"Lu Tianxing, what’s going on? From your tone, it seems like you don’t really appreciate . Do I always have to need sothing when I call you?"
Xue Man’s disgruntled voice ca through the phone.
"Minister Xue, I didn’t an that. It’s just that having a beautiful woman call on her own makes feel a bit flattered."
"Stop with the sweet talk; that trick doesn’t work on ."
Xue Man couldn’t be bothered to engage in verbal sparring with Lu Tianxing, so she cut straight to the chase: "Are you free tonight?"
"Ah!"
Lu Tianxing was slightly taken aback.
Before Lu Tianxing could speak, Xue Man, seemingly afraid he might misunderstand, said quickly: "Don’t get any weird ideas, okay? It’s because my mom heard about how you helped Chen Hao, and since you also saved her life, she wants to invite you over for dinner at our house. Besides, she said if you refuse, she’ll personally visit you at work tomorrow."
Hearing this, Lu Tianxing fell silent for a mont and then said, "Alright then! Give a call when it’s ti."
"No problem. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now."
With that, almost as if fearing Lu Tianxing would back out, Xue Man hung up the phone directly.
With the dial tone still echoing in his ear, Lu Tianxing was about to put his phone away when he suddenly felt two icy stares from beside him, making him shiver involuntarily.
"Dinner invitation? Lu Tianxing, how did I not notice you have so many social engagents? You have another dinner invite today? Be honest, when did you hook up with Xiao Man?"
Bai Zhiqing looked at Lu Tianxing, her beautiful eyes flashing with a sharp murderous intent, clearly indicating that if he didn’t give a reasonable explanation, she’d make his life difficult.
Lin Qianru, though silent, also fixed her beautiful eyes on Lu Tianxing. In contrast to Bai Zhiqing’s aggressive stance, Lin Qianru’s expression held a hint of resentnt, making one feel like they had committed an unforgivable sin.
Seeing their expressions, Lu Tianxing suddenly felt a headache coming, and with a bitter smile, he said, "Co on, don’t overthink things, okay? Honey, haven’t I told you a few days ago? I once helped Minister Xue out, and I also saved her mother’s life. This ti, it’s not Minister Xue but her mom who’s inviting to dinner."
"Are you sure it’s Xiao Man’s mom and not just Xiao Man?"
Lu Tianxing’s face was filled with black lines: "Honey, stop overthinking it, okay? You all know Minister Xue almost wants to chop up when she sees . Do you think she would take a liking to ? Besides, Minister Xue must already know about your relationship with and Qianru. Do you think she’d share the sa man with other won?"
Hearing this, Bai Zhiqing and Lin Qianru pondered for a mont. Indeed, sharing the sa man with other won was no easy task. They didn’t know how much courage they had to muster to do that. Could other won achieve that?
"Why didn’t you just refuse?"
"I wanted to refuse, but the key point is Minister Xue said if I refused, her mother would co to the company to invite personally. So I figured it was better to accept."
Originally, Lu Tianxing didn’t plan to go, but Xue Man’s mother had invited him multiple tis. If he declined again, it would have been rather impolite.
...
The night was as cool as water. It was already late sumr and early autumn, so the evenings were a bit chilly. The neon lights on the street had already begun to flicker, draping the city in a colorful veil.
A BMW X1 was driving down the road.
Lu Tianxing sat in the passenger seat, while Xue Man was focused on driving.
Originally, Lu Tianxing planned to drive himself to Xue Man’s house, but unexpectedly, just as he was about to leave, he received a call from Xue Man, who said she was already waiting for him outside.
"Minister Xue, I didn’t expect you to co pick up today; it’s really flattering," Lu Tianxing said with a cheeky grin as he looked at Xue Man.
Xue Man rolled her eyes and said, "Go play sowhere else. Do you think I’d be willing to co? If you hadn’t been clueless about where I live, I wouldn’t have bothered to pick you up."
Lu Tianxing smiled lightly and suddenly said, "Minister Xue, what if your mom takes a liking to and wants to be her son-in-law? Should I agree, refuse, or pretend to decline first before accepting?"
Xue Man’s face froze, and then she replied irritably, "Stop dreaming. Do you think every mother in the world is like your mother-in-law?"
"I don’t think so. At least I have no interest in kids or elderly won."
Lu Tianxing rubbed his chin, looked out the window, and suddenly seed to have discovered sothing significant: "Minister Xue, look quickly, there’s a panda eating bamboo."
Upon hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, Xue Man instinctively followed his gaze, her face darkening instantly. How could this jerk have such sharp eyes?
On the roadside, the skirt of a girl’s dress was being lifted by the evening breeze, revealing a panda-eating-bamboo pattern. The girl, looking flustered, tried to cover the front, not realizing the back was blown up, just in ti for Lu Tianxing to see.
"Minister Xue, honestly, I sotis don’t understand why girls have to wear things like panda-eating-bamboo. Is it an invitation to feed their panda?"
"Lu Tianxing, can you be serious for once? Right now, you look like a starving ghost in heat." Xue Man gave Lu Tianxing a quick glance and said with a frown.
"Minister Xue, you don’t get it. This is called appreciating the beauty of the world with my eyes. But, seriously, do you like wearing panda-eating-bamboo, Minister Xue?"
"That’s your thing," Xue Man retorted with a blush, annoyed.
"I personally like feeding pandas bamboo," Lu Tianxing winked at Xue Man as he spoke.
Xue Man rolled her eyes, feeling it was better to keep her mouth shut, as Lu Tianxing was being a complete rogue.
The car went silent once again.
After who knows how long, Lu Tianxing withdrew his gaze from the window and asked, "Minister Xue, how’s your cousin doing now?"
"He’s back ho."
Xue Man took a deep breath and said, "Two days ago, he returned ho, saying he plans to confess everything to his father and try to retake the university entrance exams. Lu Tianxing, thank you this ti."
"Minister Xue, there’s no need to thank . All I did was reason with him. If he didn’t want to listen, there was nothing I could do," Lu Tianxing said lightly.
"Regardless, I have to thank you," Xue Man said with a weighty tone.
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