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Marriage First, True Love Later-Chapter 82
An ran looked at them strangely, not quite understanding what ye Ziwen meant. What do you mean by ‘too fast’? are you talking about their marriage? If she was really fast, she should be the one who was fast. After all, she was the one who proposed to him and said that she was going to get married, not su Yicheng.
Ye Ziwen turned to look at an ran and complained, ” You didn’t say that su Yicheng is your husband! &Quot; He had never believed that her marriage was just an excuse for her to reject him and attract his attention, and he had even laughed at himself and actually wanted to pursue her. The most tragic thing was that he had recklessly told su Yicheng, the smiling Tiger, that he was going to pursue his wife. God, now that he thought about it, what kind of stupid thing had he done? no wonder these two people were annoyed to death by yijiao. Their relationship had been ruined by the joint efforts of these two siblings!
“You only said that you’re Eric, but you didn’t tell me that you’re ye Ziwen, so I didn’t know you were him.” Anran told him the truth. She really didn’t expect him to be the good friend that su Yicheng was talking about.
Ye Ziwen was taken aback. Thinking back, it seemed like he really hadn’t said anything and had only introduced himself as Eric. So, Su Yi’s plot against him later was also his own doing?
Su Yicheng put his arm around Anran and smiled at ye Ziwen. Then, he asked, ” “Are you still preparing to attack?”
Ye Ziwen turned his head. The smile on his face couldn’t be any more fake. He laughed dryly and quickly expressed his attitude. &Quot; I was just joking the other day. Don’t take it seriously, don’t take it seriously. &Quot;
What a joke. He had said that last time, and he had secretly tricked him into giving his number to yijiao, that girl. He even asked her to call him more than ten times a day. He didn’t even have enough time to deal with yijiao’s calls, let alone do anything else. If he were to provoke him again, he would probably tell yijiao how many nests he had in Jiang city. By then, he would have nowhere to hide.
Su Yicheng also laughed, and he seemed to be in a good mood. He nodded and said, ” “Okay, don’t make such jokes in the future. It’s not funny at all.”
The corner of ye Ziwen’s mouth could not help but Twitch. He cursed in his heart. He must be crazy to be stupid enough to make such a joke! Why did he tell this Black-bellied Wolf all about his background back then? if he hadn’t been so impulsive back then, he wouldn’t have ended up being threatened by him like this.
&Quot; pfft-pfft-pfft-pfft-” Xiao Yingtian couldn’t help but laugh. Fortunately-su Yicheng was in politics and not business. Otherwise, the dominant position of ‘Xudong’ would have to be given to him.
Ye Ziwen looked at Xiao Yingtian unhappily. He was secretly blaming Xiao Yingtian for not reminding him clearly as his uncle. However, it was a good thing that he was smart. He originally wanted to spend a lot of money to buy Xiao Yingtian a jade ring today, but in the end, he didn’t buy it because he didn’t see anything that he was satisfied with. Otherwise, he would have really suffered a big loss.
Anran was confused and didn’t know what they were talking about. What attack? What kind of joke was this? What were they talking about?
Su Yicheng seemed to have seen through her confusion and whispered in her ear, ” “I’ll tell you when we get back.”
Anran nodded, smiled faintly, and didn’t ask further.
There were many people who came to congratulate him, and they were all Xiao Yingtian’s company’s partners and clients.
Su Yicheng was also a familiar face, so he naturally recognized him as he walked by, and then they had some polite conversations. Anran didn’t have to do anything. She just stood next to su Yicheng, smiling and nodding at times.
As if he could tell that she was bored and depressed, su Yicheng turned his head and smiled apologetically at her while no one was paying attention. Then, he leaned close to her ear and whispered, ” “Are you tired? do you want to go eat something first?”
She wasn’t actually tired. She just kept smiling, and her mouth was really stiff. However, she was really hungry. She followed him over after work in the evening. The two of them hadn’t eaten anything, so they nodded and said, ” &Quot; I’ll go get some food over there. I’ll get you some too. Come over and eat when you’re done. &Quot; She didn’t forget that the doctor had said that his stomach was an old problem and needed long-term maintenance and care. The most taboo thing for him was not eating properly for a meal and drinking on an empty stomach. She reached out to take the red wine glass in his hand and took a glass of orange juice from the waiter passing by. Handing it to him, she said seriously,”You’re not allowed to drink,”
Su Yicheng chuckled, took a sip of the orange juice, and said, ” “I’ll listen to my wife.”
Anran pursed her lips and chuckled. She reached out to help him adjust his slightly crooked tie, then turned around and walked toward the physical goods area in the distance.
