Yaolong Mall.

Though it doesn’t have a plethora of luxury goods, it offers mid to high-end products. Here, you can buy big-brand items costing thousands, or reasonably priced mid-range goods.

Ye Wen and her long-unseen best friend, Liu Menglin, agreed to meet here.

Originally!

She had planned yesterday to have breakfast at Huang Tao’s shop this morning, but plans couldn’t keep up with changes. Last night, she received a call from her bestie, Liu Menglin, with some good news.

That is...

Liu Menglin, taking the opportunity of the New Year holiday, returned to Wenling to stay for two days and would head back the day after tomorrow in the afternoon.

She asked if Ye Wen had time in the morning to hang out, have a meal, and catch up.

Since her bestie made the effort to come back and remembered her as a good friend, wanting to meet up right away, she naturally couldn’t turn down at her friend’s kind offer.

After all, if they missed meeting this time, they probably wouldn’t see each other until the end of the year!

Who could blame her bestie? After graduation, she stayed in a different city.

Working at a foreign company.

All year round, it’s rare to meet even a few times!

Just as she was thinking this...

A familiar voice sounded from behind her...

"Ye Wen, I haven’t seen you for so long, I’ve missed you to death!"

Before she could turn around, a hand had already linked arms with her.

No need to guess!

She knew who it was!

She turned to give Liu Menglin a big hug, happily saying, "I missed you too, Menglin."

The two hadn’t seen each other for a long time, but occasionally kept up through WeChat or by following each other’s updates on social media and knew each was doing well in their jobs.

Once they met, they gave a joyful hug, then walked hand in hand into a dessert shop, ordered some sweets and drinks, and began catching up while enjoying the treats.

As for shopping...

They’d discuss it later.

Only when you’re full do you have the energy to stroll...

Liu Menglin, resting her chin on her left hand, asked with a smile, "Wen, how have things been for you lately?"

Ye Wen smiled lightly, "Everything’s pretty good!"

Liu Menglin’s eyes glinted playfully, asking, "So, have you secretly started dating someone without telling me these days?"

Ye Wen, not expecting her best friend to ask this question, got a bit flustered, "No... I haven’t..."

Oh wow~

Something’s definitely up!

Liu Menglin suspiciously eyed her, "If not, then why are you stuttering? That’s not like you."

"Comrade Ye Wen, do you have someone in mind?"

"I’m telling you, honesty leads to leniency, resistance to severity, come on, spill the truth."

Ye Wen blushed and weakly denied, "I... really don’t..."

"Aha, so you do have someone!"

Li Menglin’s gossip-loving heart started to stir restlessly, "Where is he from? What does he do? What’s his monthly salary? Wen, let me tell you, when looking for a boyfriend, go for the handsome one; when looking for a husband, go for the rich one."

Ye Wen refuted nonchalantly, "Why must he be rich? I think good character is the most important."

Li Menglin rolled her eyes dramatically, "Wen, I’m telling you, you can’t think that way. Sister here is speaking from experience, let me clearly tell you, if you end up with a poor guy, you might suffer for the rest of your life. Besides, with your qualities, you should at least find someone who’s a good match, shouldn’t you? By the way, what does your guy do?"

Ye Wen, without thinking, instinctively replied, "He owns a shop."

"Owns a shop?"

Li Menglin crossed her arms, a tidal wave of curiosity crashing through as she scrutinized Ye Wen, "You’re not lying to me, are you?"

"No, he really does own a shop."

Ye Wen, a bit embarrassed, stammered, "I just... just think he’s a really good person."

The love for beauty is universal.

Men like to look at pretty women, and women also like to look at handsome men.

These days, she almost sees Huang Tao every day as he picks up and drops off Xuanxuan from kindergarten, plus she often eats at his shop.

The more she interacted, the more she realized how great Huang Tao really was.

Not only is he good-looking, but he doesn’t smoke or drink, has a nice personality, and his cooking skills are incredible—out of this world!

Her initial goodwill gradually turned into a liking.

But after all, she is a girl, and making the first move...

Honestly, she felt a bit hesitant!

Liu Menglin curiously asked, "Wen, what kind of shop does he have?"

Ye Wen replied truthfully, "Just a restaurant, open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. For breakfast, they sell pan-fried buns, congee, and the like. Lunch and dinner have stir-fried dishes and various marinated meat rice..."

"A restaurant, huh..."

"So he’s self-employed, this job isn’t very respectable! But restaurants still make a good amount of money nowadays, probably more than the average office worker. They might make ten to twenty thousand a month. However, Wen, I advise you to think it over, don’t get blinded by love. It’s fine if you date him, but when it comes to marriage, I advise you to be cautious."

"Oh please..."

Ye Wen, blushing, shyly said, "What are you thinking? It’s not like that between us, really! There’s nothing between him and me!"

Liu Menglin didn’t believe a word, waving her hand, "Alright, alright, let’s eat the cake first, and after that take me to see your boyfriend’s shop, I’ll help you assess."

Ye Wen quickly corrected, "Not my boyfriend!"

"Oh, right."

Liu Menglin ignored her denial, suddenly remembering to ask, "How did you two meet?"