Chapter 32: Opposite Sex is Just Hormones Acting Up, Best Friends are True Love (2)

In the car, Bai Shuruo sat in the back row.

She could smell a scent of barbecue in the car, mixed with the smell of soil.

She had ridden in this car of Han Yangting's before, and it did not have this smell, so the scent must have been coming from Ali.

Looking at Ali's attire, he must have just come from a construction site.

She couldn't help but say, "Master Ali, you've really worked hard; you're so busy yet you still came to pick me up."

Ali naturally felt aggrieved as well.

These days, he had been rushing work at the construction site every day, and he had only eaten a few skewers of chives when his coworkers ordered barbecue delivery, only to be called out by Han Yangting.

However, considering his high annual salary, no matter how aggrieved he felt, he had to appear happy.

"Miss Bai is too polite. The place you are going to is in the city center, and since today is the weekend, it is very hard to hail a taxi. Besides, coming out to pick you up allows me to get some fresh air."

Bai Shuruo felt relieved and asked, "Working at a construction site must be very tiring, right?"

"It's alright, I just do odd jobs. The one who has it hard is Mr. Han; he has to handle the overall planning and supervise the work."

Upon hearing this, Bai Shuruo thought about how Han Yangting still had to make breakfast and juice every day, and realized it really wasn't easy for him.

Previously, she had thought he didn't have a proper job.

It seemed that in the future, she should do more chores at home and care for him more.

Of course, that was before the divorce.

……

The city center was a bit congested; after passing n traffic lights, she finally arrived at the place for dinner.

It was actually at the Air Rotating Restaurant. The prices here were very high; even her sister only splurged on a meal here on her birthday. Bai Shuruo had only ever seen this place on social media.

It seemed Han Yangting really cared about his two best friends!

After Ali parked the car, he said to Bai Shuruo, "Mr. Han is waiting for you upstairs. You can go up yourself; just report his name when you arrive."

Bai Shuruo then politely said goodbye to Ali.

Watching Bai Shuruo's back, Ali only felt that she had no airs at all and was very kind to him. Frankly speaking, he quite liked her; it was just that this young lady was a bit too oblivious and didn't know her own weight in Mr. Han's heart.

He had just reminded her in the car that Mr. Han was working hard; he wondered if she had understood.

……

Bai Shuruo naturally did not understand. The elevator reached the Sky Restaurant, and through the window, one could overlook most of Fengcheng.

The city planning of Fengcheng was in the shape of a phoenix. Looking down from the air, especially under the Yese, the entire expanse of lights looked just like a phoenix spreading its wings, which was extremely spectacular.

There was a waiter at the elevator entrance. Seeing Bai Shuruo come up, they enthusiastically asked if she had a reservation. She reported Han Yangting's name, and the waiter led her to a private room.

It wasn't at a table outside, but in a private room.

Extravagant, truly extravagant!

Han Yangting really went all out for his two brothers.

When he took her out for late-night snacks, they were always 500-yuan meals.

The private room also faced the window, and the view here was even more expansive, allowing for a 280-degree overlook of the entire city.

At this moment, night had fallen, the lights were just coming on, and the city was filled with thousands of homes lit up; the scenery was quite spectacular.

In the private room, the three men had already arrived. As soon as she entered, the one named Ling Feng enthusiastically said, "Little sister-in-law, come over and sit! We specifically saved a seat for you."

She was stunned; her seat was actually right next to Han Yangting.

She had thought her seat would be in a corner, after all, she was just a supporting character here to watch them show off their bromance.

After she sat down, the waiter came in to spread the napkin for her, arranged the tableware one by one, and asked what she would like to drink.

She didn't know what to drink and was about to say lemon water, but Han Yangting spoke for her: "Give her a glass of Cherry Pomegranate Sparkling Water, with ice cream."

Having juiced for so many days, he already knew what fruits she liked.

The waiter hurried off to arrange it.

Han Yangting then handed the menu to her and asked what she liked to eat, telling her to order whatever she wanted.

She opened the menu and looked at the prices first.

The front pages were the signature dishes, which were far too expensive—a single dish cost seven or eight hundred yuan. So she flipped from beginning to end, but the back pages were all small snacks, and she didn't know if she would be full.

