Chapter 176: Xiaoxiao’s Fingers Are So Delicious
Tang Jie’er froze on the spot, her smile still on her face, but it turned stiff.
The white porcelain coffee cup was still clutched tightly in her hand, but she suddenly felt that in this world, not everything she wanted to hold onto could be hers.
The black coffee spilled onto the table, seeping into her elegant chiffon skirt. Miss Tang was now in a state of disarray.
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Lu Ziyi remembered Ye Chuxiao’s instructions to go and come back quickly, and to run fast too, otherwise the candied taro would get cold and wouldn’t be stringy anymore.
Lu Ziyi returned to the design studio. As he walked through the main hall entrance, those two pairs of green, glowing eyes were staring at him again, suddenly shining brightly.
“Ziyi—our hand-torn beef and candied taro are back!”
Lu Ziyi ignored them and walked directly to the print room door, asking gently, “Xiaoxiao, do you want to rest for a bit? Or eat your late-night snack here in the print room?”
Zhao Congrui and Lin Houchun blocked the doorway and said with a grin, “Xiaoxiao, come out and eat, come out and eat, you should rest too!”
“Okay.” Ye Chuxiao agreed to her two brothers, whose mouths were practically watering onto the floor.
Lu Ziyi cast a disdainful glance at Zhao Congrui and Lin Houchun and took the takeout boxes to the dining table.
Ye Chuxiao went to the restroom to wash her hands and then happily ran to Lu Ziyi’s side.
Zhao Congrui proactively took out the two boxes of delicious food.
The top box was the fragrant, appetite-whetting hand-torn beef, and the bottom box was the sweet, sticky, mouth-watering candied taro.
Zhao Congrui and Lin Houchun winked at Lu Ziyi, teasing him, “Xiaoxiao, eat the candied taro first and see if it’s still stringy. Otherwise, Ziyi will have to go make another trip to buy it again!”
Ye Chuxiao went along with their suggestion, listening to her brothers’ opinions. Her slender right fingertips pinched a strand of taro, lifting it gently.
The honey-yellow syrup stretched into continuous threads, just right.
Senior Student Ziyi worked hard on this trip, and he was obedient, going and coming back quickly to ensure the texture of the candied taro.
So, of course, Senior Student Ziyi should eat first.
Ye Chuxiao brought her hand to Lu Ziyi’s lips and said with a smile, “Senior Student Ziyi, try it first.”
In front of Zhao Congrui and Lin Houchun, Lu Ziyi was not polite at all. He opened his mouth, took the taro strand, and inevitably also took Ye Chuxiao’s fingertips.
The taro strand was lightly fried, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, coated in sweet syrup. It melted in his mouth, and the sweet flavor instantly filled his mouth.
Ye Chuxiao withdrew her hand, her fingers lightly brushing against Lu Ziyi’s thin lips.
Very, very lightly, but Lu Ziyi still felt the smooth touch, and his heart suddenly began to beat faster.
“Senior Student Ziyi, is it delicious?” Ye Chuxiao asked with a smile.
“Delicious,” Lu Ziyi replied, feeling refreshed.
Is there anything that isn’t delicious? Zhao Congrui and Lin Houchun stared resentfully at Lu Ziyi. Xiaoxiao fed it to you personally! The delicious thing was Xiaoxiao’s fingers, wasn’t it? Hmph!
Zhao Congrui stammered, “Wuwu, I don’t want to eat candied taro anymore!”
Lin Houchun stammered, “The psychological shadow left by the candied taro is as big as the Pacific Ocean!”
Ye Chuxiao chuckled, “Heh heh.” What were Brother Congrui and Brother Houchun up to now? They were becoming more and more dramatic, those two brothers!
Lu Ziyi said slowly, “Then you shouldn’t eat anything at all.”
“We want to eat!” Zhao Congrui and Lin Houchun scrambled for the hand-torn beef.
Lu Ziyi narrowed his eyes and said, “Just taste it. Your late-night snack delivery guy is almost here.”
