Chapter 64 This kid's up to something.
"Is 'Sanhua' its variety?" Lu Xiaomeng asked uncertainly. Judging from its appearance, the coat was made up of three different colors and it looked very nice, so it must be Sanhua.
Xu Songning solemnly replied, "Its variety is Sanhua, and Sanhua is also its name."
"...I'm really fed up." Lu Xiaomeng sent a crying emoji. Could the naming be any more perfunctory?! "I'm going to pet the cat after work!"
"OK."
Xu Songning had nothing to do all day; he had cats at home and couldn't bear to go out.
When Zhou Qiao woke up in the afternoon and saw the message, she asked her to go out, but she refused, saying solemnly, "I have to stay home and take care of the cat."
“…a friend who forgets her friends when she sees a cat.” Zhou Qiao looked down on her.
Despite being looked down upon, Xu Songning still felt that she couldn't leave Sanhua, the cat, at home unless Xiang Yun had time to help her take care of the cat. However, when she went downstairs to buy groceries at noon, she found that Xiang Yun had already left, and the shoes by the door were gone.
Ms. Xu told her to take care of her own lunch and dinner, as she would be out all day before returning home.
Xu Songning agreed to each of their requests. Her mother had many friends, and since she had finally returned to China, they all invited her out to play. Xu Songning didn't want to keep her mother tied up at home; that would be too boring.
Lu Xiaomeng works the day shift, and she arrived right around lunchtime.
Xu Songning opened the door for her wearing an apron, which was decorated with a cute little bear.
"Sister Xu, why are you cooking?" Lu Xiaomeng's expectant eyes lost their sparkle.
Xu Songning waved the shovel in his hand, "If you can't say anything nice, get out."
"Oh! I've been craving Sister Xu's cooking for so long!" Lu Xiaomeng said, clinging to her arm and acting coquettishly.
Lu Xiaomeng is young, and it's common for her to act cute and charming. As long as she uses her cute face to say cute things, most people will fall for it.
Xu Songning was no exception and made way for him.
Lu Xiaomeng changed into slippers with practiced ease. She and Zhou Qiao also had their own slippers, which were placed in the same compartment as Xu Songning's shoes.
In that compartment, a pair of men's shoes appeared, and Lu Xiaomeng couldn't help but take a second look.
"Oh! These must be Captain Xiang's shoes?" Lu Xiaomeng asked with a gossipy smile. She hadn't expected that Sister Xu would prepare a pair of shoes especially for him. This meant that he could come to her house to visit anytime, just like them. Their relationship was no longer that of ordinary neighbors and colleagues.
Xu Songning had no intention of getting entangled in this matter; she herself hadn't figured it out yet.
“Go see your cat, it’s over at the cat tree,” Xu Songning said.
Lu Xiaomeng chuckled as she went to find the cat. The calico cat was nestled in the hollow tree stump. Despite being such a large cat, it slid out like liquid when it crawled into the hole, sprawling out inside.
"San...Sanhua~" Lu Xiaomeng called it sweetly, her eyebrows twitching. How strange! How could anyone name a cat after its breed? That's so careless!
When Sanhua heard her name called, she meowed once, but made no move to come out.
Lu Xiaomeng had no choice but to reach out and touch it through the tree stump.
Sanhua did not resist or struggle, letting her touch her body as she pleased.
"Come and eat first," Xu Songning called to her. Seeing her rush over, he gave her a threatening look, "You have to wash your hands before touching the cat."
Lu Xiaomeng stuck out her tongue and obediently went to wash her hands.
Xu Songning's cooking skills are not worth expecting much from; ordinary dishes taste ordinary, and can only be described as mediocre. Lu Xiaomeng's parents are both good cooks, and her father even has a nutritionist certificate. As she ate, she began to miss her father's cooking.
Fortunately, neither she nor Xu Songning are picky people. Otherwise, Xu Songning's skills would have improved long ago. Since no one has urged her to improve her cooking skills, she has remained stagnant for so many years without making any progress.
The two people's phones on the table vibrated simultaneously.
Zhou Qiao sent me a message: "Guess who I saw at the bar?"
They're talking in such strange ways, so they must all know each other.
Xu Songning immediately thought of Xiang Yun. Xiang Yun himself didn't like to play, but Gu Xing always took him to various places to play. Last time, he even took him to a racing venue.
"Who is it?" Lu Xiaomeng asked, following her words.
"Guess what!" Zhou Qiao sent a smug emoji.
Xu Songning deliberately typed Qin You's name, which angered Zhou Qiao, who sent back a bomb and a poop emoji.
"Hahahaha, Sister Xu, you're just teasing her. Don't make my Sister Zhou angry." Lu Xiaomeng laughed heartily.
This time, Zhou Qiao was too lazy to make them guess. Xu Songning dared to mention Qin You, which meant she had already guessed who it was.
Indeed, besides the few people they were interested in, who else was appearing in her bar that required her to make such a big fuss about it?
She secretly took a picture and sent it over. The bar was dimly lit, and she deliberately chose to snap a photo when the rotating lights swept across the person.
The phone's camera has excellent resolution; despite the dim lighting, it still managed to capture people clearly in the photo.
It was just a silhouette; a tall man sat in a booth with his back to her, a glass of red wine beside him. Across from him were Gu Xing and several other people playing dice, men and women, but their faces were obscured.
"Want to come?" Zhou Qiao threw out the bait, waiting for Xu Songning to take the bait.
Xu Songning wasn't taking the bait. They'd already seen each other several times a day, and spent almost the entire day together yesterday. If they were to get together again today, he'd get tired of it.
"No, I'm not going. I have a cat at home."
"Wow! It's a cat, not your baby! Can't we even go out to play now?"
Zhou Qiao sent a voice message, which Xu Songning listened to. Her tone was exaggerated, and with the music from the bar playing, her voice was actually quite soft.
“It just came to my house, I need to get used to it first. I’ll come visit you next time I have a break,” Xu Songning replied with a voice message.
"Alright, Captain Xiang, I'll keep an eye on things for you."
Xu Songning thought about Xiang Yun's quiet nature when he was out having fun, and guessed that he probably didn't need anyone to watch over him, so he was too lazy to add people he wasn't interested in.
"What do you mean by helping me? I don't need it, Mr. Zhou. Go do your thing. If you keep watching and someone finds out, don't blame me."
Zhou Qiao wasn't really idle; she was just casually joking with Xu Songning. She instructed someone to bring a plate of sliced oranges to Xiang Yun's booth, then went about her own business, unaware that Xiang Yun was actually looking in her direction.
Seeing Zhou Qiao leave, Xiang Yun put down his wine glass and stood up.
"Hey, where are you going?" Gu Xing shook the dice, his face covered in white lines from when he lost, making his handsome face look somewhat comical.
"Restroom." Xiang Yun turned and left, not giving Gu Xing a chance to ask any more questions.
Gu Xing glanced in his direction, about to remind him that the toilet wasn't over there, but then he thought, wait a minute, this kid has been here so many times, how could he not remember where the toilet is? He must be up to something! And he won't tell me, it seems like something's fishy going on.
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