half thorns, half joy

At that moment, a very inappropriate word flashed through Cai Lin's head—a glance at ten thousand years.

Of course it is not lingering, but tangled and embarrassing.

When she looked over, Deng Langyue happened to look over too, her eyes met, and neither of them had much emotion on their faces.

But in Cai Lin's heart, there was already an uproar.

She never thought that she would meet Deng Langyue here, and the two of them would be so close.

Tang Xuan also noticed Cai Lin's sudden abnormality. She followed Cai Lin's line of sight and was slightly taken aback.

No wonder...

Deng Langyue also saw Tang Xuan, and he nodded slightly as a greeting.

Tang Xuan was startled again, then nodded in response.

Cai Lin, who was clamoring to listen to gossip, suddenly became dumb when she saw Deng Langyue. She looked down at the table and remained motionless.

Tang Xuan knew that this would not work, so she pretended to be nonchalant and said to Cai Lin, "By the way, your brother is with a model, and he should come over later."

"Ah...really." Cai Lin said in a muffled voice, absent-mindedly replied, and then got up suddenly, "I'll go see if my brother is here."

After speaking, without waiting for Tang Xuan's reaction, she hurriedly left her seat.

That anxious look, as if someone wanted to catch her.

After Cai Lin left, Tang Xuan naturally looked at Deng Langyue's reaction, only to see Deng Langyue looking in the direction Cai Lin left, her eyes seemed a little hurt.

But soon, he looked away again and went to play with his phone.

Tang Xuan was tempted for a while, wondering if she was wrong.

Within a few minutes, Cai Jinyu came over.The one with Cai Jinyu was the model she met in the dressing room earlier.

"There should be a spare seat here." Cai Jinyu scanned around and sat down with the model.The model sat in Cai Lin's seat.

Tang Xuan glanced at Cai Jinyu and the model's clasped hands, and smiled helplessly.

"Where's Linlin?" Cai Jinyu asked.

"I just went out to look for you. Didn't you see her?" Tang Xuan noticed that when Cai Jinyu asked, she glanced at Deng Langyue diagonally across from the corner of her eye, intentionally or unintentionally, with a lot of vigilance and precaution in her eyes.

Cai Jinyu hummed, then suddenly approached Tang Xuan, and asked in a low voice next to Tang Xuan's ear, "What's going on? Why is Deng Langyue sitting at our table?"

Tang Xuan shook her head. She wanted to say that she didn't know. Deng Langyue was already there when she came, but when she saw Cai Jinyu was so nervous, she said, "The organizer arranged it. We all sit according to our seats." of."

"It's never been arranged like this before, it's on purpose." Cai Jinyu complained dissatisfied.

Tang Xuan smiled, but didn't answer.

In fact, she also found it quite strange. Didn't Deng Langyue hurt her leg? Why did she come to this dinner party?Besides, with so many seats, why is Deng Langyue at their table?
To say it's a coincidence, it's really too coincidental.

But if it wasn't a coincidence, why would Deng Langyue do this?

unless……

Tang Xuan didn't continue to think about it. Sometimes, the things between two people don't make much sense no matter how much others think about it.

As the arriving people took their seats one after another, the dinner began.

The organizer first came to the stage to give a speech, thanked him, reviewed it, and looked forward to it.

Then, a little singer came on stage to perform, and the waiters shuttled between the dining tables and began to serve the food.

Tang Xuan had already got to know Xiao Zihan before coming. The dinner was divided into three stages. The first stage was dinner, the second stage was an auction, and the second stage was a reception.

After serving several dishes, Cai Lin arrived late.

Her original seat was next to Tang Xuan, but Cai Jinyu brought a female companion over and sat there.

Until this moment, the whole table suddenly realized that there was only one empty seat beside Deng Langyue.

It was so subtle that the seat was empty, and the faces of several people including Cai Jinyu suddenly changed.

"Linlin, why are you here? Come here quickly and sit here!" On the other side of the empty seat was an elder Cai Lin knew well.Seeing Cai Lin standing abruptly, she hurriedly and enthusiastically asked Cai Lin to sit down.

In front of such a table of people, Cai Lin was too embarrassed to refuse, and besides, few people here knew about the entanglement between her and Deng Langyue. She didn't want to sit there, but it would make people suspicious.