Su Yicheng watched her leave and only retracted his gaze after a long while.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk.” Ye Ziwen said sourly,”It’s too mushy, too mushy.” As he spoke, he rubbed his arms with an exaggerated expression.
Su Yicheng glanced at him with a smile on his face, but he didn’t say anything to refute him. He picked up the orange juice in his hand and took another sip.
Anran took some cake and salad from the plate, as well as some seafood pasta that su Yicheng usually liked, and then headed directly to the rest area.
He sat down on a sofa. There was already a six or seven-year-old child there. Anran felt that he looked familiar, but she couldn’t remember where she had seen him before.
The boy stared at her. An ran sat down on the other side and smiled at him. The boy didn’t smile or speak. He looked at Anran for a long time, then turned his head directly and played with the robot in his hand.
An ran didn’t care. She turned around, picked up the cake she had just taken, and began to eat it in small bites. She loved sweet things, and eating such sweet things always made her feel very happy and satisfied. Those who were in a bad or good mood would eat a piece like this.
Just as Anran was eating the cake in satisfaction, she felt someone’s gaze on her. She turned her head and saw that the child was sitting upright, still playing with the transformer robot in his hand. However, Anran realized that the robot in his hand seemed to have fallen.
She turned around and continued to eat her cake. Under such intense attention again, Anran turned her head abruptly and caught the child red-handed this time. He looked longingly at the plate of seafood pasta on the low table and couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. When he saw Anran turn her head, he immediately turned around in a panic and sat upright.
An ran smiled faintly. He must be hungry. He turned around and looked around, but did not find anyone he suspected to be the child’s parents. She took the plate of food that she had just helped su Yicheng get and sat a little closer to the child. She moved the things in front of him and looked at him with a smile, saying, ” “Little kid, Auntie will treat you to some pasta, okay?”
The boy looked at Anran and then at the food in front of him. He seemed to struggle for a moment, but in the end, he turned his head away and played with the Transformers toy in his hand.
Anran smiled. She only wanted to say that the child was probably afraid of strangers. She placed the food in front of him, and then her own people returned. She ate the mousse cake that she had brought for herself and looked at the various people in the hall. Subconsciously, she found su Yicheng standing in the crowd. He seemed to be discussing something with someone, and his face always had a gentle smile on it, making it difficult to tell whether he was in a good mood or not.
At this moment, another person walked over to him, looked at the juice in his hand, and said something. Then, he called the waiter on patrol to pass him a glass of red wine. Su Yicheng shook his head with a smile, raised the orange juice in his hand, and seemed to say something. The person refused and insisted on drinking the wine. Su Yicheng seemed to have no choice but to say something, then he turned his head and looked in her direction.
Anran was stunned. She saw that the few people who were standing with su Yicheng also followed su Yicheng’s gaze and looked in her direction. Then, they all smiled in unison. The man raised his glass of red wine and drank it in one gulp. As for su Yicheng, he naturally didn’t force him to drink.
Su Yicheng said something to them, then walked over to Anran with a smile.
He sat down next to Anran with a smile, and Anran asked curiously, ” what did you just say to them? Why are they all looking this way?”
Su Yicheng naturally put his arm around her waist and said, ” “I said my wife doesn’t allow me to drink. She’s watching over there.”
Anran was stunned for a moment. When she realized what was going on, she patted him and said, ” “Ah, so you’re using me as a shield.” She wasn’t being described as a tigress, alright!
&Quot; no, I’m just showing them my attitude. I’m telling them firmly and decisively that I’m a good man and that I’m determined to listen to my wife and not be tempted by others. &Quot; Su Yicheng said this in a serious manner, and even his expression was very serious.
Anran was amused by his serious expression. She remembered that he hadn’t eaten yet, and she had just given the food she had just taken for him to the child next to her. &Quot; I’ll go get you something to eat. &Quot; As he spoke, he wanted to get up and walk over to the food.
Su Yicheng pulled her back and made her sit down again. He pointed at the mousse cake Anran had just eaten and said, ” “I want to eat this.”
Anran thought that he wanted to eat mousse cake too, so she smiled and replied, ” “Alright, I’ll get it for you. What else do you want to eat?”
Su Yicheng shook his head, picked up the cake on the coffee table, put it in her hand, and looked at her with a smile.
Anran looked at the cake in her hand, then at su Yicheng, who was in front of her, and asked tentatively, ” “You want me to feed you?” God, this was so different from his image as the mayor’s Special Assistant!
Su Yicheng smiled but didn’t say anything. He really opened his mouth and waited for her to put the cake into his mouth.
