Lu Lishan chuckled, looking completely innocent.
"Isn't this a coffee shop? What else would I be doing here!"
Huo Zhixing scrutinized him closely, not missing even the slightest expression.
He wasn't as aggressive as last time, but it's too early to conclude whether he came with good intentions or malice.
Huo Zhixing turned around, put his arm around Jiang Can's shoulder, and whispered to her to go home first, saying that he would handle things here.
Jiang Can was a little worried, but seeing his insistence, she could only slowly walk out. After Jiang Can had gone some distance, Huo Zhixing looked at Lu Lishan with a half-smile.
"An afternoon tea set, right? I'll make it for you!"
Are you sure you can do it?
“I’m the owner here, what’s wrong with that?”
Huo Zhixing returned behind the bar. Although his movements were skillful, the clattering of pots and pans made quite a commotion, leaving Lu Lishan wondering whether he really needed such a commotion or was using it as an excuse to ask the customer to leave.
A short while later, a fairly well-presented platter was placed in front of him.
A beautiful red velvet cake, a fragrant hot latte, and a small purple iris as decoration on the tray.
Lu Lishan held the flower between his fingers and smiled gently, "To be able to do something so meticulous, it definitely wasn't your idea."
"Yes," Huo Zhixing said casually while wiping his hands. "My wife makes all the decisions; I learned them from her."
Lu Lishan took a bite of the cake and frowned slightly.
"Could these be ones that didn't sell today?"
"Of course not," Huo Zhixing scoffed. "This was leftover from the day before yesterday!"
"..." Lu Lishan looked at him, and after a long while, he forced a smile. "It's okay, I'll enjoy the landlady's cooking!"
"Oh, you misunderstood." Huo Zhixing remained expressionless. "This wasn't made by my wife either."
"you……"
“The day before yesterday, a customer wanted a red velvet cake, but Jiang Can hadn’t learned how to make it yet, so I bought two pieces from the cake shop next door.”
Huo Zhixing's gaze was cool, a faint smile playing on his lips. "I didn't expect this cake to still be fresh after two days!"
Lu Lishan held the fork, his face a little dark, unsure whether he should take another bite.
"You'll never get to taste my wife's cooking. But you can try what this preservative tastes like!"
"Heh!" Lu Lishan straightened up and looked at him, his gaze somewhat complicated.
"You're so reluctant to let me have any of the desserts made by the proprietress?"
“It’s not that I can’t bear to part with you,” Huo Zhixing said clearly, “it’s that you don’t deserve it.”
Lu Lishan's face darkened, and he threw his knife and fork onto the plate with a loud bang.
Very well, I'm not worthy!
Huo Zhixing, you probably don't know that I could take your life right here in a heartbeat!
Lu Lishan took a deep breath and suddenly felt both annoyed and amused.
He looked at the person in front of him, curled the corners of his lips, and asked in a low voice, "What are you planning to do with the leftovers today? You're not really going to eat them all yourself, are you?"
Huo Zhixing glanced at him. "Is it any of your business?"
"I'm just reminding you." Lu Lishan stood up, put one hand on his shoulder, and pressed it down twice. "Eating sweets can indeed make people feel happy, but eating too many sweets is bad for your teeth."
"How can a ferocious beast conquer a kingdom if it loses its fangs?"
Huo Zhixing suddenly looked up, and the deep look in Lu Lishan's eyes aroused his suspicion.
"Ha, what's the point of conquering an empire?" After a long silence, Huo Zhixing sneered, "A man like me doesn't need to conquer an empire. Just staying with my wife and living a long life is enough!"
"Yeah?"
"Mr. Lu, coffee doesn't taste good when it's cold. Let me make you another cup for free!"
Lu Lishan smiled meaningfully and said no more.
For those days, Huo Zhixing had been ordering people to search for Gu Mang's whereabouts.
Strangely, Gu Mang seemed to have vanished into thin air in that area. Fang Han rushed to Jiangzhou and secretly brought him this news, "Young Master, our people have searched almost the entire city, but we still can't find Gu Mang."
Huo Zhixing's expression was icy.
How could a perfectly healthy person suddenly disappear!
Now that neither the person nor their body has been found, Huo Zhixing has already considered the worst possible outcome...
“Keep searching in Yangcheng!” He gritted his teeth. “I suspect my second uncle and the others may have found him before I did. If they want to make a move, they will definitely secretly send someone to deal with me!”
"Young Master, this..." Fang Han's eyes widened, his expression tense.
"You don't need to worry about me," Huo Zhixing coldly ordered. "But Jiang Can... find a few reliable people to follow her to and from get off work, and make sure she's safe!"
"yes!"
After Huo Zhixing finished speaking, a chill suddenly crept up his spine.
Regardless of Huo Zhanhe, Huo Zhiyan, or other restless forces within the Huo family, he has never been afraid to confront them head-on.
But this time he was afraid.
He and Jiang Can are in the open, while they are in the shadows. If they can't touch him, they'll definitely turn their attention to Jiang Can…
Huo Zhixing pursed his lips tightly, his handsome face with its sharp features as cold as ice.
"Husband!" Just then, Jiang Can's sweet voice rang out from outside the coffee shop.
Fang Han and Huo Zhixing exchanged a glance, lowered their hat brims, and quickly ran out.
Jiang Can brushed past him, feeling that this person was mysterious. Just as she was about to take a closer look, Huo Zhixing came out from inside.
"get off work?"
"Okay!" Jiang Can looked away and took his arm as they walked into the store.
The shop was empty, even though it was during people's leisure time after get off work, which should have been the busiest time for business.
Several large cans of coffee beans were still neatly arranged in the back cabinet, almost none of them missing, and none of the cakes and desserts in the glass display case at the bar had been sold.
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