My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection

Chapter 249 - 245: The problem of being self-righteous hasn’t changed at all

Cen Jin jogged to the entrance of the hot pot restaurant, eagerly awaiting. After just a minute, she saw a tall figure in a black coat appearing in her sight, and a smile naturally spread across her face.Jiang Baizhou walked up to her, frowning with displeasure: "Why did you come out? You didn’t even put on a coat, don’t you know it’s cold outside?"

"Not cold, it’s quite warm inside, let’s go in! Nan Jiayan is also here." Cen Jin smiled sweetly, intimately linking her arm with his.

"Nan Jiayan?" Jiang Baizhou’s face showed a hint of surprise.

Cen Jin linked his arm and walked in, nodding: "Yeah, we happened to run into him, probably he came with his gallery colleagues to eat hot pot. I just felt a bit awkward earlier, so I thought to break that atmosphere by coming out to meet you."

After saying that, the two of them arrived at their hot pot table, and heard Yu Feici and Yun Xi in a playful sing-song manner: "Wow, Doctor Jiang has quite the grand style! Coming for a meal and yet your wife has to come out to fetch you."

"Exactly, we don’t get this kind of treatment." Yun Xi snorted, echoing the sentiment.

Jiang Baizhou first nodded slightly as a greeting to Lu Shishu and Nan Jiayan, then sat down leisurely and comfortably beside Cen Jin, speaking very nonchalantly: "Hmm, your jealousy is understandable."

Hearing this, Cen Jin couldn’t help but laugh, glancing at Yu Feici and Yun Xi. As expected, the two of them looked quite displeased, glaring at him with a very resentful look.

"Jiang Baizhou, want a drink?" Lu Shishu chuckled, shaking the bottle in his hand.

"No, I’m driving, not convenient."

His refusal made Cen Jin, Yu Feici, and Yun Xi all turn to look at Nan Jiayan; he had just refused their offer for a drink in the same way.

Due to the out-of-place manners of the two, Lu Shishu didn’t bother with them, and after finishing the two beers on the table, called a waiter to bring three more, handing one each to Yu Feici and Yun Xi.

"Eat something, don’t just drink, it’s bad for your stomach." Seeing her skillfully open the can and drink up, Nan Jiayan frowned even more and couldn’t help but speak up.

Lu Shishu paused, looked at him, and slightly raised her lips in a smile: "Okay."

Though she outwardly complied with Nan Jiayan, after eating a piece of vegetable, she continued to drink until she finished the can of beer, then casually crushed it slightly and tossed it on the table beside her: "I’m done, enjoy your meal slowly."

"How much did you eat?"

"Director Nan seems to care a lot about my affairs! I have a small appetite, can’t eat much." Lu Shishu smiled lightly, meeting his gaze without any reservations, seeming quite unconcerned.

Her tone made Nan Jiayan somewhat uncomfortable inside, but he was helpless about it.

When almost everyone had eaten enough, Cen Jin propped her chin in her hands, looking at Lu Shishu and Yu Feici, her bright eyes blinked as she asked with a giggle: "You two, have you decided who’s picking up the bill today? Or are you two going to split it?"

Lu Shishu then looked at Yu Feici, as if asking for her thought, Yu Feici thought for a bit, then bit her lip and stomped her foot, saying: "How about this! Shishu, let’s not complicate things, just play rock-paper-scissors, loser pays, it adds some fun, what do you say?"

Lu Shishu shrugged with a grin: "OK! How many rounds to decide the winner?"

"One round, let’s keep it simple."

"Sure."

"Rock-paper-scissors." Yu Feici took a deep breath, hid her hand behind her back, and directly threw out a rock as she spoke, coincidentally Lu Shishu also threw a rock. On the second try, she threw scissors, and Lu Shishu threw paper, immediately cheering and swaying happily, giving Lu Shishu a triumphant look: "Yay, I won, haha! Shishu, you pay the bill!"

Seeing her so happy, Lu Shishu chuckled softly, not bothered about paying the bill, as it wasn’t much money anyway. She just found the method amusing, adding a sense of ritual to the meal.

"Alright, I’ll pay the bill, next time I’ll dine at Uncle Yu’s place." Lu Shishu raised her elegant brows, intentionally adding another remark as she stood up.

"Hey, Shishu, that’s not cool, how can you say such a thing?" Yu Feici gave her a sideways look, a bit displeased.

"Oh, speaking of which, Yun Xi, next time we’ll take you to Feici’s uncle’s place to eat, it’s super good, I guarantee you’ll want to go back for more after the first time, and Uncle Yu and Aunt Yu are super nice." Thinking about it, Cen Jin enthusiastically recommended to Yun Xi.

"Really? Great, great, the next time you go, you must take me along! Don’t abandon me!" Yun Xi, being a foodie, wouldn’t miss out on such a good occasion!

"Sure, we’ll definitely take you."

"Hey! Aren’t you going to ask for my opinion on this matter?" Yu Feici leaned over, complaining discontentedly.

Lu Shishu chuckled: "You guys go ahead, I’ll go pay the bill."

"Alright."

Lu Shishu left with her coat and bag, heading separately to the cashier, inquiring about the total amount. After the waiter took out the bill, she was about to scan it with her phone, but just as her phone aligned with the QR code, a hand blocked her phone’s rear camera, and a familiar scent enveloped her, causing her to pause.

"Add in the bill for table 15 as well, thanks." Before she could collect her thoughts, a warm and magnetic voice came from above her head, pressing down her hand that held the phone: "I’ll take care of it!"

Lu Shishu then realized, turning her head to look at him, glimpsing at his hand pressed against hers, her red lips displeased as she spoke icily without a hint of warmth: "Why would I let Director Nan treat? No need, I’ll take care of it myself!"

"Shi Shu..."

"Separate it from table 15, thank you." Lu Shishu turned her head, offering the waiter a bright smile, interrupting him.

The server seemed at a loss, not knowing whom to listen to.

Nan Jiayan chuckled softly, speaking to the server: "How much is it together with table 15’s?"

"Here’s the bill for table 15." The waiter handed him the bill for table 15.

"Hmm." Nan Jiayan just glanced at it before directly scanning the QR code and entered the payment amount, then looked at Lu Shishu: "Let’s go!"

"Feici was right, you’re still the same as before." Lu Shishu gazed at him for a while, then slightly pulled her lips into a slow smile: "You still have the habit of acting like you know it all, hasn’t changed a bit."