Chapter 238 You really won't go in?

Chen Mo adjusted his glasses. "Historically speaking, custody is quite necessary."

Wang Qiang protested. "What about Brother Chen? Why doesn't Brother Chen need to be taken care of?"

Zhao Zixuan pointed to Li Chen's wardrobe. "Look closely, he's been taken over to the core area."

Wang Qiang glanced at the scarf, cup holder, and thermos in the cabinet and shut up.

Li Chen ignored them, sat down, and turned on his computer.

Chen Mo glanced at him. "Something's not right with you."

Li Chen: "What's wrong?"

"You didn't look at the project documents or check Wang Qiang's phone immediately after you came back, which means there was a higher priority issue."

Zhao Zixuan sat up straight. "Something else?"

Wang Qiang was nervous. "My sister-in-law found out I'm missing two words and wants to come check on me herself?"

Li Chen rubbed his temples. "No."

He paused.

"Yanxi's dad invited me to dinner tomorrow night."

The dormitory was silent for a second.

Wang Qiang slowly put down the vocabulary book.

"alone?"

"Um."

Zhao Zixuan clicked his tongue. "A father-in-law's affair."

Chen Mo immediately created a new document: "Interim Family Relationship Review".

Li Chen looked up. "Don't take notes."

Chen Mo stopped. "This is an important sample."

"delete."

Chen Mo sighed and silently closed the document.

Wang Qiang looked at him with awe. "Brother Chen, aren't you worried?"

Li Chen thought for a moment.

"Don't panic."

Wang Qiang didn't believe it. "That's Yan Xi's father."

Li Chen opened the tea information Yan Xi had sent and began checking the shop. "I've seen it before."

"Having met someone before is different from eating alone."

While looking at the prices, Li Chen said, "I haven't done anything wrong."

Zhao Zixuan nodded. "That's true."

Chen Mo added insult to injury. "Besides kidnapping someone's daughter."

Li Chen paused.

Wang Qiang immediately covered Chen Mo's mouth. "Old Chen, don't talk tonight, it will affect Brother Chen's mood for the banquet."

Li Chen was not affected.

He looked at the various teas on the screen, feeling quite at ease.

If Yan Zhen really wanted to interrogate him, he would have done so long ago.

Tomorrow's meal will feel more like a father bypassing his daughter to confirm some things privately.

What do you want to confirm?

Is Yan Xi doing well by his side?

Did he treat Yan Xi seriously?

Li Chen sent two of them to Yan Xi.

Yan Xi replied quickly.

[The second one.]

Li Chen made the payment.

He only replied to Wang Qiang after the order was successfully placed.

"You can go back to Linduo now."

Wang Qiang immediately perked up. "Return to what?"

Li Chen glanced at the draft he had written.

I memorized it, though not very well, but I didn't slack off.

Li Chen nodded. "This one."

After sending the message, Wang Qiang sat down in his chair and started shaking his leg.

Chen Mo looked at Li Chen. "Do you need to prepare your talking points for tomorrow?"

Li Chen closed the webpage. "No need."

Why?

Li Chen put his phone on the table.

"When dining with elders, conversation skills are useless."

He paused.

"Just be sincere."

Chen Mo looked at him and suddenly didn't refute him.

Zhao Zixuan laughed. "Not bad, Brother Chen, you've got the air of a good son-in-law."

Wang Qiang received Lin Duo's reply just then and jumped up excitedly.

She said I was very serious.

Zhao Zixuan: "Sit down."

Chen Mo: "Don't shake your legs."

Li Chen: "Give me your phone."

Wang Qiang's expression froze. "Why?"

Li Chen reached out his hand.

"I need to see Yan Zhen tomorrow night. I won't deal with any unexpected romantic incidents tonight."

Wang Qiang handed over the machine with tears in his eyes.

Li Chen locked his phone in the drawer and glanced down at the address Yan Xi had just sent him.

It's not the Yan family manor.

It is a privately-run restaurant.

Yan Xi added another sentence afterward.

My mom doesn't know.

Li Chen stared at the sentence and finally raised an eyebrow.

Yan Zhen made the appointment with Luo Yun behind Luo Yun's back this time.

