CHAPTER 234: CHAPTER 233: DECOMPRESSION

Bar in City M.

Since both were unfamiliar with the environment, they chose a place close to the hotel. It’s not big, but has quite the ambiance.

After discussing business, Ye Wei took a sip of his drink, satisfied: "Tomorrow, I’ll arrange for you to meet Mr. Mike. He won’t be staying here long; he has matters to attend to in Canada. Yan, seize this opportunity. I believe you can convince him."

"Alright, tomorrow then. If things work out, I won’t treat you poorly." Raising his glass, Leng Yan clinked it lightly with Ye Wei’s, a confident glow on his handsome face.

Ye Wei wanted to introduce him to a great business partner, an acquaintance of Ye Wei’s, who had a project but hadn’t found a suitable investor yet.

"Discussing business with me?" Ye Wei stroked his chin and laughed, "Business aside, tell me about your little kitten at home. Haven’t you been lovestruck?"

"Little kitten?" Leng Yan was momentarily taken aback, then understood. A trace of bitterness crossed his lips.

Once, when Ye Wei had nothing better to do, he had Leng Yan take a love quiz, and the result was that Wen Nuan was the ’little kitten’ type. Leng Yan had smiled at that time, noting some similarities.

Usually gentle as water, but when truly provoked, she had her sharp claws.

Like now, it felt difficult to get close to her.

Ah—

He sighed lightly and raised his glass: "Cheers!"

Ye Wei frowned in confusion: "Did you really fight? Damn, weren’t you two inseparable? You even made me envious. What happened?"

"Just a little misunderstanding, but it’ll be fine soon." Leng Yan didn’t want to elaborate.

Involvement with Leng Ye and Ji Wei gave him a headache.

"Been a while since we’ve met; let’s drink to our heart’s content!" He forced a smile, downed his drink, poured another, and filled Ye Wei’s: "Since it’s close, let’s drink until we can’t anymore."

"Come on, really?" Ye Wei raised an eyebrow: "With your stomach issues, if I really get you drunk, my little sister-in-law would hate me. Besides, if you get drunk, I have to take care of you. It’s not worth it. It’d be better if we were in City N; I wouldn’t have to bother even if you drank too much."

Leng Yan swirled his glass of red wine, thinking of Wen Nuan taking care of him while making him promise not to drink too much again, and couldn’t help but smile slightly.

She was good at taking care of him, but unfortunately...

He shook his head and guzzled down his drink. Tonight was too annoying; he didn’t want a cold war with her, but from her tone, she seemed unwilling to speak to him.

**

"Nuannuan, I found a new buffet restaurant. A friend told me the food is delicious and affordable. Want to go for lunch today?"

Near lunchtime, Lin Xue patted Wen Nuan’s shoulder: "Come on, I have zero resistance to good food these days."

"Is it far?" Wen Nuan asked offhandedly.

She was organizing what she needed for the afternoon when she saw Joe’s notebook and couldn’t help but furrow her brows.

Who could it be? Why did Leng Ye and Tan Qing both know but wouldn’t introduce the person to her yet? She had to admit she was very curious and admired Joe. Especially after reading one of his notebooks, that feeling grew stronger.

He’s an extremely talented designer, but strangely, he’s impressively low-key and has been in hiding since becoming famous. He didn’t even attend a major award ceremony once.

"Very close, a ten-minute walk." Lin Xue looked at her new manicure, then saw Wen Nuan looking at Joe’s notebook and took it: "He’s good friends with Young Master Tan. A few of Young Master Tan’s shirts were designed by him."

"Yeah, I know. I’m really curious about him." Wen Nuan nodded, putting away the notebook Lin Xue handed her, picking up her bag: "Let’s go, master. I don’t feel like eating at the company cafeteria today either."

She wanted to eat out and get an ice cream to relieve the stress in her heart.

The buffet restaurant had bright decor, and the food looked aromatic and visually appealing, increasing their appetite. Business was indeed good; when Wen Nuan and Lin Xue arrived, there was only one spot left. She placed her ice cream on the table and, with Lin Xue, picked out many delicious items to bring over.

As she sat down, Wen Nuan inadvertently looked up and saw a tall back. She was slightly surprised as the person, holding a tray, looked around with a slight frown, seemingly searching for a spot to sit. Wen Nuan quickly lowered her head, pretending not to have seen him, though her hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly.