Chapter 108: You’ll Scare the Little Children (1/2)

After abruptly witnessing a public display of affection, Lu Chenzhou’s godbrother’s eyes were about to go blind!

This effect was especially magnified by the fact that Lu Chenzhou and Cheng Xi had behaved pretty coolly toward each other during the rest of the night. But just when the other two were beginning to suspect that they weren’t an actual couple, their eyes had been struck by an overwhelming glare of sappiness.

My goodness! Who was it that said Lu Chenzhou didn’t know how to pick up girls?!

Even as all these thoughts raced through the two bystander’s heads, Lu Chenzhou continued to hold Cheng Xi’s hand and look at her with a cool expression. It was as if all he had merely said was something like, “Quickly play your cards. I can’t wait.”

A crack had appeared on Cheng Xi’s detached veneer, but she was at least used to his antics by now, and could quickly adapt to his erratic behavior.

At times, she could even act in concert with him and reply appropriately, like now. She firmly wrenched her hand out of Lu Chenzhou’s grasp and then warned him seriously, “Next time, don’t say it so suddenly.” She looked at the other two. “You’ll scare the little children.”

The two little children were speechless.

Lu Chenzhou’s godbrother slapped the table angrily. “Keep playing, keep playing! Don’t go easy on them!”

He was one of those people who turned very serious when playing games, so Cheng Xi naturally followed suit. The last two cards in her hand were enough to give her and Shen Wei a strong finish, allowing them to eke out an arduous and timely victory against Lu Chenzhou and his godbrother.

Cheng Xi started to play more seriously, and the luck of the draw slowly started favoring her more and more. One full deck of cards lasted them the entire night; Cheng Xi and Shen Wei eventually ended up losing by two games, so they only had to pay up 100 yuan per person, which was about the cost of a round of drinks.

Except for Lu Chenzhou, the other three were quite tired after the game, and even Shen Wei commented, “Losing these 100 yuan was quite difficult.”

Lu Chenzhou’s godbrother gave her a supercilious look. “Then you should’ve admitted defeat earlier.”

“How could I do that? A defeat has to be glorious! With the way you do things, would you be excited even if you won?” Shen Wei’s words seemed to have a hidden meaning. Cheng Xi’s eyelids twitched, and she looked towards her.

But Shen Wei’s smile was casual, as if she were just discussing the game.

As the two bantered back and forth, they all looked toward Lu Chenzhou, who was sorting the cards meticulously. He moved them one at a time, neatly and tidily, and even smoothed out the corners that had become somewhat creased during the game.

The other three were somewhat impressed by his meticulousness, and for a moment, all conversation paused as everyone watched his thin and slender fingers pick out the cards one at a time. Only when he finished everything did they breathe out simultaneously.

Lu Chenzhou’s godbrother said, “It’s already quite late, so we’re going to go back now. Brother, you…… are heading back?”

Lu Chenzhou nodded, put the sorted cards in the middle of the table, and stood up.

Lu Chenzhou’s godbrother looked at Shen Wei, swallowed the words “you could stay” down, and then once again reiterated Lu Chenzhou’s grandmother’s request. “Ms. Cheng, if you’re free, then you should come to our house and play some time.” Then, with a frustrated look at Lu Chenzhou, he muttered to himself, “Now that I’ve broached the topic, why aren’t you inviting her and setting up a time?!”

All he’d done today was tease her just now. And then… nothing?

But Lu Chenzhou didn’t even look at him. He was calmly putting on his shoes, and only when he finished did he stand up and look at Cheng Xi. His worrying godbrother thought that he was finally about to extend her an invitation. However, he simply leaned down slightly until his face was right in front of Cheng Xi’s, and then lightly licked her lips. “Goodbye.”

And that was it. He left.

The other three found them shocked speechless yet again.

Even long after Lu Chenzhou and his friend had left, Shen Wei was still laughing.

Although it was a good thing that Shen Wei could laugh after her hardships, this laugh had lasted far too long for Cheng Xi, and she was getting exasperated. “Haven’t you laughed enough?”

“Nope.” She started laughing again, and even as she laughed, she said, “I didn’t expect Director Lu to be so interesting.” She put her face in front of Cheng Xi’s. “Why don’t you like him?”

Shen Wei wasn’t stupid, and she could see that while Cheng Xi treated Lu Chenzhou indulgingly and leniently, it was devoid of a woman’s romance when she interacted with her beloved.

Of course, it was also possible that Cheng Xi was just hiding her affection, like what she had done towards Lin Fan. Who could have noticed that she had liked him that much?

Cheng Xi pondered the question briefly. “Perhaps I will, later.”