"I’ll explain it to you slowly later, but it’s definitely not what you think."
Li Manman looked at her suspiciously, then glanced at Lu Jinghan, smiling slyly.
During dinner, Lu Jinghan occasionally put food on Han Xi’s plate and considerately peeled shrimp for her. When Han Xi wanted to drink, he wouldn’t let her, saying she had a stomachache and shouldn’t have such things, completely treating Han Xi as if she were his girlfriend.
"Xiao Xi, your boyfriend really dotes on you." Old Mrs. Li, being experienced, could see through such matters.
Han Xi’s cheeks burned hot, and she resentfully glared at Lu Jinghan before explaining, "Grandma, you misunderstood, he’s not my boyfriend, we’re actually not familiar at all."
"Nonsense, don’t think Grandma is too old to see, what’s there to be shy about? I think you and this Mr. Lu are very well-matched." The more Old Mrs. Li looked at Lu Jinghan, the more she liked him.
"Thank you, Grandma, but Xiao Xi hasn’t agreed to be my girlfriend yet. I’m still trying."
Lu Jinghan looked at Han Xi seriously, a sexy curve on his lips.
Oh my god, Han Xi really wanted to find a hole to crawl into right now, what was this man saying in front of so many elders?
At the table, Li Manman propped her face with one hand, looking at Han Xi teasingly, her voice just loud enough for the two of them to hear: "What inappropriate things were you two doing upstairs for so long just now?"
Being questioned by Li Manman, Han Xi’s face turned even redder, her hand holding the chopsticks was slightly trembling with nervousness.
She suddenly felt the embarrassment and panic of being caught by a teacher for dating in junior high.
Seeing Han Xi’s flushed face and speechlessness, Li Manman was certain they had done something bad just now.
The meal was torturous for Han Xi, she felt utterly exhausted.
After seeing off the guests, Li Manman and Han Xi drove away together, now impatient to find out about Han Xi and Lu Jinghan.
As soon as they got in the car, Li Manman’s gossipy heart blazed into a roaring fire, relentlessly interrogating: "Come on, confess now, what’s going on with you and that Lu Jinghan? How come I didn’t know he became your boyfriend?!"
Han Xi helplessly recounted everything from beginning to end.
"You really kissed upstairs just now?!" Li Manman’s eyes were sparkling, a look of disbelief on her face.
"I got forcibly kissed, okay?" Han Xi looked straight ahead, driving, correcting her wording.
"Xiao Xi, you’re so silly, this Lu Jinghan is the CEO of the Lu Group, his real estate, hotels, restaurants, and jewelry companies are countless, not to mention his wealth, in all of An City, he says one and no one dares say two, young and promising, handsome and capable, he’s the man so many women dream of, how can you reject him? If it were me, I’d seize him without hesitation, hold him tight in my palm."
"Actually, I think being alone is pretty good......"
After years of friendship, Li Manman of course knew what Han Xi was thinking: "Xiao Xi, haven’t you let go of him, or are you...... just afraid of falling in love, afraid of getting hurt?"
The dim street lights cast through the car window onto Han Xi, making her face, clean and untouched by the world, appear even softer.
She had never thought about the question carefully, hardly daring to even think about it.