Chapter 126: Sharing Table Shura Field
Jiang Yun chuckled: "It's okay, Captain Li shouldn't mind."
Jiang Yun turned his head to Li Qihan, his jawline curved neatly under the overhead light. His lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile somewhere between politeness and provocation. The obsidian earring in his left ear flashed a dark light as he tilted his head. "Captain Li, can we sit here?"
He deliberately enunciated the word "we" softly: "Is it not going to disturb your meal?"
Li Qihan raised his eyes, his dark eyes swept over Xia Lili and Jiang Yun, nodded expressionlessly, and said in a faint voice: "Please go ahead."
Jiang Yun pulled out a chair with a smile and let Xia Lili sit down first. He then naturally sat down opposite Li Qihan, his posture relaxed but with a hint of territorial awareness.
Xia Lili sat down in the empty seat with her shoulders hunched, like a little lamb that had strayed into the territory of a wolf pack.
She lowered her head and concentrated on the cake. Her thick eyelashes cast a shadow under the light, and she wished she could bury her entire face in the plate.
Jiang Yun's slender fingers gently turned the plate, and the piece of tiramisu with caramel sauce slid in front of Xia Lili. "Eat it before the ice cream melts."
Xia Lili's eyes lit up. She had been shopping so hard that she hadn't even noticed this dessert!
"good."
Li Qihan paused his chopsticks slightly, glanced at the exquisite dessert indifferently, then lowered his head to continue eating, seemingly having no interest in the interaction before him.
Jiang Yun noticed a small brown spot on the corner of Xia Lili's mouth: "Lili, there is caramel sauce on the corner of your mouth."
He was about to use a tissue to wipe Xia Lili's face when Li Qihan's eyes turned cold and his fingers tightened slightly.
"Hmm? Left corner of the mouth or right corner of the mouth?"
Before Xia Lili could react, Li Qihan had already pulled out a tissue and handed it to her, saying in a businesslike tone, "Left."
Xia Lili: "...Thank you, Captain Li."
Jiang Yun, who was intercepted: ...
When Jiang Yun pushed the iced mango sago to Xia Lili's hand for the third time, Li Qiuhan suddenly put down his chopsticks, and the porcelain chopsticks collided with the bone plate, making a slight "ding" sound.
He said softly, pushing a cup of warm tea in front of Xia Lili: "It's autumn now, so eat less cold food."
Xia Lili was a little surprised when she heard Li Qiuhan's words. The spoon that was about to be put into her mouth froze in mid-air and she put it down awkwardly.
Jiang Yun's smile froze. "Captain Li is right. Although our Lili is only in her early twenties, we do need to be careful."
"Captain Li is more experienced in health preservation. After all, Captain Li is four or five years older than us."
Li Qihan raised the corners of his lips slightly, a hint of sarcasm flashing across his eyes: "Experience is indeed important. After all, not everyone can rely on youth to make a living like Contestant Jiang."
Jiang Yun's eyes flashed darkly. He chuckled and suddenly leaned close to Xia Lili's ear, "Lili, do you know? People who worry too much age quickly~"
Xia Lili was drinking warm tea and almost choked. She had just listened to the two people talking to each other and was already panicking. Why did these two people start chatting? And the atmosphere was so wrong!
Two people started a fight over a meal?
Stop, stop!
Xia Lili gently pulled Jiang Yun's sleeve and shook it, her voice as soft as a mosquito: "Jiang Yun, I want to eat shrimp."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sharp light in Jiang Yun's eyes disappeared instantly, and the sharpness between his brows turned into gentleness, like a big dog that was summoned back from combat by its owner.
"Yes, sir~" He raised the end of his voice and put on disposable gloves neatly.
Her slender fingers looked particularly bony under the light. When she gently picked up a bright red shrimp, the silver bracelet on her wrist made a slight clinking sound.
With a deft twist of his fingertips, the shrimp shell cracked with a slight "click", revealing the crystal clear shrimp meat inside.
While peeling the shrimp, he nudged Xia Lili with his shoulder: "This shrimp is particularly fat. Our Lili really has good taste."
There was a smile in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows when he spoke, and he was completely different from the sharp look he had just had.
One, two, three...
After a while, a small mountain of shrimp meat was piled up on Xia Lili's plate, shining temptingly under the light.
Jiang Yun raised his eyes, a harmless smile on his lips, and placed another peeled shrimp on Xia Lili's plate. He suddenly turned to Li Qihan and said, "Captain Li, would you like some shrimp?"
Jiang Yun peeled one, but this time he paused deliberately, saying cheerfully, "Thank you for taking such good care of our Lili at work..."
He enunciated his words clearly, slightly emphasizing the word "at work," and his smile deepened.
——Subtext: Your relationship is limited to work.
Xia Lili opened her eyes wide. She didn't hold the rope properly when she wasn't paying attention. Why was Jiang Yun stirring up trouble again?
Li Qihan's expression remained unchanged. He simply put down his chopsticks, raised his eyes and looked directly at Jiang Yun, his voice low and calm: "You're welcome."
After a pause, he suddenly added, "I haven't congratulated you yet for breaking the world record."
The corners of Jiang Yun's lips froze.
This attitude of retreating to advance made him seem a little aggressive.
The opponent's position is very high.
Jiang Yun raised the corners of his lips slightly, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "Thank you for the congratulations, Captain Li."
Li Qihan looked indifferent. He folded the napkin in half with his slender fingers and placed it back on the table. "I don't eat shrimp."
He raised his eyes, his gaze as calm as an ancient well, "I appreciate your kindness."
Their eyes met briefly in the air, then they looked away at the same time in tacit understanding.
The lights in the restaurant cast an invisible dividing line between them, as if even the air had solidified a little.
Xia Lili was quite hungry, and seeing the two of them temporarily truce, she quickly took the opportunity to stuff a piece of Wagyu sushi into her mouth.
There's a huge amount of wasabi hidden in the sushi!
“Ugh—!” Her eyes widened instantly, her cheeks flushed red, and she was choking so hard that tears were about to burst out. She quickly turned her back and coughed violently, “Oh my god, this is so spicy! Water, water…!”
Jiang Yun reacted very quickly. He grabbed the ice water at hand and handed it to her lips. His voice was filled with heartache: "Drink slowly, don't rush."
However, at the same moment, Li Qihan had already stood up and patted her back with his big hand steadily, using just the right amount of force to help her breathe more smoothly. His stern brows furrowed slightly, "Breathe, don't panic."
Xia Lili was sandwiched between the two of them. On one side, Jiang Yun was feeding her water, and on the other side, Li Qihan was patting her back. She was as stiff as a rabbit with its neck held by its skin. She choked so hard that her eyes were filled with tears, but she still tried to wave her hands: "It's, it's okay...!"
Xia Lili caught a glimpse of the curious looks from her colleagues in the police station, and her cheeks suddenly turned redder, even the tips of her ears were stained crimson.
She wished she could turn into a wisp of smoke and drift away from this awkward Shura scene.
"It's all these two guys' fault..." She gritted her teeth inwardly, "We're just having a meal, why are they being so aggressive?"
Xia Lili suddenly grabbed the cup of ice water and gulped down several mouthfuls. The cold liquid finally diluted the burning sensation of mustard that remained on the tip of her tongue.
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