In the evening, after school, Tang Ling took a taxi to the entrance of the club. Today he asked Xiaoyan to have dinner with him.
Standing under the tree on the roadside and waiting for a while, a slim figure walked out of the club.
Xiaoyan was talking to someone on the phone and walking out of the club, "Are you sure?"
“Yes, Sister Yan, I’m sure that woman Liu Muchi betrayed us.”
“Tong Qian, be careful. If Ji Tianshang starts to doubt you, leave immediately.”
“Sister Yan, don’t worry, I won’t show off my feet...”
After ending the call, Xiaoyan put away her phone, turned to look at Tang Ling who was facing her, with a forced smile on her face, and said, "You've been waiting for a long time!"
Tang Ling just heard some of Xiaoyan's conversation and wanted to find a chance to ask questions later, so he nodded and said with a smile, "I've been here for a while, Sister Yan, let's go!"
“Boom…”
A car drives out of the parking lot.
"Sister Yan, this is not the way we go to eat! This is..."
Tang Ling, who was sitting in the passenger seat, realized that the direction Xiaoyan was driving was not to the hotel he had booked before, but to his home. When he thought that the other party was going in the wrong direction, he quickly shouted a reminder.
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Xiaoyan smiled apologetically and said, "That's it, Tang Ling, I feel a little uncomfortable. We won't go to the restaurant today. Please buy some food at the gate of the community later, and we'll deal with it a little bit."
Is it ok?"
Tang Ling could naturally tell that something was wrong with Xiao Yan, and he could also guess that the change in Xiao Yan was probably related to the phone call just now.
However, I suffered from the fact that I didn’t listen to the whole conversation at that time. I only heard words about betrayal and you should be careful, and I didn’t know whether to ask.
Tang Ling felt a little panicked when she thought that Xiao Yan might be betrayed. But even more, she felt angry for Xiao Yan because someone dared to betray Xiao Yan.
Seeing that the car was about to drive near the community where Xiaoyan lived, Tang Ling suddenly remembered that Xiaoyan had said before that the food in the nearby small restaurant was not clean, so he must not like the food there.
So, he asked Xiaoyan to park the car in front of a small supermarket, got out of the car, and quickly ran in to buy some fresh ingredients.
Xiao Yan, who was sitting in the car waiting, seemed a little dazed at the moment. When she saw Tang Ling coming back from the supermarket after buying a lot of ingredients, she couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Tang Ling, didn't I ask you to buy some ready-made food? How could you... forget it, since you have bought everything, I will..."
Before Xiao Yan could finish her words, Tang Ling had already put down the ingredients, sat back in the passenger seat, and said with a smile, "Sister Yan, you will have a good rest in a while. I want you to have a taste of my cooking today."
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Xiaoyan restarted the car and said with some surprise, "Can you cook?"
Tang Ling stretched out his hand and rubbed his nose, and said with some embarrassment, "Sister Yan, you know, my sister couldn't cook for me because of her unstable job.
Although I hired an aunt to cook for me, sometimes she would take leave for her own reasons, so I secretly learned a few life-saving dishes from her.
It’s just that later on, my sister’s job became stable, so I never had a chance to show off, and I’ve never cooked it for others. If it doesn’t taste good, Sister Yan, you can’t laugh at me..."
“It’s rare that you go back to the kitchen, and I laugh at you for what you do. As long as you can ensure that the food is cooked, I have nothing else to ask for.”
Having been interrupted by this little episode, Xiaoyan's originally depressed mood suddenly became much clearer. She drove the car directly to the downstairs of her house and led Tang Ling upstairs.
After entering the door, Xiaoyan originally wanted to help Tang Ling pack the ingredients, but she was blocked from the kitchen by numerous obstacles. He only asked her to have a good rest in the living room as she was not feeling well. As for dinner,
She doesn't have to worry about anything at all.
However, this was not over yet. Not long after Xiao Yan sat down on the sofa, Tang Ling brought a cup of boiling brown sugar water from the kitchen and placed it in front of Xiao Yan without saying a word.
“He must have thought that the discomfort I mentioned was something like that!”
Xiaoyan's face was a little red. She looked at the steaming cup of brown sugar water in front of her and felt the unique bitter-sweet smell of brown sugar in the air. Even though she knew that she had been misunderstood by the other party, she still felt warm in her chest.
Comfortable.
