Quan Jue’s life now was not easy, but he still brought her to such an expensive place to eat.
For the first time, Chi Jiao felt reluctant to spend money.
She couldn’t bear to spend Quan Jue’s money.
But they were already here. If she said she didn’t want to eat here after reading the menu, Quan Jue would definitely know what she meant with his meticulous thoughts.
This would hurt his pride.
Chi Jiao’s mind raced before quickly picking up a pen and circling a few different vegetable dishes.
Compared to the meat dishes, vegetable dishes were cheaper.
“I’m done.” Chi Jiao handed the menu back to him with an invulnerable smile.
Quan Jue took the menu and looked at it. At a glance, he could see that all the circled items were vegetable dishes. He frowned unhappily. “Why did you only order vegetables?”
The gloomy environment the youth grew up in had already cultivated the sensitivity and suspicion in his bones.
In addition, Quan Jue had a high EQ and was terrifyingly smart. Therefore, he didn’t need to think much to guess why Chi Jiao would order only vegetables.
She was sympathizing with him.
She was taking care of his pride.
At this thought, Quan Jue felt as if there were fish bones stuck in his throat.
“My stomach problem has yet to recover.” Chi Jiao pretended not to see the gloominess in the young man’s eyes as she continued to smile brightly. “When it is better, we will come back here to eat. I want to have a few more plates of meat then.”
The solemn atmosphere around Quan Jue instantly dissipated. He looked deeply at Chi Jiao. “Yes, I’ll bring you here again next time.”
She was spending so much effort to take care of his self-esteem.
He had to know what was good for him.
Quan Jue added two more dishes. They were all meat that was easier to digest.
Chi Jiao had never felt this happy during a meal.
She had completely forgotten about wanting to go home early.
…
In the warm and bright living room, Chi Mingwei looked at the clock again as he sat on the sofa.
It was already 8 PM.
But Chi Jiao was not back yet.
He had called her, but she didn’t answer. Instead, she texted him back.
She said that she would be home later and told him not to be concerned.
“It’s already so late. Why isn’t Jiaojiao back yet?” Zhu Limin walked over with a fruit platter.
“She went out with her classmates,” Chi Mingwei said nonchalantly.
Zhu Limin glanced at the time and smiled. “When Yanyan was in high school, she never made you worry, much less coming home so late. Our place isn’t like Mount Li. We live in a more debauched and corrupt environment. I hope Jiaojiao isn’t interacting with those bad students.”
Chi Mingwei frowned and glanced at her. “You’re saying that Jiaojiao isn’t as obedient as Yanyan?”
Zhu Limin’s expression stiffened as she shook her head. “That’s not what I meant.”
“Then, why do you have to compare Yanyan to Jiaojiao?” Chi Mingwei looked at her aggressively.
Zhu Limin was also a little angry now. She looked at him discontentedly. “Everyone says that being a stepmother is difficult. Now, I finally understand. I’m just concerned about Jiaojiao and worried that she will be led astray by bad kids. Is that wrong? Chi Mingwei, do you feel like you’ve been living too comfortably and need something to quarrel about?”
She rarely got angry at Chi Mingwei. It could be said that after being with him for so many years, the number of times she got angry could be counted with five fingers.
Chi Mingwei sneered. “I should be the one asking you that. Do you feel like you’ve been living too comfortably, that’s why you always have to compare Jiaojiao with Yanyan whenever you can?”