When Ivy came out, she did the same thing as Li Wan, pointing at Wen Ran's forehead and jokingly saying, “You... have a picture in your mind.”

Wen Ran gave her a reproachful look.

Ivy couldn't stand the soft look and said in a coaxing tone, “I just saw a child who fell to the ground and was crying.”

The three of them walked towards the exit carrying their bags.

Ivy added, “Didn't you see that the kid's parents not only didn't try to stop him, but took out their phones to take photos. This is a high-definition black history.”

Ivy changed the subject, “Was there anyone around when you hit your forehead? Did anyone laugh at you?”

Someone.

Wen Ran spat out two words, “President Yan.”

But whether he was smiling or not... he was wearing a mask, so I couldn’t tell.

Ivy turned around in surprise, “President Yan???”

Li Wan interrupted, “It's really President Yan. You came out earlier and were able to say hello.”

Ivy's face changed again and again, she couldn't believe it, and after a long while she managed to say, “So he really brought a girlfriend?”

“No.” Li Wan explained, “It should be the president's daughter, who called President Yan uncle.”

Yan Xihe is fifteen years older than Yan Wangshu, so it is not surprising that he has a daughter who is nearly twenty years old.

Thinking of this, Ivy shook her head and turned to walk forward. “You said that the president is already 45 years old. It is very harmful for an elderly woman to have a second child at this age. Women are really pitiful. Why do they have to have children? One is not enough, why do they have to have two?”

Ivy decided to be a DINK a long time ago. She didn't want to have any ties under her feet or responsibilities on her shoulders.

She was very determined not to have children.

Li Wan, “Children are so cute and soft.”

“Cute?” Ivy curled her lips. “I have a cousin who was very beautiful before she had a baby. After giving birth, she gained weight, lost her hair, and had trouble finding a job. She looked several years older. After her child finally grew up, she started to worry about the kindergarten for her child. In a second-tier city like my hometown, you have to prepare hundreds of thousands of yuan a year to send her child to a good kindergarten. It's scary.”

As Ivy was talking, she suddenly found it funny to compare her cousin to Yan Xihe.

Yan Xi just found out she was pregnant last month, so she stopped everything she was doing and went home to rest.

She has the best nutritionists and the top medical team around her, and her children will also have the most abundant educational resources after they are born...

How could she have the concerns and worries of ordinary people like them?

Ivy pursed her lips and changed the subject, “I heard that the president will not come back after giving birth. It is only a matter of time before President Yan takes office.”

“It should be.” Li Wan had also heard about it.

From now on, Yan Wangshu will be in charge of the management of Carlyle Company.

The topic was skipped and the three of them went to check in at a milk tea shop.

Wen Ran then remembered that he seemed to have not eaten breakfast or lunch.

She has had no interest in eating since she was a child.

When I was in M Country, I had to call her before she would come downstairs to eat.

Now that I’m alone in Shanghai, I tend to neglect eating even more.

After drinking some milk tea, the three of them walked towards the mall while shopping.

The fourth floor of the mall is full of restaurants serving cuisines from all over the world.

The aroma of food wafted into his nose, and Wen Ran suddenly felt hungry.

Because it is an Internet-famous restaurant, because it is the weekend, and because it is dinner time, the waiter who took the tickets at the door told Ivy that the queue is expected to take two hours.

Ivy took the queue number sheet and asked for advice, “Two hours, do you want to wait?”

Without waiting for them to speak, Ivy spoke again, “This restaurant is really delicious. My friend came here last time.”

Li Wan said she had no objection.

Although Wen Ran was already hungry, seeing Ivy's attitude, she didn't want to spoil the fun, “It can wait.”

There were two rows of small red stools outside the restaurant for diners to wait for their seats. The waiters placed some rose tea and snacks on trays, which was quite thoughtful.

The three of them found a seat and just sat down when the transparent glass behind them made two sounds.

The three of them turned back subconsciously.

The restaurant was decorated in red. Yan Wangshu bent his finger at the three of them.

It means asking them to come in.

But they didn't believe that was what it meant.

But he clearly tapped the glass wall twice, and was looking at them when he made the gesture.

Even Ivy, who is a big shot in the community, was speechless for a moment.

The three of them turned around at the same time, and Li Wan whispered, “Shall we go in?”

“Can I not go in?” Ivy asked.