Anran turned her head in embarrassment to look at the child behind her. She saw that he was holding a fork in his hand and still eating the food on the plate. At this moment, he was looking at them in a daze.
Her face turned red, and she turned around, patted su Yicheng, and said, ” “Stop playing, everyone’s watching.”
Su Yicheng refused to comply. &Quot; hurry up, ” he urged. &Quot; I’m so hungry. &Quot; As he said that, he continued to open his mouth and waited for her to feed him.
An ran was really defeated. She felt angry and amused at the same time. She picked up a piece of cake and sent it to his mouth with a fork.
Su Yicheng ate it with a smile on his face. Then, he looked at Anran and said, ” one more bite. &Quot;
Anran’s face had already turned red. They had never been fed so intimately even at home, but now, at this banquet, in front of so many people!
Anran was helpless and reproached him, ” su Yicheng, you have a bad taste. &Quot; In the end, she still forked another piece into his mouth, then stuffed the cake plate into his hands, turned her head, and ignored him.
Su Yicheng smiled contentedly, picked up the cake in his hand, and placed it on the short table in front of him. In fact, he was not used to eating sweet food, just like his father, but they both seemed to have married a wife who loved sweet food.
Just as he was about to turn around and say something to Anran, he saw Tong Xiaojie and Mo Fei walking towards them. Tong Xiaojie smiled and said, ” &Quot; Special Assistant su and Senior Sister have such a good relationship. I’m so envious. &Quot;
Anran turned her head and saw mo Fei and Tong Xiaojie. She was slightly stunned.
Su Yicheng glanced at her, then turned his head to look at mo Fei and Tong Xiaoxiao with a smile and said, ” “President mo, miss Tong, please have a seat.”
Mo Fei pursed his lips tightly and wanted to leave, but Tong Xiaoxiao pulled him to sit opposite su Yicheng and the others.
“Special Assistant su and senior an ran are really enviable.” Tong Xiaojie said again, her eyes staring at an ran.
An ran didn’t say anything. She just smiled.
Su Yicheng half-leaned on the sofa, and his hand naturally circled around Anran and placed on the back of her chair. His expression was still gentle as he said, ” “Don’t you love miss Tong very much, President mo? I heard that when miss Tong went abroad to further her studies, President mo deliberately left everything in the country and accompanied miss Tong to go abroad. If we’re talking about envy, then miss Tong and President mo really make us envious.” As he spoke, su Yicheng looked at mo Fei with a faint smile.
Tong Xiaojie smiled and turned to look at mo Fei affectionately.
Mo Fei’s expression was a little stiff. He only pulled the corners of his mouth, not a hint of a smile on his face.
Tong Xiaojie turned her head and looked at Anran. ” “Senior Anran, mo Fei just came back from the United States not long ago, and the company has just been established here. Everything is still in development. Back when we were in University, you worked very well with mo Fei. Mo Fei said that several of his designs in the competition were inspired by you, and you also gave him a lot of important advice. I have a presumptuous request. Can you come to the company and help mo Fei?”
Hearing this, the other three people were stunned. Mo Fei looked at her in a daze, while Anran looked at her in confusion and then at mo Fei with a strange look.
Tong Xiaojie glanced at her, then turned to su Yicheng and said, ” “Special Assistant su, you won’t mind, right?”
Upon hearing this, su Yicheng smiled and lightly said, ” “Of course I don’t mind, but I’m afraid director Huang won’t be willing to let her go.” As he said that, he stood up and smiled at Huang Dexing, who was walking over from behind mo Fei. &Quot; “Director Huang.”
Only then did Tong Xiaojie and Mo Fei see the smiling Huang Dexing. They also stood up and smiled at him.
The man sat down again, and Huang Dexing sat down next to mo Fei. Su Yicheng smiled and said, ” &Quot; since director Huang is here, miss Tong, you can ask him about this. After all, Anran is still under director Huang. Whether she stays or leaves, director Huang has to be willing to let her go. &Quot;
Huang Dexing had just arrived and was confused by his words. He didn’t know what was going on at all and asked, ” “What’s this about releasing her or not? why am I getting more and more confused the more I hear it?”
