Today, Hu Yingluo appeared as if she had dressed up deliberately. Her light purple outfit accentuated her fair complexion, making her look exceptionally radiant and captivating…
Since Xiao Yufan was seated near the door, as soon as it opened, he caught the faint, pleasant fragrance emanating from Hu Yingluo, and the smile on his face gradually widened. Finally, everyone had arrived.
However, before Xiao Yufan could turn around to greet her, two surprised voices rang out simultaneously…
“It’s you…” Following the sound, Xiao Yufan noticed Yu Yihan and Hu Yingluo staring at each other with expressions of shock, his heart involuntarily skipped a beat. Could it be that these two actually had some past conflict?
“You two… know each other?”
Xiao Yufan tried to soften his tone as much as possible. Both of them were high-profile ladies, and he couldn’t afford to offend either. If he said the wrong thing, he might end up offending more than just one person.
“We know each other…” “We don’t know each other…”
The conflicting responses from the two left Xiao Yufan momentarily confused. But almost immediately, the two changed their statements.
“We don’t know each other…” “We know each other…”
Instantly, Xiao Yufan felt his head pounding. These two young ladies were clearly playing around. Without hesitation, Xiao Yufan stood up, pulled out a chair, and invited Hu Yingluo to sit…
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“I suppose I don’t need to introduce you two, since you obviously know each other. But I just want to say, today is my birthday. Even if you have some issues, could you please set them aside for today?”
How could Xiao Yufan not see that the two definitely knew each other, and likely had a complicated relationship, though he wasn’t sure exactly what it was. As long as they didn’t cause any trouble today, that would be fine…
“Who said we have any issues?”
Once again, the two spoke almost in unison, clearly raising their voices. It seemed their attention had now shifted entirely to Xiao Yufan.
“No issues, good, good…” Xiao Yufan chuckled somewhat sheepishly. As long as there were no real problems between them, things would be much easier to handle. Anything else was beyond his control.
After Xiao Yufan finished speaking, Yu Yihan and Hu Yingluo both chose to remain silent, allowing him to let out a long breath of relief. Somehow, he just didn’t want any conflict between these two women…
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Finally, with the involvement of Ma Teng and others, the atmosphere between Yu Yihan and Hu Yingluo eased slightly, and Xiao Yufan’s birthday party gradually settled into a normal rhythm.
Rather than calling it a birthday party, it was more like a casual gathering of friends. In Xiao Yufan’s eyes, these people were probably the closest and dearest to him in Beijing.
“Brother, no words needed—everything I feel is in this glass of wine…” Ma Teng stood up from his seat, holding a glass of red wine. This was how men expressed their camaraderie—unspoken, yet deeply touching.
“I understand…” Xiao Yufan also stood up, and the two exchanged a smile before downing their glasses of wine in one go.
Soon after, Mu Qing and Fan Le also stood to toast him. After several rounds, Xiao Yufan’s steps had already become somewhat unsteady.
“Boss, don’t you have something to say for my birthday?” Xiao Yufan smirked slightly, glancing at Yu Yihan as he spoke. She had been busy running around all day, clearly having put in a lot for this birthday gathering.
“Well then, how should I express it? By offering myself to you?” As soon as the words fell, Xiao Yufan noticed a charming blush creeping onto Yu Yihan’s face, and the atmosphere at the table momentarily froze.
“Offer yourself! Offer yourself!”
Ma Teng and Fan Le began to tease, though they didn’t know why the usually icy Yu Yihan had suddenly said such a thing, they were clearly eager to see what would happen next.
Xiao Yufan was momentarily stunned. Yu Yihan’s sudden carefree attitude seemed somewhat out of place. Why had this woman suddenly changed her tone? He was surprised, but when he noticed Hu Yingluo’s equally shocked expression, he immediately understood something…
“I never refuse, especially when it comes from such a beautiful lady, right?” Xiao Yufan raised his wine glass slightly, shrugged at Yu Yihan, and then downed the red wine in one gulp. Yu Yihan’s words, seemingly meant to provoke Hu Yingluo, left him feeling rather displeased.
“Happy birthday…”
Realizing Xiao Yufan’s mood shift, Yu Yihan looked somewhat apologetic. She had indeed wanted to provoke Hu Yingluo just now, but hadn’t expected Xiao Yufan to start overthinking.
“Thank you!” Xiao Yufan’s lips curled slightly into a smile. He wasn’t someone who held grudges over every little thing. Since Yu Yihan had already apologized, naturally, he had nothing more to say…
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