Song Hanshan Has a Date

At noon, An Yang waited a few more minutes. Only after seeing many elite white-collar workers emerge from the building did he take out his phone and call An You.

The call connected quickly.

"Hello, you should be on break now, right?"

"Mm, just started."

"Uh... I'm outside your company. Can you come out for a moment?"

"Okay, wait a second."

As always, An You's words were brief, but she soon appeared outside the group building alongside the tall, graceful Xiao Xueer.

Although they worked for an international corporation, neither of them had particularly formal jobs. They merely served tea and ran errands for people, occasionally sorted documents, and never had to do anything too tiring. Their greatest use was probably being pleasant to look at. They did not even need to wear professional uniforms, so both dressed casually.

An You was not as tall as Xiao Xueer, but she was not short either. She wore a plain white T-shirt, denim shorts, and white ribbon sandals, looking innocent and adorable.

Xiao Xueer was better at dressing herself. A short black dress outlined her delicate, curvaceous figure, revealing her fair, elegant neck and full breasts. Her slender legs were especially eye-catching, and she wore flat sandals on her feet—pure yet undeniably alluring.

An You walked over with a cold little face and said nothing.

Xiao Xueer, who was even more aloof and proud, immediately quickened her pace upon seeing him. She put on an obedient smile and called out sweetly.

"Hello, Brother An Yang~"

An Yang nodded with a smile. "Hello, Xueer."

An You's expression turned a little unpleasant.

An Yang glanced at her and said with a smile, "Hello to you too, Xiao You."

An You snorted coldly, though her expression eased.

With a soft laugh, An Yang held out the two bags in his hands. "I've been too busy lately. It's been almost a month before I came to see you two. I didn't know what you liked to eat, so I just bought a few things."

An You scoffed at his words.

Xiao Xueer hurried forward to take them, saying sweetly, "Thank you, Brother An Yang. We like anything you buy."

The corner of An You's eye twitched. She took one of the bags from Xiao Xueer and held it in her hand, curling her lips. "It's always like this. I tell you not to come, but you insist on coming and wasting money!"

An Yang simply smiled without speaking.

Seeing that his face was covered in sweat, Xiao Xueer quickly pulled out a tissue from her bag and handed it to him. "It's so hot here. You must have waited a long time, Brother An Yang. Your face is covered in sweat."

"Thank you, Xueer."

An Yang took the tissue and wiped the sweat from his face. It was immediately soaked through, and another slender hand extended from beside him, holding out another tissue.

"Ah, thank you."

"You're welcome, Brother An Yang."

Xiao Xueer's voice was naturally crisp and cool, much like her personality, yet at this moment it sounded sweet and pleasant.

An You's gaze grew somewhat strange, and the corner of her mouth kept twitching.

Just then, the glass doors of Mingyang Building opened, and a group of smiling people emerged in a bustling crowd. They were clearly upper-class figures, constantly shaking hands and chatting as they walked. There were even two familiar faces among them.

"Why is he here?"

A flicker of doubt crossed An Yang's eyes. It was normal enough to run into Song Hanshan here, but seeing the other person was rather strange.

Song Hanshan paused in surprise. At a glance, she spotted An Yang standing at the entrance of the building. However, she had important business to attend to at the moment and hesitated over whether to greet him. It had been a month since they last met, yet her impression of An Yang remained deeply etched in her mind.

Over all these years, An Yang was probably the man who had given her the strangest feeling. She had even planned that if An Yang still did not contact her, she would swallow her pride and call him herself.

It was not that she lacked charm. It was simply because An Yang had gone to the world of A Chinese Ghost Story. Only a few days had passed in the real world, but more than a month had gone by in the mission world. By the time he returned, he already had Nie Xiaoqian and had nearly forgotten this beautiful, heroic woman.

After thinking it over, Song Hanshan still decided to greet him. As she passed by An Yang, she stopped and looked past the Deputy Director of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce beside her, smiling as she said, "An Yang, long time no see."

An Yang paused, then nodded. "Yeah, it's been a month, hasn't it?"

Song Hanshan's smile was beautiful, composed, and generous. Pointing at An You, she asked, "You came to see your little sister?"

"Yeah," An Yang said.

Song Hanshan smiled. "I really envy you two. Ever since I was young, I always wanted an older brother who would dote on me. Unfortunately..."

An Yang smiled and looked at An You affectionately.

But An You's face darkened. Who said An Yang doted on her...

Although they had constantly clashed since childhood, they were still biological siblings who had grown up together. She knew full well that if Xie Yunqing had not given him instructions, there was no way An Yang would have remembered her!

And what was with the way An Yang was looking at her? It was so disgusting. No, the more she looked, the more disgusting it became...

At that moment, an energetic old man in a suit walked over. Song Hanshan froze, thinking he had come to see her, and was instantly flattered. Yet to her surprise, the old man walked right past her.

"An Yang!"

This was the second familiar face.

An Yang smiled and nodded. "Old Qin."

"What are you doing here? Don't tell me you work here?"

"I came to see my sister."

Old Qin looked at Song Hanshan in surprise and asked, "Manager Song is your younger sister?"

