Chapter 60: Let’s Go for a Midnight Snack
Fu Yunting was huffing with anger. He poured himself another glass of wine and downed it in one go.
He muttered, “Hmph, so many years of brotherhood, and suddenly there’s no love left!”
Gu Xinglan gave a light snort. “Don’t worry, there’s still love. My Fifth Brother is coming back soon.”
As soon as those words were uttered, the handsome, bewitching face of Fu Yunting instantly froze.
“What? Xingcheng… he’s coming back?”
“Mhm.” Gu Xinglan nodded. “In half a month.”
Fu Yunting’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, and his expression shifted abruptly.
Li Ye pushed the fruit platter toward him. “Yunting, since Gu Xingcheng is coming back, you two should meet up and have a proper talk.”
Fu Yunting didn’t say a word.
He reached up to rub his temples and frowned. “Suddenly, I have a terrible headache.”
As he spoke, he sank into the corner of the booth sofa, leaning his head against the backrest and refusing to move.
Li Ye shrugged his shoulders at Gu Xinglan. “Let him think it over properly himself.”
Gu Xinglan nodded and poured Li Ye a drink.
“A-Ye, Qin Wan wants to learn cooking. I want to send him to your place,” he said.
Li Ye: “Oh? That little fellow likes that too? Heh, not bad.”
Gu Xinglan’s eyes were bright. “Mhm. His skills are quite good, and he’s sharp—he picks up cooking very quickly. At home, he often goes to the kitchen to cook for me.”
Li Ye laughed. “Xinglan, you’re starting to sound suspiciously like you’re intentionally flaunting your relationship!”
Fu Yunting, who hadn’t spoken for a while, suddenly piped up: “Intentionally abusing the ‘single dogs’! Kick him out, kick him out!”
A very proud smile curled the corners of Gu Xinglan’s lips.
“Then it’s settled. When I have time, I’ll bring him over to introduce you.”
Li Ye nodded. “Alright.”
Fu Yunting pouted. “A-Ye, watch out or he’ll attack you with a spatula!”
Li Ye stretched out his leg and kicked him underneath the table. “You talk too much.”
Gu Xinglan remained silent, only smiling to himself.
At this moment, Special Assistant Tan Feng and the bodyguard Xiao Han were still busy at Sheng’an Hospital.
Tomorrow, Zhou Rong was to undergo a major, life-saving surgery.
The boss had instructed the two of them to do one final check on every single detail tonight.
Tan Feng gave a few instructions to the hospital director, who nodded respectfully and left.
A nurse in the ward was giving Zhou Rong a few more reminders.
Tan Feng’s handsome face wore a warm, gentle smile.
“Auntie Rong, don’t worry. Everything is fine.”
Zhou Rong looked very nervous, but she still nodded.
Tan Feng added, “Auntie Rong, President Gu said he would bring Mr. Qin over tomorrow morning to stay with you.”
Hearing this, a spark of light immediately flashed in Zhou Rong’s weary, somewhat cloudy eyes.
“Ah, really? That’s wonderful!”
Tan Feng nodded with a smile. “President Gu is very good to Mr. Qin; you could say he dotes on him. That’s why he’s extra attentive to Mr. Qin’s affairs.”
A relieved smile appeared on Zhou Rong’s face. “That’s good then, that’s good!”
Qin Wan had told her that he was becoming friends with that President Gu, and she had been somewhat worried in her heart.
After all, Qin Wan was young, innocent, and inexperienced.
The other party had immense power; she was very worried that he would be bullied.
Hearing this handsome and polite assistant say this now gave her a bit of comfort.
“This gentleman…”
Tan Feng quickly said, “My surname is Tan. You can just call me Xiao Tan.”
Zhou Rong: “Mr. Tan, my health isn’t good. If possible, I’d like to trouble you to look after our Xiao Wan more if you get the chance!”
Tan Feng nodded. “Don’t worry, no problem. Mr. Qin is doing very well.”
At this time, a senior head nurse entered the ward with two younger nurses.
Xiao Han also walked in with them.
