174 Look Down on My Sister? (1/2)
Fang Mo came over because he saw everyone grouping up together. He came to invite them to join the lucky draw. However, he was surprised to hear such giant news; he had not even resolved the situation, and An Zixuan had already released the news their families were already preparing for the marriage. The scariest thing was, the man sounded like he was willing to marry his sister‽
What is this man thinking‽… No wait, the question now is not whether An Zixuan is willing to marry her or not, but the two people concerned haven't agreed to anything, right‽
Fang Mo was caught in a heavy conundrum as his friends turned around to look at him in shock. They moved their gaze away from An Zixuan to look at him, with the intention to check out the authenticity of An Zixuan's claim.
What could Fang Mo say? Admitting it meant throwing his sister's future away; not admitting it would ruin the relationship. Forcing a smile, Fang Mo could only pretend not to hear anything and try to move the topic of conversation away. ”It's time for the lucky draw, how about we go try our luck?”
Mr. Xu's group naturally knew what that meant. Looks like it's still not set in stone yet.
”Humph!” An Zixuan scoffed and finished the rest of his wine. He did not say anything else and moved to the sofa to sit down. He was trying to help Ye Shuang when he saw the difficulty that he found himself in. When Mr. Xu's group asked that question, An Zixuan was afraid that he might implicate Ye Shuang or give others the impression that he was interested in him, so without giving it much thought, he dragged Fang Fei to take the fall. Why would he be afraid of implicating Ye Shuang? Why would he care so much for someone he just met?
An Zixuan could not really tell; it was his subconscious telling him to do so. Perhaps it was the gentleness in the man's eyes, perhaps there had not been someone who looked at him with such kindness already, perhaps he felt like the man should not be dragged down by mundane gossips…
In any case, by the time he recovered, the words had already left his lips, and they could not be taken back. Since Fang Mo showed no intention of fixating on this issue, he naturally skipped over it as well.
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The party stopped for the lucky draw and special performances. The host joked with the normally-serious team leaders, calling them to the stage to sing or something. Even Fang Mo was pushed to the stage once. Ye Shuang looked at the proceedings with a detached gaze. They still knew not to make jokes about the guests out of politeness. What if they pushed a guest to the stage and they had nothing prepared—how were you going to settle that?
However, some of the guests still gave face to get on the stage to give a performance. Naturally, they would get thunderous applause from the audience. It was mostly young people who attended parties like this, and Mr. Xu's group came for relaxation, even though there was not much chance to expand their connections. But perhaps because there was nothing business-like about this, they were able to have a good time. Furthermore, the party was silently placing them as the center of attention. That feeling of being adored was something that could not be experienced at other functions.
”Aren't you going to take to the stage‽” Fang Mo asked Ye Shuang after he finished talking with someone else.
Ye Shuang thought about it and sighed. ”I can't think of a skill that can be brought to the stage.”
She knew fighting, cooking, foreign languages, and driving… How was she going to make a performance out of those‽
”You can sing or dance.” Fang Mo laughed. ”But it's okay if you're not interesting. If you turn this company party into a private fan meeting and someone leaked the footage online, then I'll have to increase the bonus for the members of the customer service team.”
Ye Shuang did not mind that Fang Mo used her as a joke; after all, it was in good cheer. Nothing would really happen if the video was put online—the public already thought she was endorsing Noah Real Estate, so coming to the company party was understandable.
An Zixuan did not come closer for the rest of the night. Most of the time, he stood to the side alone. Occasionally, he would answer when he was talked to, but attitude wise, he could not be described as friendly. Therefore, after some exchanges, since Mr. Xu's group was merely giving him face, after finishing the mission of talking to the man, no one was willing to go interact with him.
When the party ended, Ye Shuang turned to take one last glance. An Zixuan and Fang Mo stayed back to discuss something. It probably had everything to do with Fang Fei. Since she had no intention of mixing into this mess, she thought about it and finally decided to pretend to not notice anything and bade everything farewell with a smile.
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The next day, Ye Shuang was lazing around at home when Fang Mo called to ask her out. In consideration for Ye Shuang, Fang Mo chose a more secluded place. When she stepped through the door, she was lead by the waitress into the private room where the privacy was heavily protected.
”Yesterday, wine; today, tea?” Ye Shuang walked in and smiled when she saw Fang Mo. When she removed the hat, scarf, and sunglasses, the waitress who led the way felt like the room had been lit up. The big brother that the online world was looking for everywhere had materialized before her‽