Chapter 94

Chapter 94

Ning Xi gave a shy smile. “I think so too.”

Jiang Sheshe fell silent. …

Afterward, the two of them went back to the supermarket and bought ten more mung bean popsicles. They headed back to the house to start “making” mung bean soup.

[From this moment on, I feel like both of their faces have changed.]

[Even the look in their eyes has become… pure.]

“Waiting for the popsicles to melt naturally is too slow.” Jiang Sheshe frowned, looking a bit dissatisfied.

As she spoke, she tossed the popsicles into a pot, intending to use hot water to speed up the process.

Ning Xi: “Uh…”

So, would this mung bean soup be considered cold or hot?

“I’ll just add some ice cubes later, and then it’ll be cold, won’t it?” Jiang Sheshe argued plausibly.

Soon, the freshly made “mung bean soup” was finished.

Looking at the concoction, Ning Xi realized for the first time in her life that there was actually something in this world that could make even her lose her appetite.

In short: it was an anti-appetizer.

Jiang Sheshe, however, was very satisfied. She downed a bowl in one go and commented, “Tastes pretty good!”

Ning Xi picked up a bowl and took a taste as well.

Just then, Fu Zhi was drawn over by the commotion in the kitchen.

His tone was somewhat impatient. “Can you keep it down? It’s so annoy-”

But when he saw Ning Xi in the kitchen, he immediately pulled a sharp U-turn. “-any human being has to eat, so it’s not like I can’t understand. What are you eating?”

Ning Xi tilted her chin toward the mung bean soup on the table. “Have a taste.”

To her surprise, Fu Zhi looked at the ice cubes in the bowl with a look of disgust. “I can’t have cold drinks.”

Ning Xi asked with genuine curiosity, “Are you on your period?”

Fu Zhi: …

He gritted his teeth, telling himself: don’t get angry, don’t get angry, don’t get angry.

In the end, Fu Zhi also took a few shallow sips.

The three of them agreed that this mung bean soup tasted decent.

Jiang Sheshe said, “Then let’s go over to Brother Xuan and Qin Se’s place to eat together later.”

Since she and Fu Zhi were going anyway, one more Ning Xi wouldn’t hurt.

“Let me ask Xiao Xie first.”

After thinking it over, Ning Xi pulled out her phone and sent a message to Xie Lanchen, asking if he wanted to go to Wei Xuan’s house for dinner.

“Who is he that you have to ask for his opinion? If he doesn’t want to go, then forget it.” Fu Zhi grumbled sourly from the side. His voice was very low, audible only to himself.

But the lip-reading masters in the Danmaku were more than happy to translate for him, eager to stir up trouble.

[The Princess just said: Who is he that you have to ask for his opinion? If he doesn’t want to go, then forget it.]

[Sometimes, a man’s heart is just… this tiny.]

[A man who makes a scene over nothing-we don’t need him.]

Meanwhile, on the other end.

[Xiao Xie, do you want to go to Qin Se and Wei Xuan’s place for dinner tonight? Jiang Sheshe and Fu Zhi are coming too.]

When Xie Lanchen saw the message from Ning Xi, his eyelashes lowered, casting a faint shadow over his eyes.

He typed in the chat box: [I don’t want to.]

But after a few seconds of hesitation, he calmly deleted the text and replied:

[Sure. I’ll get ready and head over right away.]

“Brother Xuan, I’m here!”

Hearing Jiang Sheshe’s voice, Wei Xuan came out to greet them with a smile.

When his gaze landed on Fu Zhi, who was following behind Jiang Sheshe, his smile faltered.

“Fu Zhi came too?”

“Yeah, didn’t you invite us to eat together?” Jiang Sheshe nodded.

Although she had originally planned to sneak over here behind Fu Zhi’s back and leave him to fend for himself, after their “mung bean soup” bonding session, she felt she could tolerate bringing him along.

Wei Xuan’s smile strained. “Right.”

But in the next second, his smile vanished completely.

“Ning Xi? Xie Lanchen? You guys too?”
Jiang Sheshe let out a soft, “Oh! I forgot to tell you-I invited them over. The more the merrier, right?”

