Xu Qingwan was still restrained by the two bodyguards. Seeing that Fifth Master Lu easily agreed to Siyu’s request but was very cold towards her, jealousy and unwillingness surged in her heart. She couldn’t help but open her mouth and said, “Siyu, you’re really mean. Why didn’t you introduce your friend?”
Siyu just remembered Xu Qingwan was there. She knitted her eyebrow, turned around, and answered in a very cold manner, “I don’t think we are familiar with each other. What relation does my friend have with you?”
When Siyu was in the production crew, she always appeared as someone gentle with a good temperament. Therefore, as soon as she behaved like this, Xu Qingwan was immediately dumbfounded. After quite a while, Xu Qingwan grudgingly said with a smile, “Look at what you said, I’m just merely a bit curious….”
This kind of Xu Qingwan’s ‘a matter of course’ attitude made Siyu dislike her very much. At this moment, she didn’t care about the fact that getting close to Fifth Master Lu would make her body sick and deliberately pulled Fifth Master’s hand in front of Xu Qingwan while softly saying, “Then, you’ve looked for the wrong person. I can’t decide on behalf of Fifth Master. Don’t you [formal] think so?”
In Fifth Master Lu’s pitch-black eyes, that were as dark as ink, appeared a tiny bit of smiles. The lovely and innocent appearance of Siyu’s small face was reflected in his pupil. He knew that this little girl was purposefully currying favor with him and was using her powerful connections to intimidate others, but he didn’t think that there was anything wrong with this.
Since he had decided that he wanted to keep her by his side, then no matter how long he would keep this person, at this time, Siyu had the right to behave unscrupulously. The Lu family had never needed to rely on others.
“There’s one thing that you can decide for me —— decide where you want to eat.” Fifth Master Lu heard that his own voice brought a joyful tone. He really liked Siyu’s intimacy, especially when Siyu took the initiative. Not only because her body was ice-cold, it was also because embracing the little girl was like embracing a rabbit, the soft feeling was extremely good.
Fifth Master Lu held the little girl’s hand and led her outside. When they passed by Xu Qingwan, his step eventually came to a pause. Seeing that he stopped, Xu Qingwan managed to suppress her displeasure towards Siyu and looked at him expectantly, “Mister….”
Siyu who was dragged along caught sight of the belittling smile on Fifth Master Lu’s lips and immediately had a bad premonition in her heart. Although she didn’t like Xu Qingwan, she knew Fifth Master Lu’s method of doing things. If she offended him, perhaps Xu Qingwan would truly be thrown into the river, and that would be a bit too much.
Therefore, Siyu opened her mouth and said, “Fifth Master, just ignore her. Let’s just go to that Chinese restaurant outside of the shooting location, what do you think? I remembered that Jiang City’s cuisine there is very authentic.”
Fifth Master Lu might not know Siyu’s little thoughts. For him, Xu Qingwan was like an ant that he could easily crush to death. In fact, he didn’t care whether it was dead or alive. However, since the little rabbit that he kept had opened her mouth, he just threw that person onto the back of his head and continued to lead Siyu into the car that was parked outside.
As soon as Fifth Master walked away, the bodyguards who were restraining Xu Qingwan finally let her go and taciturnly withdrew in an orderly manner. Once Xu Qingwan was freed, both of her legs went soft and she immediately fell onto the ground.
Her shoulder, which was previously held by them was burning with pain. The grievance in Xu Qingwan’s heart nearly surged up to her throat. She lifted her head and stared at Siyu departing back with hatred. The cold “ignore her” sentence from Siyu just now kept repeating in her ear. It made Xu Qingwan feel deeply humiliated.
She wouldn’t mind if that man ignored her. However, Zhou Siyu—— for which reason did she ridiculed her? Is it because she had someone’s support that she became so carried away by her success like this? However, whose backer the Lu family would become in the end, it’s not been decided yet!
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After they left the hotel, the Lu family’s car quickly sent them to the restaurant Siyu spoke of.
Fifth Master Lu liked quietness, hence he didn’t like to eat together with others. Siyu had just wanted to get off the car when he grabbed her wrist and pulled her to his side. Only after the bodyguards booked the whole restaurant and cleared out the place did Fifth Master Lu led Siyu off the car.
There wasn’t any guest left in the restaurant. The owner of the restaurant welcomed them to the most luxurious private room in fear and trepidation. Without looking at the menu that was handed over, Fifth Master Lu tossed it directly into Siyu’s arms, “order what you want to eat.”
Siyu who was holding the menu looked like she had just received a hot potato. [T/N: 烫手山芋 – Hot potato, also means problem; trouble; or headache]
In fact, as long as she sat next to Fifth Master Lu, she’d want to vomit blood. She didn’t have any slightest bit of appetite. Saying that she wanted to have a meal here was just an excuse to change the topic. Honestly, right now she didn’t feel like eating……
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Of course, this kind of thing couldn’t be outspokenly said. Siyu tactfully asked, “What kind of tastes are to your [formal] liking? I’ll order for you first.”
Fifth Master Lu turned the beads in his hands with an appearance like he’s someone detached from this world. However, the words that came out of his mouth could infuriate people to death, “Do as you please. Ginger and onion must not be put inside and coriander couldn’t be added. Something too salty or too sweet is not allowed. Vinegar could only be put in one spoonful at most. Animal’s liver and plant’s rhizome are a big no. The food must not be roasted. Thick gravy is also not permissible, and add less oil.”
Siyu: “……” Wait a second, was this what you [formal] called “do as you please” ?