After leaving the infirmary, Yan Yincheng returned to his room to prepare for Plan B, while Wei Shu carried a thermal lunch box to the dining hall.
At this time, Xu Zixi and the others had just finished dinner and were planning to take a walk outside to digest their food and enjoy the night view of Yunhe Mountain.
Seeing Wei Shu, Dai Sha greeted him, "Hey, Assistant Wei, have you eaten? There's still some food left over there."
Wei Shu smiled and replied, "Thanks, I've already eaten."
Walking up to Aunt Li, Wei Shu handed her the thermal lunch box in his hand and said, "Aunt Li, Third Master has finished eating. As you asked, he didn't leave a single drop of soup. You can open it and check."
As he spoke, he deliberately stole a glance at Xu Zixi's reaction. To his disappointment, Xu Zixi was talking to Zhou Yaru and didn't even look in his direction.
Aunt Li opened the thermal lunch box in front of Wei Shu and checked. After confirming that there was nothing left inside, she nodded at Wei Shu and said, "Okay, today's dinner passes."
Wei Shu then looked at the others and raised his voice, saying, "Everyone can move around freely in the hot spring resort after dinner. At 8:30, we'll hold a small cocktail party in the hotel's banquet hall to celebrate the successful second test of the project model. Mr. Yan hopes that everyone can attend."
A cocktail party?
Xu Zixi frowned. What was that Yan up to this time? He was in such a state, yet he still wanted to drink? It was obvious that he was turning a deaf ear to her words. Couldn't he just stay in his room and rest quietly?
Or was this another part of the TV drama plot? Would he not stop until he had gone through all the plots?
Xu Zixi couldn't help but look at Dai Sha. Dai Sha received her questioning look and gently shook her head.
Was it not related to the plot?
After thinking for a while, Xu Zixi said, "Okay, see you at 8:30." She was going to see what he was up to.
The sudden notice of the dance party made everyone abandon their plan to take a walk to digest their food and they all went back to their rooms to prepare.
But when Xu Zixi returned to her room, she found Yuan Xiaoxuan circling around her. His eyes would occasionally glance at the suitcase, as if hinting at something.
Miss Xu immediately understood. So that was the purpose of the cocktail party!
Thinking of the dress that had been stuffed into the suitcase when she wasn't paying attention, she resisted the urge to pinch his cheeks and decided to have some fun with him.
She crouched down and pretended to open the suitcase, rummaging through it with a troubled look on her face.
"Oops, I have to attend a cocktail party tonight, but I didn't bring any suitable clothes. What should I do?"
She "accidentally" pulled out the mermaid dress and said, "Huh, it's so strange. I remember I didn't pack this dress in my suitcase." Looking at Yuan Xiaoxuan, she blinked and asked, "Baby, do you know what's going on?"
Yuan Xiaoxuan hugged Xu Zixi's arm and said, "Mommy, this must be because Santa Claus knew that Mommy was going to attend a cocktail party tonight and used his magic to make it appear! Mommy, wear this beautiful dress and dance tonight, okay?"
Yuan Xiaoxu also came over and said, "Mommy will definitely be the most beautiful princess tonight and will be taken home by a handsome prince!"
"Really? Which handsome prince will take me home?" Xu Zixi deliberately asked. "Uncle Tiger?"
The baby quickly shook his head.
"Uncle Cui?"
The baby shook his head.
"Then..." Xu Zixi dragged out her voice. "Uncle Wei? Uncle Meng? Uncle Wei? Uncle Biao?"
Seeing that Xu Zixi had guessed for so long but hadn't mentioned the name they wanted to hear, Yuan Xiaoxu said anxiously, "Mommy, you're so stupid! It's Uncle Yin!"
Yuan Xiaoxuan nodded vigorously.
Xu Zixi sat on the floor, looking at the two babies with eager eyes, and could only sigh in her heart.
"Mommy, will you attend the cocktail party?" Yuan Xiaoxuan asked softly.
Xu Zixi stroked his head and smiled without saying a word.
