The Line 1 subway was incredibly crowded at this time of day.
Lu Yibei pulled Ji Qingqian to a car door where there was a relatively good chance of survival.
He braced himself against the car door with one arm, barely managing to squeeze out some space for Ji Qingqian to stand.
The way the two of them are positioned looks exactly like a "wall slam" (a romantic gesture where someone pins another person against a wall).
Of course, at this point, Lu Yibei had already released Ji Qingqian's wrist.
Despite the crowds, the two remained extremely close together.
Lu Yibei could bump his head on Ji Qingqian's hat brim when he lowered his head.
"I'm sorry," Lu Yibei said.
Ji Qingqian didn't understand:
Why apologize?
Lu Yibei: ...
He didn't even know what he was apologizing for.
At this distance, he could smell the refreshing citrus scent emanating from the female warrior…
He always had the illusion that he was taking liberties with her.
Someone bumped into Lu Yibei from behind.
Even with Lu Yibei's remarkably stable lower body, he couldn't help but lean forward under these circumstances.
Fortunately, he adjusted very quickly, preventing himself from falling into the arms of the female warrior.
Ji Qingqian subconsciously reached out and gently blocked it.
It landed right on Lu Yibei's stomach.
But after Lu Yibei regained her footing, she did not remove her hand.
Instead, she gently rubbed his abdomen with her delicate hands.
"You actually have one?" Ji Qingqian said softly.
Lu Yibei: ...?
"Abs."
Ji Qingqian remembered that Sun Bing had said Lu Yibei had abs.
Lu Yibei: ...
"It feels nice to the touch," Ji Qingqian said softly.
Lu Yibei raised his eyebrows slightly, his posture somewhat stiff.
He was wrong. Who was really being disrespectful to whom here?
“...female hooligan.”
The female hooligan was not ashamed and retorted: "You've been staring at my thighs since just now... We're even."
Lu Yibei: "I didn't touch him."
Can the two have the same properties?
He was just looking.
Ji Qingqian raised her bare face, her thin lips slightly upturned:
"You still want to touch me?"
Lu Yibei took two deep breaths, turned her slightly flushed face, and answered with difficulty and reluctance:
"…without."
"snort."
Ji Qingqian stopped.
Beneath her calm exterior, a faint pink tinge appeared at the base of her ears.
...
After arriving at Longxiangqiao Station, I got off the crowded subway.
Both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Yibei stood with his hands on his hips for a while, which exhausted him.
Let's go.
"Um."
The subway station is connected to the shopping mall.
After exiting the gate, Lu Yibei and Ji Qingqian took the elevator directly to their destination—the Haidilao restaurant on the fifth floor of i77 Yintai.
This Haidilao restaurant is never short of customers, especially now that it's mealtime.
When Lu Yibei and his group arrived, the area outside was packed with people, all queuing up.
“I’ve had the experience of queuing from six to nine before,” Lu Yibei said to Ji Qingqian. “It’s quite exaggerated.”
Ji Qingqian nodded and obediently followed behind Lu Yibei.
Fortunately, having learned from past mistakes, Lu Yibei had already booked his seat online in advance.
And the timing was perfect.
As soon as they arrived, the front desk staff started calling their seat numbers.
“The two of you,” Lu Yibei said.
Shop assistant: "This way, please."
As soon as the two stepped into the store, the staff on both sides immediately greeted them:
"Welcome~~~to your store!!"
Haidilao's signature warm greetings.
Ji Qing felt a little uncomfortable with Lu Yibei's enthusiasm, so she tugged at his sleeve again.
After leading the two to their seats, the staff handed them a tablet to order.
She waited patiently beside him to place the order.
Lu Yibei noticed that Ji Qingqian, who was sitting opposite him, seemed a little reserved, so he smiled and said to the shop assistant:
"I'll call you when I'm done ordering."
The shop assistant nodded and left.
Ji Qingqian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"There are so many people," she whispered. "It's making me a little dizzy..."
She looked around for a while, then was drawn to a noodle-making demonstration at a table in the distance.
The waiter pulled the noodles up like he was swinging a meteor hammer.
"There really is that kind of ramen acrobatics?" she exclaimed softly.
"ah?"
"That's the one. I've only ever seen it online before."
Lu Yibei turned around and glanced back. The ramen-making performance and the birthday celebration were both regular items at Haidilao, and he was already used to them.
However, it was Qingqian's novelty that piqued his curiosity:
Is this your first time here?
The female knight-errant Qingqian gave him a cold glance.
"Is that not allowed?" she asked coldly.
"It's feasible..." Lu Yibei thought to himself.
Haidilao is considered relatively expensive in the hot pot industry, so it's understandable that most college students wouldn't be willing to spend that much. But... you're no ordinary person, are you? This little bit of money shouldn't be a problem for you, right?
Ji Qingqian saw through Lu Yibei's thoughts.
"Not only Haidilao, I've barely even eaten hot pot a few times," she said.
"Different customs?" Lu Yibei said. In the Northeast... barbecue is indeed more famous, right?
“I’m not like you, I have no friends,” Ji Qingqian said calmly.
Lu Yibei: "..."
"Isn't it lonely to eat hot pot alone?" Ji Qingqian said, "The few times I've gone, I've gone with my family... but my parents don't usually live in Northeast China, so the last time I ate there was... um? five years? or six years ago?"
Lu Yibei looked up at the somewhat dazzling incandescent light above.
He would slap himself twice when he woke up in the middle of the night.
"Now it's all good~" Ji Qingqian said cheerfully, "You brought me here~"
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