The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship

Chapter 554 - 484: Have a Casual Meal_2

Seeing the man standing at the doorway, Luo Meijuan was momentarily stunned, only to see a man of supreme handsomeness, with well-defined and chiseled features, and a strikingly handsome face that seemed more fitting for the big screen or within the pages of a magazine, rather than in reality.After a few seconds of surprise, she warmly greeted him: "Come in and sit down, come in. My dear, who is this?"

"This is my university teacher, his name is..."

"Nice to meet you, Auntie. Just call me Luo," Luo Shangqing said, offering his hand with a polite and humble smile on his lips.

"Professor Luo, ah." Luo Meijuan quickly shook his hand, "Hello, hello, please come in."

"I work in the same hospital as Director Mu," Luo Shangqing initiated the explanation, "Although we are not in the same department, we run into each other frequently."

Luo Meijuan clapped her thigh, "Now I remember, our family’s Director Mu has mentioned you before, young and promising, the youngest professor in the hospital, and moreover, our girl mentioned that you took great care of her in school, a teacher of both talent and virtue."

Luo Shangqing glanced at Mu Chenxi. Mu Chenxi chuckled awkwardly; when had she ever used such nauseatingly sycophantic terms, but her mother really had a way with words.

"Luo, have you had dinner? We are about to eat, why don’t you join us?" Luo Meijuan invited enthusiastically.

"Then I’ll impose."

"It’s no trouble at all, just a simple meal, you’re welcome as long as you don’t mind," Luo Meijuan said, pulling at Mu Chenxi, "Darling, go make a cup of tea for your teacher. Luo, sit down in the living room; dinner will be ready soon."

"Thank you," Luo Shangqing nodded.

He was already quite familiar with the place and comfortably took a seat in the living room on his own initiative.

Mu Chenxi brewed some good tea and placed the teapot and cups on the coffee table, "Professor Luo, please have some tea."

"Hmm." Luo Shangqing took the cup, "Where is your father? Isn’t he coming back for dinner?"

"He has to work overtime tonight and rarely comes home for meals. I call him the ’little dragon’ because he always keeps a low profile, appearing and disappearing unpredictably," Mu Chenxi explained, placing the remote control beside him, "You can change the channel to whatever you want to watch."

"I’ll go wash my hands first." Luo Shangqing set down his tea cup and went to the washroom, passing by Mu Chenxi’s room, he glanced inside unconsciously and caught sight of the calligraphy hanging above the bed. It looked familiar, and upon closer inspection, he realized it was his own handiwork, the four characters "Study Hard", casually penned as a form of encouragement for her at the time. He didn’t expect that she would cherish it to the extent of having it framed and hung above her bed.

"Professor Luo, aren’t you going to the washroom?" Mu Chenxi suddenly popped her head out and asked.

Luo Shangqing then withdrew his gaze, "Right away."

Since a guest had arrived, Luo Meijuan added two more dishes, making the meal quite lavish with six dishes and one soup.

"Luo, do you drink alcohol?" Luo Meijuan asked.

"Professor Luo doesn’t drink or smoke," Mu Chenxi promptly replied instead.

Luo Shangqing looked at her; indeed, he didn’t smoke, at least never at school, and he only occasionally shared a smoke while playing cards with Shaoqing and the others, but never inhaled deeply. As for alcohol, he always abstained. He was surprised that this girl knew his habits so well.

"Then you should drink more soup; the chicken and bamboo shoot soup I’ve made today is very nourishing," Luo Meijuan said as she enthusiastically served Luo Shangqing some hot soup, while taking the opportunity to express her concerns for her daughter, "Luo, my little Chenxi has lost so much weight this month. Could the quality of the food at your school have dropped?"

Mu Chenxi held her forehead; she was obviously stressed from studying, and now the school cafeteria was being wrongly blamed.

"Don’t worry, Auntie, I will bring this up with the school on Monday," Luo Shangqing said, accepting the bowl of soup with both hands, "Thank you."

Luo Shangqing didn’t talk much during the meal; Luo Meijuan did most of the talking, while he listened attentively and showed great humility and politeness.

As the meal was coming to an end, a rumbling noise came from outside, followed shortly by a flash of lightning across the living room window.

"It’s going to rain," Luo Meijuan hurried to close the windows. Before she could reach the windows, a downpour suddenly started.

By the time she had closed the windows, she was drenched.

"Luo, with this heavy rain, just sit here and watch TV until it eases up a bit before you leave."

"Then I’ll trouble you, Auntie," Luo Shangqing was actually not at all reserved, truly settling into the living room after dinner.

The rain outside continued to pour down relentlessly, showing no sign of stopping.

"Professor Luo, I have some questions to ask you." Mu Chenxi planned to make the most of this opportunity to seek some insights, as she would need to continue her incomplete experiment next week.

She was about to retrieve her backpack when Luo Meijuan said, "Chenxi, why don’t you and Luo go to your room instead? The TV series here is concluding today; let’s not disturb you two with solving problems."

"Okay," Mu Chenxi glanced at Luo Shangqing, seeking his opinion.

Luo Shangqing nodded briskly: "Sure."

Mu Chenxi’s room wasn’t as messy this time; during the moments Luo Shangqing had gone to wash his hands, she had quickly tidied up. Everything that could be tucked away was tucked away, creating the illusion of orderliness from the outside.

Mu Chenxi moved a chair from the dining room over and gave her own seat to Luo Shangqing.

"I heard that your experiment was a success?" Luo Shangqing picked up a pen, asking as if it was of casual interest.

"Yes, but there are still follow-up experiments to do. It was just a small step forward," she replied.

Luo Shangqing looked at her, admiration in his eyes. He had never expected the girl who always appeared nonchalant about academic pursuits in his eyes to one day overcome such a difficult challenge.

"Chenxi, where are my glasses?" Suddenly, Luo Meijuan called out from outside the door.

Looking apologetic, Mu Chenxi said, "Professor Luo, please wait a moment, I’ll go find the glasses for my mom."

Luo Shangqing nodded his head, and after she left, he casually flipped through the books on the desk, pulling out a notebook and discovering—upon opening it—that it was a diary.