CH 141

Who knew that just when Ren Bo was rejoicing in this, Zhang Lei hurriedly said, "Please don't misunderstand. I don't mean to ask your real name. But in the process of communication, we always have to address each other, sir. You don't need to tell me your real name; just tell me how to address you. "

Ren Bo immediately glared at Zhang Lei with hatred. He had already asked this. Why did he change his mind?

An Yan smiled lightly. He deliberately hid his real information so that Cheng Yi wouldn’t know about it in advance. This way, the surprise would be...more  surprising.

However, he already had a certain understanding of Zhang Lei’s character after getting in touch with him. So he was not so worried about this problem anymore.

Therefore, after laughing, An Yan spoke openly, "My name is An Yan. Please give me more advice in the future."

Ren Bo's heart was immediately rekindled with hope after hearing this answer. Ask quickly! He has already said his name. Quickly seize the opportunity to ask Ah!

Who knew that Zhang Lei had no reaction at all when he heard the name. He just smiled and nodded, "Hello, Mr. An, please take care of me in the future."

Ren Bo's eyes widened as he sighed in his heart. You've never even heard of the name An Yan? How can you react so calmly? Are you still a professional mecha designer or not?

At this moment, Ren Bo had obviously forgotten that his reaction was no better than Zhang Lei’s when he first heard the name.

The two on the other side of the table were completely oblivious to his thoughts. After exchanging a few words in harmony and friendship, they changed the subject to other issues.

Ren Bo was dying in his heart, but he still looked reserved on the surface.

Never mind, there's always another chance to know the answer next time.

His light brain rang at the right time, [Grandpa, did you ask the question for me? Is this An Yan the same An Yan or not? I want his autograph!]

He saw the message, and Ren Bo's mouthful of celery almost got stuck in his throat and his face turned red.

An Yan quickly spoke with concern, "Is Mr. Ren alright?"

Ren Bo's face turned red and he waved his hands repeatedly. After a moment's reprieve, he was forced by his granddaughter to take the initiative to find a relevant topic: "How old is An Yan?"

An Yan answered truthfully, "Eighteen years old."

Ren Bo nodded; the age was right. "You must still be studying, right?"

An Yan nodded, "I entered the Central Star First Academy this year. I'm currently in my first year of pharmacy. "

Ren Bo continued to nod. The college and major matched up. "Then have you signed up for this year's Academy Mecha Competition?"

An Yan replied seriously, "Yes, I'm participating. I'm on a team with a senior. " 

This information also matched. Ren Bo actually had the answer in his heart, but he continued to ask, "The competition is now in its fourth round, right? What's the situation? "

As for why he knew so much about that An Yan, of course he had to attribute it to his granddaughter's repeated chanting.

An Yan smiled and said, "The situation is fine at the moment. I have successfully advanced to the fourth round. I still have to work hard on the next round. "

The situation had basically been confirmed. Ren Bo was about to step into the main topic when he heard Zhang Lei suddenly exclaim at this moment: "I thought Mr. An was very young when I looked at him before, but I didn't expect that he had just reached adulthood. Mr. An is really a young man!"

An Yan was a little embarrassed by the compliment: "Designer Zhang has overpraised."

“Don't be so modest, Mr. An. You are really admirable for coming up with such a novel design concept at such a young age." Zhang Lei praised him from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Lei did not grasp the essence of this design concept at the very beginning when he took this order.  But with his deeper exposure afterwards, he slowly perceived the fun of it.

But when he really became interested in and admired this design concept was when he had an exchange with Senior Ren Bo.

It was then that he realized how narrow-minded his previous ideas were, and how novel the design concept proposed by An Yan was.

If before he had taken up this order mainly because of his sense of responsibility for his position, then now he had really taken a keen interest in this order and had secretly resolved to do it well.

As for An Yan, who came up with these design concepts, he is naturally very impressive as well.

Zhang Lei had just finished expressing such an opinion when he felt an unpleasant gaze sweep over to his side.

Ren Bo gave him a light snort and then averted his gaze.

Zhang Lei was a bit confused by this hum. He hadn't said anything just now, so why was senior Ren Bo suddenly upset?

Was it because he had behaved so childish before that Senior Ren Bo was angry?

