Ye Erlan paused for a moment. "Shall I pick you up then?"
Going shopping didn't really matter to him. Moreover, although they had known each other for so long, Ning Qian and Yu Nian weren't very close. He always felt a bit awkward around Yu Nian and couldn't really relax when getting along with her.
Actually, as the middleman, Ye Erlan naturally hoped that the two of them could get closer.
After all, Yu Nian didn't have many friends. In fact, there were hardly any friends around her. Only a few of them interacted with each other.
On weekdays, she was mostly busy with company matters. Those artists were always causing trouble. One day, it was this one and the next day, it was that one. It was really annoying for her to deal with them.
As for Ning Qian, she was also busy with company affairs on weekdays and rarely had any social activities. However, recently, she found out that this girl had gotten in touch with his oppa, Zhou Chengyun, and they were getting along very well.
But in the end, it would be better if she and Yu Nian could get more familiar with each other. Otherwise, if he went out with Lin Xian someday and something happened here, it would be troublesome if Ning Qian couldn't handle it alone.
Coincidentally, this girl didn't know what she was thinking and actually offered to go shopping with them. That was pretty good.
Just right. Girls had a lot to talk about. He, as a guy, could just carry the bags and so on.
Of course, he didn't know that the reason why Ning Qian wanted to go was entirely to be on the front line of gossip and see what Lin Xian was going to do tonight. No matter how reluctant she was, she had to be at the forefront of the gossip.
"I'll come over later. You go back and have a good rest. You've been taking care of the great actor Lin in the hospital for this period and haven't had much rest. I'll just come directly then. I'll make you something to eat to fill your stomach. If you keep getting thinner like this, you'll be thinner than me, a girl."
Ning Qian joked. She knew the password to Ye Erlan's house and sometimes went there to buy some food for him.
This guy always forgot to eat when he got busy.
Ye Erlan responded when he heard what she said and then hung up the phone. Come to think of it, he was really exhausted. He had gotten up very early to go through the discharge procedures for Lin Xian. This guy was just like a lord. If it weren't for his identity being not suitable for many people to know, he wouldn't have served this guy at all.
He was really such a mess.
Thinking that Ning Qian would come over later to prepare food for him, he was too lazy to cook by himself. He simply took a shower and then went to bed.
*
On Ning Qian's side, after hearing Ye Erlan hang up the phone, she wondered if there were any other things in the store that she needed to be busy with.
Then she saw Ava come back at this time and asked, "Why did you come back so late?"
They got off the plane together, but after getting off the plane, Ava disappeared. She said she had something to do and told Ning Qian to go back by herself. That was how she saw what had happened in the store.
Ava smiled, looking a bit shy.
This was completely different from the Ava that Ning Qian knew. Ava was a foreign girl and was always cheerful and lively. Why was she like this today?
She raised her eyebrows, indicating for Ava to continue.
"It's... it's that I've been dating a Chinese boyfriend recently, and he came to pick me up at the airport."
"Oh?" Ning Qian's tone rose slightly. She was completely shocked in her heart. She didn't expect that even Ava had a boyfriend in just a few months. So, did it mean that she was the only single dog among the three of them?
The more she thought about it, the more sour she felt. Really, there were lemons on the lemon tree and she was the only one under it.
However, as sour as she was, she still had to gossip.
"Tell me quickly about your story with him!!!"
Ava was still a bit embarrassed, but then she thought that they were all the best friends. It didn't matter to talk about it. Moreover, having one more person to give her advice would be better.
"I've known him for a few months.
When we first came from abroad, although my Mandarin was not bad, there were still some things I couldn't understand.
I got lost there at that time and then met him. He helped me, so that's how we got acquainted."
"And then?" Ning Qian knew that there must be more to their story than this. Although Ava was a virgin in love, her psychological defense was not low. At least, he must be very much to her liking for her to decide to be together so resolutely.
Ava continued, "At that time, I just thanked him and that was it. We were always busy with the opening of the EL physical store during that period. Where did we have the time to do other things?"
Ning Qian secretly thought that although that was true, who could have expected that her boss, Ye Erlan, would get together with the big actor next door during such a busy period.
Ava continued, "Later, after the physical store opened, we finally relaxed for a while. Once I went shopping and heard a very nice piece of music in a piano room. I was curious and went to take a look. Unexpectedly, it was him.
Then the two of us officially got to know each other.
Then on the day when we held the fashion show, he was the photographer. I saw him at a glance. At that time, the two of us... well, you know."
Ning Qian took over the conversation, "So, that's why you seemed so absent-minded during the incident between Zhang Yu and Zhou Chengyun that day."
