Seeing Lu Xingzhi in a daze, not hearing what he said, Huo Jincheng said it again, "Zhi Zhi, let’s go on a date!"
Lately, they always had a third wheel around them, and at a rather high wattage.
He couldn’t even get some intimate time.
Now, they could finally have some time alone.
"Can we not go? We can also have a date at home."
"Okay." Huo Jincheng said with difficulty, sometimes he doubted if their little sweetheart was missing a string.
She was not enthusiastic about dates at all. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveI(F)ire.net
She’d only go shopping if someone invited her out.
The rest of the time, she just stayed at home.
"I can also accompany you out." Lu Xingzhi felt that she wasn’t quite holding up her duties as a fiancée, it felt a bit scummy.
"Never mind, I think having a date at home is nice too. Or, how about we go to your room? Or you come to mine." Huo Jincheng thought that if this was the kind of date, he was all for it.
"I think we can go watch a movie, or have some dessert and coffee outside!" Lu Xingzhi felt that staying at home was still quite risky.
"Sure. The weather’s nice, we could also sit in the park." Huo Jincheng believed Lu Xingzhi should go out and about, young girls shouldn’t be cooped up inside.
The morning before Huo Jincheng’s birthday, before going to work, he said to Lu Xingzhi, "Zhi Zhi, let’s go out for dinner tomorrow night, make sure you’re free."
"Okay." Tomorrow was definitely freed up, it was Huo Jincheng’s birthday after all!
"Aren’t you going to ask what day tomorrow is?" Huo Jincheng asked expectantly.
"So, what day is tomorrow?" Lu Xingzhi was already laughing inside, but kept a calm demeanor on the outside.
"Nothing special, just want to have a meal out with you." Huo Jincheng hesitated to say it clearly, tomorrow was his birthday.
It seemed a little childish.
Like he was fishing for a gift.
"Zhi Zhi, have you seen my ID card?" Huo Jincheng veered off topic.
Huo Jincheng: "Do you want to see it?"
"Aren’t all ID cards the same? What’s there to see? I’d rather see your childhood photos! Uncle, did you look like you do now back then?" Lu Xingzhi’s eyes sparkled, she’d already guessed what Huo Jincheng meant.
But, she pretended not to know.
Of course, she knew it was his birthday.
Besides, she had already prepared a gift for him.
"Not much change." Huo Jincheng thought, wasn’t she supposed to say: Sure!
Wasn’t it supposed to be like that?
But, their family member...
Lu Xingzhi was both intentional and genuinely would have answered this way even if she didn’t know it was his birthday.
She really had no interest in looking at someone else’s ID card.
"My childhood photos aren’t here, they’re with Grandpa and my parents." Huo Jincheng said somewhat unhappily.
"Okay." Lu Xingzhi nodded, really afraid she’d burst out laughing.
"I’m off to the company now." Huo Jincheng said a bit regretfully.
"Zhi Zhi." Just as he was about to leave, Huo Jincheng suddenly called out to Lu Xingzhi.
"Nothing, make sure you eat well at home."