Chapter 383: Birthday Party without the Protagonist (5500)
Xiaoyuan spent the entire day thinking about what gift to give Liang Qingyun.
She even thought about asking him on WeChat, but when she thought about it carefully, if you are giving someone a birthday present and you ask them in advance, doesn't it seem that you are insincere?
It wasn't until she got off work that she finally thought of what gift to give.
"Alright, alright, go back and rest early." Seeing that it was time to get off work, Chen Qingrong came over and started to chase people away. "There is always work to be done. You are still young. Having a good body is more important than anything else."
"Well, Li Na, don't worry. Mr. Tang will let you in for a moment."
"Okay Mr. Chen."
Li Na got up and went to Tang Xiaoru's office.
Others also got up and left one after another.
Before Gao Qiang left, he wanted to say something to Chen Qingrong, but when he saw Xiao Yuan had gone there first, he hesitated and didn't come over to disturb her.
"Mr. Chen."
"What's wrong?" Chen Qingrong looked at her and asked.
Xiao Yuan asked weakly, "I suddenly remembered that I don't have an evening gown or something like that. Can you talk to Mr. Tang and lend me one?"
Chen Qingrong was stunned. "You want to wear an evening gown to attend Mr. Liang's birthday party? Does it need to be so grand?"
Xiao Yuan scratched her head, "Is it not necessary? But I saw that's how it was described in those female-oriented novels."
Chen Qingrong said with a smile, "You really have read too many novels. This is not necessary at all. Just wear a set of clothes that you feel comfortable in. There is no need to be so formal, otherwise others will think you are going to marry Liang Qingyun tonight."
Xiao Yuan blushed and muttered, "What marriage? I, I was just misled by the novel. But, since you said so, I won't say anything."
"Wait, have you thought of a gift?"
"Think about it."
"What is it?" Chen Qingrong asked tentatively, "Are you really going to give yourself to him?"
"That's not true!" Xiao Yuan stamped her feet anxiously, "Hey, stop gossiping."
Chen Qingrong said with a smile, "Okay, I won't gossip anymore. You can go back first. It takes a lot of time for you women to change clothes and put on makeup."
Xiao Yuan asked hesitantly, "Then I won't stay and lock the door tonight?"
Chen Qingrong shook his head. "No, I'll lock it myself later. Go back and be careful on the road."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye-Bye."
Xiaoyuan picked up her bag and left.
At this time, Tang Xiaoru and Li Na also walked out while talking.
She glanced at Chen Qingrong, then said to Li Na, "Okay, Li Na, just remember what I told you. Just give me a form before you get off work tomorrow. Go back."
"Okay, Mr. Tang. Goodbye, Mr. Tang. Goodbye, Mr. Chen."
"Goodbye."
Li Na also left.
Tang Xiaoru then walked straight to Chen Qingrong, naturally took his arm and said, "Let's go to the luxury store. The watch and tie I ordered for Mr. Liang are ready. Let's go get them."
Chen Qingrong asked, "How much did it cost?"
Tang Xiaoru rolled her eyes at him and said, "You're such a stingy person, so don't ask this question, or you might get a myocarditis attack."
"Hiss, to this extent?" Chen Qingrong's mouth twitched, "Then I won't ask anymore."
After leaving the company, Chen Qingrong drove Tang Xiaoru to a high-end department store and found this luxury store.
Tang Xiaoru showed her membership card and took away her tie and watch.
She said, "We are a family, so this gift is from us together."
"Okay." Chen Qingrong nodded. "Let's go home and change our clothes first. I'll put on my super expensive suit, and you put on your super dignified and elegant dress. Let's dazzle other people's eyes tonight."
Tang Xiaoru rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, "Get out of my way, please don't steal the limelight from the protagonist. Just wear your ordinary suit and I'll just wear an ordinary dress."
"That's fine. Anyway, my wife has a model figure. She looks good in anything she wears."
"Humph."
Tang Xiaoru pouted proudly, but her eyes were shining with joy.
There is no woman who doesn't like to be praised.
Even if they say they don't like it, they are still happy in their hearts.
Chen Qingrong stared at her expectantly.
After being stared at for more than ten seconds, Tang Xiaoru couldn't help but ask, "Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?"
