Lu Qingzhou waved his hand, fearless: "It's okay, I'm here, so don't worry. Even if she knows I'm smoking here, there's nothing she can do about it."
"real?"
"Absolutely!"
Li Hua looked him over suspiciously: "Then why didn't you smoke upstairs? Why did you have to come here? You're dragging me into this mess!"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Lu Qingzhou's face. He gave an awkward smile and his voice weakened slightly: "The cigarettes were confiscated..."
"Oh ho, Mr. Su is quite strict at home, isn't he?"
Seeing Lu Qingzhou's embarrassed expression, Li Hua couldn't help but chuckle and tease him.
"Don't talk nonsense! How could that be? I'm a grown man, how could I be controlled by a woman? That would be a disgrace to men outside the home. I'm not bragging, but I'm the most important person in the family, my status is top-notch."
Lu Qingzhou stiffened her neck and retorted defiantly.
As he spoke, he confidently raised his thumb, but under Li Hua's meaningful gaze, he quietly turned his face away.
Li Hua's lips curled into a mischievous smile as he chuckled, "Brother Lu, I'm really curious, how can you smoke at home with such self-righteousness?"
Lu Qingzhou's eyes widened instantly, and the veins on his neck bulged slightly, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "I don't like hearing what you said! If a man has to sneak around to smoke at home, that's too pathetic."
Just as Li Hua was about to make a joke, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure flashing by at the corner of the stairs. He froze, his voice trembling as he whispered, "Brother Lu, your wife's here!"
These words struck Lu Qingzhou like a hammer blow. Almost reflexively, he shoved the still-burning cigarette into his mouth.
Li Hua watched this comical scene, his face turning bright red from trying not to laugh.
You were just confidently saying you weren't afraid of being discovered, so what the hell is this—you stuffed cigarette butts into your mouth?
He silently complained to himself:
He originally thought Lu Qingzhou wasn't afraid of his wife, but it turns out he wasn't afraid of getting burned.
Hahaha!
The motion-sensor lights turned on, their dim yellow glow spreading through the smoke and enveloping the entire stairwell in an ambiguous atmosphere.
Su Qingyao's footsteps approached from afar, each step like a drumbeat striking Lu Qingzhou's heart, making him feel very guilty.
Li Hua subconsciously shrank into the corner, wishing he could curl up into a ball of air.
Su Qingyao walked slowly towards them, her black business suit highlighting her elegant curves, and her eyes held a hint of sharpness beneath her exquisite makeup.
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