Yu Xixi held his hand back, her face filled with unconcealable happiness.
"When can we leave?" Ye Chenhan asked.
The children were still in the car. If they insisted on waiting until the banquet ended, the children would likely come out of the car.
"Now?" Yu Xixi retorted.
Ye Chenhan raised an eyebrow and stood up from his chair. "Everyone, I apologize, but we have something to attend to and need to leave early. To avoid dampening the mood, I'll be paying for today's meal. I hope you all have a good time."
"Mr. Ye is so generous!"
"We're so lucky to be here with Xixi today."
Everyone teased them, and Yu Xixi leaned onto Ye Chenhan's shoulder bashfully.
As they left the restaurant, Yu Xixi looked at the three little heads leaning against the car window.
"Xixi!"
Tang Ze chased after them.
Ye Chenhan looked at him defensively.
"Is it convenient to talk alone?" Tang Ze looked at Yu Xixi.
"Chenhan is not an outsider. We can talk about anything here," Yu Xixi said.
Tang Ze looked at the affection between them and realized he had worried for nothing.
"You must tell me when you get married. With our relationship, I'll definitely give you a generous red envelope," Tang Ze said. "Mr. Ye, please don't bully her."
"Don't worry, I love her too much to even think about bullying her," Ye Chenhan said, hugging Yu Xixi tightly.
He should have been the one standing by her side, but it was too late now.
Tang Ze forced a smile. "Then I'll head back in."
"Yes, let's get together again next time," Yu Xixi said.
Watching Tang Ze leave, Ye Chenhan let out a cold snort from his nose.
"Unhappy?" Yu Xixi tilted her head up to look at him.
"Of course. Anyone can see his feelings for you. He wanted to talk to you privately just now. What, am I not a person?" Ye Chenhan became increasingly annoyed.
Gu Xiuyu alone was enough to upset him, and now Tang Ze had appeared. His girlfriend was simply a magnet, too popular.
No, he had to marry her as soon as possible.
Seeing Ye Chenhan pouting and his eyes rolling around, Yu Xixi teased him unceremoniously, "Compared to your admirers, you have far more than me. Back in the restaurant, all my old classmates were staring at you. If I, your official girlfriend, weren't there, you might have already received several confessions."
Ye Chenhan pinched her soft waist. "Don't talk about me. Your pursuers have even followed you out. They always want to replace me!"
The two bickered, playfully criticizing each other, neither willing to back down.
Getting into the car, Yu Xixi greeted the children enthusiastically.
"Little Aunt, Little Uncle was very sad when he didn't see you. You don't know, he was driving so fast we almost threw up," Xiao Ran slyly exposed Ye Chenhan's flaws in front of Yu Xixi.
While seemingly mocking him, it was actually his way of conveying Ye Chenhan's affection for her.
Yu Xixi looked at Ye Chenhan. "Really?"
"Of course. My girlfriend is so beautiful, I naturally have to be careful to prevent her from being snatched away," Ye Chenhan admitted frankly, openly displaying his love.
Yu Xixi didn't expect him to say that and playfully slapped his shoulder, "Shameless!"
"I don't need to be shameless in front of you," Ye Chenhan bent down to fasten her seatbelt.
The children behind them giggled, and the atmosphere in the car was exceptionally warm.
...
"Sir, we're almost there. However, there's traffic ahead. If you're not in a hurry, you can wait. If you are in a hurry, you can get off here," the driver said, looking back.
The cars ahead were lined up, and it looked like they wouldn't disperse for at least half an hour.
"I'll get off here," Di Mingjue paid the fare.
Walking a short distance forward, he stopped at a fork in the road. After a glance, he took out his phone to contact Xiao Wu.