A-List Actress: Paper Marriage but Pampering Billionaire-Chapter 170: I’m Allergic Too

Ning Ze was a bit taken aback, somewhat disappointed, "Oh, I see."

It seemed his hope to win favor with the goddess and, in turn, with Brother Jiang had fallen through.

He placed the shrimp on the plate and sat down.

Jiang Jingheng looked at Mu Yan, the coldness in his eyes receding like the tide, and the oppressive feeling in the room dissipated along with it.

"How do you know you’re allergic if you’ve never tried it?" Lan Xi suddenly said.

Mu Yan looked at the girl sitting next to her, just a bit older than herself, with a feeling that this girl was hostile to her.

"Tap tap tap," the sound of fingers tapping on the table suddenly rang out.

Accompanied by a man’s faint voice, "Have you said enough?"

Even though his voice was quite gentle, those who knew him well understood that when this sound appeared, it meant he was impatient and about to lose his temper.

Lan Xi’s body shrank a little, looking at his cold face, she immediately lowered her head and didn’t dare to speak.

Dong Le and Ning Ze, among others, sat upright, not daring to breathe too heavily, fearing they might get caught in the crossfire.

Mu Yan knew Jiang Jingheng was helping her out of the situation, so she quietly bowed her head to eat.

But the atmosphere in the room grew colder, everyone was as silent as cicadas in winter.

Suddenly, Song Cheng’an grabbed the peeled lobster from Lu Hao’s hand and placed it in Lan Xi’s bowl.

"Lan Xi, weren’t you going to have the lobster? Go ahead and eat."

Lan Xi snapped back to her senses, looking at the lobster meat in her bowl, and said somewhat disdainfully, "Brother Song, have you washed your hands?"

"Of course I have, you’ll know once you try a bite," Song Cheng’an replied with a smile.

"That’s so gross!" Lan Xi immediately picked the lobster meat out of her bowl, turned to Lu Hao, and said, "Brother Lu, this one’s dirty, peel me another one."

"Sure!" Lu Hao agreed readily.

"Eat, stop chatting, I’m starving," Song Cheng’an said.

The less he spoke, the less trouble he would have, and it would save him some worry.

Luckily Mu Yan was here, otherwise, someone wouldn’t be as "calm and collected" as now.

Everyone tacitly stopped talking and started eating.

But someone didn’t intend to let it end just like that.

Jiang Jingheng looked at Ning Ze and instructed, "Have them remove the seafood."

Ning Ze looked at him, puzzled, "What’s wrong?"

"I’m allergic!" A sharp gleam flashed in Jiang Jingheng’s eyes.

Mu Yan looked at Jiang Jingheng in surprise, was he also allergic to lobster?

Actually, she hadn’t lied earlier. Although she didn’t remember ever eating lobster, her mom had once told her she nearly died from an allergic reaction to lobster when she was very young.

But on second thought, she realized something was off.

They had been hanging out for so long. If he were really allergic to seafood, it wouldn’t have been served at all.

So, was he standing up for her?

Her heart seemed to stir with waves that couldn’t be calmed.

As for the expressions on Lu Hao and the others’ faces, it was a lot more peculiar, with shock, fear, and curiosity.

A very civilized approach, but it was more terrifying than past straightforward and violent methods.

He wasn’t unangry, just didn’t want to lose his temper here, or perhaps not in front of a certain someone.

This also proved that Mu Yan held a special place in his heart.

Lan Xi’s face shifted between blue and white, but she didn’t dare to vent her anger.

She suddenly stood up and walked toward the door.

"Lan Xi, where are you going?" Dong Le shouted.

"To the bathroom." Lan Xi pushed aside Ning Ze, who was standing at the door, and walked out.

Ning Ze took a few steps back, frowning slightly. Why did this girl’s temper seem so bad?

Soon, a server came over and cleared away all the seafood from the table.

Jiang Jingheng picked up the public chopsticks and placed a piece of meat in Mu Yan’s bowl.