Qiao Yue tugged him aside. "I'll tell you later."
He smiled at Xie Zhou. "Sorry for the wait. Come on in."
The three of them entered the club in a daze and exchanged some awkward pleasantries.
Qiao Yue said, "Man, what a mix-up. We stood out there for ages without recognizing you. Mostly because Du Zhou here never showed us a photo of you."
Xie Zhou didn't mind. "It's fine. This is my first time here, too."
"Du Zhou and the others went to shoot an endorsement ad. They should be back soon," Qiao Yue said after a moment's thought. "Want to see his room?"
Xie Zhou was surprised. Could outsiders just look around Du Zhou's room like that? TCG was awfully welcoming.
He waved a hand. "No need. I'll just wait here."
He took out a paper bag. "I made some pastries and brought them for you."
Last time, Du Zhou had told him how much his teammates enjoyed his pastries and even passed along their thanks, so Xie Zhou had made extra this time.
A Luo's brain was still frozen. He couldn't figure out what had gone wrong, or how their perfectly good sister-in-law had turned into a man.
But the moment he heard Xie Zhou had made pastries, he stopped thinking about it.
Man or woman, anyone who made delicious pastries was his true sister-in-law.
He reached over to rummage through the bag. "Oh, wow. You really shouldn't have."
Qiao Yue slapped his hand. "Where are your manners?"
Xie Zhou chuckled, his voice gentle and boyish. "It's all right. I prepared a portion for each of you."
A Luo was deeply touched. He opened his portion, saw a new kind of pastry, and stuffed a piece into his mouth. A different flavor, but just as delicious. Through