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This is their habit when they eat together. Whenever Su Xiaoqiang is afraid of gaining weight but wants to eat two kinds of desserts, she will order two.
Then eat half of each, which is equivalent to eating only one dessert.
Watching the two of them sharing a straw and amicably cutting the cake, Liu Miaomiao asked in confusion, "Have you two made up again?"
"We didn't even argue!" Gu Ran said, both amused and exasperated.
If it weren't for you being such a discordant light between the couple, I would already be holding my girlfriend in my arms, touching, kissing, and grabbing her.
The three of them ate cake and chatted.
Most of the time, it was Gu Ran and Liu Miaomiao who were talking.
Gu Ran talked about the two-meter-long lizards in Siam that roamed the streets, and then talked about the scenery along the shores of Lake Michigan. He mentioned that he could actually catch a carp weighing over thirty pounds in the lake, and even showed Liu Miaomiao photos of his catch, which amused the little girl.
He had discussed these things with Su Xiaoqiang before.
Liu Miaomiao then mentioned that she and Su Xiaoqiang participated in a singing competition together. They made it to the finals, and a fan club from the school cheered them on. She also told Gu Ran to treat Su Xiaoqiang well, otherwise she would be snatched away by someone else, as she had many suitors.
Su Xiaoqiang had often talked about these things with Gu Ran.
Suddenly, both of them felt that Liu Miaomiao was a bit superfluous and stared at her together.
"What's wrong?" Liu Miaomiao thought she had cream on her face, so she quickly wiped her mouth with a tissue.
There's no cream either!
Gu Ran and Su Xiaoqiang exchanged a glance and smiled knowingly.
"What's wrong..." Liu Miaomiao, who was still single and unaware of her own situation, felt that the two of them were acting strangely.
Although the private rooms in the clubhouse are not completely enclosed and there are many people, the environment here is not noisy at all.
Everyone spoke softly, afraid of ruining the elegant atmosphere.
The layout here is actually designed to facilitate the gathering and communication of various small circles within high society.
Small circles are like the powerful clans of ancient China; you can see their existence, but for outsiders to enter and communicate with them, the threshold is harder than climbing to heaven.
Just then, a discordant voice broke the atmosphere of the club.
Snapped!
That was the sound of a slap.
This was followed by a heated argument between a man and a woman.
"You bastard, you slept with me and now you're denying it? That night was my first time! Are you even a man?!"
In a nearby cubicle, a woman dressed in an expensive designer dress slapped the man in the suit inside and then began to hurl insults at him.
The man in the suit looked to be under thirty. He kicked over the coffee table in front of him and angrily said:
"What the hell? I was picking up another girl at the movie theater that night. Were you drunk and got picked up by someone? You've mistaken me for someone else."
The woman paused, seemingly confused, but then shook her head and said to the man in the suit, her voice trembling with tears:
"I don't care, you said you'd give me 100,000 if I spent time with you, now give me the money!"
"Give me a damn thing! Do you think you're made of gold? 100,000? Don't say I didn't do it; even if I did, you'd be worth at most 10,000. Don't think I don't know the market price!"
"What market price...you...who do you take me for?"
"Ha, you've already asked me for money, and you still want to know what kind of person I am to you? Don't be so hypocritical."
The woman had an innocent-looking face, and she cried out with tears streaming down her face, "You... I thought you really liked me, but it turns out... you just wanted to... make me feel like a dog!"
"I genuinely wanted to sleep with you, but you've always refused, haven't you? Now you're here saying all this nonsense. Anyway, I've never slept with you. I, Zhou Yancheng, never force a woman to do anything. Who the hell slept with you? Go find them!"
"Fine, I was prepared for you to deny it... You've tarnished my innocence, I'll kill you!" With that, the woman suddenly pulled a switchblade from under her skirt and stabbed at Zhou Yancheng, the man in the suit.
Zhou Yancheng was completely caught off guard by this turn of events.
Just as the knife was about to pierce his body, a spoon suddenly shot out and hit the blade of the switchblade.
The blade vibrated violently, numbing the woman's hand, causing her to release the knife.
Immediately afterwards, the club's female manager, accompanied by two female security guards, hurriedly entered the premises.
They had been watching from the outside to prevent any accidents from happening.
But we were still a step too late.
Zhou Yancheng looked at the knife on the ground and confirmed that this woman was not joking.
She was restrained by two female security guards and was still swearing at them.
The club's female manager then asked, "Mr. Zhou, this lady..."
Zhou Yancheng said, "Take her to the hospital to see a psychiatrist, and then show me the surveillance footage from the previous two days to see who she was drinking with that night."
"I'm sorry, you have no right to inquire about our club's surveillance footage; it involves the privacy of our guests," said the club's female manager.
Zhou Yancheng didn't say anything, just nodded silently, and then walked towards the cubicle where Gu Ran was.
The club's female manager immediately stepped forward, blocking his path, and gave Gu Ran an inquiring look.
Gu Ran nodded, indicating that everything was alright.
