Chapter 13: Emotional Bonds of Hagen-Dazs

  On the street, people came and went in a hurry, they walked side by side on the most prosperous Garden Road in the city center, one tall and handsome, the other lively and beautiful, from time to time someone would turn around, whispering and pointing, revealing extremely envious eyes.

  Ning Meng turned her head, the man in front of her had a clean and handsome profile, with clear eyebrows and eyes. For a moment, she felt that he seemed to have transformed into another familiar face, and she was taken aback... Then she came back to herself, sighing silently.

  There's a queue in front of Haagen-Dazs, Ning Lemai took a closer look and pointed to the newly decorated window, "I want to eat ice cream, you're treating."

  "Why me?" Yang Ming complained innocently, "We agreed to go Dutch... and I was the one who bought the movie tickets just now!"

  Ning Meng glanced at him, "Of course, treating a guest means inviting them to dinner, other things are just extras... You're a grown man, with a salary higher than mine, going out for a stroll, it wouldn't be right if you didn't take out your wallet, would it?"

  Yang Mingslant looked at her, "Seems to make sense. But if I had known that earlier, I would have just gotten an autograph from you yesterday and skipped the photo shoot, since there's no reward."

  Ning Meng let out a cold hum, turned around and winked at the handsome guy who had been staring at her for a while, revealing an angelic smile. Just as she was about to strike up a conversation, Yang Ming pulled her back with a black face, "Alright, alright, you win."

  Ning Meng pulled on his arm and coquettishly said, "Buy it, buy it."

  “……”

  Five minutes later, Ning Meng was sitting on a high stool eating her favorite dessert, a white ceramic plate with five-color small balls, including her favorite matcha and chocolate.

  Actually, she wasn't particularly fond of sweets before, but because Lin Ziyue liked them, she eventually grew to love them too.

  Yang Ming was still immersed in the perfect atmosphere, with each shot floating around in his mind, a mesmerizing scene... He lifted his head to find the little woman opposite him eating chocolate malt balls with gusto, savoring every bite, and couldn't help but feel a bit envious.

  "Ning Meng, do you often watch horror movies?"

  Ning Meng raised an eyebrow, saying disapprovingly, "It's not a lot, but compared to ordinary people, it should be considered a veteran, let's just call it a bone-ash-level ghost film connoisseur."

  "He looked puzzled and asked, 'Aren't girls usually too timid? Why would they want to watch?'"

  Ning Meng thought back to those rebellious times, raising an eyebrow and asking, "Aren't you curious? Zombies, female ghosts, wandering spirits... suddenly popping out of nowhere...... thrilling, ear-piercing screams...... that's the feeling I want. Haven't you ever watched a horror movie before?"

  "Of course I have..." Yang Ming replied matter-of-factly. His eyes flickered, and he gulped down a cup of water to soothe his parched throat.

  He secretly smiled to himself with a "humph".

  "However, I still admire you quite a bit." Yang Ming gave her a thumbs up, "A girl who dares to appreciate horror movies and enjoys them thoroughly, now that's a true heroine."

  "How dare I... how dare I..." Ning Meng couldn't help but scoop a big spoonful of ice cream and smile triumphantly.

  Yang Ming gave her a faint smile, familiar single eyelid...... She bit into the crispy skin of the chocolate outside, and suddenly felt a little guilty in her heart.

  The phone rang loudly, Yang Ming looked at the screen, suddenly patted his head and shouted "Oh no...". He frowned and pressed the button with a hesitant hand.

  Ning Meng smiled and said, "Why don't you answer? Maybe it's something important." After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and continued eating.

  "Mengzi, where are you?"

  A loud shout came from the phone, Yang Ming moved his mobile phone away a bit, laughing and saying "Third Auntie, I'm on the street, the signal is bad..."

  Ning Meng stopped stirring the spoon, looking at him with a smile, thinking that this kid had done something wrong, and the three aunts were so angry... The firepower was really enough. Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat, it was said that Guan Xian's mother had three sisters, except for Yang Ming's mother, so the remaining one should be this one. Maybe she should find an opportunity to get to know her.

  "Listen up, punk! I don't care where you are, get here in 10 minutes or else..."

  "Hey, Third Auntie, listen to me explaining..." The phone was filled with the sound of busy tones.

  "What's wrong?"

  Yang Ming's face twisted in distress as he grasped her hand and pleaded, "Ning Meng, you have to help me out..."

  Ning Meng was startled and shook his hand off, asking unclearly, "What's the matter? If I can help, just speak up..."

  Yang Ming let out a sly laugh and whispered something in his ear.

  He stared blankly and waved his hand hastily, "No way, no way... I can't do this kind of thing."

  "Just go through the motions and let her not bother me again."

  Ning Meng wore a hesitant expression. As the saying goes, "retreat is the best way to advance." Sometimes, if you want to lure someone into your trap, you have to pretend not to be enough, or else there's no chance of winning.

  Yang Ming thought that with a heavy reward there must be brave men, so he summoned up his strength to tempt her, "I can agree to three conditions for you."

  Ning Meng still spoke calmly and slowly, "Let's talk about it."

  "These three conditions are like three treasure chests, you don't have to think about them now, you can take them out at any time later. What do girls like? Jewelry, new fashion clothes, shoes and bags, or silver... as long as I can afford it, anything is fine. How's that? Are you satisfied?"

  Ning Meng thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll make an exception this time."

  Two claps of thunder, the contract is in effect.