Chapter 223: Like... a peacock with its tail spread out
The vehicle drove into the city.
There was a traffic jam for a while.
Xiao Chen booked the restaurant.
It's a good private restaurant.
Xu Jialan glanced at the sign and remembered that this was a chain of private cuisine restaurants.
I vaguely remember that Shen's company had invested in it.
She glanced at the man next to her.
Shen Xichuan casually hooked the car keys and walked into the restaurant holding her hand.
The waiter took them directly upstairs.
Probably going to the box.
Xu Jialan was curious, "Have you been here before?"
Shen Xichuan lowered his eyes to look at her and hummed, “It’s a restaurant under the Shen family. I gave them a membership card before, which gives them a discount, so we always come here for dinner.”
Xu Jialan said "oh".
"If you like it, I'll give you my card."
He also has a membership card here.
But he doesn't need it every time he comes.
Just scan your face.
Xu Jialan thought about it and said, "That's fine."
Shen Xichuan glanced at her, chuckled, and said nothing.
When he reached the door of the box, he pushed it open and went in.
The box was originally noisy.
When I heard the door open, everything suddenly became quiet.
Xu Jialan raised his eyes and looked over.
The faces were clean and neat, familiar but also somewhat unfamiliar.
She smiled politely and nodded.
Shen Xichuan walked in and pulled out the chair next to her for her to sit down.
Then he slowly sat down beside her.
He reached out and grabbed a room temperature Coke, poured it into a cup, and handed it to her.
Then he drank the rest casually.
Everyone: “…”
Shen Xichuan raised his eyes, "What are you standing there for? Why aren't you calling for help?"
Everyone came to their senses and spoke quickly.
"Hello, sister-in-law."
Xu Jialan smiled slightly and nodded, "Hello."
Xiao Chen was sitting next to her, but was pushed away by Shen Xichuan before she sat down.
There was a distance of one person between the two of them.
Xiao Chen looked over and blinked, "Sister-in-law, do you remember me?"
Xu Jialan looked over, nodded, and smiled, "Remember, you were there on New Year's Eve."
"Yes, yes, that's right."
Xiao Chen touched his head and said, "But that wasn't the first time we met."
When Xu Jialan heard this, she thought of the day when she and Shen Xichuan met again, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
"I know that it was you who showed up in the laboratory at Southern Medical University and saved the students."
"Sister-in-law has a really good memory." Xiao Chen continued, "We never thought at the time that the captain would suddenly rush over and hug that beautiful female professor, and that she would later become our sister-in-law."
"Yes, yes. Our captain has always been the calmest among us in a fire scene, but who would have thought that he would be so uncalm that day."
"Not only that, he even hugged his sister-in-law tightly and refused to let go. He looked extremely worried."
"I still remember that when my sister-in-law was hospitalized, the captain took a special leave to visit her in the hospital."
"Yes, yes, I remember that too."
Everyone couldn't help but speak.
Xu Jialan listened to them tell what happened that day.
She turned her head and looked at the man beside her.
Rush up and hug her?
Still not calm?
Extremely worried?
Shen Xichuan grasped the can with his fingers, noticed her gaze, raised his eyebrows, and without any embarrassment of being exposed, he hummed calmly, "At that time, I had evil intentions towards you."
Xu Jialan's ears felt hot.
When the others heard this, they started to make a fuss.
Shen Xichuan gave them a look and they all quieted down again.
"What are you shouting about? Don't scare your sister-in-law. Calm down, everyone."
"yes."
After everyone responded, they started arguing again.
But it wasn't that loud anymore.
It is a level that Xu Jialan can accept.
Xu Jialan just kept looking at him without saying anything.
Shen Xichuan was helpless and stuffed the Coke into her hand, “I’m serious.”
Xu Jialan blinked, "So early?"
Shen Xichuan smiled and did not answer her question, “Drink less Coke, I’ll order some food for you.”
Then he took out the tablet for ordering food and skillfully ordered Xu Jialan's favorite dishes on it.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was very relaxed.
With one more person and Shen Xichuan's warning, everyone spoke very measuredly, and the topics they talked about would not make Xu Jialan feel bored.
Although we are not in the same industry, there is some overlap in our professional aspects.
Others didn't expect that Xu Jialan was also interested in the topics they were talking about.
The atmosphere of the conversation became even more heated.
Shen Xichuan actually said less.
He was wearing gloves and peeling shrimps intently.
The bowl in front of me was full of shelled shrimp.
He peeled all the shrimps in the plate and then placed the bowl of shrimp meat in front of Xu Jialan.
Xiao Wu, who was sitting next to him, saw his actions and said, "Captain, how can you be so biased?"
Xu Jialan paused, looked down at the bowl of shrimp in front of him, and remained silent for a few seconds.
Shen Xichuan took off his gloves and clicked his tongue, “If I’m not partial to my wife, how could I be partial to you?”
Xiao Wu opened his mouth and said, "Actually, it's not impossible."
Shen Xichuan glanced at him expressionlessly.
Xiao Wu made a zipper-like gesture to close his mouth.
Seeing that Xu Jialan didn’t move, Shen Xichuan said, “Eat, don’t worry about them.”
Xu Jialan glanced at him, blinked, and said "oh".
He obediently picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of shrimp and put it in his mouth.
The shrimp that doesn’t need to be peeled is really delicious.
The others chatted with Shen Xichuan in a disjointed manner.
Maybe he was afraid of delaying Xu Jialan's shrimp eating.
Shen Xichuan rested his right hand on the back of Xu Jialan's chair, and held a can of Coke in his other hand, his brows relaxed and his posture nonchalant.
In Xiao Chen's words, it looks like... a peacock with its tail spread out.
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much.
When leaving, Shen Xichuan took her hand and walked towards the vehicle.
Xu Jialan kept his head tilted, his eyes fixed on him.
The man had no choice but to hold her hand and avoid the obstacles in front.
"What are you looking at? You can't even walk properly. What if you fall?"
The words of reprimand were spoken without a reprimanding tone.
Xu Jialan smiled and said, "Look at you."
Shen Xichuan glanced at her and said, “Look, I’ll hold your hand.”
Unspeakable pampering and indulgence.
Xu Jialan laughed again, "You really look like him."
The man had no idea what she was talking about, "Like what?"
"Like... a peacock with its tail spread out." Xu Jialan smiled.
Shen Xichuan just opened the passenger door.
"Bang——"
Then close it again.
His palm pressed against the door.
Trapped Xu Jialan in his arms.
He lowered his eyes and looked at me, his eyebrows moving slightly, "What do you say I look like?"
Xu Jialan blinked, "It looks like a screen..."
She hummed.
Before he could finish his words, they were swallowed back.
Shen Xichuan hugged her waist tightly with one hand, trapped her, lowered his head and kissed her lips.
The cold wind blew in gusts.
However, Xu Jialan didn't feel any coldness at all.
She raised her chin slightly, and her hands went from grasping the man's clothes to hugging his waist.
My back was pressed against the car door and it was very cold.
In front of her was a man's chest.
Ice and fire.
Until Xu Jialan felt he was about to suffocate.
Only then did Shen Xichuan reluctantly let her go.
He didn't let her go immediately.
Their foreheads rested against each other.
The tip of his nose rubbed it from time to time.
His voice was the only thing in my ears.
The man curled his lips, "Is that so?"
Xu Jialan stammered, "What?"
"A peacock with its tail spread out."
“…”
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