Ye Jiuliang curled her lips, smiling with ill intent. "I donât know, letâs try it. Feng Yi and the others are coming, so we can use this for some fun."
Li Mochan reached out to hold it for her. "Want to buy anything else?"
Ye Jiuliang glanced around, but there wasnât anything particularly fun.
She shook her head. "Just this."
After paying, they left with their bags.
Not far off, Feng Yi called, asking where they were.
Li Mochan handed his phone to her, and Ye Jiuliang asked, "Want to have some late-night snacks?"
"Sure, and bring some drinks," Feng Yi said cheerfully.
After hanging up, Ye Jiuliang looked up nearby famous food stores on her phone and dragged Li Mochan everywhere in search of food.
Having bought the late-night snacks and picked up two dozen beers, Ye Jiuliang was satisfied and ready to return home.
In the car, Ye Jiuliang remembered Ji Mingqian, who was still in City C, and dialed his number.
"Aqian, want to come over for some late-night snacks and drinks?"
On the other end of the line, Ji Mingqian had just finished showering, his hair still dripping wet. "Late-night snacks and drinks?"
He turned to look at the wall clockâit was just after nine.
Late-night snacks so early?
"What, did you and your significant other have a fight, and now youâre calling me to drink away the sorrow?" He wiped his hair with a towel.
Ye Jiuliang laughed and cursed, "Get lost. Feng Yi and the others are here too. Are you coming or not?"
Lastly, she added, "I bought something fun, come and try it."
"What is it?" Ji Mingqian was interested in the "fun thing" she mentioned.
"Youâll find out when you get here, are you coming?" Ye Jiuliang asked.
Ji Mingqian tossed aside the towel. "Where are you guys?"
"Rongsheng Hotel."
Hearing the address, Ji Mingqian smiled. "Brother, Iâm staying at that place too."
Rongsheng Hotel was the best in City C, and he never skimped on himself.
Ye Jiuliang couldnât help but chuckle, thinking of Ji Mingqianâs fondness for the finer things in life; it wasnât hard to understand.
"Then come straight to my place later; weâre in the car now."
As the night deepened, upon arrival at the hotel, Jiang Yisheng and Feng Yi went to their rooms to rest.
After a while, Feng Yi came to find him, and the two headed to Li Mochanâs room.
"You guys bought so much, feeding pigs?" Feng Yi said in astonishment, looking at the full table of food.
Ye Jiuliang replied, "Donât include us when you belittle yourselves."
Her gaze turned to Jiang Yisheng, who had already sat down, and landed on his leg. "Seems like youâre recovering well."
Jiang Yisheng gave a faint smile and joked, "All thanks to sister-in-lawâs excellent medical skills."
Ye Jiuliang tossed him a bottle of juice. "Cut it out."
"Why is there an extra pair of chopsticks?" Feng Yi curiously asked, seeing five sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table.
Ye Jiuliang answered, "Thereâs one more person."
"Who?" Just as Feng Yi asked, there was a knock at the door.
"Knock knockâ"
Ye Jiuliang went to open the door, and Feng Yiâs gaze curiously shifted to the entrance.
The door opened, and a familiar voice came in.
"Ajiu, what fun thing did you buy?"
Jiang Yishengâs smile stalled, his eyes foggy and impenetrable.
Why is he here?
Meanwhile, Feng Yi saw Ji Mingqian and they bumped fists. "Mingqian, what are you doing here?"
"Promoting a movie, just met up with Old Xu for dinner," Ji Mingqian said as he walked in, his glance casually sweeping over the person on the couch, the smile on his face fading slightly.
He thought they wouldnât meet again so soon.
Ji Mingqian shifted his gaze, casually picking a spot and sitting down on the carpet. "Ajiu, hurry up and show us what you bought."