How to Tame a God and the Lucky Beasts-Chapter 166 - 167: Mini Fried Dumplings

Throughout the journey afterward, Ruan Xingwen didn’t have the heart to speak, simply eating the breakfast Yu Xiaozhe had bought quietly.

Yu Xiaozhe bought quite a bit, but not too much of each item—just enough to finish in a few bites—which led to Ruan Xingwen realizing only after he’d nearly finished everything that he’d eaten so much.

Yet Yu Xiaozhe hadn’t eaten a thing, quietly driving.

Looking at the last few small fried dumplings, Ruan Xingwen hesitated.

Finally, at a red light at an intersection, he took one dumpling and offered it to Yu Xiaozhe.

"Brother Ze, this is pretty good, you should try it."

His eyes glanced sideways out the window, too shy to look at Yu Xiaozhe directly.

Yu Xiaozhe glanced at the bashful person, opened his mouth, and ate the dumpling, then commented:

"Hmm, it is indeed good."

Who knows if it’s the dumpling that’s good, or the person feeding the dumpling that’s good...

"So, do you want another one?"

Ruan Xingwen talked as he was about to feed him another dumpling, but Yu Xiaozhe declined.

"Xingxing, you eat it yourself, I’m not hungry."

Ruan Xingwen lamentably pulled back his hand, quietly finishing the remaining dumplings.

When he tidied up the bags, he remembered what Sister He had reminded him about last night:

"Kid, remember not to eat high-calorie food these days. Tomorrow, I’ll arrange a nutritionist for you so that we can start healthy weight loss. Remember! Don’t eat randomly!"

Never mind whether it’s high-calorie or not, even last night’s mysterious drink, he shouldn’t have drunk it.

Oh right, last night’s drink!

Ruan Xingwen paused in his tidying, glanced surreptitiously at the person earnestly driving next to him, contemplating how to naturally bring up the events of last night.

Unexpectedly, the driver spoke first, but asked about something different from last night.

"Xingxing, what’s your relationship like with Shi Mu?"

"Huh?" Ruan Xingwen was surprised by the sudden inquiry.

Shi Mu?

Yu Xiaozhe patiently asked again.

Ruan Xingwen shook his head, "Not much, other than being under the same agent before, we hardly ever interacted."

He didn’t mention the behind-the-scenes tricks Shi Mu pulled when they were at the same company.

In Ruan Xingwen’s view, all that is in the past, and besides, they’re not at the same company anymore, so they probably won’t have any interactions in the future.

Yu Xiaozhe nodded thoughtfully, his gaze still firmly fixed on the road ahead.

"Last night’s drink was made by someone Shi Mu had arranged."

Ruan Xingwen didn’t expect Yu Xiaozhe to bring up last night’s events so calmly, and with such revealing content in his words.

But Ruan Xingwen promptly gathered his thoughts.

He had guessed it.

The suspicious actions were so obvious that if he couldn’t guess it, then he really would be a fool.

"Oh, well. I kind of figured."

Speaking of this matter, Ruan Xingwen was unexpectedly calm, even he was a little surprised by himself.

"So, what do you want to do about it?"

Yu Xiaozhe asked in a casual tone.

Ruan Xingwen contemplated quietly; he looked down on Shi Mu. In order to climb upward, he’s unscrupulous, but as for how to resolve this, he was somewhat uncertain.

"The mastermind behind this is He Mingsheng, I’m sorry, it’s once again because of issues on my side that you’ve been dragged into this."

Although Shi Mu’s target was Ruan Xingwen, ultimately, their real aim was Yu Xiaozhe.

It’s just that Shi Mu, afraid of creating trouble, didn’t dare to increase the dosage. Otherwise, the photo of Yu Xiaozhe holding Ruan Xingwen to the hospital would have spread across major gossip blogs today.

So, the minimal impact from this time is thanks to Shi Mu’s last-minute change in plan.

