Chapter 1335: Chapter 1335: Li Hosts the Dinner
According to Lin Tian, Xv Qinghuan is only 22 years old this year. Even though she has been through some things and had blood on her hands,
why would someone like her want to become a farmer or a fisherman?
Retiring to the mountains?
This idea is very... strange, she’s not a nun who’s seen through the worldly dust.
Of course, Lin Tian was just curious and didn’t intend to delve deeper. What if it’s just her personality?
Today, Li invited a good number of people. Besides Lin Tian and Liou Qingcheng, Meng Nan and Sisi were naturally included, as well as Wu Yong, Pang Yu, Tian Ming, and Zhang Ya’Er.
Lin Tian could understand inviting these people, but he couldn’t understand why Zhang Ya’Er was invited as well.
Similarly, Wu Yong also expressed confusion.
So the two of them, along with Meng Nan, conspired to pull Li outside the courtyard, looking like they were holding a tribunal.
Wu Yong hooked his arm around Li’s shoulder and asked, "Tell us, are you trying to juggle two boats at once?"
Faced with such a question, Li was not only dumbfounded but also furrowed his brows and asked in confusion, "What the hell are you talking about?"
Meng Nan stood on the side with a mischievous grin and reminded him, "Mr. Xv, and that Zhang Ya’Er, I heard from old Pang, you’re really nice to her, she treats you like a male nurse, hahaha..."
"..." Li was at a loss for words, lamenting his poor choice of friends!
Li widened his eyes, "Damn! Don’t spread rumors. I just think she’s pretty pitiful, and she’s going to be my future subordinate, so I take extra care of her. How did it turn into juggling two boats in your mouths? I want to keep my reputation!"
"Ha, look at him flustered. We’ve grown up together, of course I know what you’re thinking. Stop pretending, we won’t tell on you. But honestly, I envy you." Meng Nan said with a mischievous grin.
Li replied disgruntledly, "Fine, I’ll just repeat what you said to Sisi."
"You wouldn’t dare!" Meng Nan widened his bull-like eyes and shook his fist.
"Hey, my temper!"
"What? Are you daring me to arm wrestle now?" Meng Nan teased as he looked at Li.
Li gave a soft snort, "I have a girlfriend now, damn you! If you’ve got guts, take it up with her!"
Thinking of Xv Qinghuan’s legendary past, and the incident where she wounded Hu, Meng Nan felt a bit intimidated.
He was naturally big, had undergone some training during his time at Heijin, and with Lin Tian’s elixirs, his combat strength had skyrocketed, even nearing Tian Ming’s level.
But no matter how strong Meng Nan was, he’d neither seen blood nor harmed people. Just the thought of Xv Qinghuan having injured people made him feel she was far tougher than him!
"A good man doesn’t fight with a woman! Besides, you have two girlfriends!" Meng Nan said in a muffled voice.
"..."
...
The few of them chatted outside for a bit then returned indoors.
Liou Qingcheng was chatting with Sisi, mostly topics revolving around kids, while Xv Qinghuan and Zhang Ya’Er were minding their own business, not partaking in any conversation.
Seeing Lin Tian and the others return, Liou Qingcheng looked up and asked, "What were you guys whispering about outside?"
Sisi asked, "Did you sneak out for a smoke again?"
Xv Qinghuan curiously glanced at Li with a playful smile, as if saying, ’Confess truthfully.’
Meng Nan acted swiftly, pointing at Lin Tian and others, "They smoked, I didn’t."
He was indeed telling the truth, yet received a death glare from Li. How could this guy call him out in front of his new girlfriend? Traitorous friend!
Lin Tian didn’t explain. He’s not much of a smoker, something Liou Qingcheng knows, so an occasional smoke was no big deal.
Lin Tian glanced at Xv Qinghuan, patted Li on the shoulder, and said, "Aren’t you going to introduce us?"
Li realized, it’s indeed time for introductions.
Li walked over to Xv Qinghuan, took her soft hand, and smilingly introduced her to everyone, "Let me introduce everyone, this is Xv Qinghuan, my girlfriend, you can call her Huanhuan."
Then, Li went around introducing everyone else in the room, so they all got acquainted.
Once Li finished all the introductions, Wu Yong stood between Li and Zhang Ya’Er, saying to Zhang Ya’Er, "Let me introduce you again, this host for today is not a nurse, but a higher-up in our company."
Because Xv Qinghuan was present, Wu Yong didn’t mention ’also your boss,’ lest Xv Qinghuan found out. It would’ve been disastrous if the irresistible beauty was hanging around Li every day.
"Ah?" Zhang Ya’Er immediately opened her mouth wide, unable to believe it. Then she gave Lin Tian a hard look, realizing what he was laughing about yesterday. He must’ve been waiting to see her make a fool of herself!
After that, Zhang Ya’Er nodded at Li, smiling, "Thank you."
She had much more to say, but due to Xv Qinghuan being present, she couldn’t get it out.
Soon, the dinner party began.
As before, the ingredients were from the farmhouse, all-natural and enjoyable. But you had to do it yourself to be well-fed.
With barbecue as the main dish, complemented by homemade red wine from the farmhouse, it was quite an experience.
Since today was hosted by Li and Xv Qinghuan, they were the main chefs for the barbecue. Others were playing dice and cards, while Lin Tian kept consulting Meng Nan and Sisi about matters post-pregnancy.
The two of them obliged, sharing everything one should be mindful of with Lin Tian.
Sisi, being observant, glanced at Liou Qingcheng, who was having fun nearby, and asked, "Is Qingcheng pregnant?"
"No. We just want to have kids, so we’re preparing in advance." Lin Tian replied cheerfully, knowing he couldn’t possibly mention Bai Shishi’s pregnancy. After all, Sisi might blow up hearing that, being Liou Qingcheng’s staunch best friend!
Meanwhile, Xv Qinghuan left for the bathroom, giving Zhang Ya’Er the chance to speak with Li.
Zhang Ya’Er stood by the grill with a glass of red wine in her right hand, observing Li’s focused expression with a smile on her face.
"Thank you so much, and sorry for thinking you were a nurse the other day," Zhang Ya’Er said.
Li, feeling quite smug, shook his fringe and replied with a smile, "It’s nothing. How’s the meat I grilled, not bad right?"
"It’s quite delicious. By the way, what’s up with the injury on your face?" Zhang Ya’Er asked.
Li had gotten into a fight with Huang He yesterday, and the bruises on his face hadn’t faded, making them quite obvious, naturally drawing Zhang Ya’Er’s attention. She’d wanted to ask before but didn’t have the chance.
It wasn’t because Zhang Ya’Er had a crush on Li, just... because he had been so kind to her.
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