An Yang smiled, stepped aside, and pointed behind him. "These two are my younger sisters. They're doing summer jobs at Mingyang Group. I happened to have some free time, so I came to see them."

"That's what I thought."

Old Qin put away his surprise and nodded at An You and Xiao Xueer. "Not bad. Two very pretty girls!"

An You was somewhat at a loss. Judging by the situation, the group's upper management was accompanying these people, and there was even a major shareholder among them. She had truly never seen a scene like this before.

Xiao Xueer, on the other hand, was much more composed. Recognizing that this man was no ordinary person, she smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, Grandpa."

Old Qin had been worrying over how to build a closer relationship with someone as extraordinary as An Yang. He laughed and said, "Haha, good girl. Very sensible."

Song Hanshan, standing nearby, froze for a moment. She did not understand how An Yang knew Old Qin, and from their conversation, it was clear that their relationship was anything but ordinary.

She quickly realized this was a good opportunity to get closer to Old Qin and hurriedly said, "An Yang, Old Qin, you know each other?"

An Yang nodded. "We do."

Old Qin saw through her thoughts at once and asked An Yang, "You know each other too?"

An Yang nodded again.

Old Qin gave an oh and glanced to the side before saying to Song Hanshan, "Manager Song, they're waiting over there. Shall we go first?"

Naturally, Song Hanshan did not dare refuse. "All right. We shouldn't keep the Directors waiting too long. But Old Qin, just call me by my name. I can't bear being called Manager Song by you."

Old Qin looked at An Yang and said, "I still have some matters to handle, so I'll be leaving first. See you tomorrow."

Song Hanshan was even more astonished.

See you tomorrow?

An Yang showed no particular reaction and simply nodded. "All right."

After thinking it over, Song Hanshan also said, "I have some matters to deal with too. I'll call you another day and ask you out."

An Yang chuckled softly. He understood that Song Hanshan wanted to use him to get closer to Old Qin, but he still agreed. He could consider it repayment for her favor in specially creating a useless position for An You and Xiao Xueer, even though he did not think he would be of any help in her relationship with Old Qin.

The two soon left. Several middle-aged men with the air of officials were waiting nearby, and fragments of their conversation could vaguely be heard.

"Old Qin, did you run into some junior?"

"Not really a junior. More like a young friend."

Xiao Xueer looked at An Yang with admiration. "Brother An Yang, do you know that old grandpa?"

"We sort of know each other. We're not particularly close, though. What, do you know who he is?"

Xiao Xueer shook her head. "No, but the people beside him are all important figures in Jinguan City. One of them is even the Director of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce, and they were all very respectful toward that old grandpa."

An You's expression was complicated. She had always been competitive and could not tolerate An Yang surpassing her. Watching Xiao Xueer chat and laugh with him nonstop also made her feel somewhat neglected.

An Yang did not care much about Old Qin's identity. Though Song Hanshan's attitude showed that he was indeed very influential, he was still not someone An Yang needed to look up to. Compared with him, the two youthful beauties before him were far more important.

"You've just gotten off work, so you probably haven't eaten yet. I'll treat you to something good!"

An You had just been about to refuse when Xiao Xueer's eyes lit up first, and she said sweetly, "Okay~"

An You said she did not want to, but once they reached the table, she was extraordinarily honest. Faced with a table full of delicious food, she still firmly adhered to her principle of not giving An Yang a pleasant expression, silently stuffing bite after bite into her mouth with her chopsticks.

By comparison, Xiao Xueer was much more elegant, taking small bites to maintain her image.

An Yang watched An You with amusement and said, "Eat slowly. No one's going to fight you for it. If it's not enough, we can order more."

An You glared at him. "Did you find a job?"

"...No."

An You gave a sarcastic smile. "No job, yet you're still wasting money like this?"

"...Then eat less."

An You froze, then immediately fell silent.

After dinner, he sent them back to Mingyang Group before returning to the rented apartment. Nie Xiaoqian was watching television in the dark living room.

The room was very dark, with only dim light. Having just come in from the blazing sunshine outside, An Yang's vision went completely black, yet he quickly shut the door.

Curled up on the sofa, Nie Xiaoqian glanced at him. "Your sister didn't give you too much trouble, did she?"

An Yang plopped down beside her and said with a bitter smile, "Do you really think she's that scary? She's just a kid, after all."

Nie Xiaoqian shifted her body, rested her head on his lap, and gave a lazy hum.

The next morning, An Yang was cultivating in the park when he suddenly received a call from Song Hanshan. He took out his phone and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hello, is this An Yang?"

"It's me. You're Song Hanshan, right?"

"Mm..." Song Hanshan paused briefly, then directly stated her intention, every bit the strong career woman. "Are you free tomorrow? I'd like to treat you to a meal."

An Yang hesitated slightly before agreeing. "Sure. I was just thinking of thanking you for what you did for my sisters. It's just that I'm not free in the mornings. I'm only available after noon."

"Okay. Then I'll pick you up tomorrow afternoon and treat you to dinner. Where do you live?"

An Yang gave her his address. After chatting casually for a couple more sentences, he hung up.