Zhou Yancheng walked over to Gu Ran and said, "Thank you for your help, brother."
"I was being nosy," Gu Ran said. "I didn't even need to lift a finger; Big Brother doesn't seem to be afraid of knives."
"Oh?" Zhou Yancheng didn't expect Gu Ran to see through his skills, and seeing that he could book the largest private room in the club, he knew that Gu Ran's identity was not ordinary.
"My name is Zhou Yancheng."
"Gu Ran".
“Gu Ran…” Zhou Yancheng quickly recalled in his mind, but after thinking for a long time, he could not remember any rich second-generation in Shanghai with that name.
He thought about it for a while and then stopped. Now he was suddenly being robbed of his food, but he didn't know who it was. This was a matter of a man's pride, and he had to find out immediately.
Zhou Yancheng handed a business card to Gu Ran: "Brother, no matter what, you saved me this time. I'm grateful to you. Just let me know if you need anything."
"Oh..." Gu Ran casually picked up a sticky note from the conference table, wrote down his name and phone number, "You can contact me if you need anything. I know you were wronged this time."
While they were arguing, Gu Ran used his Sharingan's perception to watch the drama unfold, but after observing for a while, he realized that neither the man nor the woman was lying.
It was also because of the Sharingan's observation that he realized Zhou Yancheng had reacted after the spoon was thrown. Based on his muscle reaction speed, he could have easily avoided the woman's knife.
That's why Gu Ran said that his intervention was a bit unnecessary.
As for why he helped Zhou Yancheng, Gu Ran had a feeling that this matter might be related to hybrids or dragons.
This woman's memories seem to have been hypnotized and altered.
After receiving Gu Ran's call, Zhou Yancheng hurriedly said goodbye and left.
When the female manager realized that Gu Ran had thrown the spoon, she quickly came up to thank him for helping to maintain the security of the club.
Her face remained calm, but she was actually quite shocked inside. This guest had actually managed to knock away the other person's switchblade with a spoon?
She herself knew a little self-defense and had studied martial arts, so she knew that Gu Ran's skills were not something an ordinary person could do.
"It's okay, we still have dinner later, it would be too disappointing if there was blood," Gu Ran said.
This farce became an interlude today, and everyone in the club who were watching the drama couldn't help but comment on it.
After all, gossiping is a human instinct. Even two dogs fighting on the street can attract a crowd, let alone the drama that just happened.
Moreover, Zhou Yancheng's identity seems to be unusual, as many people recognize him.
Chapter 180 Living together
Because of Tian Dingshan's bravery, Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang both knew that Gu Ran knew martial arts, so they didn't react much to his throwing spoon and brandishing his knife.
Aren't all martial arts masters in movies like that? What's so special about it?
As for the other people in the club, they were far away and did not notice Gu Ran's move.
Liu Miaomiao whispered, "Do you think... what that woman just said was true?"
“It must be true, but the man is denying it,” Su Xiaoqiang said confidently. “Men who get something too easily don’t cherish it and will easily give it up.”
This punch shattered the void, and Gu Ran was suddenly hit by an AOE attack. He looked at his girlfriend with annoyance.
Su Xiaoqiang looked back into his eyes: "I wasn't talking about you."
"Sigh, you're right," Gu Ran sighed. "I don't even have a bed to sleep in tonight, and I'm already worrying about other things..."
Liu Miaomiao, oblivious to the unspoken message, bluntly said, "Didn't I tell you to sleep in Su Xiaoqiang's room? Why are you still worried about this?"
Su Xiaoqiang pretended not to understand what he meant by "other things".
Seeing that Su Xiaoqiang didn't respond, Gu Ran took out his phone and sent her a message:
"You've come all this way back, and you're sleeping alone. Tell me, how is this any different from sleeping in a dorm abroad?"
Su Xiaoqiang's phone vibrated in her pocket. She didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but when she saw her boyfriend giving her meaningful glances, she took it out to take a look.
That stinky man...
"What's yours will definitely be yours, don't rush," Su Xiaoqiang replied to the text message, blushing.
Gu Ran replied with a laugh: "What do you mean 'mine'? Why am I in such a hurry? I said I have nowhere to sleep tonight, I just want to sleep, what are you thinking?"
"You bastard!" Su Xiaoqiang cursed inwardly, glared at him again, and didn't reply to the message.
Her shy and angry expression was incredibly cute.
……
As night falls, the colorful lights of landmarks around the Bund gradually illuminate the bustling city. Even on a rainy day, many people still linger on the Bund to admire the scenery.
At dinner time, the female manager came over with a foreign bald chef, asked the three of them about their preferences, and then went to arrange dinner.
"Is that enough? Are you too tired and have a poor appetite?" Su Xiaoqiang asked Gu Ran, noticing that her boyfriend had only ordered enough for one person.
He usually eats at least three servings of Western food.
"I just heard that we have a turkey at home," Gu Ran said with a smile.
Su Xiaoqiang then remembered that she had forgotten about it if it hadn't been mentioned.
She smiled and said, "I'll roast a turkey for you tonight."