A-List Actress: Paper Marriage but Pampering Billionaire-Chapter 169 Allergy

Jiang Jingheng always knew when to stop with her, otherwise, if he pushed her too far, it would backfire.

He redirected the dish he was about to place in her bowl back into his own.

"Hey, why aren’t you all eating?" Lan Xi, returning from her phone-induced daze, looked up to see everyone lost in their own thoughts, feeling confused.

"We’ll eat soon." Lu Hao smiled slightly and took a sip of his drink.

Lan Xi pointed at the large Australian lobster in the center of the table, "Brother Lu, I want to eat lobster. Help me peel it."

"Alright!" Lu Hao put down his glass, picked up a large lobster, and started peeling it.

Lan Xi watched his movements, smiling with her eyes.

Suddenly, her gaze fell on Mu Yan, and she laughed, "Miss Mu, this lobster is quite tasty. Have you ever had it before?"

Mu Yan was surprised that Lan Xi spoke to her.

When she was young, her family had modest means, with most funds going to various extracurricular classes for her, so their standard of living wasn’t very high.

Later, after her foster father and mother passed away one after another, money was tight due to Mu Chen’s medical expenses, making ends barely meet.

This was her first time seeing such a large lobster, let alone eating it.

She finished chewing the food in her mouth and replied, "No." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Jiang Jingheng looked at Mu Yan with deep eyes, pondering something unknown.

Lan Xi nodded, looking at Ning Ze with reproach and said, "Ning Xiao’er, aren’t you going to quickly peel a shrimp for your goddess? After all, if you miss this chance, there might not be another."

Mu Yan looked at the girl opposite with a charming smile. Was she implying that Ning Ze had no chance to peel a shrimp for her anymore, or that she wouldn’t have another chance to eat such a large shrimp?

Jiang Jingheng’s expression instantly darkened. He looked coldly at Lan Xi, his light brown eyes gathering storm clouds, as if a mountain rain were approaching.

Ning Ze hadn’t noticed the brewing storm at the table. Upon hearing that Mu Yan hadn’t eaten shrimp before, he immediately stood up and picked up a large lobster.

"Goddess, I’ll peel it for you!"

Suddenly, he felt a pain in his leg, someone had kicked him.

"Brother Song, why did you kick me!" Ning Ze glared at Song Cheng’an next to him.

Song Cheng’an feigned innocence, "Did I? Must be your imagination."

"You did!" Ning Ze glared at him.

He was on his left, and it was his left leg that got kicked, who else could it be?

Song Cheng’an felt a headache, this fool, does he have to wait until the threat hanging over him falls before he realizes the danger?

By that time, it would be too late.

Besides, didn’t he realize he was being used as a pawn?

They were all good friends here, none of them with a truly bad nature, just a bit of a temper, and Song Cheng’an naturally didn’t want any unpleasantness.

He snatched the lobster from Ning Ze’s hand, "I haven’t had lobster in ages. Here, this one’s for me."

Ning Ze was a bit speechless, "If you want to eat, why can’t you take it from the plate yourself!"

He snorted softly, picked up another shrimp from the plate, and smiled at Mu Yan, "Wait, I’ll peel one for you."

Song Cheng’an was simply exasperated with this idiot.

A cold voice suddenly came, "Put it down!"

Ning Ze looked across at Jiang Jingheng, whose light brown eyes were cold enough to drop ice shards, and his hand shook, nearly losing hold of the shrimp.

How did he offend Brother Jiang again? He hadn’t done anything!

Mu Yan sensed something was off, but there was no way she could really eat the shrimp peeled by Ning Ze, for Jiang Jingheng’s sake.

She looked at Ning Ze apologetically and said, "Sorry, I’m allergic to shrimp."