Chapter 17 Bathing Together (I)

After lunch, Lan Su followed Xu Panpan out of the company building.

　　Without Huo Yan, being happy is as easy as breathing.

　　The muscles in the body are no longer tense, and the limbs are like leaves floating on the water, relaxed and free.

　　Lan Su took a long breath, and just like every time he successfully completed a mission, he stood in the sun, raised his head, stood on tiptoe, stretched his arms as wide as possible, and stretched out thoroughly.

　　Xu Panpan was more relaxed than her because she could take half a day off and stay away from work. She decisively changed her high heels and ran out in a pair of small Anta shoes:

　　"Miss Lan, where do you want to go?"

　　Lan Su grabbed the strap of her handbag, feeling a little embarrassed: "I don't know either."

　　Xu Panpan took out the keys and started the car: "So what do you like to do? Mr. Huo is not here this afternoon, so you can play whatever you want."

　　When it comes to entertainment, Lan Su knows nothing.

　　She can't surf, sing karaoke, go clubbing, or ski.

　　In the years since she was adopted by the Lan family, she has been studying how to distinguish the authenticity of antiques, and has been cycling back and forth between fighting and recuperation. She has never relaxed, let alone leisure and entertainment. Perhaps Lan Haotian is right. Compared to her, Lan Xiaoyu is indeed more qualified to be a "second lady fake".

　　"I'm fine with anything." Lan Su tried not to expose herself. "What do you want to play?"

　　Xu Panpan helped her open the passenger door, and after the person got in, she gently closed it. She jumped from the front of the car to the driver's seat, and as she did so, she had an idea in her mind.

"I've been playing a lot lately. If I want to completely relax, we can go to the amusement park. If I want to be quiet, I can go to the movies. There just so happens to be a big movie coming out recently. If I want to do some exercise indoors, archery or shooting are both great."

　　Lan Su was interested in a few things, and shooting was one of them. She stood out in the secret training camp of the Lan family because of her shooting.

　　"How about shooting?"

　　Xu Panpan's eyes curved up: "Okay!"

　　It is very easy to get along with extroverts. You don't need to say anything. Just listen quietly and respond with a sentence or two appropriately to show that you are listening.

　　"When I was in school, I was on the shooting team. I'm not bragging, I was the most talented in my class. Even my coach said that if I didn't pursue further studies and just focused on this, I would definitely become a professional player."

　　"Later, I went abroad to study for a master's degree. There was a guy in the club who was particularly annoying. He always said something like Chinese girls were weak. Then I challenged him to a duel, and after a few shots, I scored 10 rings!"

"Then he had a minor car accident and his eyesight is not very good. It's a pity. Miss Lan, if you like, you can ask Ms. Huo to come with you next time. She is much better than me."

　　She talked all the way, but Lan Su only remembered one sentence - she is much better than me.

　　In other words, Huo Yan is very good at shooting.

　　That day, they stayed at the shooting club until the evening.

　　Fight for a while and then rest for a while. Xu Panpan talked a lot, but she controlled the scale very precisely. She never said a word to pry into Lan Su's privacy or make him uncomfortable.

　　Very comfortable.

　　Just like when she was first adopted into the Lan family, Lan Xiaoyu was like this, surrounding her all day long, calling her "sister" all the time, chattering away, seeming to have no worries and being happy all day long.

　　"Aren't you unhappy about anything?"

　　Lan Su looked at the target ring that was torn into pieces by bullets, and his memory drifted back to the past.

　　"Um?"

　　Xu Panpan took off her earmuffs and pieced together Lan Su's original sentence from the vague words separated by the earmuffs. Her bright eyes turned, revealing a bit of cuteness.

　　"Yes. Working under Mr. Huo is very stressful!"

As he said this, he wrinkled his nose. Lan Su was stunned for a moment and seemed to see the naughty little elephant in a trance.

　　It's very strange. Xu Panpan has a master's degree and is already 25 years old, but in front of the 19-year-old Lan Su, she looks like the younger one.

　　"Then how do you deal with your emotions?"

　　Lan Su wanted to know, because she had never smiled since the day she entered the Lan family. Now that she was married to the Huo family and faced with the unfathomable Huo Yan, she felt like she was walking on ice. If she was a little heavier, the ice would collapse and she would be doomed.

　　"Um..."

