Chapter 382: Chapter 379

“Don’t pay attention to what she says, let’s go out for dinner together tonight,”

Lu Xiao remained silent, his gaze flickering briefly, but this time, he did not refuse.

The two got into the car and sat in the back.

The minivan was spacious, capable of seating eight or nine people; Sister Ling and Li Xun also boarded the vehicle, taking seats in front of them.

Wen Xian observed that Lu Xiao kept silent, leaving her feeling helpless and melancholic.

She really didn’t want Lu Xiao to overthink or be swayed by others’ provocations; she wanted to explain, yet felt there was nothing to explain.

After all, there was no such thing; she had never even seen the so-called CEO.

The car started.

Wen Xian glanced at the driver and then at Sister Ling and Li Xun in front, noticing they were all minding their own business.

When she turned back to look at Lu Xiao, she hooked her arm around his neck and shifted to sit on his lap.

The moment her soft body nested into his arms, especially with others still in front, Lu Xiao’s body tensed up slightly.

He swept his gaze over the people in front and then, looking into her moist and gentle eyes, his expression unchanged, he asked,

“What are you doing? Sit back properly.”

Wen Xian wriggled on his lap, her arms still hooked around his neck: “I don’t wanna.”

Her voice was delicate and soft, plucking at one’s heartstrings.

Li Xun up front felt a sudden jolt without reason and instinctively turned back to look, but Sister Ling didn’t even spare him a glance, simply raising her hand to press on his face and turn it away.

Get used to it; don’t interrupt.

They would be the ones to soothe him if he got sulky.

Wen Xian didn’t bring up the matter again; she just sat diagonally on his lap, lifting her delicate hand to cover his slightly reddened ears,

Her tone was one of concern,

“Did you get cold? You’re so silly, not even thinking of going into a supermarket or somewhere to stay for a while.”

His ears, his earlobes, were caressed by her soft hand, bringing warmth and a tingling numbness that made his body tense up even more.

The concern she showed was deeply etched in his heart.

When he spoke again, his breathing was slightly deeper, “The supermarket was too far away; you wouldn’t have been able to see me.”

His words seemed trivial, as if they didn’t matter.

But Wen Xian’s heart fluttered, a bitter sweetness washing over her once again.

She knew even though he was a man of steel, a true man’s man, no matter how tough he was or how well he could withstand the cold, she still felt distressed for him.

She said, “Don’t be like this anymore, my man, I care about him, I can’t bear for him to suffer even a little.”

Lu Xiao: “…”

The two looked at each other, their eyes brimming with profound emotions, and even without words, it seemed as if a thousand things were being communicated in that moment.

Lu Xiao understood, she cared deeply for him.

Actually, it wasn’t that he distrusted her; on the contrary, he was very confident in her, but if someone wanted to covet her, that was another matter altogether.

That was why he had agreed to get in the car with her.

Wen Xian continued to stroke his earlobe, gradually warming it, then let her hands linger down to his neck and spine, softly caressing.

She looked at him lovingly, her body suddenly leaning forward, her lips nearing his,

But at the moment of contact, a long finger pressed against her lips, his gaze leaving those blushing and moist lips to meet her eyes,

“There are people in front.”

At these words–

Wen Xian, the star, quickly removed her coat and, under Lu Xiao’s puzzled gaze, smiled, then draped the coat over both of their heads:

“Now no one can see us.”