She decided to just order a 280-yuan fried rice; it was the cheapest main course.

Just as she was about to speak, Han Yangting took the menu away. He instructed the waiter behind him: "Bring her a portion of Ham Pan-fried Yajiang Matsutake, a portion of Broad Bean Roasted Silver Cod, a Black Truffle Snowflake Chicken Paste, and a Mushroom Soup."

Ordering so much?

Bai Shuruo thought to herself: For this meal, it must be two thousand per person!

Never mind, she didn't have to pay; Han Yangting could afford it.

Men, after all, cared about face.

Seeing Bai Shuruo's conflicted expression, Ling Feng and Ni Shilei couldn't help but be puzzled.

Then the two whispered to each other. Ni Shilei said, "Is the little sister-in-law still unaware of Han Yangting's family background? Why is she so conflicted over a meal?"

Ling Feng: "That old fox Han Yangting likes to play the 'nurturing' game; he probably hasn't done much pretending to be poor."

"Since he likes to play these tricks, let's play along with him."

After they finished whispering, Ling Feng cleared his throat and said, "Little sister-in-law, look at how good Brother Han is to you. If it weren't for you coming, we wouldn't be able to eat such expensive things."

Ni Xianglei chimed in: "Yes, Yangting is usually a stingy person who won't part with a penny. We traveled thousands of miles to come to him, and he only gives us a pitifully small salary. We don't even have a place to stay yet."

Upon hearing this, Bai Shuruo quickly explained: "It's not like that. Brother Han doesn't usually eat such expensive things with me either; it's only because you came that he was willing to have this meal."

Ling Feng and Ni Xianglei: "……"

Han Yangting really was stingy!

Seeing that he had backfired, Ni Xianglei quickly said: "Ahem, so that's how it is. It seems Yangting is a good man who knows how to manage a household with diligence and thrift. Eating isn't necessarily about the most expensive food being the best. I heard Yangting's cooking skills have greatly improved recently; we haven't even tasted the food he cooked himself."

Ling Feng said: "Exactly, cooking in person is the real love. Yangting, when will you cook a meal for us too?"

Bai Shuruo thought to herself, is this a competition for favor?

It must be.

Han Yangting said, "Let's do it another day; now is not the time."

Ling Feng and Ni Xianglei understood; he felt the two of them were disturbing their private world for two.

Bai Shuruo, however, was thinking that "now is not the time" likely referred to the fact that they hadn't divorced yet.

Ling Feng and Ni Xianglei were the best at warming up the atmosphere.

Seeing that Bai Shuruo was quiet and didn't say much, they couldn't help but start talking about funny stories from Han Yangting's childhood.

Ling Feng said, "Little sister-in-law, don't look at Han Yangting now as if he's always calculating; actually, he was quite silly when he was a kid. One summer, the power went out in our neighborhood, and it was scorching hot, so he smeared wind oil all over his body. In the end, he was so cold he had to cover himself with three quilts. All the kids in our neighborhood know about it."

Han Yangting hurriedly said, "You have the nerve to talk about me? Once in kindergarten, it was raining, and the teacher required us to wear raincoats. You arrived at kindergarten, took off your raincoat, and had nothing on underneath. You were a hooligan even back then. And there's more..."

Seeing that Han Yangting was about to continue, Ling Feng quickly covered Han Yangting's mouth. Han Yangting wouldn't be outdone, and the two started wrestling on the sofa. But Han Yangting's legs were too long, and during the scuffle, he accidentally tripped Ling Feng, causing Ling Feng to fall onto him.

The two were one on top and one on the bottom, their mouths almost touching.

"..." Bai Shuruo watched, stunned.

As expected, they were here to show off their bromance.

On the other side, Wang Xuekai took a taxi to the Old Villa.

Back when he was pursuing Bai Shuruo, he had been here twice. Such a nice villa, and in a good location, it must be worth a lot of money.

The villa door was open; outside, two women he didn't recognize were walking children, and in the living room, there were also people he didn't recognize watching television.

What was going on? Had Bai Shuruo's stepmother moved out?

Or had she sold the house?