Chapter 118: Just Like Living Everyday

Lu Chen peeled the shrimp and gave Xie Wantang the larger half.

Xie Wantang ate it all.

Finally, she also drank a bowl of tomato egg soup.

The leftovers, Lu Chen, following a principle of not wasting, cleaned everything up.

After the meal, Lu Chen went to wash the dishes, Xie Wantang wiped the table; her finger was injured, so she wasn't entitled to take over the dishwashing work.

Lest the two argue over this again.

One person washes dishes in the kitchen, the other wipes the table in the dining room.

The two divide the work and cooperate, just as if they were going through daily life together.

When she was with Lu Yanshen, all three meals a day were made by a servant; that maid Li was indeed diligent, yet for some reason she constantly opposed her.

She would always prepare the dishes she didn't like and give them to them.

And yet they were exactly what Lu Yanshen liked to eat.

She had always known that she and Lu Yanshen were fundamentally incompatible.

They couldn't eat together, couldn't drink together; apart from a relatively harmonious bedroom relationship, nothing else was satisfactory.

It was Lu Chen, however.

But she didn't want to trap Lu Chen.

After Lu Chen cleaned the kitchen, he also brewed a pot of lemon tea and brought out a small dessert he wasn't sure when he had bought.

"Eat," Lu Chen said, placing the small dessert before Xie Wantang.

Xie Wantang was stunned, "Lu Zong, we just finished our meal."

"I know, you're in a special period now, so you get hungry easily."

"How did you know that?"

"Isn't that obvious, common sense, okay?"

"……"

Xie Wantang didn't really believe the excuse, and didn't want to overthink over such a single remark.

She accepted Lu Chen's kindness.

Lu Chen bought durian cream puffs, two in a box.

Xie Wantang ate one and then couldn't eat any more.

Lu Chen used the spoon she had used, didn't mind, and simply ate the remaining one.

Xie Wantang: o(╯□╰)o

He seemed to not mind her saliva at all.

Xie Wantang felt a bit unable to watch.

Lu Chen pulled open the drawer to look for the remote, and at that moment his phone rang.

At the same time, Xie Wantang also received a message from Shen Ye: "An sen case solved."

Xie Wantang remarked: "So swift!"

She had always known her Senior Martial Brother was extremely capable; regarding the allotted case-solving time, Shen Ye always completed it ahead of schedule.

Shen Ye wouldn't share the relevant details with Xie Wantang.

Xie Wantang wouldn't press further.

The call to Lu Chen was from Pei Xiao.

Before Lu Chen went to answer, he said to Xie Wantang, "Xie Wantang, I'm going over there to take a call."

"Hmm."

After Lu Chen left, Xie Wantang replied to Shen Ye: "Impressive, Senior Martial Brother, you're great, thumbs-up JPG."

Shen Ye never replied thereafter.

When Shen Ye finally replied, it was night, and Xie Wantang had already returned to the Xie Family, preparing to rest.

"I'm going to Haishi tomorrow, time is tight, so I won't go to Qin Family for dinner; after you finish class, let's eat out."

"Okay."

Xie Wantang agreed.

The next day, Lu Chen didn't come to the classroom, and the Assistant Instructor was replaced by someone else.

Xie Wantang wasn't curious either.

Xie Wantang could sit still, but Professor Wu couldn't.

During the break, Xie Wantang was called again to Professor Wu's office, "Wantang, Lu Chen didn't come; don't you want to know where he went?"

"……"

Xie Wantang didn't know how to reply; she truly didn't want to know, because she simply doesn't have a habit of probing others' privacy.

Professor Wu probably thought he had asked a foolish question, and immediately switched to another: "Yesterday, what tasty dish did Lu Chen make for you?"

"Just some home-cooked dishes; Lu Zong's cooking is excellent."

"His cooking is quite good; if you want to eat what he makes, let him cook for you every day, okay?"

"That wouldn't be appropriate, Professor Wu," Xie Wantang declined politely.

"Uh…"

Professor Wu now realized that Lu Chen had never taken Xie Wantang.

"That little brat, how could he be so stupid?"

"Such a good chance for the two to be alone, yet he didn't cherish it."

Hmph—

It's a waste that his grandfather is so cooperative, so capable.

Since their relationship hasn't changed, there are some things Professor Wu shouldn't say randomly, so let Xie Wantang go out for a stroll.

A pregnant woman isn't suited to stay in the room all the time; she should go out more to get some fresh air.

Xie Wantang went out.

At 11:30 a. m., Xie Wantang and Shen Ye had a meal at a somewhat classy restaurant in the city center.

"An sen is dead, the people behind him have temporarily withdrawn, you are temporarily safe and can rest easy while awaiting delivery." Shen Ye said to Xie Wantang.

The specific details of the case can't be told to Xie Wantang, but the results related to her can be mentioned a bit.

"Mm, thank you, Senior Martial Brother."

"Why be formal? Where's Lu Chen? Find him, he said he's not in Haishi." Shen Ye changed the subject.

"Huh? Not in Haishi? We had lunch together yesterday, and after that we lost contact."

"Huh? You two had lunch together?"

"Yeah, the person who saved me back then was actually him, not Lu Yanshen."

"Really?"

Shen Ye's pupils flickered, something flashed in his mind, but after frowning and thinking for a long time, he still couldn't piece those fragments together.

"Then wouldn't you feel regretful? You wasted three years, and ended up giving your three years to a man who is utterly not worth your sacrifice."

Shen Ye felt it wasn't worth it for Xie Wantang.

"A bit, but it's in the past." Xie Wantang chuckled lightly.

"Mm, I still need to look ahead; I have to return to my unit."

"When are you leaving?"

"In the evening."

"Safe travels, Senior Martial Brother."

"Alright, I'll come back when you have the baby to see you and the child."

"Mm."

After seeing Shen Ye off, Xie Wantang drove home.

When she reached the entrance of the residential complex, Xie Wantang actually saw Xia Meng.

For a moment she thought her eyes were playing tricks, but upon looking closer, it really was Xia Meng.

She could have driven straight into the complex, but Xie Wantang felt that since the person she loved wasn't Lu Yanshen, her and Xia Meng's affections were not for the same man.

It's just that the two different men they each like happen to look exactly alike.

Xie Wantang stopped the car, rolled down the window, and said, "Miss Xia——"

Xia Meng walked over to Xie Wantang and said, "Miss Xie, may I have a private word with you?"

"Then get in the car." Xie Wantang said.

"Thank you."

Xia Meng went to the passenger seat, and Xie Wantang drove the car into the residential complex.

Their residential complex has great greenery and a nice environment; wherever you park the car, you can chat.

"Would you like to come inside for a sit?" Xie Wantang asked.

"Sure, if it's not a bother."

"No bother."

Xie Wantang drove the car home, and upon seeing the Qin family's mansion, Xia Meng was also shocked.

She really hadn't expected Xie Wantang's home to be so luxurious and magnificent, even more so than the Lu family's villa.

Liu Shiyue had told her on WeChat, but seeing it in person still differed somewhat from her imagination.