Xu Yang stared intently at her resolute profile, his teeth grinding together. A surge of jealousy and resentment gnawed at his heart like a venomous snake. He sneered inwardly: 'You, Chen Xiaoxi, you've ignored my feelings for you all these years, yet you've fallen for a pathetic, homeless dog. Since you won't listen to reason, don't blame me for being ruthless. You'll be begging me someday.'

With that final glance, he fixed all his resentment on Lu Qingzhou, and as he turned, the overturned chair made a screeching sound.

Seeing that Xu Yang had left, Chen Xiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief, but then looked at Lu Qingzhou with some anxiety: "Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere? What did you and Xu Yang just talk about? How did you end up fighting?"

Lu Qingzhou gently tucked a stray strand of her hair behind her ear: "It's nothing, we were just chatting. But I don't want others to misunderstand our relationship."

"Does it hurt?"

Chen Xiaoxi's fingertips hovered above Lu Qingzhou's reddened knuckles, hesitant to drop them.

Lu Qingzhou chuckled: "Compared to your worry for me, what is this little injury?"

He cupped Chen Xiaoxi's face in his hands and said in a low, gentle voice, "Xiaoxi, do you know, in my heart, you are unique."

As he spoke,

He pulled Chen Xiaoxi into his arms, rested his chin on the top of her head, and greedily inhaled the faint fragrance of her hair.

Chen Xiaoxi stiffened for a moment in his arms, then slowly relaxed, gently wrapping her arms around his waist, pressing her cheek against his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat.

She suddenly chuckled softly: "So, what mischief are you up to now?"

Lu Qingzhou tightened his grip on Chen Xiaoxi's hand and whispered in her ear, "I didn't have any bad intentions. I was tricked when I came here. I'm really speechless."

Chen Xiaoxi looked up, puzzled. "What's wrong?"

Lu Qingzhou sighed softly, his nose brushing against her hair: "I was cheated by the flower seller!"

These words made Chen Xiaoxi even more confused. She stared at him with her beautiful eyes and asked, "How did the flower seller lie to you?"

Lu Qingzhou looked down at Chen Xiaoxi and pursed her lips: "She said hers smells especially good!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaoxi subconsciously glanced at the bouquet of roses she had placed on the flower stand. "They were already fragrant, weren't they?"

Lu Qingzhou sighed: "Ah, no, holding you right now is the most wonderful thing."

Chen Xiaoxi chuckled and rolled her eyes at him: "When did you start being so glib? It's so cheesy!"

Lu Qingzhou smiled slightly: "Isn't it cheesy?"

Chen Xiaoxi nodded, "Mmm, that's so cheesy. I'll punish you by making you say ten sentences to me every day."

Lu Qingzhou smiled sweetly, "Okay, then I'll say ten things to you every day: You are the most wonderful surprise in my life... You are..."

Seeing her coy and hesitant demeanor, Lu Qingzhou chuckled inwardly.

It turns out that what is called saying one thing and meaning another is just the most touching disguise when love overflows.