My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 604 - 012: (The - was uploaded incorrectly, check the number)

After hearing this, Lu Xize laughed incredulously but ultimately nodded and chose to compromise: "Fine, the mess I made, I’ll take the responsibility for it myself, let’s go! You can pick the place."

"Tsk, you’re so generous today, I’m not used to it." Seeing how readily he agreed, Yun Xi couldn’t shake the feeling there was something fishy about it, casting a suspicious sidelong glance at him.

Faced with her skepticism, Lu Xize laughed again: "Am I going to sell you or something? Not to mention what your brother Yun Qi would do to me, besides, you don’t seem to be worth much, maybe won’t even sell."

"Feeling a bit regretful you didn’t squeeze me dry earlier? Want to give it another try?"

"Uh, no, I’m wrong." Seeing Yun Xi’s eager demeanor, Lu Xize knew she was serious, pleading quickly: "Let’s go! Didn’t you say you wanted hotpot? If we’re any later, we’ll have to wait in line during mealtime."

"Then hurry up!" At the mention of food, Yun Xi’s anger instantly dissipated, urging Lu Xize again and glancing around: "Where’s your car? Where did you park it?"

"Of course in the parking lot, I can’t just park on the roadside! Parking here would get me ticketed, let’s go! This way." Saying this, Lu Xize naturally held her wrist and pulled her in the direction of the underground parking lot.

Yun Xi didn’t particularly mind his touch, but feeling the warmth of his palm, a fleeting strange thought crossed her heart, making her expression slightly unnatural.

After arriving at the parking lot, Lu Xize whisked her to the car, Yun Xi looked at the blue Porsche sports car ahead, appraising it with amusement: "Your car-switching speed is impressive! Haven’t seen you in half a month, and it’s yet another new sports car. Truly, being nouveau riche is different, is this car another limited edition?"

"No way, this car was bought over a year ago, around last July or August, hasn’t been driven much until recently." Lu Xize said as he walked around to the driver’s side, opened the car door and motioned: "Get in, I’ll take you for a ride."

Yun Xi rolled her eyes at him, opened the car door and sat inside: "Ride my foot, it’s freezing cold in the middle of winter."

Lu Xize chuckled lightly: "I was just saying, fasten your seatbelt, we’re off. Have you decided which restaurant to go to yet?"

"Already decided, let’s go to the hotpot restaurant I used to frequent with Cen Jin and Ling Ran, over by Ronghua Road, called Blacksmith, the taste is particularly good, especially their shrimp balls, absolutely delicious." Talking about food, Yun Xi’s eyes sparkled, her whole mood visibly lifting.

Lu Xize raised an eyebrow but said nothing, and simply drove to the place she mentioned. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Oh, right, what happened with the car accident settlement?" After sitting quietly in the car for a while, Yun Xi remembered to ask.

"The other party took full responsibility, compensated for the car’s repair fees and our losses, but he was financially limited; my car was so badly damaged he couldn’t afford to pay even if bankrupt, but he had to learn a lesson, otherwise he wouldn’t realize the consequences of drunk driving, so after negotiations, he compensated eight thousand yuan."

"Eight thousand, only eight thousand?" Yun Xi pouted and glared at him: "Your car’s repair fee probably wouldn’t come out from the shop without at least a hundred and eighty thousand right!"

Lu Xize nodded: "Yes, but thankfully there’s insurance; his own car isn’t in good shape either, eight thousand is already his limit, the rest I couldn’t be bothered to count, fortunately there weren’t major repercussions."

"Shouldn’t I get a share of that eight thousand? After all, I was also a victim that day, he gave you eight thousand, you can’t just keep it all to yourself! The car is yours, but the bump on my forehead just went down these days, not to mention a fifty-fifty split, forty-sixty or thirty-seventy at least?"

"Do you really need that little bit of money?"

"Though I don’t need it, it’s free money, I can’t turn it down; that bump wasn’t hit for nothing, I’d need at least some compensation for mental distress, your car was truly tragic, so I’ll be generous and not ask for much, how about thirty-seventy?"

Lu Xize laughed helplessly, glancing at her forehead, though the bump had receded, there was still a small bruise visible, and seeing her current state with dark circles, made him raise his eyebrows.

"Has it been busy lately? I see you’ve got dark circles, didn’t you always take pride in your looks?"

"You’re the vain one! Your whole family is vain." Yun Xi retorted angrily, glaring at him viciously: "The company’s been rushing this quarter’s projects, collaborating with your family’s business right? So I’m a bit worn out, nearly working nonstop, these past half-months I’ve been sleeping only four or five hours every day, sometimes just two or three, which is why I left work early today, planning to have some hotpot and then finally sleep well at home."

"Sleeping only two or three hours? Can your body handle that?"

"It’s okay, it’s not always this busy." Yun Xi shrugged nonchalantly: "So, are you sharing the money or not?"

"Yes, I’ll transfer it to you later directly, but WeChat has limits, you can choose to send your bank card number to me, I’ll transfer all to you."

"All of it? Eight thousand yuan?"

"Yes."

"You’re so generous?"

"When have I ever been stingy?"

"Tch, don’t boast too much." Yun Xi rolled her eyes at him: "Since you’re willing to give, I won’t be shy about accepting it, I’ll send you my bank card later, don’t back out!"

"Relax, I’m not that kind of person."

"But you look like that kind of person."

Lu Xize was speechless, discreetly glancing at her: "Hotpot, do you still want to eat it?"

"Yes." Yun Xi nodded very sincerely, with a sweet smile: "Honestly, you don’t look like someone who would default on debts, you’re the second son of the Lu Family after all, not short of that little money, right!"

"Now you know how to butter up."

"Don’t push it, Lu Xize."

"Okay, then I’ll stop."

After arriving at the place she mentioned, Lu Xize lowered the car window glancing at the restaurant with the glaring "Blacksmith Hotpot" sign, tilting his head slightly, he looked at her from the corner of his eye: "Is this the place?"

"Yes, that’s right, it’s this place, hurry up, this restaurant is very popular, if we’re late, we’ll have to line up." Yun Xi couldn’t help but pat his shoulder upon seeing the restaurant, urging him repeatedly.

"I’ll look for a parking spot, no rush." He parked the car in a nearby lot, just as he turned off the ignition, Yun Xi grabbed her bag and immediately got out of the car, urging him outside non-stop. With the windows closed, he could only see her jabbering on about something, unsure of what she was saying.