Chapter 60: The Couple (Part 2)

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Upon hearing Yan Luoxi's inauspicious words, Li An glared at her and pinched her cheek with a fierce expression: "What kind of woman speaks such harsh words during this beautiful night We won't leave the celebration early. Our lives are intertwined; we'll never separate."

Yan Luoxi glanced sideways at Li An, seeing that he was not angry but rather pleased and confident. She became completely compliant, nestling her head into his warm embrace and smiling secretly. If she were to spend the rest of her life with Li An like this, it wouldn't be bad.

When love comes around, we tend to weigh our options carefully before accepting it; however, love often teeters between rationality and emotion, and many times people act based on their feelings.

Seeing that Yan Luoxi had stopped talking, Li An rubbed his chin against her head with great satisfaction. "I really have no idea what you think about all day! From childhood to now, never understanding my intentions; your brain must be just a decoration!"

Louder than usual from Li An's scolding, Yan Luoxi laughed even more and cuddled closer, her mouth wide in a silly grin. At this moment, anyone could see the word "happiness" written all over her face.

The next day was New Year’s Day; Yan Luoxi didn't dare to lie beside Li An again for fear of oversleeping, as Ming Zixi and his group would likely come early today.

Indeed, around 9:30 AM, Ming Zixi led a team holding champagne, fireworks, and snacks into the room. Just before lunchtime, he also threw firecrackers out of the window; their loud bangs were deafening. Yan Luoxi, though she considered herself mature, still covered her ears and bounced around joyfully inside the room, the thunderous sounds dispelling the usual coldness and chill in the hospital.

Having made up with Yan Luoxi, Li An was in a good mood; he allowed Ming Zixi and others to joke around. The men placed a table beside Li An's bed for a feast; several appetizing dishes were set on it, immediately filling the air with delicious aromas.

Wu Tiantian is thoughtful and specially bought several types of frozen dumplings. The three girls used an electric stove to cook the dumplings.

Saying that all three girls were cooking the dumplings was actually just Yan Luoxi's work. Shao Meizhuo and Wu Tiantian are young ladies who never do any household chores; they only know how to eat dumplings. They've probably never even entered a kitchen in their lives.

Li An saw that Yan Luoxi was standing by the electric stove busily working alone, and he became unhappy, complaining: "What are you guys doing Do you think my Luoxi is your maid I don't even dare to instruct her. How dare you make her cook dumplings for you! Luoxi, put that thing down for me!"

Ming Zixing chuckled from the side, "I've seen many men protect their wives, but I haven't seen anyone protect their wife like this."

"Who says my wife hurts when she's asleep My wife isn’t your family’s servant girl!" Li An glared. He might not be able to get out of bed now, but if he could, he would have thrown that broken electric stove outside long ago.

Li An’s words made Yan Luoxi blush slightly; she shot him a glare and said, "If I want to cook dumplings, is it any of your business"

Before Li An could respond, Yan Luoxi's phone rang. He immediately held his breath and tried to listen carefully to see who was calling her.

Looking at the screen, Yan Luoxi smiled brilliantly like a blooming flower. The room was noisy with many people around, so she took the call and ran outside to a quieter spot.

No matter how Li An strained his ears, he couldn't hear what Yan Luoxi was saying. Seeing her chatting endlessly on the phone, he shouted loudly: "Yan Luoxi, come back quickly! The dumplings will turn into soup if you don’t hurry up."

When Yan Luoxi heard Li An's words, she hurriedly said goodbye to him and ran back with a laugh.

Li An stared at Yan Luoxi’s face and somewhat discontentedly said, "Who did you just talk to on the phone It seemed like you were greeting troops from Jinggang Mountain; why so excited"

Picking up her spoon, Yan Luoxi wanted to hit Li An for his harsh words. "What nonsense are you talking about It was Zi Xin who called me."

When he heard that it was Ye Zixing’s call, Li An put his mind at ease. At this moment, the dumplings were cooked as well. Yan Luoxi quickly scooped them out.

"You finished cooking so fast" Li An feared that he had offended Yan Luoxi earlier and thus asked in a servile manner.

Yan Luoxi disdainfully harrumphed, "Do you know how long it takes to cook dumplings The Long March of 25,000 li is already over, and troops from Jinggang Mountain have returned. So why would the dumplings not be ready"

Li An chuckled. "I knew all along that you were the best female dumpling chef."

"Don’t ask for a beating!" Yan Luoxi menacingly raised her spoon at Li An.

Suddenly, Li An felt an immense warmth and close kinship. He even thought to himself that if Yan Luoxi hit him with the spoon right now, he would feel contented by it as well.

"You two really look like a married couple." Ming Zixi made a face.

Sao Meizhu, watching Li An and Yan Luoxi flirting, narrowed her eyes with jealousy.

For so long, she had been trying to break up Li An and Yan Luoxi, but after witnessing them arguing several times, especially yesterday's heated argument, she suddenly understood something.

Li An and Yan Luoxi actually belong to different worlds. They are like two fierce cats; when they're on good terms, they can be inseparable and sweet as honey, but when things go south, they fight fiercely until both sides are injured deeply.

Sao Meizhu didn't want to paint herself as the villain anymore; she wanted to wait and see them squabble and turn against each other on their own.

When the dumplings were served, Ming Zixi poured wine for everyone. Despite Yan Luoxi's repeated persuasion, Li An finally raised a glass of red wine.

According to tradition, red envelopes should be given before the meal starts. As the leader at the table, Ming Zixi was the first to give out red envelopes. When he took them out, everyone reached for them eagerly. He angrily pushed away Li An, Sao Junhe, and Ruan Weijie's hands, saying, "Don't be shameless; you still want red envelopes These are for the ladies." Then, with a big smile, he handed three red envelopes respectively to Yan Luoxi, Sao Meizhu, and Wu Tiantian.

The others were just along for the fun. They also gave out red envelopes to the girls. This year's Spring Festival was incredibly blissful for Yan Luoxi; she was pampered by her beloved and entertained by everyone else, overwhelmed with red envelopes.

As the main character at the table, Ming Zixi began to recount his interesting experiences recently, vividly and eloquently, amusing everyone at the table until they were in fits of laughter.到，在那則緋聞問世之後，自己在公司茶餘飯後的閒聊中有多麼炙手可熱。之所以人們注意緋聞，是因為大家都在猜測它的真假，因為它足夠撲朔迷離。一旦當事人出麵予以肯定，大家反而變得興趣索然了。顏落夕不想成為眾人嘴邊反覆咀嚼的對象，乾脆應承，“是的，目前我們隻是朋友關係。”“真的啊！你真在跟大明星談戀愛！”於佩可驚訝得眼睛都快掉下來了。“大明星也是人啊！”顏落夕用冉旭的話回答她。“也對啊！”於佩可似癡呆狀地點...