Chapter 528: Chapter 528

Afterward, under Ye Qingcao’s sole effort, the table for four was covered with dishes.

Three portions of steak were also served...

The steaks, nestled among the sea of table food, looked especially outstanding!

Before starting to eat, Pu Sangzhi took a photo of the table filled with food and specifically sent it to Huo Feng.

She didn’t quite understand why, but she just wanted Huo Feng to know that she was out having a meal, that someone else was treating her, and that she had been invited...

Of course, being the introverted and low-key person that she was, she would never actively blame Huo Feng for not inviting her. She would only give Huo Feng a hint and let him figure it out on his own.

Huo Feng always replied to her messages instantly, unless his phone wasn’t with him.

But his phone was rarely not by his side, so, of course, he immediately replied to Pu Sangzhi’s WeChat message: "Where are you? Who are you having dinner with? Why didn’t you tell me? You’re too much!"

Looking at his barrage of questions, a warm feeling spread through Pu Sangzhi’s heart, and a smile involuntarily curled up at the corners of her mouth.

She promptly put down her cutlery, picked up her phone, and replied to Huo Feng on WeChat: "Today Han Lei is treating Zhang Xiaocao and me to dinner because we helped him that day. What have you been up to today? Went out to play again?"

On Huo Feng’s side, his immediate reply was three exclamation marks!

Followed by a series of angry emojis!

He seemed to be going mad...

A barrage of angry emojis filled the entire WeChat conversation screen.

As Pu Sangzhi’s phone notification dinged incessantly, watching Huo Feng get so angry made the curve of her smile grow even higher. She asked, "What are you up to? Have you eaten yet? Want to come over and join us?"

When she said that, Pu Sangzhi wasn’t going to let Huo Feng know that her subtext was: she missed him.

Very quickly, Huo Feng replied to her: "Send me the address, I’ll be right over! I’m so mad! How could you go behind my back and have dinner with another man! I’m coming over to teach you a lesson! (angry emoji)"

Just from that line, Pu Sangzhi could imagine the frustrated expression on Huo Feng’s face as he said those words...

Pu Sangzhi couldn’t help but let out a "Pfft" of laughter, her laughter drawing the attention of the other two at the table.

Ye Qingcao and Han Lei both looked at her in astonishment, and Pu Sangzhi had to wave her hand at them, "I’m fine, but Huo Feng will be coming over in a bit."

Ye Qingcao immediately nudged her with her elbow, "I knew you missed Brother Feng, you’ve taken the initiative to message him, haven’t you!"

Pu Sangzhi didn’t explain, only picked up her phone, and looked down at the new message from Huo Feng: "Woman, you said you wouldn’t make me jealous! Remember your promise to me!"

Wearing a smile, Pu Sangzhi leisurely typed back: "You’re overthinking again. We’re at Shipenglai in Tangxia now, hurry on over. But you’ll have to pay for your own meal!"

Huo Feng declared: "Don’t worry, I’ve never been bashful about splurging when it’s called for! I’ll make you proud!"

Pu Sangzhi’s smile widened: "Hurry up, do you want me to wait for you downstairs?"

Only then did Huo Feng’s tone get a little better: "That’s more like my girl!"

Huo Feng continued: "No need to wait, I’ll come to you. It’s too hot outside."

Huo Feng added: "Next time something happens, tell me earlier; don’t make me face it so suddenly. You don’t know how heartbroken I was just now!"

Pu Sangzhi felt goosebumps rise all over her body.

Nevertheless, she replied to Huo Feng: "You didn’t invite me."

Huo Feng: "I’ve been busy!"

Pu Sangzhi asked him: "What have you been busy with? Doing what? Surely you’re not playing around, right?"

Huo Feng candidly replied to her: "Busy pampering you!"

A simple sentence, and Pu Sangzhi’s mood, clouded for half the day, suddenly cleared!

She didn’t ask Huo Feng what he had really been busy with lately, only sent back one sentence: "Then hurry up."

After that, Pu Sangzhi was no longer in a hurry to eat her steak.

"You guys eat first, I’m going downstairs to meet Huo Feng."

Picking up her phone and leaving her spot, she left them with that sentence and hurriedly walked away.

Left behind, Ye Qingcao and Han Lei watched her go until Pu Sangzhi quickly turned the corner, and her figure disappeared from their view, only then did they retract their gazes. Official source ıs 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⟡𝕗𝗂𝗋𝖾⟡𝕟𝕖𝕥

That’s when Han Lei, with a hint of dejection in his eyes, couldn’t help but ask Ye Qingcao, "Are Sangzhi and that guy named Huo Feng really a couple?"

