After lunch, Makoto Ono, realizing he was no longer competitive, left first.
Xu Ziyu was pleased with his quick thinking and then turned his gaze to the assistant.
The assistant stared at him for a while, having had her fill of infatuation, before finally realizing what he meant: he thought she was in his way.
So, Xiaoping wisely left.
When Luo Xikui returned from the restroom, she saw that only Xu Ziyu was left at her seat and asked in confusion, "Where are they?"
"They said they had something to do and left." Xu Ziyu picked up his teacup and took a sip of barley tea.
Luo Xikui felt a little uncomfortable being alone with him, so she reached for her bag and said, "Then I should go back to the recording studio too."
"Recording doesn't start until 2:30 PM, so there's still an hour and a half left." Xu Ziyu put down his teacup, raised his eyes, and said, "Are you sure the sound engineer is there?"
Luo Xikui couldn't answer, secretly thinking that Xiaoping was so infatuated with the handsome guy that she even told him those kinds of things!
Xu Ziyu gestured for her to sit down.
"Ziyu, I've thought about what you said this morning." After sitting down, Luo Xikui paused, pursed her lips, and continued, "We're not suitable for each other."
Xu Ziyu laughed. If they weren't a good match, then what about all those years she spent pestering him?
Luo Xikui knew that her words were untenable, but she really had nothing else to say.
She had already risked ruining her reputation by taking the blame herself, and she thought he would back down. If he continued to pester her like this, she and Xin Chun would have no way to explain themselves.
"It's too late for you to say it's inappropriate now." Xu Ziyu raised one hand and opened his palm.
Luo Xikui noticed a red lucky bag in his palm; it looked very familiar, as she had one just like it.
Wait, why is the stitching on the embroidered characters on that lucky bag the same as hers?
This must be hers, right?
Luo Xikui hurriedly reached out to snatch it, but when she gripped the lucky bag tightly, she found that the hard thing inside was gone.
Her face paled instantly. She looked up at Xu Ziyu and saw a small ring lying in his palm—the pinky ring she had polished not long ago.
"You mean you lost it? You mean it was in the lucky bag?" Xu Ziyu looked at her with a half-smile.
She had opened her bag to get something before going to the restroom, and probably didn't notice that the lucky charm had fallen out. He picked it up, intending to put it back, but the feel of it in his hand made him pause. When he opened it, he saw that it was indeed the ring he had given her before.
Luo Xikui was exposed, her cheeks flushed red, and she reached out to take back the ring.
This time, Xu Ziyu wouldn't let her get away with it. He immediately clenched his fist, still with a half-smile: "Isn't it over? Why are you still hiding this ring and carrying it with you all the time?"
Luo Xikui pursed her lips, withdrew her hand, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Never mind, it was yours to begin with, so I'm returning it to you."
Xu Ziyu's smile faded from his eyes, replaced by a sharp edge. There was no reason for him to take back what he had given away; he wouldn't allow it.
"That's fine then. You should stay at another hotel." Luo Xikui took a deep breath, looked up at him and smiled, saying, "If you don't want to change, then I will."
After she finished speaking, she picked up her bag, turned around, and walked out.
"Luo Xikui, you stop right there!" Xu Ziyu shouted at her, but she didn't hesitate for a second.
He suddenly stood up and strode out of the restaurant. Seeing her about to cross the street, he hurried to catch up, but a sharp pain in his knee slowed his pace.
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