The night is slightly cool, and the soft moonlight blends with the street lamps, faint and hazy.

On the side of the Dongjiang River, the cold evening breeze gently blows, Qi Xiaoran involuntarily hugged herself, and after saying goodbye to the orange after dinner, she got on the double-decker intercity bus, went around Jiangcheng, got off at the Dongjiang terminal opposite Shuanghuyuan, and went to the community through the pedestrian bridge.

"Qi Xiaoran. ”

She hugged herself and was walking towards the gate of the community, when she suddenly heard the sound of the warm sun behind her, and turned back in surprise, only to see a black phantom parked under the street lamp.

Xiang Nuanyang, who was sitting in the car, opened the window, put his left elbow on the window, looked at her coldly for a moment, and said in a small voice, "Come here." ”

Qi Xiaoran walked over and asked puzzledly, "Mr. Xiang, why are you here?"

"Waiting for you. ”

As he spoke, Xiang Nuanyang opened the car door and got out of the car, "Qi Xiaoran, it's time for you to fulfill your promise." ”

"My promise?"

Qi Xiaoran looked dazed, watched him close the car door, and without waiting for her reaction, she pulled her wrist and walked to the side of the road, she hesitantly raised her heels.

"Didn't you say you wanted to make it up to me?" Xiang Nuanyang stopped on the side of the road and looked sideways at her, "Take a walk with me." ”

"You just came down from the flyover?"

"Hmm. ”

He glanced at the pedestrian bridge on the left, and led Qi Xiaoran to the path on the right, "Then let's go this way." ”

Qi Xiaoran followed him in a daze, and the warm temperature of his palm came from her wrist, which was a close contact that she never dared to think of, but was greedy.

She clenched her empty fist lightly, and then let go, letting Xiang Nuan Yang lead her.

She thought, it might as well be a dream.

"Mr. Xiang, have you been waiting for a long time?"

"You can give me information before you come. She lowered her head, if she knew that Xiang Nuanyang was waiting for her, she wouldn't have taken a double-decker bus for a ride.

Thinking of this, she felt annoyed and blamed herself.

Xiang Nuanyang glanced at her with slanted eyes, the street lights on the path were dim at night, and the moonlight was bright enough tonight for him to see the look of chagrin on Qi Xiaoran's face, as well as the slight flush on her face.

Glancing meaningfully at the weak wrist he was holding, the corners of her mouth hooked, and she didn't think about withdrawing.

"Not for long. He looked at the traffic on the road, stopped at the intersection of the sidewalk, and said, "Go across the street." ”

Hearing this, Qi Xiaoran looked up at the other side of the road, and the marble railing was shining with silver light, and the dark river surface was surging from time to time, and she nodded.

There were many people running at night on the riverside path, or people walking leisurely like them, and when they passed by, the sound of small conversations would reach her ears.

The evening breeze is light, and she usually feels cold when she walks on this road alone, but now she feels warm both physically and mentally.

She tilted her head, raised her chin to look at Xiang Nuanyang, who had a calm face, and thought to herself, maybe it was because he was by her side that she blocked out the loneliness and coldness in her heart.

"Qi Xiaoran. Xiang Nuanyang stopped, lowered his head slightly, and looked at her, "You've been avoiding me recently." ”

"I ...... Is there one?" Qi Xiaoran looked away with a weak heart, looked straight ahead in a panic, avoided his inquiring gaze, tried to stabilize his emotions, and explained calmly: "It may be that I have been working a lot recently, and there are still many activities that have not been decided on Christmas Day, so I ......"

"Really?" Xiang Nuanyang glanced thoughtfully at her left hand, and just then she withdrew her hand in a panic, looking at her appearance at this time, as if she hadn't noticed this subconscious action.

He turned his head to look at the calm river, and although he thought that her answer was too far-fetched and insufficient, he finally chose to remain silent.

At this moment, two people who were running at night by the river ran side by side, Qi Xiaoran didn't notice that someone was approaching because of distraction, but he felt a black shadow flashing in front of him, followed by a gust of wind galloping by.

Her shoulders were slammed, her center of gravity fell unsteadily, and her hands reflexively reached out to grasp the nearest support to her.

Xiang Nuanyang hurriedly reached out to wrap his arms around her waist, with a slight force, and her hand was also stretched out towards him, so under the action of inertia, her whole body threw herself into his arms, and her chest was hit by her forehead, and an unexpected slight pain came, and he snorted unconsciously.

"I'm sorry ......"

Qi Xiaoran heard his subtle voice, nervously and apologetically quickly raised his head, just as he lowered his head, the eyes of the two focused in the air, and the things around him seemed to be still at this moment.

Xiang Nuanyang's hand was still behind her slender waist, a pair of pure big eyes looked crystal clear in the faint light, and the shallow and subtle breathing sound came into his ears, bypassing the sensitive eardrum, straight into his atrium, rippling endlessly.

"I just said that you are hiding from me, so I threw myself into my arms to refute it. He smiled slightly, and his handsome face, which had been calm and cold, was dyed with a light color.

Qi Xiaoran seemed to have been hit by electricity, her flushed face was like boiling water, and the temperature skyrocketed.

