Qian Chuan's mouth was as sweet as honey, and he didn't know what he said to make Mo Zi Xin laugh out loud. Lu Xun, on the other hand, didn't listen to Qian Wei's advice at all and continued to have an elegant meal with an indifferent expression.
Qian Wei was really frustrated and decided to use her killer move: "Hey, Lu Xun and Mo Zi Xin, I just remembered Qian Chuan and I still have something to do. We've eaten enough, so we'll leave first." After speaking, she signaled to Qian Chuan with her eyes.
However, Qian Chuan completely ignored her: "You can go first if you have something to do. I don't have anything to do!"
"I just got dumped, aren't you going to be with me?" Qian Wei widened her eyes, "If I get desperate and go jump in the river or slit my wrists, how are you going to explain it to mom and dad? Can your conscience handle it?"
Qian Chuan rolled his eyes: "Look at your appetite just now, you don't seem like someone who wants to end it all. How many pork meatballs did you eat? Twelve! Your eyes lit up as soon as you saw the meatballs, do you think you can commit suicide?" He said to Mo Zi Xin and Lu Xun, "Don't worry about Qian Wei, as long as there is still a breath left in her, she will struggle to get up and eat. She especially likes pork. As long as pigs don't go extinct, she won't die."
"I was binge eating out of extreme pain!"
"It would be convenient for me if you committed suicide. The family property would have been split in two, now it's all mine." Qian Chuan waved his hand, "Qian Wei, you should go. I still have to stay and pay the bill."
His words made Mo Zi Xin laugh again: "You two really get along well."
Qian Wei was screaming inside, how do we get along well?!!
Qian Chuan grinned at Qian Wei: "Weren't you leaving? Hurry up and go, don't delay your important business!"
Originally, Qian Wei's main purpose was to take Qian Chuan away. Now her plan backfired and she reluctantly looked at the sizzling fish and meat slices in the hot pot soup. She gritted her teeth and said, "Then I'm leaving!"
"I'm leaving too." Just as Qian Wei stood up, Lu Xun's crisp voice rang out, "You guys take your time eating."
Qian Chuan grinned so widely he could barely close his mouth: "Lu Xun, be careful on the road. Let me treat you to a nice meal another day and we can have a good chat, brother. Take care of Qian Wei on the way back to school! With you there, I'll feel at ease about her!"
Qian Wei looked at Qian Chuan, feeling a bit desperate. The bootlicking gene, she and Qian Chuan were cut from the same cloth...
As expected, Lu Xun glanced at Qian Chuan with interest, then at Qian Wei. He didn't say anything, but his eyes said it all.
Qian Wei still tried to salvage the situation. She couldn't let Qian Chuan and Mo Zi Xin be alone! This was absolutely unacceptable!
"Lu Xun, I'm fine. I can walk back to school by myself. You stay and eat with Qian Chuan and the others."
Lu Xun glanced at Qian Wei, his voice lazy: "But I didn't plan on sending you back to school. I have something else to do."
"..." Qian Wei was screaming inside. Lu Xun, even if you don't care for me, would it kill you to pretend to be a gentleman in front of Mo Zi Xin? Do you have to look at me with such an obvious "don't flatter yourself" expression?
*****
Although Qian Wei tried her best to prevent the worst outcome, reality was cruel. When she came to her senses, she was already walking away from the restaurant with Lu Xun. That little bastard Qian Chuan had succeeded in having a private meal with Mo Zi Xin after all.
Qian Wei was heartbroken and angry: "Lu Xun, I gave you so many chances to show your best side, why didn't you cherish any of them? Many girls like your seemingly aloof type now, but you should know that they don't really want you to stay that cold after becoming boyfriend and girlfriend. They want you to be cold to everyone else and warm only to them. To feel like they are special and unique in the whole world. That's the feeling they want."
"So you like this type?" Lu Xun glanced at Qian Wei.
"Oh me? I can accept the aloof type, loyal dog type, rough type, little fresh meat type, warm man type, domineering CEO type...I'm pretty open-minded."
Lu Xun was clearly rendered speechless by Qian Wei's answer. He paused for a moment before asking, "Do you have a collecting obsession?"
"I'm just more loving."
"What type was your ex then?"
Qian Wei rolled her eyes at Lu Xun: "Can you not pay attention to these unimportant details?"
Lu Xun tugged at the corner of his mouth: "I just feel like you seem very excited for someone who just got dumped. You don't seem sad at all. I'm afraid you're suppressing your distress with abnormal behavior due to overstimulation. Don't actually feel desperate and get me involved too."
Qian Wei said impatiently: "I'm great! Lu Xun, Lu Xun, why can't you understand my kind intentions? I didn't actually get dumped! I made up the breakup to trick Qian Chuan! Mo Zi Xin was supposed to be at the school auditorium participating in a singer competition. Qian Chuan was also going to go, so I lied about a breakup to get him out shopping to avoid them meeting each other. How would I know Mo Zi Xin didn't go to the competition either and came here to eat too!"
