Alice's Invitation

Although the students and teachers of Yinshan Academy were on vacation, Ye Shuang did not give himself any time to rest. Instead, he had come to the company to deal with some matters.

As far as working as the school doctor was concerned, Ye Shuang felt that the job was practically the same as taking a break.

After all, being a school doctor really was an easy job. He was supposed to fill out all kinds of forms, collect various kinds of information, and submit reports, but thanks to Little Yu arranging things for him, Ye Shuang did not need to do any of that. He only had to check on the students who came in for treatment.

There were not many patients who visited the infirmary, and most of them were just thirsty young women who came over to chat with Ye Shuang about their feelings and life.

“Hmm...” Sitting in his office, Ye Shuang looked over the contract in his hands. Beside him, Kou Kou had already turned to the signature page for him.

“What is President Chen doing today?” Ye Shuang asked.

“President Chen held a meeting today, and then stayed in her office the whole time.”

“Mm.”

After giving a vague hum, Ye Shuang picked up his phone and glanced at it. It seemed that Chen Qin was still focused on her work. Otherwise, she would usually have sent him several messages by this time.

“President Ye.”

“Hmm?”

“A guest would like to make an appointment with you today.” After Kou Kou finished speaking, Ye Shuang asked, “Who? A business partner?”

“It’s Miss Alice, the spokesperson for that previous project. She would like to invite you to dinner.”

“Alice...” Ye Shuang thought for a moment. Why did that name sound so familiar?

Hmm?

Wasn’t that the name of the Little Golden Retriever?

Ye Shuang’s expression turned a little strange. Why hadn’t that girl simply contacted him directly? Why had she gone through the company to make an appointment?

It had even made Ye Shuang wonder which business partner named Alice was trying to see him.

Still, Alice was admittedly a fairly common name.

After confirming that Alice wanted to meet him, Ye Shuang took out his phone and sent her a message.

Ye Shuang: Alice, my assistant said you wanted to make an appointment with me?

He had barely put his phone down when he heard the notification. He glanced at the screen and saw that Alice had replied rather quickly.

Alice: Hmph. Busy man, you finally decided to reply to my message?

Ye Shuang: When did I ever fail to reply to your messages?

To make sure, Ye Shuang even scrolled up through their chat history. Sure enough, Alice had not sent him any messages.

Alice: Hmph. Check your email.

Email?

Ye Shuang tapped on the computer in front of him and opened his inbox. After searching through it, he found an email, just as expected.

Calling it an email was not entirely accurate. It looked more like an invitation.

“Dear Mr. Ye,” it began, followed by something about dinner that evening and a whole lot of other nonsense.

“Is there any chance we don’t need to use email between the two of us?” Ye Shuang stared at the message, momentarily at a loss for words.

Alice clearly had his contact information, yet she had still gone through the trouble of sending him an invitation by email.

Ye Shuang: You could have just sent it to me directly.

Alice: Hmph.

Ye Shuang: Hmph?

Ye Shuang did not take the matter too seriously. Alice’s thoughts were easy enough to figure out. Most of the time, she liked to say the opposite of what she meant.

For example, when she said she did not want to see him, she probably meant that she really wanted to see him.

Ye Shuang: You’re inviting me to dinner tonight? What’s the occasion?

Alice: Do I need a reason to have dinner with you? The line of people who want to dine with yours truly stretches all the way to Siberia!

Ye Shuang: That’s not what I meant.

Ye Shuang: Since Miss Alice is in the mood, it would be rude of me not to come, wouldn’t it?

Alice: Exactly.

Alice: You should have agreed right away.

Alice: Remember to bring Bai Yuyou.

Ye Shuang: Oh? Bring Bai Yuyou? Just her?

Alice: Yes. If you’re late, I’ll be angry.

Alice: Of course, if you bring someone else along, I don’t really mind.

After the conversation ended, Ye Shuang looked at Alice’s profile picture. Then, as if he had realized something, he thought:

Come to think of it...

Ye Shuang opened a search engine and looked up Alice’s birthday. Since she was a minor celebrity, her basic information was easy enough to find.

“Her birthday... So that’s what this is about.”

Ye Shuang finally understood. Alice wanted him to attend her birthday party. Yet she had called it dinner instead. That girl really was incapable of being honest.

Ye Shuang had no other plans that evening. Bai Yuyou and Keke were also resting at home because of their hide-and-seek vacation.

“Why don’t I bring Chen Qin along?” Ye Shuang said, sending her a message.

Chen Qin: Sure.

Chen Qin replied almost immediately.

Ye Shuang then asked Bai Yuyou and Keke what they thought. Neither girl had any objections to the idea of getting a free meal. Besides, it was Alice’s birthday, so it would be nice to stop by and take a look.

“Not taking us with you?”

A voice came from the desk beside him. At some point, a small foot had appeared on Ye Shuang’s thigh.

Ye Shuang glanced over.

“...”

The next second, another sock-covered foot was placed on his other thigh.

Anshi Yi stepped on Ye Shuang’s stomach and said, “You actually forgot about me? I work so hard for you, working nine-nine-six every day like a beast of burden.”

“Don’t I deserve a dinner invitation?” An Shiyu added.

Ye Shuang remained expressionless.

He considered himself quite familiar with the two fishes.

So even if he did not take An Shiyu and Anshi Yi with him, they would probably still show up at the party. That was something he had learned from experience.

Whenever there was a banquet they wanted to attend, they might even disguise themselves as waitresses and appear there without being invited.

“Even if I don’t take you, you’ll still show up there anyway, won’t you?” Ye Shuang said.

“Uncle, you know us that well?” Anshi Yi asked.

“More or less.”

“Ehhh...” Anshi Yi drew out the sound. “You’ve got some skills, after all. You touch our legs every day.”

“Exactly.” An Shiyu sighed. “Once you get tired of playing with us, you’ll probably throw us away.”

Ye Shuang: “...”

That evening, Ye Shuang tidied himself up and prepared to attend Alice’s birthday party.

Standing in front of the washbasin, he wiped his face and tried to make himself look a little more energetic.

Looking at his reflection in the mirror, Ye Shuang began to think deeply.

After deciding what he needed to do later, he splashed his face with cold water once more before drying it and walking out.

“Husband, over here.”

Chen Qin had come downstairs early. When she saw Ye Shuang after he had washed his face, she smiled faintly.

After seeing Chen Qin, Ye Shuang asked, “Did Alice tell you about her birthday?”

“No. Maybe it’s because she’s closer to you.” Chen Qin’s expression grew somewhat wistful, and even her gaze became faintly forlorn. “My husband really is popular with girls of all ages, from eight to eighty.”

Ye Shuang let out an awkward sound.

Was that supposed to be a compliment?