President, please comfort me.

"Then I'll call her and ask," Xiao said seriously, making a move to take out his phone.

Wen Qi quickly stopped them, saying, "Hey, don't hit him."

Xiao He smiled, "Why?"

"Tang Chao went to find her, so don't bother her."

Xiao He was taken aback, not expecting these developments to be so rapid: "To Xiamen? Tang Dynasty?"

"Okay, I'm going upstairs. You stay here by yourself."

Wen Qi got up and went upstairs. She started sending messages to Yang Xu and Chen Nuo about Tang Chao's trip to Xiamen to look for someone. She also specifically told them to give Lanling a surprise and not to tell her in advance.

Yang Xu is going to accompany Tang Yue to her driving practice tomorrow, so he is at home preparing snacks and choosing clothes to wear, while Chen Nuo has just finished her dance class and changed her clothes.

Ye Lin's mood plummeted when he saw that his brother had stood him up, preventing him from seeing Chen Nuo.

Even the former Casanova Chen Nuo was at his wit's end. He couldn't help but ask for help online. One netizen said: "A girl who loves to dance, likes dogs, and is gentle and considerate? Why don't you try sending her fish?"

So, as a last resort, Ye Lin decided to take the advice of this netizen and go to the flower and bird market to buy fish.

Just as Chen Nuo stepped out of the dance studio, she saw Ye Lin coming up the stairs, carrying a very unique little fish tank.

The two have been seeing each other more often lately. Chen Nuo's breath hitched, and he walked over to ask, "Why are you here?"

Ye Lin stared at her, his beautiful peach blossom eyes curving upwards when he smiled, giving him an inexplicably roguish look.

He raised the fish tank in his hand: "I passed by an aquarium shop and found a particularly interesting fish. I thought I'd buy it to keep Snowball company, so I came here."

"Oh, let's go then." Chen Nuo felt guilty and didn't dare to look him in the eye. She walked around him toward the elevator, and Ye Lin followed with a silent smile.

The two stood side by side in the quiet space, where an ambiguous atmosphere filled the air. Chen Nuo didn't know what to say, and after a quick mental search, he said, "Snowball has been quite well-behaved these past two days."

Ye Lin turned to stare at her, a smile curving his lips: "With such a gentle and beautiful mother, it probably wouldn't bear to make you angry."

Not wanting to be too presumptuous, he then said, "You haven't eaten yet after class, have you? Want to have a meal with me?"

Chen Nuo looked up and asked softly, "You haven't eaten yet either?"

"Well, not yet."

After exiting the elevator, Chen Nuo opened the door, and the two went into the house together.

Chen Nuo led Ye Lin to the coffee table in the living room and pointed to a spot for her: "Okay, then you can put Xiaoyu here first, let's go out to eat."

Ye Lin obediently put the fish tank down: "Would you like to come and take a look first?"

Since that's the case, Chen Nuo also squatted down, her gaze fixed on the fish. The two were very close, and she asked blankly, "By the way, what kind of fish is this?"

A smile lingered in Ye Lin's eyes as his warm breath brushed against her ear, his voice deep and pleasant: "Kissing Fish."

Chen Nuo's head went blank when he heard the word "kiss," and he was startled.

She awkwardly pulled away from him, her ears burning. Unsure how to react, she could only sit blankly on the sofa, staring at him uneasily: "What?"

Seeing her reaction, Ye Lin smiled and began to explain: "I said this is a kissing goby, scientifically known as the kissing goby, a tropical fish that is loved by people because of its frequent 'kissing' behavior."

Chen Nuo suddenly realized, and pretended to be calm as she turned to stare at the fish: "So that's how it is. No wonder they're always kissing."

Ye Lin found her adorable and continued with a smile, "Their kisses don't discriminate based on gender, so they're not showing affection."

Chen Nuo asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

"When fighting for territory, the mouth is the weapon of attack, and kissing is the way to fight."

Ye Lin asked, "Isn't it quite interesting?"

Chen Nuo nodded: "Yes, this is the first time I've heard of it."

Seeing her listening intently with such curiosity, Ye Lin stood up and couldn't help but reach out and pat her head: "Let's go eat."

The speed was so fast that Chen Nuo thought it was an illusion and was too embarrassed to say anything to him, so he could only follow behind him and walk slowly.

Seeing her dawdling behind him, Ye Lin stopped and turned around to look at her, waiting for her to catch up.

Chen Nuo still remembered him saying he would buy fish to play with Xueqiu, but he went inside and didn't go to see Xueqiu. She asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to check on Xueqiu?"

Ye Lin's Adam's apple bobbed, and he said in a serious tone, "Let's look at it when we get back. Let's go eat first."

Seeing her silly expression, as if she wanted to ask but didn't, he continued, "Let's go buy a bigger fish tank for Xiaoyu. That way, we can have enough space, and it will be easier for her to have baby fish later."

Chen Nuo couldn't help but laugh when he imagined the entire fish tank crammed with fish: "How many are you planning to make me keep?"

With just one glance, Ye Lin understood and smiled as well: "Whatever, whatever makes you happy. Raise as many as you want."

Seeing that he wasn't joking and was speaking seriously, Chen Nuo said earnestly, "Don't have so many, just a few will do."

"Okay, then a few will do."

Ye Lin took Chen Nuo to a private restaurant with delicious food. After the meal, Chen Nuo was dragged to buy several pretty little fish tanks, as well as a lot of fish food and dog food. After returning home, Ye Lin carefully told her about the fish care knowledge that the owner had taught him.

Ye Lin stayed at the Pearl of the Pearl River until almost 10 o'clock before reluctantly returning to her place. Lying on the bed, she was still reminiscing, thinking how wonderful it would have been to sleep there.

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Tang Chao hurriedly handed over the remaining matters of the past few days to his assistant to finish up, and then boarded a plane to Xiamen.

At 5 p.m., the plane landed in Xiamen.

According to the address given by Wen Qi, after Tang Chao got off the plane, he first bought pastries from Bao Shifu's shop, and then went straight to Lijing Villa.

It was almost seven o'clock when they arrived at their destination. Tang Chao called Lanling again, who was catching up on sleep in her room.

She had finally fallen asleep and was feeling very sleepy when she was suddenly woken up by the ringing of the alarm clock. Lanling immediately pressed the button, and when Tang Chao called again, she pressed it again, her frustration instantly ignited.

Still half asleep, she picked up the phone and answered it, her tone slightly rude. "Who is it?" she asked angrily.

Tang Chao was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I'm at your doorstep. Come out and I'll explain to you."

Lanling recognized Tang Chao's voice immediately. Incredulously, she took the phone away from her ear, blinked, and looked at the screen carefully before realizing that it really was Tang Chao calling.

Clearing her throat, she said casually, "I'm not going to eat. I'm going back to Xiamen."

Tang Chao spoke again: "I'm at your doorstep in Lijing Villa, Xiamen."

Upon hearing his words, Lanling was so shocked that she was wide awake and could hardly believe her ears.