At 8 o'clock sharp, under the expectant gazes of the two babies, Xu Zixi changed into the starry mermaid knitted dress, put on bright lipstick, and took the two babies out of the room.
In the VIP room specially reserved by the hotel, with Wei Shu's help, Yan Yincheng changed into a formal suit. He felt his heart rate soaring.
That's right! The inspiration for Yan Yincheng's Plan B came from the two babies. Since Zixi had brought the dress he gave her, how could he not give her a chance to show it off?
Taking the excuse of celebrating the successful second test of the model, everyone could sit down and have a drink together. When the atmosphere was right, he would list all his sins in front of everyone at the cocktail party and solemnly apologize to her. He would beg for her forgiveness and, with everyone's blessings, continue what he hadn't finished in the hot spring resort - kiss her!
Thanks to Aunt Li's reminder, he also prepared a special little prop. In case of need, this thing might really come in handy.
"Wei Shu, what time is it?"
"Third Master, there are still ten minutes until the start." Wei Shu replied.
Taking a deep breath, Yan Yincheng placed his hand on his wildly beating chest and silently prayed, hoping that everything would go smoothly tonight and that he could successfully obtain Zixi's forgiveness and win the beauty's heart in front of everyone.
Because he was so nervous, the ticking sound of the second hand on his watch seemed to become clearer in Yan Yincheng's ears.
Finally, after the second hand had made its tenth turn, the agreed-upon time for the cocktail party arrived.
The banquet hall of the Yunhe Mountain Hot Spring Hotel was decorated quite tastefully. Exquisite snacks were placed on various display stands. Glass after glass of cocktails glistened with an ambiguous sheen under the lights. The soothing blues music filled the entire banquet hall with a romantic atmosphere.
"Wow, the decoration is really nice. It looks really cool!"
"So many cocktails? It seems we can get drunk tonight!"
"However, I seem to smell the scent of durian. Did you smell it, Xiao Cui?"
When Yan Yincheng entered the banquet hall in his well-dressed attire, he heard Hu Yuankang's slightly annoying voice. Afraid that they would discover something, he quickly said, "What durian smell? Why can't I smell anything?"
Hu Yuankang turned around and was once again dazzled by Third Master Yan's immaculate and refined outfit from head to toe.
"Yo, Mr. Yan, your illness has recovered so quickly? You can drink alcohol so soon?" Brother Hu said sourly. "Don't tell me you're planning to play some dirty tricks on the young lady at this cocktail party again?"
Third Master Yan, who had been immediately seen through, felt a bit flustered. He said coldly, "Shut your mouth, or I won't mind separating your hand from your body."
Remembering the experience of being beaten to the ground, Brother Hu suddenly felt a dull pain in his shoulders and arms. He hid behind Fang Ruiyang and said, "We're all so familiar with each other. Can't I even crack a joke?"
Yan Yincheng replied, "Who's familiar with you? Don't try to get on friendly terms with me. Don't you know that he who takes from others is in their debt?"
Brother Hu inexplicably felt a bit guilty. If he hadn't occupied the only presidential suite in the hotel, that Yan wouldn't have chosen a room adjacent to the young lady's.
At this time, there were only Yan Yincheng, Hu Yuankang, and Fang Ruiyang in the banquet hall. They sat down in their respective seats and patiently waited. After a while, Granny Zhang, Aunt Li, and Teacher Chen also came.
However...
After waiting for about another ten minutes and several songs had changed, there was still no sign of Xu Zixi and the two babies. Not only them, but Dai Sha, Zhou Yaru, and Huang Zhenzhen also didn't show up.
"Why haven't the young lady and the others arrived yet? Does it really take women this long to put on makeup and get dressed?" Brother Hu said while holding a glass of cocktail and eating pastries.
At this moment, two slightly distinct footsteps sounded in the banquet hall. Recognizing them as Yuan Xiaoxuan and Yuan Xiaoxu, Yan Yincheng couldn't help but stand up from his chair, and the corners of his lips also involuntarily curled up.
The person he had been waiting for had finally come!