Shen Jiazhou withdrew his hand, turned his head slightly to Wen Shuqiao, and said in a normal tone, "Let's go upstairs. We need to go back and rest early after dinner."

After traveling for more than ten hours, I was already exhausted.

Wen Shuqiao nodded, but before she could speak to Xie Jingbei, Xie Jingbei invited her, "Why don't we eat together? There are three of us."

"No need, Mr. Xie," Shen Jiazhou replied immediately. "Our dishes are already on the table. Let's eat together another time."

He waved to Can Can, who was still chatting with An An. Seeing this, he said, "An An, my aunt, uncle, and I are going to eat! Come to my house to play sometime!"

"Okay!" An'an thought for a moment, "I'll come to your house to play the day after tomorrow!"

“Okay! I’m home! I have a puppy and a kitten at home, they can play with us.” After making the promise with An’an, Can Can happily returned to Shen Jia Zhou’s side.

Wen Shuqiao asked, "Teacher Xie, where is your private room?"

"Second floor," Xie Jingbei said. "Let's go up together."

Shen Jiazhou looked at Wen Shuqiao, who nodded. He felt a little displeased, but said nothing: "President Xie, please."

Xie Jingbei smiled gently: "President Shen, please."

Neither of them moved. Wen Shuqiao blinked, took Can Can's hand, and then took An An's hand with her other hand: "Let's go, little darlings, let's go upstairs first."

After saying that, the two children happily went upstairs with Wen Shuqiao, leaving Shen Jiazhou and Xie Jingbei behind.

Seeing that Cancan and Wen Shuqiao had left, Shen Jiazhou also started walking behind them.

Xie Jingbei pushed up his glasses again and slowly followed.

Just as I reached the second floor, I happened to run into Xie Chuying coming out of the private room.

An'an let go of Wen Shuqiao's hand, ran to her mother and took her hand: "Mom, Can Can and Auntie! And Uncle is here too!"

Xie Chuying looked at Wen Shuqiao with a smile: "Shuqiao, Happy New Year, what a coincidence."

"Happy New Year, Sister Chu Ying." Wen Shuqiao said, "Yes, what a coincidence."

Xie Chuying's gaze fell on Shen Jiazhou, who was standing with her younger brother. She greeted him, "President Shen, Happy New Year, it's been a long time."

Shen Jiazhou nodded slightly: "President Xie, Happy New Year."

Xie Chuying asked, "Is it just the three of you? Do you want to join us for a meal? I just ordered."

Wen Shuqiao shook her head and pointed to the corridor: "Our food has already been served. Let's eat together again next time."

Xie Chuying hummed in agreement and didn't insist: "Okay, let's meet up next time when we're free."

After saying goodbye to Xie Chuying, Wen Shuqiao took Can Can's hand and headed towards their usual private room.

Shen Jiazhou also politely said goodbye to Xie Chuying and followed closely behind Wen Shuqiao and Cancan until their family entered the private room.

Xie Chuying then looked away, watching Xie Jingbei slowly walk towards her, and clicked her tongue lightly: "You seem to belong to someone else."

Xie Jingbei suppressed his smile, looked at his older sister's somewhat gossipy expression, and replied, "They're not even married yet, so how can they be considered someone else's? Besides, even married couples can get divorced."

Xie Chuying sneered. She had attended several banquets with An'an's father and met Shen Jiazhou a few times. Shen Jiazhou always gave people a cold feeling and didn't like to talk much. Every time he spoke or opened his mouth, he was calm and composed, and nothing could disrupt his rhythm.

But judging from the few steps he took following Wen Shuqiao just now, he was completely different from before, as if he was afraid that Wen Shuqiao would leave him behind.

This is how An'an's dad used to follow her around like a shadow.

Xie Chuying, holding An'an's hand, walked towards the private room and said, "Oh, you can dream on. You don't have to do anything, and a wife will fall from the sky. I hate loading cargo, but I happen to have one at home. It's really annoying."

Xie Jingbei: ...

*

In another private room, the three of them sat down. The dishes that Shen Jiazhou had ordered were already laid out on the table, and they looked so appetizing that they made one's mouth water.

Can Can's stomach had been rumbling for a while. After sitting down in the chair, she hurriedly said, "Auntie and Uncle, please sit down! I'm hungry!"

Shen Jiazhou was hanging up their coats: "Eat if you're hungry, there's no one else around."

Can Can shook her head: "No, our family should be all together!"

Shen Jiazhou smiled slightly, hung up his coat, and sat down next to him. Only then did Can Can pick up his chopsticks with satisfaction. The first bite was an absolutely delicious golden shrimp!

Wen Shuqiao served Cancan a bowl of soup: "You should chew slowly and carefully."

Can Can nodded as she ate, "I'll eat slowly."

It was so delicious that my eyes squinted.

Wen Shuqiao smiled and picked up her chopsticks. Shen Jiazhou had already put some stir-fried beef in her bowl. He said naturally, "I had the kitchen make this spicy dish. Try it and see if it suits your taste."

"Thank you." Wen Shuqiao picked up her chopsticks and put the beef in her mouth. The fresh and spicy flavor burst in her mouth. It was delicious and went very well with rice.

Shen Jiazhou said, "And this golden soup fish is a new dish, try it."

Wen Shuqiao picked up a slice of tender fish, tasted it, and praised it, saying, "It's delicious."

Shen Jiazhou was satisfied: "I noticed you didn't eat much in the US, so now that you're back, have a proper meal."

Wen Shuqiao tightened her grip on the chopsticks, then hummed in agreement.

She ate the fish slowly, but her attention was on the two people beside her. Shen Jiazhou was serving food to Can Can.

Something occurred to Wen Shuqiao, and she asked, "Did you know Teacher Xie before?"

From her perspective, Shen Jiazhou and Xie Jingbei should never have met.

"I forgot," Shen Jiazhou said. "Didn't I see his photo before? It's on your camera."

Wen Shuqiao said "Oh," and remembered that there were indeed photos of Xie Jingbei as a model when she was looking through the camera before.

She continued eating without saying a word, but Shen Jiazhou was pondering several things.

The moment Xie Jingbei saw Wen Shuqiao, his face practically beamed with joy, alarm bells went off in his head.

He glanced at Wen Shuqiao several times, intentionally or unintentionally. Although he didn't want to admit it, Xie Jingbei's appearance was somewhat gentle and refined, which was very popular with girls. To be more precise, many girls were attracted to this type.

However, he himself is a gentle and refined person. Even if Wen Shuqiao likes this kind of food, he would definitely think of him first instead of Xie Jingbei.

Shen Jiazhou comforted himself for a while, not even noticing that Wen Shuqiao had also glanced at him several times.

Wen Shuqiao took a slow, deep breath, poking at the fish in the bowl with her fingers and chopsticks, until the fish was quickly mashed into a paste that looked completely unappetizing.

She stared at the fish for a moment, then glanced at Shen Jiazhou, who was currently picking fish bones from Cancan's bones and wasn't paying attention to her.

So Wen Shuqiao quickly poured the fish into the bone dish, pretending that nothing had happened, and that her momentary lapse in concentration was just a minor incident.

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