My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection

Chapter 308 - 287: Gathering

Late the next morning, a little after nine, Jiang Baizhou was leaning against the bedroom doorframe with his legs crossed, hands tucked in his trouser pockets. He watched Cen Jin as she busied herself, moving back and forth between the bathroom and the wardrobe, his eyes narrowing slightly as he followed her busy silhouette. "Where are you guys going later?" he asked."To Shi Shu’s place."

"What for?"

"For a meal!"

"Lu Shishu can cook?"

"Nope."

"Then why go to her place?"

"It’s Shi Shu’s birthday today! Don’t tell me you forgot? When Feici called me yesterday, I put it on speaker, you heard it too. Besides, we’ve known Shi Shu for so long, and you don’t even remember her birthday?"

Jiang Baizhou pursed his lips, somewhat guilty as he turned his head away and coughed lightly, "Remembering yours is enough."

"If Shi Shu heard you say that, she’d probably knock you into the ground." Cen Jin, having changed her clothes, stood in front of the full-length mirror, looked herself over from left to right, and raised her eyebrows with satisfaction. She turned to look at Jiang Baizhou, who was frowning, and asked, "Wasn’t Lu Xize supposed to meet you for lunch today? So you won’t be able to make it?"

"Yeah, I’ll go in the evening instead," Jiang Baizhou replied flatly, glancing up and down at her outfit. She was wearing a black and white knit dress with a long pink coat over it, along with a very exquisite and beautiful makeup, which irked him somewhat. "Since you’re going to Lu Shishu’s, why are you dressed so nicely?"

Upon hearing this, Cen Jin instinctively looked down at her clothes, bewildered. She walked up to him, spread her arms, and spun around, "This is nice? Isn’t this just my usual way of dressing? The dress inside, this coat, I’ve worn them several times before, what’s different?"

Jiang Baizhou pressed his lips together, looking at her pretty face, then stretched out his long arm and pulled her into his embrace, "Everything’s different. Since you’re going to Lu Shishu’s, you don’t need to dress so nicely. She’s not just anyone else."

"So... you want me to dress like a beggar?" Cen Jin’s mouth twitched violently a few times as she looked at him incredulously, forcing a fake smile.

"Not that far, it’s cold outside, dressing like that you’ll catch a cold."

Cen Jin looked at him speechlessly, thinking if she continued discussing this, he might make her dress like a country bumpkin when going to Lu Shishu’s. So, she promptly extracted herself from his embrace, gave him an annoyed glance, and walked towards the living room, "Alright, I’m off. I’ll call you when we’re done in the evening, come pick me up okay?"

Just standing there, Jiang Baizhou watched her pick up her bag from the couch and her phone from the coffee table, waved with a smile, then changed into short heeled boots at the door and left.

As the door closed, Jiang Baizhou silently took a deep breath. He actually wanted to go with her, but it was a girls’ gathering, and it didn’t seem right for a grown man to tag along. Plus, Lu Xize had invited him for lunch, saying that Ke Yuanfan would be there too. Regarding the house matter, he still owed Ke Yuanfan a favor, so he couldn’t refuse.

After Cen Jin left the house, she ordered a car using her phone and waited for a little over two minutes at the district entrance before the car arrived. The destination was the Nanfeng District where Lu Shishu lived.

When she arrived at the entrance of Lu Shishu’s apartment complex, Cen Jin sent a message in their group chat, asking if the others had arrived. Since her birthday party, Yun Xi, Yu Feici, and Lu Shishu had all become quite familiar with each other. Not long ago, Yu Feici had even added Ye Lingran and Yun Xi to what used to be their three-person chat group, and they had been chatting up a storm since then, talking about all sorts of things.

Ye Lingran in the group chat quickly responded, saying she and Yun Xi were at the supermarket buying things and would arrive in about twenty minutes. Meanwhile, Yu Feici had already arrived at Lu Shishu’s place. Lu Shishu even sent a photo in the group of Yu Feici lounging casually on the sofa with red wine and sunflower seeds, which made Cen Jin chuckle as she carried up the fruits she had just bought.

When Cen Jin arrived at Lu Shishu’s floor, she took a special look at the closed door beside it, paused for a moment, and then rang Lu Shishu’s doorbell. On the second ring, the door opened, and Lu Shishu’s beautifully detached face came into view.

"Happy birthday, Shi Shu." Cen Jin handed over the fruits with a smile.