A Long-Awaited Marriage - Chapter 25

It was almost lunchtime, so Zhou Yichen came over to take Fang Xiaoya to the cafeteria for lunch.

“Cousin, who is Jun?” Fang Xiaoya blinked and stared at her cousin with a smile.

Zhou Yichen felt uncomfortable under the stare, and a chill ran down his spine, giving him goosebumps. “What kind of look is that? Who is this ‘Jun’? What are you talking about?”

Fang Xiaoya held up a sticky note, waved it in front of Zhou Yichen, and slowly read aloud, “There are trees on the mountain, but no branches on the trees; I love you, but you do not know.”

“Cousin, who is this Jun?” Fang Xiaoya leaned closer to Zhou Yichen with a mischievous grin.

When Zhou Yichen saw the note in Fang Xiaoya’s hand, a moment of panic flashed across his face, but he quickly regained his composure.

He casually snatched the note from Fang Xiaoya’s hand, saying, “When was this written? I don’t even remember.”

“I always tell you to read more books, but you don’t believe me. These two lines are from ‘The Song of the Yue Boatman.’ It’s about a Yue boatman’s love for E Jun Zixi. I thought it rhymed, so I just copied it down. Look, the paper’s all yellowed now.” Zhou Yichen pushed up his glasses guiltily.

“Pshaw, I don’t believe it~ If you’re going to copy it, why don’t you just copy the whole thing, instead of just these two suggestive sentences?”

Zhou Yichen was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to refute, so he could only change the subject, “You, you, are idle all day long, you should hurry up and find a job!”

Fang Xiaoya pouted. She hadn’t had enough fun yet and didn’t want to work. Anyway, her father could support her.

Changing the subject abruptly, Fang Xiaoya suddenly beckoned to Zhou Yichen with a mysterious gesture and said, “Cousin, I just saw a beautiful female streamer on short videos, she’s so pretty!”

“She’s also in Nancheng. I just asked her if she had a boyfriend, and she kicked me out of the live stream. Seriously!”

Fang Xiaoya slammed her hand on the table in frustration. She hadn’t even had a chance to follow her yet! She wondered if she’d ever have another chance to see her on social media.

Although she was angry about being kicked out of the live stream, her cousin’s marriage was more important! She would definitely get her address next time! Fang Xiaoya made up her mind.

“What do you want to do?” A thought flashed through Zhou Yichen’s mind, and he looked at Fang Xiaoya uncertainly.

“I’ll find you a partner! I’ll find me a cousin-in-law! Hehe~”

“Fang Xiaoya, thank you! Mind your own business~ Let’s go eat.”

Zhou Yichen carefully slipped the note into his suit pocket; it was his secret, a secret he couldn’t tell anyone.

Fang Xiaoya lingered, unwilling to leave. “Cousin, let’s go out to eat?”

Zhou Yichen was puzzled. “Why? The food in the company cafeteria is so delicious. You used to…” Then, seeing Fang Xiaoya’s drooping head, he instantly understood. She had been scolded by Jiang Ye and felt wronged, so she didn’t want to face him.

“Okay then, let’s go out to eat.”

“Cousin, I knew you were the best to me!”

“Hmph, now you won’t say I bullied you.” Zhou Yichen flicked Fang Xiaoya’s forehead.

“I take back what I just said!” Fang Xiaoya covered her forehead and glared at Zhou Yichen resentfully.

“Alright, let’s go.” Zhou Yichen hooked his arm around Fang Xiaoya’s neck, abandoning his usual serious demeanor.

As they passed the reception desk downstairs, Zhu Lili and Ding Shuyao were about to go to the cafeteria for lunch. When they saw Zhou Yichen, Ding Shuyao quickly sat down again.

Fang Xiaoya looked at Ding Shuyao, a sense of superiority rising within her, and arrogantly raised an eyebrow at Ding Shuyao. Then, arm in arm with Zhou Yichen, she walked away in her high heels.

“Lily, I have a feeling that Fang Xiaoya has a grudge against me. Look at the look she gave me just now. What did I do to offend her? I’ve only been here for half a day.”

“Oh well, never mind, what can you do when your boss is her cousin? Don’t be angry, he’s just a fresh graduate, and our Yao Yao is naturally beautiful and magnanimous, so we won’t hold it against her~”

“Let’s go eat. The food in our company cafeteria is just as good as a five-star hotel!” Although Zhu Lili didn’t like Fang Xiaoya either, she couldn’t let her affect her meal.

“Yes!” Ding Shuyao nodded emphatically.

When Ding Shuyao arrived at the cafeteria, she was stunned to find that it had three floors.

The first floor is the stir-fry area, featuring dishes from all over the country.

The second floor is the snack and dessert area. A dazzling array of snacks made Ding Shuyao’s mouth water.

Hey, they even have hexagonal pastries! Ding Shuyao quickly bought a batch of hexagonal pastries, intending to take them back for Lu Anran to eat.

The third floor is a hot pot and barbecue area, but this floor is only open from 4 pm to 9 pm on Fridays.

This is so wonderful!