She opened her mouth, the dust in the air swept across her nose, her nose suddenly itched, she quickly pushed away Xiang Nuanyang, tilted her head to the side, covered her mouth and nose and sneezed secretly.

"You need to get better from your cold. Xiang Nuanyang smiled.

Qi Xiaoran was embarrassed and embarrassed, and didn't know how to take his words for a while.

"It's getting late, it's time to go back. She quietly widened the distance between the two, looked up and quickly glanced at Nuan Yang, and then turned straight to walk back the way she had come.

Xiang Nuanyang put one hand in the pocket, took a step with long legs, and came to her side in two or three steps, seeing her seemingly deliberately holding her hands on the chain of the satchel, through the faint light, you can see the green tendons on the back of the white and tender hands that are clearly visible due to the force.

Put away the look in his eyes, and said lightly: "Let's eat together tomorrow night." ”

Qi Xiaoran's body stiffened, and the hand holding the chain tightened a little, "I...... I may have to work overtime. ”

"Really?" Xiang Nuanyang squinted at her, his face slightly gloomy, "You're a good employee." ”

Qi Xiaoran heard the doubts in his words, and immediately panicked, and opened his mouth to explain, but found that he had no way to justify, so he had to purse his lips and not say a word.

Xiang Nuanyang sent her back to Shuanghu Yuan and left, during which the two did not communicate anything about the next day's dinner.

Thinking of his sudden condensation just now, Qi Xiaoran breathed a sigh of relief, and felt that a boulder was pressed on his heart, and he was in a dilemma.

"Hello, here's the coffee you ordered. ”

In the MOMO café downstairs of the Aike Group, Qi Xiaoran reached out and took the bag handed by the waiter, smiled at him, and said, "Thank you." ”

The glass door behind her was opened and closed, making a slight sound when the door frame collided, she carried the packaged coffee, turned around and was about to leave, and when she raised her eyes, she saw An Qing fighting opposite her.

An Qing gracefully took off her sunglasses, the surrounding eyes shone with a sparkling light in the light, her lips with vintage red lipstick pursed slightly, she hung the sunglasses on the neckline of her deep V-neck shirt, her chin was slightly raised, her eyelids drooped slightly, and the look in her eyes was uncertain.

"Long time no see. She blinked slightly, a sarcastic smile curling into her mouth.

Qi Xiaoran looked at her calmly, elegant and noble in her gestures, without the slightest hint of the innocent and lively girlish temperament of the year, and now An Qing is a veritable daughter-in-law.

She doesn't plan to have too much contact with An Qing, especially the old memories against her will, it's best not to see each other, and don't know each other when she meets.

Out of politeness, she smiled at An Qing, turned sideways and moved out of the way to the ordering table, ready to leave.

An Qing was not as good as she wanted, and stepped on a high-heeled sandal to the side, blocking her way, and the sarcastic smile on her lips grew, "Qi Xiaoran, I haven't seen you for so many years, you actually learned to put up a shelf in front of me." ”

"You're thinking too much. ”

She looked at Qi Xiaoran's calm and calm appearance, and treated her like a passerby she met on the side of the road, and she suddenly felt that her self-esteem was frustrated. stared at her coldly and arrogantly, "What do you have to do with Xiang Nuanyang?"

Qi Xiaoran chuckled in her heart, although she was still silent on the surface, she tilted her head, and her eyes fell on the gray floor tiles, "The relationship between the boss and the employee." ”

"Do you think I'll believe you?" An Qing sneered, "Qi Xiaoran, I, An Qing, am not the idiot girl I was back then, and only a man will believe you with your high-sounding lies." ”

"I advise you to put away all those little ninety-nines in your heart!"

Qi Xiaoran didn't care about what she said, after so many years, she couldn't do it and didn't want to do it if she wanted her to go toe-for-tat with her former friends when they reunited.

So, she chose to remain silent.

Seeing that she didn't react, An Qing frowned, "Qi Xiaoran, who are you pretending to be like a white lotus?"

"I don't care what you think of Nuan Yang, you already have Fu Yun, you should cherish him! He is so good to you, but you are carrying him behind his back and seducing other men outside, are you worthy of him?"

Hearing this, Qi Xiaoran raised her head suddenly, and before she could speak, she noticed that An Qing's eyes were already red, and this scene was like a dagger, cutting a crack in her solid city wall, and there was white light and cold wind in the gap.

She looked at An Qing for a moment, and her tone was calm and abrupt, "An Qing, you are still the same as before, self-righteous." ”

"What do you mean?"

Qi Xiaoran pursed her lips and shook her head, raised her feet and walked to the other side, the arm carrying the bag was grabbed, she turned around, and looked at An Qing with an indignant look.

"You make it clear, when did I think I was right!"

She glanced at An Qing coldly, "Anytime." ”

If she remembered correctly, this was the first time she had spoken coldly to An Qing.

An Qing was obviously also frightened by her indifference, and she seemed to still feel a shallow hatred in Qi Xiaoran's eyes.

"An Qing, don't always play with your eldest lady's temper. Many things should be seen with the heart, not the eyes. ”