My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 533 - 016: Ex-Girlfriend_2

Chapter 533: 016: Ex-Girlfriend_2
Ling Wan Yi’s hand was suspended in mid-air, awkwardly retracting. She glanced around at them with her peripheral vision and grinned sheepishly, "Uh... okay."
Nan Jiayan swiftly took off his coat, handed it to the nearby waiter, sat down, and called the waiter to start ordering.
Since this meal was essentially for Lu Shishu, and Lu Shishu only ate vegetarian food, the task of ordering was entrusted to Lu Shishu.
Lu Shishu initially hesitated but eventually didn’t stand on ceremony, took the menu, and began ordering earnestly.
Because there were quite a few of them, they ended up ordering two pots—one vegetarian and one meat—to make sure those who loved beef wouldn’t feel too uneasy.
Though Lu Shishu was cold and elegant and didn’t like mingling with unfamiliar people, she wasn’t considered harsh. She was quite generous and openhanded with her subordinates, so it didn’t bother her much when it came to these things.
After they finished ordering, they each chatted idly, but Lu Shishu didn’t speak a word from start to finish. When the food finally arrived, Ling Wan Yi smiled and said, "Lu the Painter, please try it first. Tell us if it tastes good and if you’re comfortable eating it?"
Lu Shishu smiled softly and nodded. Since her coat was taken off, she was only wearing a thin apricot knitted long dress with the sleeves rolled up, revealing a portion of her delicate, slender arm. She picked up chopsticks and immersed some vegetarian balls and vegetables into the pot. Among all the vegetables, she preferred enoki mushrooms, spinach, and crown daisies, so she tended to order these more often.
Watching her take a bite, Ling Wan Yi asked, smiling, "How does it taste, Lu the Painter?"
"Mm, the taste is quite good," Lu Shishu replied with a faint smile.
Seeing Lu Shishu consistently eating crown daisies, enoki mushrooms, and spinach, when most of the hotpot’s ingredients were consumed, Nan Jiayan picked up the communal chopsticks to help her immerse vegetables as they cooked rapidly. If cooked too soft, it would affect the texture, so about half a minute was enough before retrieving them.
Nan Jiayan placed the freshly immersed vegetables in Lu Shishu’s bowl, which drew everyone’s attention at the table.
Ling Wan Yi and Lin Zhiyuan were momentarily stunned, their gazes darting back and forth between Nan Jiayan and Lu Shishu. From the moment they first met today, they had suspected they were acquaintances, especially with the way Nan Jiayan looked at Lu Shishu — unusually distinct. Now, this action further confused their relationship.
Even Lu Shishu was taken aback, eyeing the vegetables in her bowl, then looking at Nan Jiayan with a gaze mixed with some confusion.
"I remember you always loved enoki mushrooms in the past. It’s been years, but that hasn’t changed," perhaps catching her puzzled gaze. Nan Jiayan chuckled lightly, laid down the communal chopsticks, and said slowly.
His words only reinforced the suspicions in Ling Wan Yi’s and the others’ minds, guessing that their relationship was surely more than just acquaintances, though specifics remained unclear to them.
However, one thing was evident: Nan Jiayan’s feelings towards Lu Shishu were exceptional, but Lu Shishu’s attitude towards Nan Jiayan was almost like that towards a stranger. This pointed out that, in their past, Nan Jiayan likely played the role of the wrongdoer.
"Thank you, Director Nan, for your concern," Lu Shishu chuckled lightly, a hint of sarcasm flashing in her eyes. "Only... Director Nan, being so thoughtful and considerate, you must be like this with every girl, right!"
Despite her biting sarcasm, Nan Jiayan didn’t express any anger. Instead, he chuckled lightly, his gaze filled with deep affection, totally disregarding the looks from others as he spoke in a gentle tone: "From what it seems now, it appears I only behave like this towards you."
Lu Shishu pursed her lips with a cold smile, "Director Nan sure knows how to joke. Your thoughtfulness and care—I dare not hope for, nor desire a bit of it. What you say truly flatters me; I hope Director Nan refrains from such words. I’m planning to live for a few more decades!"
"Rest assured, this type of talk is abundant; you’ll surely live a long life," Nan Jiayan smiled, raised an eyebrow, intentionally using a joking tone.
"Oh, really? I don’t expect to live long; if I can make it to my seventies or eighties, I think that’s more than enough," Lu Shishu responded carelessly, her tone was light-hearted, showing an indifferent attitude.
Their conversation left the other attendees hesitant to interject blindly, so they listened silently to the gossip while eating hotpot, though the dining atmosphere grew inexplicably oppressive.