Chapter 505: Conditions for Accelerating Yellowing

Following Grandma Gu's secret reminder, Li Qian chose to agree and accepted Mary Galloway's invitation.

After accepting Mary Galloway's invitation, Li Qian wanted to take the girl to the third cafeteria for dinner, but after a brief thought, he changed direction and went straight to the back door.

Li Qian didn't know why Grandma Gu suddenly sent him a message asking him to accept Mary Galloway's invitation.

However, he knew that there must be a deeper meaning behind this. Grandma Gu obviously wanted him to be alone with her. If that was the case, he might as well take the initiative to create an opportunity.

He brought Mary Galloway to a specialty restaurant near the back door of the school, found a small table in the hall, and sat down happily.

The two had just sat down and ordered their food, but the dishes had not yet arrived when a familiar voice suddenly rang out.

"Li Qian, it's really you!"

When Li Qian heard the familiar voice, he immediately looked over and soon saw a beautiful figure at the entrance of the restaurant.

The person who came was none other than Li Lanying, whom I hadn't seen for some time.

"Li Lanying!" Li Qian greeted Li Lanying immediately when he saw her. He looked smiling on the surface, but deep down, he was already complaining.

What is going on? How could I meet Li Lanying by chance?

If it were any other time, it wouldn't matter if it happened, it would just be a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks.

But now, it was different. At this moment, he was carrying out Grandma Gu’s “mission”.

If Li Lanying's intrusion disrupts the rhythm of the "mission" or even causes an accident, it will be troublesome.

Although he was smiling on the surface, deep down, Li Qian had already made up his mind. Without hesitation, he stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture.

"It just so happens that we've ordered food, but it hasn't been served yet. If you'd like to honor us, let's eat together."

Li Lanying came over with a smile on her face. "Since it's an old classmate who invited me, I'd be disrespectful to decline."

After sitting down confidently, the three of them began to chat, and Li Qian introduced them to each other.

Both girls had smiles on their faces and shook hands. The scene looked quite harmonious. After all, they were two beautiful girls with good looks. This scene attracted the attention of many boys nearby.

They all cast envious glances at Li Qian, secretly feeling that he was so lucky.

"Why are you coming here to eat?" After chatting for a while, Li Lanying asked curiously.

"I just happened to meet him in the library." Mary Galloway said softly, "Brother Qian is my savior. It's rare for me to meet him, so I naturally have to thank him."

After hearing this, Li Qian smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Look at you, bringing up that matter again. I've already said that saving you is my duty."

"Also, didn't we agree that I'll treat you to this meal?" Li Qian said in a joking tone, "Before, it was just you, but now that Li Lanying is here, it's even less of a chance for you to get in."

Seeing that Mary Galloway wanted to say something, Li Qian interrupted her directly, "Stop talking. If you really want to thank me, treat me to a meal next time. This time, it's settled."

"Okay!" Mary Galloway's eyes lit up, she stared at Li Qian and nodded.

Li Lanying, who was standing by, saw this scene. She showed no emotion on the surface, but she couldn't help but feel a surge of jealousy in her heart.

Although she knew very well that she could not "climb up" to Li Qian at the moment, it did not mean that other girls could covet him at will. Most importantly, in Li Lanying's opinion, although Mary Galloway was very beautiful, there was still a gap between her and Li Qian.

If even she dares to actively pursue me, why should I back off when facing difficulties?

Li Qian didn't think much about it. After the dishes came, he started to eat carelessly. He asked casually, "By the way, Lanying, why are you here?"

"I don't have classes this afternoon, and I've heard that the food in this restaurant is delicious, so I wanted to come and try it." Li Lanying responded casually.

Of course, in reality, this was just a superficial excuse. She had classes this afternoon, but at this moment, she took the initiative to choose "not to have classes".

Besides, she didn't come here just because of its reputation. She had never heard of this restaurant before, and she was not the kind of person who would come out specially just to satisfy her appetite.

The reason why I appeared here was because I happened to see Li Qian and Mary Galloway walking together in school, and out of curiosity, I followed them.

Next, the meal was completed smoothly. However, facing two girls, two very beautiful girls at that, Li Qian always felt that the atmosphere was a bit weird.

After lunch, Mary Galloway took the initiative to ask, "Brother Qian, do you have classes this afternoon?"

When Li Qian heard this, he immediately thought there was something going on, so he replied directly, "There is no class, Mary, do you have any plans?"

"I heard someone say that if you walk along the road behind the school and come to the back mountain, you will see a forest of dragon-patterned trees. At this time of year, the leaves of the dragon-patterned trees have turned golden yellow, which is very beautiful. How about we go and take a look?"

After hearing this, Li Qian was even happier. Originally, he wanted to create an opportunity to be alone with them, but now, the opportunity was presented to him.

The only trouble was that there was one more person, so he focused his attention directly on Li Lanying.

He asked, "Lanying, what are your plans?"

When Li Qian said this, his meaning was actually very clear.

Li Lanying naturally understood the hidden meaning of Li Qian's words. She smiled and said, "Really? There is such a beautiful place. I'll go see it too!"

After hearing this, Li Qian sighed helplessly. At this moment, he couldn't chase Li Lanying away because the situation was unclear.

So he had no choice but to agree "with a smile". In this way, the three of them walked and talked, and soon they arrived at the foot of the back mountain.

It is called the back mountain, but in fact it is just a small earthen slope, on which there are indeed quite a few dragon-patterned trees planted.

The three of them walked into the woods. Li Qian looked around and shook his head. "Only one-third of the dragon pattern trees have turned golden yellow. It's not good enough. I guess we have to wait for a while before all the leaves turn golden yellow."

After hearing this, Mary Galloway's mouth suddenly curled up into a strange arc, "It's indeed a bit regrettable, a flaw in the ointment."

She looked at Li Qian and continued, "However, I heard that there is a way to make the leaves of the dragon pattern tree turn yellow earlier."

Li Lanying immediately became interested after hearing this, "Oh~? What should I do to accelerate the growth of the yellow dragon pattern leaves?"

Mary Galloway laughed, "It's very simple. All we need to do is add enough blood."

After saying that, she turned to look at Li Qian and Li Lanying. The smile on her face was no longer sunny and bright, but became very cold.

(End of this chapter)