Cai Lin hesitated for two seconds, then sat down with a smile.

"Linlin..." Cai Jinyu's face darkened immediately, as if she was about to stand up.

"Hey, this shrimp is delicious." Tang Xuan didn't give Cai Jinyu this chance, she stretched out her chopsticks to grab the shrimp in front of Cai Jinyu, and winked at Cai Jinyu.

Cai Jinyu understood Tang Xuan's meaning, and unwillingly swallowed back what she almost blurted out.

The model on the side didn't understand the undercurrent in front of her at all. Seeing Cai Jinyu's face change, she asked in confusion, "Jinyu, what's wrong with you?"

"...Nothing." Cai Jinyu's answer was unusually cold, not as considerate and gentle as before.

He was angry with the model, if it wasn't for the model to take Cai Lin's seat, then Cai Lin wouldn't have to sit next to Deng Langyue.

Why are you so sloppy!

The color is so dizzy, he completely forgot about this just now!

The model was shut down and couldn't laugh anymore.

Tang Xuan and the model didn't know each other at all, so she didn't plan to do anything about it.She quietly paid attention to Cai Lin and Deng Langyue.

The seat next to Deng Langyue was originally occupied by someone, but just before Cai Lin came back, that person suddenly changed to another table.

Tang Xuan believed that this must not be a coincidence.

So she was very curious, what is this Deng Langyue trying to do after putting in so much effort?

……

Cai Lin felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. If it wasn't for the makeup on her face, she would have blushed from embarrassment.

Recalling the last time she met Deng Langyue, it was still in the hospital ward, she was ridiculed by Deng Langyue, and then left angrily.

Just thinking back to that day, Cai Lin felt aggrieved.

She didn't know how to eat, and mechanically put vegetables into her mouth. It was a top-notch banquet, and she had no taste at all in her mouth.

Deng Langyue didn't take the initiative to talk to Cai Lin either. He didn't eat much. Most of the time, he was playing with his mobile phone, as if he was sending messages to someone.

Because they were sitting very close, Cai Lin didn't have to pay attention, she noticed everything.Seeing Deng Langyue holding the phone with all her attention, she thought of the time when Deng Langyue sent her a text message, and now that Deng Langyue's chat partner had become someone else, her heart felt sour again.

During several singing and dancing performances, the banquet gradually came to an end.

Cai Lin had something on her mind, and she lost her appetite after eating, so she began to drink one cup after another. After several glasses of wine, her ears and neck turned slightly red.

After the last dish was served, the organizer came on stage and spoke on the phone again, inviting everyone to move to the auction hall next door.

At this moment, a man with a wine glass came over and started chatting with Cai Jinyu.

Because the other party is a senior, Cai Jinyu could only stand up and communicate with the other party politely and respectfully.

When the man asked Cai Jinyu to move to another place, implying that there was something inconvenient to say, Cai Jinyu looked at Cai Lin worriedly, and reluctantly agreed.

Cai Jinyu came here on behalf of the Cai family. There are many seniors here, so he can't act recklessly.

Then, everyone got up one after another, and the crowd rushed to the auction hall slowly and orderly.Tang Xuan also followed Xiao Zihan to the auction hall side by side.

After walking a few steps, she looked back at the seat.

Sure enough, neither Deng Langyue nor Cai Lin moved, they were still sitting there.

Tang Xuan couldn't help smiling slightly. Her attitude toward Deng Langyue changed a lot. It seemed that Deng Langyue was not just a cynical son. Deng Langyue's mind was much more meticulous than she imagined.

But I don't know if this is good or bad.

What Tang Xuan didn't see was that when everyone was standing up, Cai Lin actually planned to stand up too, but before she had time, she was grabbed by Deng Langyue.

Her hand hanging under the tablecloth was tightly pinched by Deng Langyue.

At that moment, Cai Lin was shocked, her mind went blank, and even her breathing stopped for a short time.

The flow of people dispersed like a tide, and the hall, which was brightly lit just now and bustling with people, suddenly became quiet, and a few of the chandeliers above the head even went out.

In the silence, Cai Lin could only hear her rapid breathing.

Her hand pinched by Deng Langyue was already sweating profusely.