Wei Xuan’s lips twitched, though there was no hint of a smile in his voice. “Right. The more the merrier.”

And so, the quiet, cozy dinner Wei Xuan had envisioned-one involving just him, Jiang Sheshe, and perhaps Qin Se-transformed into a rowdy group gathering.

They were each louder than the last.

They even wanted to play some sort of dinner table game.

“Let’s play ‘Wrong Answers Only’!” Jiang Sheshe suggested.

“No way! ‘Monkey Climbing the Tree’ is way more fun!” Ning Xi countered.

Wei Xuan took a deep breath. “Maybe we should just eat first…”

“Fine by me, Monkey Climbing the Tree it is! Whoever loses has to do the dishes tonight!” Fu Zhi said excitedly.

Xie Lanchen and Qin Se had no objections.

Ning Xi began explaining the rules: “The chant for Monkey Climbing the Tree goes like this: One monkey, climbs the tree, swish; two monkeys, climb the tree, swish, swish; three monkeys, climb the tree, swish, swish, swish…”

“Wait.” Fu Zhi suddenly clutched his stomach.

Thinking he was about to cause trouble again, Ning Xi snapped in annoyance, “If you have a question, wait until I’m done!”

“I have to go to the bathroom. Wait until I get back to start, nobody’s allowed to play without me!”

Fu Zhi threw the sentence over his shoulder as he rushed toward the bathroom.

“We’re in the middle of dinner. Going to the bathroom now… how gross,” Jiang Sheshe couldn’t help but complain.

A second later, her expression shifted. She clutched her stomach exactly like Fu Zhi had.

“Oh no, I have to go too.”

Jiang Sheshe pounded on the bathroom door. “Fu Zhi, are you done yet? You’ve been in there for almost a minute!”

There was no response from inside.

Everyone in the world is likely at their most vulnerable when they’re in the bathroom; even Fu Zhi didn’t have the energy to snap back at Jiang Sheshe right now.

Finally, Jiang Sheshe took a sharp breath and sprinted toward the bathroom in the house she shared with Fu Zhi.

Watching this, Ning Xi scratched her head. “Is ‘needing the bathroom’ contagious? Hahaha…”

As the words left her mouth, Qin Se’s face stiffened.

She pursed her lips tightly, her gaze drifting toward the bathroom as if by accident, trying to see when Fu Zhi would come out.

But it was as if Fu Zhi had fallen into the toilet; there hadn’t been a single sound since he entered.

Cold sweat broke out on Qin Se’s forehead.

Ning Xi was the first to notice. She tentatively asked, “Uh, Qin Se, do you need the bathroom too? The one in House Four where Xiao Xie and I are staying should be empty…”

Qin Se muttered a quick thanks and bolted out of her seat.

At this point, Ning Xi realized the gravity of the situation.

She looked at Xie Lanchen and Wei Xuan with a serious expression. “Do you think they have food poisoning?”

“But we all ate the same things. Why are the three of them sick while we’re fine?” Ning Xi’s small head was filled with big doubts.

The next second, Wei Xuan’s face turned pale.

The three of them looked at each other in silence.

Ning Xi offered Wei Xuan a kind suggestion: “Maybe you should head over to Ning Mingyue and Shen Yibai’s house? Their bathroom should be free… probably…”

[Wei Xuan seems to like Ning Mingyue, doesn’t he? (Brain stalling)]

[Wei Xuan is going to knock on the door and tell Ning Mingyue: ‘Hello, I’ve come to your house to take a dump.’]

[And just like that, he loses his right to pursue her forever.]

Wei Xuan had clearly thought of this as well. He looked like he was enduring great pain. “N-no need. I’ll wait for Fu Zhi to come out.”

Ning Xi gave a noncommittal “oh” and didn’t push it.

A minute later, Wei Xuan shot up from his seat and sprinted toward Ning Mingyue and Shen Yibai’s house at top speed.

Ning Xi: “…”

Don’t… don’t poop anymore, she was getting scared.