Let me explain, it's not what you think.

"What...are you looking at?"

Lu Chen quickly looked away: "N-nothing."

Jiang Huaiyu placed the spirit fruit on the table and sat down opposite him. Her bare feet unconsciously shrank back, hiding under her skirt.

"This dress..." she said, her head bowed, her voice barely audible.

"I bought it a while ago, but I never dared to wear it. Today... I figured it's just the two of us at home anyway..."

Lu Chen didn't dare to reply and buried his head in his rice.

Jiang Huaiyu didn't say anything more, and ate in small bites, occasionally putting food on his plate.

The atmosphere was quiet, but not as natural as it had been at noon.

An ambiguous atmosphere, difficult to define, filled the air.

Lu Chen's mind was in complete turmoil.

Wang Feng's haggard face lingered in his mind, and the gentle woman in front of him serving him food was the person Wang Feng was looking for.

He had to speak.

"Senior sister."

Jiang Huaiyu looked up at him.

"I have good news for you."

"What good news?"

"Senior Brother Wang..." Lu Chen paused, "...he regretted it."

Jiang Huaiyu stopped picking up food with her chopsticks.

"He called us over today to talk about this. He said he was wrong, wanted to apologize, and didn't care whose daughter she was, she was still his daughter, and no one could change that."

"He also said that if you forgive him, he will kneel at your door every day. You can hit him or scold him as you please, as long as you come back."

Jiang Huaiyu didn't speak, she just lowered her head.

"Senior sister?"

"Let's eat. Let bygones be bygones."

Jiang Huaiyu spoke very softly, as if she were talking about a trivial matter.

Lu Chen was stunned; he hadn't expected Jiang Huaiyu to react this way.

She can be angry, or she can be aggrieved, but she can never be calm.

"But my senior brother truly repented..."

"I know," Jiang Huaiyu interrupted him.

"But some things can't be erased simply by repenting, don't you think?"

As she spoke, her gaze remained fixed on Lu Chen, as tenderly as if she were looking at something precious.

After spending these days together, she truly believed that Lu Chen possessed a character, good looks, and a gentle personality that captivated her.

I will only be truly happy when I'm with him! And I won't have to suffer anymore.

Lu Chen felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze and lowered his head to eat his rice.

But Jiang Huaiyu didn't seem to intend to let him off the hook. She had already sat down next to him without him noticing.

She was so close that Lu Chen could clearly smell her fragrance.

What's worse, Jiang Huaiyu had moved her leg over at some point and accidentally bumped into his knee.

She didn't dodge; instead, she seemed to move even closer unintentionally, causing Lu Chen to freeze.

"Senior sister..."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Lu Chen opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found his mind completely blank.

She was right in front of him, within arm's reach.

That aloof and ethereal face was now filled with tenderness, giving Lu Chen a strange feeling.

I don't know what's wrong with me today, but once this thought popped into my head, I couldn't stop it.

Lu Chen quickly lowered his head and shoveled rice into his mouth.

Jiang Huaiyu smiled slightly as she looked at his embarrassed appearance.

She moved an inch closer to him, and their knees were now touching.

Lu Chen felt as if all the blood in his body was rushing to his face.

He couldn't eat anymore.

"Why aren't you eating? Are you full?" Jiang Huaiyu's voice rang in my ears, accompanied by a fragrant breeze.

"No, it's not." Lu Chen didn't dare to look at her.

"I'm just a little hot."

"Hot?" Jiang Huaiyu tilted her head to look at him, a slight smile playing on her lips.

She raised her hand and gently placed it on his forehead.

"It's not hot."

She spoke, but did not retract her hand.

"!!!"

"What are you afraid of?" Jiang Huaiyu leaned closer.

"Afraid of me...?"

"No... calm down!"

"I'm very calm, calmer than ever."

"Senior sister...please sit back down first, let's have a good talk!"

"I don't want to sit back down." Jiang Huaiyu's voice was firm and unyielding.

"I just want to sit here."

After she finished speaking, she moved closer again, this time not to her knees, but to her chest.

Lu Chen felt a "buzz" in his head, as if something had snapped.

Looking at him like this, Jiang Huaiyu's eyes welled up with tears, but the corners of her mouth curved into a smile.

Lu Chen finally realized something was wrong.

They were standing too close together.

That's not right.

This is really wrong, but why is he so unmoved? Could it be...?

That woman is no good!

"Senior sister, listen to me." Lu Chen gritted his teeth.

"You're just acting impulsively right now because of what happened with Senior Brother Wang. You'll be able to calm down in a bit..."

"Lu Chen," she interrupted him.

Your heart is beating so fast.

Lu Chen froze.

"I heard you."

"They've been jumping really fast since just now."

Lu Chen opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that his throat was so dry it felt like it was about to burst into flames.

Then Jiang Huaiyu moved.

She rose gently, her skirt brushing against his knees, and the next second, she was sitting sideways next to him.

Lu Chen felt a sudden boom in his mind, as if something had completely exploded.

"Senior sister..." His voice was so hoarse it didn't sound like his own.

Do you know what you're doing?

"I know," Jiang Huaiyu said softly, her gaze falling on his face with a tenderness that seemed to melt away.

"I'm doing something I've been thinking about for a long time."