"She's out."
In the corridor of the restroom, Wan Yunting leaned against the wall by the women's restroom door, watching Niu Qiuling emerge. "Let's talk," he said with a smile.
Niu Qiuling glanced at him with her almond-shaped eyes, wiping her hands as she walked out. "What is there to talk about..."
"Let's go."
Wan Yunting grabbed her arm and pulled her towards a small, casual balcony. Niu Qiuling flung his hand away. "Let go. What do I have to talk about with you?"
Wan Yunting, speechless, rolled his eyes at her, took out a cigarette, placed it in his mouth, and lit it with a lighter, taking a deep drag...
At this time, Niu Qiuling didn't leave either. She stood with her arms crossed, looking askance at Wan Yunting. Seeing him still smoking, she stomped her foot in anger and turned to leave...
"What are you rushing for?"
Wan Yunting grabbed her again, his face falling. "Don't you want to hear my explanation?"
"Hmph, what does it have to do with me..." Niu Qiuling shook off his hand and turned her face away, but she didn't leave.
Wan Yunting smiled and said, "You're right, my relationship with Ke'er is very complicated right now, and I don't know how to put it! As for the rumors about me and the chairman of Song Group these past two days, that's a complete misunderstanding, it was fabricated by someone intentionally."
Niu Qiuling turned back and glanced at him, snorting coldly, "Fang Yanxi, where's your ex-girlfriend? Do you dare say you aren't with her now?"
Wan Yunting was stunned. He looked at Niu Qiuling, realizing she was jealous of Fang Yanxi.
"Can't say?"
Seeing the man's silence, Niu Qiuling dropped her hands and said coldly, "You don't need to explain anything to me. We never had anything to begin with."
Wan Yunting was taken aback. He watched the girl leave after saying that and shook his head helplessly, continuing to smoke. He knew Niu Qiuling thought he had gotten back together with Fang Yanxi, which was why she was acting moody.
As for his feelings for Niu Qiuling, if he had to compare it with Fang Yanxi, Wan Yunting would definitely choose the latter...
"Xiao Wan, where did you go? Come over and drink."
Seeing Wan Yunting return, Pang Yuan immediately waved at him. "Old Ma is here."
Wan Yunting smiled as he approached Ma Zhendong, who was in police uniform. "Old Ma, why are you only arriving now? You have to fine yourself with three cups."
"Some criminals were transferred here today, so I couldn't attend the commendation ceremony."
Ma Zhendong picked up his wine glass and smiled, "Congratulations, Xiao Wan. The old man saw you receive the special honor medal on TV and was overjoyed. When are you going to visit the old man?"
"Okay, I'll go when I have time."
Wan Yunting also raised his wine glass, smiled, and clinked glasses with Ma Zhendong and Pang Yuan, downing it in one go.
Meanwhile, Niu Qiuling, sitting to the side, cast a resentful sidelong glance at Wan Yunting and then promptly got up and left.
Wan Yunting saw this and sighed slightly in his heart. He then sat down and continued drinking and chatting with Ma Zhendong and the others. Suddenly, Wan Yunting said to Pang Yuan, "I forgot to tell you something. Ye Jiao from Myanmar sent her daughter, Ye Manni, to us. Her flight arrives at 4 PM!"
"Oh."
Pang Yuan and Ma Zhendong exchanged glances with the other leaders. Wan Yunting had mentioned this matter to Ye Jiao in Myanmar before, and the police authorities had also agreed to this condition.
"Ye Jiao's condition is very clear," Wan Yunting said. "If we agree to let her daughter come to China, she will stop supplying drugs to our country!"
Pang Yuan and the other leaders nodded. "Regardless of whether Ye Jiao is sincere or not, her daughter coming to our country is a bargaining chip!"
"Moreover, her daughter is essentially good and has not been involved with Ye Jiao in drug dealings. We can agree to let her come and live in our country!"
"Yes, I agree."
The other leaders nodded, indicating no problem. Pang Yuan asked Wan Yunting, "Is Ye Jiao asking you to be responsible for taking care of her daughter?"
"Yes."
