Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Lu Ziheng’s heart started accelerating without his consent once again.
Even though these were just some words Shen Qinghuan had carelessly spoken, he felt his entire body turning hot.
Therefore, in order to prevent Shen Qinghuan from teasing him any further, Lu Ziheng took several steps back and forced himself to respond hoarsely: “That’s because I’m hungry.”
“Oh. Is that so?” Shen Qinghuan did not expose Lu Ziheng. She instead followed the change of topic and reduced the awkward atmosphere: “By the way, you haven’t told me what you would like to eat. I’ll treat you!”
For the entire day, Lu Ziheng hadn’t eaten anything.
He thought about it and felt that there was no way Shen Qinghuan, who lived in a large villa, had ever tried eating from a cheap roadside stall.
Lu Ziheng did not actually intend to make Shen Qinghuan treat him. He wasn’t sure why, but he simply hoped to spend more time with Shen Qinghuan.
“Do you eat barbeque?” Lu Ziheng asked this question and immediately regretted it.
Such a question was extremely similar to the way others had mocked him for never having tried abalone.
Although Lu Ziheng had no intentions of boasting or appearing haughty, he was still worried Shen Qinghuan would misunderstand him.
He gently rubbed the area Shen Qinghuan had touched earlier with his thumb.
Lu Ziheng recalled that Shen Qinghuan said she went to school in the morning.
However, she encountered an A School, Year 2, junior student being harassed by a rich young master from a vocational school. After a series of events, she was dragged to the police station to make a statement. As a result, she missed the opportunity to meet him.
Lu Ziheng was not good at expressing himself.
Everything he said to Shen Qinghuan was meant to convey exactly what it meant on the surface. There was nothing else.
But he was still worried that she would not understand.
Lu Ziheng was not Li Xiaojie. Everything he said and did didn’t contain any intention to harm.
Meanwhile, after having lived one life, Shen Qinghuan finally saw everything clearly.
The older generation always talked about how God was fair to every child. He gave Lu Ziheng an outstanding appearance and a generous amount of achievements. However, from start to finish, he did not give him any wealth, not even a moderate amount of it.
As Shen Qinghuan did not respond, Lu Ziheng’s gaze clearly darkened. He was worried that he had minded the price too much when he suggested barbeque earlier, and that it was incompatible with the aged wines and exquisite, nutritious meals common within the wealthy Shen family.
“If you don’t like it…”
“I didn’t say that I don’t like it.”
In her last lifetime, after the Shen family went bankrupt, Shen Qinghuan had no choice but to step forward to support her family’s needs. She filmed a lot of soap operas. Every night, after the filming staff knocked off, what she looked forward to the most was satisfying her hunger with a barbeque meal.
Upon hearing this, hope re-ignited in Lu Ziheng’s eyes.
“Let’s go then.”
Shen Qinghuan followed Lu Ziheng, walking side-by-side with him.
It was likely due to the power of delicious food, but as Shen Qinghuan walked, the pain from her leg faded away.
In the evening, the Rainbow Street behind A School was especially crowded.
Shen Qinghuan suddenly recalled that at this moment, the country was still relying on these stalls to build up its economy. Various food stalls lined the streets tightly.
In order to prevent them from losing one another among the crowd, Shen Qinghuan’s hand was once more linked with Lu Ziheng’s.
In the summer, boys tended to sweat more. Furthermore, today’s temperature was especially hot, so Lu Ziheng keenly noticed the sticky sensation in his palms.
The two of them stood before the barbeque store and ordered some squid, lamb skewers, pork skewers, fish, and chicken wings…
A passerby who was still waiting behind casually took a photo and posted it on his Weibo, as proof that he had visited this famous barbeque store.
In the summer, there were more mosquitoes. Lu Ziheng also took Shen Qinghuan’s curfew into consideration as he decided to take away the food they had ordered.
However, Shen Qinghuan and Lu Ziheng were still unaware that the moment they left, the passerby behind them held his phone and began jumping in joy.
The owner of the barbeque store laughed happily as he brought the prepared crayfish over. He then casually asked, “Young man, did something good happen?”