half thorns, half joy

Zheng Yifan's original intention was to send Ye Nan a red envelope as a token of his affection, but who knew that the other party immediately made a request that he could not refuse.

It's just a meal.

It seems normal to put it in the name of a friend or for gratitude.

He didn't need to pay too much attention to it, and he was worried that Ye Nan was still worried that he had let go of the pigeon, so he agreed without much hesitation.

"Okay, you can choose the place." Zheng Yifan said seriously, "In order to thank you for taking care of the oranges, I would like to treat you to a good meal, so you don't have to be polite to me."

Ye Nan on the screen suddenly smiled, and anyone who saw it knew that she was very happy now.

She joked: "That's great, I will definitely choose the most expensive location. Hee hee, Brother Zheng, just wait for me to blackmail you."

Zheng Yifan shook his head helplessly, and went back with a rare joke: "Oh, it's really cruel, this time we have to win the Japanese project, otherwise there will be no bonus, and I will hardly be able to afford to invite you to dinner."

Ye Nan didn't expect Zheng Yifan to suddenly become humorous, he was stunned for two seconds before he realized it, and immediately hilariously laughed.

"Haha, Brother Zheng, you are too funny, telling jokes in such a serious manner!"

Zheng Yifan was embarrassed by her smile, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his calm face, and he was unable to answer for a while.

Ye Nan straightened up after laughing enough, just about to talk about something else, when the cry of oranges came from beside her feet.

Tangerine rubbed her furry head against her calf, and wobbled around her feet.

Seeing its cute appearance, Ye Nan's heart almost melted, and she immediately took a picture of it for Zheng Yifan to see.

Zheng Yifan's gaze softened a lot: "I used to think that cats are a kind of cold animals. I didn't know that oranges would be so clingy."

Ye Nan smiled and said: "It's still very small, probably because it's prone to lack of sense of security in an unfamiliar environment. I'll play with it for a while, and remember to go to bed early at night!"

"you should also rest earlier."

"Okay, goodbye!"

"Goodbye."

Just as Zheng Yifan hung up the video, when he turned his head, he saw the director standing by the table, holding a bottle of red wine in his hand, and smiled at him with a mouthful of white teeth.

His eyes were full of banter and gossip, but the corners of his mouth curled up to reveal it clearly.

The director put down the red wine, and pointed to Zheng Yifan's cell phone meaningfully: "Have you guys chatted for a long time? It seems that something really happened!"

Zheng Yifan subconsciously denied: "Nothing! We are just ordinary friends."

"I haven't said anything yet, what are you in a hurry for?"

The director slowly took down two goblets from the shelf, and raised his voice: "Don't get me wrong, I have only been here for a minute, and I only heard you saying goodbye."

In fact, after Zheng Yifan refuted the director's words, he couldn't help but recall that the contact with Ye Nan seems to have become more and more frequent this week.

He felt inexplicably guilty.

Is his performance very different from usual?Even let the director come to ask him if there is something wrong.

Also, at first he resisted Ye Nan's closeness, and always avoided it, for fear of being too involved with her.

But now this idea has unconsciously changed.

He gradually didn't dislike Ye Nan's enthusiasm and acquaintance, and he didn't reject her to take care of the oranges at his home, as if he had acquiesced that this person invaded his private domain bit by bit.

Even, he began to get used to this kind of life.

Zheng Yifan was embarrassed to refuse the other party's overtures. After all, she cared about him in the name of a friend, and never mentioned the word "emotion".

Seeing that he was lost in thought on his own, the director shouted loudly, dumbfounded: "Wake up! You just said something!"

Zheng Yifan snapped back to his senses, and then carefully considered his words: "Director, I may not be thinking about love affairs right now, so I won't express my opinion."

The two were suffering from the same illness, and they were both lost in their marriage. As soon as these words came out, the director understood him.

However, the director has other considerations.

He clearly saw the entanglement on Zheng Yifan's face, which proved that he was far from being calm on the surface.

At the very least, that woman must have a place in his heart.

The director poured the wine skillfully, and the scarlet wine flowed slowly across the transparent glass, forming a sharp contrast in color.

He pushed one of the glasses of wine over, smiling unabated: "Actually, I kind of hope you find a girlfriend quickly, you can't always dedicate yourself to work, right?"

"Let's get in touch first, and get along with each other more, and I didn't ask you to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a certificate the next day, right? Maybe you're just being sentimental, haha! You, don't always make yourself miserable. It's as if you have a deep hatred, and you also keep others away. It's not fair to you or to her. "

The director deliberately said these words in a funny manner, just to make Zheng Yifan listen.

Sometimes, fate things are wonderful.

What a pity it would be if that person happened to be Zheng Yifan's destiny and he missed it in vain because of his indifference.

Zheng Yifan felt much more comfortable after listening to the director's words, and he no longer clings to some untimely thoughts.

The conversation and interaction between him and Ye Nan are as ordinary as friends, he is worrying too much, thinking too far away.

It's better to live in the moment with peace of mind and let nature take its course.

After Zheng Yifan was relieved, he happily raised a glass with the director, enjoying the hard-won leisure time in a foreign country.

