There were many people at the banquet.
Holding a glass of red wine, Xie Yanci approached discreetly, pretending he had come to find Song Zhixing.
In truth, his gaze stayed on Xu Shi the entire time.
He stood beside Song Zhixing and asked quietly, "Didn't you say you weren't coming? What changed your mind?"
There was a faint smile in his voice. He wasn't jealous or angry; he even sounded a little indulgent.
Xu Shi parted his lips, just about to answer honestly-
Song Zhixing beat him to it. "With a beauty keeping me company, of course I'd be happy to come."
"..."
"..."
After a long, long silence, Xie Yanci finally gave him a languid glance. "I wasn't asking you."
Song Zhixing: "..."
Ditching your friends for a pretty face!
He'd wondered how Xie Yanci could possibly be speaking to him so nicely. It turned out he was coaxing his wife.
Song Zhixing snorted inwardly.
Xu Shi's ears were a little red. Both shy and secretly pleased by the favoritism, he said in a soft, wheedling voice, "I'm hungry. I thought there would be food here..."
He was telling the truth.
Who knew a restaurant this big wouldn't serve dinner for another hour? He was practically starving to death.
Hearing his wife's rare wheedling tone, Xie Yanci felt his heart inexplicably speed up. He coughed and pretended to be aloof. "I'll go hurry them along."
Xu Shi quickly nodded. "...Okay."
Xie Yanci lowered his head, tapping the phone screen with his long fingers.
Beside him, Song Zhixing suddenly leaned closer and copied Xu Shi's wheedling tone. "Yanci, darling, I'm hungry too~"
"..."
"..."
The moment he spoke, he silenced two people again.
Xie Yanci was too disgusted to even look up at him. He discreetly moved away. "Fuck off."