CHAPTER 91: CHAPTER 92: ANDY

"Oh, my god!" The blonde little beauty quickly walked up and tightly grabbed Ruan Xingwen’s hand.

Not accustomed to physical contact with others, Ruan Xingwen was startled by her action and quickly took a step back, but his hand was still held by the blonde little beauty.

She was still marveling at Ruan Xingwen’s appearance, not noticing his discomfort.

Andy first gave Ruan Xingwen a reassuring look, then gently patted the hand that the blonde little beauty still held onto tightly.

"An Qi, this isn’t abroad; tone down your enthusiasm. You scared him."

Only then did the blonde little beauty notice Ruan Xingwen’s slightly awkward expression.

"I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it!" An Qi’s eyes were filled with apology.

Ruan Xingwen smiled and shook his head, "It’s okay."

An Qi’s face once again revealed a sweet smile, extending her right hand, "Hi, my name is Angle, my Chinese name is An Qi! Nice to meet you! You are as beautiful as an angel!"

Beautiful?! Andy slapped his forehead, "An Qi, you can’t use ’beautiful’ to describe boys. You should use ’handsome’."

Ruan Xingwen also smiled subtly, "Thank you, An Qi, my name is Ruan Xingwen, and I’m also happy to meet you!"

An Qi had a head of golden, waist-length, wavy hair. She lifted her hand to play with her hair that had become longer, nonchalantly saying, "Oh, as long as you know. Ruan Xingwen? Xing? Star? It’s a very nice name! It suits you very well!"

An Qi’s character was very bright and enthusiastic; she seemed tireless in trying to keep Andy and Ruan Xingwen around for more conversation.

"Alright, you’re back too; the two of us need to go out for a bit, keep an eye on things for me, okay? You know the process, make sure to verify IDs!"

Hearing Andy’s words, An Qi pouted unhappily, "Hmph, you’re always ordering me around! Annoying! I also want to go with you guys~"

"No, no, no, An Qi. You already promised me, and you must keep your word, or I’ll tell Grandma about you..."

Before Andy could finish, An Qi impatiently interrupted him, "Alright! You always use Grandma to pressure me! Bad Andy!"

After complaining to Andy a bit, An Qi looked at Ruan Xingwen, wanting to grab his hand.

But then she remembered he was not used to such actions, so her extended hand turned midway to smooth out her loose hair again.

"Xing, can we exchange phone numbers?"

Hmm? Exchange phone numbers? Ruan Xingwen was momentarily stunned, realizing An Qi meant phone numbers?

"Do you mean phone numbers?" Ruan Xingwen asked.

An Qi nodded repeatedly, her golden hair swinging with her movements.

Ruan Xingwen and An Qi exchanged numbers, and Andy pulled him out of the hotel, not forgetting to say, "I won’t be back tonight!" before leaving, which made An Qi jump in frustration behind them.

Andy hurriedly pulled Ruan Xingwen away, ignoring An Qi’s shouts from behind.

"Whew, we can’t let her follow us."

After running a short distance and no longer hearing An Qi’s voice, Andy stopped, letting go of Ruan Xingwen’s hand.

"Who is she?" Ruan Xingwen asked curiously.

He was very curious about An Qi’s identity.

"Oh, An Qi is just a little troublemaker." Andy complained, then explained:

"You know, my mom left five years ago, and then my dad went abroad. The hotel was left in the hands of relatives. An Qi is the daughter from my dad’s wife when they married abroad, she’s a nice girl, but her biological dad wasn’t great, he drank and hit people, and ended up in prison."

Andy gestured for Ruan Xingwen to walk towards his house, continuing as they walked:

"After her mom divorced, she met my dad. Both of them were heartbroken. After meeting a few times, they thought the other was pretty good, so they decided to get married. My dad was worried that I wouldn’t agree, so he kept it from me until the day of their wedding."

Andy chuckled lightly, his tone somewhat mocking,

"At that time, I was focused on him, even when my dad was busy preparing for the wedding I didn’t notice, at that time really was, unrequited love."

Ruan Xingwen comfortingly patted Andy’s shoulder.

"Hey, it’s okay, it’s all in the past now. Let me keep telling you about my dad. Actually, my mom’s been gone seven, eight years, and I couldn’t possibly keep my dad company forever, so I didn’t oppose him remarrying at all."

"On the day of the wedding, I only found out that day was actually my father’s wedding. My dad, holding the suit he prepared for me, had a heart-to-heart, scared I wouldn’t want to attend their wedding."

Andy smiled nostalgically, as if seeing his dad’s nervous look again.

"That’s also when I met An Qi. At first, An Qi wasn’t as cheerful as she is now. Her biological dad was really bad to her and her mom, causing a 16 or 17-year-old girl, when meeting strangers, to not dare even say hello, timidly. That was nothing like the chatty little sparrow she is now."

The two walked to the entrance of a convenience store, bought two large servings of oden, and bought a bunch of snacks and beer, looking like they weren’t going home sober.

Their four hands were carrying large bags full to the brim; if Little Yuan saw, he would’ve definitely scolded Ruan Xingwen, maybe even imposing another diet on him as punishment.

"Sigh, where were we? I forgot!"

"Stop talking and let’s hurry home. Look, your nose is all red from the cold. Can’t you wear a bit more?"

"Haha, beauty knows no pain, if you want to look good, you have to brave the cold!"

Ruan Xingwen glared at him and quickened his pace towards home.

The hotel was not far from a breakfast street, just outside Ruan Xingwen’s residential complex.

With both being tall, long-legged men, their steps were already big, and with a quicker pace, they moved even faster.

They joined the hurried crowd of pedestrians, arriving at Ruan Xingwen’s house in no time.

"Whew, your floor always makes me feel my limits in energy."

"Pfft."

Andy felt curious, was what he said funny?

"It’s nothing, I thought of another friend, also complaining that my floor is too high. I say, you guys just lack exercise."

At the mention of exercise, Andy furrowed his good-looking brows,

"Come on, I barely escaped my dad’s curse, don’t start on me. Besides, why exercise? Build up muscles, and how could I still be a fair-skinned, delicate, irresistible treasure?"

"..." No need to describe yourself like that.

Andy’s appearance was no less than Ruan Xingwen’s.

If categorizing, Ruan Xingwen was of the sunny, athletic type. While Andy had a touch of allure, not in a girly way, just made you feel he should be cherished, held dearly.

But once knowing Andy well, you’ll find that his warmth and brightness were just a facade, in reality, he was quite a cold-hearted person.

Even Andy’s father getting married, Andy wasn’t bothered, as long as his father was happy.

Andy’s only crazy period was chasing after that one person like possessed for ten years.

Now, looking back, Andy doesn’t even know what good he saw in that jerk.

"Get up, get up, don’t just collapse here, wash your hands first. I’ll get the stuff ready, then we can eat."

After Ruan Xingwen washed his hands, he went out to see Andy sprawled on the sofa as if boneless.