Upon hearing that Qian Wei wasn't actually dumped, Lu Xun seemed to relax, thinking he wouldn't be implicated by her alleged breakup. But soon, he looked at her mockingly: "Before Qian Chuan met Mo Zi Xin for the first time today, you had already deduced that he would pursue her? You really are a psychic, no wonder you adamantly declared I would pursue Mo Zi Xin. Do you have some kind of delusional disorder?"
Qian Wei stuck out her neck to explain: "I just know! I have some psychic abilities, didn't you see it too? The few important questions in the Chinese Legal System History exam, I predicted them beforehand."
Lu Xun let out a cold laugh: "I have some psychic abilities too."
Qian Wei refused to admit defeat: "What can you predict?"
"It's going to rain heavily soon."
Qian Wei looked up at the sky. Although it was cloudy, there were no signs of rain.
As a result, Qian Wei and Lu Xun had just walked a few steps when the wind started howling wildly, and bean-sized raindrops came pouring down heavily. Qian Wei was completely dumbfounded. She followed Lu Xun as they rushed into a secluded little cafe to take shelter from the rain, not caring about anything else.
Only after entering the indoor space did Qian Wei realize this was a cat-themed cafe. Although the store was not big, cats of all colors were lazily sleeping on the sofas and floor. Perhaps already used to humans, these cats were not afraid of strangers and let out meows as they walked towards Qian Wei and Lu Xun. An enthusiastic ragdoll cat jumped right onto the table in front of Lu Xun.
Qian Wei quickly grabbed the ragdoll away from Lu Xun. As if Lu Xun had some kind of attraction, the cats seemed even more eager to get close to him. Qian Wei had just put down the ragdoll when an American Shorthair leaped towards Lu Xun. Qian Wei could only hold the ragdoll in her left hand and grab the American Shorthair with her right hand.
"Lu Xun, stay away from me!"
Lu Xun frowned: "What are you doing?"
Qian Wei held two cats in her hands, looking somewhat desperate: "Remember I told you I have psychic abilities?"
"So?"
"I can tell you that you have cat allergy, you definitely didn't know before right?" Qian Wei deliberately created a mystical atmosphere, "I advise you to stay away, be careful or your face will swell up like a pig head and ruin your looks."
As a result, Lu Xun just laughed mockingly: "No need for you to predict that, I've known about my cat allergy since I was five years old. It's not a secret, just ask my dorm mates. " After speaking, he took out a small box from his pocket, popped a small white pill into his mouth, "So I always carry antihistamines with me."
After taking the medicine, Lu Xun walked calmly to Qian Wei, took the two cats from her hands, and went directly to sit on the sofa by the window.
Qian Wei stared at Lu Xun's back blankly.
What??? He had known about his cat allergy since he was five years old? And he always carried antihistamines with him? But in the previous life, Qian Wei clearly remembered Lu Xun discovering his cat allergy only after starting work! That time a client brought a cat to a consultation, and by the end of the meeting, Lu Xun's whole face had swollen up. Qian Wei was very certain she had not remembered wrongly, because afterwards Lu Xun had forced Qian Wei to take care of him for a whole night until his handsome face returned to its original setting.
So what exactly went wrong???
"What can I get for you two?"
"A mocha." Lu Xun glanced at Qian Wei, "A hot chocolate."
After the hot chocolate was served, Qian Wei soon gave up thinking about it. She shook her wet clothes that were sticking to her body, and looked out at the rain which didn't seem to be stopping anytime soon. She turned to Lu Xun across from her: "Why don't we chat for a bit? Develop our revolutionary friendship?"
Lu Xun released the two cats on his lap and glanced at Qian Wei. He seemed about to say something but hastily turned his head away instead, the action so abrupt it almost seemed rude, destroying his usual grace.
"We have nothing to talk about."
"..." Was it necessary to be so heartless...
Lu Xun turned his head away, leaving Qian Wei with nothing but a side profile. He didn't even give her a glance, directing his sharp, beautiful eyes out the window instead. His thick curly lashes had a feather-like texture to them, his skin was fair, and his side profile was strikingly handsome and smooth. Sitting by the window like this, if there was a busy street outside, Lu Xun's mere presence would likely attract quite a lot of customers to the cafe.
Qian Wei stared at Lu Xun's face for a moment before turning to look out the window. It was still raining. She spaced out, and Lu Xun still ignored her, but occasionally, Qian Wei could feel Lu Xun's fleeting glances in her direction. However, whenever she turned to look at him, those vague glimpses would instantly shift away.
Under the dim, warm lighting, Qian Wei eventually turned her gaze back to Lu Xun as she looked around the cafe, but this time, she noticed something off about him.
"Lu Xun, your face is so red! You didn't catch a cold from the rain, did you?" Qian Wei pointed at Lu Xun's cheek. If she hadn't said anything, it would have been fine, but as soon as she spoke up, it seemed even Lu Xun's ears started turning red.
However, faced with Qian Wei's concern, Lu Xun reacted quite strangely and rudely. He glanced at Qian Wei, then immediately looked away as if he had seen something he shouldn't have, even seeming a bit panicked.
