The word “together” was meaningful under Xiang Wan's teasing gaze .

Tang Yuanchu's hands, which were untying the plastic bag, paused slightly for a moment . He immediately cleared his throat and quickly denied it .

“No, no—”

That look of his already proved his guilty conscience .

On the other hand, Xie Wanwan seemed totally fine without any change in her expression .

“I just came back from filming today and haven't eaten anything . When I heard that you're actually in Nanmu and stayed in the same hotel, I immediately bought delicious food over . Ain't I thoughtful? Is someone like me worth to be your friend?”

Bai Muchuan laughed it off .

While Xiang Wan nodded her head solemnly .

“Worth! Really worth . If you deliver supper every night!”

“Wis.h.i.+ng thinking!”

Nanmu was a remote region after all . There was no food delivery company that served this region . If they want to buy something, they need to go down personally to get them .

Xie Wanwan had arrived in Nanmu much earlier than them . Hence, she had tried out many local restaurants and eateries—she bought from the restaurant that served the best spicy hot crayfish she had tasted in Nanmu .

“I'm unable to carry everything by myself . So I called this young fellow to help me out!”

This young fellow—these three words sounded strange to Tang Yuanchu .

He did not like it so he pursed his lips for an instant .

As Xie Wanwan said so, she used the expression of an elder sister looking at a younger brother .

“Fortunately, this young fellow is obedient! Just one phone call is all I need!”

Tang Yuanchu: “…”

The embarra.s.sment on his face was plain for all to see .

After a second, he got up and took a glimpse at Xie Wanwan . “I'll go wash my hands!”

Actually, Tang Yuanchu knew very well what Xie Wanwan had left unsaid .

It might be true that there were too many things to carry .

But the main reason was that if she was alone, it was not convenient for her to impose on Bai Muchuan and Xiang Wan .

His presence was, in fact, an excuse for Xie Wanwan!

Even though that was the case, he was still glad . He did not think that he was being made use of!

At least, she needed him .

And, the first person she thought of was actually him .

“How did you know that we're at Nanmu Hotel?”

This was Bai Muchuan's first sentence after Xie Wanwan entered the room .

He only wanted to know how this happened, but Xie Wanwan took it that he did not want to cause any misunderstanding with Xiang Wan .

Hence, Xie Wanwan sat down with a smile and answered clearly .

“Yu Ning's the one who told me! He said he met you at the foot spa on the second floor? Is that right?”

“Hm . ” Bai Muchuan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, seemingly in thought .

Xie Wanwan did not notice his reaction . She smiled and took a glance at him . “Buddy, don't you think you're in the wrong? You already knew I'm in Nanmu but never even informed me about it? Did I offend you or something?”

Bai Muchuan was at a loss of words .

“I'm busy with work . ”

“Nah, cut it out!”

As Xie Wanwan said that, she had put on her gloves, took out a crayfish, and started to work on eating it .

“Dates over pals! That's what you are . ”

From the moment she entered the room until now, she maintained eye contact with them, kept smiling and left no one out .

However, when Xiang Wan got to know Xie Wanwan, she was a woman who was quite apathetic and a little arrogant . Hence, Xiang Wan felt that she was trying her best to portray a “masculine” character and treated Bai Muchuan like just any other friend .

At the same time, Xie Wanwan tried to create a comfortable atmosphere for Xiang Wan to get along easily with her .

Even though she was an actress, Xiang Wan thought it must still be hard on her .

Xiang Wan suddenly sympathized a little with this woman .

This woman had gone through horrible life experiences, she would certainly become sensitive .

Not only that, she must have lacked love and concern, as well as a sense of security?

With that thought, Xiang Wan sat next to Xie Wanwan .

“We only got to know tonight that you're in Nanmu . ”

This served as an explanation on behalf of Bai Muchuan and to console Xie Wanwan's feelings .

“Mm,” responded Xie Wanwan . Next, she put some crayfish meat into her own mouth . “Mmm, I'll forgive you two for once . ”

“Thank you, superstar!” Xiang Wan laughed .

Bai Muchuan was still frowning, deep in thought as he put on his gloves . It was unsure what he was thinking about .

Xiang Wan stayed silent for a while and decided to ask Xie Wanwan .

“Besides Yu Ning,” she asked seriously, “is there anyone else who knew that Bai Muchuan is here in Nanmu?”

Xie Wanwan did not know why she asked her this .

She paused for a moment then shook her head . “I don't think so? What's up?”

Xiang Wan narrowed her eyes . “So Yu Ning only told you about it personally?”

Xie Wanwan nodded her head and took another crayfish . “We happened to meet inside the elevator . ”

Xiang Wan suddenly thought of the “gossip” that Bai Muchuan told her about . “He's alone?” She asked softly .

Xie Wanwan stopped her act of peeling the crayfish . “Yeah? What happened?”

Xiang Wan chuckled . “Nothing . ”

Xie Wanwan's eyebrows started to knit together . “You both… you heard some gossip?”

Looking at her expression, Xiang Wan felt that maybe their guesses were not just guesses?

“It's not that . ”

Well, no matter what, Xiang Wan felt that it was not nice to poke her nose into another's privacy . She gave a glance at Bai Muchuan and spoke to Xie Wanwan softly .

“Bai Muchuan came here on a mission, this was supposed to be a secret . That was also why we didn't tell you . Now that he accidentally b.u.mped into Yu Ning, this could spell trouble to his mission . The more people know that he's here, the greater the risk . ”

Xie Wanwan nodded her head, she sort of understood the situation .

“You need me to tell him not to go around telling anyone else?”

