Chapter 1453: A friend of the family
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Brother Jie… G.o.d s.h.i.+!” Su Manman addressed them politely.
Tu Jie raised his brows and looked at Su Manman. Her chin was slightly raised, and her expression was normal, but he felt that something was off…
Su Manman had always addressed s.h.i.+ Hanchu as “s.h.i.+ Hanchu”, right? Why did he become G.o.d s.h.i.+ today?
“Why is Manman here too? Are you here for dinner?” asked Tu Jie.
Su Manman nodded. “Are you guys the same? The food here isn’t bad…”
“Don’t eat too much food just because your taste has recovered!” Tu Jie instructed Su Manman before asking, “Want to eat together?”
“No, I came with a friend…” Su Manman pursed her lips and smiled, her smile especially alluring.
“Alright, then I won’t force you! But when we’re done, you can go to my place!” Tu Jie suddenly thought of something. “Aren’t you going to resume shooting with Hanchu tomorrow? We can go to my place later and have supper to celebrate…”
“It’s not that I don’t give you face, Brother Jie. G.o.d s.h.i.+ knows… I don’t have the habit of having supper! It’s not easy to maintain my figure!” Su Manman said.
“Alright, alright! I won’t force you!” Tu Jie wanted to pull Su Manman and s.h.i.+ Hanchu together. “Why not join us with your friend? Let’s have a table!”
“It’s okay…” Su Manman smiled and stroked her hair flirtatiously. “It’s not very convenient!”
Tu Jie glanced at s.h.i.+ Hanchu and asked Su Manman softly, “A man?”
“Mm! A friend of the family…”
When Su Manman said this, Su Jie understood.
Su Manman was on a blind date…
“Blind date?” s.h.i.+ Hanchu asked.
“Isn’t this normal?” Su Manman smiled.
s.h.i.+ Hanchu nodded and didn’t say anything…
Tu Jie was a little anxious and asked half-jokingly, “Didn’t you say you like G.o.d s.h.i.+… Why didn’t you consider dating him?”
Su Manman’s smile grew brighter, and a faint smile appeared in her beautiful eyes. “Dating G.o.d s.h.i.+ is fine, but for someone like me, marriage is a different matter altogether. It would be troublesome, and I’m a person who doesn’t like trouble! Also… I wouldn’t want to be chased and scolded by G.o.d s.h.i.+’s fans!”
Su Manman then turned around and glanced at her seat. She saw her companion waving at her with a smile.
Su Manman waved her hand back. She smiled and said, “Then… I’ll go over first!”
Tu Jie smiled awkwardly. “Okay… okay!”
Watching Su Manman leave gracefully, Tu Jie nudged s.h.i.+ Hanchu with his elbow. “What’s going on between the two of you? You guys were still fine at the hospital!”
s.h.i.+ Hanchu pulled a long face and remained silent.
As Su Manman walked back to her seat, Tu Jie told the waiter about his reservation.
s.h.i.+ Hanchu and Tu Jie sat near Su Manman.
This restaurant required reservations, so regular customers weren’t able to enter. Therefore, plenty of celebrities and wealthy people frequent this restaurant. They didn’t have to be afraid of having their pictures snapped by paparazzi or being disturbed by people asking for their autographs.
s.h.i.+ Hanchu sat down and looked in Su Manman’s direction. He saw that Su Manman was still as lazy as ever, with her legs crossed… Her high heels hung on her toes, as if they would drop at any moment.
He frowned.
“Do you want… a gla.s.s of wine?” The man in the suit felt suddenly in a good mood with Su Manman, so he unb.u.t.toned his suit jacket and asked.
Su Manman casually played with the slim and long earring on her ear. She nodded, smiling, but her voice was cold. “Okay…”
The server brought over the red wine and poured the ruby red liquid into the gla.s.s. Su Manman took a sip, but as usual, she couldn’t taste anything…
s.h.i.+ Hanchu sat in the distance and observed Su Manman. He realized that Su Manman had no expression on her face when she ate most of the food.
She didn’t particularly praise a dish…
During filming, he remembered every time she ate something, even if it was only an ice cube, she would still show it on her face because the ice cubes were of peppermint or lemon flavors.
He now doubted whether Su Manman had really regained her sense of taste.
“You keep looking at Manman. Do you like her?” Tu Jie didn’t turn around and asked s.h.i.+ Hanchu with a smile.
s.h.i.+ Hanchu lowered his gaze and placed the steak into his mouth. “They don’t match together!”
“That’s right!” Tu Jie picked up the lemon water. “Manman is quite compatible with you! But your family background isn’t good!”
s.h.i.+ Hanchu seemed to have thought of something and suddenly waved at the server.
When the server came over, s.h.i.+ Hanchu covered his mouth with one hand and said to the server in a low voice, “Give Su Manman, the lady at that table, a gla.s.s of fresh lemon juice. Tell her it’s from me…”
The server looked at s.h.i.+ Hanchu in confusion, then at Su Manman…
After all, s.h.i.+ Hanchu and Su Manman were famous people. The server didn’t believe that s.h.i.+ Hanchu would prank Su Manman, so he was hesitant.
“Don’t worry, and just send it over there. Tell her I ordered the drink and asked to add some honey to the drink. She’ll like it. Trust me…” s.h.i.+ Hanchu said with a smile.
The server then nodded and went to prepare.
“You’re so clear about Su Manman’s preferences. What do you mean by adding a little honey? It’s too obvious that you’re trying to win her over!” Tu Jie was curious about what s.h.i.+ Hanchu had ordered for Su Manman.
s.h.i.+ Hanchu lowered his head and said, “Men won’t like it…”
Tu Jie pursed his lips. He thought it was s.h.i.+ Hanchu’s friendly gesture towards Su Manman, so he was actually quite happy deep down.
The server followed s.h.i.+ Hanchu’s instructions and sent over the freshly squeezed lemon juice to Su Manman. He smiled and said, “This is the drink Mr. s.h.i.+ ordered for you. We added a little honey as per his instruction. I hope you like it!”
Su Manman paused in surprise and looked in s.h.i.+ Hanchu’s direction.
Seeing s.h.i.+ Hanchu raise his cup to her, the corners of Su Manman’s lips turned up into a bright smile. She also raised her cup to s.h.i.+ Hanchu and took a sip.
Seeing that Su Manman didn’t even frown, and then recalling how she was frowning after eating a piece of lemon ice cube, s.h.i.+ Hanchu suddenly understood.
He put down his cup and walked towards Su Manman.
“Huh? Where are you going?” asked Tu Jie.
s.h.i.+ Hanchu didn’t reply. Tu Jie was shocked… Was s.h.i.+ Hanchu planning to s.n.a.t.c.h her away?
Seeing the tall s.h.i.+ Hanchu coming over aggressively, Su Manman felt a little nervous. She gripped her shawl tightly and maintained her smile…
The man in a suit followed Su Manman’s gaze and saw s.h.i.+ Hanchu walking over slowly. He subconsciously stood up…
It wasn’t because s.h.i.+ Hanchu had a strong background, but because he was also s.h.i.+ Hanchu’s little fan!
“G.o.d s.h.i.+!” The man looked at s.h.i.+ Hanchu with bright eyes.
s.h.i.+ Hanchu smiled and nodded. He said to the man in the suit, “I just received a call from Director Chen. He has something to discuss with Su Manman about tomorrow’s scenes. Can I borrow her for a bit?”
s.h.i.+ Hanchu’s words were very polite…
“Of course… of course!” The man in a suit nodded repeatedly and even pulled out the chair for s.h.i.+ Hanchu.