"I... I wasn't in the hall at that time. I only came in after hearing the commotion.
Originally, I should have dealt with these things, but I didn't know the whole story at that time, so..."
Ning Qian shook her head. She didn't mean to blame her because after all, if Ava had handled the matter well at the beginning, she might not have gone there because of the constant noise. If she hadn't gone there, how could she have found out that the person was Zhou Chengyun.
"You can continue."
"That's how we expressed our feelings for each other. So...
We officially got together a few days ago.
He's a really nice guy. Although he's not very good-looking, I really appreciate his character and talent."
"Oh? Do you know what he does?" Ning Qian thought that although it had been almost half a year, it wasn't really a short time, but if you really thought about it, their time together wasn't that long. She was just afraid that this foreign cute girl, Ava, would be tricked by a wolf in the country.
Ava paused for a moment and then continued, "He's a very gentle and talented person. He's a pianist, but he's not very famous. He has many hobbies on weekdays, and photography is one of them.
I think he's really great.
He's very polite to women and he's also a very funny person.
He's better than many men I've met."
Ning Qian didn't say anything. She thought that after all, love was all about mutual consent. As long as Ava was happy, that was the best. After Ye Erlan's matter was over, she could find a time to meet that guy.
She always had to meet him first to check him out. What if this girl was deceived?
Speaking of which, one by one, they all had their own destinations. But what about her? When would she meet a good person?
Actually, speaking of it, Zhou Chengyun was really great. If it were possible, it would be nice to win him over.
She continued to say to Ava, "I'm going out tonight. You keep an eye on things here. If there's nothing to do, you can also go out for a walk. It doesn't matter. But don't stay overnight at that guy's place. Be careful."
Ava knew that Ning Qian was concerned about her, so she naturally agreed readily, "I know. Don't you know what kind of person I am?"
After saying that, she slipped away. Ning Qian sat there alone, thinking that it was still too early to go to Ye Erlan's place. Well? Since she had thought of someone, why not just ask what that someone was doing now?
Thinking of this, she took action. "Are you busy?"
Zhou Chengyun quickly replied, "It's okay these days. There's nothing major. I just finished work not long ago."
"Do you have any announcements to catch up on recently?"
"Not these two days. Why?"
"I want to invite you to dinner."
"Um?"
Zhou Chengyun didn't expect that Ning Qian would directly invite him to dinner. He was a bit stunned for a moment.
"Come on, we're friends now. It's nothing to invite you to dinner, right?"
Zhou Chengyun smiled and replied, "It's my great honor. Let me invite the girl to dinner. I'll set the location tonight and send it to you."
When Ning Qian heard that it was tonight, she quickly declined, "I can't tonight. I've made an appointment with Sister Yu Nian. Let's go tomorrow."
"Okay."
After making an agreement with Zhou Chengyun, Ning Qian was very happy. Really, having dinner with the idol she had liked for so many years made her feel quite shy.
Seeing that there was still a lot of time, she simply went to the supermarket again to buy some things for Ye Erlan and take them over. She still wanted this guy to eat something fresh. Otherwise, he would say that she was abusing him.
*
After Yu Nian called Ye Erlan to make an appointment, she was pestered by Xiao Yubai. This guy kept nagging, which was completely unlike what a soldier should be like.
"Niannian."
"Niannian..."
"Please pay attention to me."
He had been like this all afternoon. Yu Nian really had a headache. She really didn't know what this guy was up to. He was just like a pervert. Did he think he was a cute puppy? He was clearly a big Tibetan mastiff.
"What on earth do you want?" Yu Nian's tone was very helpless, but there was no sign of impatience. They had always been the most compatible couple.
Xiao Yubai looked at her for a few times, looking a bit eager. His tone was also very soft. "You don't accompany me anymore."
"Um?" Damn it. This was actually something that would come out of Xiao Yubai's mouth. It was just unbelievable.
"Since you found out about Lin Xian and Ye Erlan, you've only cared about them and completely ignored me."
Yu Nian subconsciously stroked his head. "You're always busy on weekdays too. I'm just being an older sister and want to help them."
Xiao Yubai smacked his lips. His tone was still a bit sour. "You're their older sister, but you're also my fiancée. We're going to get married soon, and you're not even in a hurry about our things."
Ah, so it was this matter. This guy was jealous all day long. This wasn't good at all. He was really hard to coax.
"Okay, okay. After I'm done with today's business, the rest will be their own business. I definitely won't interfere anymore. I'll accompany you wholeheartedly then. Are you satisfied?"
Only then did Xiao Yubai's tone start to improve. "Well, okay then. Who asked our Miss Yu Nian to be such a good older sister?"