My Exclusive Dream World Adventures-Chapter 173 - No backing out
Chapter 173: 173 No backing out
Chapter 173: 173 No backing out
Chen Xu heard Luo Xiyun’s question, his hand paused, and he said, “After that dream woke me up, the thought of you no longer being mine tormented me. So, I thought about resigning. Just then I got a recipe and started focusing on cooking.”
Luo Xiyun gently smoothed the hair beside her ear, pursed her lips, and said, “Were you serious about what you said last night?”
The water in the pot bubbled vigorously, sending up plumes of steam. Chen Xu grabbed the noodles, dropped them into the pot, covered it, then turned to look at her and said, “Of course I was.”
He asked, “Would you be my girlfriend?”
Luo Xiyun looked down at her toes and said softly, “There’s no sincerity in that.”
“Boss—”
Just then, Yanqing walked in, saw Luo Xiyun standing at the kitchen door, paused surprised, and stood at the doorway, unsure of her relationship with Chen Xu. He said, “I’d like two servings of noodles to go.”
After speaking, he sat near the door, pretending to look outside, but his ears perked up.
Chen Xu ignored Yanqing at the door, looked at Luo Xiyun, and said, “Otherwise, shall I go to the office and confess to you publicly?”
Luo Xiyun blushed a bit, shook her head, and said, “The people at the company talk too much; I don’t want to hear them gossip about you.”
“They talk about me? That I’m living off a woman?”
Chen Xu said indifferently, “Actually, they’re just envious and jealous. As long as I’m with you, people will definitely talk behind our backs. Having a girlfriend as amazing as you, wouldn’t it make others a bit sour?”
Luo Xiyun’s face turned even redder, staring at him, she said, “You didn’t use to be like this.”
“Not like what?”
“Smooth-talking.”
“Don’t you like it?”
Luo Xiyun countered without answering, “Is it because of your ex-girlfriend?”
Chen Xu looked at her, kept looking until she uncomfortably shifted her gaze away, then said, “Are you jealous?”
“Who’s jealous of you.”
Chen Xu couldn’t help but laugh, lifted the lid off the pot, a thick cloud of white steam rose, revealing the noodles tumbling in the boiling water.
He grabbed a strainer, scooped up the noodles, and placed them into a bowl with practiced ease, adding various toppings and the broth. He picked up the bowl, walked outside, and placed it on the innermost table, saying, “Try this.”
After setting down the noodles, he pulled out a few napkins and wiped the chair before letting her sit down.
“These bowls and chopsticks are what I usually use myself.”
After sitting down, Luo Xiyun took the chopsticks he handed her, looked at him, and couldn’t help but ask, “Did your ex-girlfriend teach you all these too?”
She felt a little unfair inside. In her dreams, she never had such treatment.
Chen Xu suppressed a smile and said, “Are you sure you really want to know?”
“Forget it, then.” She lowered her head and began tasting the noodles.
“You eat. I’ll go make those noodles for that guy.”
Saying so, Chen Xu entered the kitchen and soon had them prepared, carried them to the door, and handed them to the waiting Yanqing.
“Is this your girlfriend?” Yanqing whispered. “Boss, I’m truly impressed with you now, making good noodles is one thing, but having such a beautiful girlfriend too.”
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Chen Xu said, “Be careful your girlfriend doesn’t hear you say that.”
“She’d hear me say this here too.” Yanqing said, didn’t linger, paid, and left.
There were no other customers in the shop, so Chen Xu made himself a bowl of noodles as well and sat across from Luo Xiyun, sharing the meal with her.
Neither of them spoke, as if they had returned to that dream.
It was April, and the weather was very humid, making the ground feel as if it had just been mopped—damp and never fully dry.
Today, the temperature was a bit high, and Chen Xu had already put on short sleeves, having just come out of the kitchen sweating.
A wall fan was on, swaying side to side. When it blew in this direction, it scattered Luo Xiyun’s long hair, which she grabbed with her hand to prevent it from falling into her face.
“Hmm?”
Luo Xiyun noticed Chen Xu staring at her and looked back at him with a slightly puzzled gaze.
Chen Xu said sincerely, “You’re really beautiful.”
A blush quickly spread across her face as she said, “If you keep this up, I won’t talk to you anymore.”
Chen Xu wanted to say something else, but then more customers came in, so he had to get up and go make noodles.
As more customers arrived, Chen Xu kept busy. After Luo Xiyun finished eating, he said to her, “Why don’t you go sit in my room for a while? I’ll join you when the workers start their shift. The room on the left is mine.”
Luo Xiyun nodded and naturally walked up the stairs, reached the mezzanine floor, pushed open the left door, turned on the light, and looked around.
The room wasn’t very big, furnished with a single bed and a computer desk. At the foot of the bed, there was a simple wardrobe.
The wallpaper was pink with patterns, making it feel like a girl’s room.
She placed her handbag on the bed and neatly folded several clothes that had clearly just been washed and brought in, placing them at the foot of the bed.
Then, she sat down in front of the computer desk, noticed various small items strewn about, and saw some dust under the monitor. She took out a pack of wet wipes from her handbag.
She sat on the chair, rearranged the small items on the desk one by one, then wiped the dust in every corner with a wet wipe, and finally used a dry wipe to remove any remaining moisture.
Next, she cleaned the crevices of the keyboard.
After sitting for a while, she noticed the clothes in the wardrobe were a bit messy. She stood up, took out all the clothes, folded them neatly again, and placed them back in the wardrobe, organized by category.
When Chen Xu came upstairs and saw the room looking brand new, he was surprised and cleared his throat, saying, “You’re still the same as before, so fond of cleanliness.”
“I just like the feeling of tidiness,” Luo Xiyun stood up and said, “I need to go to the office now.”
Chen Xu said, “So early? It’s only eight o’clock.”
“Chen Xu.”
Her expression became serious.
“Hmm?”
“Are you serious about me?”
Chen Xu nodded earnestly, “Yes.”
“Can you be a bit more patient with me then?”
Chen Xu was somewhat puzzled, “What do you mean?”
“Promise me, don’t treat me like you do in your dreams.”
Chen Xu immediately understood, but his face turned slightly bitter as he said, “But surely you can’t expect me to always be like a monk?”
She held up three fingers and said, “Just three months, can you do it?”
Chen Xu gritted his teeth and replied, “Okay, I promise you.”
Luo Xiyun’s face lit up with a joyful smile. She leaned in and kissed him on the lips, saying, “You promised me, no backing out.”
Chen Xu was dazzled by her smile; he had never seen her smile like that in his dreams. At that moment, he felt that enduring it for her smile was indeed worthwhile.
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