Although the brown sugar water had not yet entered her throat, her heart was already sweetened.
About half an hour later, the clanging noise in the kitchen stopped, and Tang Ling carefully brought out the delicacies he had carefully prepared.
The staple food is rice, and the dishes are scrambled eggs with tomatoes, shredded green peppers and potatoes, cucumbers, and fried peanuts. There are exactly four dishes, two cold and two hot. At first glance, it looks quite impressive.
But once you enter your mouth, you will find that the rice is a little sticky, the scrambled eggs with tomatoes are a little bland, the shredded potatoes are a little thick, and the peanuts are a little over-fried. Speaking of which, only the plate of cucumbers can barely be considered delicious.
However, under Tang Ling's uneasy gaze, Xiao Yan, who was sitting opposite him, took off her chopsticks one after another, as if her food tasted delicious.
“Sister Yan, actually you don’t have to do this. I know I failed in cooking this meal, otherwise I’d better go downstairs and buy you some cooked food!”
Tang Ling originally planned to show off his skills to Xiao Yan, but his ideals were often very full, but his reality was very dry. After taking a few bites of food, he knew that he had failed.
“I think it’s pretty good! This isn’t your first time cooking!” Xiao Yan said with a smile while picking up the vegetables.
Tang Ling scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "I have done this several times under the guidance of my aunt, but this is the first time I have done it by myself."
“That’s the first time! It’s great to be able to cook like this for the first time! The first time I cooked before, I wasn’t as good as you!”
Xiaoyan smiled and stretched out her hand to wipe off some oil stains on Tang Ling's face.
“Actually! This is the first time a boy has cooked for me! So I’m very happy today. I want to thank you for your hospitality!”
"Huh?" Tang Ling didn't expect that he was the first boy to cook for Xiaoyan. He was a little surprised and said subconsciously, "Didn't Sister Yan's father cook for you?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Tang Ling began to regret it, because he found that the moment he mentioned the other person's father, the smile on Xiaoyan's face suddenly froze, and the atmosphere at the dinner table quickly became awkward.
Although he didn't know what he said wrong, Tang Ling still knew that he said something wrong and quickly asked with concern, "Sister Yan, did I say something wrong?"
Xiaoyan shook her head, forced a smile, and said, "You didn't say anything wrong. By the way, Tang Ling, do you want to drink red wine?"
As she spoke, she stood up and took out an uncorked bottle of red wine from the corner of the kitchen. She picked up the corkscrew next to her and took out the cork on the bottle. Then she found it from the cupboard.
Two goblets.
Tang Ling had drank a lot of beer by then, but had never drank red wine. After seeing the lonely expression on Xiaoyan's face, he nodded quickly and said, "Yes, I have."
After receiving a positive reply, Xiaoyan placed one of the goblets in front of Tang Ling, bent down and poured him a full glass of red wine.
After that, he walked back to his seat, filled himself a glass and took it in his hand, and then said to Tang Ling, "Here, let's drink to the meal you made."
After saying these words, she raised the goblet and drank the red wine in one gulp. As the sweet red wine entered her stomach, a beautiful blush soon appeared on her face.
Seeing Xiao Yan drink all the red wine in the glass, Tang Ling also raised his own glass and poured it into his mouth.
However, it was his first time to drink red wine, and his taste buds were not used to the taste of red wine at all. In addition, he drank a little too anxiously, so he managed to swallow only half a mouthful, which caused him to cough repeatedly. The remaining red wine in his mouth was immediately
Squirted out.
As soon as Xiaoyan saw Tang Ling's posture, she knew that this was probably his first time drinking red wine. She quickly walked over and patted Tang Ling's back gently with her hand, while scolding, "You! You obviously don't know how to drink.
, why did you lie to me just now."
"Ahem...I want to have a drink with Sister Yan...and I know how to drink, but I usually drink beer. I'm not used to drinking this red wine," Tang Ling said.
“You!” Xiaoyan took out a tissue and wiped the wine stains from Tang Ling’s face, and then took out a bottle of beer from the kitchen to replace the red wine in the other person’s glass.
Then he sat back down in his seat, picked up his goblet, and drank one cup after another. By the time the meal was over, the whole bottle of red wine that had just been opened was actually occupied by Xiaoyan alone.
Drink it all.
