Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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After sending the three little guys home and settling them down, Bi’an finally went to the hotel with them.
After having dinner at the hotel, the group took a car to the riverside.
The bureau sent a total of three official cars with special drivers. Originally, Jiang Lan and Ying Qiao were assigned one car, Bi’an and Ed were assigned one car, and Hai An and the two American elites who followed him were assigned one car. But when the cars were being assigned, Hai An left his two followers behind and strongly requested to ride in the same car with Jiang Lan.
“If we are in the same car, we can chat on the way. Those two cowards don’t even dare to speak loudly to me.” Hai An shrugged helplessly, pretending not to notice Ying Qiao’s cold eyes.
His request was reasonable and there was still room on the car. Jiang Lan had no reason to refuse him and could only smile and invite him to get in.
“Jiang, you are so nice.” Hai An smiled at him, his blue eyes flickering with ambiguity, and deliberately said: “Chatting with you is much more interesting than chatting with those two wooden men.”
He glanced at Ying Qiao, who had a bad look on his face, and curled his lips maliciously, and was about to squeeze into the back seat: “Let’s sit in the back, so it’s convenient for us to chat.”
“Mr. Hai An is a distinguished guest, so please sit in the front.” Before he could move to the back seat, Ying Qiao stepped forward to block the back door, opened the passenger door, and raised his hand to invite him in.
“The driver is a guide specially arranged by the bureau. He is very familiar with all the scenic spots in Jiangcheng. You sit in the front, so it will be convenient for you to communicate with the driver at any time.”
Hai An looked dissatisfied and kept looking at Jiang Lan: “But I just want to sit in the back row and chat with Jiang.”
But Ying Qiao seemed not to have heard it. Even the curve of his mouth did not change. He stared at him politely and indifferently: “Please get in the car.”
“…”
Hai An curled his lips slightly and wanted to say to Jiang Lan: See, your boyfriend doesn’t know how to respect others at all.
Not only does he have a bad temper, he’s also impolite.
Don’t be fooled by him again.
However, when he went to see Jiang Lan, he found that Jiang Lan was looking down at the time. When Hai An looked at him, he had just put away his phone and looked up. He didn’t seem to have noticed the disagreement between the two. He just smiled and said to Hai An: “Hurry up and get in the car. We are leaving.”
Hai An: …
He felt that Jiang Lan did it on purpose.
However, Jiang Lan looked at him innocently, and Hai An was unsure for a moment. Seeing that the other two cars were waiting, he could only get on the passenger seat with dissatisfaction.
Ying Qiao closed the car door for him without any hesitation and gave him a sarcastic look through the car window.
Bat spirit, don’t you even know what you are like? How dare you dig my corner?
After getting in the car, the three cars drove towards the river.
The best place to view the river was at Parrot Ferry. The river was flat and open here, the water flowed gently, and there were office buildings on both sides of the river. There were also three cross-river bridges. Every night, the office buildings and cross-river bridges on both sides lit up with neon lights, presenting a gorgeous light show.
Jiangcheng had a large population, and many people came to the riverside to watch the light show every day. The riverside avenue was full of tourists strolling and watching the night view. There were long queues at the ferry pier, all waiting to take the ferry or cruise ship to the center of the river to see the scenery.
Jiang Lan and his party walked along Jiangbin Avenue. The guide led the way in front and introduced the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River to the reception group, occasionally interspersing an interesting legend.
The guide who came with them told stories well. Ed and the two American elites were listening attentively. Only Hai An followed Jiang Lan closely. When Ying Qiao was on the left, he was on the right. Whenever Ying Qiao opened his mouth, he would have questions for Jiang Lan. In short, he was determined to be on the front line to annoy Ying Qiao.
So after boarding the cruise ship, Ying Qiao glanced at the dark surface of the river, thinking about the possibility of throwing this noisy and annoying bat spirit into the river to put an end to it all.
Hai An, who was talking to Jiang Lan, noticed that Ying Qiao was looking at the river with a gloomy face. He immediately raised his eyebrows in pleasure and asked with concern: “Mr. Ying, why do you look unhappy? Don’t you like swimming in the river?”
Ying Qiao did not ignore the provocation in his eyes. He pulled his thin lips and smiled at him sinisterly: “I was just wondering if there have been any bats drowned in the Yangtze River.”
Hai An: …
He looked shocked and turned to Jiang Lan to complain: “Mr. Ying, are you threatening me?”