……

Ye Nan ran back and forth between Xiao's house and Zheng Yifan's house these days, and sometimes she was tired from running, so she simply stayed in the guest room at night.

She mentioned it once when chatting with Zheng Yifan, and Zheng Yifan didn't express any objection, so she felt relieved.

On this day, Orange was sleeping soundly in the nest, Ye Nan hung the washed clothes on the balcony, thinking about going to watch the movie downloaded last night.

She walked back to the sofa and sat down. Before the video software was turned on, the phone came first.

"Xiao Nan'er, guess where I am?"

A sweet voice came from the microphone, with a mysterious meaning.

It's my best friend Jingjing.

Ye Nan responded cooperatively: "I figured it out, you should be at the milk tea shop, right?"

"Oh my god! Daxian, you are so amazing, how did you figure it out?"

Ye Nan exposed her tricks mercilessly, "Nonsense! Every time you play this boring guessing game, you are at the milk tea shop."

Jingjing smiled mischievously, her crisp and melodious voice was pleasant to hear.

"Then have you figured out that you're about to have a big meal? Xiao Nan, come out quickly, don't keep wandering around the cat, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss you so much!"

"No way, it's obvious that the oranges are around me, okay?"

Ye Nan recently took a lot of photos of oranges and posted them on Weibo. Many fans who followed her called her cute, and actively left messages to ask Ye Nan to consider posting more videos of oranges.

Jing Jing is also one of Ye Nan's fans, so she knows her movements.

Ye Nan thought that she hadn't seen the other party for a while, so she readily accepted the appointment.She prepared orange cat food and water, put on a simple makeup and went out.

The sun was shining outside, Ye Nan was glad that she was not lazy and had applied sunscreen, otherwise she would suffer disaster.

She thought it was just the two of them that Jingjing called her out for dinner, but when she arrived at the appointed place, she was surprised to see a tall man standing next to Jingjing.

Ye Nan got closer and saw his face clearly.

He's a handsome guy with good looks.

The most popular hairstyle at the moment reveals a smooth and full forehead, a pair of peach blossom eyes slightly upturned, a tall nose bridge and a beautifully shaped mouth, all of which show the excellent genes of their parents.

Ye Nan looked at Xu Ningyu openly, and Xu Ningyu was also observing her quietly.

The appearance is lively and youthful, even with makeup on, you can see the exquisite facial features, and the dress is generous and decent, which is his preferred type.

It has to be said that Jingjing has a unique vision, and this best friend of hers is indeed in line with his aesthetics.

Xu Ningyu bent down a little in a gentlemanly manner, first handed out his right hand, and introduced himself to her: "Hello, I am Xu Ningyu, Jingjing's classmate and friend."

Ye Nan gently shook his hand back, "Hi, I'm Ye Nan."

Ye Nan thought to himself, if he could be invited to the live broadcast room as a guest, even if he wandered around for a while, he would probably be able to attract a lot of girl fans.

But she just thought about it casually, she still hopes to increase the number of fans with her own strength.

Jingjing took two steps forward, took Ye Nan's hand, and smiled: "Okay, let's stop standing here and go upstairs for dinner."

Ye Nan nodded, talking and laughing with Jing Jing, they walked towards the elevator.

Jing Jing deliberately let Ye Nan walk in the middle, and Xu Ningyu logically guarded the outermost side of the road.

The three of them went to one of the most popular music bars in the city.

Jingjing had booked a seat in advance, which happened to be a good viewing spot. From here, she could have a panoramic view of the performances on the stage.

Ye Nan, on the other hand, was very interested in the nearby wall of wine bottles that reached to the ceiling. Before the stool was hot, she ran over and stared at it.

Most of the wine bottles are green translucent wine bottles, followed by blue or amber, and the rest are some niche colors.

Ye Nan patrolled up and down, and always felt that there was a certain pattern in the arrangement of the bottles. Standing a little further away, you could see the tricks.

It looks like a world famous painting.

"Did Miss Ye recognize it?" Qingyue's voice suddenly came to mind behind him, "Water lilies and green water surface. The works of the French impressionist painter Monet."

Ye Nan turned her head and saw that Xu Ningyu had arrived at some time, smiling slightly at the moment, her eyes were full of bright luster, which was especially touching under the lamp.

It's a pity that Ye Nan wasn't touched too much, still thinking about the pile of wine bottles, she couldn't help showing a ray of embarrassment on her face.

After all, she didn't think of Monet's Water Lilies series at all, she was just wondering if it might be a masterpiece of Van Gogh.

"It seems that Mr. Xu has a deep research on paintings, and I admire them!" Ye Nan imitated the ancient Jianghu people and hugged his fists at him, "It's my short-sightedness. Fortunately, next time I bring friends over, I can tell you The ingenuity of their design."

Xu Ningyu waved his hand, "I guessed it right too. I heard that the owner of this restaurant is keen on painting, and especially likes to imitate Monet's paintings. He built such a wall when he first opened."

Later, many customers asked the boss curiously, only to get the correct answer.

Ye Nan smiled, "The boss is super creative. Customers can increase their appetite by seeing more beautiful things."

"It makes sense. I'm hungry after watching it for a while. Miss Ye, this way please!"

Xu Ningyu said seriously while guiding Ye Nan to the booth.