Lu Jingchen directly wraps his arms around Song Qiao’s waist with an extremely dominant posture, making it clear to all those around that they could guess the relationship between the two!
During the three years she was with Gu Linyuan, because of her naturally calm personality, and considering that Song Qiao herself disliked physical contact with the opposite sex, even to the point of resisting such intimate touches, their relationship had been limited to occasional hand-holding, except for that one time when Gu Linyuan stole a kiss on her cheek when she wasn’t paying attention!
So now that Lu Jingchen is holding her waist and trapping her in his embrace, Song Qiao instinctively tries to struggle free!
But as soon as Song Qiao tries to move, Lu Jingchen, seemingly anticipating her struggle, tightens his grip, bringing them even closer! ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
With slightly reddening ears, Song Qiao in his arms causes Lu Jingchen to unexpectedly feel quite good, clearing away the gloom from moments before, as he leans down closer to her ear and whispers in a voice meant for only them, "If you want your so-called sister to continue bullying you, feel free to keep struggling!"
The man’s words carried an implication, and Song Qiao, far from foolish and quite astute, naturally understood the meaning behind Lu Jingchen’s words. She immediately stops struggling and complies docilely with his embrace, although still a bit stiff!
To Song Xi and Gu Linyuan, the two seemed to be in an intimate flirtation, their actions extremely close!
Song Qiao doesn’t respond to Song Xi’s words and instead puts on a shallow smile the next second, her eyes lighting up with slyness, like a cunning little fox, she directly addresses Lu Jingchen, "Husband, I’m hungry, let’s go eat!"
When calling him "husband," Song Qiao feels a chill run through her heart, but catching a glimpse of Song Xi’s dark, stormy expression, she knows that Song Xi must be feeling very restless right now and immediately thinks it’s worth it!!
Upon hearing this title from Song Qiao, Lu Jingchen is momentarily taken aback, feeling a surge of electricity throughout his body. Returning to his senses and seeing the sparkle in Song Qiao’s eyes, he can’t help but slightly curve his lips into a smile and says, "Okay! Let’s go eat first!"
The two completely ignore Gu Linyuan standing there with a pale face and Song Xi with a sullen one, walking past them towards the restaurant, indifferent to the strange looks from others, like a pair of affectionate lovers!
Song Xi, having just been humiliated by Lu Jingchen, felt her entire face burn with shame, and thinking of how Song Qiao had treated her earlier, and now her boyfriend Gu Linyuan not taking her side, she felt extremely aggrieved, casting a venomous glance at Song Qiao’s back before turning and running away!
Through the glass doors of the restaurant up ahead, Song Qiao sees a teary-eyed Song Xi running off, and after Gu Linyuan takes a look at them, he follows after her; Song Qiao feels a slight discomfort in her heart!
Although Gu Linyuan is her ex-boyfriend, and both had spewed harsh words during their breakup, even if it was Gu Linyuan who first obscured the truth about his engagement, deceiving her and his mother’s humiliation of her, even though there wasn’t love between them, there was still some affection from being together for over three years!