Of course, I can’t refuse the boss’s request.

The three of them walked in, and Li Wan guessed, “Are they asking us to come in and say hello?”

“...”

“You can't ask us to eat together?”

Ivy, “He's a boss who's too down-to-earth. I can't digest him.”

“If we really were asked to eat it, would we?”

“Eat it, even the knife.”

Wen Ran followed behind without saying a word.

She didn't like getting along with Yan Wangshu, as he always reminded her that she was a person with secrets who was in disguise and could be exposed at any time.

This feeling of guilt only disappeared when she made up her mind to resign. Later, when she decided not to resign, this feeling became even worse.

Can you pretend to have a stomachache?

Is it too deliberate?

Forget it, just talk less.

The restaurant was a bit noisy and we had to take several detours to get to Yan Wangshu's table.

There is a rectangular dining table with a metal ball lamp hanging above it.

On the table there was a salad, a portion of honey lotus root, and two bowls of beautifully carved tofu pudding soup with long, thin, pale yellow petals floating on top.

Yan Wangshu raised his hand and made an invitation gesture, “If you don't mind, would you like to eat together?”

Do you mind?

Can you say you mind?

Ivy gave a stiff smile, “Thank you, President Yan.”

“You're welcome.” Yan Wangshu looked up at Lin Anyu and pushed the small white cup in front of her inwards, “Come in and sit down.”

Lin Anyu said “Oh” and moved inside.

Ivy sat next to Yan Wangshu, Wen Ran sat next to Lin Anyu, and Li Wan sat on the outermost side.

Yan Wangshu saw them sitting down and handed the phone to Wen Ran, “Please order some more food.”

“...” Wen Ran shook his hand and refused, “I'm fine with anything.”

Yan Wangshu had no intention of retracting his hand.

Ivy took the phone with both hands, “President Yan, let me do it. I've done my homework on this restaurant.”

Yan Wangshu glanced away from Wen Ran's face and nodded.

Yan Wangshu was sitting opposite him, so inevitably their eyes met. Wen Ran didn't know where to put his eyes. He picked up the milk tea on the table and took two sips, then pretended to lower his head to touch his forehead.

If she had known earlier, she would have ordered food and wouldn't be sitting here so awkwardly.

Lin Anyu was drinking tofu soup spoonful by spoonful when Yan Wangshu suddenly reminded him, “Say hello.”

Lin Anyu suppressed her impatience, turned her head and waved with a smile, “Hello, my name is Lin Anyu, and I'm Yan Xihe's daughter.”

Li Wan thought that since she had introduced herself, she should introduce herself as well, so she waved her hand and said, “Hello, my name is Li Wan, and I'm a jewelry designer at Carlyle Company.”

Wen Ran nodded to the little girl and introduced himself briefly, “Wen Ran.”

After Ivy ordered the food, she returned the phone respectfully to Yan Wangshu and said hello, “Hello, my name is Ivy, your clothes are really nice.”

Lin Anyu said perfunctorily, “Oh.”

Ivy paused, “There will be a XXX exhibition at the City Square tomorrow. Will Ms. Lin go?”

Lin Anyu looked up and asked, “Do you know the XXX exhibition?”

Ivy's college roommate is a crazy fan of the ACG world. Influenced by her, Ivy knew Lin Anyu was also a fan of the ACG world as soon as she saw the way she was dressed.

Coincidentally, a few days ago, Ivy happened to see her roommate forwarding a promotional video of the XXX exhibition on WeChat Moments.

Ivy nodded, “I know. I like the ACG world, too. I'm just too busy with work to really get into it.”

“Busy on weekends too?” Lin Anyu smiled, “Uncle, you are exploiting your employees.”

Ivy hurriedly said something nice, “There is no exploitation, President Yan, you take special care of your subordinates.”

Lin Anyu glanced at Yan Wangshu and saw a playful smile on his face, so he became bolder and said, “You are lying. You must all hate him.”

Ivy was unable to respond to this and thought that kids just don't play by the rules.

Ivy, “We all admire President Yan very much.”

Just then, the waiter came to serve the food, breaking the awkward situation.

Lin Anyu ate two chopsticks and said, “Uncle, I don't want to leave today. I want to attend the XXX exhibition tomorrow and then go back to Beidu...”

Yan Wangshu didn't even raise his eyes, and interrupted with two words, “Don't even think about it.”

