79: Chapter 80 Flirting Between Best Friends

In a private room at a creative cuisine restaurant with a highly artistic design and excellent privacy, it was evening.

Warm yellow light spilled down, creating a cozy and comfortable atmosphere.

The table was filled with exquisite dishes, but clearly, for Yin Tianxue and Tang Guo, a Best Friend pair reunited after a long time, chatting and catching up was far more important than eating.

"Come, come, come! Let's toast to celebrate my successful return to the country, and to celebrate our Eldest Miss Yin who is about to launch the great 'Yin Angel' project! Cheers!" Tang Guo raised the red wine glass in her hand, her face brimming with excitement and vitality.

Yin Tianxue smiled and raised her glass, clinking it lightly against hers: "Welcome back, Guoguo."

The two looked at each other and smiled, downing the red wine in their glasses in one gulp.

Putting down her glass, Tang Guo picked up some of Yin Tianxue's favorite food with her chopsticks and placed it in her bowl, urging: "Eat up, eat up! Look at how thin you've become! Did that brat Yu Bo not take good care of you? If I find out he's been treating you badly, I'll skin him alive!"

Yin Tianxue chuckled, though her heart felt warm.

In front of Tang Guo, she could completely shed the competence she maintained at the company and the complex emotions she felt when facing Yu Bo, returning to being that little girl who was pampered and protected by her friends.

"No, he... actually, he's quite attentive. It's just that my appetite hasn't been very good lately."

"Hmph, I suppose he still has a bit of conscience."

Tang Guo pouted, then leaned in closer, lowering her voice with a gossipy air, "Hey, seriously, you and Yu Bo... exactly what stage have you reached now? That... hmm?"

She winked and made faces, her meaning self-evident.

Yin Tianxue blushed and glared at her reproachfully: "What on earth are you thinking about all day! We... are just like that."

"Like what?"

Tang Guo persisted, asking with a mischievous smile, "I noticed when you mentioned him just now, your eyes were different. What? Is the awkwardness from before over?"

The smile on Yin Tianxue's face faded slightly, and she gently swirled the red wine in her glass, her tone carrying a trace of complexity: "It's not that easy to get over. Some things... still feel uncomfortable when I think about them. However, he has indeed done a lot of things recently. Launching the 'Yin Angel' project, and... all sorts of careful, clumsy attempts to please me."

She paused, a helpless arc curling at the corner of her lips: "Sometimes when I see him like that, I think he's quite hateful, but then I also think... he's a bit pitiful. Guoguo, do you think I'm pathetic? Clearly, he's the one who made me angry, but now it seems like I'm the one torturing him."

"Pah! What do you mean you're torturing him? That's what he deserves!"

Tang Guo immediately retorted, her tone indignant, "If he hadn't done anything wrong, where would these troubles come from? It's only right that he tries to please you! However..."

She changed the subject, her tone becoming serious, "Tianxue, if you still have him in your heart and want to continue with him, then don't keep dwelling on the past. Of course, I'm not asking you to forgive him immediately, but rather... give him a chance to 'turn over a new leaf,' and give yourself an 'observation period.' Just like you said, the 'Yin Angel' project is a great opportunity. You two doing something meaningful together and rebuilding trust and rapport through collaboration is far more useful than simple apologies and attempts to please."

Yin Tianxue nodded: "That's what I think too. So, I've decided not to write him off completely for now, but I won't let him off the hook easily either. The 'Yin Angel' project is the touchstone between us."

"That's right!"

Tang Guo clapped her hands, a look of approval on her face, "Our Eldest Miss Yin should have such spirit and wisdom! Feelings are one thing, principles are another. If he can pass the test, that's his good fortune. If he can't, that's because he lacks the ability and isn't worthy of you!"

Yin Tianxue was amused by her friend's words, and the lingering tangle and gloom in her heart completely dissipated.

She picked up the wine bottle and refilled both their glasses, a rare touch of playfulness and slyness appearing on her face: "Alright, let's not talk about these mood-killing men anymore. Let's talk about you, Miss Tang! In these few years abroad, haven't you met anyone who made your heart flutter? I don't believe it!"

