I Can Replicate Martial Arts-Chapter 95 - 61: Martial Origin Stone
Zhao Rui hadn’t expected her to come, but since he’d already made the offer, he just smiled and said, "Okay, I’ll send you the location."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
"Who’s coming?"
Zhang Kui asked curiously.
"A friend,"
Zhao Rui said casually.
"Someone we don’t know?"
Qin Rui asked.
"Yeah. It was just a polite offer. I didn’t think she’d actually take me up on it."
Zhao Rui gave a helpless smile. ’Sometimes, you can’t be too direct with women; they’ll take you literally.’
"Hypocrite. Next time you invite me to dinner, I’ll have to wonder if you really mean it."
Qin Rui couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him.
"Wait a second, Zhao Rui invited you to dinner alone? Why didn’t you invite me?"
Li Xinran looked at the two of them, stunned and confused.
"You two are keeping all the good stuff for yourselves."
"Hold on, that’s not it at all!"
Zhao Rui quickly tried to stop everyone’s wild accusations. If this went on, the misunderstanding would be impossible to clear up.
"Nothing happened. Drink up, drink up! We’ll go sing karaoke later."
Zhao Rui quickly changed the subject.
"Oh, right. I heard you performed an original song during military training. Is that true?"
The moment singing was mentioned, Li Xinran’s eyes lit up, her curiosity piqued.
"It was just something I threw together. How did you know?"
"Wow, you’re so talented! Man, if only you were a girl... Oof."
Li Xinran was halfway through her sentence when Zhao Rui stuffed a lamb skewer into her mouth.
"How dare you bully your senior!"
As the group joked and chatted, it wasn’t long before a graceful figure appeared by Zhao Rui’s side.
The woman was beautiful and elegant. A light brown trench coat was wrapped around her, yet instead of looking bulky, it only accentuated her tall, slender frame.
"Zhao Rui!"
"Ahem. Uh, let me introduce you. This is my friend, Youyou. Everyone, these are my friends, and also my upperclassmen."
"Hello, everyone!"
"Hello!"
Everyone greeted her one after another.
"Do you drink?"
Zhang Kui asked enthusiastically.
Youyou shook her head and smiled. "I don’t drink. Thank you."
Zhao Rui placed some barbecue and snacks in front of her.
"Try some. See how you like it!"
Youyou picked up a lamb skewer and took a bite. Her crescent-shaped eyes widened slightly as she couldn’t help but say, "It’s delicious!"
"If you like it, have some more."
"Mm."
After making sure Youyou was settled, Zhao Rui turned back to continue chatting with Zhang Kui and the others.
"A couple of days ago, I saw online that a strange cave appeared on the summit of Taishan, but it was sealed off by the authorities."
Zhang Kui said mysteriously.
"What strange cave? How come I didn’t see anything about it?"
Li Xinran asked curiously.
"The post was taken down ages ago, and the video’s gone too. You can’t find it anywhere now. I saw it on the Hanhai Forum right after it was posted, but it had vanished by the time I went to look again."
"So what was it about?"
"I don’t know!"
"Then what are you rambling on about!"
Li Xinran said to him with disdain.
"That’s not the point. Whenever posts get deleted this quickly and the Court gets involved, there’s definitely something more to it. Could it be like that disturbance from ten years ago?"
"Shh! Are you trying to get yourself killed? Don’t talk nonsense!"
Li Xinran quickly clamped a hand over his mouth, hissing at him in a low, angry voice.
Even Qin Rui and the others were shaken, glaring at him with displeasure.
"Mmph, mmph. I get it!"
Zhang Kui also realized that he’d had a little to drink and let his mouth run away with him, especially with an outsider present.
Seeing that he understood his mistake, Li Xinran finally removed her hand and got up to walk toward the restaurant.
"Where are you going!"
"To wash my hands. Your mouth stinks!"
"..."
Zhang Kui’s face flushed red, and he felt an impulse to spank Li Xinran.
After a moment, Li Xinran sauntered back, sniffing her palm as she walked and making a disgusted face.
"That’s enough!"
"Next time you spew nonsense, I’ll use my foot to cover your mouth."
"Really? In that case, I’m going to say it!"
Zhang Kui raised an eyebrow and said with a lewd grin.
"Holy crap!"
This time, even Cao Guannan, who had been pretending to be all serious, couldn’t hold it in.
"You’re disgusting."
Li Xinran was utterly defeated. She walked up behind him, smacked him hard on the back, and then returned to her seat with the look of someone who had lost the will to live.
"Heh, you think you can mess with me!"
Zhang Kui, looking pleased with himself, raised his mug of draft beer and chugged a large mouthful.
"Alright, can you guys talk about something normal? My friend is here!"
Seeing them acting so outrageously, Zhao Rui said helplessly.
"Haha, hey, don’t get the wrong idea. We’re just messing around. I’m not a pervert, I swear."
Hearing this, Zhang Kui quickly explained with a laugh.
"It’s fine. It’s nice to see you all laughing and joking like this."
Youyou smiled serenely, indicating that it didn’t bother her.
The group took the opportunity to switch to another topic.
"What brings you to Jeju? When are you heading back?"
While the others were chatting, Zhao Rui leaned to the side slightly and handed Youyou a skewer of grilled wings.
"I had some business to take care of, so I’ll be here for a few days. I’m not sure when I’ll be heading back."
Youyou spoke in a soft voice, but under the table, her foot gently touched Zhao Rui’s, even rubbing against his instep a couple of times.
Zhao Rui’s face twitched. ’What is she trying to do?’
"Ahem. I’m going to the restroom."
He quickly stood up and headed for the restroom inside the restaurant.
"Excuse me, I need to go too."
Seeing Zhao Rui leave, Youyou also quickly got up and followed him.
She caught up to Zhao Rui in just a few steps. Then, with a suggestive smile, she shot him a flirtatious glance and mouthed, "Did you like it?"
Zhao Rui couldn’t help but roll his eyes and ignored her.
A smug little smile appeared on Youyou’s fair cheeks, and she continued to mouth, "I know about what your friend was talking about."
