Chapter 172 172 Ji Mingyue is not going to do anything weird again...

Jiang Lili took a few steps before she realized the person behind her hadn't caught up. She turned back in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Lu Hongzhe lowered his eyes to hide the lust in his dark eyes and said with restraint, "It's okay, let's go. We're going to be late."

"Okay." Jiang Lili nodded, but the doubt in her eyes became even more intense. She always felt that he was a little weird. Until she met the lust in his black eyes, an idea suddenly popped up in her mind. Then her face turned red and her steps became faster.

Seeing her reaction, Lu Hongzhe's previously restrained smile deepened. He then reached out to hold her hand again, rubbing the back of her hand with his fingers. Jiang Lili felt as if an electric current had surged through her body, causing her to soften completely. She quickly withdrew her hand and tried to find her voice: "If we don't leave now, we'll be late."

"Okay." Her reaction made Lu Hongzhe happy. It turned out that he was not the only one who was moved. This realization made him even happier.

When the two arrived at the cinema, their theater had already started checking tickets. They went forward to line up. The young couple in front of Jiang Lili were still holding hands even while waiting in line. When she thought of the scene just now, her ears slowly turned red.

The cinema was dimly lit. When the film started, the already dim room darkened even further, the only light coming from the screen. Darkness always amplified everyone's senses. Jiang Lili felt that her ears had never been so sensitive, so sensitive that she could hear the person next to her breathing clearly, which made her always look towards him involuntarily. When people noticed her gaze, they turned their heads to look at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Jiang Lili quickly shook her head, and sat up straight to look at the screen in front of her, looking very non-serious. The person next to her chuckled, and then quickly forced herself to focus her gaze on the screen in front of her.

The two of them seemed to be taking the movie seriously, but only they knew that they hadn't really paid attention to what was going on from the beginning to the end. It wasn't until the movie was over that they came back to their senses. When they came out of the theater, everyone around them was discussing the plot. The two of them seemed a little out of place in silence. It wasn't until they left the theater that Lu Hongzhe spoke first: "Are you going home directly?"

"Well, it's time to go back." Jiang Lili nodded. It was indeed time to go back, otherwise if she went back too late, she wouldn't know how to explain to her family.

The car was still quiet on the way back, both of them reminiscing about the excitement they had felt before. Only after the car stopped did Lu Hongzhe turn around and look at her, his tone gentle: "Lili, when is our next date?"

Jiang Lili tilted her head and thought for a moment before finally saying, "On the first day of school, right?"

There are still four days before school starts. Lu Hongzhe calculated the time in his mind and finally nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for you." He still watched her leave first. This was a silent understanding between the two of them. Try not to be too intimate in Huajianlouji. After all, the Jiang family may show up at any time.

"Are you back?" Jiang Li walked in and Jiang Yulan, who was sitting on the sofa, asked her with a smile.

"Well, after having dinner with them, I went to the movies, so I came back a little late." Jiang Lili regretted it after she said it. She thought, as expected, people with guilty consciences will start to weave new lies without being asked.

"That's how it should be. It's right to hang out with classmates more often. You can make endless money, but you only have one chance to be young." Jiang Yulan's tone was full of relief. She would rather go out and play with her peers than be busy with work.

"Okay, I'll try to work less overtime in the future." Jiang Lili felt a little guilty after saying this. After all, she rarely lied to Jiang Yulan.

The mother and daughter sat together and chatted for a while before Jiang Lili returned to her room. It was only then that she had time to reply to Lu Hongzhe's message. Soon, the other end called her. Staring at the number jumping on the screen, Jiang Lili raised the corners of her lips. It was the first time she knew that he could be so clingy.

Perhaps it was the atmosphere in the cinema that night that affected them. When the two of them were together again, the atmosphere was always a little more ambiguous. However, the most intimate action between the two was still holding hands. It could be seen that Lu Hongzhe was restraining himself. Jiang Lili sometimes wanted to "take the initiative", but the last bit of rationality in her mind stopped her. Wait a minute, they had not started for too short a time.

However, the renovation of Youbei soon made her increasingly busy, so busy that she had no time to think about these "romantic" things. Compared with the previous decoration of Baby Paradise, Youbei's decoration was obviously much more complicated. In order to present the best effect, Jiang Lili would personally communicate with the decoration team on almost every link. She ran back and forth between school, home and the construction site every day. However, after more than half a month, she was so thin that her chin became pointed.

Lu Hongzhe knew how important Youbei was to her, so he didn't persuade her not to work so hard, or let her let the subordinates do it. He just tried to bring her chicken soup or some nourishing soup every time he sent her to the construction site for communication.

"I now believe what you said before." Jiang Lili swallowed the chicken soup in her mouth and looked at Lu Hongzhe with satisfaction.

"What?" Lu Hongzhe took the bowl in front of her and filled her with half a bowl of chicken soup.

"You mentioned before that men take care of the inside and women take care of the outside. Your cooking skills are unmatched by ordinary people." Jiang Lili said and gave him a thumbs up.

"Drink more if you like." What Lu Hongzhe didn't say was that he also followed the recipe and it wasn't as exaggerated as she said.

"Of course." Jiang Lili said and took another big sip. What he said just now was not all just polite talk. His cooking skills are really good.

"Are you going back to school directly later?" Lu Hongzhe asked casually.