When mentioned, Tang Guo immediately put on a carefree and unrestrained expression, waving her hand: "Forget it, men abroad are either nerds or playboys, it's boring! Domestic ones are better... although sometimes they can be real jerks, at least they're easier on the eyes."

She said, winking at Yin Tianxue, "How about you introduce a few to me? The requirements aren't high: handsome, good physique, high IQ, clean family background, and most importantly... must be obedient!"

Yin Tianxue didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You call these requirements not high? I think you're looking for a male nanny!"

"What's wrong with a male nanny?"

Tang Guo said righteously, "I am so outstanding, what's wrong with finding an obedient boyfriend? Do you expect me to wait on him? In his dreams!"

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter at the same time.

The private room was filled with relaxed and happy laughter, as if they had returned to their carefree student days.

After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere became even more heated.

Tang Guo leaned closer to Yin Tianxue, lowering her voice, with a bit of a mischievous smile and curiosity: "Hey, seriously, Tianxue, you and Yu Bo... how is it in that regard?"

Yin Tianxue was stunned by her question, and then her cheeks turned bright red, and she reached out to push her: "Tang Guo! You... what nonsense are you spouting!"

"Oh, what's there to be shy about!"

Tang Guo persisted, smiling like a cat that had stolen some fish, "We're all adults, what's wrong with talking about it? Looking at Yu Bo's physique and that aura of his, he should be... quite capable, right? Hmm?"

She nudged Yin Tianxue lightly with her elbow, her eyes ambiguous.

Yin Tianxue's face was red enough to drip blood, and some amorous images flashed uncontrollably in her mind, her heartbeat inexplicably accelerating.

She picked up her wine glass and took a big gulp, trying to hide her embarrassment, and said reproachfully: "You... if you keep talking nonsense, I'm going to ignore you!"

"Yo, yo, yo, still shy!"

Tang Guo looked at her flushed cheeks and flickering eyes, and immediately knew the answer in her heart, smiling even more mischievously, "It seems... you're very satisfied, huh? Tsk tsk tsk, I couldn't tell, Yu Bo looks so cold and aloof, but in private... he's so good at it?"

As she spoke, she suddenly stretched out her "magic claws," making a gesture to attack Yin Tianxue's chest, and laughed mischievously: "I heard that after being nourished by a man, that area undergoes a second growth spurt... come, let sister touch it and see if it's gotten bigger?"

"Ah! Tang Guo! You pervert!"

Yin Tianxue exclaimed, smiling and dodging backward, her cheeks as red as a ripe apple, reaching out to block Tang Guo's hand, "If you do that again, I'll really get angry!"

"Oh, why be shy! We're sisters, it's not like I haven't touched them before!"

Tang Guo persisted and pounced on her, the two laughing and playing, the private room filled with joy and laughter.

After a while, Yin Tianxue finally caught Tang Guo's mischievous hand, panting as she begged for mercy: "Alright, alright, I surrender! Stop messing around!"

Tang Guo sat up straight with satisfaction, tidying her slightly messy hair, a mischievous smile still on her face: "Seeing you like this, I'm relieved. At least in this regard, he hasn't let you suffer any grievances. However..."

She put away her playful expression and looked at Yin Tianxue seriously, "Tianxue, physical compatibility is important, but what's more important is the heart. If... I mean if, he is very capable in that regard, making you... a bit addicted, but you still can't get past that hurdle in your heart, then you need to be vigilant. Don't let physical pleasure cloud your judgment."

The flush on Yin Tianxue's face gradually faded, replaced by a trace of deep thought.

She understood what Tang Guo meant.

The physical attraction between her and Yu Bo had always been very strong, which was one of the reasons why, even after so many things had happened, she still couldn't completely push him away.

But as Tang Guo said, physical compatibility could not resolve the cracks in trust.

"I know."

Yin Tianxue nodded gently, her eyes clear, "I won't let this affect my judgment. The 'Yin Angel' project is the key focus of my assessment of him."

"That's right!"

Tang Guo smiled with relief and raised her glass again, "Come, let's toast to our clear-headed and rational Eldest Miss Yin!"

"Cheers!"