Lu Xueqi's cheeks still had a faint blush, her lips were redder than usual, and there was something inexplicable in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
It's not the youthfulness of a girl, but a softness soaked by rain.
Doing that kind of thing consumes too much energy.
From afternoon to late night, from late night to early morning, I was pressed again this morning.
Her body felt like it had been hollowed out, every muscle was sore, and there was softness in the bones.
She didn't think about anything at the moment, she just wanted to have a good meal to make up for the lost strength.
She didn't even look up at him, she just focused on the piece of pork ribs in the bowl, as if it was the most delicious thing she had ever eaten in her life.
Lu Jiuyuan looked at Lu Xueqi concentrating on eating, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
He looked at Jin Ping'er's chin-cupped smile again, and the heat in his heart stirred up by the film slowly subsided.
"Want to know what I just did?" Lu Jiuyuan's voice was filled with a smile, and his eyes fell on Jin Ping'er's face.
Jin Ping'er blinked and tilted his head to look at him. "I think so."
"What's in it for me?"
Jin Ping'er's eyes curved into crescents.
She put down the hand holding her chin and leaned forward slightly. His reflection reflected in her fox-like eyes, which were astonishingly bright.
Jin Ping'er's seductive lips were slightly open, and his voice was as light as the wind, with a deliberate and unabashed teasing, "Husband, you can do whatever you want."
The last word "oh" was dragged out softly and long, like a feather sweeping over my heart.
Lu Jiuyuan looked at her smile and felt the cold gaze beside her paused slightly.
Lu Xueqi was still eating, her chopsticks did not stop, but her chewing movement was half a beat slower.
Her expression didn't change, not even her eyes changed, but the jealousy coming from her bones was like an invisible wind, blowing over her body with a cool feeling.
Lu Jiuyuan smiled slightly, turned sideways, and came close to Lu Xueqi.
His arm was next to her arm, his shoulder was next to her shoulder, and his voice was very low, so low that only she could hear it.
"Madam, do you want it again?"
Lu Xueqi's chopsticks paused.
Her face started to turn red from the roots of her ears, burning all the way to her neck.
Lu Xueqi turned her head and stared at him. There was a look of shame and annoyance in her eyes, a kind of disbelief that "you said such things in front of her", and a kind of coquettishness that could not be hidden and came out from the bones.
She raised her hand, landed her pink fist on his chest, and hit him lightly, not hard, like a cat scratching someone, with a feeling of embarrassment and annoyance.
"Lu Jiuyuan." Lu Xueqi called his full name, his voice was very low and his teeth were gritted, "Shut up."
Lu Jiuyuan smiled and held her fist, put it to her lips and kissed her.
Lu Xueqi curled his fingers in his palm, quickly pulled them back, lowered his head and continued eating, his movements much faster than before, as if he was trying to hide something.
The tips of her ears were red, and even the small part of her neck was flushed with pink. She picked up a piece of osmanthus cake with her chopsticks in a panic. She picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, brought it to her mouth and put it down. She picked up another piece of ribs, took two bites and put it down again.
Jin Ping'er was watching this scene from the side, the smile on his lips getting deeper.
She didn't speak, but her smile clearly said, I'll just look at it, I won't speak.
Lu Jiuyuan sat back down and picked up the chopsticks.
Jin Ping'er was faster than him. He put the sweet and sour fish into his bowl with a chopstick. The fish meat was deboned, and the tender white fish belly meat was soaked in red sweet and sour sauce. It was spread out on the rice, like a flower.
"Husband, try this." Jin Ping'er said with a smile, "The sweet and sour fish here is pretty good."
Lu Jiuyuan glanced at the fish in the bowl, then at Jin Ping'er's smiling face, smiled, picked it up and ate it. "Not bad."
Jin Ping'er gave him another chopstick of pork ribs, followed by another chopstick of green vegetables, another chopstick of osmanthus cake, and another chopstick of tofu.
She moved quickly, and her chopsticks piled up a small mountain in his bowl, as if she was afraid that he would be hungry.
Lu Jiuyuan did not stop her, nor was he polite. He picked up the chopsticks and gave her a piece of green vegetables, and then gave Lu Xueqi a piece of ribs.
Lu Xueqi lowered his head, looked at the extra piece of ribs that suddenly appeared in the bowl, and was silent for a moment.
She raised her eyes and glanced at him. There were mixed emotions in that look, including the surprise of "you can still pick up food for me", the satisfaction of "you still have some conscience", and a hint of arrogance of "don't think you can coax me well like this".
Lu Xueqi didn't say anything, picked up the piece of ribs and ate it slowly.
Jin Ping'er picked up another chopstick for Lu Jiuyuan, and Lu Jiuyuan also picked up a chopstick for each of Jin Ping'er and Lu Xueqi.
The three of them went back and forth, their chopsticks crossing the table, like a silent tacit understanding.
The sun shines in through the window, shines on the table, and shines on the three of them.
The heat of the dishes rose in the sunshine, mixing with the aroma of the food and the inexplicable atmosphere between the three of them, slowly fermenting in the air.
Jin Ping'er put down his chopsticks, picked up the teacup and took a sip, with a satisfied smile on his lips.
Her eyes turned back and forth between Lu Jiuyuan and Lu Xueqi, as if admiring a painting.
"Husband."
"Huh?"
"I have good news."
Lu Jiuyuan looked at her, waiting for her to continue.
Jin Ping'er put down the teacup, leaned forward slightly, and lowered his voice by half, with a sense of excitement that he had discovered a treasure.
"I discovered Fenxiang Valley's industry here."
Lu Jiuyuan's brows raised slightly.
Jin Ping'er The smile on the corner of his mouth deepened, and a cunning light flashed in those fox-like eyes.
"It's a brothel."
Lu Xueqi paused with his chopsticks, raised his head and glanced at Jin Ping'er, then lowered his head and continued eating.
Lu Jiuyuan leaned on the back of the chair and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
"Borthello?"
"Yeah." Jin Ping'er nodded, "Black Stone City The biggest one is called Drunken Moon Tower. It's a restaurant on the surface, but it's actually a flesh-and-blood business. I went to check it out last night..."
"You last night?" Lu Jiuyuan interrupted her.
Jin Ping'er blinked and smiled innocently.
"I couldn't sleep, so I went for a walk. I walked to the door of Drunken Moon Tower, and then I smelled a familiar smell."
"What does it smell like?"
"Fenxiang Valley's Beast-Repelling Powder." Jin Ping'er's voice lowered, with a hint of coldness.
"They hid a lot of good things in the brothel. I tested it and found that there were not only Beast-Repelling Powder, but also a large number of spiritual stones, elixirs, and gold and silver treasures.
Fenxiang Valley has been searching Southern Border for so many years, and most of them are hidden in the secret rooms of various industries.
Drunken Moon Tower is their largest stronghold in Black Stone City, and the stuff inside is enough for us to spend a lifetime."
Lu Jiuyuan's fingers stopped on the table. He looked at Jin Ping'er's shining eyes and the eager smile on the corner of her mouth.
"You want to rob?"