Jiang Lan glanced at Ying Qiao, looking even more surprised than him: “How is it threatening you?”
“As we all know, bats are the totem of the vampires.” Hai An looked melancholy and sad: “Jiang, you said that Mr. Ying is a polite and friendly person, but why is he so hostile to me? Have I offended Mr. Ying in some way?”
After saying that, he lowered his eyes, his eyelashes covering his green eyes, looking lonely and sad.
Ying Qiao curled his lips coldly and said, “You dead bat, sooner or later I will throw you into the Yangtze River.”
He was about to speak, but Jiang Lan spoke before him: “Did you misunderstand something? Why would Ying Qiao target you? He never targets others for no reason.”
“???”
Hai An, who was waiting for Jiang Lan to do justice, looked up in surprise and saw a look on Jiang Lan’s face that said: “Are you also prejudiced against Ying Qiao?”
He tried to explain: “But bats…”
“This must be just a coincidence.” Jiang Lan said confidently, “You have only met twice, and there is no grudge between you. How could Ying Qiao target you?”
Hai An: “…Maybe he knows that I once pursued you and is dissatisfied with me.”
“That’s even more impossible. He has been busy with work, and I have never mentioned you to him. How could he know about this?” Jiang Lan waved his hands and gave him a reproachful look: “You must have believed the rumors about Ying Qiao, which is why you have a prejudice against him.”
Hai An: …
I didn’t believe the rumors! They are true!
He is targeting me, and it started yesterday!
He is not as good as you say! He is just a hypocritical emotional liar!
Hai An was furious, and he wished he could shake the water out of Jiang Lan’s head so that he could see Ying Qiao’s true face clearly.
However, before he opened his mouth, he saw the mocking smile on Ying Qiao’s face and a look that said: “keep acting and I’ll watch.”
It was as if no matter what Hai An said, he was sure that Jiang Lan would not believe him.
And he was very familiar with this expression, as if he had seen it somewhere before… Hai An thought for a moment, his expression changed, and he subconsciously looked at Jiang Lan——
He remembered where he had seen this expression.
Yesterday at the hotel, when Jiang Lan and Ying Qiao mocked Long Bing in unison, Ying Qiao had this expression.
“…”
Hai An looked at Jiang Lan with wide eyes in shock, suspecting that he was cooperating with Ying Qiao to act him just like yesterday.
“Jiang, you already knew this, right? Are you helping him on purpose?”
“What are you talking about? I don’t understand.” Jiang Lan’s expression became even more confused. Hai An couldn’t see any acting in it at all.
If this was really acted, how good must the acting skill be?
Hai An narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Jiang Lan. Although his reason told him that Jiang Lan was normal and it was unlikely that he was acting, his intuition told him that Jiang Lan must have done it on purpose!
And his intuition had always been accurate.
“Jiang, you’ve given me too many surprises. Now I’m frightened.” Hai An didn’t feel angry, but he felt disillusioned. He had been disillusioned since the first day he met Jiang Lan.
He sighed sadly and waved his hands wearily: “I need to be alone.”
After saying this, he walked down the deck and went into the cabin.
When he could no longer see him, Jiang Lan couldn’t help but burst out laughing. He turned around and shook Ying Qiao’s finger, smiling slyly: “Did you vent your anger?”
“Just barely.” Ying Qiao’s eyes were like spring breeze melting snow, almost softening into a pool of rippling spring water.
He took Jiang Lan’s hand and played with his fingers one by one: “He should go to the Yangtze River to have his brain washed.”
“Hai An is a foreign guest and has helped us.”
Jiang Lan muttered, “If you really throw the person into the river, you will probably have to fish him out in the end. How uneconomical.”
Ying Qiao certainly understood this truth, so although he threatened, he did not actually take action.
Just watching Jiang Lan muttering to himself about his plans, he felt as if he had drunk honey water, and he couldn’t help wanting to hear him say a few more words: “Who let him dare to steal my partner?”
“He can just think about it.”
Jiang Lan smiled brightly, quickly glanced around, and saw that no one was paying attention. So he leaned over and kissed him on the lips quickly: “No one can dig into your corner! Are you still angry?”
Ying Qiao’s eyes were slightly deep, as he fixed his gaze on him. He made a vague “hmm” sound and slowly moved closer to him…
The neon lights were flickering and the river breeze was gentle, which was perfect for a sweet kiss.
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