The dishes arrived.
There was no spicy rabbit head, but the dry-pot rabbit had been forgotten amid the commotion earlier, so no one had taken it back.
When Xiao Wu saw the dish, she angrily scraped her chopsticks against the bottom of her bowl.
How could she not know the girls were doing this on purpose?
She'd had her fun earlier, taking such a huge advantage of Brother Wuxing for nothing.
She'd gotten off to a flying start and beaten everyone to the prize.
Now it was payback time.
"Mmm, this rabbit meat is so tender."
Dugu Yan was the first to reach for it. She picked up a piece of rabbit and popped it into her mouth, savoring it before deliberately exclaiming how good it was.
"Definitely. It tastes great."
Ning Rongrong stopped bickering with Dugu Yan, picked up a piece too, and nodded in agreement as she ate.
Zhu Zhuqing said nothing, but her actions made her stance clear. She chewed slowly, savoring the taste.
Ye Lingling glanced at everyone. She didn't know the whole story, but in a situation like this, going along with the crowd couldn't hurt. She picked up a piece as well.
Wuxing was even less bothered. He wasn't picky about food, and he could stomach even his own amateur cooking.
Besides, this was a dish from the biggest restaurant in Heaven Dou City.
"You bunch of jerks!"
Xiao Wu's face flushed red, then went pale.
These people were truly awful!
So what if she'd kissed Brother Wuxing a few times? It wasn't like she was going to give birth to a whole litter of bunnies. Did they really have to be so petty?
They were all eating rabbit right in front of her!
If that was all, she could accept it. After all, she was the one in the wrong to begin with.
But every one of them was savoring it and making comments, clearly just trying to get under her skin!
And Brother Wuxing, too.
Waaah, you're supposed to have a whole litter of cute little bunnies with Xiao Wu someday. How can you bring yourself to eat them?
But that wasn't what finally broke Xiao Wu. Zhu Zhuqing's next move was even more brutal.
After carefully chewing the rabbit meat in her mouth, she seemed to notice something and picked up another piece.
This time, though, she didn't put it in her own bowl. She placed it in Xiao Wu's.
"Here, Xiao Wu, have some. Why aren't you eating? It's pretty good."
"..." Xiao Wu.
No one had expected the usually quiet Zhu Zhuqing to pull a stunt like that. For a moment, everyone froze.
Even Wuxing hadn't seen it coming.
That was ruthless. Truly ruthless. She'd struck at the heart—no, eaten rabbit and struck at the heart.
Was this what they meant by "a person of few words, but ruthless deeds"?
Wuxing shuddered, feeling a chill down his back.
If he married this little cat, and annoyed her one day, would she snip it off while he was asleep?
"Hahahaha!"
After a brief silence, everyone burst into laughter.
"Zhu Zhuqing!"
Xiao Wu gritted her teeth in hatred.
But Zhu Zhuqing only put on an innocent look, as if she had no idea what was going on.
That only made Xiao Wu more frantic!
After laughing and joking for a while, the girls stopped taking revenge on Xiao Wu. There had to be a limit, after all.
Push it too far, and it wouldn't be fun anymore.
That matter had been put aside for the moment, but Wuxing's troubles weren't over.
He had been bent over his food when he suddenly froze. Then, almost instinctively, he glanced at Ning Rongrong beside him.
This little devil!
How could she be so bold?
He could clearly feel her little hand pressed against his thigh.
And it wasn't an absentminded touch. She was deliberately teasing him!
When Wuxing looked over, Ning Rongrong even winked at him, her expression full of meaning.
Worried someone might catch on, she pulled back and resumed eating demurely once she'd done that.
Of course, only her gaze had returned to her meal. The hand resting on his thigh hadn't moved away. Instead, it began to creep higher with even less restraint.
Hiss... This girl really knows how to play!
Wuxing sucked in a sharp breath.
But he'd never been one to let himself get the short end of the stick. Without a change in expression, he switched his chopsticks from his right hand to his left.
Then he casually lowered his right hand and reached for her white-stockinged leg.
In an instant, he was exhilarated.
The stockings felt thin, soft, and silky beneath his hand. Smooth and comfortable.
Not bad. This fabric was nice.
And, well, so was the girl.
He could hardly bear to let go.
Wuxing kept his expression calm as he bent over his food.
Ning Rongrong clearly hadn't expected him to touch her in return. Her body stiffened slightly, but she quickly relaxed again.
A little bashful, she was nevertheless far more delighted than embarrassed.
Brother Wuxing hadn't stopped her little move. Instead, he'd freed up a hand and placed it on her leg.
What did that prove?
It proved she still had some charm!
Brother Wuxing wasn't uninterested in her after all!
With that thought, Ning Rongrong pulled her hand off Wuxing and lightly rested it on the back of his hand.
Then she began guiding it toward the bare skin of her thigh.
At first, Wuxing had thought the little devil had pulled back to stop him. He'd felt a little disappointed that she was so easily flustered.
But then his eyes widened.
His fingertips had moved past the edge of her stockings and touched warm, delicate skin.
It was soft and smooth, like a freshly peeled egg or the finest white jade. Firm, silky, and unbelievably pleasant to touch.
Wuxing was ready to cry uncle.
Those legs.
He could play with them for a year!
And this girl—
She was wild, she was bold, and he liked it!
The meal went on, and no one noticed that such a thrilling scene was unfolding beneath the table.
They were both simply too composed, too impossible to read.
"Brother Wuxing, try some of this fish. It's delicious."
Dugu Yan, completely unaware, picked up a piece of freshly served fish and placed it in Wuxing's bowl.
"Sure."
Wuxing smiled and replied, then picked up the fish and put it in his mouth.
Seeing Brother Wuxing enjoying the food, Dugu Yan's face filled with happiness.
She was just a little surprised. She'd thought Ning Rongrong would follow her lead and do the same.
But why did it look as if Ning Rongrong had no intention of making a move?
Dugu Yan tilted her head and glanced at Ning Rongrong. Unable to figure it out, she soon stopped paying attention.
How could she know that Ning Rongrong was far better at making her move? She'd already launched her most lethal attack.
Yet someone had noticed this seemingly peaceful scene.
That someone was Ye Lingling.
Her peripheral vision swept over Ning Rongrong, who had kept her head down the whole time, and she sensed something was off.
Though the two of them hadn't interacted much, Ye Lingling already knew what sort of girl Ning Rongrong was.
With Dugu Yan acting like that, Ning Rongrong should never have been so quiet, just sitting there eating.
Still, she couldn't quite figure out what was going on.
Then, when she wasn't paying attention, her chopsticks slipped from her hand and fell to the floor.
She bent down to pick them up. Just as she was about to sit back up, something caught the edge of her vision.
She froze.
Then she looked again.
Was there a pair of hands beneath the edge of Ning Rongrong's skirt?
Ye Lingling hurriedly snapped her gaze away and sat up, burying her head in her food. Her ears were red enough to drip blood.
She hadn't seen anything.
She hadn't seen anything at all.
But she couldn't get the image out of her mind.
She took a deep breath and shoveled down two more bites of rice. Only then did her heart gradually settle.
No wonder Ning Rongrong had been so quiet. No wonder she'd been unfazed when Dugu Yan made a move on Wuxing.
Yan, you're still too young.
You're no match for the little devil of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan!!!
(Say something, please.)
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