Xu Panpan put the gun back on the shelf, pursed her lips as she thought, and hesitated for a moment whether to tell the truth to her boss's wife. When she met those eager eyes, she chose to confess.

　　"No need to resolve."

　　"So you're always so happy?"

　　Xu Panpan smiled, with dimples on both sides of her face, and said:

　　"Negative emotions are also a part of life. Why should we get rid of them? Just like every sea I see and every road I walk on, they are all part of life. Sometimes I take the wrong road, and that's it. Just keep moving forward."

　　Lan Su was shocked by her words. Xu Panpan was so good at expressing herself. She had both the vigor and vitality to face the sunshine, and the resilience to move forward in the face of wind and rain.

　　Yes, it's wrong, so just move on.

　　"Yes, you are right."

　　She praised sincerely

Sure enough, to be able to work under Huo Yan and stand out from thousands of applicants for campus and social recruitment to become a personal assistant, one must have some skills.

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　　It was already ten o'clock in the evening when Lan Su returned home. Under the crystal chandelier in the hall, he met Jiang Dan for the first time.

　　That is what the servants call "Madam".

　　She was wearing a wool sweater, camel-colored wide-leg pants, and an apricot wool cape, just like all the wealthy ladies that Lan Su remembered.

　　Jiang Dan is very beautiful, with full and plump lips and slightly upturned eyes with fine lines, which is very charming. Perhaps this is why the Huo family still keeps a place for her even after her husband died for many years.

　　"Is Xiaoyan back?"

　　She slowly stood up from the sofa with a warm smile.

　　"Aunt Dan." Out of politeness, Huo Yan nodded to her and greeted her.

　　Lan Su, who was standing on her right, also nodded politely and greeted her politely:

　　"Hello, Aunt Dan."

Jiang Dan laughed, and when his eyes fell on Lan Su, the fine lines at the corners of his eyes deepened a little:

　　"This is Miss Lan, right?"

　　Lan Su nodded: "Yes, my name is Lan Su."

　　Jiang Dan held her hand and looked her up and down:

　　"Let me see... Oh, she's really beautiful, and has a good manner. Xiaoyan, you too, why don't you bring such a beautiful wife home to see? At least let her know, after all, we are a family. In the end, I saw the news from the news, and the old man was very angry."

　　Faced with the gentle accusation, Huo Yan's expression was cold, as if he didn't want to hear her say more.

　　"Grandpa is angry, not because of me, but because my eldest brother's new project lost 80 million."

　　"This kid!" Jiang Dan glared at her seriously and warned her, "You must not say these words in front of the old man tomorrow, otherwise, if he gets angry, he will vent his anger on you and Miss Lan, which will be bad. Do you hear me?"

　　Lan Su was somewhat moved when she heard this - logically speaking, Huo Yan's mother had passed away, and Jiang Dan was her stepmother, so the atmosphere between the two should be tense. But Jiang Dan seemed to be tolerant of her without limits, and always smiled kindly.

　　That's a bit strange.

　　Lan Su came to an almost useless conclusion.

After a few pleasantries, Huo Yan drove the wheelchair upstairs. Jiang Dan then pulled Lan Su aside and took out an exquisite brocade box from her handbag:

　　"Miss Lan, I am Xiaoyan's nominal mother. Normally, I should prepare a betrothal gift for you when you marry me. But I am a little anxious today, so I will give you a necklace as a gift. How about that?"

　　Lan Su subconsciously refused, but Jiang Dan was so enthusiastic that she couldn't resist the motherly concern and nodded to accept it.

　　"Thank you Aunt Dan."

　　It was a jade pendant with a relief of a Guanyin statue. Based on Lan Su's many years of experience in antiques, it was worth at least three million. However, there were signs of splicing between the relief and the base, which laymen could not see, so it must have been repaired.

　　As the night deepened, Lan Su returned to the bedroom, intending to put on a robe and take a shower, but at this moment, the phone rang -

　　It was sent by Huo Yan.

　　[Huo Yan: Let's go to the bathroom]

　　Both bedrooms were equipped with bathrooms, and the one Huo Yan was talking about was obviously hers.

　　Lan Su didn't think much about it, she just thought that he had forgotten to take something, or he wanted to find her for something.

　　Unexpectedly, when she stepped in and just closed the bathroom door, Huo Yan, who was soaking in the bathtub, said something that made her wonder if the world was about to explode:

　　"Take off your clothes and come in."

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