Bixi liked sweets and also liked hotpot as much as she did.

So, Zhuang Momo set the place where they had a meal at a famous Chongqing Hotpot restaurant.

Considering her son's taste…

She chose the soup base of three flavors, with mushroom soup in the middle, and a fun little bear squatting in the spicy pot. She believed that her son would definitely like it.

The dinner time was set at 6:30 pm.

This was a famous restaurant with many people.

In order to make sure that her son could eat delicious food as soon as he came, she directly came to line up after she came out of Zhuang Fugui's company. Then she sent a text message to the housekeeper at home and asked someone to send him over.

However, Zhuang Momo had already sat down, and the soup base had already been ready, her son still didn't come.

She couldn't help but panic. She picked up her phone and was about to dial.

At that moment, cold air came from behind, particularly prominent in this environment.

"Zhuang Momo."

The man's voice that sounded like a bass cannon suddenly sounded in her ears, striking straight at her soul.

Zhuang Momo was so shocked that she almost threw her phone into the pot.

She reflexively retreated, wanting to slip away, but she did not succeed.

"Why are you here?"

Compared to her panic, Xu Liancheng was very calm.

Especially when there were outsiders, he would always be Mr. Xu, who would not change his expression even if the mountains collapsed and the earth split.

He glanced at Zhuang Momo in disdain before sitting down directly opposite her.

His appearance caused a great sensation in the hotpot restaurant.

But soon, a row of men in black walked over and blocked their sight with their bodies.

He also announced that each table would get a plate of signature mutton platter worth 288 yuan for free.

"Because I am happy."

Xu Liancheng said as he took out his special chopsticks from a silver box.

He glanced at the bowl in front of Zhuang Momo and naturally handed his bowl over.

"I want the same as yours."

"Why should I help you? Can't you get it yourself? Where's our son?" Zhuang Momo stuck her head out and looked behind the man in black.

"Why?"

"I don't want to answer such a stupid question."

"Bixi said that he wanted to train hard at home and grow up to protect you, but you've already ordered a meal and you're eating alone, so I reluctantly agreed to eat with you." Xu Liancheng made up nonsense and saw Zhuang Momo staring at him with an expression as if she had seen a ghost.

He elegantly picked up his cup and took a sip.

"Or do you want to treat them?"

"In fact, it's not very expensive to send a plate to each table. It's just your monthly salary."

Zhuang Momo was shocked.

"That was what you promised, not me!" Zhuang Momo was so angry that she itched.

"Oh, but I never bring my wallet when I go out. I don't think I can pay on credit here." Xu Liancheng said innocently.

"Can you pretend more?"

Did he think she was blind? There were so many subordinates behind him!

"Pretend?"

"Then why don't you ask them if they have money or not?"

"Madam, we didn't bring our wallets!" The man in black who was called out immediately replied.

Zhuang Momo was so angry that she wanted to smash the table!

Alright, good for you!

"Sit down, I'll get you some sauce!" Zhuang Momo smiled hypocritically. She held the wall and picked up his bowl, muttering as she walked.

God knows why she came to eat hot pot today.

Why did this bastard come back just in time?

"Put some tripe."

"And duck intestine."

"Give me that piece of beef!"

"Zhuang Momo, are you stupid? Don't you know how to pick up food?"

Mr. Xu started to act willfully because he was the one who would pay the bills.

Zhuang Momo cursed in her heart, but she honestly followed his request and put the dishes into the bowl.

"Do you have no hands or legs? Those who don't know will think that you are three years old this year!"

"Xu Liancheng, if you keep talking nonsense, believe it or not, I will press your head into the hot pot!"

"You don't dare."

"Alright, I'm full. We can go to have some desserts." Xu Liancheng gracefully wiped his mouth and put down his chopsticks before Zhuang Momo was about to go berserk.

"Dessert?"

Zhuang Momo's eyeballs were about to fall out!

"Yes, Zhuang Momo, you can't treat me differently. Your son is your family. Am I not?" Xu Liancheng said in a low voice.

Just as Zhuang Momo was about to retort, Xu Liancheng had already left his seat.

He took his people to the front desk in a carefree manner.

Then, Bill's voice was heard clearly in the restaurant again.

"Thank you for your hospitality. Our Lady is very satisfied. Our master has decided to send a plate of fruit for everyone else besides beef."

As he spoke, he gently placed a check on the front desk.

Not long after he finished his sentence…

Zhuang Momo received blessings from everyone.

"Mrs. Xu, you are so happy! Mr. Xu treats you so well!"

"Yes, I really envy you!"

"Little girl, you have to cherish him! It is rare to see such a good young man nowadays!" Even an old lady said so.

"Darling."

Xu Liancheng, who was standing at the door, did not say or move. He just stared at her affectionately.

Zhuang Momo was speechless.

What else could she say?

...

Xu Liancheng did not like sweet food.