Chen Qingrong was quite dissatisfied, "I was waiting for you to praise me. I have already praised you, shouldn't you praise me in return?"
Tang Xiaoru said helplessly, "Okay, okay, my husband is also the most handsome, even more handsome than Tony Leung Chiu Wai, are you satisfied?"
"You can't say that." Chen Qingrong shook his head seriously. "Tony Leung is the most handsome in my heart. I have no right to be more handsome than him. I am just a little more handsome than the likes of Daniel Wu and Eddie Peng."
"Hiss, you said that. If you get beaten up by their fans, I won't help you."
"We are all civilized people, who would hit others?"
"..."
You are so civilized!
……
The birthday party starts at 8 o'clock tonight, which means they just need to arrive before 8 o'clock.
After returning home, the couple picked out two sets of clothes to change into.
Tang Xiaoru has the style of an intellectual beauty, and the butterfly hairpin in her hair given to her by Chen Qingrong adds a bit of incongruous playfulness.
As for Chen Qingrong...
You can tell it's not a dog.
"Have you taken everything you need?" Chen Qingrong asked casually as he sat on a chair and started putting on his socks.
Tang Xiaoru hummed and smiled, "Actually there's nothing to take, just gifts, cell phones, car keys, house keys and the like."
"Why didn't you put on your high heels?"
"High heels are simple. I can just put them on when I go out. I don't need to wear socks when I wear high heels. It's not as troublesome as you." Tang Xiaoru said, looking at Chen Qingrong's feet, and said with some disdain, "Hubby, your feet are so ugly."
Chen Qingrong's feet are size 42. If you say they are big, they are not that big. The problem is that his feet are not delicate, especially the heels are relatively thick, which makes his feet look bloated.
Chen Qingrong said nonchalantly, "It's okay. You're not a foot fetishist anyway. It doesn't matter how ugly my feet are."
Tang Xiaoru continued to be disgusted, "Don't think that you can be alright just by being so bad. And your hands are not the long and slender type. Hey, now I find that you have so many flaws."
"Really?" Chen Qingrong put on his leather shoes and looked up at her. "With all my shortcomings, do you still love me?"
Tang Xiaoru tilted her head slightly and smiled, "I don't love you anymore, so what?"
"Okay, I love you too."
"Hey, I said I don't love you anymore."
"I know, I know. You love me to the point of obsession. You love me so much that you want me to stay inside forever. I know. Don't say any more. I'll be embarrassed if you say any more."
"???"
"Do you know how to write the word 'shy'?"
Tang Xiaoru laughed out of anger and didn't bother with him. She pulled him up, used him as a human support, and put on her high heels.
She was not short to begin with, and when she put on these five-centimeter high heels, visually she was even taller than Chen Qingrong.
This is where women have the advantage.
As long as they are not the kind of fat women who are growing sideways, most normal women will look a little taller than men when standing next to them who are not much taller than them.
The premise is that the gap is not particularly large.
If the man is 2 meters tall and the woman is only meters tall, then no matter what visual effect is used, it is impossible for the woman to look taller than the man.
"When you put on high heels, your whole temperament changes."
Chen Qingrong looked at Tang Xiaoru, opened the door while speaking, and walked out with her hand, while Tang Xiaoru was holding a gift.
Tang Xiaoru chuckled and said, "What temperament has changed? Am I still myself?"
Chen Qingrong shook his head and said seriously, "It's different. When you don't wear high heels, you look very approachable. But once you put on high heels, especially when you frown and put on a stern face, wow, that sense of oppression comes up."
"Really?" Tang Xiaoru smiled for a second, then immediately stopped smiling, frowned, and said, "Chen Qingrong, why don't you hand in the revised plan quickly? If you keep procrastinating every day, what's the point of the company keeping someone like you?"
Chen Qingrong was startled, raised his right hand and saluted, "Yes Madam!"
Tang Xiaoru burst into laughter, so charming and charming, "So, are you dreaming about the time when you were in the Chenzhu Design Department?"
Chen Qingrong wiped the sweat from his forehead pretentiously, "You know what, it's really a throwback to my youth, but to be honest, I don't hate your strong look just now." Tang Xiaoru pouted, "I've seen it a long time ago, you just have a special fetish, are you a D or an M?"
