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Chapter 430 The Hot Bar Went Too Far
"Drip!"

After entering the password and scanning her iris on the electronic lock, Chen Xiu heard several loud thumping sounds from the floor when she had only opened the door halfway.

As he fully opened the door and stepped into the foyer, a dark shadow suddenly darted out from the side.

"Boom!"

Chen Xiu was taken aback, and lowered her gaze.

What came into view was a group of people dressed in tight black leather jackets, squatting together from their legs to their waists, like a winding mountain path.

Her hair, which was originally loose, was tied into pigtails. She tilted her head back, and there was a sequined star and heart sticker under the corner of her eye!

Then, with one hand on his hip and the other raised high in a "yeah" gesture, he winked at himself.

Staring at Reba, who looked quirky and mischievous after her makeover, Chen Xiu forced back the corners of her mouth that were about to turn up, and reached out to ask her a question that showed a lack of understanding of romance.

Why are you squatting?

"Squatting is cuter!"

"It's only natural," Reba said, but she still grabbed Chen Xiu's outstretched hand and jumped into his arms.

A fragrant breeze wafted towards her, and Chen Xiu used her other hand to catch it, then kicked back with her foot, completely closing the door that was still ajar.

"Brother Xiu, do I look good in this outfit?"

"It looks good, but it's a little uncomfortable."

"It's so uncomfortable! I've always been like this, okay? It's never changed. Maintaining my figure is so hard..."

"I meant the material is a bit uncomfortable, what are you thinking?"

Chen Xiu looked at the hot bar that had started the fire without warning, her face full of black lines. She was so embarrassed that she started to change the subject.

The leather jacket on Dilraba accentuated her curvaceous figure, but Chen Xiu still felt a bit uncomfortable, only able to feast her eyes...

He pinched the head of the girl who was burying her face in her hands and acting cute, and asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly prepare a surprise for me today? Did you do something wrong and are you apologizing in advance?"

"Huh? No! What mistake could I have made? Nothing like that."

Dilraba's eyelashes fluttered, her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she looked at Chen Xiu with a sincere expression.

This unusual demeanor made Chen Xiu take what was originally a casual question seriously.

He frowned slightly as he stared at Reba, his gaze shifting between the girl's lips and eyes. He asked, "Really not? Is it not now, or not at all by the end of the day?"

"Hey hey hey!"

Reba started grinning foolishly, turned to the side and hugged Chen Xiu's arm, preparing to physically steer him away from the current topic: "Brother Xiu, are you hungry? Let's go eat first."

"Okay."

Chen Xiu was pulled inside by Reba, thinking to herself: Let's see what tricks this little girl can pull.

From the reaction just now, he had already guessed that Reba probably hadn't caused any trouble, or rather, hadn't yet caused any major problems.

Then, he was quite certain that Reba wouldn't cause any major trouble; at most, she would just make Meng Ziyi and Tian Xinwei so angry that they couldn't eat—it was just a little scheming game between the sisters.

Chen Xiu did not want to interfere too much in this matter.

If Meng Ziyi and Tian Xinwei call to complain, he can help pat them on the back, um, pat the fleshy parts.

The two walked hand in hand to the dining table, and Chen Xiu looked up at them.

Besides several of Reba's signature dishes, there was also a new dish on the table: braised beef brisket with radish, which Reba must have just learned to make in the last few days.

Also, Reba's phone was upside down on the table, which is normal, and Chen Xiu glanced at it out of the corner of his eye without thinking much of it.

Holding onto the edge of the table, Chen Xiu turned to look at the hot bar, her curiosity growing. "Surprises again, new dishes again? What big trouble have you gotten yourself into?"

"I really don't have any! You sit down and eat first, I'll go get you some food."

After saying that, without waiting for Chen Xiu's response, Reba quickly ran towards the kitchen.

Something's fishy going on; something must be wrong.

Chen Xiu pursed her lips, choosing instead to observe quietly and see what the situation was like at Reba.

What bothered Chen Xiu even more during the meal was that Reba barely spoke, just quietly eating.

A series of strange reactions deepened Chen Xiu's suspicions, but she had no clue what to do until Reba took the initiative to bring up a topic...

"Brother Xiu, when you were in college, did you date Nezha?"

Here it comes, the truth has been revealed.

Chen Xiu glanced at Reba and, seeing that she looked normal, began to respond accordingly.

"This isn't exactly a secret in the industry, is it?"

He and Nezha started during freshman year military training, and many of their classmates knew about it.

However, as Nezha became famous for filming for Tangren Media, this man who dated the school beauty and rarely went to school became the vague ex-husband in the memories of these gossipers.

Until Chen Xiu's identity was revealed, the onlookers remembered his conversation with Na Zha. The story circulated in the circle for a while before being suppressed.

Therefore, many people knew about this matter, but no one dared to mention it in front of Chen Xiu.

Reba pursed her lips, staring at Chen Xiu curiously, and asked, "Why did you break up with Nezha back then?"

"Is this why you prepared these things today?"

Chen Xiu answered cautiously, already guessing that she also had a connection with Nazha.

Reba nodded and continued watching Chen Xiu.