He even hated sweets. The plate of snacks that was set up at home in the afternoon was actually prepared for their son.

But at this moment, seeing that Zhuang Momo was eating so well, the desserts in the bowl seemed to be not so difficult to swallow.

He picked up the spoon and tasted them.

For some reason, he seemed to have sensed something that was not quite the same as usual.

There was an indescribable sweetness.

Was this love?

Xu Liancheng glanced at the woman opposite him out of the corner of his eye.

Then, his face darkened.

Oh no, even if he was unhappy, Zhuang Momo would not be able to know.

"What are you doing?"

His deep voice was a little hoarse and filled with displeasure.

"Sending a message." Zhuang Momo said without raising her head, her fingers quickly tapping on the screen.

Qian Lingyou always chatted with her these days as long as he was free.

It could be said that during the nights she stayed up in the hospital, other than books, the only thing accompanying her was the text message from Qian Lingyou.

Zhuang Momo knew that this wasn't quite right.

She was a married woman after all.

However, Xu Liancheng often disappeared so easily, and Qian Lingyou did not say anything ambiguous.

If she did not reply, it seemed that something was wrong with her.

"Well, Mr. Xu shouldn't be interested in such a trivial matter, right? If you want to know, show me your phone first." Zhuang Momo took the initiative and said deliberately.

She thought that a male chauvinist like Xu Liancheng would definitely not show her his phone. Of course, she also did not want to see it.

Sure enough, after she said this, Xu Liancheng did not answer.

He took a deep look at her and then stood up.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Zhuang Momo hurriedly followed.

Along the way, the two of them acted as if they did not know each other, either of them paying attention to the other.

Bill was very anxious when he saw this, but there was nothing he could do.

Although Zhuang Momo had already expected this result, she still felt a little disappointed when she saw that he really didn't talk to her anymore.

As expected, she could not walk into his heart.

...

Zhuang Momo thought that this matter would pass just like that.

For the sake of the child, they should live their own life separately but harmoniously.

However, she did not expect that…

She was about to go to sleep when Xu Liancheng, who had disappeared for a few hours, suddenly appeared again and stood by the bed, staring at her.

"What's wrong?"

He seemed to be furious, which made Zhuang Momo's tone cautious.

Xu Liancheng extended a hand toward her.

There was a phone lying quietly in his palm.

"This is..."

"Exchange."

"Ah?"

"You're right. There shouldn't be any secrets between husband and wife, so bring your phone over." Without any explanation, Xu Liancheng grabbed Zhuang Momo's hand and quickly recorded the fingerprints.

Zhuang Momo was pulled by him in a daze. From time to time, warmness flow into her fingertips.

When Xu Liancheng finished recording her fingerprints and stuffed the phone back into her hand, she still felt as if it was unreal.

He…

"It's your turn now."

"I..."

"Wait, what did you do just now?"

Seeing that her phone was about to be taken away, Zhuang Momo quickly changed the topic.

"I encrypted the documents."

"There are some business documents that I can't let you see." Xu Liancheng explained the reason why he disappeared in the past few hours. Of course, there was another important reason: he had to lock up the other WeChat account.

Otherwise, Mr. King would be found.

Is that so?

Zhuang Momo tried to find some flaws in his eyes.

However, no matter how she looked at them…

His eyes were bottomless.

While she was still in a daze, Xu Liancheng had already swiftly taken her phone and opened the communication record.

She was still playing on the phone when he came in and should not have deleted anything.

However, even after searching for a long time, he still could not find the name "Xu Liancheng".

Instead, he found two reasons to beat up the woman in front of him.

"Masked Monster with Black Heart."

"A Boss more enchanting than women."

This…

She couldn't be praising him!

"Zhuang Momo."

His tone was so cold that Zhuang Momo felt as if she had been thrown to the North Pole.

"Ah?"

Xu Liancheng ignored her and continued to look for Qian Lingyou.

This time, he found it at a glance!

He was called "Senior Lingyou".

!!!

No, killing people is illegal.

He took a deep breath and tried his best to restrain his urge to strangle Zhuang Momo.

He quickly changed the note for him, then connected the two phones together and sent an app to Zhunag Momo's phone.

"What is this? You are not spying on me, are you?" Zhuang Momo showed an exaggerated expression of surprise.

Xu Liancheng rolled his eyes at her.

He threw her phone back roughly.

"Spy you? How bored I am."

"This is very safe anti-virus software. It can prevent surveillance and will automatically call the police at a critical moment."

"Really?" Zhuang Momo opened the app skeptically and was shocked by the code on the screen. This world was too unfriendly. It was difficult to live a life as a student with poor scores.

"Guess."

Zhuang Momo was speechless.

Clack…

He turned off the lights and lay down beside Zhuang Momo.

After a long while, Zhuang Momo finally remembered today she should sleep on her own.

"Mr. Xu, today…"

"If you speak any more nonsense, I won't let you sleep even if you want to."