In the evening, Fu Chengyu pulled away from another party and went to the restaurant where Xiao Ran had made an appointment with him to have dinner.
Xiao Ran has always loved Japanese food, and this time he also decided to eat at a Japanese restaurant he often visited before.
It's just that at that time, everyone was still young, and a group of people would often get together to eat, drink, and have fun without any scruples. Such opportunities are rare now.
When Fu Chengyu arrived, Xiao Ran hadn't come yet.
It's been a long time since I've been here, and the previous batch of service staff have long since changed. Although the service attitude is still very good, the sense of familiarity has long since disappeared.
"Did Miss Xiao order the right two?" the waiter who led the way said to him, "Sir, please come this way."
Fu Chengyu couldn't help but frown slightly.
Although he already knew it in his heart, he still let Mu Qian say it was right, it was really... just the two of them.
Fu Chengyu was led to the private room first.
Opening the menu, the dishes now were completely different from what he remembered. Fortunately, he could still order a few of Xiao Ran's favorite dishes and the wine she liked to drink.
"Is it right to wait until Miss Xiao arrives before serving food?" the waiter asked.
Only then did Fu Chengyu realize that Xiao Ran hadn’t come yet, but he had already subconsciously ordered her favorite food and drink——
For a moment, he didn't know how to view his behavior. Before he could answer the waiter's question, another waiter led Xiao Ran to the door of the private room.
She was no different from when we met at the airport yesterday. She was still dressed in the most casual style without makeup. She was still the same as before. Even when she went out on the coldest day, she would never wear a scarf or a turtleneck.
"Am I late?" Xiao Ran looked at him and asked with a smile while slipping on his shoes and entering the room.
Fu Chengyu smiled lightly and said, "Isn't lateness just for women?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran glanced at him and said, "You are still as vulgar as before."
This sentence instantly brought Fu Chengyu back to the years when the two of them got along calmly, and he burst out laughing uncontrollably.
The atmosphere between the two people suddenly became much more normal, and the inexplicable embarrassment dissipated a lot.
Xiao Ran checked the menu again, and when he saw the dishes Fu Chengyu ordered, he couldn't help but said: "They are all my favorites, what about your favorites?"
"I'm fine with everything, there's nothing I particularly like."
Xiao Ran lowered his head and looked at the menu and said, "I remember that you used to like to eat pine leaf crab. Now it's the season. How about ordering one?"
Fu Chengyu didn't expect that she would actually remember his preferences. He paused for a moment before nodding and said: "Okay."
After ordering the food, the two of them drank wine and chatted, and seemed to relax further.
Xiao Ran talked about his experiences abroad in the past few years. Fu Chengyu, like many times in the past, just listened quietly with a smile and occasionally asked a question or two, which made the conversation more pleasant.
Xiao Ran has been outside for the past few years. At first, he just wandered around aimlessly. Later, he met a documentary director who shot human geography, and simply followed his film crew around, and occasionally helped with some work. Unexpectedly, this follow-up
It's only been two years, so she is now considered a formal member of the documentary crew.
After Fu Chengyu listened, he pondered for a moment and then said: "This may not be the most suitable job for you."
"Then what am I suitable for?" Xiao Ran asked.
"Be your own director." Fu Chengyu said, "Making independent films, I think this path is suitable for you."
Hearing this answer, Xiao Ran's eyes narrowed slightly. After a moment, he raised his eyes to look at him again and said with a smile: "Mr. Fu, will you invest for me?"
"Why not?" Fu Chengyu said.
"I didn't ask this question for fun." Xiao Ran said, "You'd better think it through before answering."
Fu Chengyu heard this, looked at her for a moment, and then asked again: "What do you mean?"
Xiao Ran picked up his cell phone and after fiddling with it for a while, Fu Chengyu's cell phone rang.
He turned on his phone and saw a document she sent.
"This is a script I wrote myself. Mr. Fu may wish to take a closer look. If you have confidence in me, you are welcome to invest." Xiao Ran said, "However, I only accept investments from private individuals and do not want to involve your company."
In the interest."
Fu Chengyu quickly browsed the script on his phone, then raised his head and said, "Are you really planning to do this?"
Xiao Ran smiled and smiled, then suddenly sighed softly and said: "After all these years, you still understand me best."
"Aren't you afraid that I secretly investigated your situation and said this deliberately to gain your favor?" Fu Chengyu said with a smile.
Xiao Ran said: "First of all, I have never told anyone this idea; secondly, you shouldn't do such a thing, right? After all, you have a wife now."
Speaking of this topic, Fu Chengyu's eyes flickered uncontrollably, but Xiao Ran just looked at him straightly, as if waiting for his response.
But regarding this point, Fu Chengyu really doesn't know how to respond.
Xiao Ran didn't wait too long before he spoke himself and said, "I met He Jingchen at the winery at midnight yesterday."
After hearing this, Fu Chengyu only thought of Mu Qian's words——
Guess what they will say when they meet?
Xiao Ran didn't let his question continue, and soon she said bluntly: "He Jingchen told me that you and your wife are in a contract marriage."
Fu Chengyu couldn't help but stretched out his hand and pressed his eyebrows.
Regarding this point, if it was in the past, then he had nothing to deny. After all, this is the fact, a fact that everyone in Tongcheng circle knows.
But now, he can't say anything on this topic——
After all, Gu Qing'er was pregnant, really, with his child.
As a man, it was cruel for him to make such a decision to Gu Qing'er, and it seemed too shameless to discuss this topic with other people, especially Xiao Ran.
For Fu Chengyu, there are still some bottom lines to follow when doing things.
Seeing his silence, Xiao Ran chuckled lightly and said, "How could you do such a thing? How did you meet? And how did you sign the contract? Tell me about it."
"What?" Fu Chengyu laughed and said, "Are you coming to me for inspiration?"
Xiao Ran shrugged and said, "It's not a bad idea."
"Then I may not be able to give you any inspiration." Fu Chengyu said, "The relationship between her and me is a very clichéd story - in the early years, my grandfather owed her grandfather his life. Later, she ran into trouble and asked me for help.