Chapter 1925: The Opponent's Strength is Too Formidable

Wei Yangyang said with immediate certainty, "Definitely, I even smelled the aroma just now!"

"How come I didn't smell it? What kind of scent is it?"

"It's braised pork ribs! My mom doesn't have many signature dishes, but these braised pork ribs are especially delicious!"

When Wei Yangyang said this, she even felt the saliva in her mouth secreting wildly.

But Li Xingyan, because of the name of this dish, thought of a certain eyesore of a guy.

Given Yi Xiang's style, he would surely continue to stir up trouble at the dining table in a moment.

Just thinking about it is annoying!

But by the time they went downstairs, Yi Xiang had already been gone for a long time.

It was said that it was because of a last-minute work arrangement.

This unexpected result actually made Li Xingyan quite satisfied.

Doctor Xu had been downstairs the whole time.

Seeing that Li Xingyan had finally walked out of the study, he found an opportunity to sidle over and said to him, "This rival of yours has quite the methods."

"What do you mean?"

Doctor Xu didn't speak, only lifting his chin to make him look in the direction of Wei Yangyang.

Wei Yangyang was currently on the phone with Yi Xiang.

Yi Xiang had come to visit her, and since he left suddenly, she had to ask a couple of questions regardless.

Who knew that after the call connected, Yi Xiang said excitedly to Wei Yangyang, "Quick, give Jin Dou a piece of jerky now, and shout 'one'!"

"Why?"

"Hey, you'll know once you do it; there's a surprise!"

Wei Yangyang felt the other person was very boring.

But she couldn't resist her curiosity and did it anyway.

And then...

Wei Yangyang saw Jin Dou lift one of its paws, place it on its nose, and then lower its head slightly.

"Huh? What's wrong with this dog?"

"This is a new trick I taught Jin Dou!"

"Then what is this new trick, scratching its nose?"

"Not at all, that's being shy!"

Uh...

Fine,

if you insist on explaining it that way, it can barely count as being shy.

Wei Yangyang fed the jerky to Jin Dou.

The chubby golden retriever immediately wagged its tail and ate it happily.

And the person on the other end of the phone said again, "Now make a 'number eight' gesture at Jin Dou."

Wei Yangyang knew it must be another trick.

She was curious about what the result would be, so she immediately got into position.

And then she saw Jin Dou's mouth resting on the web of Wei Yangyang's hand.

"This is..."

"Playing it cool!"

Wei Yangyang was amused.

Yi Xiang, through the phone, heard her laughter.

This made Yi Xiang curl his lips as well, and he said, "Jin Dou is very smart; I had a lot of fun playing with it. Next time I'll teach it some new tricks!"

"Since you like it so much, you should just raise one yourself."

"Forget it, I live like a dog already; if I raise another dog, wouldn't that be a dog among dogs?"

"What kind of messy conclusion is that..."

Wei Yangyang was still laughing, her eyes squinted shut.

Li Xingyan was also squinting his eyes.

But his mood was very unpleasant.

As luck would have it, Doctor Xu was still adding fuel to the fire on the side: "See that? That is what you call having methods!"

"Hmph, completely meaningless!"

"Is it really meaningless? Look at how happily Wei Yangyang is laughing. And as for you, you've given so many gifts, but how many times has she laughed?"

These words...

were truly heart-piercing!

Just then, a call came from the company, so Li Xingyan used it as an excuse to leave early.

Seeing this, Wei Mama couldn't help but say, "Hey, why are you leaving without even eating?"

"I'm truly sorry, there really is something at the company."

Li Xingyan's attitude was sincere, so Wei Mama couldn't force him.

But the meal was already cooked...

Wei Mama suddenly thought of a way: "How about this, Auntie will pack it in a lunch box for you, and you can eat it in the car."

"

"Better not go to the trouble."

"What trouble is this? You wait a moment!"

Wei Mama turned and went to the kitchen.

When she returned, she had a heavy lunchbox in her hand.

Wei Mama smiled and said, "My cooking isn't as good as your mother's, so just eat it casually."

"Please don't say that; any meal made by a mother's own hands is delicious."

After saying this, Li Xingyan felt it was easy to cause a misunderstanding, so he added an explanation: "I mean, you are Wei Yangyang's mother, and a senior I respect very much."

Actually...

Li Xingyan's explanation was completely unnecessary.

And it was a bit like trying to cover something up only to make it more obvious.

It actually made it easier for people to overthink.

In the end, it was Doctor Xu who stepped forward to ease the awkwardness: "Let's go, I'll see you out."

Upon hearing this, Wei Mama hurriedly urged Wei Yangyang: "You go see him off too!"

Wei Yangyang didn't want to.

But Wei Mama gave a warning look, and Wei Yangyang had no choice but to move her feet.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Li Xingyan slowed his pace.

And Doctor Xu's pace was even slower.

Soon, the person walking side-by-side with Li Xingyan became Wei Yangyang.

Wei Yangyang didn't feel there was any problem with this.

It just so happened she had something to remind Li Xingyan about: "The food my mom packed for you, I suggest you only eat the rice and the braised pork ribs; as for the rest... eat less."

Although it was a suggestion, the meaning of distaste was too obvious.

Li Xingyan felt it wasn't good.

He opened his mouth and spoke up for Wei Mama: "You shouldn't look down on your mother's cooking."

Wei Yangyang had meant it as a kind reminder.

Yet Li Xingyan was lecturing her in return?

Wei Yangyang suddenly felt her kindness was superfluous.

She shrugged and said a bit petulantly: "Fine, if you don't look down on it, then eat it all. I'll even respect you

as a real man!"

"A small matter; I don't like wasting food anyway."

Hearing this, Wei Yangyang made a face.

She thought to herself that he was talking big now.

Once he suffered for it, he would understand everything!

But given Li Xingyan's personality, he probably wouldn't touch the things in the insulated lunchbox, right?

Wei Yangyang was lost in thought.

Li Xingyan, while passing through the garden, noticed Jin Dou lying on the ground sunbathing.

He had originally just glanced at it casually.

But that one look made the dog tuck its tail and run!

It was one thing for the owner to treat him differently, but why was even the dog like this?

Li Xingyan narrowed his eyes, then said to Wei Yangyang: "Having given you so many things, I realized I overlooked something."

Hearing about gifts, Wei Yangyang felt uncomfortable all over.

She was still preparing to persuade Li Xingyan to change his mind.

But Li Xingyan said first: "I haven't bought anything for your dog."

Huh?

Wei Yangyang wanted to take a look at Jin Dou.

But she discovered that the dog that had been lying there sleeping didn't know where it had run off to.

It was probably scared off by the gifts too.

Wei Yangyang breathed lightly, then said tactfully: "Jin Dou doesn't need anything; eating and drinking its fill every day is enough."

"No, it's not enough; it lacks a little female dog."

Li Xingyan's idea was very simple.

He felt that once Jin Dou had a companion, it wouldn't have the time to pay attention to Yi Xiang.

And Yi Xiang could forget about using Jin Dou to coax Wei Yangyang into being happy!

But...

Wei Yangyang pursed her lips and stated a fact: "It doesn't need a little female dog, because Jin Dou... had a neutering surgery."

"What is a neutering..."

Li Xingyan even asked it out loud.

But halfway through his sentence, he realized something was wrong.

Immediately, he didn't even say "goodbye" and walked away.

Wei Yangyang looked bewildered.

But

Doctor Xu behind her was laughing like crazy.