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"Miss Lu, please sit down." Xia Yan walked over, pulled out the chair for her personally, and invited her to take a seat as a gentleman.

From when he stood up to now, everything he said and did seemed to be taken for granted. Lu Qinglan frowned almost invisible, looked at Zhong Nian suspiciously, and asked her what was going on with her eyes. Son, didn't you say that she had dinner with herself?Why is Xia Yan here?And also the attitude of a host?
"Lanlan, why don't you sit down first!" Zhong Nianyang took Lu Qinglan's arm with a smile on his face and pushed her onto the chair. He looked at Xia Yan in the air for a few seconds before explaining, "Actually, it's Xia Yan invited you to dinner, but he was afraid that he would not come if he invited you, so he just asked me for a favor, anyway, we are going to have dinner together, Xia Yan is not an outsider, right?"

She blinked mischievously while talking, looking very playful and cute.

Xia Yan followed her to speak, with a smile on her lips all the time: "I also hope that Miss Lu will not blame Zhong Nian. If you find me abrupt, I can apologize."

"Mr. Xia..." After he said that, how could Lu Qinglan really say that he was abrupt, and besides, if people knew about Xia Yan's apology, he would probably be called arrogant by himself, right?
After a pause, she also raised a decent and polite smile: "Mr. Xia thinks too much, I don't think so."

Xia Yan seemed very happy to hear her say that, and immediately followed her: "That's good."

"Hey, Lanlan, you are the best!" Zhong Nian on the side climbed onto Lu Qinglan's shoulders coquettishly, and she was also relieved. Although she didn't know what misunderstanding there was between the two, since They are all friends, and Xia Yan told himself that, of course he would help if he could.

Lu Qinglan glared at her, but in return she disgusted her: "But you all talk about Miss Lu, Mr. Xia, you are so unfamiliar and too polite, I feel awkward listening." Before the two of them could say anything, Zhong Nian You said boldly, "Isn't it good to call names directly? It's not like our style to be polite, right? Lu Qinglan, Xia Yan, it's such a happy decision!"

Lu Qinglan gave her a speechless glance. In fact, she thought it would be best to be called Xia, but what she didn't expect was that Xia Yan nodded after listening to Zhong Nian's words.

"If you don't mind, just call me Xia Yan, Lu Qinglan, how about it?" After Xia Yan finished speaking, he paused for a few seconds as if he was thinking, but then smiled, "Just call me by name, I feel that the distance has been shortened all of a sudden. , seems to finally have the feeling of friends."

What he said made Lu Qinglan feel that he didn't know how to answer it all of a sudden, so she simply didn't agree, but changed the subject: "By the way, Niannian said Xia...Xia Yan, please eat, I don't know what it is?"

Almost, she called Mr. Xia again by the way.

"That's it." When mentioning this topic, Xia Yan leaned forward slightly, with a serious and sincere expression, "I want to apologize to you."

"Apologize?" Lu Qinglan raised her eyelids in surprise.

"Yes." Xia Yan continued naturally, "At yesterday's birthday party, if I could have helped you earlier, maybe Ruan Qing would not have said such a bad thing, after all, it happened on my venue. I didn't deal with it in time, you are the distinguished guest I invited, but it is my responsibility to make you leave unhappy. I'm sorry, Lu Qinglan."

At this moment, besides being surprised, Lu Qinglan was more puzzled.

Xia Yan just apologized to himself for what happened to Ruan Qing yesterday?
Maybe it was because she didn't respond for a long time, Xia Yan laughed at himself: "Will you not accept my apology? It seems that I am not sincere enough today, I should have known that I should..."

"No!" Lu Qinglan hurriedly interrupted him, waved her hands, and smiled a little awkwardly, "You don't have to apologize to me, it has nothing to do with you, really. Actually, speaking of it, what happened to Ruan Qing yesterday, It should be me saying sorry, I didn't handle it well, and it seems to have messed up your birthday party."

Xia Yan insisted: "But, no matter what, I am responsible. I will use this meal today to apologize, and I hope you will give me face and give me a face. Is that okay?"

"I..." Lu Qinglan was helpless, why couldn't she make sense?

Knowing what she was thinking, Xia Yan twitched the corners of his lips, and said deliberately: "If you don't give me face, it means that I am not sincere enough, and you are not willing to forgive me as a friend and partner."

...Why is this person still threatening?

Lu Qinglan sighed helplessly in her heart, met his seemingly stubborn eyes, and finally nodded: "Just eat together, but you really don't need to apologize to me."

She will insist on what she should insist on, otherwise, she always feels that today's meal will be very uncomfortable.Moreover, she promised Ye Tingshen to keep in touch with Xia Yan as much as possible.

"Okay." Xia Yan glanced at her, and a successful smile flashed across his eyes.

The most gratifying thing is Zhong Nian.

