Chapter 134: Let’s Lift the Ban (1/2)

Cheng Xi was somewhat speechless. Before she could even decide whether or not she was going to pick up the phone, Shen Wei had already answered it for her.

Lu Chenzhou’s cool voice could immediately be heard from the phone. “Where are you?”

Shen Wei answered for Cheng Xi. “Right outside Donglai.”

Lu Chenzhou stilled for a moment. “Give her the phone.”

Shen Wei clicked her tongue in annoyance before turning away, uninterested.

Cheng Xi turned off the speakerphone setting, and answered with a “Hello?”

Lu Chenzhou directly said, “I’m free today.”

Cheng Xi wanted to smile, but her heart was still heavy from the recent events. She sighed. “We’re going to get some grilled fish. Do you want to join us?”

“Anything’s fine with me.”

And so, the two of them sat there, waiting for Lu Chenzhou. Shen Wei had already called up the others on her phone. Because today wasn’t a weekend, not many people were able to make it. Tian Rou was self-employed, however, so she came over right away.

Shen Wei didn’t give up despite the setbacks, and managed to wrangle up a few other people. It seemed as if it would be a lively gathering.

In the end, they were actually able to get a whole table of people. When Rou saw that Lu Chenzhou was also present, she nudged Cheng Xi teasingly. “If you drag so many lightbulbs along behind you, aren’t you afraid that he’ll get angry?”

Cheng Xi sarcastically replied, “Are you going to leave if I’m afraid?”

“I will when I’m full.”

Cheng Xi nudged her back, and Tian Rou dodged away with a smile, and then went to bother Shen Wei. “What’s the matter today? You called me up so enthusiastically.”

Shen Wei cryptically answered, “I can’t tell you yet.”

Tian Rou stretched her hand out and rubbed Shen Wei’s stomach caringly. “It’s not that you have twins, is it?”

Shen Wei shook her head. Cheng Xi saw that Shen Wei’s expression seemed perfectly comfortable, and she consoled herself with the fact that Shen Wei seemed to have finally gotten over Fu Mingyi now.

Her attention was still all focused on Shen Wei, so she naturally neglected Lu Chenzhou. However, he had a pretty strong presence, and even if he just sat there without speaking, no one would disregard him.

It was because he was too handsome, all right?

According to Tian Rou’s words, “He’d be able to get an extra bowl of rice just based on his looks.” Besides his looks, there was another reason behind Lu Chenzhou’s strong presence. It wasn’t his conversing ability; rather, it was his ability to grill these small river fish that were about the size of a hand. Compared to the others who were either horribly disfiguring their fish or just eating the ones prepared by the restaurant, only he was grilling them until they were perfectly golden-brown on both sides, the mouthwatering aroma spreading everywhere.

He didn’t eat the fish himself, and instead handed them over to Cheng Xi when he was done. Cheng Xi gave the first one that she received to Shen Wei, and she only kept the second one.

Tian Rou cheekily stretched out her hand from the side. “Your fish’s getting cold. If you don’t want to eat it, I will.”

Cheng Xi was currently conversing with Shen Wei, and didn’t think too much about Tian Rou’s words. She handed the fish over to the outstretched hand in front of her. But then, while she was talking with Shen Wei, the hand that was holding her face up felt a sudden sting of pain. When Cheng Xi turned around, she saw that Lu Chenzhou was prodding it with a bamboo skewer meant for grilling fish.

Cheng Xi was speechless. Did he have to be so childish?