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Yu Mingli, seeing the situation, eagerly cooperated with Xiao Qian, âMy younger sister is right, these two young ladies are of the same age, and the main thing is to let them have fun together. My brother is usually quite busy at work, and his girlfriend has been repeatedly urging us to take good care of her, haha.â
âYour younger brother is really an interesting person.â Tang Dayeâs gaze stopped on his daughter.
The small talk of outsiders didnât have much effect on Tang Shuixian. She said coldly to Xiao Qian,
âIf you canât fulfill your promise, Iâll leave immediately. I hate people who use me to get close to my father.â
âShuixian!â Tang Daye smiled awkwardly at Yu Mingli, âMy daughter, Iâve spoiled her. Iâm sorry, sheâs causing laughter.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âAlright, letâs go, look at the time.â Xiao Qian pointed at Tang Shuixianâs watch and grabbed the Nine Linked Rings.
Tang Shuixian said âstartâ, and all anyone saw was Xiao Qian rapidly weaving her ten fingers, leaving everyone watching, unable to keep up.
âLet me tell you a trick, pinch the ring down with your two fingers, and never let your hand leave the ring. This will increase your speed.â
Xiao Qian talked while untying the rings, but her thoughts went back to her past life when Yu Minglang hugged her and taught her this. People are strange creatures; when the two were together in her past life, she always felt too calm together. But now, after all these years, reminiscing on the past only makes her realize that it was not calm at all.
In her past and present lives, Yu Minglangâs figure overlaps. Recently, Xiao Qian occasionally dreams and canât distinguish between the Yu Minglang of her past life and the one from this life.
At the beginning of their relationship, Xiao Qian felt that the young Yu Minglang was different from the one she knew in her past life, so she felt she had met a fake Yu Minglang.
But as their interactions deepened, the invisible line that separated them from her past life began to blur, and she increasingly realized they were the same person.
Xiao Qianâs fingers were still untying the Nine Linked Rings, but everyone only saw her fingers flying fast. They didnât notice the instant her expression showed confusion.
She may have really missed some beautiful feelings in her previous life.
Tang Shuixian initially questioned her, but when Xiao Qianâs hand got faster, a look of admiration finally appeared on Tang Shuixianâs face.
âYouâre awesome, 4 minutes and 40 seconds.â
Xiao Qian placed the untied Nine Linked Rings on the table, returning to her calm state and smiling modestly.
âItâs been a while since Iâve done it.â
âCan you teach me? Is there a trick to it?â Tang Shuixian found a topic she was interested in, and her words began to flow.
Seeing this, Yu Mingli quickly had the dishes served and began to talk leisurely with Director Tang, avoiding any business matters and just chatting about unimportant things.
The dishes were quickly served. Tang Dayeâs dishes were all quite normal, with expensive abalones and seafood. In front of Xiao Qian were three small plates, which looked ordinary â to say that itâs plain would be kind. To be precise, it was rather simple.
In such a setting, these kinds of dishes shouldnât appear. There was a plate of chive dumplings, a plate of fried yellow croaker fish, and a plate of tomato scrambled eggs.
Noticing Tang Dayeâs strange gaze, Yu Mingli recited the lines he agreed on with Xiao Qian in advance.
âIâm sorry, Director Tang. My little sister has some strange diet habits. Sheâs very picky about food and doesnât like to eat much. We all suspect that she might starve to death. The only things she can eat are these odd dishes.â
Tang Daye sighed in sympathy, âYeah, my daughter is also extremely picky. Itâs such a headache trying to get her to eat anything.â
âNowadays, young people, theyâre all the same!â Yu Mingli raised his glass, and Tang Daye clinked with him.
How can it be the same? Xiao Qian might be a little picky, but sheâs normal. Tang Shuixianâs pickiness has reached a pathological level. Tang Daye knew this in his heart but couldnât say it aloud.
Xiao Qian picked up a chive dumpling and asked Tang Shuixian, âDo you want one?â
âShe had dinner before coming here, so she might not be hungry.â Tang Daye answered for his daughter, also trying to avoid any embarrassment for Xiao Qian in case she was rejected.
Tang Shuixianâs extreme pickiness sometimes makes her go without food for two or three days, only drinking some rice soup. Whenever she faints from hunger, she would be sent to take nutrient injections. Thereâs no shortage of delicacies at home, but she just has no appetite. Tang Daye didnât think his daughter would eat the unappetizing chive dumplings.
But to his surprise, his extremely picky daughter actually took the chive dumpling from Xiao Qianâs hand and bit into it.
Xiao Qian hooked the comer of her mouth, picked up another one, and pretended to enjoy the taste. In her heart, however, she was silently crying.
Itâs so hard to eat⦠Being a doctor is not easy â in order to treat a condition, you have to stuff this kind of unpalatable thing into your stomach, and still pretend to enjoy it.
âWhat made the sun come up from the other side today? Iâm going to taste this; it must be exceptionally delicious for my Shuixian to eat so much.â
Yu Mingli was also curious. He had tasted the fried eggs and fish yesterday, but not the chive dumplings. Was this dish especially delicious?
The two executives, with great interest, each picked up a dumpling and bit into it.
And then, the world went quiet.
âItâs terrible, the chives are too spicy, they werenât processed well.â Xiao Qian broke the silence first. Seeing the two bossesâ uncomfortable expressions, she felt a sense of relief in her heart.
Seeing only herself eating this right now made her feel aggrieved. At least now, everyone would suffer together.
Executives of this status canât just spit it out, right? Being able to see these two powerful figures with such disgusted expressions at the same time, Xiao Qian was content.
Let them pretend all the time, let them suppress their emotions all the time. Now it was time for them all to hurt each other!
âWhy are these chives so spicy!â Yu Mingli put the chive dumpling down, still feeling the spicy taste in his mouth. It was not the same as the spicy taste of chili, it was a very unpleasant sensation that was hard to swallow.
âTerrible, isnât it?â Xiao Qian asked.
Eldest Brother didnât even dare to laugh, feeling that their big business was about to fly away.
âTerrible.â The one who answered was Tang Shuixian. She said it was terrible, but she just kept eating it, finishing half of it.
Tang Daye was shocked. How could his daughter eat this terrible thing? Xiao Qian then handed her a small fried fish.
âTry this.â
âShuixian doesnât eat fish.â Tang Dayeâs words hadnât fallen when he saw his daughter, who never ate even the most luxurious deep-sea fish, biting into the small, simple fish Xiao Qian had handed her.
âBitterâ¦â Tang Shuixian said, frowning.
âI also want to taste it. Oh, it seems they didnât take out the bitter gallbladder.â Xiao Qian pretended to say.
Yu Mingli swallowed, realizing that the extremely salty fried fish he ate yesterday was not the final version. The final version was not only salty but also bitter!
Itâs not important if this business deal canât be closed. Eldest Brother is now worried that feeding this stuff to her precious daughter will make them enemies later on..