My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 261 - 257: Two images into one?

Chapter 261: 257: Two images into one?
When Jiang Baizhou drove to the Galaxy Restaurant’s parking lot, it was already 5:46. Just as he turned off the engine and was about to unbuckle his seatbelt, there was a knock on the window. Jiang Baizhou glanced over, only to see Lu Xize beckon him outside the car.
Jiang Baizhou, with an indifferent expression, looked away, unbuckled his seatbelt, and abruptly pushed the door open to get out. Lu Xize, who was standing right there, didn’t expect him to get out so suddenly without a word, almost stumbled backward, nearly straining his back.
"Ouch, are you trying to kill me?" Lu Xize grumbled, holding his back and mouthing off at him.
"You were the one who told me to get out." Jiang Baizhou glanced at him briefly, locked the car, and started walking towards the elevator in the parking lot.
"Couldn’t you at least give a heads-up before getting out? Now I’ll have to hold my back when meeting the lady, and people might think I did something!" Lu Xize chased after him, grumbling.
Jiang Baizhou cast a sideways glance at him, couldn’t help but smile a little. His gaze slowly shifted downwards, he raised an eyebrow and pondered for a moment, then seriously said, "Drink more Kidney Booster."
"..."
Lu Xize’s mouth twitched a few times, his handsome face almost contorted, and he kicked out: "Get lost, you need to learn how to talk properly. My back is fine, my kidneys are fine, if anyone needs it, it’s you."
Jiang Baizhou perfectly dodged it, looking forward as if nothing had happened, not planning to argue with him. Whether his back or kidneys were good or not, he didn’t need others to say or know it; only his wife needed to know.
"Do you remember the gesture I taught you last time?" Lu Xize asked, eyeing him as they got into the elevator.
Jiang Baizhou turned to face him, lips slightly pursed, very seriously and solemnly began to speak: "With that gesture of yours... even if I wanted to forget, it’d be hard!"
"..."
Lu Xize fell silent, narrowed his eyes: "Why do I sense a hint of contempt in your words? Are you looking down on my gesture?"
"Be a bit more confident, remove the uncertainty. I am looking down on you."
As for that gesture, he did indeed look down on it a bit. If it were touching the nose, ears, or making an OK sign, it would’ve been normal, nothing special. But he spent a whole day pondering, only to come up with a ’heart’ hand gesture, and he had already lost the interest to critique it.
"..."
Lu Xize, feeling annoyed, glared at him with a face full of disheartenment: "Can we still have fun together or not?"
"If you think we can’t, it’s still not too late. I can go back to accompany my wife."
"Can’t you survive a day without mentioning your wife in everything you say?"
"Yes." Jiang Baizhou answered with righteous confidence, looking particularly proud.
Lu Xize turned his head, ’hmph’-ed disdainfully, and purposely said loudly to himself: "Having a wife is so great, huh? As if anyone cares. You can’t even enjoy the joys of being single like me! Hmph."
Jiang Baizhou lowered his gaze and chose to ignore him entirely.
After arriving at the restaurant, a waiter led them to two tables placed next to each other. Looking at these tables, Jiang Baizhou raised an eyebrow, glanced sideways at him: "Is this the seat arrangement you were talking about?"
"What’s wrong with it? They’re right next to each other, so when I give you a signal, you can see it clearly." Lu Xize forced a smile, shrugging his shoulders in defense.
Jiang Baizhou squinted his eyes, looking at him with a dangerous glint. Sensing the threat, Lu Xize quickly smiled, patted his shoulder, and said: "Come on, don’t overthink it. We’re here, might as well relax. Our plan doesn’t change. Just watch for my signals, eat and drink, and don’t worry about anything else." After speaking, he looked at the time: "It’s almost the agreed time. Waiter, two coffees, please! One mocha, one latte."
After the waiter left, Lu Xize grinned. Usually, he was the one being pranked, but now it was finally his turn to prank back, and the sense of superiority filled him, an inexplicable pride.
Around 6:05, two graceful figures appeared within their sight. Seeing them walk towards the table, Lu Xize casually observed, raising an eyebrow. The appearance was not bad, the figure was good too. Just unsure about the personality. Moreover...
Why are there two?
Are both of them here to meet just him?
Thinking about this, Lu Xize couldn’t help but smile particularly satisfiedly, but something felt off. He glanced at Jiang Baizhou beside him, who didn’t even look at him, just sipping his coffee meticulously.
"Ahem..." Lu Xize tried signaling with his eyes several times, but it didn’t work, so he had to speak up, feigning a nonchalant atmosphere: "They’re here, aren’t you even going to take a look?"
"Hello, may I ask, are you Lu Xize?" One of the girls in a pink coat asked with a smile, looking puzzled.
Lu Xize lifted his eyes, nodded, stood up, and his gaze went between the two of them: "Yes, which one of you is... Miss Song Yuling?"
"That would be me. This is my sister, Song Yuyan. She was curious about my blind date and wanted to see what he looked like, so she came along. Mr. Lu, you wouldn’t mind, would you?" Song Yuling smiled pure and gently, her clear and bright eyes were captivating.
Lu Xize glanced at the girl next to her, who resembled her about fifty-sixty percent, but her eyes lacked a bit of Yuling’s gentleness and contained more spirit and cuteness. Her smile was also a bit more unrestrained than Yuling’s, not as soft and delicate.
"Naturally, it’s my honor to dine with two beauties. Speaking of which, I also ran into a friend upon arriving. Let me introduce you." Saying so, he looked over at Jiang Baizhou, changing the plan spontaneously.
Throughout, Jiang Baizhou hadn’t looked at them even once. Hearing this, he felt a thud in his heart and sharply turned to glare at him, but Lu Xize was unfazed, smiling as he said: "This is my friend and college classmate, Jiang Baizhou. We just happened to run into each other here, seated at the next table. I thought, since we are all acquaintances, Miss Song, you wouldn’t mind sitting together!"
Everyone actually understood very well that Song Yuyan and Jiang Baizhou were both brought along by them as back-up, but chose not to expose it, especially since when Song Yuyan saw Jiang Baizhou, her eyes lit up considerably, her smile growing wider as she subtly tugged at Song Yuling’s sleeve, her gaze never leaving Jiang Baizhou.
"Of course, we don’t mind." Song Yuling felt the force from her sister and nodded with a smile.