Chapter 157 - Exposé (1/2)

When Lei Xing finally ran out of the room, Doctor Lou had disappeared. She walked over to the front and found him happily arranging dishes on the table in Pavillion. He turned around as soon as she turned the corner and raised his eyebrows ”surprise”, ”Oh Xing Xing, you're done? Come eat!” He finished with a smile.

{...-_-)...Yeah like you forgot you chased me out...}

Lei Xing came forward with a pout and begrudgingly sat down as she scanned the table. There was a foggy looking pink soup, black rice, and a weird-looking vegetable stir-fry, she was not sure what vegetables she was looking at.

”Go on, try them!” Doctor Lou eagerly said handing her a pair of chopsticks. Lei Xing did not take them but instead stretched out her hand, ”The ring.”

Doctor Lou blinked and then pouted, ”What? You don't think I would poison you...right?” When Lei Xing did not respond and simply narrowed her eyes at him, Doctor Lou frowned. He dropped the chopsticks and he held his beard and defended, ”I wouldn't!... If I wanted to poison you, you would be dead already so... I also wouldn't create something that would work against me...You, on the hand, maybe...”

Lei Xing immediately frowned, ”Wha-”

”I'm just joking hehe~ Just trust this old uncle of yours and enjoy the meal, these rare delicacies and very nutritious. You'll like it!” Doctor Lou said with a smile.

”Give me the ring first.” Lei Xing flatly stated.

Doctor Lou pouted again, ”I don't have it..” Then he mumbled, ”Why do you have to be so difficult about everything? I'm just trying to feed you...”

{...Not this again? -_-)'...}

Lei Xing frowned, ”Seriously, just give it to me. I've had a long morning already. You even almost killed me! Cut me some slack here, I'm tired.”

Doctor Lou awkwardly laughed, ”I'm being serious...Ah, you shouldn't hold the past against me hehe~ That was an accident, a misunderstanding! And you're fine so no harm done...That scene just brought up some bad memories hehe~...As for the ring, I gave it to Xiao Kai to give to you, I really don't have it!” He finished waving his hands to emphasize his innocence with a sincere smile.

Lei Xing immediately frowned and groaned, ”Why?” Then she covered her face and then plopped down on the table. Remembering him and all their recent encounters made her turn red and feel incredibly embarrassed.

Doctor Lou's smile disappeared as Lei Xing hit the table, he frowned at her wrist and then went, ”Hey, be careful! There's already a scratch!”

Lei xing looked up at him with a frown, ”Scratch?”

”Here!” Doctor Lou suddenly pulled out a little magnifying glass from his sleeve, leaned over and held it over the bracelet on her wrist, ”You see it now, right?” He asked with a frown.

Lei Xing looked down to see a tiny scratch on one of the stones and then pouted, ”I didn't do that...” then she blinked and narrowed her eyes at him, ”Do you know what this bracelet is?”

Doctor Lou's frown turned into a pout, it seemed her question upset him. He sat back up and haughtily said, ”Of course I do! These are three hundred thousand-year-old crystals infused with -” He paused, then glared at her and bit out, ”Anyway, be careful with it!” Then he looked off to the side holding his beard still pouting.

Lei Xing was not bothered by his bad mood, her eyes lit up and she sat up, ”You know what this is! Help me take it off!”

Doctor Lou glanced at her excited face, and opened his mouth but before he could respond, the Emperor arrived at the table, ”We're leaving.”

Doctor Lou and Lei Xing immediately turned to his direction, and Lei Xing quickly glanced down as soon as she met the Emperor's eyes. While Doctor Lou went wide-eyed and protested, ”But you haven't eaten yet! I specially made all these too...You'll like it!”

The Emperor glanced between the unnerved Lie Xing and the pouting Doctor Lou and then sighed. He grabbed Lei Xing's arm and gently pulled her up and then held her hand. Lei Xing bit her inner lip and kept her head down and obediently went along with it.

The Emperor then turned to Doctor Lou and then said, ”Thank you for your hospitality but we do not have the time. I will choose another day to send my thanks and will be sure to send people to clean up as well.”