"Brother Ze, why not just let it go?"

It’s not that Ruan Xingwen was overly soft-hearted; it’s just that this time being drugged didn’t ultimately cause much of an impact.

Considering Li Li did take care of him for several years before, Shi Mu... he decided not to pursue it.

Yu Xiaozhe’s deep voice sounded beside his ear: "Not angry?"

It seemed like if Ruan Xingwen said he was angry, Shi Mu would be dealt with.

Ruan Xingwen looked at the fleeting scenery outside, and for once, cracked a joke:

"What’s the matter? Brother Ze, you feel sorry for me?"

"Yeah, I do."

"..."

Ruan Xingwen’s heartbeat quickened, he didn’t expect Yu Xiaozhe to actually respond to his joke.

The two inside the car remained silent, but the atmosphere wasn’t cold; instead, it was tinged with subtle romance.

It wasn’t until they entered the villa district that they exchanged no further words.

The car gradually stopped at Ruan Xingwen’s house, where he silently unbuckled the seat belt, paused for a second before getting out, turned around, and looked at the equally silent man.

He lightly pursed his lips, pondering before speaking:

"Brother Ze, why not... come to my house and sit for a while?"

Yu Xiaozhe declined.

It was better to leave Ruan Xingwen some alone time now, not push him too hard.

Ruan Xingwen’s invitation was offhand, seeing Yu Xiaozhe shake his head, he simply said goodbye and swiftly went home. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

The car parked at the garden gate slowly drove next door only after Ruan Xingwen’s figure disappeared.

Ruan Xingwen went directly to his bedroom, changed into more comfortable home clothes, and lay on his large bed.

Phew...

The tension that had been brewing all morning finally relaxed.

Xiaoqi, wonder how he’s doing.

Ruan Xingwen thought to himself and took out his phone to send Zhang He a video call.

The video rang for a long time before Zhang He answered.

Appearing on the screen was Ruan Xiaoqi’s big face.

"Whoa! Xiaoqi, are you trying to scare me to death?"

"Smelly smelly, I miss you!"

"Crunch crunch, crunch crunch."

Ruan Xiaoqi took the phone further away, finding something unknown to rest the phone against while munching on something, speaking indistinctly.

He was probably saying "Xingxing, I miss you!"?

Ruan Xingwen translated himself, disapprovingly furrowing his brow:

"Xiaoqi, you shouldn’t eat so many snacks, it’s not good for your teeth, nor for your health."

Xiaoqi continued "crunch crunch", swallowing what was in his mouth, after smacking his lips suddenly opened his mouth wide "Ah..."

Ruan Xingwen: "..."

Is this little thing telling him his teeth are perfectly fine?!

Ruan Xingwen chuckled and shook his head, utterly resigned.

"Xiaoqi, where is Aunt Hehe?"

"She’s gone to the bathroom!" Ruan Xiaoqi replied while eating.

At this moment, Zhang He’s voice became closer and nearer, she also appeared in the camera.

"What’s up, Xingxing?"

She remembered that last night, Ruan Xingwen seemed to be with Yu Xiaozhe...

Wearing a teasing smile, she joked:

"How’s it going? Was last night good～"

"Ahem!" Ruan Xingwen smoothly and nonchalantly ignored Zhang He’s question, instead flipping the conversation to ask:

"Sister He, I’m home now, when do you think I should pick up Xiaoqi?"

Zhang He had already sorted it out, "I’ve already discussed it with Xiaoqi."

Ruan Xingwen: "???"

"For now, Xiaoqi will stay at my place. You’ll soon be joining a crew, there’s no time to take care of him, I’ll help you out for a bit, by the way, when is your uncle coming to get him?"

When is the uncle coming to pick up Xiaoqi?

...The uncle won’t be coming...

Ruan Xingwen’s heart was highly vexed, he’d known all along that lies eventually come to be exposed, he just hadn’t expected today would come so early!