Rebirth: I Became Mr.President's Beloved-Chapter 996: Sit Down and Eat with Me

Even though Wu Xuehan was in on the secret, since it involved the President of a country, Tang Li only told her and Yu Sui about the relationship, indicating she wasn’t ready to make it public yet.

Based on Tang Li’s understanding of Wu Xuehan, it was clear Wu’s father or mother had no idea.

Seeing Aunt Wu’s eyes occasionally flick towards the intertwined hands of her and Song Baiyan, Tang Li didn’t let go out of shyness but smiled slightly at Mother Wu: "Eating too much fried rice can get boring. When the pork rib soup is served, could you please cut some pineapple?"

"Sure!" Mother Wu responded quickly.

Then, not daring to glance around any longer, she immediately returned to the kitchen.

Once the kitchen door closed, Tang Li ’blamed’ him playfully: "It’s all your fault for scaring Aunt Wu."

Song Baiyan, observing her smug demeanor, his previously calm features showed slight changes as a trace of a smile spread to his eyes and brows. Under the dining room’s light, it was like a stroke of color splashed on an ink painting, fleeting yet unforgettable.

Tang Li was momentarily dazzled, and then heard Song Baiyan say, "Seems like this face of mine makes you hesitate to take me out."

"..." That wasn’t what she meant. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Seeing his hand loosen its grip, Tang Li immediately held on tighter.

She did this purely out of instinct.

Somewhere along the way, she had grown accustomed to small intimate gestures when with Song Baiyan. Rather than enjoying clinging to him, she relished the indulgence he gave her.

When she realized she was being too eager, she looked up to find Song Baiyan smiling at her.

Tang Li felt her face heat up slightly.

For a moment, she felt like a rabbit being toyed with by a hunter.

Before she could recover, the pork rib soup was brought in.

Seeing Tang Li holding hands with their country’s Head of State again, Aunt Wu was much calmer this time. At least her expression was under control as she put down the soup bowl and went back to the kitchen for fruit.

The aroma of pork rib soup lingered in the air.

When the fruit was on the table, Tang Li no longer held onto Song Baiyan’s hand.

Song Baiyan, however, didn’t rush to eat.

After Tang Li released her hand, he slightly stretched his right hand forward, pinching the corner of her shorts between his thumb and forefinger, and as he pulled back, a black seed appeared between his fingers.

So, from the beginning, Song Baiyan didn’t intend to hold her, he perhaps just wanted to remove a watermelon seed for her.

This thought popped into her head, and Tang Li’s face heated up again.

Song Baiyan tossed the watermelon seed onto the table, picked up a wet towel to wipe his fingers, and seeing Tang Li still standing there, he couldn’t help but smile and ask, "Planning to just stand there and watch me eat?"

Tang Li scratched her cheek with her index finger, trying to cover her embarrassment: "I’ll go check if Jingtian is done with his watermelon."

Before she could turn around, her wrist was pulled.

"Sit and eat with me."

"..."

Sometimes, convincing someone doesn’t need many words.

Tang Li turned her toe, pointed outwards, back towards him.

——Song Jingtian is a mature child; he should learn to eat watermelon on his own. It’s best she doesn’t interfere.

With this thought, Tang Li pulled out the chair next to Song Baiyan.

Most of the large plate of fried rice was eaten by Song Baiyan. Just as he set down his spoon, a damp towel was handed to him.

Accepting the towel and seeing Tang Li’s attentive expression, Song Baiyan chuckled, "Did I ask you to eat with me to make you serve me?"

"What else?" Tang Li replied, "You seem to enjoy taking the towel."

Song Baiyan: "..."