Jiang Liuyue stiffened.
Oh, she understood now.
This guy was Li Feile's lapdog.
Song Hanzheng cast a sidelong glance at him and tightened his grip on Jiang Liuyue's hand.
"Let me introduce you."
"This is Jiang Liuyue."
They found a seat near the door and sat down.
Seeing this, Li Feile glared at the handsome man with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance, saying,
"Enough! Cen Yuan, it's not like you don't know that Brother Hanzheng hates being joked about the most."
She then pointed at Jiang Liuyue and added,
"This is Brother Hanzheng's new girlfriend."
She deliberately emphasized the word 'new'.
Cen Yuan raised his eyebrows, his attitude casual and cynical.
He stared at Jiang Liuyue with an unbridled, brazen gaze.
"A little celebrity?"
Song Hanzheng's face turned as cold as frost, his sharp eyes locking onto Cen Yuan.
He said in a low voice,
"If you want to die, just say it."
The skinny man from earlier quickly played the peacemaker, hurrying over to mediate.
"Hey, Brother Song, don't mind him! You know Cen Yuan has had a foul mouth since we were kids. He doesn't mean any harm."
He then raised his glass to Jiang Liuyue and said, "It was all just a joke just now."
Li Feile smiled faintly and said,
"Alright, Sun Hao. We all grew up together, don't you know Brother Hanzheng's and Cen Yuan's temperaments by now?"
"They might argue and make a fuss, but they're still good friends."
These few people were all childhood friends.
Before, it was Song Hanzheng, Sun Hao, Cen Yuan, and Li Xinle who hung out together.
Later, after Li Xinle left, Li Feile gradually took her brother's place and became the core of their little group.
Since she was a girl, Sun Hao accommodated her, while Cen Yuan harbored a different kind of affection for her.
But everyone knew that Li Feile's crush on Song Hanzheng was far too obvious.
The dishes were served.
The atmosphere among them eased up a bit.
Song Hanzheng asked, "Have you guys gone to see Xinle?"
Sun Hao patted Cen Yuan's shoulder and said, "We went a long time ago."
Song Hanzheng asked again, "Why didn't we go together?"
Sun Hao glanced at Li Feile and quickly averted his eyes.
They originally wanted to go together, but Li Feile had said she wanted to spend some alone time with Song Hanzheng. How could the two of them be third wheels?
Who would have thought.
In the alone time Li Feile had been looking forward to, Jiang Liuyue had shown up as an extra.
That was why she ended up calling the two of them, suggesting they all have lunch together.
And take the opportunity to show Jiang Liuyue who was boss.
After all, the bond they shared wasn't something a woman he had only known for a week could interfere with.
"Well, I just happened to run into Old Cen, so we went first."
Sun Hao laughed it off and immediately started chatting about funny stories from their school days.
Li Feile chimed in as well.
Back then, she was just a little sidekick following her brother around.
So she was very familiar with these guys.
Cen Yuan, on the other hand, seemed silent. He took sips of water from time to time and cast glances at Jiang Liuyue.
Halfway through the meal, she went out to use the restroom. Before she could return to the private room, Cen Yuan blocked her path halfway.
"Mr. Cen, hello," Jiang Liuyue greeted politely first.
The cigarette between Cen Yuan's fingers glowed faintly, surrounded by swirling smoke. The broken hair on his forehead was a bit long, obscuring his eyes.
He slowly raised his head.
He looked at her with a gaze reserved for looking at ants.
With a disdainful tone, he said,
"What kind of thing are you?"
"How dare you try to steal a man from Feile?"
Unbelievable.
This lapdog. It was one thing that he couldn't win over Li Feile himself.
But now he was even fighting her battles for her.
Jiang Liuyue curled her lips into a smile, her almond eyes looking exceptionally bright at that moment.
When she smiled, her little canine teeth showed.
She still carried a bit of childishness.
"What kind of thing are you?"
"Oh." She pondered for a moment, as if she had thought of the answer, and said, "A lapdog."
She said it as a statement of fact.
Flustered and exasperated, Cen Yuan crushed out the cigarette in his hand and strode forward, a hint of danger flashing in his eyes.
Jiang Liuyue was not in a hurry.
She stood there.
With a calm expression, she said, "You hit women?"
"Who's hitting you!" Cen Yuan halted his steps.
Jiang Liuyue burst out laughing.
He was just a paper tiger after all.
"Then what did you wait for me here on purpose for? To talk tough?"
"Honestly, if you really had any capability, you'd win over Sister Feile yourself."
Cen Yuan gave her a deep look.
He nodded and said,
"Fine, you're ruthless!"
After saying that, he turned and left, his retreating figure looking rather disheveled.
Tsk.
His fighting power was really lacking.
The two entered the private room one after the other. Li Feile noticed that Cen Yuan's expression was off, and then looked at Jiang Liuyue.
In an intimate tone, she said,
"Liuyue, why did you take so long in the restroom?"
"Nothing happened, right?"
Jiang Liuyue pulled out a tissue and wiped her hands, her movements slow and deliberate.
Only then did she slowly look up at Li Feile and say,
"Nothing much. I just ran into a stray dog on the way. It was quite pitiful."
"So I went over and watched it for a bit."
Sun Hao hadn't caught on yet. He looked around in surprise and asked in confusion, "What? A stray dog? This restaurant is so high-class, how could a wild dog sneak in?"
Sure enough, a clueless teammate was the most useful.
Jiang Liuyue couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.
She nodded.
"Yes, just a wild dog."
Sitting diagonally across from her, Cen Yuan's face was so dark it looked like water could drip from it.
The look in his eyes as he glared at her seemed like he wanted to slice her into a thousand pieces.
Jiang Liuyue acted completely oblivious to it. She raised her hand to check the time and said,
"Song Han, it looks like it's almost time. I need to head to the film set."
"Alright." Song Hanzheng grabbed his suit jacket and stood up with her.
Seeing this, Li Feile smiled and said,
"Brother Hanzheng, there's no need to go through the trouble. Liuyue and I are heading the same way, let me take her back."
Song Hanzheng immediately refused, "She's my person, I don't need you to drop her off."
These words were quite straightforward.
Li Feile could no longer maintain the smile on her face.
Looking at her expression, Cen Yuan abruptly stood up from his chair and said, "Feile, you have good intentions, but some people just don't appreciate it."
He said it as if Jiang Liuyue was the one being disrespectful.
Sun Hao quickly tried to smooth things over, saying,
"Alright, alright, we're all friends here. Sister Feile meant well."
"As for Brother Song, he just didn't want to trouble Sister Feile. No one did anything wrong."
Song Hanzheng's phone suddenly rang.
It was a work call. He lowered his head, whispered a few words to Jiang Liuyue, and stepped out to answer it.
The atmosphere in the private room instantly turned eerie.
Seeing that he was gone, Li Feile dropped the act altogether, a cold sneer playing on her lips.
She provoked,
"What? Jiang Liuyue, you have the guts to steal a man, but you don't have the guts to ride in my car?"
Jiang Liuyue picked up her water glass, took a sip, and said slowly,
"Sister Feile, what are you saying."
"You aren't Song Han's girlfriend, so what do you mean by stealing a man?" She curved the corners of her lips and added, "It's better not to be too possessive over things that don't belong to you."
Li Feile sneered, "Don't think that just because you're by Brother Hanzheng's side now, I can't deal with you!"
Jiang Liuyue nodded.
Her gaze bypassed her and landed on Cen Yuan not far away.
She spoke up,
"I understand. You don't take action yourself."
"You still have a wild dog to bite people for you."
