Rong Qingqing glanced at the two of them, then pulled Shangguan Yanran, who was still about to say something, and walked to another table.
Xie Jingrun frowned upon seeing this.
For some reason, he sensed that Rong Qingqing was unhappy.
She came up here, but didn't say a word.
Who offended her?
A shadow fell over his brow. He ignored Huayin and got up to walk toward the table where the two of them were.
When Shangguan Yanran saw him coming over, she quickly got up and sat down opposite him, giving him the seat next to Rong Qingqing.
Xie Jingrun sat down and looked at Rong Qingqing, asking, "Where did you go just now?"
"What's it to you?" Rong Qingqing glanced at him, her tone somewhat sarcastic.
Xie Jingrun's handsome face darkened as he looked at the girl who resembled a hedgehog. Suddenly, he reached out and grasped her hand, which was resting on the table.
Upon seeing this, Shangguan Yanran's eyes widened in disbelief that the two of them had actually shaken hands right in front of her.
Of course, there was someone even more surprised than her, and that was Hua Yin.
Looking at their clasped hands, she frowned, and her face seemed even paler.
Rong Qingqing was stunned when she was taken aback that Xie Jingrun would dare to hold her hand in front of outsiders.
Realizing what was happening, she hurriedly pulled her hand away from his and glared at him angrily, mouthing: "Take it easy!"
Seeing this, Xie Jingrun smiled slightly and did not make things difficult for her anymore. Instead, he said, "When will the food be served? I'm hungry."
Rong Qingqing said irritably, "It'll be ready soon." Then, as if remembering something, she pulled a steamed bun out of a paper bag.
"I just bought this on the way. If you're really hungry, have a bun first to tide you over."
Xie Jingrun took it, frowning, and said, "It's all cold."
"No, give it back." Rong Qingqing was about to snatch it back when he had already put it in his mouth, taken a bite, and then brought the half-eaten bun to her lips, "Are you hungry?"
Rong Qingqing blushed. Seeing his oblivious behavior, she subconsciously glanced at Shangguan Yanran and Hua Yin beside her, then rolled her eyes at him and whispered, "I'm not hungry, you should eat quickly."
Shangguan Yanran felt deeply that her suggestion to eat hot pot today was not a wise move at all.
Was she here to eat hot pot? She already seems full before she's even started eating.
Hua Yin kept her eyes wide open, her gaze filled with shock and disbelief.
She never expected that her cousin, who was always distant and aloof, would be like this in private.
She looked at him with a sense of unfamiliarity, and then a complex feeling arose in her heart.
She held the handkerchief to her chest, her face pale, and walked over.
"Cousin, I want to go back now. Will you take me home?"
Xie Jingrun's expression immediately turned cold. "The Hua Mansion isn't far from here. Go back yourself."
Upon hearing this, Hua Yin glanced at him with tears welling up in her eyes, then lowered them. "Alright." She swayed slightly, and the maid beside her quickly steadied her. "Miss, be careful!"
Hua Yin leaned against the maid, and seeing that Xie Jingrun still wasn't looking at her, she was very disappointed. She whispered, "Cousin, I'll go back now."
"Okay." Xie Jingrun responded, then added, "Be careful."
"Okay." Seeing that he still cared about her, Hua Yin's expression softened. She glanced at Rong Qingqing one last time before taking the maid's hand and going downstairs.
After she left, Shangguan Yanran looked at the two people in front of her and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
What a blunder! If she had known His Highness the Crown Prince would come, she wouldn't have come today.
"By the way, what brings you here today?" Rong Qingqing remembered something, looked at Xie Jingrun, and asked.
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