Chapter 85: Sweetie, Lu Chen is still single

Xie Wantang just stared at the shrimp meat that suddenly appeared before her, a bit abrupt, but Lu Chen's earlier smooth, flowing motion of peeling shrimp seemed very fluid.

At the table, besides her, no one seemed to think Lu Chen helping her peel shrimp was inappropriate in any way.

Immediately after, Lu Chen took the peeled shrimp meat, coated it with sauce, and gave it to someone else.

Ladies first.

Then the gentlemen, from elders to peers.

Not a single person was left out by him.

Xie Ningmeng doesn't eat shrimp.

She's not allergic to shrimp; she simply dislikes all kinds of shrimp.

She loves eating crab.

Lu Chen is also skilled at peeling crab; knowing Xie Ningmeng loves crab, he immediately took one, used tools, completely extracted the crab meat, and placed it before her.

"Thank you." Xie Ningmeng thanked Lu Chen.

Everyone who received Lu Chen's gift said thank you to him, except Xie Wantang, who said nothing.

Lu Yanshen had never helped her peel shrimp shells; all along, she had been serving and taking care of Lu Yanshen. After three years of marriage, Lu Yanshen was the one who enjoyed, never contributing.

He seems not to understand what "contribution" means.

Actually, that's not right; he is quite generous toward Xia Meng and treats her very well.

To prevent Xia Meng from being gossiped about due to their divorce, he didn't hesitate to spend ten billion to silence the rumors.

So, the Lu Chen before her is fundamentally a completely different person from Lu Yanshen.

Lu Yanshen is kind only to those he cares about, while Lu Chen can be kind to everyone, like a little sun.

"Mr. Lu, you look too much like Lu Yanshen; my junior sister hasn't come to her senses yet." Shen Ye explained Xie Wantang's gaffe to Lu Chen.

Accepting Lu Chen's shrimp and then not saying thank you is indeed impolite.

But they all can understand.

They were just worried Lu Chen wouldn't understand, so Shen Ye explained.

"Hmm, I understand." Lu Chen nodded, his low, crisp voice like a hidden spring in a mountain ravine.

"My sister will definitely want to attend your company's voiceprint training class; tell me, how are you planning to register this time? Or will it be like last time, just grabbing spots?" Qin Muyang asked on Xie Wantang's behalf.

"Of course not needed; I resemble Xie Wantang's ex-husband so much, showing I have some affinity with her; Professor Wu and I have a decent relationship, and he gave me two recommendation slots, one of which is for Xie Wantang."

"And the other one?" Xie Wantang asked instinctively.

She didn't even know why, but she blurted it out innocently.

Clearly, they barely know each other; she has seen his photo, even a picture with his older brother, but today is truly their first meeting.

Speaking of which, besides that face, which she knows extremely well, everything else—his name, Lu Chen's identity, profession—is unfamiliar to her.

Of course, LC Technology Company is highly capable and well-known in the industry, a firm focused on scientific research, whose boss keeps a low profile, basically never appearing in public.

Furthermore, they refuse all forms of interviews, so both the company and its boss carry an air of unfathomable mystery.

Now that Lu Chen's true identity has been revealed, Xie Wantang would never have guessed, even if she racked her brains, that this Lu Chen shares such a connection with her.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have asked Mr. Lu that question." Xie Wantang truly felt apologetic.

"It's fine, you asked, and there's another one recommended by my partner, surnamed Su, he…"

"Su Nianchu?" Xie Wantang blurted out instinctively.

If it really were Su Nianchu, then all of this would be truly bizarre.

Lu Chen shook his head. "It's not that name; he's a man named Su Yang. Do you know him, Miss Xie?"

Xie Wantang shook her head, apologizing embarrassedly: "I don't know him, sorry, I was too hasty and flustered."

Xie Wantang felt very self-reproachful.

What's going on? Could it be that she can't leave Sijiucheng?

When people say the surname Su, she instinctively assumes it's the Su Nianchu she knows.

Ah—

"It's okay."

Lu Chen chuckled lightly; he knew Xie Wantang was testing him.

He didn't mind her probing.

He had acted as Lu Yanshen for over three years without the Lu family noticing any flaw.

The only ones who could tell he wasn't the real Lu Yanshen were, besides Xia Meng, who deeply loved Lu Yanshen, the person who knows whether Lu Yanshen is dead or alive.

For the rest of the time, Xie Wantang focused on eating, saying nothing more.

After dinner, Shen Ye and Lu Chen took their leave voluntarily.

Before parting, Lu Chen used the pretext of notifying Xie Wantang about the voiceprint training class opening to mutually add each other on WeChat.

Lu Chen's WeChat name is just a single character—【Chen】.

His avatar is a handwritten, flourishing "Chen" character.

Grand and imposing, like the aura hidden within his body.

Lu Yanshen's WeChat name is 【Summer Day Like a Dream】.

It is the name of his first love.

His avatar is a chubby white cat; Lu Rourou previously told her the cat's origin just to annoy her.

So she knows that the white cat named 【Shen Shen】 is a pet Lu Yanshen and Xia Meng raised together; later, after it fell ill and passed away, Xia Meng no longer kept pets.

"Professor Wu should be able to arrive in Haishi the day after tomorrow; if Miss Xie is interested, when I treat him to a meal, you can join if you have time."

"Really?"

Xie Wantang's gloomy mood instantly brightened when she heard she could have a meal together with Professor Wu.

A small face that had seemed listless for some reason instantly became spirited and radiant.

"Of course it's true, Miss Xie, isn't my face just like a liar's?" Lu Chen said in a joking tone.

Xie Wantang was slightly stunned, then shook her head: "No."

She could only deny it, couldn't explain.

She couldn't really admit that it was just because he had a face exactly like her ex-husband's, so she subconsciously didn't feel good about him.

They are clearly two unrelated people, yet because they share a face she thinks of him as unpleasant as her ex-husband—this is unfair to Lu Chen.

Moreover, when he peeled shrimp today, he gave her the first piece of shrimp meat.

She really shouldn't treat Lu Chen this way.

"If it's not, then fine. Once I settle the time and place, I'll send Miss Xie a WeChat."

"Hmm, thank you, Mr. Lu."

"You're welcome."

"I'll see you off with Senior Martial Brother." Having accepted Lu Chen's kindness, Xie Wantang also responded with her friendliness.

"Okay."

Accompanied by her three older brothers, Xie Wantang saw Shen Ye and Lu Chen to the door; the driver had already parked the car there waiting.

"Shen Ye, there are plenty of rooms at my place; why not stay?" the second son of the Qin family said to Shen Ye.

"I really can't; I came to Haishi on a mission, coming over for tonight's meal is just squeezing in time, so I'm leaving together with Mr. Lu."

"Alright, then come again when you have time."

"Hmm."

"We're leaving, Miss Xie."

"Okay."

Xie Wantang stood there, watching them leave.

Qin Third Brother came over and said, "If I had known that dog of a man Lu Yanshen was like this, I'd have been better off setting you up with Lu Chen."

"By the way, Tang Bao, Lu Chen is still single."

Xie Wantang: "……"