It was as if he wanted to compete with the Couple across from them to see whose man understood how to love his Wife more.
Seeing Jiang Xiao’s slightly reddened earlobes, Song Qiuyu’s eyes flickered.
She suddenly wanted to laugh; so he actually knew how to be shy. She narrowed her eyes and whispered, “Childish.”
Noticing the ambiguous smiles on the faces of the young women opposite them, her own ears began to burn.
She didn’t dare look them in the eye, so she picked up her Chopsticks and grabbed a spare rib, lowering her head as far as possible to nibble on it in small bites.
The matter was resolved smoothly.
Jiang Xiao walked back and took his seat.
Soon, Xie Zhuran and the others also finished getting their food and sat nearby.
Having finished the rib long ago, Song Qiuyu sipped the Hot Milk Jiang Xiao had brought while turning her head to look at Xie Zhuran and the rest.
Even without asking, she believed Jiang Xiao had handled the situation perfectly.
Jiang Xiao could be Childish at times, but he knew how to prioritize what was important.
“Milk got on you.” Jiang Xiao’s slow, deep voice sounded without warning, as if he were kissing her earlobe.
Song Qiuyu turned back to look at him, taking the opportunity to secretly rub her itchy ear against her hair to soothe the burning sensation. “Where is it?”
“Right here.”
“Here?” Song Qiuyu poked out her small, pink tongue, attempting to lick it away.
“Let me help you.” Jiang Xiao reached out, using the pad of his thumb to gently brush away the warm Milk residue from the corner of her mouth.
Then, after a brief moment of thought, he quickly put the Milk he had wiped off into his own mouth before sitting back upright as if nothing had happened and beginning to eat.
It happened so fast that others likely didn’t see it, but Song Qiuyu’s mind kept replaying Jiang Xiao’s action of consuming the Milk in slow motion, her pupils dilating bit by bit.
Jiang Xiao held his fist to his mouth and turned his face away toward an empty direction.
He coughed twice before finally pulling her wandering attention back.
Song Qiuyu’s delicate brows furrowed.
She stared at Jiang Xiao’s lips for a long while before using her Chopsticks to pick up a tomato from her tray.
This was a vegetable Jiang Xiao liked.
Previously, in order to take better care of him, she had researched his preferences.
Song Qiuyu hesitated for a few final seconds, took a shallow breath, and looked at Jiang Xiao with a flushed face.
She was going all in!
“Husband… Husband, eat some tomato!” As she spoke, Song Qiuyu gripped her Chopsticks tight, holding her Hand as steady as possible as she delivered the piece of tomato to Jiang Xiao’s lips.
The moment those words were uttered, the Hands of several people nearby eating lunch trembled, and two pairs of Chopsticks even hit the floor.
Xie Zhuran hurriedly picked up his Chopsticks from the table and got up to get a new pair. For some reason, he felt that Song Qiuyu’s shout had a very particular feeling to it.
It sounded like a shy girl calling out to a boy she liked; that feeling was so natural that it couldn’t be explained away by mere Acting!
*Lao Song, you… has your Acting actually reached this level of mastery?* The more he thought about it, the more terrifying it became.
He watched Jiang Xiao eat the tomato with a look of pure bliss, and a deep sense of respect rose within him.
Talk about commitment to the role!
He had to admit, facing Lao Song every day and still being able to maintain his sanity to look for a normal Girlfriend—Lao Jiang was a real man.
If it were him, he might have been turned gay by now.
At that thought, Xie Zhuran’s heart jumped.
He suddenly realized what a terrifying thought had just flashed through his mind and shook his head frantically.
*Stay calm! You can’t have improper thoughts about your Brothers! Lao Song will beat you to death!*
Filled with solemn respect, Xie Zhuran walked back to his seat.
Then, he brushed past the Fat Boy who was also changing his Chopsticks.
Seeing the lingering look of confusion and shock on the other’s face, he could only sigh.
It seemed he would have to explain the relationship between Lao Song and Lao Jiang again later.
Sitting back down, Xie Zhuran caught his breath and began to eat.
Then, Xia Qi stared thoughtfully in the direction of Song Qiuyu and Jiang Xiao and said, “Lin An, do you want to eat food I’ve fed you?”
“No,” Lin An said decisively.
“If you don’t want to, then forget it! I didn’t really want to feed you anyway!” Xia Qi picked up a mouthful of greens.
Before she could put them in her own mouth, the person beside her craned his neck, opened his mouth, and snatched the food from her Chopsticks, chewing vigorously.
Xia Qi froze, a bit of color climbing onto her freckled face.
A second later, she burst out laughing, loud and uninhibited. “Hahaha! You ended up eating it anyway! You were just pretending a second ago, you couldn’t even last three seconds!”
She deliberately gestured toward Jiang Xiao’s direction and said, “Can’t you learn from Jiang Xiao? Even if it’s just Acting, it looks really great. He’s practically the ideal Boyfriend.”
“Then if you like him, go chase him.” *See if Jiang Xiao even acknowledges you.* Lin An pulled his neck back and ate his own food, his tone sounding somewhat dismissive.
