Far too entertaining

Xia Zhi thought it was a good idea. "Sure."

She quickly leaned in beside the food for a photo.

Lu Kuo raised an eyebrow and handed Xia Zhi his phone. "Take one of me with the food too."

Xia Zhi: "..."

The male lead actually had a hobby like this?

Still, Xia Zhi naturally wouldn't refuse such a reasonable little request. She took several photos of the male lead from different angles. "Wow, I took some great pictures."

"Not a bad angle in sight."

Lu Kuo took the phone and looked, calmly pointing out the key factor. "Mainly because the subject is so good-looking."

Xia Zhi: "..."

Sure enough, every novel's male lead was a narcissist. The authors hadn't lied to me.

Lu Kuo put the photos Xia Zhi had taken of him into a collection and sent it to his adorable younger brother, adding a message-

Your wife took these. She even said I didn't have a single bad angle. Do I look good?

Far away in Country X, Lu Heng had just signed a major deal. A trace of a smile had only just appeared on his face, but his expression instantly darkened when he saw the photos Lu Kuo sent.

Today was Saturday, the day of Lu Kuo's blind date.

Why was he alone with Xia Zhi?

"Jiang Cheng, how many days do we have left on our itinerary?"

Jiang Cheng was like a walking organizer. "Three days."

Lu Heng said, "Be specific."

Jiang Cheng recited the schedule for the next three days. Every day was tightly packed, with almost no free time.

Lu Heng leaned back in the rear seat, resting with his eyes closed. Only after a long silence did he speak. "Move the appointment with Wilson up a day."

"We're going back early."

Jiang Cheng said, "Yes, President Lu."

As soon as Xia Zhi posted on Moments, a crowd of fake friends came asking where she was eating. She couldn't be bothered to reply to them one by one, so she blocked them all.

Lu Heng still saw it, though.

In the photo, Xia Zhi's bright smile struck him as a little glaring.

She certainly was having fun with Lu Kuo.

Xia Zhi was eating when she suddenly received a message from the villain. She still had a mouthful of steak.

"Huh? Lu Kuo, how does Aheng know it's just the two of us eating?"

Lu Kuo pointed out what had given her away. "Because there are only two place settings on the table, and there's no third person in the angle you photographed. It's so obvious. How could Aheng not notice?"

Xia Zhi: "!!"

From what Lu Kuo was implying, the villain had looked at my Moments?

Since the villain seemed to have plenty of time, Xia Zhi called him back. "Honey, did you look at my Moments?"

Calling him "honey" was coming more and more naturally to Xia Zhi.

She couldn't let the villain misunderstand her relationship with his older brother. After all, that night, the villain had let his imagination run wild and asked whether she and Lu Kuo had done anything.

Such a wicked thought probably wasn't something a normal person could come up with.

Naturally, Lu Heng wouldn't admit to looking at Xia Zhi's Moments. "Lu Kuo sent photos."

Xia Zhi immediately glared at the man across from her, deeply despising his betrayal of a teammate.

"Miss Ji is over half an hour late. She probably won't be coming tonight."

"Your brother hadn't even had lunch, so we started eating on our own."

Lu Kuo held out his hand to Xia Zhi, signaling for her to give him the phone. Thinking he had something important to tell Lu Heng, Xia Zhi handed it over.

To her surprise, Lu Kuo said with a smile, "Aheng, your wife and I are enjoying our meal, so stop disturbing us. Go focus on negotiating your contract. Bye."

With that, he hung up.

Xia Zhi: "??"

What was the male lead trying to do?

Didn't he know how twisted his younger brother was? How could he dare provoke him like that?

Xia Zhi could see it now. The villain had become the villain entirely because the male lead never knew when to shut his mouth.

Xia Zhi hurriedly called back, but he wasn't answering anymore.

Uh.

Angry again.

Was the villain a pufferfish in his past life? Why did he get angry so easily?

Xia Zhi stared resentfully at Lu Kuo, wishing she could burn a hole through him with her gaze. "Lu Kuo, could you stop making things worse?"

Lu Kuo was still smiling. "You don't understand men, sister-in-law. Men are jealous creatures. You have to provoke him now and then to work your way into his heart."

Xia Zhi: "..."

More like the villain would stab me to death.

Had this male lead sworn brotherhood with Tang Green Tea?

Just then, a voice came from outside in a rush. "Sorry I'm late."

Xia Zhi turned to look and saw a tall young woman in a flax-colored long dress, with a pretty short haircut. She braced herself against the doorframe, panting hard.

"I'm so sorry. The traffic was absolutely awful."

Xia Zhi quickly stood, smiling warmly. "You must be Miss Ji? It's all right. Please, sit down."

She then seated her beside the male lead.

Who would have thought the male lead wouldn't even lift his head, merely telling Second Miss Ji to order for herself?

Second Miss Ji looked a little awkward, but she also knew her lateness had displeased him. She quickly placed her order and handed it to the server.

"Thank you."

Seeing that Second Miss Ji didn't know who she was, Xia Zhi hurried to introduce herself. "Hello, Miss Ji. My name is Xia Zhi. I'm Lu Kuo's sister-in-law."

"I'm really sorry. He just got out of surgery and hasn't had time to eat all day. Please excuse his manners."

Miss Ji smiled understandingly. "It's my fault. I should have left earlier or arranged a later time."

Seeing that the male lead kept his head down and ate without speaking, Xia Zhi continued smoothing things over for him.

"Our grandmother is very strict about manners. She doesn't allow talking at the dinner table."

Miss Ji seemed to understand and nodded. "It's all right."

Remembering that Miss Ji taught art, Xia Zhi took the initiative to find a topic. "Miss Ji, Grandma told me you studied painting. What a coincidence! I like painting too, but it's just a hobby. I've never had any professional training."

Finding Xia Zhi friendly and approachable, Miss Ji warmed to her. "My name is Ji Qinghe. You can call me Qinghe."

Xia Zhi smiled. "Then call me Xiaxia. All my friends do."

"All right, Xiaxia."

"Qinghe."

Lu Kuo: "..."

These two certainly hit it off.

Xia Zhi asked quite a few questions about painting, and Ji Qinghe explained everything very patiently. Her voice was distinctive, with a slight rasp, probably because she spent so much time teaching.

Xia Zhi found it very pleasant to listen to.

She also liked Ji Qinghe's straightforward personality.

Lu Kuo finally finished eating. He had the server clear away his dishes before serving the red wine, then swirled the red liquid in his glass.

"Hello, Miss Ji. My name is Lu Kuo."

Just then, Ji Qinghe's food arrived.

Ji Qinghe nodded politely. "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, but I'm going to eat now. I'm afraid I won't be able to talk to you."

Xia Zhi couldn't help laughing. This was clearly payback for Lu Kuo ignoring her earlier.

Interesting.

This Second Miss Ji was far too entertaining.

Seeing Lu Kuo get rebuffed was immensely satisfying for Xia Zhi. That was what he got for always picking on her villain husband.