A Small Gathering

After changing clothes, the two held hands and went out. Duan Xu notified Zhou Zhou and Xiao Xu on his phone, telling them to wait in the parking lot.

Before long, the four met up, got in the car, and headed for the barbecue restaurant. That was right—they were having barbecue tonight.

They had chosen an all-you-can-eat barbecue place. Besides grilled meat and vegetables, there was plenty of seafood to grill as well.

When they arrived, Xue Jingshu and Han Xi were already there, while Du Shen and Ye Xinyu had yet to arrive.

"Let's go in first. I already reserved a table." Zhou Zhou and Xiao Xu were treating everyone to this meal, so they naturally welcomed the others inside like hosts.

Zhou Zhou had reserved two adjoining tables for four, connected together just perfectly for all eight of them.

They entered one after another, with Xue Jingshu and Han Xi at the back. Right in front of them were Duan Xu and Shen Yanlang.

Xue Jingshu raised an eyebrow as he looked at Shen Yanlang's back. When Duan Xu had passed him just now, even though he had an inhibitor patch on, Xue Jingshu could still catch the faint scent of Shen Yanlang's pheromones.

Xue Jingshu silently curled his lips and glanced at Han Xi beside him.

Han Xi noticed and looked back at him, his gaze asking what was wrong.

Xue Jingshu gave a slight shake of his head, but his smile was meaningful.

Han Xi had no idea what he meant.

Not long after they sat down, Du Shen and Ye Xinyu arrived as well.

"Mix your own dry dip and oil dip! Don't be shy," Zhou Zhou called out.

Du Shen stood up with a smile. "Then I definitely won't hold back. I'm eating my