My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 466 - 031: Grudge_4

Ye Lingran pressed her lips together, raised her hand to touch her neck, "Then... let’s go! I’m hungry too."

"Mm."

In the Yun Group’s headquarters, there are a total of four cafeterias. One is for executives and the other three are for staff. Yun Qi rarely comes to the cafeteria to eat. The last time was in the second half of last year, and only because Ye Lingran and Cen Jin were there did he come. This was his first time this year.

When the two walked shoulder to shoulder to the cafeteria, it drew the attention of many executives. Yun Qi wasn’t too bothered and led her to the window to select food. Because she was holding a bouquet of flowers, she couldn’t carry the tray with one hand after selecting the food. Yun Qi handed his chopsticks to her, "I’ll take this; you hold the chopsticks and go find a seat!"

"Can you manage it?"

"Doubting me?"

"Pretend I didn’t say anything." Ye Lingran was speechless, gave him an unobtrusive sideways glance, turned around to survey, and headed straight for an empty seat not far away.

Yun Qi watched her back, smiled silently, and then followed her with two trays. To others, this scene seemed like they were being fed dog food invisibly. Even though they couldn’t hear what the two were saying, just seeing their expressions made them understand that President Yun must have said something to make Ye Lingran angry. Just look at her natural eye roll, such interaction is only possible if they have a really good relationship!

After sitting down, Yun Qi watched her take a couple of bites before smiling and asking, "How does it taste?"

"Mm, pretty good."

"Are you heading back to the studio later?"

"Mm."

"No need, I’ll take a cab myself later. You... probably didn’t rest well last night! After eating, you should go back to the office and rest for a bit!" Ye Lingran waved her hand to refuse, feeling a little awkward at the thought of the previous night’s events, she turned away.

"I have a meeting at two in the afternoon and a social event in the evening. I don’t know when it will end, but I might not..."

"Mm, I know, just drink less at the social event."

Yun Qi chuckled, raising an eyebrow, looking at her with interest, "Don’t worry, my alcohol tolerance is quite good. I won’t end up like you did last night."

Ye Lingran was speechless, glared at him without saying anything more, and focused on eating her meal.

After eating, Yun Qi sent her to the entrance of the company building, waved down a taxi for her, and only retracted his gaze back to the company after watching the car she took disappear from sight.

***

In the following half-month, the two still occasionally had meals together, but neither of them mentioned the ’kiss’ that night, as if it had never happened. However, the incident had taken root in Ye Lingran’s heart.

That Saturday night, Ye Lingran received a video call from Ru Junlan. As they chatted, Ru Junlan asked, "Ranran, it’s been more than half a year, what do you think about the engagement with Yun Qi? During the New Year, you said you’d hold the engagement banquet, but you kept saying you were busy and delayed it. This year is almost over. Your dad is also worried. We can’t just ask Yun Qi about it, so what’s on your mind now? Any plans?"

Ye Lingran pressed her lips together, her thoughts sinking. She had been thinking about this issue a few days ago, but he didn’t bring it up, so how could she?

Perhaps he only said those things back then to reassure her parents and grandmother. After all, they had got together for ’mutual benefits,’ right?

But now, after eight or nine months, it made her more and more confused. She didn’t know what kind of feelings she should have toward their relationship. She couldn’t deny that she’s becoming more deeply involved with Yun Qi, but she was also afraid that this deepening involvement might cause her to lose herself and all her rationality, becoming someone she wasn’t.

"Ranran, are you listening to Mom?" Maybe because Ye Lingran hadn’t spoken for a while and only the ceiling was in the camera, Ru Junlan asked again.

Ye Lingran finally came back to her senses, adjusted the camera to face herself, and smiled lightly, "Yes, I’m listening!"

"So what do you think about this? Are you and Yun Qi doing well these days?"

"Mm, pretty good."

"Ranran, don’t keep anything from Mom, okay?"

"Mom, it’s really all good. Didn’t we just attend Cen Jin’s wedding yesterday? Once these few busy days are over, I’ll discuss this with him. You and Dad don’t have to worry, I know what I’m doing."

"Mom knows you have your own opinions, but you’ve never been in love before. Mom’s worried you’ll get hurt, you know?"

"Mm, I know, don’t worry! He’s very good to me."

"That’s good. It should be nighttime in Nancheng now, right? Then rest early, don’t stay up late. Your dad and I will be back in a few days."

"Mm, okay." Ye Lingran looked at the screen, seeing it was daytime for Ru Junlan. Considering the time difference, it should be morning there. Waving goodbye to her, she hung up the call, then stared at the chat window with Yun Qi on WeChat for a long while but didn’t type a single word. She eventually closed it quietly.

The next morning, Ye Lingran planned to visit a nearby bookstore. After picking and reading a few books, the phone in her bag suddenly vibrated. Each time she visited the bookstore, she habitually set her phone to silent. The incoming call displayed an unfamiliar number, so Ye Lingran hesitated before sliding to answer, "Hello, this is Ye Lingran."

"Lingran! Do you remember who I am?"

Hearing the familiar, gentle voice on the other end of the line, Ye Lingran paused, lifting her hand from the book to hold her phone, and exclaimed in surprise, "Auntie?"

"Yes, it’s been a long time since I saw you. Today is the weekend, the weather is nice, and Qi’er has returned. I wanted to call and ask if you have time to come over to my house for a chat and a meal. Are you at home now?" Su Wantang’s voice remained gentle and warm, making it very reassuring to hear.

"Uh... no, I’m at the bookstore!"

"At the bookstore, huh? Do you have time tonight? I’ll have Qi’er come to pick you up later."

"No need, I’ll just catch a cab myself later, no need to trouble him."

"It’s no trouble at all; he doesn’t have much going on today anyway."

"It’s alright, I’ll take a cab myself."

"Alright then, come over earlier."

"Okay."

After hanging up with Su Wantang, Ye Lingran let out a long breath, checked the time, and continued browsing the books.