Chapter 12: Growing Closer

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Quan Meng felt like she was sitting on pins and needles for the entire meal.

She did want to get closer to Huo Ling, but she did not want to do it in front of an audience!

Shen Xin and Yu Yan sat by the side and whispered to each other. They laughed as they talked and occasionally raised their heads to look at Quan Meng and Huo Ling.

Quan Meng wasn’t familiar with Yu Yan, but one look at Shen Xin’s expression and she knew that her friend wasn’t saying anything good.

“Focus on eating.” Huo Ling interrupted Quan Meng’s rumination and offered her a piece of fish with the bones removed. Quan Meng was fine at first, but she couldn’t stand the two parties nearby who kept jeering softly and getting all hyped up.

In the end, this caused Quan Meng’s hand to tremble when she wanted to put some food into Huo Ling’s bowl. The food dropped onto the table, and Quan Meng wanted badly to burrow into the ground in embarrassment.

After this meal, Shen Xin and Yu Yan grew closer substantially.

It was already late when they left. Therefore, they decided to split up on the spot and go back to their respective homes and families.

Huo Ling took out the car keys to a Maybach car from his pocket and was about to unlock the car door when he suddenly remembered something. He pulled back Yu Yan, who was standing by the side of the road trying to hail a taxi. His smile was stiff. “You left your car keys with me. How could you forget?”

Yu Yan was absolutely dumbfounded. This car was clearly Huo Ling’s treasure. Why did his expression look like he had swallowed shit today and yet he still generously allowed Yu Yan to drive it?

“What car…” Just as Yu Yan was about to ask, he saw Huo Ling’s eyes frantically glancing at Quan Meng. Only then did Yu Yan remember that Huo Ling wanted to keep a low profile right now.

“Don’t worry, my good brother. I’ll definitely pamper my car well!” Yu Yan laughed so hard that his body swayed back and forth. He also placed heavy emphasis on the words “my” and “well” for some strange reason. It was very crude.

Huo Ling wanted to explode with rage, but he suppressed his anger after looking at Quan Meng. After all, he did not want too many people to know about his current situation.

Catching him at the right time, Shen Xin pulled Yu Yan away, who looked like he still wanted to say something to Huo Ling. “Young Master Yu, I’ll have to trouble you to send me home. We should be going the same way!” Then, ignoring Yu Yan’s attempts to break free, she dragged him in another direction.

After the two of them had walked far away, Quan Meng felt that the surroundings were finally quiet. Perhaps because Huo Ling’s clothes were wrapped around her, she could even hear her own heartbeat.

“Shall we go?” Huo Ling looked at the girl who was much shorter than him, wrapped up in his clothes and enveloped by his scent. His heart started to race uncontrollably.

The two of them did not choose to take a taxi. It just so happened that the place where they had dinner was not far from Huo Ling’s apartment. It was also a good idea to walk back while enjoying the night breeze.

It was an early spring evening, and the temperature was not too cold. Quan Meng and Huo Ling walked side by side on the street, causing passers-by to repeatedly turn their heads.

Quan Meng felt a little uneasy. This was the first time she was alone with Huo Ling, so she still felt a little uncomfortable. Huo Ling’s face was also slightly flushed.

Suddenly, a green frog jumped out and blocked their way. Upon closer inspection, it was a man wearing a green frog costume. He was holding some frog-shaped balloons in front of them. The frog man pointed at the balloons in his hand and then at the two people. He seemed to be indicating that he wanted them to buy one.

Huo Ling raised his eyebrows and was about to speak, but he saw that Quan Meng seemed to like the balloons very much and had already stepped forward to select one.

Quan Meng turned around and asked, “Huo Ling, take a look. Which one do you like?” The little girl was very beautiful, especially her skin, which had just undergone facial treatment. It was so white that it was almost reflective. He could almost see the fine hair on her face when the light reflected on her body.

“Huo Ling?” Quan Meng looked at the man’s expressionless face. He seemed to have heard her, yet he had no reaction.

“Oh? You decide. They are all the same anyway.” Huo Ling coughed unnaturally and shifted his gaze away from Quan Meng’s face. He seemed to be feeling shy.

“Then I’ll take this.” Quan Meng looked at the balloons, and indeed, they all looked similar.

On the other hand, the frog man’s fingers were restricted by the mascot costume, and his fingers fumbled clumsily. This made Quan Meng laugh out loud. Even Huo Ling had a smile on his face.

“It’s not bad if we can continue like this,” Huo Ling thought. However, in the blink of an eye, he got frightened by his own thoughts.

His marriage with Quan Meng would end sooner or later, so it was better not to indulge too deeply in it.

The rest of the journey was peaceful. There were no more strange salesmen popping out to ask them to buy things, and there were also no other melodramatic plots.

The setting sun cast long shadows behind their figures as the duo walked back home side by side. They each had their own secrets in their hearts, but they also had a tacit understanding with each other.