Recently, because the Cheng family came over, I haven't been here much, and I haven't had much time to spend alone with her.

Now that Aunt Song has gone back, Cheng Yibo has gone back with her, and he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

It was as if the two Cheng brothers were deliberately going against him.

He felt inexplicably threatened the moment they appeared.

Lu Jingheng glanced at the kitchen. She had said before that she treated Cheng Yiqian like an older brother, so what about Cheng Yibo?

Cheng Yibo was about the same age as her, and that guy had a slicked-back look, unlike Cheng Yiqian, who was a soldier and was tanned.

He rubbed his temples. This little wildcat had quite a few admirers; he needed to assert his ownership of her sooner rather than later.

Xu Rubao had prepared the ingredients early in the morning, so cooking didn't take too much time.

It wasn't even seven o'clock yet, and all the dishes were already on the table. It was a simple, home-style meal of four dishes and a soup. Looking at the dishes, she felt that her cooking skills had improved again.

However, she dared not boast about herself in front of Lu Jingheng.

"When will Aunt Fang and the others arrive?"

Lu Jingheng glanced at the time. "It should be about time. Are you more concerned about Aunt Fang or Cheng Yibo?"

Xu Rubao pursed her lips. "I think you should be more concerned about Miss Cheng, right?"

Xu Ziqing could tell that Cheng Meilin liked him.

In her words, she was seducing him.

Hearing this, Lu Jingheng felt a pang of jealousy. "Idiot..."

Can't she tell who he cares about more?

"Miss Cheng is beautiful and talented. I bet many people in Beijing are pursuing her."

Lu Jingheng picked up a piece of beef. The beef was quite good today, very tender.

Seeing that he didn't answer her question, Xu Rubao didn't say anything more and silently ate her meal.

Okay, maybe she's overthinking it.

After dinner, Xu Rubao cleared the dishes, but Lu Jingheng didn't ask her to do anything and just stayed on the sofa watching the news.

Meanwhile, Xu Ziyang, who had been waiting outside, was extremely frustrated.

Xu Rubao has been inside for several hours and hasn't come out yet. Does she intend to spend the night inside?

Xu Ziyang took out his phone, thinking of making a call to ask his grandfather to come over and see if she could come out.

He dialed the number, then immediately hung up.

No, we can't let Grandpa know.

Grandpa is planning to go on vacation with Grandma tomorrow. It's not easy for them to go out, and they're getting old, so we can't let it affect them.

If she dares not to come out tonight, he will definitely make her pay.

At Jinyuan, Xu Rubao, having eaten and drunk her fill, was completely unaware that Xu Ziyang, starving outside, was so angry he was practically grinding his teeth to powder.

Xu Rubao cut some fruit and prepared to eat it with Lu Jingheng.

Lu Jingheng had just finished watching the news. Seeing her coming over, he picked up the remote and asked, "Do you want to watch a movie?"

"Um, can I choose?"

"You choose..."

"You choose, I don't know what you like to watch."

This is his territory. Even though it's supposed to be a movie screening, what if Lu Jingheng doesn't like the movie she chooses?

After thinking for a moment, Lu Jingheng chose a horror/suspense film.

At the very beginning of the film, a strange sound was heard.

Xu Rubao was peeling grapes when she was startled and paused, instinctively shrinking closer to Lu Jingheng.

Lu Jingheng's lips curled into a wicked smile. Sure enough, this film was a good choice.

——Small Theater——

Little Fairy: Mr. Lu, can you be any more shameless?

Mr. Lu: (Without changing his expression) Yes!