"Let's go home. Today went smoothly and we can go back early." Jiang Lili has been so busy lately that she only sleeps five hours a day. She wants to go back early tonight to catch up on her sleep.

"I'm going to the company to pick up something. Would you like to come with me?" Lu Hongzhe asked for her opinion.

"Sure, it just so happens that I haven't seen Brother Jiang and the others for a long time." Even though everyone lives in the same community, it is normal not to see each other for a month when things get busy.

"Well, then you talk to them about tomorrow's arrangements first." While speaking, Lu Hongzhe did not forget to pack up the thermos and bowl he had just brought.

Jiang Lili watched his series of actions and felt that he had the potential to be a househusband. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but chuckle. When she looked up, she met his puzzled gaze. Seeing that he seemed to be waiting for her explanation, she smiled and shook her head: "I just suddenly thought of a joke."

Although the explanation was lame, Lu Hongzhe didn't have the habit of asking questions. He just nodded and said, "You talk to them. I'll clean up here and wait for you in the car."

"Okay." After saying that, Jiang Lili got up and went to discuss tomorrow's arrangements with the decoration team.

Jiang Lili hadn't been to Lu Hongzhe's company for a long time. It was only when she arrived that she noticed the changes. Compared to the previous scale, the company now has a lot more people. She was a little surprised: "When did they recruit so many people?"

"It accumulates slowly. I'm going to the office to get something. It will be quick." Lu Hongzhe said as he pinched her palm.

"Okay." Jiang Lili nodded.

"Hey, Lili, are you here to see Old Lu?" Jiang Liangbo was a little confused. Didn't Lu Hongzhe go out to look for her?

"No, I accompanied him back to get something." Jiang Lili shook her head and explained.

"I see."

When Lu Hongzhe came out, he saw Jiang Liangbo chattering non-stop, while Jiang Lili was trying hard to suppress her laughter. He asked casually, "What are you talking about?"

"Of course I'm telling Lili how cold-hearted you are." Jiang Liangbo said and rolled his eyes at him. This guy used to cook for himself and they could go to him for free meals, but now that he's in a relationship with Lili, he actually says that he only cooks for his girlfriend.

"Let's go, don't pay attention to him." Lu Hongzhe said.

Jiang Lili smiled and nodded, then turned to look at Jiang Liangbo: "Brother Jiang, didn't you say before that the food in the Tongqu Players Canteen is delicious? It's so convenient to eat in the canteen."

"Okay, you are indeed in the same group." Jiang Liangbo pretended to be angry.

"Okay, if you have something to say, let's talk about it. If not, we'll leave first." Lu Hongzhe said.

"No, I really have something to do." He pulled the two of them to the office.

"You guys talk about company matters. It's not good for me to be here, right?" Jiang Lili said to the three of them.

"It's not a secret. I just think that there are more and more people in the company now, and there are more and more workers in Sister Cheng's factory. It's time for us to set up our own canteen." Jiang Liangbo suggested.

"I agree. After all, it's not good to keep bothering Sister Cheng and the others." It was originally intended to make things convenient for the three of them, but now it has obviously gone against the original intention.

"Then let's set up a cafeteria. It's my fault for not thinking of this earlier." Lu Hongzhe said with some self-blame in his tone.

"All you think about every day is what soup to make for Lili today. How can you think about us?" Jiang Liangbo once again took the opportunity to criticize him for prioritizing women over friends.

"Then we will start recruiting people tomorrow, and we also need to purchase kitchen equipment." Lu Ziming talked about what needed to be done next.

It took half an hour for them to finish their discussion. Jiang Lili was getting sleepy from waiting. It wasn't until Lu Hongzhe patted her shoulder that she asked him dazedly, "Is it over?"

"Well, it's over." Seeing her tired look, Lu Hongzhe couldn't help but blame himself. He should have sent her back earlier.

When the renovation of Youbei was nearing completion, Jiang Lili discovered that Lu Hongzhe had been coming to see her during this period. Thinking of this, she felt a rare sense of guilt and decided to take the initiative to find him today and also visit the Tongqu Player Factory.

Arriving at Lu Hongzhe's company, she walked to his office as if she knew the place well. After knocking on the door and getting permission from the person inside, she pushed the door open and entered. She saw the person inside was answering the phone with his head down. When he looked up and saw her, surprise flashed in his eyes. She said silently with her lips, "How about it? Surprise, right?"

Lu Hongzhe answered him with a smile. He quickly ended the call with the person on the other end, then asked her with a smile, "Why did you come here so suddenly?"

"I'm here to check on you!" Jiang Lili said in a serious tone.

"You're welcome anytime." Lu Hongzhe had a clear smile in his eyes. Thinking of what Lu Jiaze had said on the phone just now, he said, "There's something you might be interested in."

"What's the matter?" Jiang Lili looked up at him.

"Jia Ze said Ji Mingyue has dropped out of school." Lu Hongzhe said.

"Hasn't he already dropped out of school?" Jiang Lili was a little puzzled.

"Well, Ji Yushu had taken a leave of absence from school due to illness, and she returned to school last month. But the reason for her suspension this time seems to be due to herself. Jiaze is still trying to find out the specific reason." Lu Hongzhe explained.

Jiang Lili couldn't help but frown. Could it be that Ji Mingyue was going to do something weird again?