At this time, her face was already full of drunkenness. She was half-lying on the dining table, holding a goblet with one hand and an empty wine bottle with the other hand. She kept mumbling something about Tang Ling.
I couldn't quite understand the words.
When Tang Ling put away the dishes and cutlery and walked out of the kitchen, Xiao Yan, who was lying on the table, suddenly stopped moving.
“Sister Yan?”
Tang Ling called out several times, but got no response from Xiaoyan. When he walked over and took a look, he realized that the other person had fallen asleep at some point.
Xiaoyan fell into a deep sleep, but her face was still vaguely stained with tears. She didn't know whether she fell asleep thinking about sad things or dreamed of something bad after falling asleep. It looked really distressing.
Looking at Xiaoyan's sleeping face, Tang Ling hesitated for a moment, and finally bent down.
He lifted one of the other person's arms and put it on his shoulder, then put one hand around Xiao Yan's waist and the other hand under Xiao Yan's leg. He hugged the other person's whole body and walked towards the bedroom step by step.
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“Liu Muchi, why did you betray me? I’ve always treated you like my own sister! Boss, she won’t let you off lightly...” Xiaoyan, who was lying on the bed, murmured to herself.
Tang Ling helped Xiaoyan cover herself with a quilt, and then walked out of the room. After leaving Xiaoyan's house, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket and called Zhang Cun.
“Hey, Brother Zhang, it’s me, Tang Ling… I want to ask, do you know a woman named Liu Muchi?”
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The bright moon is in the sky.
In a taxi driving on the West District Highway, the undercover Tong Qian placed next to Ji Tianshang by Xiao Yan was confronting the taxi driver.
“Beauty, I advise you to be honest and don’t ask for trouble.” The man driving the car was named Zha Jiliang. He was in his early thirties and raised his eyebrows at Tong Qian. He was really arrogant.
Tong Qian was so angry at Zha Jiliang's words that she clenched her teeth. Her jawline was clearly bitten on the side of her face. Her fair neck was already red, and her blood vessels were vaguely visible. She was obviously very angry.
“Stop the car or you will bear the consequences.” Tong Qian almost said this sentence word by word from her teeth, full of anger.
Unexpectedly, Zha Jiliang was not afraid of her intimidation. Instead, he braked, turned to face her and smiled, "You look so beautiful when you bluff people."
Cha Jiliang’s self-confidence made Tong Qian wary. Why did he dare to do this? Was he really not afraid that I would call the police? The strong vigilance made Tong Qian immediately realize that something was wrong.
“Where is this?”
At this time, Zha Jiliang had already parked the car, and the unfamiliar environment of parking made Tong Qian a little panicked.
It was clearly on the highway just now, but now it's stopped on a narrow cement road.
Tong Qian looked through the car window and saw fruit trees on both sides. There were countless moss on the cement road in front of her, which showed that this place was inaccessible. She could only barely see the main road through the rear window.
"So you are stupid! Are you so restless when doing things?" With a bit of amusement on his face, Zha Jiliang slowly unbuckled his seat belt, adjusted his posture, and looked at Tong Qian sideways.
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“I’m curious, why do you dare to show off in my car?”
“Did you do it on purpose just now?” Tong Qian, who noticed something was wrong, said with a look of disbelief.
"Hey, I finally found it! You should have guessed who I am entrusted to by now, right?" Zha Jiliang said with a smile.
Tong Qian secretly stretched her right hand behind her to lock the door. She still pretended to be calm and responded to Zha Jiliang, "Are you from Ji Tianshang?"
But her performance was too stretched, and her movements of looking left and right to observe the nearby terrain were very obvious.
Cha Jiliang, who had a clear view of Tong Qian's little moves, was not worried. He had already locked the car when he parked the car, so he explained to her calmly.
“Well, now that you know that I am Boss Ji’s employee, you should know what I want from you!”
Zha Jiliang deliberately angered Tong Qian just now in order to arouse her emotions, divert her attention, and make her lose judgment on the surrounding environment.
Tong Qian, who was immersed in shock and anger, did not notice that Zha Jiliang deliberately changed the road and drove into the woods on the main road.
"I don't know what you want?" After trying to open the door secretly and failing, Tong Qian's voice was already trembling.
Zha Jiliang saw that Tong Qian was scared and stopped writing. He spread his palms and said, "I don't want to hurt you. As long as you give me the USB flash drive in your bag, you can leave."
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This chapter has been completed!