"What are you talking about!" Chen Qingrong's face flushed red, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and he argued angrily, "I don't understand what you mean at all, stop talking nonsense, please speak Chinese!"
"Hehehe."
Tang Xiaoru sneered, pressed the elevator button and went downstairs with him.
After driving out of the garage, Chen Qingrong asked her, "Is there any latest news from Ouyang Wanlong? Have you asked Aunt Lian?"
Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "I'm embarrassed to keep asking him, but it doesn't matter whether he gets into trouble or not. Anyway, the people in Chenzhu are already in turmoil, especially the top management. Today I contacted a few top managements who I had a good personal relationship with before and revealed the news to them. In particular, I sent them the chat records between Qi Long and me, and they also expressed their willingness to talk to me."
"After all, the building is about to collapse, and most of the management are in their thirties. If they lose their jobs at this time, they will not have the open-minded mentality of young people in their twenties."
Chen Qingrong smiled and said, "Well done, Xiaoru. Although the method is a bit despicable, we are treating him in his own way."
"How despicable! I haven't used even more despicable tricks." Tang Xiaoru smiled.
Chen Qingrong blushed and said weakly, "In fact, I still have many more despicable tricks that I haven't used on you yet."
Tang Xiaoru widened her beautiful eyes, "We are talking about business wars, what are you talking about? You are such a shameless man, thinking about that kind of thing all day long!"
Chen Qingrong lowered his head in shame after being scolded by her.
Tang Xiaoru suddenly changed the subject, "This is not the most disgusting thing. What makes me feel the most disgusting is that we have been together for such a long time, and you are still hiding something. Don't you not trust me? Tonight, use all those dirty tricks you have hidden before. I want to see what you have hidden."
Chen Qingrong raised his head again.
I'm not talking about the head on the neck.
……
Liang Qingyun’s birthday party was held in a manor in their family’s home.
Most of the invited guests were his friends and his parents' friends, so there were quite a lot of people and the whole hall was bustling with activity.
After Chen Qingrong and Tang Xiaoru arrived, they parked the car first, then walked hand in hand onto the red carpet and entered the hall.
"Brother Erhu, sister-in-law." Liang Qingyun was chatting with his friends. When he saw them coming, he put down his red wine glass and walked over with a smile.
"Happy birthday."
Chen Qingrong gave him a big hug.
Tang Xiaoru handed him the gift with a smile, "Happy birthday, this is the birthday gift Qingrong and I picked for you, I hope you like it."
Liang Qingyun took it cheerfully and said with a smile, "I like it, I like it. I like any gift you give me. By the way, let me introduce my parents to you. This way, please."
"it is good."
Led by Liang Qingyun, Chen Qingrong and his friends came to a graceful middle-aged couple.
The man is Liang Qingyun’s father, Liang Hao, the chairman of Haoda Real Estate, and the woman is Mrs. Liang.
"Mom and Dad, this is Brother Erhu, a good friend I met when you sent me to my hometown when I was a child. This is Brother Erhu's fiancée, Tang Xiaoru. Brother Erhu, sister-in-law, this is my parents."
"Hello, Mr. Liang, and Mrs. Liang."
The young couple greeted each other quickly.
Liang Hao laughed, "Hello, I've heard Qingyun mention you several times. Today you finally get to see me. Eat and drink well tonight."
"Okay okay."
After a few polite words, Liang Hao and his wife went to entertain other people.
Although it was his son’s birthday party, it was also an important social venue for those who came.
Liang Qingyun brought Chen Qingrong and the others to the buffet table, poured them wine, and gave them desserts.
Chen Qingrong said, "I won't drink it. I'll just drink a beverage. I still have to drive."
"Oh, yes, look at my brain, I really forgot about this matter. Don't drink and drive, don't drink." Liang Qingyun slapped his forehead, handed the red wine to Tang Xiaoru first, and poured a glass of grape juice for Chen Qingrong.
After Chen Qingrong took it, he asked curiously, "Is Xiaoyuan not here yet?"
Liang Qingyun shook his head. "Not yet. I'm also curious. It's already eight o'clock. Why hasn't she come yet? Did she stand me up?"
