Chapter 42
Who are you calling a cheater?!
Li Han, who was standing to the side, watched the two of them remain silent. He swallowed hard and then turned his gaze to Li Yitong.
Li Yitong remained silent, simply smiling as she watched the two of them, her expression suggesting she wasn't about to interrupt.
At this moment, Li Han secretly thought to himself, "Is Sister Xue thinking of making the two of them fight? Only the strongest one is qualified to be my sister-in-law?"
Or perhaps she was thinking that, if all else fails, Meng Ziyi and Tian Xiwei, the siblings, could each have one.
"Cough cough..." Li Han coughed.
"Well, it's lunchtime, let's go eat first."
When in doubt, eat first; food is the most important thing in the world; whether there's a reason or not, head to a restaurant... Humanity's greatest wisdom is the invention of the dinner table.
What can't be discussed over drinks?
Upon hearing this, Li Yitong, Meng Ziyi, and Tian Xiwei all turned to look at Li Han.
"Okay." Meng Ziyi smiled and acted like an older sister. Li Yitong is an older sister, and so can I, Meng Ziyi.
"Hmph." Tian Xiwei snorted at Meng Ziyi.
Meng Ziyi glanced at Tian Xiwei, but didn't say anything. She just thought that this little girl looked sweet, but didn't taste sweet at all.
Soon, the four arrived at a well-known local restaurant in Shanghai. Before leaving, Li Han gave some instructions to the assistant director, Cat Tree, that the crew should rest first and filming would resume whenever they returned.
There were only a few main actors in the production team, and now that the male and female leads and the second female lead had all left, there wasn't much left for the production team to film.
After everyone entered, the waiter came forward.
"What do you guys want to eat?" Li Han turned to look at the three of them.
"I don't care." Li Yitong smiled with narrowed eyes.
"Give me some braised pork," Meng Ziyi said directly.
"Braised pork." Li Han turned his head and gestured to the waiter.
Tian Xiwei blinked her big eyes at the two of them. "I haven't even said anything yet, and you've already ordered the food? And what's with you two acting like a perfect couple?"
"Eight-Treasure Duck." Tian Xiwei's spicy voice came through, her voice slightly soft and cute, yet carrying a unique spicy flavor characteristic of Sichuan and Chongqing.
Meng Ziyi turned his head to look at Tian Xiwei and smiled slightly.
"Eight-treasure duck," Li Han gestured to the waiter.
Meng Ziyi: "Stir-fried shrimp, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, borscht, sweet and sour pork ribs..."
Tian Xiwei: "Poached chicken, braised pork belly, claypot rice, braised gluten with four kinds of vegetables..."
Meng Ziyi pointed to one, and Tian Xiwei followed suit, which made Meng Ziyi turn to look at Tian Xiwei speechlessly. What is this?
"Four Delights Roasted Gluten, quick and easy..." Li Han hurriedly signaled the waiter to write it down. Given Xiao Tian's current dissatisfied expression, he dared not provoke her, lest she punch him again.
Li Yitong looked helplessly at the two people: one was her friend and Li Han's first love, and the other was her boyfriend and Li Han's current boyfriend.
Not to mention Li Han, she didn't really know what to say.
"Alright, alright, are we going to finish all this food?" Li Yitong stepped forward and hugged her arm, saying that the two of them had ordered more than a dozen dishes back and forth.
Meng Ziyi crossed his arms and smiled without saying a word, while Tian Xiwei also crossed her arms and let out a soft hum.
Seeing this, Li Han turned to the waiter and said, "Take us to a private room."
The group then went to the private room and took their seats. The seating arrangement was quite interesting: Li Han sat in the middle, Meng Ziyi on the left, and Tian Xiwei on the right.
Li Yitong, the older sister, doesn't sit next to Li Han.
"Come on, everyone, let's eat," Li Han said.
During the meal, Tian Xiwei glanced at Meng Ziyi, then picked up her chopsticks and put some eight-treasure duck with glutinous rice into Li Han's bowl.
"Come on, try this Eight Treasure Duck."
Seeing this, Li Han raised an eyebrow and glanced at Tian Xiwei, who gave him a sweet smile. At this moment, Tian Xiwei was like a pure sweet girl, the kind that's so sweet it'll make your teeth ache.
Seeing this, Meng Ziyi chuckled to himself, thinking that the little girl had quite a temper.
"Li Han, try this braised pork. It's especially delicious with rice." Meng Ziyi said, placing a piece of braised pork on Li Han's plate. Then, she raised an eyebrow and gave Tian Xiwei a provocative look.
"Okay, okay." Li Han could only nod in agreement.
Seeing this, Tian Xiwei narrowed her eyes and used her chopsticks to put another piece of poached chicken on Li Han's plate.
"Try this chicken."
"Try the fried shrimp," Meng Ziyi retorted, not to be outdone.
"Try the claypot rice, try the braised gluten with four kinds of fun." Tian Xiwei continued to pick up more food.
"Try the squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, and try the sweet and sour spare ribs." Meng Ziyi continued to serve food to Li Han.
In no time, the bowl in front of Li Han was piled high with food.
Li Yitong watched the scene without saying a word, simply eating her meal in silence.
"Hey, it's all full, how am I supposed to eat this?" Li Han looked at the two of them helplessly.
"We ate it!" the two said in unison, staring at Li Han, before looking at each other again.
"Okay, okay, I'll eat." Li Han quickly picked up his chopsticks and started eating, which amused Li Yitong, who squinted her eyes.
"Hmph." Tian Xiwei snorted, slammed her chopsticks on the table, and then crossed her arms, looking at Tian Xiwei expressionlessly.
"Little sister, you're so young, don't have such a temper," Meng Ziyi said, slowly putting down her chopsticks.
"Who's your sister!" Tian Xiwei said, somewhat amused.
"Your first love, right? You've already broken up, why are you still looking for Li Han?"
"Oh?" Meng Ziyi pursed his lips.
"Who says you can't be friends after a breakup? Which law or regulation says that?!"
"Besides, how could you understand Li Han like I do? Do you know how long we've been together? Do you know what Li Han likes? Do you even know his habits?"
"Ha." Tian Xiwei laughed in exasperation.
"Wow, you knew each other so well and still broke up? Looks like you cheated on me, didn't you?"
"Who are you calling a cheater?" Meng Ziyi was immediately displeased upon hearing this, glaring at Tian Xiwei with her beautiful eyes.
"You didn't cheat? Well, you're quite capable," Tian Xiwei continued to mock.
"..." Meng Ziyi looked at Tian Xiwei expressionlessly, his tongue twitching against his cheek, as if he was preparing a powerful move.
Li Han remained silent, simply burying his head in his rice while trembling.
Meng Ziyi glanced at Li Han, then a beautiful smile appeared on her face.
"Come on, Li Han, let's have a drink." She said, picking up her glass.
"Huh? Oh." Li Han looked up at her upon hearing this and reached for the cup.
What's so interesting about drinking juice?
Just as Li Han raised his cup, Meng Ziyi twisted his wrist and spun it around Li Han's wrist, passing it over to him.
This gesture is... the gesture for drinking from a shared cup?
Li Han was taken aback by this action.
Tian Xiwei, who was standing nearby, was furious when she saw this.