Seeing his wife emerge with her friends, Xu Lai and Liu Beiming both turned to look, and their faces darkened instantly—everyone's but Xu Yaoyao's.
Ruan Tang and Luo Chu were both staggering. They had clearly had a lot to drink, but their faces were brimming with smiles.
"Xu Lai," Ruan Tang said, her intoxicated face flushed with an attractive blush. "Luo Chu, Xu Yaoyao, and I are going to go shopping and take a walk. Are you taking the kids home first, or are you coming with us?"
"I want to stay with Mommy!" Xu Yiyi shouted sweetly.
"Okay," Ruan Tang said with a gentle smile.
Qian Xiao said the same thing, so the group of drinkers decided against driving and began their slow walk toward the pedestrian street.
Liu Beiming held Xu Yaoyao's hand, and Luo Chu held her son Qian Xiao's hand. Xu Lai, in turn, held Ruan Tang's and Xu Yiyi's small hands, one on each side.
