LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 69 - Let's Not Be Third Wheels
Chapter 69: Let’s Not Be Third Wheels
As for Lu Bei, the reason why he did not have any ill intentions towards Xiang Xiaoyuan was probably because he was used to it. He had attended so many weddings of his mother and had had several stepfathers. The initial awkwardness had long disappeared, he could calmly face his stepfather. Similarly, he could also calmly face his stepmother.
Lu Bei did not take the menu. “I don’t have anything to add. You two can decide.”
“OK.”
Xiang Xiaoyuan took the menu back and flipped to the wine page. Without raising her head, she asked, “Then what do you want to drink? Fresh fruit juice or another drink? They have a special sour plum juice.”
“Both are fine.”
“The special sour plum juice should be delicious, right?” Xiang Xiaoyuan muttered to herself. “Forget it. Every time I try something new it always turns out bad. I’d better obediently drink some fresh fruit juice. Apple juice or orange juice?”
Lu Bei: “Both are fine.”
“What about you?” Xiang Xiaoyuan tilted her head and looked at Lu Wanggui.
Lu Wanggui listened to the conversation between the two and the corner of his mouth curled up. He didn’t expect the topic to shift to him unexpectedly. He didn’t hear it clearly. “What did you say?”
Xiang Xiaoyuan looked at him. “I asked you what you want to drink? Wine or something else, but the wine here doesn’t seem to be very good. Do you want to drink?”
Lu Wanggui: “…”
He shook his head. “I don’t want to drink.”
“Okay, that’s it then.”
Xiang Xiaoyuan looked at the long list of dishes and nodded in satisfaction. “Call the waiter over. I’m hungry.”
After a busy day, she had only casually taken a bite at noon. At this moment, her stomach was already growling with hunger.
It could be that the turnover today had exceeded her expectations, or it could be that she was about to have a free meal soon. Xiang Xiaoyuan patted her stomach happily. “I feel like I can eat a cow.”
Lu Wanggui could not help but chuckle.
Lu Bei sat opposite them and listened to their casual conversation. He suddenly realized, Why didn’t he go to the bathroom with Wei Zihang? Why did he have to be the third wheel here?”
…
At the same time, at the door of the bathroom.
The restaurant had a lot of customers, but it was not noisy. After Xu Xiyao came out of the bathroom, he subconsciously walked towards the private room. However, Wei Zihang grabbed his arm. “Xu Xiyao, let’s go first. If you’re hungry, I’ll treat you to a meal.”
Xu Xiyao looked at him calmly.
Wei Zihang was tall, but when he stood with Xu Xiyao, he was actually half a head shorter. Xu Xiyao did not talk much, but one look was enough for Wei Zihang to understand what he was trying to express.
For example, he was saying right now, “You seem to have a problem.”
Wei Zihang wiped his face, he explained helplessly, “Let’s be a little perceptive, okay? Brother Bei and his family of three are out for dinner, why do we have to go in and be the third wheel? When we get back later, you can say that you have something to do at home and have to leave first. How about that?”
Xu Xiyao was silent for a while, then shook his head. “No.”
After a pause, he added, “The boss is treating us to dinner.”
Wei Zihang: “…”
He did not know how to retort.
First of all, he was completely unfamiliar with Xu Xiyao. Although they were from the same school, the two worlds did not intersect. Second of all, he suddenly realized that Xu Xiyao’s identity was not quite the same as his. He was a friend of Brother Bei and could address Brother Bei’s stepmother as an aunt, but Xu Xiyao was an employee in Brother Bei’s stepmother’s shop. They had a working relationship.
The boss treated them to a meal, but the employees did not give them face and wanted to run away. That sounded rude.
“Alright, let’s go back then.” Wei Zihang compromised.
The food in this restaurant was served very quickly, just like what Xiang Xiaoyuan had expected. The three boys, who had been tired for a whole day, did not open their mouths after the food was served. They just ate in silence. Even Wei Zihang, who felt that he was a third wheel, could not care about that anymore. He only knew to bury his head in his food.
Although Xiang Xiaoyuan said that she was hungry, she needed to control her appetite. In addition, she had already passed the hungriest point. After eating a few mouthfuls, she slowed down.
As she ate, she observed the three boys opposite her who had a good appetite. After looking around, her gaze fell on the person beside her. However, she was caught off guard by a pair of calm black eyes.
Xiang Xiaoyuan blinked and realized that Lu Wanggui had barely touched his chopsticks. She looked at him calmly and asked in a low voice, “Are you not hungry? Or is the food not to your liking?”
Lu Wanggui had just come down from dinner. He was still wearing a white shirt and his suit jacket was draped over the chair. It was a stuffy night. He rolled up the sleeves of his shirt to his elbow, revealing his lean arm and a watch.
Xiang Xiaoyuan’s gaze fell on the watch, and she could not take her eyes off it.
She remembered that she had once helped her colleagues gather information on luxury goods. Among them, watches were the most luxurious of them all. She was dazzled by all kinds of watches and she had the deepest impression of one of them.