your wife ran away and you’re in a hurry to catch up…
Wife?!
In that instant, Jiang Fuyue’s face unexpectedly flashed through his mind.
No! Absolutely impossible…
“Old Xie? Old Xie?!”
“…What?”
“What are you doing? You’ve been distracted all night, barely eating. Did you get drugged on the way back?”
Xie Dingyuan remained silent on the way back. Fortunately, Shen Qiannan was used to this side of him, chewing on toothpicks, his round belly protruding, walking with a stride that didn’t recognize his family.
Suddenly—
“I think I really was drugged.”
