Hunt her

"Let's go." Yan Xu turned to Aunt Chen and said, "Aunt Chen, I'm having lunch at the rice noodle shop next door. Come find me if you need anything."

Aunt Chen picked up the lunchbox, ready to heat it up: "Okay, don't worry."

After giving his instructions, Yan Xu and Shen Yi walked out of the Zhenyunxuan gate side by side.

Rice noodles are a local specialty in Yunzhao County, and there are rice noodle shops on almost every street and alley.

However, during the six months that Yan Xu was in Yunzhao County, she rarely ate there because the rice noodles there were very large portions and had a strong flavor.

She has anorexia and showed no interest in the rice noodles.

But now she eats with great relish, and the sight of these local delicacies whets her appetite.

The two chose a spot outside the shop.

Shen Yi ordered: "Two family set meals, less spicy."

The boss greeted us with a smile, "Alright! Please have a seat."

Because the off-season for tourism is not over yet, there are far fewer people eating rice noodles, with only a few locals eating them.

Shen Yi went to the condiment section and got two bowls of plum juice and a plate of pickled vegetables.

Yan Xu looked up at the weather; the sun was shrouded in clouds, revealing only a tiny outline.

"The temperature has dropped sharply these past few days, so remember to prepare a thick blanket," Yan Xu reminded him. "It's best to prepare an electric blanket in advance as well, since the temperature difference between day and night is significant in Yunzhao County."

Her casual concern struck his heart like Cupid's arrow.

Shen Yi smiled contentedly: "Yan Xu, something's wrong with you."

Yan Xu looked at his appearance and then took out his phone to check his face: "It's normal."

He was dressed normally, and there was nothing dirty on his face.

Something's not right.

Just as Yan Xu was confused about what he was saying, Shen Yi suddenly leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek.

I gave him a solid kiss, the kind that makes a sound.

Yan Xu's brain went blank for a second, and he stammered, "This...this is a public place, please be mindful."

"I couldn't help myself just now," Shen Yi promised. "I promise I won't do it again."

Seeing his silly promise, Yan Xu felt quite pleased.

Who wouldn't like to be cherished by others?

The owner brought out the rice noodles, and Yan Xu was so surprised when he saw the bowl of noodles in front of him that he opened his mouth wide.

This is far too much!

The small portions are about two ounces each.

"Eat up," Shen Yi said, reassuring her, "I'll eat what you can't finish."

Yan Xu hesitated. Would it be strange to give him what she left over?

No one had ever eaten her leftovers before.

But they are husband and wife.

Between husband and wife... it should be okay, right?

Yan Xu only started eating after giving himself a lecture on his ideology.

The two were engrossed in their meal when someone suddenly asked, "Would it be convenient to share a table?"

Shen Yi was the first to look up; it was a man, and he was quite good-looking.

"It's inconvenient." He refused to let any other man get close to Yan Xu.

However, the other party seemed to be waiting for Yan Xu to speak, and stood to the side the whole time.

Yan Xu caught a glimpse of the person still there, so he bit off the rest of his rice noodles and looked up.

He was a male customer at Zhenyunxuan.

She frowned and refused, "There's an empty table over there."

The man sighed softly, sat down at the table closest to them, and ordered from the owner: "I'll order the same thing as that girl."

As soon as he finished speaking, alarm bells rang in Shen Yi's mind.

This man actually dared to openly provoke him.

What do you mean by "ordering the same thing as Yan Xu"? Can't he read the menu himself?

Shen Yi lost his appetite, gripped his chopsticks tightly, and looked at him with murderous intent.

The shop owner, unaware of their relationship, calmly glanced at Yan Xu's bowl and nodded: "A family photo? Coming right away."

Shen Yi's possessiveness flared up, and without changing her expression, she moved her chair closer to Yan Xu: "Do you know that man?"

Yan Xu was engrossed in slurping his noodles, unaware that something was wrong with him: "A guest of Zhenyun Pavilion, I don't know him."

She didn't even know the man's name.

Guests at Zhenyunxuan...

This guy chased her all the way to her guesthouse.

Shen Yi said in a gloomy mood, "I really want to take you home and keep you with me forever."

"Huh?" Yan Xu looked up in surprise. "What are you talking about?"

Shen Yi said sullenly, "Nobody cares about you anymore."

You will belong completely to me, Shen Yi.

He's very possessive; he can't stand other men getting close to her, and he doesn't even like it when she talks to other men.

He just wanted her to spend all her time and energy on him.

Before meeting Yan Xu, Shen Yi thought he was indifferent to everything. Only after meeting Yan Xu did he realize that he had a nearly pathological possessiveness.

A possessiveness that only exists towards Yan Xu.

Yan Xu forced herself to eat a whole bowl of rice noodles, and after she finished, she found that Shen Yi still had a third of the noodles left uneaten.

She asked, "You don't have much of an appetite today?"

Shen Yi shook his head with a gloomy face; he couldn't be happy right now: "No, I'll finish eating right away."

After saying that, he started eating heartily.

"Boss," the male customer said, glancing in her direction while slurping his noodles, "can you recommend a couple of fun places around here?"

"..."

This man did it on purpose.

Shen Yi abruptly threw down her chopsticks, turned around and sat down at the male guests' table, her eyes flashing with murderous intent.

"Heh." Shen Yi sneered when she saw his calm expression. "Just say what you want to do by getting close to her. There's no need to disgust me with your underhanded green tea behavior."

Yan Xu watched Shen Yi's retreating figure with a worried expression, not because he was afraid that Shen Yi would suffer a loss, but because he was afraid that Shen Yi would suddenly make a move and cause trouble.

Last time, Shen Yi helped her deal with the drunk man who was harassing her, punching him relentlessly without holding back.

She was like Shen Yi's emotional switch.

He's unhappy when she's unhappy.

He felt obligated to stand up for her when she was bullied.

In short, no one should try to take advantage of Yan Xu.

The male customer reminded Shen Yi, "You and I are two of a kind, neither of us has good intentions, so why can you use underhanded methods to get close to her, but I can't?"

Shen Yi eyed the man warily: "Do you know me?"

Could it be that this man, like Yan Yan and Xiao Jingxing before, was someone he had seen in Kunming...?

"Yes, I know him."

Upon receiving a positive reply, Shen Yi's heart sank completely.

Why do these people always hide in the shadows like rats in a gutter?

Another person he didn't know appeared, but the other person did.

This is the trouble of having too high a social status.

Yan Xu didn't want Shen Yi to linger with him for too long, so he called out to him, "Shen Yi, let's go."