Bow to tempt the peach

The originally lively atmosphere fell strangely silent.

Xu Youtao was worried about the presence of her friends and could not let herself go, so she tried to communicate with Lu Chenyan with her eyes.

She quietly tugged on Lu Chenyan's sleeve under the table and winked at him.

Lu Chenyan's Adam's apple rolled, he pulled out his arm and clasped her wrist.

Their little moves under the table were not noticed by Zhou Yao and Liang Yansheng. One of them wanted to watch the fun, while the other felt guilty and depressed.

Liang Yansheng was sensitively aware of Lu Chenyan's hostility towards him, and he wanted to shout out his grievances, for fear that Lu Chenyan would misunderstand his pure friendship with Xu Youtao. He really didn't like Xu Youtao.

The scene fell into a subtle silence. In the end, Zhou Yao couldn't stand it anymore and kicked Xu Youtao's feet under the table.

Xu Youtao looked away from Lu Chenyan's face, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Yao: "..."

She was speechless, "Please ask Lu Chenyan to have something to eat."

Just stop staring at people.

Xu Youtao understood the subtext of her best friend's words, her ears felt slightly hot, and she gently pulled her arm away.

Lu Chenyan let go of his hand tacitly.

The barbecue on the table was a bit spicy. Xu Youtao knew that he liked to eat light food, so he ordered some more dishes.

Lu Chenyan watched her movements and did not refuse. His eyes fell back on Liang Yansheng.

When he stared at people with a calm face, the intimidating aura on his body unconsciously leaked out, giving people a great sense of oppression.

Liang Yansheng forcefully forced out a fake smile, "Xiao Tao, I have something else to do tonight, so I'll leave first."

Xu Youtao: "Huh?"

Zhou Yao also looked at him doubtfully, "What's the matter with you? Didn't you just come to Shanghai?"

Liang Yansheng pushed up the black-rimmed glasses on his face, trying to stay calm, "Go back and revise the draft."

He had to change the image of the perverted murderer in the new book, otherwise he would not be able to look directly at Lu Chenyan in the future.

Xu Youtao and Zhou Yao knew the special nature of Liang Yansheng's profession and had no doubts.

Zhou Yao: "Okay, then I'll take you back."

She didn't want to be left alone as a light bulb.

Xu Youtao glanced at Lu Chenyan hesitantly, a little confused.

Lu Chenyan suddenly said, "I'll see you off, and I'll drive."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Yansheng was so frightened that he shook his head and waved his hands quickly, "No... no need."

He grabbed his suitcase and was about to pay the bill, "You're too kind, I can do it myself."

Zhou Yao glanced at Lu Chenyan doubtfully and followed him quickly.

Liang Yansheng ran very fast, as if someone was chasing him. After paying the bill at the front desk, he couldn't wait to escape from the barbecue restaurant.

Zhou Yao almost lost his temper when he caught up, "No, are you sick? Why are you running so fast?"

Liang Yansheng was speechless, and finally she could only say: "Xiao Tao's man doesn't seem to like me very much."

Zhou Yao rolled her eyes at him and said, "You are overthinking this. Lu Chenyan is naturally cold-faced."

Liang Yansheng's expression was heavy, "You don't understand, a man's sixth sense."

His intuition told him that if he continued to stay, there would be no good consequences.
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Only Xu Youtao and Lu Chenyan were left at the originally lively table for four, and it suddenly felt much cooler.

Xu Youtao immediately revealed his true nature, "Brother, did you come back early because you missed me?"

Lu Chenyan looked at her with a half-smile but didn't answer the question, "You have a good relationship with that kid?"

He actually called her Xiaotao.

Xu Youtao realized something, the corners of her lips widened, her beautiful face was bright and bright, "Brother, are you jealous?"

Lu Chenyan didn't answer.

Xu Youtao was in a very good mood, "He's just a child. I only like my brother."

She approached him, her soft voice was bewitching, "What about brother? Do you only like me?"

Lu Chenyan looked at her deeply, then picked up a skewer on the table and put it to her mouth.Xu Youtao's eyes lit up, thinking that she was finally going to hear the answer she had been thinking about. The next second she heard a deep male voice: "Eat more skewers and think less."

Xu Youtao: "?"

She widened her eyes unconvinced and met the man's calm and serious eyes. In the end, she could only bite the skewer viciously to vent her anger.

Let’s see when he catches it!
She lowered her head to eat the skewers, but happened to miss the flash of a chuckle on the man's face.

He knew that she was hypocritical, but he still wanted to get a trace of her sincerity.

When the two left the barbecue restaurant, it was only after eight o'clock in the evening.

Lu Chenyan took out the car keys and said, "I'll take you home."

Xu Youtao didn't want to go back so early, and was about to find an excuse to delay, but was interrupted by the sudden ringing of her cell phone.

It's Lu Chenyan's cell phone.

After he saw the caller's name clearly, his face suddenly darkened.

Xu Youtao looked at his expression and quietly held her breath.

Lu Chenyan's fingers holding the phone turned white from using too much force. Until the call ended, he only replied with three words, "I know."

"Feel sorry."

"I have something to deal with and can't send you home."

Xu Youtao nodded, "Are you okay?"

His face was ugly.

Lu Chen was silent and said, "An elder is not in a good condition and needs me to take a look."

His tone showed exhaustion for the first time, which caught Xu Youtao off guard.

Normally, he is always cold and distant, as if he is indifferent to everything and wanders alone.

At this moment, she felt that the elder he was talking about must be someone very important to him to make him show his true emotions of tiredness.

She thought for a moment, then stepped forward and hugged him.

An instant hug, with the soft breath of early autumn evening, soothed all the anxiety and irritability in Lu Chenyan's heart.

Xu Youtao smiled, "Brother, everything will get better."

She waved to him, and without waiting for him to say goodbye, she turned around and walked towards the subway station, her clear back quickly blending into the crowd.

Lu Chenyan stood there, looking at the direction in which she disappeared, his eyes suddenly filled with warmth, and his lonely heart gradually became hot.

He raised his hand and touched his heart, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a self-deprecating arc. She was a liar with superb acting skills.

And he could only watch with cold eyes as he sank, not wanting to save himself.
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Taking the subway after [-]pm, I just missed the evening rush hour.

Xu Youtao successfully sat down in a seat and immediately sent a WeChat message to Zhou Yao.

Xu Youtao: [Are you still at Dayan's house? 】

Zhou Yao replied instantly, [Ang, help him clean up the house. Is your date over? 】

Zhou Yao: [It’s still so early, evil smile.jpg. 】

Xu Youtao: [He was temporarily busy, so we separated. 】

Xu Youtao: [Send me the address of his apartment and I’ll go over and have a look. 】

Zhou Yao: [Tsk~]

Zhou Yao: [The two-person world we created for you is in vain. 】

She sent over a location.

Xu Youtao clicked on it and saw that it was on the same subway line as her apartment, only five stops away.

If I remember correctly, the housing prices there are not cheap.

Xu Youtao: [The trenches are inhumane. 】

(End of this chapter)