Chapter 40 Part3

Those Sweet Times

Chapter 40 Part 3

Xiang Nuan would always choose her namesake song, <nuannuan>>, whenever she</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>was singing karaoke. It felt to her that this song, sang by the singer Fish Leong, was</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>specifically written for her.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>When Xiang Nuan took the mic and waited for the prelude, Lin Chuyan also took the mic</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>from Dayu: “I know this song.”</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>The song had a brisk, light-hearted tempo that sounded warm and sweet, suitable for</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>young girls to sing. But it didn't feel out of place when Lin Chuyan sang it.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>His beautiful clear voice, combined with the brisk tempo, felt like a fresh and gentle breeze</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>cheering the listeners as if they were basking under the warm sunlight.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>Xiang Nuan stopped singing the song after a few lines so she could concentrate on listening</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>to his voice.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>She felt strange how Lin Chuyan could so easily affect the mood of his listeners. Even</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>though she was familiar with the song and had sung it many times before, she couldn't</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>bring out the pleasantness of the song like he did.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>Xiang Nuan was so envious of him. She turned aside to watch him. His eyes were fixed on</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>the lyric appearing on screen. As he was singing, he suddenly chuckled as if he had</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>remembered something. He happened to look sideways and met her eyes.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>The lights in the room was dim but his eyes were sparkling.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>Xiang Nuan quickly turned to look the other way, pretending that she hadn't seen him.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>After Lin Chuyan finished singing, as Xiang Nuan was still savoring the moment, a waiter</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>pushed the door open and walked in with a bottle of red wine and several glasses on a tray.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>Min Lili said: “We haven't ordered that.”</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>The waiter smiled: “This is from a Mr. Deng.”</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>They all looked at each other, no one could figure out which Mr. Deng.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>Lin Chuyan had experienced in the past when people he met would pay for his bill as a way</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>to show friendship. Especially after he became poor, his friends from before all enjoyed treating</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>him as if it was a way to embarrass him.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>He usually accepted it with pleasure.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>He was planning to take the wine as well this time, who cared whom it was from. But after</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>glancing over at Xiang Nuan, he had a second thought: what if it was from a stranger who</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>had seen the pretty Xiang Nuan and wanted to charm her?</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>It was very likely that was what was happening here.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>Lin Chuyan then waved to the waiter: “Take it back. We don't need it.”</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>“Lin Chuyan, are you making me look bad?” A loud voice came from outside the door.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>Xiang Nuan looked over and saw a young man standing there. He was of medium height</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>with short hair and narrow eyes, wearing a Hawaiian shirt. He was looking at Lin Chuyan's</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>direction at first, but as he spoke, he glanced over the whole room out of curiosity. When he</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>saw Xiang Nuan, he was obviously taken aback.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>Xiang Nuan, however, was pretty sure that she didn't know this person.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>Regardless, the person became quite enthusiastic. He strode into the room and said to</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>everyone inside: “How are you all. I'm Lin Chuyan's best friend, Deng Wenbo. You can</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>call me Wenbo, or Bo Ge, or Wen Ge.” He glanced over everyone after finished talking,</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>then fixed his eyes on Xiang Nuan again.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>Lin Chuyan acted quite aloof: “Just say friend, take the word ‘best' out.”</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>Deng Wenbo laughed, not offended at all. Then he walked over to sit down among the</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>others. When he noticed Lin Chuyan's watchful eyes, he grinned and instead of sitting</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>next to Xiang Nuan, sat on the other side of Lin Chuyan.</nuannuan>

<nuannuan>Then Deng Wenbo started to chat with Lin Chuyan's friends.</nuannuan>