Although Zhou Cishen looked unhappy and sat there like an iceberg, it did not affect the cheerful atmosphere in the private room.
Ruan Xingwan brought him a piece of cake. Just as Zhou Cishen was about to reach out to take it, she suddenly put a piece of cream on the corner of his mouth: "Why are you always so sullen? Smile."
Zhou Cishen held her wrist, pulled her towards him, and whispered in her ear: "You didn't say that, come on a date?"
Ruan Xingwan smiled and blinked: "Isn't this considered a date?"
"It's a date between two people."
Ruan Xingwan pushed him: "Okay, you're almost done. They are here to celebrate your birthday, not to quarrel with you."
Zhou Cishen raised his eyebrows slightly: "Then what birthday gift have you prepared for me?"
There was a bit of dark ambiguity in his tone.
Ruan Xingwan: "..."
She couldn't help but blush, and whispered: "I haven't chosen the gift yet, let's wait until... we get home."
The people not far away watched this scene and silently distanced themselves from them.
After Ruan Xingwan went to the toilet with Pei Shanshan and Xu Wan, Ruan Chen walked up to Zhou Cishen, his expression not as good as before: "I have something to ask you."
Zhou Cishen tapped his knees lightly with his long fingers and said calmly: "I know what you want to ask. It's useless to tell you. The matter will be resolved in a week at most."
"So really..."
Ruan Chen was halfway through speaking when he realized that there were other people here, especially Daniel who was pretending to be nonchalant in the corner, but half of his body was leaning towards this side.
He saw the news about the apartment fire on the Internet a few days ago, and went to the apartment once. All the things inside were still there, but the people were gone.
Ruan Chen called Chen Bei, but the latter's explanation was vague.
His intuition told him that something was wrong.
The reason why I came here today is because I wanted to ask Zhou Cishen personally.
Ruan Chen frowned tightly and the corners of his lips were slightly stretched.
Seeing this, Shen Zixi nudged Jiang Yan with his elbow and asked him to say something to break the slightly tense atmosphere.
Jiang Yan drank wine and expressed that he wanted to go alone.
After a while, Ruan Chen asked, "Will anything happen to them?"
"Won't."
Ruan Chen said nothing more and turned around and left the private room.
When Daniel saw this, he quickly followed.
After they left, Shen Zixi broke the silence: "Now... what's going on?"
Jiang Yan said: "We found the man who gave Chen Bei's photo to the extra. He is the old man's confidant. I probably won't be able to find out anything for a while."
"What should we do?"
Zhou Cishen raised his head and drank the wine in the glass. There was no expression on his face, as if it were covered with a layer of frost: "No matter how strict your mouth is, there are ways to pry it open."
Hearing this, Shen Zixi couldn't help but shudder.
Zhou Cishen, right? He grew up in the Zhou family, a place that eats people without spitting out bones. Especially after taking over the Zhou family, if his methods were not ruthless, the person sitting here today would be just one of Mr. Zhou’s
Puppet, not Zhou Cishen.
It's just that after successively eradicating many forces from the Zhou family, he hasn't seen such a look on Zhou Cishen's face for a long time.
Jiang Yan said again: "Are you still not going to tell Ruan Xingwan?"
Zhou Cishen pursed her thin lips slightly, paused for a few seconds and then said: "Do you think if I told her, we would be able to have this birthday party tonight?"
After a period of silence, Shen Zixi endured the humiliation and said: "I can't say that, after all, I came up with this idea."
Zhou Cishen looked at him sideways: "Oh?"
In the bathroom.
Pei Shanshan's face was full of gossip and she looked at Xu Wan: "What's going on between you and Xiaochen?"
Xu Wan washed his hands: "What's going on?"
"I just saw it. He was bringing you food. I thought something was wrong with you."
Xu Wan said: "Didn't Daniel also bring you something to eat?"
Pei Shanshan: "This..."
Xu Wan smiled: "He just took it for me, nothing else. What's more, he is still a student and is six years younger than me. How can there be anything wrong between us?"
Pei Shanshan frowned and thought: "That's the truth."
On the side, Ruan Xingwan coughed and took out a piece of paper to wipe his hands: "I'm watching a drama recently. The heroine seems to be a few years older than the hero. I think it's quite interesting."
Xu Wan: "?"
Pei Shanshan: "?"
Now that the words have been spoken, Ruan Xingwan can only bite the bullet and say: "I..."
Pei Shanshan holds her arm: "Does it look good?
Not to mention, I’ve also been into sister-brother relationships recently. What’s your name?
I’ll chase you too!”
Ruan Xingwan remained calm: "I'll send it to you later."
"Okay, okay, I'm worried that I can't find a good drama to watch."
The corner of Xu Wan's mouth twitched: "You..."
Pei Shanshan smiled and said: "To be honest, Xiao Chen is handsome and a top student. Isn't this a typical male protagonist character? Why don't you give it a try?
The good news should not go to outsiders. To tell you the truth, if I hadn't felt too familiar, Xiaochen had called me sister since she was a child and was afraid that Xingxing would beat me. I would have really wanted to do this."
Ruan Xingwan: "..."
Xu Wan knew she was joking, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll try."
After they returned to the private room, Ruan Xingwan saw that Xiaochen was not there, so he asked Zhou Cishen: "Where has Xiaochen gone?"
Zhou Cishen said: "Going out."
Pei Shanshan asked: "Daniel is also with him?"
Zhou Cishen hummed lightly.
Ruan Xingwan was a little confused as to what the two people were whispering about.
After a while, Ruan Chen and Daniel came back one after another.
Pei Shanshan's body had not yet fully recovered, and the doctor still told her to rest more, so not long after, despite her reluctance, she was taken away by Daniel.
Xu Wan has activities tomorrow and has to go.
Ruan Chen stood up and said, "I'm going back to school."
When Ruan Xingwan saw this, the corners of her lips curled up. She didn't need to remind her this time. It seemed that she had made some progress.
Soon, Shen Zixi was also dragged away by Jiang Yan.
Ruan Xingwan and Zhou Cishen were the only two people left in the private room.
Ruan Xingwan felt like she couldn't open her eyes. She took out her phone and looked at the time, only to realize that it was twelve o'clock in five minutes.
She yawned: "Let's go too."
Zhou Cishen took her hand, pulled her into his arms, and put his arm around her waist: "Now is the time for the two of us."
Ruan Xingwan clicked his tongue: "Why are you so disgusting today?"
Zhou Cishen raised his eyebrows slightly: "Have I not always been like this?"
"Then you admit that you are very greasy?"
Zhou Cishen: "..."
He said: "You call me greasy?"
Ruan Xingwan smiled on his face, hugged his neck, and kissed his thin lips like a dragonfly: "Happy birthday."
Zhou Ci stared at her with deep black eyes and slowly said: "My birthday wish is that you can be by my side every year from now on."