In the garage.
Li Shu glanced at Ji Yanli's arm on her shoulder. She didn't reject anything, nor did she try to push it away. Her eyelashes slightly lowered. She was a little surprised by his tough attitude in front of Ye Lan and his defense of her.
Somehow, a warm current seemed to flow through my heart. It was the first time I had this strange feeling.
Is this family love?
Ji Yanli lowered his eyes to glance at her, raised his hand habitually to touch her head, and asked, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"
Li Shu gathered her thoughts and said, "It's okay, second brother, what are we going to eat?"
Ji Yanli retracted his arm, walked to one of the modified Maseratis, opened the door for her, and said, "Get in first."
Li Shu nodded, lifted her feet and sat in. After fastening her seat belt, she began to look at the interior of the car.
Ji Yanli sat in the driver's seat, turned his head to look at the girl sitting obediently in the passenger seat, and said with a smile, "Do you like it?"
Li Shu nodded. "Not bad, but I don't have a driver's license yet, so I can't drive."
Ji Yanli started the car and steered with one hand. "Getting a driver's license isn't easy. When we get back, ask Butler Ji to register for you. Then my second brother will give you a new one."
Li Shu leaned lazily against the back of the chair and said slowly, "Okay."
"By the way, what do you want to eat?"
It was the first time that Ji Yanli took a girl out to dinner alone. Even Ji Qianya had never received this special treatment, so even if she was his own sister, it was inevitable that he would be inconsiderate in some ways.
It was like he had planned to take Li Shu to a very private restaurant for his own convenience, but he didn't ask her what she wanted to eat first.
If Li Shu hadn't mentioned it casually, he would have really driven her directly to the restaurant where the private room had been booked.
Li Shu propped up her chin and thought for a moment, then raised her clear eyes and looked at Ji Yanli in the driver's seat, "Hot pot?"
She paused, then suddenly thought of something and continued, "Forget it, second brother, you shouldn't go to that kind of hot pot restaurant with your status. It will probably cause a commotion. Let's go to that private place you mentioned."
Ji Yanli chuckled softly, his eyes filled with a hint of doting. "Since our Xiaoshu wants to eat hot pot, then Second Brother will definitely satisfy you. Don't worry, I know a private hot pot restaurant with fresh ingredients and great taste. It also has private rooms, so you don't have to worry about being seen by others."
Li Shu raised her eyebrows, "Okay."
Ji Yanli looked at the traffic light at the intersection ahead that was about to turn red, slowed down the car, slowly stopped, picked up his phone, found the WeChat of the manager of the private hot pot restaurant, and sent him a message.
Twenty minutes later, the two also arrived at the private hot pot restaurant.
Ji Yanli parked the car, glanced at the girl who had unbuckled her seatbelt and was about to get out, and called out to her, "Xiaoshu, wait a minute."
He took out a disposable, individually wrapped mask from the storage compartment inside the car door and handed it to her, "Put it on before getting out of the car."
Li Shu took it, tore open the transparent packaging, took out the white mask inside and put it on, "Second brother, shouldn't you wear it?"
"Just in case, I don't mind what's photographed, but I don't want your appearance to be exposed to the public, so as not to affect you." Ji Yanli explained as he turned sideways and reached to the back seat, picked up the baseball cap on the seat and put it on Li Shu's head.
Li Shu raised her hand to adjust her baseball cap and nodded slightly, "I understand."
Ji Yanli took out another mask, tore open the package and put it on, "Let's go, get off the car."
Here, as soon as the two of them walked into the store, the manager came over with a smile, "Mr. Ji, I'll take you to the private room."
Ji Yanli hummed, "Lead the way."
Li Shu looked around the store. It was decorated in an antique style. The lobby was only a place for temporary rest and no dine-in was available.
The manager naturally noticed the girl behind Ji Yanli at the first moment, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
This was the first time he saw Master Ji bring a girl here for dinner. Could it be his girlfriend?!
Although the girl was wrapped tightly from head to toe, she was still a beauty, especially her eyes, which were so beautiful and eye-catching that people couldn't help but look at her.
Ji Yanli looked at the manager who was a little dazed, frowned, and asked, "Why don't you leave?"
The manager came back to his senses and coughed dryly, "Excuse me, Mr. Ji, come this way."
…
Here, the two were led by the manager to the door of the pre-booked box.
After the manager opened the door, he turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation, saying respectfully, "Master Ji and this lady, please come in."
Ji Yanli nodded slightly. Just as he was about to step in, the door of the next box suddenly opened. Then a familiar voice came from his ears, "Yanli?"
Hearing this, Ji Yanli turned his head and looked to the side, a little surprised, "Brother, what a coincidence, you are eating here too."
Ji Jingchen put one hand in his pocket and took two steps forward. His eyes fell on the girl next to Ji Yanli. When he met her eyes, he was slightly stunned and asked hesitantly, "Is this Xiaoshu?"
Li Shu's expression was indifferent and cold, with a touch of nonchalant laziness. She didn't expect that when she went out for a meal, she would run into someone, um... someone she didn't know very well.
She raised her chin slightly as a greeting to Ji Jingchen.
After Ji Jingchen confirmed that the girl in front of him was Li Shu, his eyes were filled with deep surprise. It was quite unbelievable. When did Yan Li become so close to Xiao Shu that they even went out to eat together?
He remembered that Yan Li seemed to have never taken Qianya out to eat or play alone, and Qianya had complained to him about this several times.
"Yan Li, why are you and Xiao Shu eating together? Aren't your parents at home?"
Ji Yanli glanced at Li Shu, who was staring at the ground with her head down and bored, and said slowly, "Brother, let's go in and talk, or you can come over when you're done."
Ji Jingchen nodded, knowing that standing here and talking was not a good idea. "Okay, you guys eat first, I'll come over after I finish over there."
Ji Yanli nodded and took Li Shu into the box.
Ji Jingchen stood there without moving, just staring at Li Shu's figure in a trance. Even though she was wearing a loose coat, it could be seen that the girl was too thin.
Moreover, Li Shu is half a head taller than Qianya, but she also looks much thinner than Qianya.
Considering the environment she grew up in, it is easy to guess that it was caused by long-term lack of food and malnutrition.
He didn't know, but he felt a little touched. In addition, he could see that Li Shu was distant and cold towards him, which made him feel quite indescribable.
It was not until the box door was closed that Ji Jingchen slowly withdrew his gaze and left.
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