Chapter 53

Time flew by.

April arrived, and the weather started to heat up.

Liang Chuyuan had been quite busy lately. After finishing his work, he had to fly to France for a trip, and he wouldn’t be back for half a month.

“Remember to eat well and don’t be careless about this matter,” he reminded Su Yao. While Su Yao could cook, it didn’t mean she was willing to when alone. Liang Chuyuan knew her habits well, and he had repeated this reminder at least ten times since yesterday.

“I know, I know,” she replied absentmindedly, then lowered her head to look at her phone.

Her response was perfunctory, and Liang Chuyuan’s expression darkened. He bit her finger to make her take it seriously. “When I come back, I’ll check.”

“How are you going to check?”

He still held her finger in his mouth, his gaze intense. “I’ll know just by holding you.”

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“I’ve promised to give you a surprise. If you can see it now, it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore.”

“Why keep it so mysterious…” Su Yao grumbled, “Promise me you’ll tell me as soon as you come back, got it?”

Liang Chuyuan assured her, “I’ll be the first to let you know about this surprise.”

Seeing this thought, Su Yao faintly sensed that something was off, but before she could ponder deeply, Liang Chuyuan fed her a piece of fruit.

The melon was sweet and juicy, and any doubts were quickly forgotten.

*

After Liang Chuyuan left, Tian Lijun sent Su Yao on a business trip to Yun City on her behalf just two days later, and she had to go for five days.

Su Yao personally filled out the application form. This business trip included six people, with Zong Ming’s name prominently listed. However, Su Yao had no objections and didn’t say anything. She just left work early, went back to her apartment to pack her luggage, and took an early train the next day. She slept all the way to the destination and didn’t speak to anyone. However, her ears were not closed, and she endured Huang Wan’s continuous chatter for a long time until Zong Ming reminded her, and Huang Wan finally quieted down.

Yes, Huang Wan was also there.

And Su Yao didn’t know why she was there.

On the first day of arrival in Yun City, Su Yao and the others spent it enduring a long and boring meeting.

Finally getting through the meeting, Zong Ming suggested going out together for dinner. Su Yao waved her hand, saying she wanted to go back to catch up on sleep, so she didn’t follow the group.

Strangely, Huang Wan, who had been around Zong Ming all the time, also refused to go. After answering a phone call, she quickly hailed a taxi, seeming urgent and couldn’t be delayed even for a moment.

After returning to her room, Su Yao lay down for a while before taking a shower. After finishing her shower and preparing to video call Liang Chuyuan, she received a call from Zong Ming saying he had packed dinner for her.

“Oh, just give it to Huang Wan directly. She and I are sharing a room,” she said, unaware that Huang Wan hadn’t joined them for dinner.

Zong Ming replied, “She didn’t go with us.”

Su Yao glanced at the bed next to hers, sat up, and asked, “Where are you now?”

“At the door.”

Su Yao: “… Okay.”

Putting on a coat over her pajamas, Su Yao opened the door a crack and saw Zong Ming before fully opening it.

“I don’t know what you like to eat, so I bought stir-fried beef noodles and Hong Kong-style milk tea, plus some barbecue. See if it suits your taste,” he said.

“Oh, I’m not picky,” Su Yao took the food and said, “Thank you. How much is this dinner? I’ll transfer the money to you?”

“No need, the company will cover it.”

Zong Ming glanced at the pajamas inside her coat and said, “I’ll leave first. Enjoy your meal.”

“Okay, thank you,” Su Yao smiled and said, “Goodbye.”

“Um, goodbye.”

After closing the door, Su Yao picked up the food, filled with the scent of cumin, and saw there was only one serving. She squinted and sent a message to Huang Wan.

Huang Wan quickly replied: “I won’t be back tonight. You don’t need to wait for me.”

So Zong Ming must have asked in advance. Su Yao then ate her dinner without worries. When she connected to the video call with Liang Chuyuan, she was struggling with a plate of baby bok choy.

“Eating barbecue?” he asked.

She nodded, “A colleague brought it back for me.”

Liang Chuyuan knew she was on a business trip in Yun City at the moment and casually asked: Which colleague?

Su Yao’s heart skipped a beat, and even the baby bok choy didn’t taste good anymore.