Chapter 2131: Not Married, and Not a Couple

Jiang Mobai's brain raced.

Then, in a flash, he thought of a place!

Jiang Mobai said excitedly to Su Kexuan, "I know what to eat, follow me!"

Su Kexuan did not ask where they were going.

When the two arrived, she realized it was a rice noodle shop.

This shop looked like it had been around for years.

But this was not Su Kexuan's first time here.

Back in her student days, she had come here with Jiang Mobai.

Although she had only been here once, it had stayed in Su Kexuan's memory for many years.

At this moment, she looked up at the slightly yellowed plaque and murmured, "I can't believe this shop is still here."

"Yeah, let's go try it and see if the taste has changed!"

As they spoke, the two walked into the small shop.

The layout here was different from back then.

But it was still kept very clean, and the air was filled with the aroma of food.

Jiang Mobai chose a small table in the corner.

Back then, the two of them had sat right here.

Jiang Mobai sat down and excitedly wanted to reminisce about the past with Su Kexuan.

But when he looked up, he found that Su Kexuan's expression was indifferent.

This discovery made Jiang Mobai swallow the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

The owner of the shop was an elderly woman.

Although she was very old, she moved quite nimbly.

Seeing customers arrive, she walked over with an old-fashioned menu.

When she saw Jiang Mobai and Su Kexuan, she recognized them at a glance: "Have you two been here before?"

Jiang Mobai was surprised: "You actually remember us?"

"Of course I remember such a good-looking young man and young woman. You must be married by now, how old are your children?"

Uh...

The elderly woman's words made the two young people feel awkward.

Su Kexuan had to explain: "We are not a couple."

"Broke up? Oh, what a matching pair you two were."

Seeing the elderly woman getting more and more confused, Jiang Mobai said again: "We didn't break up; we were never together in the first place."

"Never together? That's impossible! Although I'm old, I still have my judgment. It's fine if you don't want to admit it."

The elderly woman waved her hand, looking as if she wouldn't press the matter.

But Jiang Mobai wanted to set the record straight.

However, Su Kexuan nudged Jiang Mobai's leg under the table.

After stopping Jiang Mobai, she naturally started chatting with the elderly woman about how business was going.

And incidentally, she ordered two bowls of rice noodles.

Once the elderly woman left, Jiang Mobai hurriedly asked the question in his heart: "Why didn't you let me explain clearly?"

"The truth doesn't matter to an old lady."

"It matters quite a bit to me."

Hearing Jiang Mobai's mutter, Su Kexuan glanced at him sideways and then said, "Sorry, I've damaged your reputation."

"That's not what I meant!"

"Then what did you mean?"

What Jiang Mobai meant was...

He wanted to be with Su Kexuan!

But how could he bring himself to say that?

Facing Su Kexuan's scrutiny, Jiang Mobai could only look away and said somewhat petulantly: "Nothing!"

"Mm, indeed, nothing."

After Su Kexuan finished speaking, neither of them said anything more.

Until... a group of people at a nearby table recognized Jiang Mobai.

A girl pointed at Jiang Mobai excitedly and shouted: "Jiang Mobai!? It really is you!"

Jiang Mobai guessed that the other party was a casual fan, so he politely greeted her: "Hello."

"Hello, hello! Oh my, you are so brave for exposing the injustice!"

This sentence from the girl made Jiang Mobai's polite smile freeze on his face.

He glanced at Su Kexuan, then explained very seriously: "I did not expose Qingkong; the media wrote that randomly. Also, my relationship with Qingkong is quite good, please stop spreading rumors."

"How is that possible? That's not what it says online!"

"What is said online is not true."

After Jiang Mobai finished speaking, he ignored the girl.

The girl looked completely dumbfounded.

After a while, she noticed there was another woman beside Jiang Mobai.

The girl's friend also saw Su Kexuan and even recognized her identity: "Isn't she the boss of Qingkong? How are these two... together?"

"Ah, I know, she must have given Jiang Mobai some benefits for him to change his tune!"

"So, are the two of you going to hold a press conference to 'clarify the truth' next?"

"How truly hypocritical!"

The girl's friends became increasingly outrageous with their words.

Someone among them even picked up a phone and aimed it at Su Kexuan.

Jiang Mobai could bear it no longer; he slammed the table and roared at these people: "I won't allow you to spout such nonsense anymore!?"

This roar caused the surroundings to fall silent in an instant.

The girl who had recognized Jiang Mobai was the first to snap back to her senses.

She was seen earnestly trying to persuade Jiang Mobai: "This woman has poor character; don't let her lead you astray!"

"She has poor character, but you have good character? Do you even know her? Do you know how much hardship she has endured? If you don't know anything, then stop yapping here!"

Jiang Mobai was truly angry.

When he refuted the other party, the veins on his forehead bulged.

Su Kexuan had been sitting quietly.

She did not take the other party's black-and-white-twisting words to heart at all.

But Jiang Mobai's reaction made Su Kexuan slowly raise her eyebrows.

The girl opposite Jiang Mobai was left blushing from the rebuttal.

But when her gaze landed on Su Kexuan...

The girl launched another attack: "Are you very close with her? You haven't known each other for long, right? Why are you defending her so much!"

"We..."

Seeing Jiang Mobai open his mouth without any defense, Su Kexuan immediately stopped him: "Jiang Mobai, calm down!"

"They are bullying us to our faces, why should I calm down!?"

"Can't you see that this is a trap?"

A trap...

Jiang Mobai's expression turned dazed.

And the girl opposite him had a flicker in her eyes.

She even felt Jiang Mobai looking over suspiciously.

The girl did not want her efforts to go to waste, so she shouted aggressively: "You woman, your own character is poor, yet you want to throw mud at others?!"

"Who exactly has poor character, you know very well in your heart."

As Su Kexuan said this, she slowly stood up.

She looked directly into the girl's eyes, her demeanor calm: "Tell the person behind you that playing these kinds of tricks will eventually lead to a backlash. You are aiding the tyrant, and you won't be able to escape either."

"Hmph, threatening people in public? We aren't afraid of you!"

The girl said she wasn't afraid, but Su Kexuan's oppressive gaze had already started to make her heart pound...

Fortunately, she had brought friends along.

Seeing her show signs of backing down, a friend immediately threw a bowl of rice noodles on the ground to bolster their morale.

When they were arguing, the old woman was nearby.

The noise and commotion were things the old woman could tolerate.

But to actually waste food...

The old woman could not tolerate it!

She scolded the girl who threw the rice noodles: "You young girl, you really don't know how to cherish blessings!"

"Old woman, why do you have so much to say! Move aside quickly; if you slip and break an arm or a leg, I won't be responsible!"

This person had a very venomous mouth and was completely devoid of manners.

Li Beijue's expression darkened instantly; he stood up abruptly and strode toward the door.