Chapter 445 - Watching a Movie
Seeing that Xiao Luo had conveniently put on her mask so quickly, with the reason of feeling a little sick, Su Li blushed after a short pause. Then she was a little flustered as it was a mask that she had just used, so it was a rather personal item as it had come into close contact with her lips and nose. However, it was being worn by Xiao Luo now and sticking onto his lips and nose directly.
If another person had done this to her, she would immediately snap it off and give that person a big tight slap. It seemed he was clearly taking advantage of her. Although it was Xiao Luo who had done this, she still found it very difficult to accept. Even though they were supposed to be a married couple, Xiao Luo was still an unfamiliar man to her after all.
Luo Pingxiang was also stunned, but she only chuckled, covering her mouth and said, “Mr. Xiao Luo, you look great with that mask!”
“What on earth are you talking about? Are you lying through your teeth?”
Su Li reproached Luo Pingxiang, then she turned to Xiao Luo and said, “Give it back!”
Her entire face was blushing, and even her ears were red. She obviously did not want to admit that there could be droplets of her saliva left on the mask.
Xiao Luo coughed and said, “Ms. Su, don’t be so petty. I’m just borrowing it, not destroying it.”
Borrowing it?
Could a person you borrow a face mask?
Su Li was a little annoyed as she assumed that Xiao Luo did this on purpose. He definitely was not feeling sick and just wanted to use her mask. But why did he want her mask? Did he have some fetish for face masks? Similar to how pedophilias would have some fetish for children?
As she thought of that, the words came right out of her mouth, unfiltered. “Do you have some sort of fetish for face masks?” she hissed.
Xiao Luo was shocked and wondered what the heck she was thinking about in that head of hers!
He gave up trying to deceive Su Li and explained, “The students over at that table are known to me, and I am wearing a mask to prevent them from recognizing me and coming over to greet me, get it? I don’t mind that, in fact, but what about you? They will definitely recognize you, the famous superstar. So, if they start to make a commotion, do you think that we can still enjoy tonight’s dinner free of fuss?”
Su Li looked over to Xiao Luo’s shoulder and saw a bunch of young faces. There were college boys and girls who probably eat out once in a while. Knowing that he was speaking the truth, she returned her gaze at him and said, “Don’t you dare leave your saliva on that mask!”
Although it was against her will, she had no better solution than letting Xiao Luo wear her mask.
“Rest assured, I’ll get a brand new one for you later,” Xiao Luo replied.
Su Li thought that it was reasonable as buying a new one makes more sense indeed. She could not be possibly wearing the one Xiao Luo had used, which was quite unhygienic. On top of that, how was that different from kissing indirectly?
“Pingxiang, get a new mask from the nearby shops now,” she said.
“Alright, Sis.”
As her personal assistant, Luo Pingxiang was very familiar with this sort of errand. When they were out, on top of meeting Su Li’s daily needs, a part of her job included preventing Su Li’s identity from being exposed to the general public and attracting unnecessary attention.
Once Luo Ping Xiang left on the errand, Xiao Luo thought that it would be wiser to face away from Guan Yilin and her friends.
With that thought, he stood up and took Luo Pingxiang’s seat. Now he was sitting next to Su Li. Both Su Li and Su Xiaobei were stunned, and Su Xiaobei whined, “Daddy, Beibei is sitting alone now.” She sat on her seat and stared at Xiao Luo with her big baby-doll eyes.
She meant to say that Xiao Luo had ditched her and sat with her mummy.
“Sweetie, don’t be afraid, Daddy and Mummy are right here. When sister Pingxiang comes back, she’ll sit with you,” Xiao Luo said, trying to coax her.
The little girl started to throw a tantrum and was even about to cry. “Does Daddy no longer love Bei Bei?” she whimpered.
Xiao Luo felt very stressed, and he tried to comfort her and said, “No, Daddy will love Xiaobei always. Daddy is just playing a game with Mummy, don’t cry.”
“Oh...”
Su Xiaobei nodded and stopped crying, but her big eyes looked still looked rather red.
Now that he had settled the little one, there was still a big one.
Xiao Luo tried to be composed and took off his mask without responding to Su Li’s stare. “Our food has been served,” he announced.
However, the waiter holding the tray of food walked past their table, and he was evidently not serving their table yet.
Ugh...
Xiao Luo felt so foolish, and he promptly decided to play with Su Xiaobei. He rubbed her tiny nose and cheeks, then patted her head, and she appeared to be enjoying that.
“Humph.”
Su Li looked away from Xiao Luo as she wasn’t very comfortable with him sitting so close to her. Although it was not very natural, she could smell the scent that belonged to a man from such close proximity; she was not too resistant to it at all.
When Luo Pingxiang returned from buying a face mask, all the side dishes and ingredients had arrived and simmered to perfection.
Upon opening the lid, a fragrant aroma exploded from the pot and stirred their appetites. Xiao Luo picked some prawns, beef slices, and a chicken thigh for Su Xiaobei and said to her, “Xiaobei is growing up, so you have to eat more meat.”
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“Okay, Daddy.”
Su Xiaobei nodded obediently. She had a larger napkin tied around her neck, which made her look really adorable.
“It’s delicious and nutritious, a perfect combination of meat and vegetables that is so refreshing. It’s truly a tasty dish. Mr. Xiao Luo, your recommendation is great.” Luo Pingxiang praised Xiao Luo’s decision after tasting the food.
Xiao Luo smiled and did not speak.
“Why are you praising him? He didn’t cook this, it’s this shop that deserves the credit,” Su Li carped, raining on Xiao Luo’s parade.
“...”
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After they were done with dinner, they walked around in Huijin Tower to help with digestion and booked four movie tickets. It was a foreign movie with an educational theme, and it was suitable for families. They did not see Guan Yilin and the rest of her friends again.
Once they were at the cinema, Su Xiaobei became very excited, and she stared at the gigantic screen with her eyes wide open. She had virtually no resistance to any form of animated films.
“Su Xiaobei, do not yell and cheer later regardless of how excited you are, alright?” Su Li reminded Su Xiaobei to be well-behaved in the cinema.
“Why, Mummy?” Su Xiaobei asked, feeling a little confused.
“You should always consider others’ feelings when you are in public and not only care about yourself. If you are the source of nuisance to other people who are watching the movie, then you are at fault, and you ought to apologize to others,” Su Li said.
“Hmm, okay, I got it, I will not yell,” Su Xiaobei replied. She took Su Li’s advice to heart, although she seemed to be still confused.
Xiao Luo patted her head and praised her.
When the movie just started playing, there was a commotion in the front row. A man was speaking on the phone loudly, then he started munching on his popcorn and laughing loudly. He also called again and took a snapshot of the silver screen, probably uploading it to his social media. His selfish act was very inconsiderate to the people around him, and some started to complain.
“Daddy, didn’t Mummy say that we should not be noisy in the cinema?” Su Xiaobei whispered at Xiao Luo’s ears.
Su Li coughed, and had the lighting in the cinema been brighter, anyone could tell that her cheeks were blushing red. She was feeling awkward and angry at that man in the front row.
“Maybe he had forgotten about it, Daddy shall remind him.”
Xiao Luo smiled and touched the back of the seat that man was sitting on lightly; his inner force penetrated through the seat and flowed to a specific spot on the back of that man. The noisy man who was yelling and laughing earlier was suddenly in a state of silence and stasis. He was leaning forward slightly and seated upright, a posture typical of movie-goers. Nobody noticed if anything was odd.