"Yi Xuan?" Apart from Li Yichen, the three girls were startled, and the looks they gave the puppy in Zhou Tingting's arms turned decidedly strange.
"Look how cute this little one is." Zhou Tingting beamed as she held the puppy, then turned to Ouyang Xuanxuan and the others. "Would you like to hold the puppy?"
"No, thanks..." All three waved their hands, then forced smiles that looked worse than tears. "As long as you like the puppy."
The sky gradually darkened, and the nearby night food stalls grew livelier.
Li Yichen and the others found a fairly spacious table and sat down.
"What would you like to eat?" Li Yichen casually asked Zhou Tingting. "My treat tonight."
"Anything is fine." Zhou Tingting smiled at Ouyang Xuanxuan and the others. "Just make sure you take care of them."
"Boss, one spicy blood curd stew, extra numbing and extra spicy!" Tang Ling'er called out in her Sichuan-Chongqing accent.
"Boss, one squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, extra sour and extra sweet!" Ouyang Xuanxuan shouted, refusing to be outdone.
"Boss, another order of boiled pork slices in chili broth..."
"And I'll have shredded tofu in broth too..."
Their orders rang out one after another. Jiang Ruoyi and Zhou Tingting watched as though enjoying a show, while Li Yichen's expression grew darker and darker.
Meanwhile, Han Wenqi and Song Yi were drowning their sorrows in a private room at a nearby restaurant.
"Cheers." Song Yi clinked glasses with Han Wenqi, drained his drink, then sighed. "Wenqi, I really can't think of any good ideas."
His face gloomy, Han Wenqi poured his drink down his throat as well. A burning bitterness spread through his mouth.
Honestly, he had no good ideas either. It wasn't that he didn't want to use the methods he had used against other people