Chapter 44 Being so stubborn will never get you a wife

Lu Yanchuan could have easily slapped Xin Yang to stop his nonsense, but he simply stood still behind Xin Yang.

"...What?" The woman's voice on the other end of the phone, which had been emotionless before, seemed to have become slightly turbulent.

Xin Yang sensed Shen Li's hesitation and quickly continued talking.

“We’re at this livehouse on Guiyang Road. Brother Chuan is just being stubborn and refusing to admit it. He was really upset when he saw you going back in Shao Congyu’s car.”

Lu Yanchuan: "..." What the heck?

"Brother Chuan just told me that the 'Mountain Eagle' statue isn't very good, and he wants to buy a better and more expensive one for you."

Lu Yanchuan, listening from behind, frowned deeply. Whatever he said to Xin Yang, it would be leaked out before the night was over. It was unbelievable; he was like a giant megaphone.

No wonder Su Yi used to tell Xin Yang whenever he had a crush on a girl. So, if that girl also had feelings for Su Yi...

Su Yi didn't even have to do anything; he would take the initiative to close the distance with her.

"Sister-in-law, come here! Now that you're here, let's go get some late-night snacks together."

Shen Li remained silent on the other end; she was already preparing to sleep.

Although she hadn't spent much time with Xin Yang, Shen Li had witnessed Xin Yang's quick wit during their journey to Haicheng on Lu Yanchuan's plane.

Therefore, she might not believe much of what Xin Yang just said.

But in the past, Lu Yanchuan's friends would never have said these words to coax her.

Their attitude depends on Lu Yanchuan's attitude towards her.

From Xin Yang's words, Shen Li realized that perhaps Lu Yanchuan really didn't want to divorce her.

Originally, I had considered having a proper talk with Lu Yanchuan to try and avoid going to the point of filing a lawsuit.

Now it seems that the hope is slim.

Seeing that Shen Li hadn't answered, Xin Yang's voice became even more pitiful.

"Sister-in-law, come on over. Brother Chuan was just drowning his sorrows in alcohol, and I had a few drinks with him. What if we get sold out in this unfamiliar city?"

Xin Yang didn't know what Shen Li said on the other end, but he smiled and hung up the phone, wanting to see if Brother Chuan had returned.

Turning around, I saw Lu Yanchuan standing behind me for who knows how long.

"Brother Chuan! When did you get back?"

Lu Yanchuan didn't answer him, but only asked, "What did she say?"

"I was just pretending to be pitiful, and my sister-in-law said she knows," Xin Yang replied. "She should be coming over."

Shen Li simply said "I understand" on the other end of the phone.

But Xin Yang felt that Shen Li would come. In the past, when they went out drinking and called Shen Li to pick up Lu Yanchuan, she would always come, no matter how late it was.

Not only Lu Yanchuan got used to it, but even his friends got used to it.

Lu Yanchuan raised his hand and slapped Xin Yang on the back. "Why did you call her for no reason?"

Xin Yang's eyes widened. "...I was just trying to give you a helping hand?"

Lu Yanchuan sat down. "She's a complete stranger in this unfamiliar city, yet she seems to know it all so well?"

For Shen Li, Haicheng was also an unfamiliar city where he knew no one.

Xin Yang was taken aback, "Uh..."

Clearly, his brain had instantly shrunk to the size of a chicken's brain; he was so focused on calling Shen Li that he hadn't thought about this at all.

But Xin Yang noticed that after Lu Yanchuan sat down again, he stopped drinking and instead picked up his phone to look at some review apps that he rarely used before.

Bored, I searched for good places to have late-night snacks in Haicheng.

About ten minutes later, Xin Yang's phone rang.

"Hello, who are you looking for? Mr. Xin? This is Mr. Xin, who are you?"

Xin Yang's expression changed slightly as he listened to the phone call. "Uh, I see. Okay, I understand. Wait a moment."

Xin Yang hung up the phone.

Lu Yanchuan noticed that his expression was off. "What's wrong?"

"Uh, Brother Chuan, the designated driver... has arrived," Xin Yang said.

