Chapter 490 Having dinner with Huo Zhizhou
Qin Mo: "..."
Is it childish or not?
How old are you?
"What are you still standing there for?" Old Master Qin urged.
"I have dinner plans with Jiang Ruan," Qin Mo explained. "I'll leave later."
"You haven't even had lunch yet, what's the rush?" Old Master Qin said bluntly. Just thinking about what he had just said to him made him very unhappy. "Go away and come back when dinner is ready."
Qin Mo: "..."
Qin Mo countered, "Are you sure you want me to leave?"
Grandpa Qin: "What's there to be uncertain about?"
"I heard you've been avoiding your aunt all day?" Qin Mo asked bluntly. "Were you afraid she'd ask about your serious illness and hospitalization?"
Old Master Qin immediately perked up, his gaze piercing as if he wanted to poke a hole through him: "What were you saying in there?"
"It's nothing." Qin Mo arranged the chess pieces on the board one by one, his whole demeanor indifferent. "My aunt knows everything I know. Don't you know best what she's capable of?"
Old Master Qin was a little overwhelmed and stood there silently.
In a short while, he went through all the possibilities in his mind: "She...didn't say anything, right?"
Qin Mo didn't try to figure out his mindset: "No."
Old Master Qin: "Really not?"
Qin Mo: "Mm."
Old Master Qin's tense heart relaxed a little.
Rather than saying he was avoiding An'an, it would be more accurate to say he didn't know how to face her. He was afraid that An'an would help him investigate thoroughly, and he was also afraid that she would be disappointed in him.
Although I was already utterly disappointed.
"Want to continue?" Qin Mo pointed to the chess pieces that had already been set up. "If not, I'll be leaving now."
Old Master Qin stared at him.
Qin Mo: "?"
Grandpa Qin looked at him with some suspicion: "You just said you had dinner plans with Ruan girl tonight?"
Qin Mo hummed in agreement.
"Why did you invite me to dinner?" Old Master Qin thought about what Jiang Ruan had said about Huo Zhizhou helping out, and a guess popped into his mind. "Besides you, is there anyone else?"
Qin Mo didn't hide it: "And Huo Zhizhou too."
"Are you out of your mind?" Old Master Qin said to him without any politeness, "Have you forgotten how that kid treated Ruan Ruan before? You even helped him arrange a meal, are you deliberately trying to annoy me?"
"Jiang Ruan agreed," Qin Mo said.
"She agreed to your request, so as her brother, you can't stop her." Old Master Qin's mind was full of thoughts about Huo Zhizhou ruining his granddaughter's life. "Don't tell me you don't know what he's up to."
"I don't get involved in matters of the heart." Qin Mo was a rational person. "They're all adults, they can handle their own affairs. Besides, do you want Jiang Ruan or anyone else to stop you from contacting your aunt?"
Old Master Qin glared at him.
Qin Mo calmly returned the gaze.
After a while.
Old Master Qin tossed out a sentence: "I can't be bothered to talk to you."
He left right after saying that, without any intention of saying anything more to him.
——
In the blink of an eye.
It was dinnertime.
When Jiang Ruan saw Huo Zhizhou again, she felt no emotional fluctuation whatsoever.
on the contrary.
Huo Zhizhou was quite pleased and consciously moved to sit next to her.
Jiang Ruan looked at him, puzzled, wondering why he had to squeeze in with her among so many seats.
"What would you like to eat?" Huo Zhizhou handed over the menu, wearing a long black trench coat, his whole demeanor exuding a clean, composed, and gentle aura.
Jiang Ruan avoided his eye contact: "You can order."
Huo Zhizhou: "Are there any dietary restrictions?"
Jiang Ruan: "No."
Huo Zhizhou: "Is there anything you particularly like?"
Jiang Ruan: "No."
"Okay, then I'll just order whatever I want." Huo Zhizhou said as he ordered a few dishes.
Jiang Ruan paused when she heard the name of the dish.
These aren't her favorite foods?
Has he regained his memory?
"I contacted Jiang Yu and the others when I went back to Jingzhou this time, and learned some of your preferences from them." After ordering, Huo Zhizhou handed the menu to Qin Mo, completely ignoring him, and continued talking to Jiang Ruan, "But since we haven't eaten together for so long, I'm not sure if your tastes have changed."
Jiang Ruan: "?"
Jiang Ruan: "The day you picked up Sui Sui, did we eat with dogs?"
Hearing her blunt retort, Huo Zhizhou wasn't angry at all; on the contrary, he was quite happy.
Although they had only known each other for a short time, he knew that Jiang Ruan was not someone who would casually curse or argue with others.
She scolded him to prove that she didn't have to pretend in front of him.
“There were too many people that day, and you ate every dish.” Huo Zhizhou was a keen observer. “I’m not sure which dish you liked, or which you just tasted.”
Jiang Ruan frowned as she looked at him.
Huo Zhizhou met her gaze: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Ruan opened her mouth, but ultimately only said three words: "It's nothing."
She thought being with him was like being with a magnifying glass, it was terrifying.
But upon closer reflection, from the time Huo Zhizhou lost his memory until now, he hadn't done anything to betray himself. Although he acted first and informed Sui Sui later that time, he did eventually take Sui Sui to her home.
He has no memories of the past, but he still tries his best to understand her preferences.
Even after everyone brainwashed him, he believed her again.
Seeing the atmosphere between the two, Qin Mo consciously made an excuse to leave, leaving them alone.
"Ruan Ruan," Huo Zhizhou called her.
Jiang Ruan paused.
She remembered that when that phone call ended, he called her that too.
"Who told you to..."
"I'm heading back to Jingzhou after dinner," Huo Zhizhou said as she spoke, his voice low and slow. "Next time you come over, could you take Sui Sui out to play together?"
Jiang Ruan momentarily forgot to retort, "Didn't you just arrive?"
Qin Mo arrived today, so I suppose he did too.
Why are you leaving so soon after arriving?
"You can't bear to part with me?" Huo Zhizhou's voice rose at the end.
Jiang Ruan didn't fall for his words, and her expression became more serious than before: "Is Huo Sinian causing you trouble?"
"It's not really troublesome." Huo Zhizhou didn't hide anything; it wasn't a big deal. "It's just that we helped outsiders deal with him, and we still need to give an explanation."
“Then why are you coming over?” Jiang Ruan said.
"I'm afraid someone might renege on their promise and not treat me to a meal later." Huo Zhizhou was telling the truth, but it didn't worry her. "I've made all the arrangements in Jingzhou, so don't worry, nothing will happen."
Jiang Ruan opened her mouth.
She knew his intention: he wanted to repair their relationship.
Can……
"My flight is at ten o'clock." Huo Zhizhou glanced at his watch. "How about we take our time eating and chatting for a while?"
Jiang Ruan did not refute.
As the dishes were served one by one, the atmosphere between the two gradually returned to calm and peaceful.
It's outside, though.
Mo Mo, Tang Bai, Lin Bei, and Lin Feng clashed with each other.
"Long time no see, you two," Lin Bei greeted first, in a nonchalant manner.
Mo Mo: "I don't want to see him."
Lin Bei: "?"
Are people these days so lacking in emotional intelligence?
"Do you have to be so heartless?" Lin Bei said deliberately. "We might even be working together in the future."
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