My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 248 - 244: Just show off your love!

Chapter 248: 244: Just show off your love!
"I didn’t expect to meet Lu the Painter here! What a coincidence." A girl with long hair in a beige coat smiled as she walked over, her gaze landing on Lu Shishu.
Lu Shishu had taken off his coat at that moment, wearing only a white knit sweater underneath, with sleeves half-rolled up. He leaned one hand with a half-can of beer on the table, a faint smile on his pretty but world-weary face, exuding a relaxed and comfortable demeanor, yet giving an impression of aloofness and detachment that made him hard to approach.
"It is quite the coincidence. Are you here for hot pot too?" Lu Shishu gave a light smile, shifting his gaze from Nan Jiayan to the girl who had greeted her.
"Yes! Director Nan is treating us! There are so many people at this restaurant! Luckily, I had Yanyan come earlier to reserve a spot; otherwise, we would have had to wait outside for a bit!" Ling Wan Yi smiled gently, her tone very calm.
"The business at this place is indeed quite good." Lu Shishu said, then nodded with a slight smile to others one by one but didn’t look at Nan Jiayan again.
Coincidentally, a waiter came over to lead them to a room in the front, and Ling Wan Yi nodded with a smile, saying, "Lu the Painter, we’ll head over first then, not to disturb you and your friends while you’re eating."
"Alright."
"Nan Jiayan, long time no see. Aren’t you going to say hello when you see me?" Yu Feici propped her head with one hand, looking disdainfully at Nan Jiayan not far away, speaking leisurely.
Hearing this, Ling Wan Yi and the others looked at Nan Jiayan with surprise that they all actually knew each other.
Nan Jiayan shifted his gaze slowly from Lu Shishu, curving his lips into a seemingly devilish smile, "Feici, long time no see."
"Yes, it indeed has been a long time, seven years! Time really flies, but after so many years, you’re still exactly the same as before, no changes at all." Yu Fei looked at him with a smile that was not quite a smile, "Want to join us? We have a lot of space, would you like to sit?"
Nan Jiayan glanced at Yu Feici’s smile, knowing this was a Hongmen Banquet, but without the slightest hesitation, he turned his head and said to Ling Wan Yi and the others, "You guys go in and eat! Put the bill on me."
Ling Wan Yi was stunned for a second. Although curious, she said nothing, as this was his personal matter, she nodded with a smile, "Alright, then we won’t be polite, thank you Director Nan for the treat." With that, she looked at her colleagues behind her, "Let’s go over!"
The others nodded at Lu Shishu as well and left with Ling Wan Yi to the table they had booked earlier.
"Sit." Yu Feici smiled, moved aside a bit to make room for him, and waved to a waiter not far away, "Hello, please bring another set of bowls and chopsticks here."
After the waiter brought the bowls and chopsticks, Yu Feici continued, "We just started eating not long ago, want a drink?"
"I’m driving, not convenient." Nan Jiayan politely declined.
Yu Feici pursed her lips, did not insist, and asked, "I heard you are now the director at Xuan Mo Su Hua?"
"Yes." Nan Jiayan replied lightly, his gaze subtly taking a glance at Lu Shishu sitting opposite.
Yun Xi looked at this handsome guy, initially wanting to get excited, but seeing Yu Feici’s attitude towards him and the atmosphere on the scene, her intuition told her something was off, and there’s definitely something fishy here, but from their casual conversation, she couldn’t figure anything out, yet her curiosity was piqued. She leaned close to Cen Jin and whispered, "Cen Jin, what’s going on here? I feel a sense of smoke in the air, who is this handsome guy?"
Cen Jin looked at her curious expression, thought for a moment, then softly replied with a phrase that captures it accurately, "An old acquaintance from our school days."
Yun Xi, being sharp, understood what Cen Jin meant given the existing situation. She gave Cen Jin a look, glancing towards Yu Feici, to which Cen Jin shook her head knowingly.
Yun Xi squinted her eyes, glanced over at Lu Shishu again, and just then Lu Shishu looked over; Yun Xi awkwardly smiled, covering her lips with her hand.
Lu Shishu smiled helplessly. In reality, she had no intention to hide her relationship and past with Nan Jiayan, nor did she want to specifically elaborate. After all, their relationship now was purely cooperative, and they were just college classmates, nothing more than an old acquaintance.
Nan Jiayan eyed the charming smile on her pretty face, his lips lightly pressed, and finally spoke, "I heard from Assistant Lin two days ago that you caught a cold, how are you now?"
"You caught a cold? Cen Jin?" Just as Nan Jiayan finished, Cen Jin shot a glare, "I told you, you were using tissues and coughing a bit at Yu Feici’s house this afternoon, and you said it was just the dry weather and a scratchy throat."
Lu Shishu was speechless, then chuckled, "It’s nothing serious, a few days ago, I was lacking inspiration, so I drove to Yuhuang Mountain to watch the stars around ten at night and caught a cold. It’s much better now, so stop looking at me like that."
"Since you caught a cold, why are you drinking beer? The weather’s cold, and drinking something so cold will worsen it." Nan Jiayan’s voice was very clear and mellow, but there was a touch of concerned reproach in his tone.
Lu Shishu looked up at him upon hearing, seeing those deep eyes behind his vintage framed glasses, and a slight smile appeared on her lips, yet in a tone so cold that it dared no one to approach, "Director Nan’s reminder is noted, thank you for your concern, but I’m used to it, it’s not a problem."
In her many years of drinking, she never considered the notion of not drinking during a cold, even believing that alcohol was a good remedy, whether for the mind or the body, she never shunned these things.
Nan Jiayan wasn’t surprised by her tone and attitude, their interactions these days had always been like this. Her attitude towards him was particularly cold and distant ever since they reunited.
He had imagined countless times what her mood and attitude would be like if he suddenly appeared, imagining so much, but never thought she would become so cold, completely unlike the pure, cheerful girl he remembered.
Nan Jiayan pressed his lips together, his eyes slightly narrowed, brows slightly furrowed, not speaking for a long while.
Just then, Cen Jin’s phone rang with a pleasant ringtone; it was Jiang Baizhou calling, breaking the awkward silence, "Well, I need to step out, Jiang Baizhou is here, I’m going to pick him up."
"Geez, it’s not like he’s a three-year-old kid who can’t walk over by himself, why do you need to pick him up? Ever since you married, Jiang Baizhou has become so pretentious?" Yu Feici unabashedly mocked, pursing her lips.
"You really have a sharp tongue, I just want to pick him up," Cen Jin gave her an amused glance and lightly snorted.
"Alright, alright! Just say you want to show off your love, no need to beat around the bush." Yu Feici rolled her eyes and let out a lazy sigh.