She hugged Lu Qinglan's arm happily, and smiled at Xia Yan: "That's all right, make it clear, it should be like this between friends."

"Well, so I should thank you more for helping me, so that I don't feel so guilty. Speaking of it, you have always been my lucky star." Xia Yan looked at Zhong Nian dotingly, his eyes were full of smiles.

Lu Qinglan just raised her head, and just happened to see the way he looked at Zhong Nian.

In an instant, the scene from the first meeting suddenly popped up, especially... At that time, Xia Yan looked at Zhong Nian as he spoke, and it was exactly the same as now.

Lu Qinglan finally knew the reason why she felt something was wrong at that time.

It's the eyes, the way Xia Yan looks at Zhong Nian, as if she is the only one in the whole world.

And this kind of look is obviously the kind of look a man looks at a woman he loves deeply.

Is it...

Lu Qinglan didn't think about it any further, she felt it was unbelievable, and at the same time a little... unspeakably uneasy.

"Why are you being polite to me?" Zhong Nian didn't notice Lu Qinglan's change, stood up and said, "Since the matter is settled, I'll go to the bathroom first, and you guys eat first."

Xia Yan nodded, never leaving her eyes: "Go, wait for you to come back."

Zhong Nian had gone a long way before Xia Yan withdrew his gaze, and looked directly at Lu Qinglan frankly, with a hint of embarrassment in his faint smile: "I like Zhong Nian, and it started six years ago."

To be blunt, there was no sign, and the words were just thrown out like this.

Lu Qinglan was at a loss for words for a moment, but after a while, she regained her composure, and was about to speak, when Xia Yan interrupted her again.

"I can meet Zhong Nian again in City A this time. You don't know how much it means to me. That night, I was so happy that I didn't fall asleep. I want to pursue her. What I had time to do six years ago, this Once, I don't want to give myself another chance to regret it. I learned that you are her best friend. Didn't you say that if you want to chase a girl, you must have a good relationship with the people around her? It will be a bonus when necessary, so I I want to save the country by becoming your trusted friend first." Speaking of this, he showed a hint of helplessness and embarrassment on his face at the right time.

After a pause, he continued: "I want to make a good impression in front of you, so if she comes to ask your opinion, it will help me a little bit, it may seem too deliberate to you, but... let me say something first I'm sorry. After the birthday party yesterday, Assistant Li told me that someone misunderstood your relationship with me, and I'm really sorry for the impact on you."

In the end, his words were full of apologies.

Lu Qinglan didn't speak immediately, Xia Yan seemed to be sincere, but she always kept in mind what Ye Tingshen said, and she would only choose to believe Ye Tingshen.

It's just the current situation...

A moment of hesitation flashed in her heart, and finally she met Xia Yan's gaze, and said seriously: "But Nian Nian has a boyfriend, and that person is my brother, don't you know?"

"I know." Xia Yan nodded, with a wry smile on his lips, "It was too late for me to find her, but since she is not married yet, I still have hope, right? I will compete fairly, and if I can, you will be the one to choose in the end." Brother, of course I will let go and wish her happiness."

"..."

There was an instant silence between the two, and neither of them spoke first.

until--

"One more thing, I think it is necessary for me to take this opportunity to tell you, I don't want to be misunderstood." Xia Yan smiled again and said, "The former secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of City A is a side branch of our Xia family, and I have a good relationship with him. That's right, but it's not just me, our entire Xia family has no objection to the fact that he went the wrong way. Maybe Mr. Ye is very defensive about my visit to City A this time, but there's no need to. I'll make this relationship clear , because I feel that you and I are friends and partners, and trust is very important."

When he talked about Secretary Xia, things were calm and calm. Lu Qinglan stared at him closely, and couldn't help thinking, is what he said true?
It's just that Lu Qinglan is actually very defensive. When Xia Yan mentioned Ye Tingshen just now, she might not have meant it. It was just a sigh, but it still felt a little uncomfortable to her.

Thinking of this, she calmly said, "I didn't misunderstand. In fact, there is really no need to explain who you are related to. I don't think this will affect our cooperation."

Hearing her words, Xia Yan was taken aback for a short time, then raised his eyebrows, seeming to agree: "Yes."

He really underestimated Ye Tingshen's woman, she could speak so impeccably.

Thinking of Ye Tingshen, Xia Yan's mouth twitched into a sneer imperceptibly.

As soon as this topic was over, the silence spread again until Zhong Nian came back.

During the subsequent meals, Xia Yan was basically talking to Zhong Nian, and Lu Qinglan said something occasionally.

After an hour, it was finally over.

Lu Qinglan felt relaxed and complicated in her heart, and Zhong Nian sent her back to the magazine. Along the way, she didn't know whether she should tell Zhong Nian about those two things.

After getting out of the car, she shook her head, forget it, let's not think about it.

When Lu Qinglan walked to the door of her office, she realized that someone was waiting for her.