He Xianmo put the pot on the gas stove, turned on the fire, and coldly warned Zhou Ruo: "Get out of the way."
Zhou Ruo was very cooperative. After responding, he happily sat down at the dining table and admired He Xianmo busy in the kitchen.
Judging from his proficiency in chopping vegetables, he does seem to cook a lot. Not to mention, he is quite virtuous.
The dishes Zhou Ruo ordered were very difficult for He Xianmo. He worked for more than twenty minutes before all the dishes were on the table. The wontons were cooked last.
He Xianmo brought the wontons to Zhou Ruo, and placed the spoon and chopsticks in her hands.
Zhou Ruo followed He Xianmo with her eyes. After he sat down opposite, she smiled and praised him: "Doctor He is quite virtuous. Who did you learn this cooking skill from?"
"Learned it myself." He Xianmo rarely answered Zhou Ruo's question directly.
Zhou Ruo: "Exceptionally talented."
He Xianmo watched her drinking the wonton soup, his head felt hot, and he followed it by mistake: "I learned it when I lived with Shi Lan. She is not used to English/Chinese food."
After saying this, He Xianmo kept staring at Zhou Ruo, waiting to see her reaction.
Although Zhou Ruo had known from Zeng Xu that He Xianmo learned to cook for Shi Lan, she really didn't expect that He Xianmo would take the initiative to say such a thing without her asking any questions - a man who was so innocent Zhou Ruo quickly determined the reason why He Xianmo mentioned Shi Lan at this time after taking the initiative to mention his ex for no reason.
It was in response to what she just said about the tableware being bought by another man.
Zhou Ruo took a bite of wontons calmly, and the delicious shrimp and seaweed burst on her tongue, and she showed an expression of enjoyment.
After eating a wonton, Zhou Ruo said, "Then I have to thank Shirley next time we meet."
He Xianmo: "...?"
"Forefathers planted trees, and future generations enjoy the shade. I have benefited from her influence." Zhou Ruo said with reason.
When He Xianmo heard this, he tightened his hands on the chopsticks - Zhou Ruo didn't show any concern at all, and even heard some "lucky" meaning in her words, which also reminded He Xianmo of a cruel Thing: Zhou Ruo is not interested in him.
But, since you're not interested, why did you ask him via WeChat to cook here? He Xianmo had limited contact with women, and he really couldn't figure out what Zhou Ruo was thinking and how she viewed him.
What Zeng Xu once said flashed through He Xianmo's mind - she is Yun.
I have to admit that Zeng Xu's description is very accurate. He Xianmo was very disdainful of this pretentious description before, but now he feels that it hits the nail on the head.
She is the cloud floating in the sky. People on the ground think that they can reach out to touch and grasp it if they are high enough, but the moment they actually reach the sky and pass through the clouds, their palms are empty.
Clouds are beautiful and pleasing to the eye, but they can be seen but not touched.
The more this happens, the more itchy it becomes.
He Xianmo was affected by this incident. He ate the food but it tasted like wax. He never talked to Zhou Ruo again.
While Zhou Ruo was eating, he received another WeChat message from Zeng Xu.
Although Zhou Ruo put the phone to his ear to listen to the voice message he sent, the restaurant was too quiet and He Xianmo heard what was said clearly.
"Dara, I think you think so***."
He Xianmo almost broke his chopsticks.
Zhou Ruo seemed to be used to such flirtatious words. After listening to Zeng Xu's words, instead of feeling embarrassed, she even laughed and tapped her fingers on the screen to reply to him with text.
He Xianmo didn't know what Zhou Ruo had replied, and his heart sank to the bottom.
Zhou Ruo was very satisfied with the dinner. After finishing the last wonton, she put down her chopsticks and looked at He Xianmo opposite: "Thank you for tonight. I'll find someone to collect the table tomorrow, so I won't bother you."
Although she didn't say it directly, He Xianmo understood the meaning of her words to drive him away.
Crossing a river and tearing down a bridge, unloading a mill and killing a donkey, countless words with similar meanings suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Oh, I forgot." Zhou Ruo picked up the phone and said, "Give me a bank account number."
He Xianmo frowned: "What."
Zhou Ruo: "Is five hundred pounds enough for tonight's ingredients and door-to-door service?"
She said, having already opened the bank's APP, "Do you accept pounds or euros?"
He Xianmo stopped talking.
She said door-to-door service.
Zhou Ruo raised her eyes and glanced at him, then said with a smile: "RMB is fine too."
He Xianmo answered the question inappropriately: "Are you rich?"
Zhou Ruo: "It's okay."
It was rare that she failed to keep up with He Xianmo this time. She didn't know why he suddenly became interested in her assets and wealth.
Then He Xianmo sneered: "You're so humble."
Zhou Ruo: "Isn't this the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation? Do I have to admit that I am a little rich woman?"
He Xianmo put down his chopsticks, stood up and put away the dining table.
Zhou Ruo originally wanted to remind him not to accept it, but seeing the look on his face that he didn't want to be disturbed, he decided to let him go.
If you have to work quickly, just do enough.
Zhou Ruo was really not interested in housework, and she would not stay and help just because she was "embarrassed". Therefore, while He Xianmo was washing the dishes, Zhou Ruo went back to the living room and sat alone.
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When He Xianmo put away the kitchen and came out, Zhou Ruo was sitting on the sofa arranging his hair.
Seeing him coming out, she asked casually: "Have you finished collecting it?"
He Xianmo nodded as an answer.
While he was talking, he had already walked to the sofa, less than one meter away from Zhou Ruo.
He Xianmo's eyes wandered over her body unconsciously. She had taken a shower and was wearing home clothes. Although it was a loose T-shirt and shorts, it could not hide the outline of her body.
He Xianmo saw the chain on her ankle again - from the first time they met to the present, she had changed a lot of jewelry, but this anklet had not been changed.
"Give me your bank card number." Zhou Ruo brought up the topic again.
Zhou Ruo didn't mean anything else by saying this. She doesn't like to take advantage of others. Although He Xianmo's salary is quite high, he spends a lot of money to buy those things. What's more, the two of them are not familiar with each other. They should settle things. Still have to figure it out.
But when the words reached He Xianmo's ears, the tone changed, as if he couldn't wait to break up the relationship with him.
He Xianmo took a step forward and grabbed her wrist directly. His eyes behind the lenses glanced coldly at the screen of her phone, and his thin lips moved slightly: "You want to settle a score?"
Zhou Ruo stopped, glanced at his wrist that was clasped by him, and suddenly realized.
Because he suddenly became angry and changed his face just now, did he think that her behavior of giving money was too "extraordinary"?
Oh, it stimulated his point again.
"Didn't Dr. He say it himself? We are not familiar with each other." Zhou Ruo shrugged indifferently, "I don't like to take advantage of others. It would be good for everyone to make a clear calculation."
"Unfamiliar", "Others", "Calculate clearly", three words in a row, each one is extremely harsh.
He Xianmo pulled Zhou Ruo forward and put his other hand on her back.
Her breasts hit his thigh.
Two layers of fabric cannot block the clear touch.
He Xianmo took a deep breath, and the hostility around him became heavier.
