"Really?" Zou Yaru blinked her eyes, and when he gazed at her affectionately, it felt as if she was his entire world. She really liked that feeling.
"Truer than true gold."
Cheng Hao held her hand and placed it over his heart.
Zou Yaru’s cheeks, already flushed, turned an even deeper red. She quickly withdrew her hand, pretending to look elsewhere.
"Your face is all red; I really want to kiss you." Cheng Hao moved closer, gazing at her flushed cheeks, feeling an urge to kiss her.
Zou Yaru was startled and quickly stepped back. She touched her heated cheeks, fearing that he might really kiss her. Although they were in a private room, his friends could come in at any moment, and there were also waiters. What if, what if someone saw them? Could she still show her face?
Cheng Hao grinned, showing his white teeth, and said, "I’m just thinking about it."
The door was knocked on.
Cheng Hao instinctively restrained his teasing grin. He quickly got up, opened the door to see Pei Yicheng and the others arriving, and happily said, "Yicheng, you guys are here, just waiting for you to order."
"Come, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Zou Yaru." Cheng Hao put his arm around Zou Yaru’s shoulder, affectionately introduced her, and then one by one introduced to her, "This is Yicheng, we’ve grown up together since we were children, next to him, the guy with the stern face is Ling Dong, this beautiful girl is Nianhua, and he is Nianhua’s brother, Xu Nian’an."
"Hello." Pei Yicheng, being around unfamiliar people, spoke even less and quickly averted his gaze after glancing at Zou Yaru.
Zou Yaru responded nervously and discreetly glanced at Cheng Hao.
Cheng Hao quietly explained, "Yicheng is not very talkative."
Zou Yaru smiled, took another look at Pei Yicheng, and quietly withdrew her gaze. Cheng Hao’s friend was really... very handsome.
"What would you like to eat?" Cheng Hao handed the menu to Pei Yicheng.
Pei Yicheng directly passed it to Xu Nianhua.
Xu Nianhua paused for a moment, then handed it to Zou Yaru, saying, "Let Yaru decide."
"No need, Nianhua, you order whatever you like to eat," Zou Yaru said gently with a smile.
Cheng Hao intervened, "Stop passing it around. Yaru, I’ll order for you."
Cheng Hao ordered a few dishes that Zou Yaru liked to eat, and then passed the menu to Xu Nianhua, saying, "Ladies first, Yicheng and Nian’an can definitely eat anything."
Xu Nianhua glanced at the menu, didn’t fuss about it, and added three more dishes, along with the ones Cheng Hao had ordered, making it five dishes and one soup.
"I’m paying today; Nianhua, you’re being too polite." Cheng Hao added one more dish, smilingly asking, "Why didn’t your elder brother come?"
"My sister-in-law is pregnant; of course, he went back to be with her," Xu Nianhua explained with a smile.
Cheng Hao was naturally talkative, hence the atmosphere was very good. Even though it was their first meeting, it didn’t feel awkward at all. Cheng Hao took great care of and was very considerate towards Zou Yaru, completely acting the part of a good boyfriend. Xu Nianhua thought to himself, Yining really has no chance now; Cheng Hao must be truly in love.
Xu Nianhua’s gaze flickered over Zou Yaru’s face. Compared to Cheng Hao, who was deeply immersed in his feelings, Zou Yaru liked and enjoyed it, but definitely didn’t love him to that extent.