Chapter 55: When He Smiles, Her Heartbeat Quickens

"Can we not? There's so much, we won't be able to finish it!"

Zihan said.

"If we ordered it, we eat it. Even if we can't finish, we eat!"

After Yu Ke finished speaking, Liuli laughed, feeling that Yu Ke was very cute.

"Bai Xu worked hard today, you should eat more."

Liuli said to Bai Xu.

"That goes without saying."

"Su Yu Ke, what's wrong with you today? You're in such a good mood. Is it just because you bought new clothes that you're this happy?"

"You don't understand."

Yu Ke glanced at Zihan and said.

"What don't I understand? The fact that we can have this meal is all thanks to Bai Xu!"

As soon as Zihan finished speaking, Yu Ke's face flushed red in a flash.

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

"Fine, I'm spouting nonsense. You just purely wanted to treat us to a meal, okay?"

Bai Xu, standing to the side, saw Yu Ke's face turn red and snickered.

Soon, the waiter came over.

"Hello, may I ask if you want one of every dish?"

"Yes."

Yu Ke answered without hesitation.

"Then may I ask how many people are eating?"

"Just the four of us."

"Four people ordering this much, you might not be able to finish."

The waiter said it quite tactfully.

"Don't worry, we can finish it. Just go ahead and serve it."

"Alright then, I wish you a pleasant meal."

Soon, the waiter brought out many dishes one after another, with no sign of stopping.

Before long, the table was full.

"This is a bit too much."

Zihan exclaimed.

The waiter pushed another cart of dishes over. Zihan was stunned, while Yu Ke remained calm and composed.

"Eat, didn't you just say you were hungry?"

Yu Ke said to Zihan.

"Then I won't be polite!"

Zihan looked like she was about to go all out.

"Bai Xu, don't be polite! After all, you paid for the shopping today."

Liuli was just drinking watermelon juice when she spat it out at Yu Ke's words.

So that's why she wanted one of everything; it turned out Bai Xu had paid for all the shopping at the mall. Had the two of them already reached this stage?

"Slow down!"

Zihan handed Liuli a tissue.

"Sister-in-law, why are you staring at me?"

Bai Xu asked when he saw Liuli staring at him.

"It's nothing!" Liuli shook her head, "Eat more, don't let Yu Ke's good intentions go to waste."

"What good intentions does she have? I paid for her, carried her things; it's only right that she treats me to a meal."

Bai Xu laughed. Yu Ke glanced at him faintly, and he stopped laughing.

"This is too good to me, ordering so much we can't even finish!"

Bai Xu changed his tune.

All four of them were already very full, but more than half of the food remained untouched.

"I can't eat anymore."

Zihan put down her chopsticks and said.

"Don't say that, keep eating!"

Yu Ke saw that they had indeed ordered too much.

"I can't eat anymore either."

Liuli had also eaten too much; she felt like her stomach was about to burst.

Seeing that Bai Xu was still eating, Yu Ke felt relieved.

Not only was he eating a lot, but he was also eating in a slow, methodical, and unhurried manner.

"Look at Bai Xu, then look at you two!"

Yu Ke said to Zihan and Liuli.

"Why look at him? Aren't you quite the big eater yourself?"

Zihan retorted.

"I'm just accompanying him, aren't I? Otherwise, I'd be full too."

Yu Ke explained.

Bai Xu was actually full too, but seeing that Zihan and Liuli had stopped eating and Yu Ke was still eating, he had been accompanying her. How did it turn into her accompanying him?

"I'm actually full."

Bai Xu exposed her.

"Don't say that!"

Yu Ke panicked.

"I'm joking!"

Bai Xu laughed and continued eating, thinking to himself, how does Yu Ke have such a big appetite? She's eaten so much and still isn't full. I never noticed before. It seems there's a reason she ordered so much.

Hot pot is Yu Ke's favorite. Once she starts eating hot pot, she can't stop, even when she's full, she keeps eating. But her appetite is indeed quite large.

A long while later, Yu Ke finally put down her chopsticks. Seeing she had stopped, Bai Xu stopped too.

"Are you full?"

Liuli asked.

"It's alright!"

Yu Ke rubbed her stomach and answered; her belly had bulged out a circle.

"It's alright? You mean you're still not full? With so many dishes, there's only this little bit left, okay?"

Zihan asked in surprise.

"I admit I can eat quite a bit."

"At least you have self-awareness."

"Where are we going this afternoon?"

Liuli asked.

She used to work part-time during holidays and was always very busy. Now, living this leisurely life felt like a dream, but she didn't know what to do with the leisure.

"Let's go get a manicure, I want to change mine."

Yu Ke answered.

"Isn't yours quite pretty already?"

Liuli asked in return.

"I just want to change it, are you going or not?"

Yu Ke acted spoiled.

"Fine, let's go."

Although Liuli is a girl, she, like a boy, cannot resist a girl acting spoiled toward her.

Bai Xu was like a tool, accompanying them the whole day.

Arriving at the nail salon, Yu Ke quickly chose what she wanted, and Zihan, seeing it, wanted one too.

Liuli and Bai Xu stood to the side like fools waiting for the two of them.

"Sister-in-law, how are things between you and Gu Die?"