Lin Anyu got angry, put down his chopsticks and stopped eating.

Yan Wangshu ignored her and ate slowly.

Since Lin Anyu was being stubborn, Ivy found it difficult to talk to him.

The dishes were served one after another and it was extremely quiet.

Yan Wangshu took the initiative to bring up the topic, “What do you think of the new supervisor?”

The three of them paused, wondering if this could be the Hongmen Banquet.

Ivy, “It's fine. Mona is very easygoing.”

Yan Wangshu nodded, “Will you participate in this business design competition?”

Li Wan shook his head, “Wen Ran will attend.”

Wen Ran was called and raised his head. There was still food in his mouth, his cheeks were bulging, and his eyes were sparkling.

Wen Ran quickly swallowed the food in his mouth, “Mona gave me a fair chance, I want to give it a try.”

After saying that, he lowered his head and started eating.

Ivy is more talkative, and the back-and-forth chatting made the atmosphere much better.

Li Wan could occasionally add a few words, but she was not as eloquent as Ivy in finding topics, so the topic always slipped away after a few words.

The atmosphere became relaxed, and Wen Ran ate more comfortably, even commenting on the dishes in his mind.

Just as Wen Ran was enjoying himself, Yan Wangshu suddenly called out in a deep voice, “Wen Ran.”

Wen Ran looked up and saw him staring at her straight, with his eyes lowered and brows lowered, his light-colored eyes looking very heavy.

That look was like an angry question.

But she didn't do anything.

Wen Ran blinked twice, her eyelashes fluttering, feeling uneasy and confused.

Lin Anyu exploded at this moment because he was ignored and neglected.

She stood up and pretended to leave, “I want to go back to Beidu! Now!”

Yan Wangshu remained silent, his eyes still fixed on Wen Ran's face.

Lin Anyu turned around and said, “Sister, let me go for a moment.”

Li Wan stood up, Wen Ran also stood up, and Lin Anyu walked straight out.

Yan Wangshu's brows relaxed, he picked up a tissue to wipe the corners of his mouth, grabbed the mask, and said, “You guys eat first.”

Then follow him out.

Ivy started eating her food when she could no longer see him. “I didn't expect President Yan to be so approachable in private.”

“It's better than I thought.” Li Wan exhaled directly, “Wen Ran, sit a little closer.”

Wen Ran sat down at Lin Anyu's original seat, put down his chopsticks, and asked with a puzzled look on his face, “What did he ask me to do just now?”

The two of them then realized that Yan Wangshu did call Wen Ran just now, but was interrupted by Lin Anyu's temper.

“I think I should say something.”

Wen Ran felt something was wrong, that look was very wrong.

Li Wan saw Wen Ran stopped eating and asked, “Not eating anymore?”

“I'm full.” Wen Ran said.

“That's Right.” Ivy teased, “You were the only one eating.”

Wen Ran, “???”

There was no way. She was hungry and she didn't lower her head to eat. Did I have to talk to her?

After a few minutes, Ivy had filled her stomach and frowned again, “President Yan, do you want to eat more?”

The dishes on the table had lost their delicacy. Ivy wanted to use chopsticks to pick them up, but felt it was inappropriate.

This meal was still uncomfortable after all.

When Yan Wangshu came back, he didn't even glance at the table and asked directly, “Have you finished eating?”

It has to get better even if it's not well.

Yan Wangshu paid the bill and walked out of the restaurant with them.

Outside the restaurant, there were still a lot of people waiting for a table. When they saw someone coming out, they looked inside.

Yan Wangshu turned around with a mask on and said, “Be careful on the road.”

Ivy thanked him politely, “Thank you President Yan for your hospitality.”

“ polite.”

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the elevator.

Li Wan took Wen Ran's arm and walked towards the escalator. “Is President Yan unhappy?”

Ivy, “A little bit, maybe because of Miss Lin.”

Wen Ran thought of the cold look Yan Wangshu gave her at the dinner table just now, and felt numb inside.

Wen Ran comforted himself, thinking that maybe he was just feeling guilty and that was why he was so suspicious.

Yan Wangshu took the elevator to the underground parking lot. When he opened the door and got in, he glanced at his trouser legs and saw several gray marks on them.

Wen Ran rubbed it with his feet while we were eating just now.

When he called her name as a warning, she blinked in confusion and rubbed it again.