Lu Yanchuan's eyes sharpened. He didn't remember Xin Yang having a designated driver, so there was only one possibility.

Xin Yang scratched his head. "It should be... a designated driver called by my sister-in-law."

Even after getting into the car, Xin Yang still felt that Brother Chuan was radiating coldness, and his cold face could freeze people to death!

Xin Yang asked in a low voice, "So... are we still going for a late-night snack?"

Lu Yanchuan glanced at Xin Yang, making him shiver.

Xin Yang felt that he had meant well but had done something wrong, so he quickly said, "Then, no, I won't eat!"

To everyone's surprise, Lu Yanchuan twitched the corners of his mouth, his gaze and smile both cold, and said, "Eat, why wouldn't I eat? Do you think I wouldn't eat if it weren't for her, Chen Li?"

The car drove directly to a popular and upscale seafood restaurant in Haicheng.

Xin Yang happily ordered a lot of seafood, and his mouth was full of oil from eating it.

Lu Yanchuan had little appetite.

Xin Yang glanced at him and carefully pushed a bowl of steamed sea urchin and egg in front of Lu Yanchuan. "Brother Chuan, why don't you have some? This place's steamed egg is their signature dish, it's especially fresh!"

Lu Yanchuan stared at the steamed sea urchin egg in front of him for a moment, his eyes narrowed, as if he had made up his mind, then scooped up a large spoonful and put it in his mouth.

After having a late-night snack, I packed up a bunch of leftovers.

When the car arrived at the hotel, Xin Yang didn't get out. He waved to Lu Yanchuan and said, "Bye-bye, Brother Chuan."

Lu Yanchuan raised an eyebrow. "Where are you going?"

“I’m going to stay at Brother Lan’s house, hehe.” Xin Yang pointed to the packed late-night snacks. “I’ll send him some late-night snacks and I can stay there. His house is more comfortable than a hotel.”

Lu Yanchuan squinted at the takeout containers, reached out and picked one up, his eyes sharp. "I want to eat."

Xin Yang was dumbfounded. "Hey, leave some for me! I'll give it to Brother Lan as a lodging fee!"

“Lan Chaochi is from Haicheng, he’s already tired of this.” Lu Yanchuan said without changing his expression, then turned and entered the hotel lobby, showing no mercy.

Xin Yang watched Lu Yanchuan's retreating figure, pursed her lips, and thought to herself, "He just wants to take it back for Shen Li to eat, what's with the stubbornness..."

Xin Yang muttered to himself, "Stubborn as he is, he'll never find a wife."

Just as Xin Yang was about to look away, he caught a glimpse of a red mark on Lu Yanchuan's neck.

Could it be an allergic reaction?

Although Xin Yang didn't have any late-night snacks to pave the way, he still managed to get a place to stay at Lan Chaochi's house by virtue of his thick skin.

When talking about those takeaway seafood late-night snacks, Xin Yang's tone was still somewhat indignant.

Lan Chaochi handed him a cup of jasmine tea. "It doesn't matter. I'm allergic to a lot of seafood anyway, so I can't eat it."

Moreover, the allergies of allergy sufferers are incredibly varied. Some people aren't allergic to shrimp but are allergic to crabs, some aren't allergic to clams but are allergic to oysters. It's really hard to explain, so I just stopped eating them altogether.

Upon hearing this, Xin Yang recalled the red mark that had suddenly appeared on Lu Yanchuan's neck earlier.

Feeling uneasy, I called Lu Yanchuan, but no one answered.

Just as he was about to play again, Lan Chaochi walked over and handed him a controller. "I bought your favorite new game. Want to play together?"

"Great!" Xin Yang's eyes lit up.

"bring it on."

Xin Yang didn't even bother to call Lu Yanchuan; he took the controller and happily went to play games with Lan Chaochi.

...

The hotel suite was very quiet.

No lights were on, only the nightlight in the corner emitted a dim glow.

Lu Yanchuan sat in the shadows, with a seafood late-night snack that had gone cold beside him.

His eyes seemed even darker than the dim light in the room.