Without waiting for Tong Xiaojie to speak, su Yicheng continued, ” &Quot; just now, miss Tong said that she wanted Anran to work at their company. I told her that it would depend on you. Don’t you think so? ”
Hearing this, Huang Dexing immediately expressed his attitude and said, ” &Quot; hey, how can I do that? Anran is our company’s chief designer. How can I let her go? miss Tong, don’t try to poach her from me. President mo himself has won several international awards. He won’t have to worry about not having a good designer. &Quot;
Hearing this, Tong Xiaojie laughed, ” hehe, I originally wanted to secretly poach my senior behind director Huang’s back. Using our many years of friendship as classmates and schoolmates, I even wanted to say that I had to poach her. But I just opened my mouth and director Huang bumped into me. It seems that director Huang will have to be wary of us in the future. Don’t you think so? ”
Mo Fei laughed dryly and nodded. He didn’t say much and glanced at an ran in front of him.
The few of them sat down and chatted for a while. When Huang Dexing saw his ‘sincere’ business partners, he smiled at them and got up to leave. Mo Fei sat there uncomfortably and then used an excuse that he had met an acquaintance to pull Tong Xiaojie over to say hello.
After they had all left, Anran sighed softly, picked up the drink on the low table, and took a sip.
Su Yicheng glanced at her and asked,”are you tired?”
An ran shook her head and smiled at him.
At this moment, the lights in the venue suddenly dimmed, and then a strong light hit the emcee’s stage. The host of the party stood in front of the microphone and congratulated Xiao Yingtian on his 60th birthday in a traditional way. Then, he invited the birthday star to speak.
In fact, it was nothing more than a speech that had been designed by someone. Thank you for coming, thank you for your support of ‘Xudong’. After this series of thanks, it was already 10 minutes later. He got off the stage amidst everyone’s warm applause. At this time, the music started and the lights went from strong to weak until they finally became soft and dim. Then the emcee on the stage returned to the microphone and announced that Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao would be the first dance of the night. There was another round of enthusiastic applause, and a beam of light chased after Xiao Yingtian and his wife. In the crowd, Xiao Yingtian held Mrs. Xiao’s hand and stepped onto the dance floor. The two of them danced to the gentle music in the middle of the dance floor. Then, some handsome men and beautiful women present also entered the dance floor with their dance partners and began to dance to the music.
On the other side, su Yicheng reached out to Anran and smiled at her. &Quot; &Quot; beautiful Mrs. Su, may I have the honor to invite you to dance with me? ”
Anran looked at him with a smile, then put her hand in his big palm and nodded noncommittally. &Quot; of course. &Quot;
The two of them held hands and were about to walk to the dance floor, but just as they turned around, they suddenly heard the sound of something falling to the ground. The two of them turned their heads at the same time and saw that the child who had been playing with Transformers on the sofa had suddenly fallen to the ground, holding his stomach.
The two of them rushed forward, and Anran helped him up from the ground and leaned him in her arms. She asked, ” “Little friend, what’s wrong?” He was clearly fine just a moment ago. Why did he suddenly become like this?
The child clutched his stomach, his face contorted in pain. He couldn’t even complete a sentence. &Quot; it hurts … It hurts, it hurts so much … &Quot;
Upon seeing this, Anran looked at su Yicheng helplessly. She didn’t know what to do.
“The child’s parents? who are his parents?” Su Yicheng asked.
Anran shook her head. &Quot; I don’t know. When I came over just now, I saw the child sitting alone on the sofa. There were no adults around him. &Quot;
“Little kid, tell uncle what your parents” names are. Uncle will help you find them, okay?” Su Yicheng asked the child, trying to find out who his parents were.
Upon hearing this, the boy in an ran’s arms clutched his stomach and shook his head desperately, as if he was afraid of something.
Seeing this, the two of them were also helpless.
Suddenly, the child seemed to be in great pain. He held his stomach and cried out in pain.
Anran looked at him and couldn’t bear to see him like this. &Quot; what should I do? he looks like he’s in a lot of pain. &Quot;
Su Yicheng immediately took the child from Anran’s arms and quickly said, ” “Let’s take the child to the hospital first. I’ll give ye Ziwen a call later and ask him to look for the child’s parents in the venue. After he finds them, he’ll get the child’s parents to rush to the hospital immediately.”
There was no better way, so it seemed that this was the only way. Anran nodded, took her bag from the sofa, and quickly followed su Yicheng out of the venue.
In the car, su Yicheng called ye Ziwen with his Bluetooth while driving. Anran sat in the back seat with the child in her arms. The child was curled up in pain, and his expression was twisted, with cold sweat constantly breaking out on his forehead.
Su Yicheng glanced at the rearview mirror and saw that ye Ziwen’s call was picked up at this time. Before he could speak, he said, ” “Zi Wen, check if there’s anyone here today who brought their child. Also, check if there’s any parent who hasn’t found their child. If there is, immediately bring them to the hospital.”
