Li Rang: "..."
Fang Ci laughed. "Stop winding him up. Finding a partner isn't actually hard for Old Li. The hard part is getting along with them."
Lu Jiayi chimed in, "He needs to watch his image."
"Why overthink it? Ask my captain!" He Zhou slapped the table.
"Our captain's a master at romance. He takes a step back to get ahead, and he's always teasing a certain someone until they're practically climbing the walls."
Yu Jingjing laughed. "Yes, exactly! Before those two got together, I'd never seen him treat anyone that well!"
"He was afraid Little Ye Ruan would get cold, so his thick coat was always draped over him. He'd check his hands eight times a day, and every time, he'd say they were cold and call him delicate."
Ye Ruan took a tureen of soup out of his Wristband and smiled at that.
"Don't slander me. He was the one who came over first."
Ye Ruan lifted the lid and handed the tureen of Ginseng Chicken Soup to Cai Hao.
Cai Hao froze. "This is..."
Ye Ruan smiled. "My mom made it especially for you."
Really, they had no grudge against the Headquarters Team. In fact, once they learned that the higher-ups had kept the Headquarters Team in the dark too, they realized the team had merely been a pawn passing along orders.
Or rather, a shield for the higher-ups to hide behind.
After learning of Yuan Yuan's death, Cai Hao had changed considerably and stopped siding with the higher-ups.
Cai Hao's eyes stung. He struggled to keep his jaw steady and murmured his thanks.
The chicken soup had simmered for a long time, leaving the meat tender and the ginseng broth golden.
Cai Hao suddenly remembered Ye Qingman all those years ago, recovered from her severe