After rebirth, Mrs. Huo only wanted a divorce

Qiao Shinian returned the little thorn to Li Shuyan, "The little thorn loves you more. After all, you saved it and have been taking good care of it."

"But sometimes it's not enough to just be attentive. You see, the little thorns don't stick to me very much."

Li Shuyan touched Xiao Ci's head as she spoke. Although Xiao Ci did not move, his body curled up into a ball and he was indeed a little nervous.

"So I envy you, Shinian. You have strong work ability, good relationships with the opposite sex, and even small animals are close to you!"

Li Shuyan had said similar things before, and Qiao Shinian thought she was just being polite, so he responded with compliments.

"Ms. Li is really enviable. You have a good family background and a father who loves you. You are definitely a winner in life."

Li Shuyan continued to rub the small thorn, and said casually: "It's hard to say whether I'm the winner or not."

Without giving Qiao Shinian any time to wonder, Li Shuyan raised her head, a little disappointed on her sweet face, "My dad will leave me eventually, and I don't have any skills, so I'm afraid I'll be alone in the future."

Qiao Shinian remembered what Mo Xiuyuan said, that the side branches of the Li family were eyeing them covetously, and Li's father chose Huo Yanci because he might have been impressed by his abilities.

But no matter what happens to the Li family in the future, Li Shuyan can live a life without worries about food and clothing, and it is not worth it for her, an outsider, to worry about it.

"Oh my, how come we ended up talking about such a heavy topic!"

Li Shuyan put on a smile, "Shi Nian, it's almost time for dinner, let's go eat together!"

Qiao Shinian wanted to decline the offer by saying that she hadn't finished her work, but Li Shuyan grabbed her hand and said, "Shi Nian, no matter how busy you are, you still have to eat!"

"My father originally said he would come back today, but he stood me up because of something. He was the one who suggested that I find a good friend. I don't have many friends in Haicheng, so can you accompany me?"

Li Shuyan begged in a tender voice.

Thinking about the fact that Li Shuyan brought her father to support her at the opening ceremony, Qiao Shinian did not refuse.

"What do you want to eat?"

Li Shuyan was immediately happy, "I'm fine with anything. Do you want to eat anything?"

Qiao Shinian shook his head. "Since I'm accompanying you, then you decide."

Li Shuyan thought about it for a moment and then told Qiao Shinian that she knew a good new restaurant with a pet supplies store where she could buy some toys for Xiao Ci.

"Let's eat, so as not to neglect Xiao Ci." Li Shuyan touched Xiao Ci's head lovingly.

Qiao Shinian did not object, and she and Li Shuyan went downstairs.

Li Shuyan's driver was waiting, so they went to the pet supplies store together to pick out some small toys for Xiao Ci.

Then they arrived at the restaurant.

The environment and decoration here are really nice, antique and quiet in a bustling place. The gatehouse and corridors are full of exquisite palace lanterns.

Perhaps the food here was really delicious, and Qiao Shinian and Li Shuyan did not make a reservation, so they were told that the private room was full.

Li Shuyan was a little disappointed after hearing this. "The more this happens, the more curious I am about how delicious it is. Shi Nian, how about we wait for a table?"

Since we were already out, we didn’t mind taking this little extra time, so Qiao Shinian nodded.

The waiter led Qiao Shinian and Li Shuyan to the corridor to wait, but the ball of wool that Xiao Ci was playing with fell to the ground.

Xiao Ci broke free from Li Shuyan's arms and jumped down.

"Spinule!"

Li Shuyan was startled and hurried to chase Xiao Ci, but accidentally pushed open the half-open door of a private room.

"Excuse me... Mr. Huo?"

Li Shuyan was halfway through her apology when she suddenly spoke out in surprise.

Qiao Shinian subconsciously looked into the room, and sure enough, Huo Yanci was sitting in the box, along with Yin Xiaoshi.

They must have just arrived, and the waiter was putting food on the table.

Feeling her gaze, Huo Yanci, who was sitting in the right seat, raised his eyes. When he saw her, his dark eyes were calm.

"Mr. Huo, what a coincidence, you are also having dinner here!" Li Shuyan said with a little surprise.

Huo Yanci said calmly, "Xiao Shi said the crystal pork elbow here is good, come and try it."

Yin Xiaoshi, who was called by name, smiled obediently, "Thank you, Mr. Huo."

"Did you make reservations in advance? There were no seats left when we arrived." Li Shuyan said enviously.

"My lady, if you don't mind, would you please sit down with us?" Yin Xiaoshi asked politely after looking at Huo Yanci.

Li Shuyan looked at Qiao Shinian who was standing by the door. "Shi Nian, what do you think?"

Yin Xiaoshi then turned her head and saw Qiao Shinian. She quickly stood up and invited her in: "Miss Qiao, it's better to meet by chance than to invite you. Please?"

Even when having a meal, she would meet Huo Yanci. Qiao Shinian didn't want to join them, but Li Shuyan smelled the fragrance of the food and looked a little impatient.

She even came over to hold Qiao Shinian's hand, "Let's just have a meal. Mr. Huo shouldn't mind having two more pairs of chopsticks, right, Mr. Huo?"

Huo Yanci said calmly, "Please do as you please."

It had come to this, so Qiao Shinian didn't hesitate any more. She and Li Shuyan sat down at the table.

The table was a square table made of top-quality yellow pineapple. Huo Yanci sat in the main seat, Yin Xiaoshi sat on his left, and Qiao Shinian chose the seat opposite Huo Yanci.

Li Shuyan sat down at Huo Yanci's right hand side with ease.

The small thorn was given to the waiter to take care of temporarily.

Because of their joining, Huo Yanci asked the waiter to add a few more dishes.

"Wow, it's all spicy. Shi Nian, can you get used to it?" Li Shuyan asked with concern.

Except for the crystal pork elbow, all the dishes on the table are light dishes, which are obviously Huo Yanci's taste, and Qiao Shinian likes everything Huo Yanci adds.

Although Li Shuyan's question was a sign of concern, Qiao Shinian always felt that it was inappropriate, so she said simply: "I'm fine with anything, I'm not picky about food."

Li Shuyan seemed to suddenly remember, "Look at my brain, when we were in Province S, you really liked the spicy hot pot there!"

Afterwards, Huo Yanci asked Li Shuyan to order the dishes herself. Li Shuyan did not hesitate and ordered a few of the restaurant's specialty dishes that were not spicy.

The dishes were served quickly and they picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

During the meal, Li Shuyan tried to adjust the atmosphere by making jokes, and Fang Xiaoshi would respond with a few words. Qiao Shinian rarely spoke, and Huo Yanci remained silent.

The meal went on in this strange atmosphere. When they were almost finished, the store owner brought them a sweet soup after the meal.

According to the waiter, this is the store's specialty sweet soup, which is made from glutinous rice cut into pearl-sized particles and cooked in a casserole with special spices. The resulting soup is as smooth as milk and tastes very delicious.

Li Shuyan was eager to try it just by listening to it.

The waiter served each person a small bowl of sweet soup. Li Shuyan tasted it first. After taking a bite, she exclaimed that it was delicious and asked Qiao Shinian to try it quickly as well.

Unable to refuse the kindness, Qiao Shinian picked up the spoon and took a sip. The milky white soup contained soft and glutinous little pearls, and the taste was indeed fragrant, glutinous and sweet.

"It's so delicious, I want another bowl!"

Li Shuyan went to serve the soup, but she didn't hold the spoon firmly, and with a "plop", the spoon fell into the soup.