Chapter 295.
"This is my friend Huang Ying, she used to work at Paradise Group too. Now she’s in the finance departnt of another company. This is my girlfriend Yu Xiaodi, and these are my friends from Beihai Country, Shinohara Mirai and Matsushima Kui." The originally awkward situation turned light-hearted once Li Yan had an epiphany.
The four girls smiled and greeted each other.
They could all be considered the sa age, having graduated and worked for a year or two. Huang Ying was slightly older than the other three. All four of them were young won without deep scheming minds or hefty ambitions, neither were they adept at navigating social intricacies. Yet, even so, there’s always a certain sixth sense won have in matters of emotions, which allowed them to maintain a bit of skepticism towards each other.
"Haha, here’s how it is. Besides working at Paradise Group, I’ve also started a small company this year. No staff for now, it’s just handling things. But maybe Huang Ying will help with finances in the future. I initially planned to treat her to dinner tonight to discuss this. Later, when I heard Mirai and her group were coming tonight, I rushed to the airport and then bumped into Xiaodi..."
Li Yan’s words made them accept the sudden addition of Huang Ying.
"I’m generally quite stingy, treating Xiaodi to dinner, treating Huang Ying to dinner, and also having to treat Mirai and Kui to dinner, so let’s all just eat together! Hehe, this way, I could even expense it on the company. You guys don’t mind, do you?"
Shinohara Mirai quickly shook her head: "No worries! The more friends, the rrier."
Matsushima Kui also smiled and said, "Yeah, more people make it livelier."
Yu Xiaodi also felt relieved; she knew Li Yan wasn’t really stingy. She just understood that Li Yan invited Huang Ying first, then suddenly got tasked with hosting two Beihai Country ladies, and she crashed his plans due to Wen Qianyi’s prank, or perhaps helping her out, making it hard for him to refuse anyone. So, why not gather everyone for dinner?
"Where shall we eat? The restaurants around here..." Yu Xiaodi, having been part of the affluent crowd before, knew quite a few famous restaurants around the city, either from dining with friends or family social events. She might not be a local expert, but she knew more than Li Yan and the others.
Normally, Li Yan might take Xiaodi’s suggestion, but it’s already evening, and after dinner, he still needed to chat with Shinohara Mirai and her group before sending Huang Ying ho. Going elsewhere could delay things further. So, without waiting for her suggestion, he had already proposed, "Huang Ying has waited for , surely she’s hungry; Mirai and Kui flew in and probably haven’t eaten much, they will need to rest soon. Let’s just eat at the restaurant here!"
"Okay."
Shinohara Mirai and the group adhered to the principle of ’guest follows host’, completely following Li Yan’s arrangents, while Huang Ying, lacking experience in such matters, felt the expenses at this five-star hotel’s restaurant might not be low. If dining elsewhere, say a restaurant or a western dining place, it might not cost as much. However, she understood this wasn’t her place to interrupt; this represented Paradise Group hosting important guests, choosing a five-star hotel for accommodation — dining standards should be higher too.
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A combination of one man and four won, all young and attractive, wherever they went, would easily capture attention. At the peak dining hours, without prior reservation, they couldn’t get a private room, so they had dinner in the main hall. This would attract more glances their way, making it less ideal for conversation. They really just ate; their chat topics stayed light.
Since Li Yan introduced Shinohara Mirai, Matsushima Kui, and Huang Ying, saying she was his girlfriend, Yu Xiaodi was quite pleased and took on the hostess role, actively engaging everyone, whether in choosing dishes or steering conversation topics.
But even so, the conversation stayed at a surface level. Shinohara Mirai, Matsushima Kui, and Huang Ying were all interested in Li Yan, not Yu Xiaodi. Yet Yu Xiaodi was Li Yan’s acknowledged girlfriend, which prevented them from being too enthusiastic towards him. So, after the al, while everyone seed happy and the four ladies appeared to form closer ties, there wasn’t any deeper developnt.
After finishing dinner, it was already past nine o’clock. It wasn’t ideal for conversation, so Li Yan paid the bill and suggested relocating for a chat.
Matsushima Kui ntioned they felt a bit tired from the flight and didn’t wish to go out or explore tonight, inviting everyone to play in their hotel room for a while.
Yu Xiaodi and Huang Ying weren’t interested but felt obliged to agree, for Li Yan needed to host them. Inviting his friends and girlfriend to join dinner was already impolite, he couldn’t just leave them to return to their room on their own while he and the two walked away, right? That might lead to complaints.
So, being considerate of Li Yan, they could only feign interest and keep them company.
Li Yan agreed as well. His plan was for them to go upstairs, watch TV, chat for a while, then let Mirai and Kui rest while he and Huang Ying leave, and Xiaodi, who lived farther away, shouldn’t be ho too late.
While leaving the restaurant, heading to the elevator, Yu Xiaodi was at the front chatting with the main guests, Shinohara Mirai, while Huang Ying stayed behind. Matsushima Kui leaned close to Li Yan and whispered in a low voice, "Are both of them your girlfriends?"
Like when Huang Ying previously questioned her, Li Yan could only respond with an awkward laugh, unwilling to directly confirm.
Ah... The road is long and winding! A hopeful ideal, but reality is reality, this can only be a daydream!
When he ca to his senses, Matsushima Kui had already moved forward and was mingling with the two. Having asked her question without waiting for an answer, but seeing the hint of a smile flash on his face as he thought, Kui naturally felt there needed not be an answer.
Upon reaching the elevator, Xiaodi glanced at her phone, then said with a smile, "Sorry, I have to head ho. My mom ssaged to return, since I live relatively far away, driving takes so ti, so I must leave now. You guys enjoy yourselves, we can hang out again when there’s ti!"
Since it wasn’t rush hour and not in the Western Suburbs, heading ho should only take about half an hour if she didn’t hit traffic with red lights. Her early departure was also due to feeling her presence was sudden today. Going upstairs, there wouldn’t be interesting topics, after small talk she would leave, and Li Yan probably had to send Huang Ying back. They had no personal space, so next ti she’d find a better mont. It’s better to leave early than put Li Yan in a bind between accompanying her or sending Huang Ying ho.
Matsushima Kui and Shinohara Mirai expressed their regret, offering polite words about hanging out next ti. Huang Ying didn’t quite know how to respond.
Li Yan and Xiaodi shared a hug, whispering he’d call her again later, telling her to drive carefully.
After parting ways, the four went to the guest room.
On the way, Matsushima Kui gave Li Yan a aningful look, as though saying, "Your self-proclaid girlfriend has now left, no biggest obstacle remains!" (Only one Chapter today) (To be continued. To find out what happens next, please visit qidian for more Chapters, support the author, support reading the genuine version!)
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