Ex-Husband CEO, Stop Messing Around!-Chapter 463 - 426: Hey, Turns Out You Know My Boyfriend_2
Nuannuan, how long will she linger in Tan Qing’s heart?
She asked herself, knowing full well that there was no possible answer.
Her arm lifted unconsciously, reaching out to touch, and upon pulling it down, her expression changed slightly, with an indescribable look in her eyes quickly shifting.
No photo...
Nuannuan’s photo had somehow been taken down.
"Mom, haven’t you explained it clearly to Qu Min yet?"
Tan Qing leaned against the car door, his attractive eyebrows knitted tightly, fraught with worry: "She clearly knows that there’s no possibility with me."
Mrs. Tan said, "She came this time to deliver an invitation. Your Uncle Qu’s birthday celebration is on Friday, and we’re invited to attend. Qing, remember to choose a gift. I think it’s better to bring Tong Xi along so Qu Min won’t entertain any ideas."
Bring Tong Xi along?
Tan Qing instinctively glanced at the person inside the car, his expression tightened but soon relaxed.
On the sun visor was Nuannuan’s photo, which he took down on the day Nuannuan and Leng Yan got their marriage certificate. It’s not that he had lost feelings for Nuannuan; he just didn’t want a photo causing any more complications, disrupting the hard-earned happiness of Nuannuan and Leng Yan.
"Finished with the call?" As the car door opened and Tan Qing sat down, Tong Xi’s tone involuntarily softened.
"Tong Xi." Tan Qing looked at her, sighing slightly, "I need to bother you with one more thing."
Qu and Tan families are noble familiars, and Qu Min’s mom and Mrs. Tan are friends. Regardless of that, she must attend this banquet.
He didn’t want to give Qu Min any more hope. Uncle Qu’s birthday was a good opportunity to declare his stance, with everyone there as witnesses. Even if Qu Min, suffering from a princess syndrome, refused to let go of him, at least the rest of the Qu family would understand his heart belongs elsewhere and would persuade Qu Min to give up.
"You want me to attend?"
After hearing his explanation, Tong Xi shook her head, "I won’t go."
She disliked such occasions, especially going to Qu Min’s house. Just thinking about Qu Min’s princess syndrome was unbearable for her. Moreover, who knows if she might say something excessive there or do something inappropriate? Her patience was quite poor, and hearing Qu Min’s annoying comments made her want to smack her to her senses.
"Please go, I’m begging you. As compensation, I’ll cook you a big meal tonight." Tan Qing pleaded.
"It’s not me forcing you." A sly glint flashed in Tong Xi’s eyes.
With Nuannuan’s photo off the sun visor, she felt much lighter. As long as Tan Qing was willing to let go of his feelings for Nuannuan, her confidence would grow. The only thing troubling her was the timing.
She wasn’t unwilling to wait, but she had to return to France for her studies, and she feared the wait would be too long and unbearable.
Previously, asking him to cook for her was pushing him. Now that he offered voluntarily, she couldn’t let it slip by.
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"The knife skills are really impressive, but I’m not sure how the food will taste?"
In Tong Xi’s kitchen, a handsome figure busied himself, while Tong Xi acted like a supervisor, occasionally commenting on Tan Qing’s performance to lighten the atmosphere.
"Rest assured, I’m more worried that it might be too delicious and you’ll overeat." Tan Qing was full of confidence.
It had been a long time since he’d cooked, and he wasn’t sure if he could still achieve the level he reached when studying abroad.
"Put this on." Tong Xi slightly frowned at his brand-name clothes, handing over an apron.
"Big Big Wolf and Red Wolf?" Tan Qing glanced at the design on himself and chuckled, "Poor Big Big Wolf, why is he so afraid of his wife, always getting beaten by Red Wolf?"
"That’s not fear, it’s love," Tong Xi corrected earnestly, "If you marry, marry someone like Big Big Wolf."
Tan Qing burst out laughing, "Tong Xi, you wouldn’t also want to marry someone like Big Big Wolf, would you?"
"What kind of man do you think I would marry?" Tong Xi raised an eyebrow, a mysterious gleam in her eyes as she looked at him.
Tan Qing continued chopping the vegetables, shaking his head, "I can’t guess."
"So clueless!" Tong Xi gave him a sideways glance, finding the apron with a cartoon of Red Wolf hitting Big Big Wolf with a pan amusing.
It was the first time she saw Tan Qing dressed so whimsically, looking incredibly funny.
"Saying I’m like Big Big Wolf?" Tan Qing had already chopped the vegetables, glanced at the design, and suddenly recalled what he’d said to Nuannuan.
He’d said that even if she were like Red Wolf hitting him with a pan, he wouldn’t mind.
How unfortunate!
He was ultimately not like Big Big Wolf, unable to safeguard a love he wanted.
"Saying it’s about you and her," Tong Xi joked.
Though Tan Qing wasn’t Big Big Wolf, his persistent feelings for Nuannuan were somewhat similar. Tong Xi also wanted to marry such a man. While others hoped to embrace beauty soon, she thought day and night, wondering when she could embrace her handsome man.
The rich spread of food made Tong Xi’s mouth water, and once she was full, she cleared her throat, "Considering today went well, I’ll agree to accompany you to the party."
"Saying it like it’s such a grievance." Tan Qing also ate a lot tonight. It had been a long time since he ate his own cooking, and in Tong Xi’s small one-room apartment, it surprisingly felt like home.
"Go rest; I should be leaving too." After chatting with Tong Xi for a while, Tan Qing checked his watch and prepared to leave.
"My key!"
Tong Xi took a key from the coffee table drawer and handed it over, "Take it!"
"Why?" Tan Qing was puzzled.
"Tomorrow’s breakfast, you promised to bring it over. Keep your word!" Tong Xi snorted, "Are you trying to back out?"
"I wouldn’t dare." Tan Qing smiled mischievously, opening the door to step out when a sweet, alluring voice rang out, "Young Master Tan, what a coincidence."
The sound startled Tong Xi, her eyes darting around as she hopped over on one leg, standing at the door eyeing the model girl opposite. Before Tan Qing could speak, Tong Xi cheerfully said, "Hi, so you know my boyfriend?"