Hearing this, Xie Zhuran narrowed his eyes.
Here they went again.
As long as these two were together, they spent almost every day bickering! *Don’t look, don’t look. Out of sight, out of mind.*
Sure enough, the newly dating Couple, Lin An and Xia Qi, began their bickering, but just as surely, they made up on their own as they kept talking.
Xie Zhuran chuckled inwardly.
He inadvertently turned his head and collided with Jiang Li’s gaze diagonally across from him.
His heart jumped again, and he lowered his head in irritation and silence, gripping his Chopsticks.
Damn, why is this Little Sister constantly staring at me?
She had been like this ever since he refused to help her interfere with Jiang Xiao and Shen Xi’s romance.
It was getting a little creepy.
*Wait, I didn’t do anything wrong. Why should I be afraid? Shouldn’t she be the one feeling guilty as the Little Sister who’s secretly trying to destroy her Brother’s love life?* Thus, Xie Zhuran abruptly lifted his head and continued eating with a determined gaze.
Jiang Li frowned, then turned her face toward her Younger Brother beside her, only to see him constantly picking the potatoes out of his dish and moving them to the side.
“Hmm? Jiang Yu, don’t you like potatoes?” The person next to Jiang Yu spoke up.
“Mm-hmm, I don’t really like them.” Jiang Yu turned his face and blinked at Sang Tian beside him. “If Elder Sister likes potatoes, you can take them all. I haven’t touched them yet!”
Hearing this, Sang Tian was stunned for a moment.
“Because the teacher taught us that wasting food is bad.” Jiang Yu pursed his lips, his expression looking somewhat piteous and helpless.
“Okay.” Sang Tian smiled and nodded.
Seeing this, Jiang Li didn’t think much of it.
She only remembered doing the same thing in the past, pretending she didn’t like chicken wings so she could give them to the Brother she admired most.
Reminiscing about the past, she turned to look at her own Brother not far away, who looked so happy he was practically bubbling.
She distractedly ate her food with her Chopsticks.
She remembered the conversation she had with her Brother earlier.
She had indirectly asked about the current situation between her Brother and Autumn Rain Bro, but the result was ambiguous.
So, she had asked point-blank at the time.
[Brother, so have you confessed to Autumn Rain Bro? Have you been on dates, held Hands, kissed, or done those things in Bed?]
[We’ve done most of it, I think. But does the stuff in Bed have specific criteria?]
Fortunately, her Brother had answered seriously this time, but that last sentence was truly helpless.
Due to the family culture, their parents never allowed the children in the house to indulge in play.
Whether it was romance or ordinary games, none of it was permitted.
They required all the children in school to study hard so they could obtain doctorates or master’s degrees and stand out in the future.
The formation of this family culture seemed to stem from a cousin who only knew how to indulge in wine and women, ruining a bright future because he neglected his duties.
As the eldest son of the family, her Brother had been strictly held to these standards since childhood.
So, when they learned he had secretly found a Girlfriend and had become despondent because she passed away, everyone in the family was utterly disappointed in him.
Therefore, whether it was her or the rest of the family, it was naturally impossible for them to accept Shen Xi.
However, the current problem was: Could a Brother like this really engage in a normal romance? And did he really understand what a normal romance was?
[Yes, it only counts if you “combine.”]
[Combine?]
[I might need to organize my vocabulary, but first, Brother, you need to exclude the “combine” mode from Kamen Rider.]
[Li, why do you know so much? Could it be that you…?]
[It’s nothing. It’s just that as the Student Council President, I’ve seen too much. Boys and girls with adolescent urges—I have to catch a pair every few days, especially during that period right after they turn of age before The National College Entrance Examination.]
[…]
[But Brother, there’s one thing you might have noticed yourself. Autumn Rain Bro is very popular. If you don’t hurry up, even a cooked frog will fly away!]
After she finished that warning, her Brother’s brows had furrowed slightly. Anyone could see that his romance with Autumn Rain Bro wasn’t all smooth sailing.
Her memories pulled back to the present. Even after giving such a blatant warning, Jiang Li couldn’t feel at ease at all.
She couldn’t help but sigh in her heart. *Maybe I should try locking them in a Room again? Should I lock them in for a few more days this time?*
The Fat Boy returned after changing his Chopsticks.
After sitting down, he also sighed, and then noticed the change in the atmosphere at the table.
He looked up. Xia Qi and Lin An had a sweet atmosphere, while Xie Zhuran and Jiang Li had a strange one.
Additionally, there was a harmonious atmosphere between that little squirt Jiang Yu and the gentle, mature Sang Tian.
The Fat Boy fell silent for a moment.
Then, as if seeking death, he turned his head to look at Song Qiuyu and Jiang Xiao nearby.
He saw Song Qiuyu with her eyelashes lowered, holding the Hot Milk with both hands and drinking slowly, her small ears flushed with shame.
Jiang Xiao lowered his face slightly, pressing his lips to her ear as if saying something, which immediately caused that little ear to turn beet red.
*Just Friends, Classmates, and Roommates? A pure and innocent relationship?*