"Hello. I'm very glad to meet you. You're really as good-looking as Pete said." Lin Wenyi generously reached out his hand to Qin Qiao'er.
Qin Qiao'er understood that Lin Wenyi didn't want Pete to know their relationship, so she cooperated and reached out her hand to shake his.
They just shook hands politely, just like ordinary strangers. After that, Lin Wenyi didn't do anything inappropriate.
They enjoyed the meal. Pete was the happiest of the three. For him, these two were both very close friends. He was really happy to introduce them to each other.
Lin Wenyi originally thought his feelings for Qin Qiao'er had gradually faded. But unexpectedly, when he saw her again today, he found that those feelings still lingered in his heart.
Maybe it was because he had never won Qin Qiao'er's love before, so there was always a regret in his heart. Now seeing her again, that regret was magnified infinitely.
But Lin Wenyi hid his feelings well. Neither Qin Qiao'er nor Pete noticed anything amiss.
Qin Qiao'er felt relieved. During the meal, their conversation was very natural and there was nothing over the line.
She thought this kind of relationship was more suitable for them. She gradually returned to her former attitude towards Lin Wenyi and slowly let down her guard.
After all, she and Lin Wenyi had relied on each other so much when they were abroad. Her relationship with Pete was not as deep as that with Lin Wenyi.
So unconsciously, she leaned a little towards Lin Wenyi. Although this small gesture was not very obvious, Lin Wenyi had been paying attention to Qin Qiao'er and noticed this change.
Lin Wenyi was secretly happy. He thought he still had a certain place in Qin Qiao'er's heart. Otherwise, she wouldn't have opened her heart to him so easily.
They ate and drank. Qin Qiao'er had been troubled by recent events. So at this dinner, which had nothing to do with Zhao Youting, she finally felt relaxed.
She unconsciously drank a bit too much. After getting drunk, her expression gradually became troubled. When it was time to leave, she didn't want to go home and even wanted to stay there.
Qin Qiao'er couldn't help but pour out her troubles to them: "Why is it so hard to find a house? No matter how I look, I can't find a suitable place!"
Qin Qiao'er had been looking for a suitable house. But either the rent was too high for her to afford or the house was too far from the school where the two kids studied.
So she still hadn't found a suitable place to move to. But if they didn't move, the two kids would keep insisting on moving out of Zhao Youting's house every night.
Qin Qiao'er was under a lot of pressure. She wanted to ease the relationship among the three of them and quickly find a suitable place to calm Qin Wanwan and Qin Chenchen down.
Maybe God was on Zhao Youting's side, which was why Qin Qiao'er couldn't find a suitable house. But it was really hard for her to keep running around outside.
Under normal circumstances, Zhao Youting would definitely step in to help Qin Qiao'er find a suitable house. But now he didn't want them to move out, so he wouldn't take the initiative to help.
Most importantly, Zhao Youting didn't know that Qin Qiao'er had been secretly looking for a house on her own. She had done it so secretly that Zhao Youting was completely kept in the dark.
Pete and Lin Wenyi were both confused when they heard that Qin Qiao'er was looking for a house: "Why do you suddenly need to find a house? Weren't you living in your boyfriend's house before?"
Hearing this, Qin Qiao'er sighed: "It's a long story. Anyway, there's a problem between us and we need to move out quickly."
Pete spread his hands helplessly after hearing this: "I'm afraid I can't help you. I just got here and I'm not familiar with this place."
Then Pete suddenly looked at Lin Wenyi excitedly: "You can ask him! He's quite well - connected here. Just ask him to find a house for you.
He has so many houses under his name. They'll be empty anyway. You might as well move in first. If necessary, you can just pay him some rent later."
Lin Wenyi almost wanted to give his good friend a big thumbs - up in his heart. Pete really understood him. Before he could say anything, Pete had already said what he wanted to say.
So Lin Wenyi chimed in: "Come to think of it, I do have an empty house. I was going to rent it out. Why don't I just rent it to you?"
Qin Qiao'er was very surprised when she heard this. She didn't expect it would be so easy to find a suitable house. Then she listened to Lin Wenyi extolling how suitable the house was for her. The more she listened, the more tempted she became.
She was already too drunk to think clearly. If she were sober, she would definitely consider whether to accept Lin Wenyi's offer. But now, all she could think about was finding a house, so she didn't think much.
So she agreed to Lin Wenyi that very night. Lin Wenyi was secretly happy, but he didn't show it. He still acted like an ordinary friend helping her.