Chen Xiu took a short breath and poked at the beef brisket in her bowl with her chopsticks, intending to keep the conversation as brief as possible.

"There are many factors that led to the breakup. The two most important reasons are that we were in a long-distance relationship and that I was in the prime of my career at the time and didn't have enough time to focus on my relationship."

"Uh...so you didn't break up because of feelings or some other more serious problem?" "No such problem! I understand that she was more eager to make money because of her family's situation, but the reason I gave is also true...We've been broken up for so many years, why are you suddenly concerned?"

"Hehe, no! It's just that I've been chatting with Nezha recently, and she mentioned you to me."

Reba appeared very candid.

She knew in her heart that Chen Xiu had already guessed that she had a connection with Nazha, and it would be inappropriate to hide it any longer.

Chen Xiu picked up the piece of beef brisket and didn't say anything more.

The topic of exes made the atmosphere at the dinner table a bit tense.

A hint of hesitation flashed in Reba's eyes, but she still mustered up the courage to ask, "Brother Xiu, after you and Nezha broke up, have you not contacted each other again?"

“Basically not.”

"why?"

"It's probably because we weren't living a very decent life during that period! Later, when things got better, I thought that since we had broken up for so long, there was no need to contact each other."

Chen Xiu said calmly.

The days when he founded Didi were not so comfortable. Until mid-13, the company was in a situation where it could go bankrupt at any time.

Nezha faced a barrage of criticism from the moment she debuted, and her family members were also in poor health. It wasn't until 14, when Tangren's former top star rushed to date and get married, that her life improved slightly.

"Clap!"

Chen Xiu turned to look and saw Reba squatting down to pick up the chopsticks.

After picking it up, Dilraba gave an awkward smile, casually pocketed her phone, and got up to walk towards the kitchen.

"Brother Xiu, I'll go to the kitchen and get a new pair of chopsticks."

"Oh."

Chen Xiu responded with a sound of agreement, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes.

Upon entering the kitchen, He Bar immediately dropped his nonchalant facade, put the phone to his ear, and whispered, "I've already found out the situation for you, so stop bothering Brother Xiu!"

"Hmph~, do you think that's possible?"

Hey!
Reba cursed inwardly, but dared not utter it aloud.

During this period, her favorite activity was complaining about her girlfriends' terrible cooking skills on WeChat, and also flirting with her fellow villagers.

With her unconventional way of showing affection with Chen Xiu, she became incredibly popular among her girlfriends, making Nezha extremely envious.

While having a good time, Reba didn't forget to tease Naza, telling her to stop bothering Chen Xiu and to end things cleanly.

Unexpectedly, Nezha said that she had never understood why Chen Xiu broke up with her in the first place, and asked Reba to help her find out so that she could give up on the idea.

As a result, Dilraba's efforts to help went awry, a situation commonly known as "going too far."

On the other end of the phone, Nezha, who was crying, said firmly, "After you finish getting your chopsticks, hurry up and go out to eat! Don't leave Chen Xiu sitting outside alone. That's all for now, bye."

"Hey, don't hang up..."

Before Reba could stop her, the phone screen had already lit up.

She stared blankly at her phone, took a deep breath, quickly composed herself, temporarily put the matter out of her mind, grabbed some new chopsticks, and hurried out.

"Brother Xiu!!"

Chen Xiu held her chopsticks, staring in astonishment at the hot bar rushing towards her, thinking: What's going on here?

Before he could figure it out, Reba had already rushed up to him and put her arms around his neck.

Chen Xiu felt a tickle in her ear, and then she heard, "I'm sorry, I got into trouble today."

"is it serious?"

"Yeah, it's a little serious. If Meng Ziyi and Tian Xinwei find out, they'll probably come and beat me up."

"Pshaw! How about I fight first, and then let them fight?"

Upon hearing this, Dilraba pouted and said aggrievedly, "Why do they still want to fight after you've already hit them?"

"One thing at a time, it's none of my business as your sister!"

Chen Xiu pinched Reba's cheek and whispered something in her ear, making her little ear burn.

After finishing dinner, Reba threw the dishes into the dishwasher, then went into the bathroom to shower while singing folk songs.

Chen Xiu sat in the living room and listened for a while. When the clock struck 10 o'clock, he got up, went into his study, closed the door, and made a phone call to someone.

Meanwhile, Cheng Wei, who was sitting in the chairman's office of Didi, finally received the call he had been waiting for for a long time.

"Hey, Xiu, why did you suddenly decide to call me?"

"You don't need to pretend like this with me, do you?"

"Um, is there something you need?"

"Let me ask you this: What do you need to contact me in this way? Forget it, don't say it on the phone. If you really have something to say, come to Douyin to find me at noon the day after tomorrow."

Go to Douyin?
Wouldn't that mean facing those people from back then?

Cheng Wei's face was a little pale. He said, "You've already made plans for noon. Why don't we find a hotel, sit down, and have a meal while we talk?"

"You've already asked me for a favor, why are you still so shameless?"

"Alright then!"

"OK, see you then."

Cheng Wei put down his phone, looked up at the moonlight outside the French windows, and felt a pang of melancholy.

(End of this chapter)