Pampered by My Ex's Cousin-Chapter 1282 - 1283: I Like You! (Part 2)

Xin Xiaoxiao leaned in closer and asked, "This restaurant’s food is pretty good, right?"

As she spoke, she picked up a piece of beef and held it out to Xiang Yiqing, "Have another one."

Having already eaten one piece, he didn’t mind having another. Xiang Yiqing opened his mouth and ate the beef Xin Xiaoxiao fed him.

Then, while chewing, he looked at Xin Xiaoxiao’s mouth and said, "Your lips are all greasy."

After saying that, he reached for a couple of napkins and wiped her mouth.

This gesture came naturally to him, without the slightest embarrassment or awkwardness.

His movements were gentle, his gaze tender, and Xin Xiaoxiao’s heart skipped a beat, "Brother Xiang."

She involuntarily opened her mouth to call him.

With that sudden call, her big eyes were sparkling, as if she had something to say that was both exciting and shy.

Xiang Yiqing lightly raised an eyebrow.

"I..." Xin Xiaoxiao opened her mouth.

But "I like you," those words, she just couldn’t bring herself to say.

She didn’t have the courage.

She was afraid, afraid that if she said it, he would be repulsed by her and wouldn’t want to be with her anymore.

As things were now, she could still tease him, take small advantages, hold his hand, touch his chest, and with a bit of cheekiness, maybe even steal a kiss.

So... she decided to keep it in her heart, thinking he definitely didn’t like her type.

Xin Xiaoxiao thought to herself, then said, "I still want two more pieces of braised tofu, is that okay?"

Asking if she could have two pieces of braised tofu? When did she start listening to him so much?

He didn’t say a word, which was tantamount to agreeing, so Xin Xiaoxiao immediately waved to the owner to add two braised tofu pieces.

She ate while continuing to feed Xiang Yiqing.

Xiang Yiqing kept scrolling through his phone, and when Xin Xiaoxiao brought the food to his mouth, he frowned and reluctantly ate it.

"Finished."

A bowl of noodles and a portion of beef, just like that, they finished it bite by bite, and Xin Xiaoxiao contentedly put down her chopsticks and called to the busy owner, "Boss, how much is it?"

As she spoke, she took out a crumpled hundred-yuan bill from her pocket, as if it were picked from a pile of rubbish.

Xiang Yiqing frowned and looked at her, "Didn’t you say you lost your wallet and didn’t have any money?"

Where did this money come from?

"I took it just now when I was paying the bus fare with Zhong Qingyang’s wallet," Xin Xiaoxiao said with a cheerful smile, raising the hundred-yuan bill.

Xiang Yiqing: "..."

She actually stole money from her fiancé. She was so pleased with herself for being a thief, looking proud and full of accomplishment.

But that money...

Shedding light on something he realized, he immediately took out his wallet and pulled out a fifty-yuan note, just as the owner came over and said, "A total of twenty-two yuan."

Xiang Yiqing immediately handed the fifty-yuan note to the owner, "Here."

Xin Xiaoxiao frowned, "I have money here, why are you paying? That’s Zhong Qingyang’s annoying money; I don’t want to take it back home." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

She took the hundred yuan back then thinking she wouldn’t have money for a taxi home.

Before Xin Xiaoxiao could finish speaking, Xiang Yiqing suddenly reached out, snatched the hundred yuan from her hand, stood up, and walked heavily towards the door.

"Hey, why are you taking my money?" Xin Xiaoxiao shouted at Xiang Yiqing’s back, realizing what had happened, and quickly got up to chase after him.

Outside the door, Xiang Yiqing shoved both hands into the pockets of his pants, and the two walked toward the parking lot.

Passing under the overpass, a girl around twenty, holding a guitar, sat at the foot of the bridge, playing and singing.