Ye Qingcao, vigorously cutting her steak without even lifting her eyelids, said, "They have enough feelings for each other, they just lack a bit of formality!"

Although Han Lei didn’t quite understand what Ye Qingcao meant, his mood had already soured.

He was silent for a while, seemingly remembering something else, then asked again: "What does formality mean?"

Ye Qingcao speared a piece of beef, put it in her mouth, and chewed before saying, "It means that they like each other right now. But because of certain conditions and reasons, they’re not yet together. So their current relationship is... more than friends, less than lovers, it’s like the flirting stage!"

More than friends, less than lovers...

Hearing such unnecessary details, Han Lei felt once again that he still had hope.

As long as they weren’t together yet, as long as Pu Sangzhi was still single, he could try again.

If he didn’t even try, Han Lei knew deep down that he would regret it.

He had already missed out on a month’s time, he was already regretting it.

So from now on, he wouldn’t do anything that would make him regret.

"Hey, Han Lei, try that dumpling and see what the filling is."

Ye Qingcao pointed with her fork at the dumpling in front of Han Lei, "If it’s leek, let me know, I don’t eat leeks."

Han Lei picked up a dumpling, took a bite, and showed the filling to Ye Qingcao, "It’s leek."

Ye Qingcao sighed deeply, "Alright, I won’t eat it then, you take care of this plate."

Han Lei then asked her, "You don’t like leeks?"

Ye Qingcao pouted, "I used to like leeks, but they tend to get stuck in my braces. And well, my idol doesn’t like them either. For him, I’ve got to slowly give up leeks!"

Han Lei raised his eyebrows, "Your idol?"

Without any attempt to conceal it, Ye Qingcao spilled the beans to Han Lei about her years-long crush on Yan Siyuan...

Thus, her story also ignited Han Lei’s fighting spirit, giving him even more confidence, more Courage! It solidified his determination to confess to Pu Sangzhi and pursue her heart!

Downstairs at Shipenglai, Pu Sangzhi stood at the entrance waiting for Huo Feng, having waited for over ten minutes.

The summer evening was still muggy, with people coming and going on the streets, the air mixed with the residual heat from the setting sun.

Before long, Pu Sangzhi was already sweating profusely.

Even though Huo Feng had told her not to wait, she just wanted to wait for him...

To be honest, Pu Sangzhi was not a girl who could be easily asked out.

Huo Feng had asked her out on dates several times, and she had turned him down again and again.

But when Han Lei suggested an outing, she agreed right away.

Thinking about it, Pu Sangzhi felt she was too harsh on Huo Feng.

Feeling guilty towards Huo Feng, she wanted to get in touch with him, wanted him to come too, and more so wanted to wait here for Huo Feng...

Huo Feng didn’t disappoint her at all!

The moment he received the message he rushed over like his life depended on it!

He abandoned the game he was in the middle of, leaving Yan Siyuan alone to tackle it, while he left on his own.

Yan Siyuan seemed to be used to Huo Feng’s unreliable ways, silently continuing the game without any complaints.

Therefore, it only took about 15 minutes for Huo Feng to appear in front of Pu Sangzhi, riding his little electric scooter like the wind.

He got off his scooter and walked straight towards Pu Sangzhi.

Seeing her waiting obediently at the entrance, Huo Feng didn’t have the slightest bit of anger in his heart; his lips had already lifted into a smile early on!

"So good, waiting here for me..."

Huo Feng approached Pu Sangzhi, reached out to touch the back of her head, took her by the arm, and headed straight into the store.

Pu Sangzhi felt that the placement of his hand was particularly weird, so she took his hand away...

But as soon as she did, Huo Feng switched positions and placed his hand on her shoulder.

Pu Sangzhi removed it again...

Huo Feng changed position once more, holding the back of her neck, touching a neck full of sweat.

"It’s really hot, huh? Sweating so much..."

Pu Sangzhi took his hand away for the third time and then, very consciously, held his broad palm, saying, "It’s really hot outside, I started sweating in just a few minutes, and it’s all because you were too slow to come."

At her words, Huo Feng laughed, showing a row of neat, uniform white teeth, "I didn’t ask you to wait for me."

Huo Feng leaned in close to her with a smile, deliberately whispering in her ear, "Did you want to wait for me?"

But Huo Feng laughed and said, "Just admit it, you’ve missed me."

Pu Sangzhi took a deep breath, tilted her head to one side, and stayed silent.

Huo Feng’s palm firmly held her small hand, smiling as he said, "Anyway, I’ve missed you."