novelraw Chapter 533 - 450: Don’t Trouble Yourself (Third Update)
Chapter 533 - 450: Don’t Trouble Yourself (Third Update)
Chapter 533: Chapter 450: Don’t Trouble Yourself (Third Update)
Arriving at North City University’s food street, mealtime had already passed, so the two didn’t have to queue to enjoy the delicious QQ chicken rack.
They ordered 20 skewers, but unfortunately, Li Si could only manage six before she was too full. Jiang Fan ate a bit more than her, but still couldn’t finish them all.
The two left the small shop, holding their overly full stomachs and laughing.
"Shoot, I was planning to have you come over to my place to try my mom’s steamed buns and braised pork today, but it looks like that’s not going to happen now!" Jiang Fan suddenly remembered, realizing that their chatter and eating frenzy upon reunion had made her forget all about inviting Li Si home for her mom’s home-cooked dishes.
"Then let’s do it another day!"
Li Si replied with a smile.
"Guess that’s the only choice! No other way around it!"
Their driver pulled up and opened the car door. Just as they were about to get in, a voice called out to Li Si from behind.
"Li Si!"
Li Si and Jiang Fan turned around simultaneously, only to see Cao Yufan!
He was being held closely by Meng Xi, looking quite intimate. Standing just behind them was Meng Zijun, with an inquisitive expression on his face.
Cao Yufan was the one who called out. His face showed a hint of awkwardness as he said, "I thought you looked familiar! When did you return from Beijing?"
Meng Zijun’s gaze toward Li Si held amazement, but upon noticing the luxury car and driver beside her, his expression quickly turned complicated and obscure.
Meng Xi pouted as she stared at Li Si and Jiang Fan. She knew Li Si and Bai Shasha were close friends, and because of that connection, she didn’t have a favorable opinion of Li Si either.
Li Si felt a surge of amusement and shot them a cold look. "What’s up?"
Embarrassment swept across Cao Yufan’s face, but he still forced himself to speak. "Nothing much! I just heard you got married? Congratulations! Shasha, she..."
Seeing Li Si made him impulsively ask about Bai Shasha. Recently, he’d heard about Bai Shasha and her boyfriend coming home through what his mother had told him, and it unsettled him immensely.
He knew Bai Shasha’s father well. Even if her mother approved, it was doubtful her father would easily agree.
Back then, if it hadn’t been for his family’s long-standing ties with Bai Shasha’s family, how could he have gained their acceptance so smoothly?
But the recent news he’d caught wind of had left him feeling uneasy.
Meng Xi’s face darkened instantly. She had tried clinging to him but had failed to keep his attention, proving that Bai Shasha was still on his mind.
"Shasha is very happy now! So there’s no need for you to concern yourself!" Li Si responded coldly before pulling Jiang Fan into the car and driving off.
Jiang Fan glanced back at the trio. "What’s Cao Yufan thinking? He even has the nerve to approach you and ask about Shasha?"
Li Si also looked back once, then laughed and shook her head. "Who knows! And did you see Meng Xi’s face? It was as ugly as if she’d eaten crap! I don’t think those two will last."
Seeing Meng Zijun again sparked no feelings in her. In fact, she now wondered how on earth she had fallen for someone like that in her past.
Clearly a scumbag. Even though Li Fei had dumped him, with his looks and cunning, he would have no shortage of naive girls falling for him.
Jiang Fan wholeheartedly agreed, nodding. "I think so too! Someone like Cao Yufan can have a mistress today and a fourth or fifth one tomorrow. What’s the point when there’s no trust between them?"
"As long as our Shasha is doing better than him, that’s all that matters. Like that saying goes: Knowing he’s not doing well is enough to put my heart at ease!"
Jiang Fan burst out laughing. "Sisi, you’re hilarious now!"
"Right? Everyone says so!" Li Si winked playfully as she said it.
After laughing for a bit, Jiang Fan spoke with some regret. "If I had known, I would have directly invited you to my home. Eating so much now means you can’t even try my mom’s cooking!"
Earlier, Jiang Fan had opted for an outside meeting because she wanted Li Si to meet Zhao Xuanyang, thinking it might be less stiff than at home. But hindsight made her feel home might have been better.
Li Si had just received a text from Leng Mochen saying he’d be home late, so she lifted her head and smiled, "It’s okay! We can do it another day. Looks like we’ll be staying here for a few days anyway."
"That’s great! I was worried you’d rush off after finishing what you had to do for your dad. That’s why I grabbed you as soon as you came back! Ha-ha!" Jiang Fan patted her stomach, clearly quite happy with the day’s feasting.
Jiang Fan lived in an upscale residential area. When she got out of the car, Li Si retrieved the specialty gifts she’d brought from the trunk, "It’s nothing fancy, just some local delicacies for your mom and dad to try!"
Jiang Fan said, "Look at you! Always so thoughtful! Well, I’ll accept them then. We’re close enough that I won’t bother with polite words!"
Li Si laughed. "That’s the spirit!" She handed over the gifts.
Carrying several gift boxes, Jiang Fan invited earnestly, "Come in my house for a bit before you go. Even if you’re too full, a glass of water won’t hurt, right?"
"Let’s save it for next time, okay? I still need to visit Shasha’s place." It was already past four in the afternoon, and if she lingered here, she’d have no choice but to head home afterward.
"Fair enough! Let’s go out together one of these next days!"
Stopping by Bai Shasha’s house wasn’t a quick affair either. Shasha’s grandmother happened to be there and showered Li Si with compliments.
Mrs. Bai insisted Li Si stay for dinner, but after considerable effort and the excuse that she needed to feed the baby, Li Si managed to leave.
Looking at the sky outside, she decided to visit Grandma Wang tomorrow instead. For now, she got in her car and went home.
Buding, who hadn’t seen his mom all day, was surprisingly calm this time. Xiao Guai had dutifully taken care of the little one.
The child and the monkey got along well, prompting Sister Ding to comment, "Madam, now that Xiao Guai is here, Buding seems to rely on you less."
Unlike before, when Buding would cry for his mom if he didn’t see her immediately after waking.
"Honestly, I feel the same!"
As Li Si finished speaking, Xiao Guai looked proud, as if it understood, and tried to take credit.
"Ow..." Its large, shiny eyes sparkled with mischief.
"You! I’ll reward you later, okay?" Li Si whispered as she hugged Xiao Guai.
Xiao Guai was visibly content.
After dinner, Buding played until tired. Li Si breastfed him, and Sister Ding carried him off to bed.
Li Si took Xiao Guai back to her bedroom and entered her private storage space, noticing the cherry and peach trees heavy with ripe fruit.
She filled a small basin she’d brought in completely full.
After cleaning the fruit, she let Xiao Guai have some to eat.
Knowing Leng Mochen would be home late, she showered and lay in bed, feeling slightly unaccustomed to the empty space beside her.
She drifted off to sleep and woke up later, noticing he still hadn’t returned. Concern crept in, as it was already 2 a.m.
Could something have happened?
Just as she worried, the sound of a car came from downstairs. It must be Leng Mochen returning.
She hurried down the stairs and saw him being helped through the door by the driver.
"Why so late?"
The driver replied apologetically, "After the banquet ended, the president went alone to a bar!"
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