Accidental Love by Qiao Yao

Chapter 17: I'm Using My Uncle's Card. He's Rich

Half an hour ago, Shi Yan arrived at the West Chamber Cafe.

In the big forty-square-meter private dining room, there were only five people.

Song Lelan, Qin Xiaoming, Qin Shiyue, Song Lelan's broker1, and an assistant.

Seeing that Shi Yan arrived, Song Lelan picked up some food from the hot pot in front of her and asked, "We're almost finished and you just came?"

Concerts were very tiring to do, and on top of that, Song Lelan was no longer young like she used to be. So after every concert, she would always arrange a table of delicious food to feast on.

No matter how late it was, she had to finish this meal before considering the concert to be actually over.

Occasionally, when Shi Yan and Qin Xiaoming were free, they would accompany her as well to celebrate.

Song Lelan's real name was Shi Huaiman, but a long time ago, she had an extended conflict with her family regarding her career path, so she gave herself a stage name to show that she didn't want to have any relationships with her family anymore.

Later after she was secretly married and had a child; the relationship between her and her family got better, but she didn't want them to get involved with the public too much, so she kept this a secret.

However, technology and science have advanced incredibly; there were eyes everywhere. So Song Lelan did things very carefully and almost always has a packed schedule. Therefore, she also rarely had any chance to sit down and eat like this.

Shi Yan pulled out a chair a sat down but didn't show any intention to move his chopsticks.

"Ran into some trouble."

Not everyone in the family was as carefree as Qin Shiyue. It was understandable for them to run into business problems, so Song Lelan didn't continue questioning.

On the other hand, Qin Shiyue was very excited today and never bothered to stop her mouth.

This was also because her grandpa, Shi Wenguang, wasn't here. Her excitement and noisiness since watching the concert until now annoyed Shi Yan.

He placed down his phone and looked toward Qin Shiyue.

His lenses made his eyes look frightening. He didn't even frown, and it was enough to shut Qin Shiyue up for the next half an hour.

After a while, Song Lelan finished eating and was about to leave.

Qin Xiaoming stood up and walked beside Shi Yan.

–"I want you to have dinner with me tomorrow (////)"

When Shi Yan read this, Qin Xiaoming spoke at the same time, "Isn't tomorrow night Uncle Cheng's family dinner? Why not bring Xiao Yue along?"

Shi Yan glanced at Qin Shiyue's back from behind and said coldly, "No need."

After a moment, he continued, "There won't be a spot for her."

——

"Tomorrow at five o'clock, I'll come to pick you up."

Ten minutes later, upon receiving this message, Zheng Shuyi, who was lying on the bed, pulled up her blanket and giggled in the darkness.

That night, the moon was bright, the wind was gentle, and Zheng Shuyi slept very soundly.

The next day, she still got up early.

After replying to some work emails, Zheng Shuyi closed her laptop and walked to her closet.

Like a typical December day, the weather was freezing, but Zheng Shuyi rarely wore thick jackets, even during winter, she always wore an overcoat dress.