“Uh, what’s the situation?” Ye Ziwen could not understand what he was saying.
&Quot; don’t ask so many questions. Just do as I say. The child was sitting next to Anran just now, and for some reason, he suddenly rolled on the ground in pain. Anran and I smiled and took him to the city Hospital. You find the child’s parents later and bring them to the city Hospital. &Quot; Then, su Yicheng hung up the phone.
Seeing the child’s sad face, Anran’s heart ached a little. She said angrily, ” &Quot; say, this child’s parents are so irresponsible. He’s so young, yet they left him alone. There’s not even a trace of him. They don’t even know if the child is missing or if something happened to him. They’re so unreliable. &Quot;
Su Yicheng glanced at her through the rearview mirror, but he didn’t say anything. Instead, he stepped on the gas and sped up.
When they arrived at the hospital, su Yicheng carried him directly into the emergency room. The emergency room doctor’s initial diagnosis was that the child’s abdominal pain was caused by a serious seafood allergy.
She mistakenly thought that Anran and su Yicheng were the child’s parents, so she reprimanded them in front of them. &Quot; what kind of parents are you? don’t you know that the child has an allergic reaction? how could you feed him seafood? fortunately, it was delivered early this time. If it had been an hour later, do you know how dangerous it would have been? ”
The two of them did not explain and hurriedly asked how the child was. The doctor in the emergency room glanced at them and did not say anything more. He only said, ” it’s a good thing that he was sent here early. There’s no major problem now. He needs a drip. It’s best to stay in the hospital for observation for a few days. &Quot;
The two of them quickly nodded. They were only relieved when they heard that the child was fine.
An ran stayed in the ward with the child on a drip. The child’s forehead was sweating profusely because of his abdominal pain, and his eyebrows were tightly knitted. Anran’s heart ached as she wiped the cold sweat off his forehead with a tissue and smoothed out his tightly furrowed eyebrows. He muttered to himself, ” Speaking of which, it’s all my fault that she’s like this. I shouldn’t have given him the seafood noodles I gave you. I didn’t know he had a seafood allergy, and it’s so serious. &Quot;
Su Yicheng’s heart ached as he stepped forward to hug her. &Quot; it’s alright now. &Quot;
Anran nodded and sighed. &Quot; thank God. &Quot; she was fine.
Su Yicheng let go of her and said,”I’ll go out and make a big call to ask if Ziwen and the others are here yet.” &Nbsp;
She left the ward and walked to the corner of the corridor. She took out her phone and called ye Ziwen.
The phone rang for a long time before it was picked up.”Have you found the child’s parents?”
&Quot; that … Actually … &Quot; ye Ziwen stammered, as if he had not thought of how to say it.
Su Yicheng frowned and said, ” what this and that? have you found them? are they really not worried about the child? ” That was too irresponsible!
&Quot; I … I can’t explain it clearly. The child’s father has been found. He might be on his way here. I’ll call you when I’m here. &Quot; Ye Ziwen said and hung up the phone.
Su Yicheng’s intuition told him that ye Ziwen’s tone just now was a little strange, but he couldn’t make out anything from those few short sentences. He stared at his phone for a while, then put it in his pocket and turned around to return to the ward.
By the time ye Ziwen arrived, it was already 20 minutes later. Su Yicheng accompanied Anran and the child in the ward. After the drip was put in, the pain seemed to have reduced, and the child’s eyebrows finally relaxed and were no longer so tightly furrowed.
Ye Ziwen pushed the door open and entered alone. He looked at su Yicheng with a strange expression, as if he was in a difficult position.
Su Yicheng looked behind him and waited for a long time, but the child’s parents still didn’t come in. He frowned a little unhappily and asked, ” “He didn’t come over?”
Ye Ziwen shook his head and looked behind him. Then, a man walked out from behind the wall. He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, and his hair was meticulously combed. He was stepping on a pair of handmade Italian shoes as he walked in.
Su Yicheng stared at the man in front of him in a daze. He wanted to ask whose child was so careless, but he didn’t expect it to be his child!
This man was none other than Zhou han! No wonder ye Ziwen was hesitating when he was on the phone just now.
Anran looked up and froze for a moment. She felt that he looked familiar, and after a while, she finally remembered that she had seen this man before. When she had returned to the military compound with su Yicheng, she had seen him at the activity area. She then looked at the child lying on the bed. It turned out that he was the boy who had naughtily bumped into her that day. She still remembered that this man had helped her from behind. He seemed to be very strict, and the boy seemed to be afraid of him. She also remembered that su Yicheng knew him, but their relationship didn’t seem to be good.