"Stop looking, go inside."

……

The next evening, Yan Xi parked her car on the side of the road and watched as Li Chen checked the tea packaging for the third time before finally speaking.

Li Chen put the box back in the bag. "I just made sure it wasn't crushed."

"You confirmed this five minutes ago."

"The car just went over a speed bump."

Yan Xi looked at him.

Li Chen shut up.

He wasn't nervous at all.

But this lack of tension doesn't mean he can be careless.

Yan Zhen invited Luo Yun to dinner alone, and he made a point of not letting Luo Yun know.

There might not be a knife inside.

But there's definitely something to say.

Yan Xi reached out, pulled out a small wrinkle from the collar of his coat, and then pressed it back down.

"Alright."

Li Chen looked at her. "You really aren't going up?"

He said he didn't need me to come with him.

"You listened very thoroughly."

Yan Xi said calmly, "I'm nearby."

Li Chen smiled.

He knew it.

How could Yan Xi possibly completely ignore it?

"How close?"

"Downstairs from the private room where you're eating."

Li Chen: "..."

What's the difference between this and just being there for someone?

Yan Xi said calmly, "The difference is that he can't see me."

Li Chen couldn't help but chuckle.

Yan Xi looked at him. "What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing," Li Chen said. "I just think your dad might keep quiet if he knew."

"unimportant."

Li Chen nodded. "He's not important."

Yan Xi paused for a moment.

Li Chen immediately added: "In front of you."

Only then did she let him go.

Li Chen pushed open the door and got out of the car.

A cold wind blew, and he bent down and pulled his scarf in a little.

Yan Xi rolled down the car window. "Li Chen."

"Um?"

"Don't drink alcohol."

"Know."

"What if he lets you drink it?"

"I said you wouldn't allow it."

Yan Xi was satisfied.

"Go in."

Li Chen carried the tea leaves into the private restaurant.

The people at the entrance had clearly made arrangements beforehand; they led the way as soon as they saw him.

The private room is at the far end of the second floor.

When the door opened, Yan Zhen was already sitting inside.

He was dressed more casually today than he is at home, but the oppressive feeling was still there.

There was tea on the table, but no wine.

Li Chen mentally marked Yan Xi as worthy of recognition.

She said she wouldn't drink, so Yan Zhen didn't even offer any alcohol.

Yan Zhen looked up at him. "You're here."

Li Chen went in and placed the tea leaves on the table next to him.

"uncle."

Yan Zhen glanced at the bag. "Why did you bring anything?"

It's impolite to come empty-handed.

"Who taught you that?"

"My mom," Li Chen said.

Yan Zhen didn't nitpick anymore, he simply pointed to the person opposite him. "Sit."

Li Chen sat down.

The waiter came in to serve the food, then quietly left.

After the door to the private room was closed, only two people remained inside.

Yan Zhen picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Li Chen didn't speak first.

In this situation, it would be easy for him to appear hasty if he took the initiative to speak.

Yan Zhen didn't say anything, so he waited.

After waiting for about half a minute, Yan Zhen put down his teacup.

Aren't you going to ask me why I contacted you?

Li Chen: "You can speak when you want to."

Yan Zhen looked at him and suddenly snorted.

"Much more composed than when I first met you."

Li Chen thought about it seriously. "The first time was alright too."

Yan Zhen looked up.

Li Chen added, "It was mainly because your aura was too strong that time."

Yan Zhen's lips twitched, as if he wanted to laugh, but he suppressed it.

"Don't flatter him."

"The truth."

Yan Zhen did not continue the topic.

He picked up his chopsticks. "Let's eat."

Li Chen also picked up his chopsticks.

There weren't many dishes, just four dishes and a soup.

The food was light and bland, avoiding anything Yan Xi wouldn't eat.

Li Chen glanced at it and understood what was going on.

Yan Zhen told Yan Xi that she didn't need to accompany him.

We ordered the food according to Yan Xi's usual habits.

This meal wasn't just for him.

It's more like Yan Zhen habitually includes his daughter in his calculations, even when she's not around.

Yan Zhen picked up a piece of fish and suddenly asked, "How's Xiao Xi doing at school lately?"