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"Smack."

Chi Wei suddenly placed the chopsticks on the bowl, the wooden chopsticks colliding with the porcelain with a crisp sound.

The group stopped eating and looked up to see him speaking to the little boy next to him in Japanese with a serious expression.

Tantai Qing subconsciously looked at Jiang Jifan.

Jiang Jifan was also startled. She pursed her lips awkwardly, then noticed that the man beside her had been staring at her. She felt a chill and, afraid that he would notice something, she straightened up as if to remain calm.

Knowing that now was not a good time to ask questions, he suppressed his many doubts and looked away.

Upon hearing her father's stern criticism, Xiao Xun immediately realized that she had made a mistake. However, due to the suddenness of the incident, she did not know how to deal with it and looked helpless. She could only look to her mother for help.

"Go apologize to your aunt," Chi Wei said bluntly.

Ayako Sakai understood why her husband was angry and didn't dare to plead for her son. She gently patted his little hand and urged him softly, "Xiao Xun, go quickly."

Xiao Xun looked like she wanted to cry but didn't dare to. She secretly glanced at her father, who had a serious expression, and finally could only hold back her tears. She jumped off the chair, ran to Jiang Jifan, and bowed to her at a ninety-degree angle.

"I'm sorry, beautiful auntie, please forgive my ignorance..."

Xiang Nannan and the others were completely baffled.

"It's alright." As the person involved, Jiang Jifan couldn't say much, so he could only smile and pat his fluffy head after hesitating for a moment.

Xiao Xun breathed a sigh of relief and looked at her gratefully with eyes that resembled Chi Wei's.

Looking into his familiar eyes, Jiang Jifan was suddenly flooded with memories from the past.

She paused almost imperceptibly, then silently withdrew her hand.

Seeing that her expression was relatively calm, Chi Wei apologized to her in Chinese: "I'm sorry, the child didn't know how to speak properly and made you feel uncomfortable. As his father, I apologize to you on his behalf."

She couldn't describe how she felt, but managed a weak smile and replied, "It's okay, children say the darndest things."

Only after receiving their forgiveness did Xiao Xun dare to return to her seat.

“Dad…” He looked up at his father timidly, his heart filled with unease.

Chi Wei glanced at him but said nothing, only reaching out to pat his head.

This was a sign that his father had made up with him, and Xiao Xun immediately smiled happily after understanding it.

This was just a minor incident, and it passed quickly.

For a while afterward, Jiang Jifan kept pondering what Xiao Xun had said.

Why are there still photos of himself in his photo album...?

She looked in Chi Wei's direction and saw Ayako Sakai whispering in his ear; the two looked extremely intimate.

Even though they were separated by a table, Jiang Jifan could see the tender and loving expression on Sakai Ayako's face when he looked at her.

"Jifan, have something to eat." Tantai Qing placed the peeled shrimp in front of her, trying to get her attention back.

She seemed to realize her lapse in composure and quickly looked away.

The bowl was full of shrimp that he had peeled for her. Although Jiang Jifan had no appetite, under his gaze, she still forced herself to pick up a shrimp and slowly eat it.

Tantai Qing noticed her reluctance, but unusually, he didn't try to persuade her not to eat.

It was as if only in this way could he feel a little better.

She ate two with difficulty, then put down her chopsticks and said she wouldn't eat anymore.

He didn't force her, and subconsciously wanted to take a tissue to wipe her mouth, but she suddenly raised her hand to block him.

"I can do it myself." Jiang Jifan took the tissue from his hand with a slightly unnatural expression and lowered his head to wipe his mouth.

Tantai Qing's expression stiffened for a moment, then she silently withdrew her hand.

Everyone at the table was chatting and laughing, but the atmosphere between the two of them was a little strange.

"What's wrong, Chi Wei-kun?" Ayako Sakai asked, noticing that he seemed lost in thought.

Chi Wei looked away, shook her head, and said calmly, "It's nothing."

After the meal, a waiter knocked on the door and entered with a wooden tray, asking Mr. and Mrs. Chi if the guests would like to participate in the restaurant's monthly paper-slip blessing activity.

The so-called "paper slip blessing" is actually a way for them to attract customers. On the 15th of each month, customers dining in the restaurant can write down their wishes or hopes on the slips of paper they are given, and the next day they will send them to the temple to contribute to the blessing.

After hearing the explanation, everyone understood and, after asking each other's opinions, decided to try this new activity.

When the waiter was collecting the slips of paper, he noticed that one person's slip was missing, so he asked the group who else hadn't given theirs.

Jiang Jifan said she hadn't given hers yet, and reached out to hand the note to the wooden tray, but accidentally scattered the note next to her, revealing the writing inside.

"Huh? The handwriting on these two notes is exactly the same..." the waiter exclaimed after glancing down at them.

She then asked Jiang Jifan if he had written an extra sheet.

Chi Wei stared at the two notes with identical Japanese handwriting and understood what was going on. They met Jiang Jifan's gaze simultaneously.

"No, I just..." She looked somewhat embarrassed and was about to explain, but he interrupted her.

Chi Wei turned to the waiter and said, "Thank you for your hard work, please take it out."

Standing to the side, Tantai Qing stared at their oblivious exchange of glances, and his mood instantly plummeted to rock bottom.

"Take care, everyone. I hope you can come again next time! I'll prepare even more delicious food for you then..." Ayako Sakai stood beside Chi Wei with a smile, bidding them farewell with a warm and welcoming demeanor.

Chi Wei appeared much calmer and said something similar to what his wife had said.

On his walk back, Jiang Jifan seemed absent-minded and suddenly stopped halfway through.

"What's wrong?" Tantai Qing stopped and turned to look at her, who was a step behind him.

"You guys go back first," she said, looking up at him.