Chapter 141 — Old Buffon's Origins
Years of Heartflutter · Page 193 of 214
Back at Lin Yanhe's home, Yang Ce sat on the sofa, while Lin Yanhe happily went off to fix Yang Ce something to eat.
With nothing else to do, Yang Ce picked up the remote and turned on the television.
On Songjiang's local entertainment channel, the airwaves were flooded with news of Shu Ya's concert, along with rebroadcasts of interviews Shu Ya had given on past programs.
"Yang Ce, you like Shu Ya too?" Before long, Lin Yanhe came in carrying a plate of fragrant fried rice.
"Heh, just watching whatever's on. It's all this program now." Yang Ce set the remote aside and took the fried rice Lin Yanhe handed him, gave it a sniff, and said: "Smells wonderful. I'd say this looks much tastier than what Aunt Hong makes."
"You haven't even eaten it yet, how would you know?" Lin Yanhe shot back with a smile, though in her heart she felt sweeter than if she had eaten anything.
To be continued
698. Visiting Lin Yanhe's Home
"Zhiyun, that matter I mentioned to you last time—about coming to help out at the jewelry company—have you thought it over?" Yang Ce asked as he ate.
"The jewelry company? That's the one you and Zhang Bin started together?" Though Lin Yanhe had never met Zhang Bin, she knew of him from Yang Ce's mentions.
"Yes. Zhang Bin these past two days—" Yang Ce paused, not wanting Lin Yanhe to worry, so he told a lie: "Zhang Bin has been sick these past two days, hospitalized. There's no one to look after the company, and I, as you know, am rushed off my feet every day. Business at the company has fallen behind."
"But would it be all right for me to go?" Lin Yanhe had been happy when Yang Ce asked her to help at the company, but then she thought of Chen Shutang—that encounter at the flower shop that day—and even now she felt a lingering unease.
"What's not all right about it?" Yang Jiyan had not guessed Lin Yanhe's thoughts; he assumed she was afraid of appearing to favor relatives, which would look bad at the company, or that Zhang Bin might have misgivings. So he smiled and said: "Zhang Bin's girlfriend works at the company too. You two can keep each other company."
Hearing the word "too," Lin Yanhe's heart fluttered. What did "too" mean? Did Yang Shuoxuan regard her as his girlfriend? But then what would Chen Shutang think?
Seeing that Yang Ce had misunderstood, Lin Yanhe could not play dumb. After all, going to the company was easy enough, but if Chen Shutang were to find out something, that would be troublesome.
"Yang Ce, I mean—if your girlfriend found out, would she mind?" Lin Yanhe asked cautiously.
"You mean Mengyan? Heh, she already knows about you. I've told her about your situation already. It's no problem." Yang Ce spoke vaguely; only Yang Duoji knew exactly what "situation" meant.
"Oh." Lin Yanhe did not feel she could press further, so she nodded. Yet she still vaguely felt something was off: "She didn't say anything?"
"What would you want her to say?" Yang Hengye countered.
"N-nothing." Lin Yanhe had no idea how to answer, so she let it drop.
"All right, let's not talk about that. In a bit I'll take you to the company to have a look, get you familiar with the business first. According to the original plan, we need to get the products onto the market before Valentine's Day, February 14th, and launch a whole line of couple's jewelry," Yang Ce said. "If we don't hurry, there won't be enough time."
"All right." As the two were talking, the sound of the door opening came from outside. They looked up to see Shen Yueping stepping in with a basket of groceries.
"Oh, Little Yang is here too!" Shen Yueping's face lit up at the sight of Yang Ce. Toward Heng, Shen Yueping felt not only fondness but also gratitude.
With all that had happened in her family, if not for Yang Ce, this household might have fallen apart long ago. So every time Yang Ce came to visit, Shen Yueping was exceptionally warm.
"Hello, Aunt Shen." Yang Ce hurriedly stood up to greet her.