Bai Xu asked.

"What do you mean how are things?"

"Just last time..."

"Bai Xu, do you have nothing better to do? Go buy some milk tea!"

Yu Ke heard him ask Liuli these things; it was simply inappropriate to bring up.

She didn't even ask Liuli, simply out of consideration for Liuli's feelings.

"Things are quite good between him and me, don't worry."

Liuli smiled. Seeing Yu Ke considering her feelings, she couldn't help but be moved. When that incident happened, it was also Yu Ke who came over and hugged her.

"Really?"

Yu Ke asked in a low voice.

"Of course it's true. Their relationship is great now, I'm still just a third wheel!"

Zihan answered.

"That's not right! Why are you wearing the same clothes as Liuli?"

"You only just noticed?!"

Zihan made a speechless expression.

"That won't do! Who allowed you to wear the same as Liuli?"

"I allowed myself, so what?!"

"Then I want to wear the same as you too!"

Yu Ke said to Liuli.

"Next time, I'll wear the same as you next time."

Liuli answered.

"Next time I definitely want to wear the same as you!"

Hearing Zihan say that Liuli and Gu Die were doing well, Bai Xu felt relieved and went to buy milk tea.

He didn't know what they liked to drink, so he just bought some at random.

"Where's Bai Xu?"

Yu Ke asked.

"Wasn't it you who told him to go buy milk tea?"

Zihan asked in return.

"Oh, he didn't even ask what we wanted to drink."

"You didn't say either."

"Lao Zihan, are you just going to argue with me all day?"

"No! Did I?"

Zihan looked at Liuli and asked. Liuli didn't answer her; Liuli wouldn't jump into this fire pit.

"Sister-in-law, which cup do you want?"

After buying the milk tea, Bai Xu returned and asked Liuli first.

"I'll take anything, you give it to them first."

"I want this one!" Zihan took the milk tea and said, "Thanks!"

"Then I'll drink this one."

Yu Ke chose a cup with ice.

There was only one cup left, and Bai Xu handed it to Liuli.

"Thank you."

"Sister-in-law, why are you being so polite with me? We're all family."

"Who's family with you?"

Liuli asked in return.

"Gu Die is my brother, you're his wife, doesn't that make us family?"

"Fine, we're family, happy now!"

"Sister-in-law, don't be angry."

"Shut up!"

Zihan and Yu Ke had heard Bai Xu calling her sister-in-law one too many times and couldn't take it anymore; they both shouted for Bai Xu to shut up.

This synchronized voice made Liuli laugh.

Bai Xu didn't dare to say or ask anything; why did they both tell him to shut up at the same time?

"Sister-in-law, you're still laughing."

Bai Xu said to Liuli in a low voice.

"It's very funny, I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing at how in sync those two are."

"Who's in sync with her?"

Zihan and Yu Ke asked at the same time again.

Liuli was still thinking, she spoke so softly, how did they both hear her?

"Why does a manicure take so long?"

Bai Xu asked Liuli.

"I don't know, I'm so sleepy waiting."

Liuli had never had a manicure either; who knew it would take so long? It had been almost an hour, and the two of them still weren't finished.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you get one done?"

"Too much trouble."

"True, and it's a waste of time."

"Then sister-in-law, you sleep for a while, I'll call you when it's done."

"Okay."

Liuli had just closed her eyes when Yu Ke finished.

"Liuli, look, how is it? Is it pretty?"

Yu Ke had a small rainbow manicure done, cute and pretty.

"It's quite pretty."

Liuli said; it was indeed very pretty.

"Just for this, it took so long."

Bai Xu asked in confusion.

"Just for this? This isn't pretty?!"

Yu Ke asked another soul-searching question.

"Pretty, pretty."

Bai Xu praised, otherwise he would be scolded again later.

"Zihan, aren't you done yet?"

Liuli asked.

"Almost, almost!"

"Okay."

"We're not in a hurry, miss, take your time."

Bai Xu saw that the young lady doing Zihan's nails was a bit flustered and said.

"Right, no rush."

Zihan also said, and the young lady finally stopped being flustered.

"This day went by so fast!" Yu Ke exclaimed.

By the time they went back, it was almost time for dinner.

They had left late in the morning and shopped for a long time, so it was already past one when they had lunch.

Now that they were going back, it was time for dinner.

"Yeah, this summer vacation is almost over too."

Liuli also sighed.

She hadn't earned a single cent this summer vacation.

"Yu Ke, are you going with us or with Bai Xu?"

Liuli asked.

"I'll go with him, he's on the way, he can take me back."

"That's fine, we're going back then, goodbye."

"Okay, drive carefully."

"Mm."

"Sorry to trouble you to take me back."

Yu Ke said to Bai Xu after getting in the car.

"What trouble is there in that."

Bai Xu laughed, and Yu Ke didn't know why, but when he smiled, she felt her heartbeat quicken.

Bai Xu was tall, with golden hair and fair skin; he looked like a mixed-race child, feeling even more delicate than a girl.

He gave off a very clean and gentle feeling.

"Thank you!"

After Bai Xu dropped Yu Ke off, Yu Ke thanked him.

"You're welcome, goodbye."

"Bye-bye!" ===== CHAPTER 56 =====