Xu Siyan understood what Ruan Yi meant. It was probably because Wan Liu and Xu Moyan informed her about her birthday that she became so concerned.
Essentially, it was to reassure the two elders.
Xu Siyan was not very interested in Ruan Yi, but her attitude towards the two elders still barely satisfied him.
Xu Si had no plans for her birthday at first, so he replied to her: "Let's have dinner."
Ruan Yi's reply came immediately: [Okay, then you are busy. 】
Xu Siyan did not reply to this message and directly collected the phone.
——
On October 24th, the weather was very good.
This stage can be called the most comfortable season of the year in Beicheng. The sky is high and the clouds are clear, and it is enjoyable to go out and walk on the road.
Unfortunately, Ruan Yi's injuries haven't fully healed yet. The doctor told her not to stand for long periods of time or walk too much, so Ruan Yi bought a bicycle as a means of transportation.
There were no classes on the 24th, so Ruan Yi rode to a DIY bakery early in the morning.
She planned to make a cake for Xu Siyan herself.
Ruan Yi had no experience in making cakes before, but fortunately she has strong hands-on skills and is attentive. The teacher in the store gave thorough and detailed guidance. After spending a few hours, she finally made a satisfactory work.
Because this was my first time making it, I definitely couldn’t make it too complicated, so the appearance of this cake looked very ordinary.
It's like the most basic fruit cake bought in the store, with a layer of cherry jam sandwiched in the middle and whole cherries and chocolate chips on top.
The clerk handed the decorated birthday greeting card to Ruan Yi and asked her to write blessings on it.
Ruan Yi held the pen and thought for a long time before finally writing:
[Like flowers and leaves, year after year, we share the spring breeze]
——
After Xu Siyan came out of the conference room, Yuan Ye followed him back to the office.
After closing the door, Xu Siyan asked him casually: "Aren't you leaving yet? Is something wrong?"
Yuanye: "It's your birthday today, let's go out and get together tonight."
He followed and added, "I asked Fourth Brother to come with us, as well as Yan Xi and the others. We haven't gotten together for a long time."
When Zhou Li was mentioned, the expression on Xu Siyan's face darkened slightly, and his eyes became a little more complicated.
It's more than just a long time since we got together.
Since Jiang Mingzhu went to Berlin, Xu Siyan had almost no contact with Zhou Li in private except for work.
Although they haven't broken off their friendship, they are inseparable compared to before. It can be said that they are in the same sky and on the earth.
Seeing that Xu Siyan was silent and didn't answer, Yuan Ye came up and patted his shoulder, "Our relationship started when we wore crotchless pants. It's not over. What happened in the past is in the past. If you two really want to break up, I feel uncomfortable being caught in the middle." die."
Xu Siyan: "Have you told Fourth Brother?"
Yuanye immediately smiled after hearing this, "Do you mean you agree?"
Xu Siyan: "I don't have any opinion, just look at him."
Yuan Ye immediately called Zhou Li and pestered Zhou Li with his sharp tongue and talked a lot. Zhou Li was probably bored, and finally agreed to go to Yongye Club to celebrate Xu Siyan's birthday that night.
After hanging up the phone, Yuanye shared the good news with Xu Siyan: "Fourth brother agreed, so I just said, after so many years of relationship, how can we really break off the relationship just as soon as we say it?"
Xu Siyan: "He was the one who broke up with me. I didn't think so."
Yuanye: "Forget it, forget it, don't mention it, it won't matter if you have a few more drinks tonight."
The goal was achieved, Yuanye did not stay to disturb Xu Siyan's work, he made an appointment with him in the evening and left first.
Xu Siyan had many things at hand. After Yuanye left, he started to deal with the work. Before he knew it, the day passed.
At 5:30 in the afternoon, Xu Siyan closed the file, took the car keys and left the office.
Yuan Ye’s meeting time is six o’clock.
Xu Siyan arrived at Yongye Club on time, and the waiter took him to the fixed box upstairs.
Not long after, Zhou Li also arrived.
Zhou Li had no expression on his face as usual. After Xu Siyan looked at him for a few seconds, he called "Fourth Brother".
Zhou Li said "Oh" as a response.
With Xu Siyan's many years of experience in getting along with Zhou Li, he knew exactly what Zhou Li's response meant.
Yuanye wanted to take this opportunity to repair the relationship between Xu Siyan and Zhou Li, so the two of them had been drinking since the dinner started.
Zhou Li picked up the wine glass and looked at Xu Siyan. He didn't say anything. After looking at each other, he drank the entire glass of wine.
Xu Siyan also drank a whole glass.
Yuan Ye felt tired watching the two of them playing riddles. If he hadn't been interfering in the middle, the two of them might have really broken off their relationship.
Yuanye started the translation work: "Si Yan, what Fourth Brother means is that the past things have passed and we are still brothers, right Fourth Brother?"
Zhou Li didn't answer.
Xu Siyan drank a glass of wine and laughed to himself: "He has passed, but I have not."
Yuanye's right eyelid twitched, and then he heard Xu Siyan ask Zhou Li: "How much money did you give Ruan Yi to work for you?"
Zhou Li: "Twenty million."
Xu Siyan poured him wine, "Fourth brother is so generous."
Zhou Li: "I forced her."
Xu Siyan: "Are you speaking for her?"
Zhou Li didn't answer.
After listening to the two of them talking about Ruan Yi, Yuanye suddenly realized that Xu Siyan was getting married——
It's not that he has a bad memory, it's just that Xu Siyan's life after marriage is similar to that when he was single. Ruan Yi's wife's sense of existence is really low, and Xu Siyan usually doesn't take her with him to participate in group activities.
Yuanye's curiosity was aroused, and he turned to ask Xu Siyan: "How are you and Ruan Yi doing now?"
Xu Siyan: "That's it."
Yuanye: "What's that like? You're living like you don't have a wife."
Xu Siyan: "I don't like her."
Yuanye: "What about her? I think she is somewhat interested in you, otherwise -"
Xu Siyan: "You might as well say that she is interested in money."
Yuanye clicked his tongue, "You are quite prejudiced against her."
However, Yuan Ye didn’t think there was anything wrong with Xu Siyan’s thinking. After all, he was the one being plotted. It would be difficult for a normal person to experience such a thing without prejudice: “Can I get a divorce?”
Xu Siyan: "No need."
He said calmly, "My parents like her. She just needs to be settled. To me, it doesn't matter who she gets married to."
As soon as he said this, he felt Zhou Li's cold gaze coming towards him.
Then came his short, sarcastic sneer.
Both Zhou Li and Yuanye understood the implication of Xu Siyan's words.
Because it’s not Jiang Mingzhu, it doesn’t matter who it is.
Xu Siyan looked at Zhou Li after hearing the sound, "Fourth brother should be satisfied."
Zhou Li: "Indeed."
Seeing the two of them at war, Yuanye was afraid that they would start fighting next moment, so he quickly changed the subject: "Speaking of your birthday today, your wife doesn't have any reaction?"
When Jing Yuanye asked, Xu Siyan suddenly remembered the WeChat message from the day before yesterday.
He seemed to have promised Ruan Yi to return to Qingjiang Garden for his birthday.
Xu Siyan opened WeChat on his mobile phone, but Ruan Yi did not contact him.
