Huo Yuli had no appetite for the meal. Even though he sat next to Liu Huanyi, he couldn't find a chance to talk to her.

Because of the criminal order, they would interrupt him.

Xing Zhao, Hu Die, and Wei Zhou seemed to have made an appointment. The three of them took turns talking to Liu Huanyi to prevent her from paying attention to Huo Yuli.

Liu Jin was worried that Xu Chuxiao would come to continue asking about the previous matters, but he didn't expect Xu Chuxiao to eat the meal very peacefully, only occasionally casting a look as if he wanted to say something but was hesitant.

Knowing that they did it on purpose, Huo Yuli did not say anything else and just paid the bill silently.

When Liu Jin was about to pay the bill, the waiter told her that someone else had already paid for it, and she immediately thought of Huo Yuli.

"Baby, Huo Yuli paid the bill."

Liu Huanyi made a casual count and found that the average cost per person in this restaurant was not low. There were seven of them and the meal was not cheap. She couldn't let Huo Yuli pay the bill.

But just as she was about to talk to Huo Yuli, Xu Chuxiao said, "I'll take you back."

Huo Yuli's eyes became even darker.

Liu Huanyi couldn't bear it anymore and said to Huo Yuli directly: "Want to chat for a while?"

"good"

Huo Yuli couldn't get what he wanted.

Wei Zhou was about to stop him, but Liu Huanyi directly pulled Huo Yuli downstairs.

Xing Zhao wanted to follow, but was stopped by Liu Jin.

"Give them some space and let them talk."

"What if he bullies the boss?!" Xing Zhao said with a frown.

Liu Jin smiled, "That's not the case. Judging from the current situation, Xiao Huo won't do that."

Since Liu Jin said so, the others also knew it would not be good to continue chasing after him.

Only Wei Zhou stood by the window and looked down, trying hard to hear their conversation.

Huo Yuli stood in front of Liu Huanyi like a primary school student who had made a mistake, and Liu Huanyi found it funny.

"You don't need to be so nervous."

Huo Yuli said, "Yes. You don't know how long I have been thinking about this day. I really hope to have a good chat with you."

"Aren't we chatting now?"

Liu Huanyi adjusted his position so that his eyes could be level with Huo Yuli's. "Actually, all you want to say is an apology. Whether you believe it or not, I have let go of the past. I also hope that you can move on."

"...Really? You don't blame me for Jiang Siyu's matter anymore?"

Liu Huanyi pondered for a moment, "To be honest, I did at the beginning. But now I have figured it out. Those are all things of the past. Besides, weren't you also deceived by Jiang Siyu? You are also a victim."

"Then now that you know my identity, why don't you tell me that you are the person from your childhood..."

Huo Yuli thought that even if he admitted his mistake, Liu Huanyi would still remember it, and she would have the opportunity to tell him the truth earlier.

But she didn't.

"Because I find it troublesome."

Liu Huanyi shrugged. "Why do we need to bring up the same old things again and again? We should look forward and not always look back."

“…”

Huo Yuli's throat was dry and hoarse, and the alienation and indifference in Liu Huanyi's words were obvious.

"Are you trying to tell me not to look for you again in the future?"

Liu Huanyi paused. When did she have such an idea? But she was too lazy to explain. If Huo Yuli thought so, then so be it.

Unexpectedly, Huo Yuli's eyes dimmed for a moment, then quickly brightened again.

"You said not to look back, so let's look forward and start as friends, okay?"

Liu Huanyi frowned, feeling a sense of novelty.

His self-healing ability is quite strong.

"Whatever you want."

Just three simple words could make Huo Yuli ecstatic.

"This is what you said. I'll look for you next time. I hope you won't refuse."

Liu Huanyi nodded, "But it must be a reasonable reason, don't bother me for no reason."

"must."

Huo Yuli was very happy and felt that tonight's meal was great value.

Seeing his smile, Liu Huanyi's mood unconsciously improved a little.

Fool.

Wei Zhou couldn't hear what they said, but when he saw the smile on Huo Yuli's face, he had a hunch that something bad was going to happen, so he urged Xing Zhao and Hu Die to go down together.

"They've been talking for so long, are we really not going to go down and take a look?"

Liu Jin checked the time and said, "It's only ten minutes. If you're in a hurry to go home, why don't you go out the back door?"

Wei Zhou immediately said, "No hurry."

What if Huo Yuli still wants to send Liu Huanyi home?

Fortunately, Liu Huanyi soon called them downstairs and said, "It's getting late, go home."

Huo Yuli immediately said that he could arrange for cars to take them back one by one.

“No need!” Wei Zhou was the first one who was unwilling, “I can still afford the taxi fare.”

Xu Chuxiao also waved his hand, "I'm driving, I'll take you back."

Xu Chuxiao sent Liu Huanyi and her daughter away. In order to prevent Liu Huanyi from getting in Huo Yuli's car, Wei Zhou directly stuffed her into Xu Chuxiao's car.

"Go back and rest early."

"Yes. You too, gather at the base on time tomorrow."

Xu Chuxiao took them away, and Wei Zhou gave Huo Yuli a provocative look.

But Huo Yuli didn't care at all.

He has already talked to Liu Huanyi today and started as friends. This is the biggest victory.

When they got downstairs, Liu Huanyi took the initiative to say to Liu Jin, "Mom, I'm going to go upstairs to clean up. You can chat with Uncle Xu for a while."

When Xu Chuxiao parked the car, Liu Huanyi leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Please make your words clear. A short pain is worse than a long one. What can't you say nicely?"

After she and Huo Yuli talked it out, they didn't necessarily end up parting on bad terms. They could still be friends.

Liu Jin felt uneasy, she had too many things to consider.

But Liu Huanyi had already gone upstairs and Xu Chuxiao had parked the car.

"Come on. I'll take you upstairs."

When they arrived at Liu Huanyi's rental house, Liu Jin knew that he couldn't escape this disaster today, so he took the initiative to invite Xu Chuxiao to come in and sit down.

Just like Liu Huanyi said, you will be cut if you stick your head out, and you will be cut if you hide your head, so you might as well just say it out loud.

But she hadn't figured out how to start the conversation. Just as she finished pouring water for Xu Chuxiao, she was stopped and questioned by Xu Chuxiao.

"Actually, you are her."

If someone else heard this, they would definitely find it strange, but Liu Jin understood it immediately.

Her eyes instantly turned red and she looked at Xu Chuxiao in surprise.

"How...how do you know?"

She was still thinking about how to tell him the truth, but he easily uncovered the dusty secret.

The guess in his heart was confirmed, and Xu Chuxiao felt mixed emotions, with a very complicated expression.

"I had this feeling the first time we met again. We bumped into each other in the corridor that time and you stared at my back. You recognized me then, right?"

Xu Chuxiao's voice was very calm, and his tone was as if he was telling a story, except that the protagonist of the story was himself.

Liu Jin lowered his eyes and struggled for a long time. Now that things have come to this, there is no need to hide it anymore.

She nodded.

"Did you start avoiding me that time? If I hadn't fainted and gone to the hospital, you would have probably avoided me."