Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity-Chapter 639 - 336 The Ring_2

Chapter 639: Chapter 336: The Ring_2 Chapter 639 -336: The Ring_2 During the New Year’s celebration, why would Zhou Mian be free?

However, since he said he was free, Xu Qingyan took his word for it.

A good brother needs to chip in, and he won’t be left unrewarded.

Keeping him busy is better than letting him overthink.

Xu Qingyan didn’t know how far along Zhou Mian and Li Zhi’s relationship had progressed, but he was sure they hadn’t gotten to the main story.

Zhou Mian was too hesitant; he better not end up being a lapdog for someone else.

Whatever the case with others, Xu Qingyan couldn’t care less, but when it came to Zhou Mian…

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he’d offer advice whenever he could.

On the other side.

Zhou Mian hurried out the door, pocketing his phone.

During the New Year’s…

if he wasn’t going home but insisted on working, it was all for the sake of earning some money.

There was nothing for him to do at home anyway.

Everyone else was enjoying their family reunion, while he was the only fool.

Rushing out, he thought it was a bit…

to buy a diamond ring on such a day.

Brother Xu knew how to be truly romantic.

If he could pull off that trick, he wouldn’t be in his current situation.

Nevertheless, Brother Xu was right.

This world is allergic to romance.

You have to find someone worthy for romance to have value.

Otherwise, your passion will just make you a lapdog before being thrown into the trash.

What a pathetic toad, a spit in the face would be too good a New Year’s gift from me.

Reality is too distorted, and deep affection just seems like an invitation to trouble.

Money is everything.

Without it, nobody looks up to you, and effort and sincerity are futile.

Zhou Mian lacked confidence in finding his soulmate.

Li Zhi was that kind of person, but whether he could catch up to her and achieve a happy ending was uncertain.

“Flowers, a ring, is Brother Xu planning to propose?” he muttered to himself.

In the departure lounge.

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Xu Qingyan put his phone away, moved by a thought, and turned to look at Pei Muchan beside him.

A smile appeared on his face, and he reached out to pinch her cheek.

He wasn’t intending to propose; it was just to put a full stop to this short trip.

Does taking a ring mean proposing?

There has to be the right environment for marriage, and currently, there is no such potential.

The ring is a closing move, to leave behind everything and complete the circle.

The night is gentle, with every household brightly lit.

On the last flight to Xinghai, the two received New Year’s greetings from the airline, as well as congratulations and a small gift from the crew.

Celebrating the New Year, but above the clouds.

After several hours of flight, they landed in Xinghai.

Pei Muchan appeared somewhat exhausted as the two held hands waiting for their luggage.

Xu Qingyan was actually feeling okay, patiently waiting for the luggage and eventually got the car in the parking lot.

“Tired?” Xu Qingyan tenderly fixed her collar.

“Not tired.” Pei Muchan forced a smile, leaned in to kiss him, and slowly said, “Sorry, for wasting your time, running around like this.”

“There’s no such thing as a waste, I’m happy just being with you,” Xu Qingyan began patching up the emotional value.

At this moment, there was no need to deal in facts.

Put the clarity of value to the max, then talk about everything else.

“Thank you.” Pei Muchan sniffled, the usually composed big sister almost couldn’t help crying.

The to and fro of this period was a bit too much for someone who rarely traveled far.

And then there was taking care of Xu Qingyan’s emotions, being sandwiched in the middle without showing her true feelings in front of him.

She had no way to change the situation at home, which led to a vicious cycle.

These past few days, she was indeed under a lot of pressure, even her…

was a bit crazier than usual.

She just wanted to return to Xinghai, stay here, and not go back home.

More importantly, she didn’t dare show any of this, afraid of stressing Xu Qingyan.

Once she landed in Xinghai, her emotions became hard to contain.

Xu Qingyan hugged her, comforted her for a while, and after she calmed down a bit, he led her to the car.

It was New Year’s Eve, and the roads were still crowded, probably with people rushing back home.

Pei Muchan gazed out of the window at the crimson taillights, and farther away, at the lights of thousands of homes.