Wan Yunting nodded. "I'll pick her up this afternoon and arrange for her to stay at home. I'll ask her personally what she plans to do in our country first, and then make arrangements."
Pang Yuan nodded. "Alright, if there are any problems, feel free to tell us. We can meet her conditions."
"Okay."
Wan Yunting nodded and continued drinking with Pang Yuan and Ma Zhendong until two o'clock in the afternoon, when the celebration banquet dispersed.
Due to their duties, Pang Yuan, Ma Zhendong, and others couldn't drink too much, as they still had work to do after returning.
Wan Yunting directly called for a designated driver to take him back to his second brother's house. Wan Dongming and Wang Chulin, along with Wan'er, greeted him excitedly at the door. "Third brother is back! Why did you drink so much?"
Wan Yunting, holding two boxes and a certificate in his hands, smiled and said, "Can't be helped. I had to drink a few more cups with the leaders at the celebration banquet."
"Oh, today is a happy occasion, so you can drink as much as you want!" Wan Dongming patted Wan Yunting's shoulder, laughing happily.
"Third Uncle, what are you holding?"
Wan'er looked at the boxes and certificate in his hand. Wan Yunting gave her the certificate with a smile. "This is an award certificate that the police uncle gave to Third Uncle."
"Wow, the TV said Third Uncle is a big hero!"
Wan'er happily opened the certificate she was holding, but accidentally dropped it on the ground. Wang Chulin quickly picked it up, "Oh, Wan'er, why did you let it fall? This is your Third Uncle's honor certificate, you can't drop it on the ground, understand? Alright, Third Brother, you take it back, don't let her play with it randomly."
With the certificate returned by his second sister-in-law, Wan Yunting smiled, then returned to the living room sofa with his second brother and his wife. Wan Dongming opened the box, looking at the exquisite honor medal inside, which made the couple feel proud.
"By the way, second brother, I want to discuss something with you," Wan Yunting said soon after.
"What is it?"
Wan Dongming and Wang Chulin asked curiously.
Wan Yunting said seriously, "The daughter of a friend of mine is coming to Huadu this afternoon. I want to invite her to stay at our place for a couple of days. What do you think?"
Wan Dongming and Wang Chulin were stunned. They exchanged glances and then smiled, "Oh, I thought it was something important. It's just staying for a couple of days. If she wants to stay longer, she can. Let her come quickly, there's an empty room here."
Seeing that his second brother and sister-in-law had no objections, Wan Yunting smiled and nodded. "She won't arrive until 4 PM. After I settle her in, I'll move out of here."
"Yes, yes, you don't need to ask us. This is your home anyway," Wan Dongming said, shaking his legs and waving his hand with a smile.
Wan Yunting thought of something and said, "By the way, second brother, can you help me look for a better house in our Huadu city? Preferably a private residence, not too many people, in a place with a good environment."
Wan Dongming and Wang Chulin were surprised. "Third brother, are you moving out?"
Wan Yunting nodded and smiled, "I want to find a place with a good environment and quiet to live, so it will help me practice my skills every day."
But Wan Dongming said, "You go out to practice and run every day here anyway. Why do you have to move out? Besides, we..."
"Second brother, I didn't mean that."
Wan Yunting quickly waved his hand to stop his second brother, knowing he was overthinking it. He smiled, "It's not for any other reason, I just want to find a quieter place to facilitate my practice."
Wang Chulin said to Wan Dongming, "Third brother has been practicing in the yard at home recently and finds the aunties doing square dancing outside too noisy."
"Is that so?"
Wan Dongming had thought that Wan Yunting found it inconvenient to live there, hence the desire to move out.
"If you find a bigger place, you can also move in together then. We'll just be changing places," Wan Yunting said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll go look around later. You want a place with a good environment and quiet, right?" Wan Dongming no longer thought much about it.
"Yes, preferably private residences near Baiyun Mountain, close to nature," Wan Yunting stated his requirements.
Because practicing requires the Qi of heaven and earth, he thought of finding a place close to natural scenery, where the Qi would be stronger, which would be conducive to meditation and practicing internal energy, absorbing the Qi of heaven and earth...