Chapter 221: Not At All Interested in Him (2/2)

He was saved by the waiter because before she could come to a decision, their food arrived.

Mubai had ordered a scrumptious full course meal. Everything was exquisite.

Mubai helped Xinghe slice a piece of steak and set the juicy piece of red meat on her plate. ”The house special is their steak, give it a try.”

Xinghe picked up her cutlery wordlessly and started eating.

Mubai looked at her and his face lit up with a satisfactory smile. ”What kind of cuisine is your favorite? We should do this more often.”

”No, we shouldn't,” Xinghe rejected him outright.

”I meant we should do this more often as a family, bring Lin Lin along with us,” Mubai immediately tried for another tactic.

Xinghe raised her eyes to look at him. She said directly, ”Don't rope Lin Lin into this. Furthermore, I don't have to see him now, I only hope that your family keeps your promise and let me raise him for a few years.”

Mubai's smile turned down slightly. There was an appeal in his eyes when he said, ”But it's my wish to return Lin Lin to a more complete family.”

”Not mine.”

”…”

Xinghe turned her gaze away and continued eating. Mubai on the other hand, had set his utensils down. His appetite was gone.

Mubai was not that obtuse, his advances at romance, be they explicit or implicit, were rebuffed by Xinghe at every turn. He knew Xinghe had absolutely zero interest in him.

She might even be more than a little bit annoyed by his incessant advances.

To her, he was truly nothing more than some uninteresting object.

He knew there was no reason for her to accept him, to love him, but he couldn't help but feel hurt by that knowledge.

Perhaps this was the universal feeling for unrequited lovers…

Jumping through hoops to elicit a response from the one person they'd fallen for.

Unfortunately for Mubai, trying to get Xinghe to talk was like trying to draw blood from a rock.

His appetite lost, Mubai stared at Xinghe somberly.