Chen Qingrong said, "That's not the case. I know Xiaoyuan. She won't easily break her promise. I guess your manor is too big and she got lost. Why don't you go out and pick her up and look for her?"
"That makes sense. I'll excuse myself now. Please enjoy your meal."
"Yeah, go ahead."
Liang Qingyun went out first.
Tang Xiaoru asked Chen Qingrong, "Why did you think of asking Mr. Liang to go out and look for Xiaoyuan? Did you know that Xiaoyuan had already arrived?"
Chen Qingrong took out his phone and showed it to her. "Xiaoyuan sent me a WeChat message just now. She said she has arrived, but she is a little stage-frightened and doesn't dare to come in."
"I see." Tang Xiaoru suddenly realized, "So that's why you asked Mr. Liang to pick her up?"
"Well, if you are a matchmaker, you have to stick to it."
"Tsk, cheers."
"cheers."
As for Liang Qingyun on the other side, he went outside the hall and looked around in the garden outside, then left the manor. Finally, he saw a familiar figure squatting under a street lamp.
He hurried over and called out tentatively, "Miss Fang?"
The familiar figure moved, then slowly stood up, "Mr. Liang?"
"It's really you. Why are you staying here instead of going in?" Liang Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief and came to her.
When I looked closely, I found that Xiaoyuan had deliberately worn a student-like dress today, white shoes and socks, a black bag on her arm, and light makeup on her face. Under the white light of the street lamp, her big eyes were twinkling.
Xiao Yuan said embarrassedly, "I, I've thought about it carefully, I still don't want to go in. After all, except you and Brother Chen, I don't know anyone else. It feels, so awkward."
"By the way, this gift, I, I'll give it to you."
She hesitated for a moment, then took off the black bag from her arm and handed it to Liang Qingyun.
She also reminded, "The real gift is inside. This bag is just used to hold it."
"What is it?" Liang Qingyun wanted to open it curiously.
Unexpectedly, Xiaoyuan quickly stopped him and said nervously, "I, you can watch it after I leave, don't watch it in front of me."
"what?"
"I, I'm leaving first. Happy birthday to you. Good night."
Xiao Yuan didn't even give Liang Qingyun a chance to speak. After saying this, she turned around and ran away.
"Hey, Miss Fang!" Liang Qingyun took two steps forward before stopping. He hesitated for a moment, opened the bag, and found a postcard and a batch of handmade cookies inside.
The postcard seemed to be hand-painted. Liang Qingyun recognized at a glance that it was his face, and he was looking very cocky, making the scissors hand gesture and blinking.
He turned it over and saw a line of words written on the back.
"Happy birthday, be happy every day!"
There is a hand-drawn heart behind the words.
Liang Qingyun touched the worthless postcard, took out the cookies, opened the package and smelled them. He felt a refreshing and warm feeling in his heart.
So he made a crazy decision.
……
Ten minutes later, in the lobby of the manor, Liang Hao received a phone call, looked at his wife helplessly, and then walked downstairs.
He clapped his hands and said loudly, "Everyone, please gather towards me."
The people at the scene quickly gathered together.
Liang Hao smiled helplessly, "I have some news to tell you. My son was going to play a piano piece he composed for everyone at tonight's birthday party, but just now, he called me capriciously. He said that compared to playing the piano here, he would rather spend his birthday with the girl who is more important to him. So, there will be no protagonist at tonight's birthday party."
Liang Qingyun ran away?
The people present looked at each other.
This is the first time they have seen a birthday party without the birthday boy.
Chen Qingrong and Tang Xiaoru looked at each other, and they both had the answer in their minds at the same time.
Did he go to look for Xiaoyuan?
Then he was in tears and laughed at the same time.
You told me what happened.
Liang Hao was a little embarrassed, and said, "The brat asked me to say sorry to everyone, and everyone didn't mind. Let's continue playing music and have fun."
Thanks to Yang Yu Xinxin for the monthly ticket, thank you to Tang Meng Shaozhu for the monthly ticket, thank you to 20220113 for the monthly ticket, thank you to Xue Dao Shura for the monthly ticket, thank you to 20221218 for the monthly ticket, thank you to Xue Dao Shura for the reward, thank you everyone
(End of this chapter)
