Chapter 2335

Chapter 2335: Chapter 2335

She glanced toward the kitchen, seeing no one coming out, she nestled into Duan Xi’s arms, tilting her little head up with a look of ’I’m doing this for you’ and said, "Brother Xi, I’m thinking of you. Imagine, if I really bought all the gifts for you, and Dad found out, would he let you off the hook? I’m afraid others wouldn’t be happy either."

Duan Xi casually wrapped his arm around her waist, lifted her up a bit, and playfully bit her small nose: "You’re tricking me!"

"No, Brother Xi, I truly have your best interests at heart." Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t even care about the pain in her nose, blinking her big eyes: "Look at my eyes, can you see? They’re full of sincerity!"

"Little trickster!" Duan Xi then bit her small mouth, originally just planning to give a peck, but once he touched her lips, he couldn’t bear to let go.

In the kitchen, Yang Tao had just prepared a dish and was ready to bring it out, but as soon as she stepped out, she saw this scene, and the foot she extended froze in mid-air.

Yang Tao had always known about the relationship between Ruan Jiaojiao and Duan Xi since they were young, but this was the first time she saw them being this intimate.

One big, one small, one handsome, one beautiful; there’s no picture more harmonious than this, it’s truly a visually pleasing sight.

She couldn’t bear to interrupt them or feel shy to come out, so she stood still at the door. Seeing her like this, Ruan Lei curiously followed to take a look, and unlike Yang Tao, he found it quite irritating, with the sole thought of stepping forward to separate them, but Yang Tao pinched him: "Can’t you read the room!"

"Ouch... Why are you so rough?" Ruan Lei rubbed his side that was pinched in grievance.

"What?" Yang Tao glared at him.

Ruan Lei grinned: "Nothing, since you’re my wife, I like being pinched by my wife."

"Bah! Shameless! Who’s your wife?" Yang Tao’s face turned slightly red.

"Of course, it’s you. Apart from you, there’s no one else; from start to finish, it’s always been you." Ruan Lei said.

Yang Tao’s face turned even redder; she rolled her eyes, but didn’t refute anymore.

One couple is in the living room, while another is at the kitchen door, both wrapped in pink bubbles; the only solitary soul stands by the gas stove thinking this is the greatest torment.

But during meal time, watching the four paired up, Yang Hong realized what it truly means to be the solitary soul!

After finishing the meal, when Ruan Jiaojiao suggested going to see a movie, Yang Hong, knowing his place, decided to stay behind, saying he had things to do and avoided further self-torture.

As New Year’s Eve approached, most people were on holiday, so the cinema was mostly packed, but with Yang Tao’s connections, the four of them managed to watch two movies in a row.

After the last movie, it was already past eleven, Ruan Jiaojiao kept yawning as she exited the cinema, Duan Xi half embraced her as they walked to the parking lot, and she closed her eyes once she sat in the car.

Duan Xi covered her with a spare blanket from the car, fastened her seatbelt, and just as he was about to start the car, he recalled something, glanced back through the rear-view mirror, and saw Ruan Lei and Yang Tao whispering without noticing him. He picked up the briefcase where Ruan Jiaojiao had stuffed a red envelope before, took out the money inside, and replaced it with ten bills from his own wallet.

"What’s the matter?" Ruan Lei in the back seat noticed Duan Xi had been keeping his head down and hadn’t started driving, so he asked.