Yan Yan - Chapter 34.1

34. 1: Charming

‘What? Cub?’ No one had called Su Yan a cub before. ‘How can he call me like that? I’m not a three-year-old child. I’m twenty-four for God’s sake.’

Logically speaking, she should feel embarrassed, but in fact, she felt some kind of pleasant feeling in her heart hearing the word “cub”.

She couldn’t answer Bai Xingfan’s question because there were a lot of people around them, so she pretended to be calm, turned her head, and continued to admire the lanterns. However, she couldn’t watch them with peace of mind, as she blushed from time to time because her heart was full of thoughts.

Bai Xingfan noticed this but deliberately sighed. “What should I do to get Miss Su’s smile?”

Su Yan didn’t say a word, but she thought in her heart. ‘Hmph, after doing such a thing, you still want me to smile at you!’

Seeing Su Yan ignore him, Bai Xingfan didn’t continue to speak; he just pulled a chair to Su Yan’s side and sat there to watch the sky lanterns together.

After displaying “cub Yanyan,” they made some other patterns and then slowly fell back into the red lotus lanterns in the pond. Then the red lotus lanterns slowly floated down the waterway until they reached the foot of the mountain.

With a sudden burst of applause, Su Yan woke up from the dream and returned to reality. She then immediately gave Bai Xingfan a look while asking, “When did you discuss this with Miss Zhang?”

Bai Xingfan: “When the contract was signed.”

Su Yan: “She agreed directly?”

Bai Xingfan: “Well.”

Su Yan pursed her lips, a little unbearable. “But…today is her birthday.”

‘Miss Zhang likes Bai Xingfan very much. So when he asked her to light sky lanterns for another woman at her birthday party, how uncomfortable should she feel? But she just happily agreed with him. How could she be willing to sacrifice her own happiness like this? Most people in this world can’t do that.’ The more Su Yan thought, the more she admired Zhang Ruotong. And at the same time, she was full of guilt because she stole her beloved.

“We owe her a birthday.” Su Yan said this because she agreed to help keep it a secret. “Wait until next year, then you can choose a birthday gift as a way to apologise.”

“I do owe her a favor.” Bai Xingfan didn’t know so much and never thought about it; he always regarded Zhang Ruotong as a partner who was superimposed on the basis of ordinary friends, “but wait until next year; it must not be me who prepares a birthday present for her.”

Su Yan was taken aback. “Who is that? Could it be me?”

Bai Xingfan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, “Otherwise?”

Su Yan: “…”

Bai Xingfan sighed once more and said sadly, “If I had made the choice myself, someone might get upset again.”

Su Yan: “…” She couldn’t help rolling her eyes and muttering, “I’m too lazy to care about you.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Ruotong walked towards them with a great demeanour. “Thank you, Mr. Bai, for your hospitality.”

Bai Xingfan smiled politely. “Thank you, Miss Zhang, for her sincere cooperation.”

His gratitude was real, and the alienation in his eyes was also real.

This sense of alienation was not much, and it was just right. While maintaining a fair sense of proportion between men and women, it would not make the other party feel indifferent.

Bai Xingfan’s attitude towards Su Yan and his attitude towards others could be seen to be very different. Zhang Ruotong couldn’t help but start to envy Su Yan again, even jealous of her, but she also understood that in this life, it was impossible to get this unique treatment from him. So it was better to choose defeat.

She smiled, showing some relief, and said, “Mr. Bai, can we start the party now?

Bai Xingfan understood that Zhang Ruotong was joking about him, but he couldn’t do anything about it, so he just smiled and replied, “President Zhang always has the final say.”

Zhang Ruotong: “That can’t be done. You lit the sky lanterns today; you are the host, and of course you have the final say.”

Bai Xingfan had no choice but to say, “I have written down your favour, and I will definitely return it in double in the future.”

Zhang Ruotong just gave up and joked, “You know what they say; it’s hard to catch up to a gentleman’s promises.”

“I don’t ever go back on my word.” Bai Xingfan stared at Su Yan once more, his eyes showing a kind smile. “Miss Su will vouch for me.”

Su Yan quickly said, “Yes, I will definitely speak in support of you.”

Zhang Ruotong raised her eyebrows slightly and said, “That’s not possible; Miss Su will definitely be partial to Mr. Bai, and I will easily suffer.”

Su Yan: “…”

She didn’t know how to explain it. Who asked Bai Xingfan to light the sky lantern for her? So she could only feel sullen in her heart.

At this moment, Bai Xingfan suddenly said, “It would be great if Miss Su could really be partial to me.”

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