After the two finished shopping, it was almost six o'clock in the afternoon, so they decided to find a place to eat.

Xu Tingchuan drove along the road and found a nice-looking Chinese restaurant.

Ni Sitian's stomach was already growling with hunger, so she picked up the menu and casually named several dishes.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, she looked up at the waiter and said, "Remove both spicy dishes and replace them with lily bulbs stir-fried with cashews and stir-fried kale."

The waiter nodded and repeated the names of the dishes she had ordered, all of which were light and simple.

"Put less oil and salt too," Ni Sitian said to the waiter after confirming the order.

Xu Tingchuan looked at her with a faint smile. It felt good to be cared for and remembered for one's health, especially since the person was someone he liked and cared about.

"Is there something on my face?" After the waiter left, Ni Sitian turned around and saw Xu Tingchuan looking at her like that. Her hand unconsciously touched her cheek.

Xu Tingchuan did not answer, but reached out and covered Ni Sitian's cheek.

Ni Sitian stared blankly at him, feeling the warmth of his palm, which made her cheeks burn.

"Sitian." Xu Tingchuan looked at her flushed cheeks and called her softly.

"Huh?" Ni Sitian was puzzled, her eyes filled with doubt.

I want to kiss you.

As soon as Xu Tingchuan finished speaking, without waiting for Ni Sitian's reaction, he stood up, leaned over from the opposite side, and kissed her lips.

Ni Sitian blinked in surprise, her eyes wide open. Before she could process the sudden kiss, Xu Tingchuan separated their lips, his dark eyes looking at her with a smile.

Ni Sitian blushed and stammered, "What, what are you doing?"

She subconsciously looked around, and thankfully the restaurant's seating was all semi-private booths, so no one noticed them. She breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Tingchuan didn't care at all whether anyone saw him. He lingered his index finger on her lips for a while before withdrawing his hand and sitting down.

Ni Sitian saw him wipe his finger on his own lips and then raise an eyebrow at her.

Her ears turned red involuntarily. This was an indirect kiss, and it felt even more embarrassing than the kiss before, with a flirtatious undertone.

Xu Tingchuan felt even more pleased when he saw Ni Sitian blushing like a shy young wife.

As the dishes were served one after another, Ni Sitian blushed and buried her head in her food, refusing to look at his meaningful gaze.

Xu Tingchuan ladled a bowl of soup for Ni Sitian and placed it beside her, saying with a half-smile, "Don't eat so fast, be careful not to choke."

Ni Sitian thought this person was too mean, deliberately teasing her again!

Just as he was grumbling to himself, he suddenly heard a somewhat familiar female voice coming from his left.

"This is the last time I'm giving this to you. Don't come looking for me again." The woman's voice was filled with impatience and disgust.

Ni Sitian thought it looked a bit like Zhang Yijia, so she raised her head, turned to the side, and lifted the hanging beaded curtain a little bit.

Just as she expected, she saw Zhang Yijia, but the burly man sitting next to Zhang Yijia was clearly not Li Shaoan. What was going on?

"What's wrong?" Xu Tingchuan picked up a slice of lotus root for her and asked when he saw her looking at the next room.

Ni Sitian made a shushing gesture at Xu Tingchuan and continued to peek at the next room.

"You think you can buy off my blood ties with my son for this little bit of money?" The man took Zhang Yijia's check, flicked the amount on the check with his index finger, and was clearly not satisfied with the money.