My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 606 - 015:

"What did you say?" Lu Xize genuinely didn’t hear this time. She was speaking quietly, and next to them were two other tables full of people, laughing and talking, especially lively.

"Nothing much." Yun Xi pouted, not planning on repeating herself, saving him the worry, as she picked up dishes from other plates and tossed them in.

"Going to get sauce?"

"Yeah."

"Want me to go with you, or you’ll do it yourself?"

"I’ll go myself, these things need to cook for a while anyway." Yun Xi stacked the empty plates onto a nearby rack, got up, and walked to the sauce area. She chose her usual flavor and returned to her seat, noticing that Lu Xize hadn’t moved. She asked, "Aren’t you going to get sauce?"

"I will."

"So you’re just sitting here waiting for the sauce bowl to fly over to you?"

"Wasn’t I waiting for you?"

"Waiting for me to get it for you?"

"What else?" He looked at the single sauce bowl in her hand, feigned disappointment, and shook his head, "It seems you’ve let me down."

"Huh, it’s not even dark yet! Daydreaming isn’t a good thing, seriously! I didn’t even ask you to get me sauce, so be grateful." Yun Xi sneered, picking up her chopsticks and fetching cooked food from the pot into her bowl while complaining.

Lu Xize hadn’t really expected her to get his sauce either. He was just mindful that with her phone and bag left on the chair, it wasn’t ideal for both of them to leave at the same time, so he waited until she got back.

"Alright, I’ll go myself; you just keep eating."

"Mm." Yun Xi was already so engrossed in eating that she didn’t have time to respond properly to him, only managing a half-hearted grunt while not even bothering to look up.

Having known Yun Xi for almost half a year now, he realized how much of a foodie she truly was. Seeing the way she gobbled down food, he found it rather amusing.

"Eat slowly, don’t scald yourself, nobody’s fighting over the food with you. You’re also a representative of the Yun Group, a bit of a public figure—aren’t you worried someone might catch you eating like this and post it online to smear your image? Pay a little attention to your image, alright?" Seeing her enjoying herself so much, Lu Xize, who was about to get sauce, couldn’t help but remind her.

Upon hearing his words, Yun Xi lifted her gaze to look at him, "Go get your sauce, why do you have so much to say? Do you think everyone is as idle as you? Interrupting someone’s meal should be punishable by thunder strikes!"

Lu Xize sighed and nodded, "Alright, alright, I’ll stop. You take your time eating, just don’t eat so fast that you end up choking on the chili, otherwise it’ll be your own discomfort." With that, he turned and went to the sauce area.

When he returned with his sauce bowl, he saw Yun Xi leaning over, almost bent under the table. Holding chopsticks with one hand covering her mouth, she used the other to pound her chest heavily, her face turning red from coughing—clearly choked by the chili.

Seeing this, Lu Xize quickly set down his sauce bowl, knitted his brows, and walked to her seriously, "What happened? I told you to slow down, and you didn’t listen. See for yourself!" He reprimanded while pouring her a glass of water, "Drink some water to ease it."

After almost finishing coughing, Yun Xi obediently took the water he handed her. Seeing her calm down a little, Lu Xize gently patted her back, "How is it? Still uncomfortable?"

"Much better." After stopping her cough, Yun Xi took a deep breath but still felt a bit of discomfort in her throat. She looked up and said, "I want more water."

Seeing her teary eyes from the coughing, Lu Xize sighed and poured her another glass of warm water, "Take it easy, I just said eat slowly and you didn’t believe me, and said I was interrupting you."

"Could you not talk?" Yun Xi gave him a pitiful glare, her eyes still watery from the chili.

"Okay, I won’t say anything. Next time, eat slower, don’t rush. If it’s not enough, order more. I’m not taking your food." Lu Xize swallowed the rest of his words, seeing her teary face, and nodded in compromise before returning to his seat.

"Oh, alright." Yun Xi felt a bit embarrassed, especially embarrassing herself in front of him, and with so many people around. During her coughing fit, people from the nearby tables were looking over.

When they returned to their seats, Lu Xize proactively helped her retrieve the shrimp paste from the pot into her bowl and tried some for himself, as it wasn’t something he usually ordered.

"Hmm, this stuff is pretty good."

"You haven’t had it before?"

"Nope."

"Tsk! No ambition."

"Yeah, when it comes to food, I definitely don’t have your ambition. Eat up! If you like it, have more." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Afterward, Yun Xi noticeably slowed down her eating pace, but her appetite surely astonished Lu Xize. Even without having rice, she finished most of what they ordered herself, and later on, when he found it wasn’t enough and ordered more, Yun Xi continued eating without a hitch.

When he finally saw her put down her chopsticks, Lu Xize also set down his water cup and noticed all the dishes on the table were empty, with only some greens and side dishes left in the pot. He chuckled and asked, "Are you full?"

"Yes, I’m full."

"Shall we go pay the bill?"

"Yep."

"Don’t forget your coat, bag, and phone. Let’s go!"

"Could you help me with them? I can’t carry so much; it’s really hot, so I don’t want to wear it." Yun Xi got up from her chair, first picking up her bag and phone, then her coat and scarf. She struggled to manage them all at once, grateful her laptop and documents were left in his car.

Seeing her struggling, Lu Xize couldn’t help but laugh a little, taking the bag and coat from her, "Come on, let me help you. Be careful not to smudge them with table oil."

Hearing a tone with a hint of disdain, Yun Xi pouted unhappily but didn’t say anything, following him to the cashier. Watching him pay, she raised an amused eyebrow.

"Over six hundred, not too expensive." After leaving the restaurant, Yun Xi commented while raising her eyebrows.

"What, do you feel it was too cheap?"

"Yeah, a little bit."

"Think about how much you just ate, you alone polished off two and a half plates of meat."

"How about trying barbecue next time?"

"You treat me next time."

"Dream on. Of course, you’ll treat me again." Yun Xi gave him a sly grin, answering as if it was a given.

"Do I owe you? Why should I be the sucker always treating you to meals?"

"Fine, don’t treat me. In the future, you might want to, and I won’t agree! Hmph." Unconcerned, Yun Xi snorted coldly, putting her hands behind her back and heading toward the parking lot.