Zhang Lei could not help but blame himself, and at the same time, he became more determined to work hard to improve his level and not to hold Elder Ren Bo back.

The conversation was interrupted, and Ren Bo was too embarrassed to start again. He could only finish his lunch in a sullen manner.

After the meal, Ren Bo was about to get up and go home to endure the incessant complaints from his granddaughter when he heard An Yan speak up at that moment, "I heard that Mr. Ren's family has a granddaughter similar to me in age, so I prepared a gift for her. But I haven't met her before, so I don't know if she will like it."

An Yan took out an exquisitely wrapped gift from the space button and handed it to Ren Bo.

Ren Bo thought that getting an autograph was a hopeless case when this sudden twist came. His eyes lit up and he waved his hand, "What does it matter if you haven't met yet, it doesn’t matter. To be honest, there is something my granddaughter would like. "

An Yan placed the gift on the table and asked with a smile, "Please speak, Mr. Ren."

"That granddaughter of mine is actually a fan of yours. She has always wanted your autograph but hasn’t had the chance before, so ......" It was a tough thing to get Ren Bo to put down his stance and say something like that. It shows how much his granddaughter's chatter was torturous.

"I'm honored that she likes me," An Yan's face duly showed obvious flattery. He took out a delicate book from the space button and signed his name on the cover page. He also added a word of encouragement, "This book can be considered as another gift. But the gift I gave you earlier was carefully chosen and I prepared it for awhile, so Mr. Ren can't refuse it. "

Ren Bo met An Yan's clear and sincere gaze and finally accepted both gifts.  His feelings towards An Yan as a young man grew a little better.

After giving these two gifts away, An Yan took out another gift and turned to Zhang Lei, "This is a gift for your son. I don't know if it suits him, so please don't dislike it."

Zhang Lei immediately looked flattered. He did not expect for An Yan to prepare a gift for his son. After all, he and senior Ren Bo could be said to be worlds apart if one was to compare their status in the industry. 

Since Ren Bo had already accepted the gift, Zhang Lei was not polite. He happily thanked An Yan and accepted took the gift.

After chatting for a few more minutes, the three happily said goodbye to each other.

Only after boarding the airship did An Yan breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, he hadn't planned to give the gifts out at this point. After all, this was the first time the three of them were meeting. They weren't familiar with each other, so it wouldn't be a good idea to give a gift at this time.

It was during the meal that An Yan changed his mind in the spur of the moment. This was because his good eyesight accidentally caught at a few keywords in the message that Ren Bo had received.

Although the decision was made on the spur of the moment, it seemed to have turned out quite well.

As soon as An Yan returned home and opened the door, he saw Cheng Yi sitting in the living room of hus house.

"Yan Yan, you're finally back," Cheng Yi said with a bit of grievance. "I've been waiting for you for a long time. I wanted to have lunch with you, but you never came back."

An Yan put down his backpack, his heart inexplicably guilty: "Sorry, I went out for something, and I came back after eating out."

Cheng Yi sighed, "Then Yan Yan can sit here and watch me eat. I've cooked all your favourite dishes. It's just a pity that you can't eat them."

“Okay, I'll keep you company." An Yan rushed over and sat down.

He wanted to surprise Cheng Yi so he had to hide his actions from him, or at least, he couldn't tell him of his own accord. 

Although An Yan felt a little guilty in his heart, he could only act a little more enthusiastically.

Cheng Yi was naturally aware of the little one's strange behavior since his concern for the little one was even greater than his own. In fact, Cheng Yi had noticed the difference from the very beginning, but had never pointed it out.

It's not that he didn't want to ask, but he had to restrain his possessiveness and reluctantly give the little one space.

Like An Yan, Cheng Yi had never been attracted to anyone before, let alone embarked on any romance. In the process of falling in love, he also needed to feel his way slowly before he could find the right path for both of them.

Likewise, he didn't want to do anything that would hurt the little one in the process of figuring things out, not even a little.

The more he cared, the more careful he would be.

But although there were some things he couldn't ask or say, it didn't mean that Cheng Yi couldn't seek for benefits. Just like now, he could feel the little one's guilt, and he naturally had to take advantage of it.

After a quick lunch, Cheng Yi dragged An Yan to his room.