12dz Chapter 257 He decided to make his uncle the bad guy!
Chapter 257 He decided to make his uncle the bad guy!
"Are you up?" The man's voice was hoarse, and he sounded very tired.
The elevator arrived on the first floor, the doors opened, and Liang Liangwei stepped out: "It's almost noon, I just went out."
Yan Zhixu chuckled: "I didn't pay attention to the time conversion for a moment. No work this morning?"
"Hmm, I'm planning to buy a pair of shoes, grab some food, and then head to the office," she said casually, hearing the slight tapping of a glass on the table across from her. She frowned slightly and said disapprovingly, "It's late, aren't you going to sleep yet?"
The man hummed in response, "Hmm?" "Why do you ask that?"
Liang Liangwei: "Otherwise, why would you drink coffee?"
Yan Zhixu paused for a moment, then chuckled, "It's not coffee, it's red wine, for helping me sleep. I'm going to sleep soon."
"Oh--"
Liang Liangwei immediately recalled the times she had seen him drinking before—leaning back in his chair, gently swirling a glass of red wine in his hand, his eyes lowered in thought, looking relaxed and languid. When he came back to his senses, he would take a small sip of wine, then look at her with a deep gaze…
Her face flushed slightly, and she pursed her lips, saying, "Then go to sleep quickly after you finish drinking. Didn't you say you came back from another city today? You must be very tired, so don't stay up late."
The man readily agreed: "Okay, I'll listen to my girlfriend."
His voice was low and husky, soothing to the eardrums.
As they spoke, Liang Liangwei arrived at her car. She unlocked the door, but her hand on the handle suddenly went limp and she couldn't pull it open...
My heart is pounding wildly.
This man is going too far.
I took a deep breath before opening the door and getting into the car.
Pressing the start button, the phone's audio automatically switched to the car's Bluetooth, and a man's voice sounded inside the car: "How many days have we been apart?"
Liang Liangwei fastened her seatbelt and tilted her head slightly: "It's been 5 days."
"Only 5 days?" he clicked his tongue. "But it feels like a long time, longer than the month I spent back in China. There's still a week left, and I don't know how I'm going to get through it."
Liang Liangwei slowly started the car and drove out of the residential area: "Aren't you very busy with work? Time flies when you're working."
“But without you by my side, time seems to drag on.” He sighed softly.
Liang Liangwei didn't expect him to say this, and this time even her ears turned red.
She bit her lower lip to keep from laughing, and said reproachfully, "Is your red wine too high in sugar?"
They only say sweet words.
The man understood the teasing in her words and chuckled softly.
"What gift do you want? I'll bring it back for you."
Liang Liangwei glanced at the diamond watch on her wrist, which he had brought back for her from his last business trip to Hong Kong, along with the choker and the various new clothes hanging in the closet.
He seems to really enjoy bringing her gifts all the time. We've only known each other for a month, but he's already spent millions on her.
She said tactfully, "No need, I haven't even had a chance to wear the diamond watch you gave me last time."
Yan Zhixu: "Do you like it?"
Of course I like it. The dial design is novel, the bracelet is small and exquisite, and the diamonds are perfectly matched. When worn on her wrist, it looks like a custom-made watch.
"Like it~"
Yan Zhixu: "If you like it, that's the meaning of me bringing you a gift. If you don't say what you want, then I'll pick it myself."
Liang Liangwei smiled and said, "Now that you mention it, it seems like it's wrong for me to say whether I want it or not."
Yan Zhixu coaxed her, "Then just say you want it, and wait for my surprise."
Liang Liangwei smiled: "Okay, I'll take it!"
She urged him to go to sleep, and he had no choice but to listen to her advice, shut down the computer, and leave the study.
Liang Liangwei was finally satisfied when she heard the sound of a man's footsteps and the door closing.
"I'm hanging up now, goodnight~"
"Okay, drive carefully~"
"OK~"
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Liang Liangwei chose the shopping mall closest to her company. When she arrived, it was already 11:30. She took the elevator to the dining area on the 5th floor and opened her phone to search for well-regarded restaurants in the mall, intending to have a meal first.
"Weiwei," someone called her.
Liang Liangwei looked up and saw Yan Bei'an.
She raised an eyebrow: "What are you doing here?"
Yan Beian was accompanied by several men who were walking towards him from the opposite direction, presumably having come up via the passenger elevator.
Yan Bei'an: "Come eat, by yourself?"
Liang Liangwei nodded, and was about to say goodbye when she saw his friends give her an ambiguous look, pat Yan Bei'an on the shoulder, and joke, "Looks like you don't have time to hang out with us. Go keep the beauties company. We're leaving now."
Yan Bei'an was both amused and exasperated: "Hey, don't talk nonsense, she's just my friend..."
The men waved and left with an air of nonchalance.
He was a little embarrassed and explained to Liang Liangwei, "They're my colleagues. We were planning to come over for hot pot, but they misunderstood. I'll explain to them in a bit."
Liang Liangwei smiled: "It's alright, then you—"
Should I go explain to those people now and continue to gather around, or should I have dinner with her?
Yan Bei'an was also in a dilemma. Leaving her would be unmanly, but having dinner with her was also...
He decided to make his uncle the bad guy!
"Do you know how domineering my uncle is? He actually warned me that I can't eat alone with you anymore, and that we have to eat together as a trio!"
Liang Liangwei's eyes widened in surprise: "...Huh? He really said that?"
Yan Bei'an nodded, looking indignant: "Yeah! How awful! They knew perfectly well that what happened between us before was fake, and they made everything clear, yet they still won't let us be ordinary friends. They even control what happens when we have a meal!"
Liang Liangwei nodded seriously, "Exactly! Anyway, he's not in the country right now, so it's none of our business. Let's go, I'll treat you to hot pot!"
Yan Bei'an laughed: "Let me treat you. My colleagues will definitely ask me about it later. They'll laugh at me when they find out I had a beautiful woman treat me."
Liang Liangwei chuckled: "Okay~"
The two found a hot pot restaurant, ordered their food, and it was served very quickly. They started cooking the meat.
Yan Beian took two bottles of drinks, handed one to her, opened his own, and took a big gulp.
He was slightly distracted when he saw the girl across from him earnestly cooking beef in a hot pot, and only snapped back to reality when she finished collecting the meat.
He cleared his throat and said, "My mom called me and said she ran into you at the restaurant last night."
Liang Liangwei stuffed the beef into her mouth: "Yes, we ran into each other and chatted for a bit."
Yan Bei'an: "Did I say anything that upset you?"
Liang Liangwei: "No, Auntie is a very nice person. She just felt it was a pity that we didn't end up together. She didn't say anything else."
Yan Bei'an gave her a meaningful look: "You really didn't say anything?"
Liang Liangwei tilted her head and thought for a moment, then smiled mischievously: "Well, you did say that you got hit twice by Grandpa Yan?"
Yan Bei'an was instantly embarrassed: "Why...did she tell you this?"
Liang Liangwei asked curiously, "You were really hit? What kind of stick?"
Yan Bei'an looked uncomfortable: "It's that dragon-headed staff in his hand."
Liang Liangwei gloated, "Oh, it's pretty tough. Did it hurt?"
Yan Beian looked unconcerned: "How much force can an old man use to hit someone? He hit my leg with one stick, then my back, and I ran away. I don't feel anything anymore."
As he spoke, he shrugged his shoulders to indicate that he was relaxed.
He then looked at Liang Liangwei: "My mom said that when she saw you last night, there was a man with you. She asked me if he was your new boyfriend. My uncle isn't in the country. Who was that man?"