She pursed her lips and suddenly laughed bitterly, wondering why all these bizarre things had to happen to her.

What was wrong with being a singer?

Or shooting a movie?

Why didn’t you speak up when we were watching TV dramas or movies?

It’s always soft nos at times like these.

On the way, Xu Qingyan engaged in sporadic conversation with Pei Muchan.

Every now and then, he’d check his phone, silently calculating the time it would take to reach their destination.

Zhou Mian was warming up in the security room, occasionally checking the time, not feeling too cold.

It wasn’t too busy for the security guards during New Year’s, with just one young chap on duty who was quite a chatterbox.

Upon learning he was the general manager of a film company, the young guard’s respect for him soared.

“I’ve been watching ‘Love Apartment’ recently, it’s hilarious!

When will the second season come out?

I’ve been rewatching it now and then, can’t wait any longer.”

“It’s in the works, it’s being filmed, haha,” Zhou Mian actually loved to chat as well.

The guy in front of him was alone on duty, implying that it should have been a trio.

But due to the holidays, they were short-staffed and just winging it.

Thinking they were both single dogs working overtime during the holidays, Zhou Mian asked out of curiosity.

“How old are you?”

“Twenty-three,” the young man replied.

“Where’s your hometown?

Must be tough being out here alone, right?” Zhou Mian asked with a smile, wondering if Brother Xu should be arriving soon, given the time.

“I’m from Jinnan, but I didn’t come here alone,” the young fellow said.

“Oh, you came with folks from your hometown, right?” Zhou Mian wasn’t particularly concerned; it was quite common nowadays for people to venture to the big cities together.

“Not really, I came with my wife,” the young man suddenly said with a coy twist.

Zhou Mian spat out a figurative mouthful of blood, his head buzzing.

Dude…

are you so down?

Couldn’t you have given a heads-up before stabbing with the news?

“Oh, you’re married, congratulations.”

“Ah, what’s there to congratulate, both my wife and I are country folks.” The young man smiled shyly, “We live in separate dorms and only see each other once a week.”

“I’m even more envious of you city folks; your wives are from big cities.”

Zhou Mian felt even more agitated, I mean…

But his male pride made him feign a cheerful response, “No worries, you’ll have it too someday.”

The young man: “???

I’m already married.”

“Oh, sorry, I didn’t mean it like that.” Zhou Mian was already on the edge, hastily coming up with an excuse to brush it off, his heart pounding with irritation.

Damn it, am I the only single dog in the world!

Vast heavens, why do you treat me so thin!

Buzz!

The phone rang.

Zhou Mian glanced at the caller ID and quickly answered the call, covering the mouthpiece instinctively as he stood up.

“Hey, it’s me, Brother Xu, I’m in the security room.

The underground parking lot, right?

Okay, okay, I’ll be right there, almost there.”

Xu Qingyan received the items in the underground parking garage, a scene reminiscent of that summer two years ago on the Love Reality Show island, he had asked Zhou Mian to bring a bunch of cold medicine.

Time changes and Zhou Mian is now a general manager of a company nearing a modest market cap goal.

Yet, he was the same as before, always ready to assist.

With this thought, he couldn’t help but smile.

“Thanks for the trouble.”

“No worries, I’m just idling anyway.” Zhou Mian scratched his head, “Even if I stayed home, there’s nothing to do, all the shops around are closed.”

“These days I even cook for myself, it kind of passes the time.”

“You’ve worked hard, spend a little on something nice, don’t skimp,” Xu Qingyan joked half-seriously, “better to treat yourself well than spend on others.”

Xu Qingyan didn’t really expect him to take it to heart, but to his surprise, Zhou Mian nodded earnestly.

“Brother Xu, you make sense.”

“Huh?” Xu Qingyan took the flowers, the ring, and the other items, reflecting on the fact that Pei Muchan was taking a bath upstairs, and he needed to hurry back to set things up before she caught on.

“I really should treat myself better, buy expensive clothes.

Improve my quality of life, invest in myself, otherwise…

I might make the same mistakes again.”

“Yeah, good luck with that, bye!” Xu Qingyan nodded at him, “I’m heading up.”