In the exhibition hall of the library, Xiang Xiaochuang was sitting on a lounge chair with his head lowered, playing with his mobile phone, as if he was sending some text messages.
"Xiaochang!" Tang Xiangtian shouted.
"Ah?" Xiang Xiaochuang hurriedly stuffed his cell phone into his pocket, with a sly expression still on his face. He glanced to one side, not daring to look at him.
"Are you hungry? I forgot the time while checking information. Come on, I'll treat you to a meal." Tang Xiangtian seemed to be distracted and did not notice Xiang Xiaochuang's guilty conscience.
"Ah, you didn't tell me you didn't feel hungry yet."
Tang Xiangtian said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I checked...I forgot the time. Your stomach is not good, why don't you call me and remind me?"
"I'm afraid of disturbing you in checking the information. Have you checked it out?" Xiang Xiaochuang asked with concern.
"Well, that's it." Tang Xiangtian seemed a little impatient, not at all like his usual lazy self.
"Let's just find a quiet restaurant." Xiang Xiaochuang said casually as he buckled his seat belt, but he didn't hear a response for a long time. He couldn't help but turn his head to look, but saw Tang Xiangtian looking attentively.
He was walking on the road, but his brows were slightly furrowed.
He looked at the traffic conditions suspiciously. Since it was not a rush hour and there was no traffic jam, there was no need for him to concentrate.
"Xiangtian?" She called softly, and Tang Xiangtian seemed to suddenly wake up and agreed immediately.
"Xiaochang, what did you just say? I was distracted and didn't hear clearly."
"Oh, I mean, don't go to those high-end hotels, let's go to a quiet restaurant." Xiang Xiaochuang repeated it good-naturedly.
"Okay, I'll take you to Chinatown to eat. You may not be used to American raw steak."
Xiang Xiaochuang felt that they were going back to Chinatown anyway and had a Chinese meal there, which was exactly what they wanted. So, they stopped expressing their opinions. Tang Xiangtian's car was driving so fast that Xiang Xiaochuang wondered whether there was no "speed limit" in New York.
"Regulation?
At least, she didn't see the traffic police. Tang Xiangtian drove all the way to the door of a Chinese restaurant.
The storefront is not big, and among all the restaurants in New York, it can be considered an inconspicuous one.
"Hi, Xiao Tang, it's been a long time since I've been here!"
When a Chinese man came up to him, he punched Tang Xiangtian, showing his deep familiarity.
The restaurant's business is good, but most of it is takeout. The person sitting at the cashier at the door, probably the proprietress, is speaking short sentences like "yes" in English with a Chinese accent.
She put down the phone and immediately threw the menu in her hand to the clerk. Her eyes lit up and she looked at Tang Xiangtian with a smile: "Hey, Xiao Tang, I haven't been here for a few days and I picked up a good girl! This one is better than your previous ones.
Those are all good."
Xiang Xiaochuang suddenly turned red, always thinking that Tang Xiangtian would explain.
Unexpectedly, the two of them sat at the small dining table for four people. Tang Xiangtian didn't even explain that she was his sister, and let the guys joke one after another.
"Sister Lu, make some non-spicy dishes and make the rice soft and glutinous." Tang Xiangtian poured two cups of boiling water and looked at the landlady with a smile on his face.
"Hey, when did you learn to be so considerate?" Sister Lu wrote a few dish names on the menu, "Not spicy or sour, do you like fried food?"
"No, her stomach is not good, just make something easy to digest."
Sister Lu smiled and looked at Xiang Xiaochuang meaningfully. She wanted to make a few more jokes, but the phone at the cashier rang loudly again. She could only explain a few words and rushed to answer the phone.
Xiang Xiaochuang finally let out a sigh of relief: "Are you familiar with them?"
"Well, when Sister Lu's husband opened a shop, I often brought friends over for dinner. As you know, the old lady likes Chinese food. Later, she divorced her husband and bought this shop alone. On the contrary, she
It’s getting more and more popular.”
"Isn't it easy?"
"It's easy for anyone to gain a foothold in the United States? What's more, Sister Lu is still alone, and of course she has endured a lot of hardships. You see how happy she is now, but back then she had swollen eyes every day to support the store.
of."
Xiang Xiaochuang couldn't help but take a second look at Sister Lu. She held the microphone between her ear and her arm, holding the menu in one hand and a pen in the other as she jotted down things quickly, clearly looking capable.
"Xiaochuang, do you really want to go back to China?" The dishes were served one after another, and they were indeed authentic home-cooked dishes. Tang Xiangtian held a few chopsticks for her and asked the same question again.
"Yes, after all, I have lived there for so long, and I can't let go of my work for a while."
"That's Du Jiawen's business!"
"There must be a reasonable deadline for him to find someone to take over, right? The contract says it should be one month in advance. What's more, the assistant has just been replaced and the chief secretary hasn't fully mastered it yet."
"Let me pay the liquidated damages for you!"
Xiang Xiaochuang glanced at him and softened his voice: "Xiangtian, this is not a matter of liquidated damages. Even if Du Jiawen and I don't know each other, we can't ignore him at this time."
"He only treats you as..."
"I understand, that's what we said at the beginning. Xiaoling's surgery was very successful, at least on this point, I'm very grateful to him. So, I can't leave at this time, and Fang Tianwei is in charge of the branch, and he can't either
Completely let go. So, I..."
"Actually, you can't bear to leave him!" Tang Xiangtian pointed out angrily, which made Xiang Xiaochuang stunned for a moment and murmured.
"What?" Tang Xiangtian asked after not hearing clearly.
"Oh, I mean there's nothing you can't bear to part with." Xiang Xiaochuang finished the sentence and lowered her head to eat. In fact, what she just blurted out was "maybe".
"Since you said it so righteously, I have no reason to stop you. Xiaochuang, my father asked me to buy a house for you..."
"No, I can just rent a house." Xiang Xiaochuang objected hastily. He felt that getting something for nothing was the same as receiving the jewelry from Du Jiawen.
“It’s so troublesome to rent an apartment!”
"No, it's not troublesome at all. I've rented a house many times. Xiangtian, thank you, I'm really...but, I can really do it by myself. Think about it, I've already lived alone.
After so many years, isn’t it great?”
"Meeting Du Jiawen is not a good thing..." Tang Xiangtian seemed to have a grudge against Du Jiawen.
"That was an accident!" Xiang Xiaochuang retorted weakly. It was really an accident. If she hadn't been almost late that day, if she had worked hard to be late, abided by the company's regulations, and took the special elevator without taking any chances, if...
These ifs may just be her wishful thinking that the fate between him and her started by chance.