Upon hearing that Lu Guixin’s father would only arrive in the late evening, Zhou Fu didn’t feel so nervous anymore. He then started car engine and drove to Starlight Plaza, where he brought Lu Guixin to a newly opened restaurant that specialized in fish.
A fragrant spicy scent could be smelled the moment they reached the entrance of the shop. Lu Guixin’s eyes lit up immediately as she pulled Zhou Fu inside.
After sitting down at a table, Zhou Fu watched Lu Guixin, who was focused on ordering the dishes on a tablet. Upon recalling how stern her father had sounded on the line just now, he asked, "Aren’t you worried that your father’s going to deal with you?"
Lu Guixin handed the tablet back to the waiter once she was done ordering and then gave the question a serious thought. "My dad said that he was going to break my boyfriend’s legs if I turn out to be dating."
Zhou Fu didn’t catch that the first time. "Break whose legs?"
"Yours." Lu Guixin flashed him a polite smile. "It’s your legs that are going to be broken, so I’m not worried at all."
Zhou Fu was speechless.
Lu Guixin’s eyes curved when she saw his stiff expression. "My dad’s going to arrive tonight. Do you want to elope with me and then come back once my dad’s calmed down?"
Zhou Fu, who had been feeling pretty nervous about meeting Lu Guixin’s father, suddenly felt a lot relaxed when he heard what she said. He rubbed his finger against the cup. "Although the university entrance exams are over and I’ve graduated from high school, I’m still a minor. If your dad reports me to the police and says that I abducted you... Won’t we end up being separated by death?"
His eyes twitched at the mention of death, his expression dimming as he lowered his gaze and picked up the cup of water to drink.
When Lu Guixin noticed that, she learned forward and gently asked, "What’s wrong?"
"Nothing." Zhou Fu appeared pretty much like usual when he looked up again. He looked much gentler. Will her parents mind my family background? Will they be willing to let their daughter marry an orphan?
All of a sudden, Lu Guixin sighed and pouted. "Should I get my mom to come here? My dad only listens to my mom."
Zhou Fu propped his face up on his hand while smiling. "Are you going to let your mother come beat me up and break my arms?"
Lu Guixin thought about it seriously, her eyes lighting up moments later. "Then we’ll go stay with my uncles. I’m sure they’ll help us to stop my dad."
Zhou Fu tapped the table with his finger. "What does your dad like? We can go buy some things for him later."
Lu Guixin said quietly, "He’ll mostly likely toss you out along with the presents."
Just then, a wok of spicy fish was served.
Zhou Fu helped Lu Guixin to tear open the cutlery packaging before passing a pair of chopsticks to her. "Let’s dig in first. We have the whole afternoon to think about what to do."
"Okay." Lu Guixin tried her best to make him relax. "Actually, my dad probably just finds it too sudden to accept. Once he cools down during the long plane ride, he might not be as angry anymore."
Of course, she was lying when she said that. She’d never seen her father fly into such a huge rage before.
Zhou Fu picked some fish for her. "Push the blame to me. Tell him that I wooed you and seduced you."
The corners of Lu Guixin’s lips slowly lifted as she cupped her face and looked at him. "You do have a handsome face, Zhou Fu."
Zhou Fu looked at her. "If you do that in front of your parents, won’t they disfigure me so as to make you change your mind about me?"
Lu Guixin shook her head. "Don’t worry. Your waist feels good, too. Once the lights are off, I won’t have to see your face."
Zhou Fu was speechless.
After the meal, the two returned to school.
With one hand gripping the steering wheel and his other hand resting on the window while holding a cigarette, Zhou Fu flicked the cigarette ash while waiting for the red light to turn green. He turned to look at Lu Guixin. "Are you going to go back to class?"
"No, I’m going back to the dorm to get my laptop." Lu Guixin had a milk candy in her mouth. "After that, we’ll go to Seal Palace to wait for my dad."
"Okay."
When the red light turned green, Zhou Fu stepped on the gas pedal and turned the steering wheel to head toward Ming City High School. He placed the cigarette between his lips and then slowly increased the car speed while squinting slightly.
Lu Guixin stared at the cigarette between his lips, where wisps of smoke wafted in the air. "How’s smoking like?"
She was rather keen on smoking, but her family didn’t allow her to touch even a cigarette. She knew that her mother smoked in the past, but she was now under the strict control of her father.
Zhou Fu nonchalantly said, "It’s like the milk candy in your mouth."
As soon as Lu Guixin hopped into the new car Zhou Fu bought, she found several packs of her favorite milk candy in his storage compartment. She stretched her hand out toward him with two milk candies on it while smiling obediently at him, "Shall we do an exchange, then?"
Zhou Fu looked down and glanced at her fair palm through the smoke. "No."
"You only have half a stick left, anyway. What’s wrong with doing an exchange?" Lu Guixin huffed.
"Still, no."
Lu Guixin glared at him and reached out to take cigarette on her own.
Zhou Fu grabbed her hand, which felt tiny in his. With one hand on the steering wheel and his other hand holding on hers, he said, "Don’t move. Behave yourself while I’m driving."
Lu Guixin stopped moving, but she stared at the cigarette between his lips for the rest of the journey back to the school.
After parking the car at the entrance of the school, Zhou Fu and Lu Guixin got out and walked inside.
"I’ll just take a puff." Lu Guixin made a compromise.
Even though Gu Si and Gu Hui would smoke in front of her occasionally, they didn’t allow her to smoke.
Holding her hand in his, Zhou Fu walked toward the trash bin, preparing to toss the cigarette in it when Lu Guixin suddenly pouted and said, "Fine. I’ll go buy it myself."
Zhou Fu stopped in his tracks.
Lu Guixin, who was still walking forward, got pulled backwards. She glared at him with displeasure. "What now?"
Zhou Fu took a drag on his cigarette. Its butt was scarlet and bright. The next second, he hold the cigarette between his fingers in one hand and hold Lu Guixin’s chin with his other hand while bending down to kiss her. As his tongue pried open his lips, the smoke traveled into her mouth bit by bit.
Lu Guixin’s eyes widened in surprise. Although Zhou Fu had been threatening to kiss her if she didn’t do as he said, he had never kissed her other than the time in the Student Union office.
"Lu Guixin!"
All of a sudden, a deep, cold, and hostile voice rang out.
Lu Guixin felt a chill travel from the base of her spine right to her head as she pushed Zhou Fu away immediately. Even as she choked on the smoke that she inhaled too fast, she didn’t dare to close her eyes. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw a black SUV down the road with its rear window opened.
A sharp and defined face gradually appeared in vivid color.
Lu Guixin frowned, her eyes all red from the coughing as she stammered, "D-Dad..."
Zhou Fu was also coughing hard from the smoke in his mouth.
Lu Chengzhou’s face couldn’t be any darker at the moment. "You’re having the time of your life, huh?"
Lu Guixin kept quiet.
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