CHAPTER 173: CHAPTER 173: DINNER INVITATION

Half an hour later, Lin Xiaoyan was asleep by the car window.

Gan Tu sat comfortably, satisfied. He looked at He Qi’an and said, "Alright, I’ve given her a psychological suggestion. From now on, whenever she sees something unpleasant, she’ll forget about it after a night’s sleep."

"How about it?"

He Qi’an looked at Lin Xiaoyan, peacefully asleep, and said, "Thank you."

Gan Tu: ... Just doing my job for the money. No need to thank me, considering he got paid in full.

Beside them, Shui Yuanyu watched He Qi’an and Lin Xiaoyan in front and lowered his gaze.

The others remained silent, the car was quiet.

The next day, Lin Xiaoyan arrived in Sea City smoothly.

Lin Xiaoyan returned to her residence, lay on the bed, her body completely relaxed.

Lying in bed, she finally felt her whole body sore and tired.

She picked up her phone and asked Xuan Shiyi if they had left Yun Province yet.

Xuan Shiyi quickly replied, saying not yet, probably another three or four days to wrap things up.

As for what wrapping up involved, he didn’t say and Lin Xiaoyan didn’t ask.

Lin Xiaoyan woke up from a nap, it was already past four in the afternoon.

She got up, planning to go downstairs to buy some groceries and cook dinner herself tonight.

Last night and this morning she ate on the plane, and the airline meals were not good at all, just fast food.

She went downstairs to the supermarket and bought a lot of seasonal vegetables and fruits, as well as ribs and shrimp...

Seeing everything, Lin Xiaoyan wanted to eat it all. She hadn’t had much to eat the past two days and was feeling a bit craving.

After buying the groceries, she quickly went home to start preparing. Her brother would be home around nine, giving her ample time to make these dishes.

Soon, around nine o’clock, Lin Xiaoyan was done with all the dishes, covering them with plates so they wouldn’t be cold when her brother returned.

She couldn’t resist and pinched a piece of sweet and sour pork rib, eating while taking pictures of each dish, which she sent to the family’s group chat.

Lin Fu: Wow, quite a feast tonight!

Sister-in-law: Yanyan, the dishes you made look delicious. Your brother is in for a treat tonight.

Lin Xiaoyan: Hehe, my brother hasn’t come back yet.

Sister-in-law: At this time, he should be on the way.

Lin Fu: So many dishes, can the two of you finish them?

Upon seeing her dad’s message, Lin Xiaoyan was taken aback. She glanced at the table full of dishes, realizing she might have indeed made too much.

Moreover, each dish was quite ample in portion, this...

Lin Xiaoyan regretted not controlling herself and making so many dishes.

She doesn’t like to eat leftovers.

She has a habit, no matter how much she loves a dish, she will only eat it once. If there’s any leftover, she won’t touch it.

Lin Xiaoyan was momentarily troubled, what to do? Her brother’s appetite isn’t that large...

Suddenly, she thought of He Qi’an, who seems to have a big appetite, but she wasn’t sure if he had eaten by this time...

Lin Xiaoyan opened her phone, clicked into He Qi’an’s WeChat, and quickly typed a message.

"Captain He, have you eaten?"

At this time, He Qi’an had just finished his shift and freshened up, ready to enjoy a cup of instant noodles when he saw Lin Xiaoyan’s message. He paused.

"Not yet."

Seeing He Qi’an hadn’t eaten, Lin Xiaoyan was delighted and quickly sent, "I’ve just cooked, why not come to my place for dinner?"

She sent the photos she had just taken to He Qi’an.

Looking at the pictures Lin Xiaoyan sent, He Qi’an found each dish enticing his appetite.

He Qi’an glanced at the instant noodles on the table, decisively stood up, and replied, "Sure, I’ll head over now."

Lin Xiaoyan smiled, relieved, tonight there’d be no leftovers.

"Click"

"Woof!"

Lin Xiaoyan looked towards the door as her brother returned, still accompanied by his dog.

As Lin Hao opened the door, he smelled the aroma wafting from inside, feeling joyful, "Yanyan, when did you get home?"

"Woof woof..."

The pup wagged its tail happily, bouncing around Lin Xiaoyan’s feet.

Lin Xiaoyan bent down with a smile to pet the dog’s head, "Got home past ten, went straight to sleep upon returning. Woke up around four, was starving, so I went downstairs to buy groceries..."

"By the way, I’ve cooked too much unintentionally, so I invited Captain He over for dinner, he happens not to have eaten yet."

Lin Hao frowned, "Captain He?"

"Oh, it’s the guy who went on a business trip with me this time. He’s the captain at the police station opposite our shop."

Upon hearing that the man from last time was a police officer, his impression of He Qi’an improved remarkably.

Every time he wrote an essay titled "My Dream" growing up, he would write about becoming a police officer.

However, his myopic eyes disqualified him, having to bid farewell to his "dream."

Still, it did not erase his admiration for the police profession.

Suddenly, Lin Hao recalled that his sister had mentioned she and Captain He were colleagues!

Lin Hao looked at Lin Xiaoyan, "Then why did you say you and he are colleagues?"

Lin Xiaoyan paused, her eyes darting, "Well... Sometimes our work overlaps, so I guess you could say we’re colleagues... sort of!"

Listening to his sister’s hesitant explanation, Lin Hao was about to respond when the doorbell rang.

Lin Xiaoyan quickly darted off to open the door, "It must be Captain He, I’ll get it!"

Lin Hao: ......

He glanced at the dog, taking it back into the room, avoiding it disrupting Captain He during dinner.

Meanwhile, he filled the dog food and water, seeing the pup start eating before standing up to leave.

"Take a seat, take a seat. My brother just got back, he’ll be out after changing clothes."

Lin Hao, who hadn’t changed clothes: ... So, should I go back and change?

He Qi’an had already seen Lin Hao and politely greeted inside.

"Sorry to intrude."

Lin Hao unobtrusively appraised He Qi’an, indeed different!

Such a good physique, deserving of a captain!

"No, no, I just got back too. Just having a meal together, take a seat."

Lin Hao courteously led He Qi’an to sit down for dinner.

Lin Xiaoyan was ready with chopsticks, about to head inside for the rice.

"Do you want congee? Would you prefer now or later?" Lin Xiaoyan peered out to ask.

Her family habitually ate dishes with congee, but she didn’t know what He Qi’an preferred.

He Qi’an: "Same as you all is fine."

"Oh, alright, I’ll serve the rice now." Lin Xiaoyan withdrew to serve the rice.

"I’ll serve myself..." He Qi’an stood, ready to head to the kitchen for his rice.

Lin Hao pulled He Qi’an back, "You sit, sit down and eat, I’ll go."

"I..."

"You start eating..."

While the two were tugging back and forth, Lin Xiaoyan had already brought the rice out.

"What are you two doing?"

Lin Xiaoyan placed two bowls of rice down, one before He Qi’an, the other before her brother, noticing them holding hands and asked in surprise.

Seeing the rice in front of them, they calmly released hands.

"It’s nothing."