Chapter 163: They’re All Hooligans

Chapter 163 -136: They’re All Hooligans

She then pinched her nose and drank it all in one gulp.

Only then did she furrow her brow. “You drink some too. We’ll head over after we’re done.”

She didn’t particularly like ginger soup—it was spicy, after all—but since Xiao Ran had given it to her, it was a different story.

No matter how spicy it was, she could taste a hint of sweetness in it.

After finishing the ginger soup, the two of them left the room, passed through a small grove of trees, made a turn, and finally arrived at the private dining room.

By now, most of the dishes had been served. Even the carp Xiao Ran had caught had been made into a braised fish dish, placed in the very center of the table on a large white porcelain platter.

It was surrounded by many other dishes, like braised beef brisket, Kung Pao chicken, spicy stir-fried chicken, and pork stomach soup.

In short, it was an incredibly lavish spread.

Li Yuan, Zhang Chuan, and Xu Cheng were sitting at the large round table, chatting and laughing. When they saw Xiao Ran and Yan Xici walk in, Li Yuan immediately greeted them with enthusiasm. “Brother Xiao Ran, hurry and have a seat! We’ve been waiting for you forever.”

It had to be said that powerful people always received special attention from the opposite sex.

Take Li Yuan, for example. Her attitude toward Xiao Ran had done a complete one-eighty.

At first, she just thought Xiao Ran was a somewhat handsome guy. But after Xu Cheng and Zhang Chuan told her more, and after she watched his stream, she now found that the more she looked at him, the more she liked everything about him.

‘Even if I can’t be his girlfriend, it’s an honor just to be friends with someone like him.’

‘After all, living in this society, there are always things you can’t solve on your own. If you have a very capable friend, things really do get a lot easier.’

Xiao Ran nodded politely and smiled at Li Yuan. “Thanks.”

Then, he reached out, pulled out a chair, and had Yan Xici sit down.

Seeing this, Li Yuan hurriedly picked up the thermos of hot water on the table, poured a cup, and placed it in front of Xiao Ran. “You just caught a chill. Drink more hot water so you don’t get sick!”

This series of actions left Zhang Chuan, who was sitting nearby, completely dumbfounded.

‘I’ve been pouring her tea and water ever since I got here, and now she’s pouring tea and water for Xiao Ran!’

‘What the hell… This is really…’

Xiao Ran didn’t think much of it and casually placed the cup of water in front of Yan Xici, saying gently, “Did you hear that? Drink more hot water so you don’t get sick!”

The girl, wrapped in the warmth of love, felt so happy she was about to fly.

A sentence inexplicably popped into her mind.

‘When you love the right person, every day is Valentine’s Day!’

Right now, she felt that every single day was blissful—even happier than Valentine’s Day!

She gave Xiao Ran a sweet smile. “It’s okay, Brother. You drink it. I already had the ginger soup earlier.”

The couple’s back-and-forth added a sickeningly sweet air of romance to the cozy and comfortable private room.

Xu Cheng, smiling, picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks and placed it in Xiao Ran’s bowl. “Here, this is the fish you risked your life to catch. Have a few more bites.”

After all, their livestream today had been anything but easy.

Xiao Ran’s brow twitched. ‘I can’t believe it. I freaking fell into the water, and this guy still didn’t forget to haul the fish out!?’

He narrowed his eyes, a half-smile playing on his lips as he looked at Xu Cheng. “By the way, what was the deal with leaving two bowls of ginger soup at the door?”

Now that he mentioned it, Xu Cheng instantly recalled the conversation the two of them were having in the room.

‘Honestly, the things they were saying were really out there. So much so that even a married man like me couldn’t help but blush!’

‘The honeymoon phase really is the best!’

He put down his chopsticks, a meaningful smile on his face. “Wasn’t I just worried it would be inconvenient for you two?”

‘We’re all adults. Some things don’t need to be said to be understood. I haven’t even said anything, and he’s already getting defensive.’

Xiao Ran looked baffled. ‘What does he mean, “inconvenient for us”?!’

‘Everything was perfectly convenient!’

‘The way he’s talking, it’s like he thinks I did something shady in his staff dormitory!’

He immediately retorted, “Hey, hey, hey, let’s be reasonable, okay? We didn’t do anything! We’re completely innocent!”

Of course, he wasn’t explaining for his own sake, but for Yan Xici’s.

She got embarrassed so easily. If people got the wrong idea, he’d probably have to carry her home unconscious.

Xu Cheng burst out laughing at his words.

‘Completely innocent, my ass.’

‘If that counts as innocent, then I’m still a pure virgin!’

“Alright, alright, stop playing innocent after getting what you want,” he continued. “I heard what you two were saying in the room. Something about… something…”

However, with Yan Xici right there, he didn’t have the heart to be too explicit.

As the saying goes, it’s best not to burn your bridges.

But even so, the girl beside him was already showing symptoms of shyness. Her hands were twisted into a knot under the table, and a beautiful crimson blush couldn’t help but creep onto her delicate, egg-white-smooth face.

‘Brother Cheng isn’t talking about me peeking at Xiao Ran in the shower, is he?!’

‘That’s not something you can just bring up in public!’

‘This is way too embarrassing!’

The more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt. Her head was bowed so low it was as if she wanted to hide under the table.

Xiao Ran, on the other hand, knew exactly what was going on. ‘This guy Xu Cheng must have overheard the part about us blow-drying our clothes and gotten the wrong idea!’

‘The curse of being an adult is that everyone’s mind is always in the gutter.’

He pursed his lips and quickly changed the subject. “This fish is really well-made today.”

As he spoke, he picked out a choice piece of meat from the fish’s belly and placed it in Yan Xici’s bowl. Then he said with a grin, “By the way, your phone didn’t get wet. Why don’t you check the battle report from today’s stream?”