CHAPTER 113: CHAPTER 114: HOUSEWARMING BANQUET (PART 1)

In just an instant, Yu Xiaozhe’s expression returned to normal.

"It’s fine, you don’t need to worry about these things, leave them to me and Zhang He. How’s the script going?"

Ruan Xingwen thought for a moment, recalling the few pages of the script, and nodded slightly,

"I’ve finished it, but has this role been revised? It feels different from when I first auditioned."

Yu Xiaozhe nodded affirmatively,

"It’s been revised a few times before for Zeng Xu, maybe the one you auditioned with was one of those versions."

"The one you have now is the final version, just go with this one."

It seems my thinking was correct, Ruan Xingwen confirmed his suspicions in his heart.

But he was still curious about who would audition with him tomorrow.

However, since Yu Xiaozhe wasn’t willing to say, forget it, let’s focus on preparing for dinner instead.

"Brother Ze, shall we invite Sister He to join us for dinner? We can all gather together."

Yu Xiaozhe’s fingers, which had been tapping the armrest rhythmically, paused. After adjusting his sitting posture, he replied:

"Okay, as you wish."

Sigh, he knew that Ruan Xingwen’s invitation to dinner wouldn’t be that simple and only involve the two of them.

If Ruan Xingwen knew what Yu Xiaozhe was thinking, he would certainly cry injustice.

Heaven’s truth, Ruan Xingwen himself didn’t expect to have so much luggage after sorting it.

Even though he knew, this dinner wasn’t prepared for just himself and Yu Xiaozhe.

Ruan Xingwen didn’t notice the slight change in Yu Xiaozhe’s mood; he was busy dialing Zhang He on the phone.

Just as he heard the "dududu" of the ringing, Zhang He picked up the phone from her end,

"Xingxing, what’s up?"

"Sister He, are you busy?"

Ruan Xingwen seemed to hear other people talking in the background on Zhang He’s side.

"Not busy, is there something you need?"

"Do you have plans tonight? If not, I’d like to invite you to dinner~"

Ruan Xingwen’s tone contained a slight hint of shyness.

Zhang He then remembered that Ruan Xingwen was moving today.

"Oh, right, you’re moving today, right? I have time, I have time. Send me the address later, and if there’s anything you need me to bring, let me know."

Ruan Xingwen shook his head hurriedly, then realized that Zhang He couldn’t see his actions over the phone, and quickly said:

"Sister He, you don’t need to bring anything, just come directly. By the way, is hot pot okay for dinner?"

"Sure, I’m good with anything."

Zhang He suddenly thought of something and asked:

"Is Old Yu with you there?"

Ruan Xingwen glanced at Yu Xiaozhe, who was sitting across from him, and responded with a soft "mm-hmm."

"Tsk, seriously, hand the phone to him, I need to talk to him."

Although Ruan Xingwen was puzzled as to why Zhang He didn’t call Yu Xiaozhe directly, he still followed Zhang He’s instructions and handed the phone to Yu Xiaozhe, explaining quietly:

"Brother Ze, Sister He wants to talk to you."

Yu Xiaozhe reached out to take the phone, "Hello."

It wasn’t clear what Zhang He said over the phone, but Yu Xiaozhe’s expression clearly showed some impatience.

Actually, Zhang He was just reminding him that if he cared about Ruan Xingwen, he couldn’t have rumors now, even if the rumors involved him.

Which doesn’t really need reminding from Zhang He; Yu Xiaozhe was already well aware.

Plus, Ruan Xingwen hasn’t even figured out his feelings for him yet, so there’s no need to rush.

With a perfunctory "mm-hmm," he hurriedly ended the call.

Yu Xiaozhe handed the phone back to Ruan Xingwen, and suddenly said:

"Xingxing, let’s have dinner at my place tonight."

Ruan Xingwen was taken aback, eyes wide, his lips slightly parted, "Huh?"

"I said, let’s eat next door at my place. You just moved in, and haven’t gotten everything set up yet."

"This, this, isn’t this inappropriate, Brother Ze?"

Yu Xiaozhe stood up and walked over to Ruan Xingwen, leaned slightly forward, his trousers taut and accentuating his long legs.

He then reached out and gently ruffled Ruan Xingwen’s hair, speaking softly:

"Xingxing, you know, you don’t need to be so formal with me."

No... he didn’t know! Don’t talk like that! He couldn’t take it!

Ruan Xingwen only felt a rush of warmth spreading from the top of his head through his body, reaching every limb.

Oh no, was Yu Xiaozhe trying to seduce him?! He must be!

He’s practically a vocal seducer! No, Yu Xiaozhe’s looks are "criminal" too!

Yu Xiaozhe asked again, and this time Ruan Xingwen, almost instinctively, nodded in agreement, "Okay."

By the time he came to his senses, his thin-skinned ears were already blushing bright red.

A rich laugh came from beside him, tingling and numbing.

Yu Xiaozhe straightened up as well, unable to resist, ruffling Ruan Xingwen’s hair once again,

"Then shall we go? See what we need to buy on the way."

Ruan Xingwen rubbed his nose to conceal his embarrassment, his steps a bit unsteady as he headed out, leaving behind a hurried sentence:

"I’ll go call Anan and the others!"

"Heh~"

When will I get to pinch Ruan Xingwen’s red ears? By then, it might not just be his ears that turn red.

Something to look forward to!

Ruan Xingwen quickly stepped outside, trying to lower the temperature of his ear tips with the outdoor chill.

He had no idea that inside, a wolfish figure was eyeing his ears with coveting thoughts!

As to why the term ’wolfish figure’... when you can see but can’t eat, doesn’t that mean you’re "starving"~

Ruan Xingwen was standing outside blankly when Yu Yue spotted him first,

"Xingxing, are you coming to play too?"

Yu Yue pointed at the swing where An Qi was sitting.

Ruan Xingwen had adjusted his breathing by then, and his ear temperature had indeed dropped, smiling, he walked over,

"I’m not playing. I’m here to call you guys for dinner."

Yu Yue looked surprised, "Weren’t we eating at your place?"

"It’s at home, but I don’t have everything set up here, so Brother Ze suggested we all eat at his place next door."

Yu Yue took a deep breath, as if he had seen a ghost.

This left Ruan Xingwen confused, not understanding what was going on with him now.

Just then, Yu Xiaozhe also came out from inside, and Yu Yue gave him a look that was a mix of grievance and a bit of anger.

Yu Xiaozhe responded with a "something’s wrong with your brain" look, ignoring him further.

This made Yu Yue even more resentful.

"Bro... how many times have I been to your place? Do you remember?"

Yu Xiaozhe couldn’t be bothered with him, but instead gently asked Ruan Xingwen, "How about it? Ready to head over now?"

Ruan Xingwen looked at Yu Xiaozhe, then Yu Yue, hesitatingly nodded, "Okay."

"Then let’s go."

Yu Xiaozhe led the way towards the door, paying no heed to the tearful Yu Yue behind him.

In the end, Andy couldn’t stand it, stepped forward and pulled Yu Yue along, while also mocking, "What a big deal, grow up!"

Finally, Yu Yue found someone to complain to, pouring out all his frustrations,

"Boohoo, Anan! I am so pitiful!"

He naturally slung an arm around Andy’s shoulder, pretending to cry,

"You don’t know! Besides when Grandpa took me in once, I have never been in my brother’s place next door again!"

"Boohoo, is this even my real brother?! No, it’s not!"

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The temperature is dropping, darlings, wear more clothes and don’t get sick!