Chapter 296 Domineering Female Doctor Skilled in Gu Poisoning VS Down-on-his-luck Laborer Prodigal Son 23
After saying this, Li Chaoye didn't look at them again and turned to go into the house.
Jiang Zhiyi glared at Xiao Che, implying that she was blaming him for making too much noise earlier.
Xiao Che leaned closer to her, lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Did you hear that? Your good senior brother said to let me in..."
"Get out of my way!" Jiang Zhiyi pushed him aside and walked over on her own.
Xiao Che snorted coldly and quickly followed behind her.
Seeing the two people enter one after the other, Li Chaoye showed no sign of anything amiss and said calmly, "Sit down, the food is getting cold, eat it while it's hot."
Xiao Che opened the food box he had brought and took out several exquisitely plated dishes.
He had originally prepared several dishes himself, but after tasting them, they didn't taste very good, so he had to call the chef to prepare some new ones.
Xiao Che acted as if he were at home, casually placing the plates on the table and deliberately pushing the original dishes aside.
Seeing his actions, Jiang Zhiyi smiled awkwardly and explained, "Senior brother, this is Xiao Che, a friend of mine. We haven't known each other for very long. He got lost and injured in the mountains before, and I rescued him. This time I came to Hezhou City, and since he lives here and is quite familiar with the city, he occasionally comes to visit me..."
Xiao Che couldn't help but sneer inwardly upon hearing her words.
She distanced herself from him completely, saying things like they were friends, they had only known each other for a short time, and he would only visit occasionally... It sounded as if they really weren't that close.
In reality, they were already in a very close relationship. Even if she was unwilling to admit it now, he would never forget it.
Li Chaoye nodded slightly, not asking any further questions about their affairs, and simply said, "I see. I am Li Chaoye, Zhizhi's senior brother. I thank Young Master Xiao for taking care of my junior sister in Hezhou City these past few days. If Young Master Xiao needs anything in the future, please feel free to come to me at any time, there is no need to stand on ceremony."
Xiao Che: "Since Young Master Li is her senior brother, then I will also call you senior brother. If she hadn't saved me that day, I would probably be dead by now. According to the stories, a life-saving grace should be repaid with one's body... However... I am only doing what I can to repay her."
Hearing Xiao Che's words, Jiang Zhiyi couldn't help but frown, feeling that he was talking more and more outrageous. Just as she was about to change the subject, a pair of chopsticks suddenly came to her lips.
Xiao Che said gently, "Here, try this and see if you like it..."
Jiang Zhiyi turned her head away, wishing she could kill him with her eyes. What was Xiao Che up to now?
She immediately shook her head and refused, saying, "No need, I can eat it myself."
Xiao Che's tone was somewhat puzzled: "What's wrong? Didn't I always feed you before? You always try to be lazy, and I have to take care of you even when you're eating."
He then looked at Li Chaoye sitting on the other side, as if suddenly realizing something, and said, "Is it because Senior Brother Li is here today? He's your senior brother, not an outsider, so it shouldn't matter if he sees you. What do you say, Senior Brother Li?"
Li Chaoye stared blankly ahead, offering no reply.
Before Xiao Che could say anything more, Jiang Zhiyi had completely lost her patience. "Xiao Che, shut your mouth! Can't you be quiet? If you can eat, then eat; if you can't, then get out of here right now!"
Seeing that she seemed genuinely angry, Xiao Che finally calmed down.
Jiang Zhiyi silently lowered her head and ate her food, deliberately avoiding the dishes that Xiao Che had brought.
Li Zhaoye was the same; he only tasted the things he had made.
The first dish to be finished on the table was the stir-fried bamboo shoots, which Jiang Zhiyi ate almost all by herself.
"So you like bamboo shoots? Tomorrow I'll have the chef make you a few more dishes, with different cooking methods," Xiao Che said.
Jiang Zhiyi refused outright: "No need."
She immediately added, "These bamboo shoots were specially brought from the mountains by my senior brother. They have a unique and delicious flavor, quite different from others. The ones you get the chef to make may look fancy, but they definitely won't taste as good. You shouldn't bother with them; it's just a waste of your energy."
"Is that so?" Xiao Che twitched the corners of his mouth, his displeasure growing stronger.
He could naturally understand the meaning behind her words.
She was simply implying that he was no match for her senior brother.
Furthermore, she didn't taste a single bite of the dishes he brought today. Was she so afraid that her senior brother would be unhappy if she ate his food?
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the three of them ate their meal in silence without making a sound.
After dinner, Jiang Zhiyi immediately urged Xiao Che to leave, saying, "Xiao Che, it's already dark, so I won't keep you any longer. You should go home now."
Xiao Che took the food box she handed him and replied indifferently, "Then I'm leaving."
"Okay, be careful on the road." Seeing that he didn't intend to stay any longer, Jiang Zhiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She watched him leave the hospital.
After returning to the house, Jiang Zhiyi led Li Chaoye to the room that had been prepared beforehand.
Jiang Zhiyi: "Senior brother, you can sleep here tonight. See if there's anything you're missing?"
Li Chaoye glanced around and said gently, "We don't lack anything, everything is fine. It's getting late, Junior Sister, you should go and rest early too."
"Okay." Jiang Zhiyi returned to her bedroom.
On her way back, she was still thinking about what had happened at the dinner table.
Although Li Chaoye didn't seem to be acting strangely, and he didn't even ask her a single question about her and Xiao Che, she could vaguely sense that he was in a bad mood.
He probably misunderstood her relationship with Xiao Che, and as her senior brother, he didn't know what to say, or perhaps he hadn't figured out what to say yet.
It's all Xiao Che's fault. He was clearly trying to torment her on purpose, saying those nonsensical things and doing so many strange things...
Never mind, she'll explain it to Li Chaoye properly tomorrow.
Jiang Zhiyi reached out and pushed open the bedroom door, but as soon as she entered, she was grabbed and hugged around the waist.
The door slammed shut, and she was pressed against the wall, her back pressed tightly against the wall.
"You didn't leave?" Jiang Zhiyi looked at the familiar figure in front of her, and a fire ignited in her heart.
She knew he wouldn't settle down so easily; it turned out he was waiting for her here.
Jiang Zhiyi: "Xiao Che, why aren't you leaving yet! What do you want to do? Get out of here!"
Xiao Che said with great dissatisfaction, "Since your senior brother can stay, why can't I? I want to sleep here tonight, I want to sleep with you."
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