latelenovela Chapter 203 With me here, don't worry
Chapter 203 With me here, don't worry
He Yaxiu followed Liang Liangwei back to the hot pot restaurant, but she didn't go inside. That would be too blatant and easily discovered.
She stood outside the shop and, sure enough, saw the man sitting there in the distance.
Liang Liangwei walked over and sat opposite him. When he saw that she had returned, he used a slotted spoon to scoop food from the pot and put it in her bowl.
His thin lips parted as he spoke, his expression gentle and his movements meticulous, making one's eyes ache with tears.
How wonderful it would be if I were the one sitting across from him...
She was somewhat displeased, feeling both jealous and annoyed.
That Liang Liangwei is really annoying; I've been competing with her ever since...
And I, to my dismay, have never won a single one of these battles!
So unwilling!
She was the one who went on a blind date with him first, so why did Liang Liangwei have the right to interfere and watch her make a fool of herself?
Suddenly, the man looked up and glanced in her direction, as if he had noticed her presence; his eyes were sharp and cold.
He Yaxiu was startled and instinctively turned to the side.
My heart was pounding, and I was afraid of being discovered spying, so I didn't dare to stay any longer and turned to leave.
After taking a few steps, he suddenly remembered something, stopped abruptly, and his eyes began to dart around.
She actually drove her mother here today to meet with some ladies. When her mother called them, they learned that she was also there, so they invited her to come and have dinner together.
The restaurant where they ate was a Western restaurant upstairs, and among them was the lady from the Yan family.
Last time, she told Madam Yan that Liang Liangwei might have someone pursuing her, but Madam Yan didn't seem to believe her and didn't react much, which made her feel very bored.
But today's situation is different. Liang Liangwei and that person are in the restaurant. If Madam Yan sees them with her own eyes...
Thinking of this, she quickened her pace, even increasing the speed at which she climbed the elevator.
Back at our seats in the Western restaurant, the ladies were chatting happily in the private room.
She returned to her mother's side and sat down quietly.
A moment later, she looked up at Madam Yan and said, "Aunt Xiao, I almost forgot to tell you, I saw Weiwei at the hot pot restaurant downstairs this afternoon."
Her voice wasn't loud, but Madam Yan, who was sitting opposite her, heard it. However, the others were chatting and didn't pay much attention to her voice.
Xiao Ling raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised: "Really? She's eating here too?"
He Yaxiu nodded, seemingly casually saying, "I saw her when I went downstairs, and then I bumped into her when I came back up..."
Xiao Ling assumed she would mention her son, and waited calmly for the name she would utter next.
He Yaxiu: "I saw President Xiao Yan."
Xiao Ling was stunned for a moment, her expression turning somewhat serious.
Because she subconsciously recalled the scene of seeing Liang Liangwei and Yan Zhixu walking together in another shopping mall last time, her heart skipped a beat.
But then I immediately dismissed it in my mind; it must be a coincidence, just like last time.
She smiled and asked, "Really? Then my son Bei'an must be here too, right? The two of them, uncle and nephew, have a good relationship and often meet up for meals. I've also seen Bei'an having meals with Weiwei and his uncle before."
He Yaxiu blinked innocently and said, "But I didn't see your son."
The other ladies also stopped chatting and turned their attention over.
Xiao Ling maintained her smile: "You probably just didn't see it."
He Yaxiu smiled and said, "Maybe."
Let's not bring this up again.
The ladies then continued their conversation on other topics.
He Yaxiu secretly observed Xiao Ling and noticed that she was starting to become somewhat absent-minded, but she remained calm and composed.
After a while, Xiao Ling finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked gently, "Ya Xiu, you just said that Weiwei and the others ate at which restaurant?"
He Yaxiu: "It's a hot pot buffet downstairs. You can see it by turning left after you get off the escalator."
Xiao Ling picked up her bag and stood up, saying to the others, "Excuse me, everyone, I'm going to say hello to my son."
Seeing her hurriedly leave the private room, a glint of cunning appeared in He Yaxiu's lowered eyes, and a malicious smile appeared on her lips.
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Following He Yaxiu's instructions, Xiao Ling went down the escalator and searched for restaurants one by one. She saw the words "Yandou Hot Pot Buffet" in the distance and quickly went over.
"Mom—" Yan Bei'an happened to be coming from the front, playing with his car keys in his hand. He was surprised to see her. "What are you doing here? Alone?"
"I'm with a friend," Xiao Ling said, relieved to see him. She playfully punched him and then looked behind him. "Where's Weiwei? Did you go to the restroom?"
"Huh? The restroom?" Yan Bei'an asked, puzzled.
Xiao Ling: "Someone told me that they saw Weiwei and Zhixu eating here, so I guessed that the three of you must have come together, so I came over to say hello."
Yan Bei'an was taken aback, Liang Liangwei and...
As Xiao Ling spoke, she pointed to the hot pot restaurant: "Isn't this the place? Is Weiwei inside?"
Yan Beian had good eyesight, and when he looked up, he immediately saw Liang Liangwei and Yan Zhixu sitting together, which startled him so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.
She hurriedly grabbed Xiao Ling, who was about to walk over: "Wait...wait a minute—"
Xiao Ling: "What's wrong?"
Yan Bei'an stiffened and tried to find an excuse: "I just needed to go to the toilet urgently. Think about it, if I'm not here and it's just Weiwei and him together, and then you go over, wouldn't that be very awkward?"
Xiao Ling was initially puzzled, but after putting herself in the situation, she suddenly realized...
"That's true, I really didn't think it through. Luckily you reminded me, otherwise I would have been rash."
Yan Bei'an breathed a sigh of relief, pulled her a little further away, and said, "Okay, wait for me for a bit. I'll go to the restroom and come back, then we'll go over and say hello to Uncle together."
Xiao Ling nodded: "Okay."
Yan Beian pulled Xiao Ling further away before pretending to go to the toilet.
Once inside the men's restroom stall, he immediately took out his phone and called Liang Liangwei. After she answered, he said, "Don't speak or turn around. Now listen to me."
“You and my uncle were at the hot pot restaurant when my mom saw us. She said she wanted to go in and say hello, but I stopped her.”
Liang Liangwei's expression changed slightly. She wanted to turn around, but then remembered his words and held back, asking in a low voice, "Where are you now?"
Yan Bei'an: "I made an excuse to go to the restroom and tripped her up, but I won't be able to escape her when we go out later."
Liang Liangwei glanced at Yan Zhixu and asked, "Then what should we do? Can you take her away?"
Yan Bei'an: "I don't think you can take it with you. I can only hold out for 5 minutes at most. Why don't you take this opportunity to leave quickly?"
Liang Liangwei: "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, she told Yan Zhixu about the situation.
"Are we going back?"
Yan Zhixu slowly placed the hanging dragon into her bowl, glanced at her, and said, "What's the rush? At worst, we can take this opportunity to explain things to her."
Liang Liangwei glanced around and forced a dry laugh, "Here? Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
Yan Zhixu: "There's nothing inappropriate about it. With me here, don't worry."
How could I not be worried? I'm afraid that if I don't explain myself clearly in a few words, it will attract attention and cause trouble.
She thought for a moment, then got up and went to the table where the bowls and chopsticks were placed. She took a new bowl and a new pair of chopsticks and put them next to her, creating the illusion that "someone is here".
Yan Zhixu: "..."
Liang Liangwei smiled at him.
Before her smile could fade, her phone rang. Looking down, she saw it was Yan Bei'an again.