Chapter 282: Chapter 174: You Really Are Hungry

Gao Yuan took the two of them straight out for dinner. Instead of driving, the three of them walked out of the residential complex to find a small, nearby restaurant.

Thanks to No.1 Courtyard being a relatively high-end complex, the food at the nearby small restaurants was all pretty good.

This time, Gao Yuan really did choose the Shaxian Grand Hotel.

Gao Yuan chose a bowl of scallion oil noodles. It had been a long time since he’d last had them. There used to be a Shaxian County snack shop outside his old school, and he would run over to eat a bowl every time class let out for lunch.

Even after moving to the South, a Northerner can’t shake his love of noodles.

Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing chose the clay pot potato noodles.

Girls tend to prefer this type of noodle, maybe because of the slippery texture.

After a simple dinner, the three of them weren’t in a hurry to go home. Instead, they took a walk together just outside the complex.

"Honey, are you happy with life right now?"

Lin Wanyu hooked her arm through Gao Yuan’s. He grasped her small hand and tucked it into his down jacket. Suddenly, she peeked up at him and asked.

"Of course, I am!"

Gao Yuan playfully tickled the palms of both Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing.

"It feels like time has been passing so slowly lately, and every day has been so fulfilling."

At that moment, Lin Wanyu also thought about everything that had happened since she and Gao Yuan met.

"Honey, why don’t you tell us about your ex-girlfriend!"

Lin Wanyu suddenly remembered the ex-girlfriend of Gao Yuan’s they had run into. At the time, she’d been so focused on angering the woman that she completely forgot to ask Gao Yuan about their story.

"Her?"

As they walked, Gao Yuan told them the story of what had happened with his ex-girlfriend.

He not only told them about his ex-girlfriend Zhang Ke, but he recounted every relationship he’d had since college.

In the process, Gao Yuan didn’t just speak ill of them; he also analyzed his own faults.

But Lin Wanyu was fuming when he finished. Her delicate eyebrows shot upward, and her eyes blazed with anger.

"Those girls were so out of line!"

"If you’re dating someone, just date them! Why bring houses and cars into it?"

"If you can’t even get the dating part right, how are you supposed to get married!"

Gao Yuan gave a bitter smile. That was true in principle, but his previous girlfriends had all been girls from ordinary families. They couldn’t be as unconcerned with material things as Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing.

The two of them could afford to focus only on emotions because they already had a material foundation. Ordinary girls couldn’t do the same; for them, marriage was a lifelong commitment tied to the practicalities of putting food on the table.

Besides, who wouldn’t want to live a life free from material worries?

"I wasn’t as mature back then, either. The fact that the relationships didn’t work out was also partly my fault."

Lin Wanyu gave Gao Yuan a meaningful look, clicking her tongue. "Honey, you’re still defending them even now. You don’t still want to rekindle an old flame, do you?"

Gao Yuan’s mouth curved into a wry smile. He pulled a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a slow drag. "Time doesn’t flow backward," he said softly. "What’s in the past should stay in the past."

"Are you trying to say there’s someone even better waiting for you up ahead?"

Lin Wanyu skipped in front of Gao Yuan, looking at him with a playful gaze.

"That’s not it at all."

"I won’t stop moving forward, so I won’t be reliving old dreams."

"As for what the future holds, who knows? What’s wrong with living in the moment?"

Gao Yuan smiled and shook his head. He meant this for Lin Wanyu, but also for Li Mengqing.

When Lin Wanyu heard Gao Yuan, her lips curled into a smirk, but her expression remained indignant.

"If it were me, I’d take my two beautiful girlfriends and go rub it in their faces."

"Exactly!"

"I also think those girls’ values are all wrong."

Li Mengqing chimed in.

Gao Yuan dangled the cigarette from his lips, put his arms around Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing’s shoulders, and continued walking. "Getting angry over meaningless people is the most meaningless thing of all."

The three of them walked a loop around the complex and returned home.

By the time Gao Yuan had changed his clothes and returned to the living room, he saw that a decanter had appeared on the living room table, already filled with red wine.

"What’s this? Feel like having a drink today?"

Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing pushed Gao Yuan down onto the sofa. "We haven’t had a drink in so long. Let’s just have a little bit tonight."

"You’ll be the main one drinking. The two of us will just keep you company for a little while."

After saying this, the two of them went to the bedroom to change.

Gao Yuan chuckled and poured himself a glass of wine.

It really had been a while since he’d had a drink, especially with Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing.

Swirling the red wine in his glass, Gao Yuan couldn’t help but think back to the times the three of them had drunk together.

But that clearly wasn’t an option today. Both of them were on their periods, so they really could only have a small taste and nothing more.

Soon, Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing returned to the living room, having changed their clothes.

Because the weather had gotten colder, they were both wearing thick loungewear. While they didn’t look as sexy as before, it gave Gao Yuan a stronger feeling of home.

"Let’s drink today’s wine today!"

The three of them raised their glasses and clinked them together.

The two women both took a small sip, while Gao Yuan downed his half-glass of red wine in one go.

After drinking for a while, Lin Wanyu’s hand caressed Gao Yuan’s body. "Honey, have you been hungry lately?"

Feeling the movement of Lin Wanyu’s hand, Gao Yuan knew she wasn’t asking if his stomach was hungry.

The three of them had just finished dinner, and besides, Lin Wanyu wasn’t caressing Gao Yuan’s stomach.

"Not hungry!"

"Love and romance will only get in the way of me wielding my Dragon-Slaying Saber."

Gao Yuan naturally wouldn’t say he was hungry. Besides, he’d just had a taste of Tongtong that morning; how could he be hungry again so soon?

"Really?"

Lin Wanyu didn’t seem to believe him. Her thumb and forefinger gave a few gentle pinches.

"You’re not being honest, are you, honey~"

Feeling the change in Gao Yuan’s body, Lin Wanyu gave a very sly smile.

"It’s a natural reaction."

"This wouldn’t be happening if you weren’t messing around!"

Gao Yuan gave a bitter smile. ’How could this be my fault?’

’I was just drinking my wine quietly, not getting handsy at all. Lin Wanyu was the one who provoked me. Am I not even allowed to have a reaction?’

"Heh heh."

Lin Wanyu drained the red wine in her glass in one gulp and leaned close to Gao Yuan’s ear, whispering something.

The moment she said it, Gao Yuan instantly sat bolt upright.

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