It's no wonder that Zhou Yi is so curious. Zhou Li has been suffering from facial paralysis since he was a child. To put it mildly, it can be said that he is indifferent.
There were few things that made him beam with joy.
Zhou Li: "Oh, not bad."
Zhou Yi: "Have you and Jiang Mingzhu arrived in southern Yunnan? Are you going to town tomorrow?"
Zhou Li: "Yeah."
Zhou Yi and Zhou Li talked about the subsequent arrangements. After the business was finished, Zhou Yi asked again: "Do you mean you are getting along well with Jiang Mingzhu?"
Zhou Li: "She gave me a gift."
Zhou Yi: "Oh? What did you give me? A tie or a wallet?"
Zhou Li: "McDonald's."
Zhou Yi swallowed the words that were brewing in his throat instantly. He wanted to scold him for being useless but held back.
A portion of McDonald's made him so happy that no child in the kindergarten was as easy to coax as he was.
Zhou Yi: "Why did she buy you McDonald's?"
Zhou Li talked about going to eat rice noodles, and did not forget to add: "She could see that I didn't like eating it."
The underlying meaning is that Jiang Mingzhu cares about him.
Zhou Yi didn't have the heart to hit him: "Okay, congratulations, you have made a little progress."
Zhou Li: "Am I right to do this?"
Zhou Yi: "It's very good. It's much tougher than the stupid talk you used to have."
Zhou Li hung up the phone, went back to bed and sent the photo of McDonald's to Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi was convinced and followed his train of thought: "Ah, yes, yes, yes, I know you don't eat spicy food, so what I bought was grilled chicken drumsticks." 】
Zhou Li: [I wouldn’t have noticed if you didn’t tell me]
Zhou Yi frowned as he read the news. His casual remarks were really taken seriously.
Zhou Yi didn't know how to reply.
Zhou Li: [Does she like me a little bit?]
Zhou Yi: [I suggest you ask Jiang Mingzhu directly. I’m going to accompany Sansan. Goodbye. 】
——
It was already dark when Jiang Mingzhu woke up. Looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel, the downtown area was brightly lit and bustling.
The nightlife in tourist cities is rich.
Jiang Mingzhu lay back on the bed and read Dianping, looking for something to eat.
After just a few minutes of watching, he was interrupted by a knock on the door. Without even thinking, he knew it was Zhou Li.
Jiang Mingzhu flipped through the review software and opened the door. Sure enough, she saw Zhou Li standing at the door with a few bags in his hands.
Jiang Mingzhu had a very good nose and immediately smelled the strong fragrance.
Zhou Li: "I bought dinner."
Jiang Mingzhu brought Zhou Li in: "What did you buy?"
Zhou Li put several bags on the table and opened them one by one.
The first bag contains barbecue, followed by some special snacks from southern Yunnan, as well as shaved ice and fruit boxes.
Jiang Mingzhu: "Where did you buy it?"
Zhou Li: "Night market."
Jiang Mingzhu's eyes stopped on him and looked up and down.
Wearing suits and leather shoes, meticulous.
"...You went to the night market dressed like this?"
Zhou Li: "Yeah."
Jiang Mingzhu: "No one is looking at you?"
Zhou Li pulled up his stool and sat down: "I didn't pay attention."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Wearing a suit to buy barbecue at the night market is quite chic. By the way, are there many people?"
Zhou Li: "It's okay."
Jiang Mingzhu couldn't wait to eat it while she was talking. Barbecue must be eaten while it's hot.
She took a bunch of roasted tenderloin and ate it quickly, but Zhou Li didn't move.
Jiang Mingzhu: "Why don't you eat?"
Zhou Li: "I don't like eating it."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Didn't you buy what you wanted to eat?"
Zhou Li: "I'm not hungry."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Why don't you order takeout, or ask the hotel to bring some food to you."
Just sitting across from her and watching her eat made her feel embarrassed.
But Zhou Li still repeated what he just said: "I'm not hungry."
His arrogant look seemed to be back to before.
Jiang Mingzhu simply stopped asking him, picked up her phone and ordered another McDonald's meal for him, copying the lunch menu.
Zhou Li sat across from her and glanced at Jiang Mingzhu's mobile phone screen casually, then looked at the floor-to-ceiling windows.
McDonald's arrived in ten minutes, and the hotel front desk helped transfer it to the room.
Jiang Mingzhu opened the door and took out the McDonald's, then put it in Zhou Li's hand.
Zhou Li: "What?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "Your dinner."
Zhou Li: "I'm not hungry."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Then don't eat it, give it to me."
With that said, she put down the skewers in her hand and went to get the paper bag.
Zhou Li immediately protected him: "Mine."
Jiang Mingzhu had never seen Zhou Li like this before, so she was immediately amused. After laughing for a long time, she took a bite of cantaloupe to quench her thirst.
Zhou Li: "What are you laughing at?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "You looked like a dog guarding food just now."
Zhou Li's face suddenly looked as exciting as a palette.
Just when Jiang Mingzhu thought he was going to get angry, he suddenly asked, "What do you think of the dog?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "..."
She wasn't so dull that she couldn't understand the meaning of Zhou Li's words.
Zhou Li's behavior today was extremely abnormal.
Maybe it was because Jiang Mingzhu was used to his expressionless state of being aloof, but now she didn't know how to get along with him.
After holding it in for a long time, Jiang Mingzhu said, "Be normal."
Zhou Li: "Huh?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "You're so out of character today, I'm not used to it."
Zhou Li: "Don't you like this?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "..."
Zhou Li stopped and stared into her eyes, and said seriously, "Jiang Mingzhu, I'm treating you well."
This time it was Jiang Mingzhu's turn to pause.
Had this been said to someone else, she would not have had such an exaggerated reaction, but Zhou Li——
Jiang Mingzhu took a long time to speak: "Are you going to make up for the time you locked me up before?"
Zhou Li: "I'm sorry."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Although I should tell you it's okay, I'm still quite angry now, so I won't say anything against my will."
Zhou Li's fingers froze for a moment: "Okay."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Let's eat quickly."
After she finished speaking, she went to get the barbecue skewers, as if she was deliberately avoiding the next topic.
——
The dinner ended in silence.
Jiang Mingzhu ate a little too much, so Zhou Li took Jiang Mingzhu downstairs on the excuse of "going for a walk to eat."
The two walked about a kilometer near the hotel and arrived at the central square, where many children were playing at night.
Jiang Mingzhu seems to be naturally attracted to children. When she appears, children will take the initiative to talk to her.
Then Jiang Mingzhu got involved with them, while Zhou Li was left alone.
Nearly twenty minutes later, Jiang Mingzhu suddenly bent over, holding her stomach.
Zhou Li's face darkened, and he strode up to hold her shoulders.
After getting closer, he discovered that Jiang Mingzhu's expression was painful and there was cold sweat on her forehead.
"Does your stomach hurt?" Zhou Li said and started to hug her, "I'll take you to the hospital."
"No..." Jiang Mingzhu said weakly, "I think I'm on my period."
Zhou Li: "Would you like some hot water?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "...Let's go back to the hotel first."
There was a queue to take a taxi in the square, and there were traffic jams at night because of the crowds. Zhou Li simply squatted in front of Jiang Mingzhu with his back to her: "Come up."
Jiang Mingzhu fell into a trance after hearing these words, and opened her arms to wrap around his neck.
Zhou Li stood up slowly, holding Jiang Mingzhu's knees on both sides of his hands, and walked toward the hotel.