Xiang Wan: “Are you on good terms with him?”

“Not bad!” exclaimed Xie Wanwan . “Yu Ning's an honest and approachable person, unlike that Ye Lun—”

Her expression was full of contempt when she mentioned Ye Lun . “It's lucky that Ye Lun's not the one he b.u.mped into, otherwise, I won't be able to help . ”

“Hah!”

The more she got in contact with Xie Wanwan, she noticed the forthrightness in her .

“Is Ye Lun really so difficult to get along with?”

“Definitely!” Xie Wanwan looked cold as she spoke . “No! Even more difficult than definitely . ”

What an opinion!

Xiang Wan did not know how to continue the topic .

Moreover, she was more concerned about Bai Muchuan's ident.i.ty being leaked in Nanmu… somehow she had a bad feeling about this from her sixth sense .

If one knew about his ident.i.ty, in no time, there would be more people who would know about this .

Will they be able to proceed with their original plan to meet Brother Steel tomorrow?She thought .

While contemplating over this matter, the room became quiet .

Xiang Wan did not talk, same for Bai Muchuan . There was no one else Xie Wanwan could talk to and the atmosphere became stagnant .

To her relief, Tang Yuanchu came out of the bathroom .

Bai Muchuan and Xiang Wan went to wash their hands respectively and sat down on the table to eat the spicy hot crayfish .

In less than one minute, Xiang Wan started to worry .

“You bought too much food . I don't think we can finish everything!”

Bai Muchuan: “Shall we get our next door neighbor, Laowu?”

“Only him?” Xiang Wan asked .

If they only asked Quan Shaoteng… the fact that Tang Yuanchu was also here… When the rest of them knew about it… they might be unhappy .

Bai Muchuan instantly felt his head aching .

“Forget it, I'll send a message to the chat group . Those who wanted to come will come!”

“That's a good way!”

“There goes our private time—” Bai Muchuan said to Xiang Wan, his displeasure was clear to see .

Before he could finish his words, Xie Wanwan chimed in . “You have many days ahead of you! What's the hurry? Your girlfriend won't be flying away . ”

“… What if she really took flight? Who's gonna compensate me?”

“I can compensate you! Just tell me how many you want? Each parcel only costs 9 . 90 yuan with postage!”

There was still a familiar feeling between them as she heard them talk .

However, Xiang Wan's heart did not stir as much as initially .

The moment when one thought it through, one would see the problem from a different angle .

If Xie Wanwan and Bai Muchuan could become friends, they might have experienced a lot together .

But if Bai Muchuan did not want to tell her, she wouldn't be able to know .

The ones who came over after receiving the message were Quan Shaoteng and Salimu .

Tu Liang was doing a video chat with his wife and kid . Hence, he was reluctant to leave his room . Ding Yifan was someone who preferred to be alone and had actually gone to bed early . December in Nanmu was very cold, especially at night . He did not want to leave his bed .

Quan Shaoteng was restless and loved company .

Salimu was pa.s.sionate about everything that was related to his hometown .

Hence, supper for four was increased to six people . The mission of finis.h.i.+ng the spicy hot crayfish could be completed .

“There's also beer—” Xie Wanwan was chewing the crayfish while pointing at the beer . “Hey you,” she looked at Tang Yuanchu, “don't keep eating, open the beer!”

You… Can't you call my name? he remarked in his heart .

Tang Yuanchu took a look at her and used his teeth to open the beer .

“Who wants to drink?” Xie Wanwan asked .

“I don't want it!” Salimu was the first to respond .

“I'm not asking you! You're still a kid right?” Xie Wanwan glanced at his skinny frame disapprovingly then asked Quan Shaoteng . “Handsome, want some beer?”

Quan Shaoteng smiled . “I'll drink!”

He was made to stay at the hotel as support anyway .

Xie Wanwan gave the bottle that Tang Yuanchu had opened to Quan Shaoteng .

When she did so, she noticed that Quan Shaoteng really had a gorgeous looking face and took another look at him .

No matter a man or a woman, if they were good-looking, people tend to give them more attention .

Never to expect that her “another” look at him caused Tang Yuanchu to be filled with an emotion known as “jealousy”—

He blurted subconsciously, “I want to drink, too!”

Xie Wanwan turned to him with a not-so-pleasant glance . “I thought you don't drink?”

That time at the nightclub, Tang Yuanchu rejected her offer to drink .

As a matter of fact, he had never drunk alcohol in front of Xie Wanwan . His alcohol tolerance was also poor as well .

But for the sake of his pride and dignity, he would never admit that .

“I can't drink as I need to drive then! Now we're all staying in this hotel, I need not drive . ”

“Alright, you need not drive . ” Xie Wanwan gave him an unopened bottle . “Open yourself!”

“Ain't I the one who will be opening them?” His tone sounded annoyed .

“…” Xie Wanwan looked at him seriously . “What's with you?”

Tang Yuanchu kept quiet .

He lowered his head, opened the bottle of beer carefully, and then started to gulp it down his throat .

Cough! Cough!

He gulped it down too fast that he choked and coughed till his face was red .

“Geez! Initially, you look so vigorous when drinking—in the end, your das.h.i.+ng stance lasted only three seconds!”

Xie Wanwan laughed without reservations, her tone full of sarcasm .

Tang Yuanchu's heart was as though made of gla.s.s—broken into smithereens at that instant .

His eyes started to turn red .

Not sure if it was because of the coughing, choking, or because of his broken heart…

“What business is it of yours if I'm good-looking or not?”

His sudden outburst shocked everyone .

Xie Wanwan turned to look at him, bewildered and dumbfounded—