Tan Feng said with a beaming smile, “Nurse Jiejie, please look after the surgery tomorrow.”
The stern-looking head nurse saw this young, handsome man smiling so brightly and calling her “Jiejie,” and her face also broke into a grin.
“You’re too polite. It’s all part of our job.”
The two young nurses beside her stole glances at Tan Feng from top to bottom, their eyes unable to suppress the little stars appearing in them.
Tan Feng also smiled at the two young nurses. “You’ve worked hard as well. Thank you.”
The two young nurses smiled like blooming flowers, their cheeks flushing crimson as they shyly pursed their lips and shook their heads.
Beside them, Xiao Han watched Tan Feng’s alluring face and that trademark smile, his gaze darkening slightly.
“Alright, let’s head out. Auntie Rong needs an early rest,” he said.
Tan Feng nodded. “Auntie Rong, please rest early then. We’ll be going now.”
Coming out of the ward and walking down the hallway toward the elevator bank, Xiao Han looked over at Tan Feng.
“Hungry? Why don’t we go for a midnight snack?”
Tan Feng lifted his wrist to check his watch. “It’s already past eleven? It really is time for a midnight snack. Let’s go.”
The corners of Xiao Han’s lips twitched imperceptibly.
They went downstairs to the driveway.
“Take my car,” Xiao Han said. “I don’t drink. I can drop you off after we eat.”
Tan Feng nodded, and the two of them got into Xiao Han’s car.
“What do you want to eat?” Tan Feng asked. “My treat.”
“You helped me deal with my mom last time; I need to show my appreciation.”
Xiao Han smiled slightly. “Anything is fine.”
Tan Feng: “Then, how about a Cantonese restaurant?”
Xiao Han: “I’m not really used to those soupy, watery dishes.”
Tan Feng: “How about French food?”
Xiao Han shook his head. “French food is cold and raw; it’s not comfortable to eat.”
Tan Feng: “Then, should we go to a club for some wellness porridge?”
Xiao Han gave a light laugh. “Is Assistant Tan living the life of an elderly person ahead of schedule?”
Tan Feng: “…”
Was he mocking him for being old?
“What exactly do you want to eat? You say it!” Tan Feng leaned back against the seat and stopped talking.
Xiao Han: “Then, I’ll take you somewhere.”
About ten minutes later, the car drove to the snack street behind the commercial district.
Xiao Han parked the car by the roadside and led Tan Feng for a stroll.
“There’s a barbecue place up ahead. Beer and skewers, how about it?” As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Tan Feng beside him.
Tan Feng was a refined and meticulous person.
His family was middle-class; his mother ran a small company, and his father was a university professor.
He had grown up in relative comfort and luxury.
Therefore, he rarely visited places like roadside food stalls.
But since they were already here, he could only follow Xiao Han’s lead.
Soon, the two of them arrived at a skewer shop.
The shopfront was very small, with several long tables and plastic chairs set up on the roadside outside.
“Is the hygiene here okay?” Tan Feng frowned slightly.
Xiao Han nodded. “Don’t be fooled by the simplicity; the owner’s food is delicious and clean. You’ll know once you taste it.”
Tan Feng had no choice but to make the best of it.
The two of them found a table and sat down.
Tan Feng didn’t know how to order, so Xiao Han ordered the shop’s signature skewers.
Soon, plate after plate of fragrant, glistening skewers were brought to the table.
The owner also brought over four bottles of beer.
Xiao Han pushed the mutton skewers, beef skewers, and grilled shrimp toward Tan Feng.
Then he filled Tan Feng’s plastic cup with beer.
He, on the other hand, poured himself a cup of the free tea.
“Assistant Tan, try it.”
A rare smile appeared on Xiao Han’s sharp, handsome face.
Tan Feng looked at that handsome face and dazed out for a moment.
It was strange; this face perfectly blended a youthful vibe with a mature, steady aura without any sense of discord.
He was just a twenty-one-year-old boy, yet those sharp and beautiful hawk-like eyes gave off a total sense of security.
He had both a cold, “stranger-danger” aloofness and a warm, down-to-earth human quality.
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