Chapter 106: A layer of ICE

He was more than happy to do that.

"Okay! You name the place and we'll go there now!" He had nothing to do anyway. He could have a meal with her and kill some time.

Su Mianmian knew that she couldn't eat as she pleased anymore. It would be best if she ordered a few nutritious meals.

"When I drove here, I saw a steamed vegetable restaurant. I wonder if you're used to it?"

Ouyang Que didn't care what they ate. He could eat light or spicy food. He could accept both.

Su Mianmian took him to the restaurant.

After the dishes were served, Ouyang Que asked curiously, "You can't eat spicy food?"

All the dishes she ordered were light and bland.

"My mouth has been on fire recently. I need to eat less spicy food. It's better for your body. If you want to eat spicy food, I can order one or two spicy dishes for you." Su Mianmian went to call the waiter over, but he interrupted her.

"There's no need to order more food. There's already quite a lot."

"Don't stand on ceremony with me." Su Mianmian retracted her hand and looked at him.

Ouyang Que couldn't help but laugh. "I won't."

She nodded and lowered her head to finish her food. Now that she was pregnant, she was eating more than before. In the past, she would eat about two bowls of rice, but now two bowls weren't enough. She was worried that, with the way she ate, in less than a month's time, her weight would definitely skyrocket. In her line of work image was very important.

Ouyang Que was a very attentive person. He noticed the slight difference in her expression.

"Mianmian, are you hiding something from me?"

She raised her head and looked at him, not understanding why he asked such a question.

"What are you trying to say? Do you think that I eat too much?"

He nodded.

She was embarrassed and did not know what to do. He had already noticed her situation and she believed that Lu Xiangdong would notice it too.

"Recently, my appetite has increased, so I'm eating more. Don't just look at me, you should eat too."

She really did not know how to explain to him the reason for her appetite. Su Mianmian lowered her head.

Ouyang Que let out a soft laugh. He knew that women were afraid of getting fat, but Su Mianmian didn't seem to gain any weight no matter how much she ate!

It was still quite early after they had finished eating. Ouyang Que didn't want to go back so early, so he asked her if she wanted to go for a walk in the suburbs.

Su Mianmian glanced at her stomach. Proper exercise was apparently helpful to the baby's health. When she went home, she would usually sit on the sofa and watch TV. There was no fitness equipment at home, so it was difficult for her to exercise. It seemed like a good idea to go out for a walk.

They both drove to the suburbs.

When Lu Xiangdong drove into the villa, it was dark. He turned off the engine and opened the car door to get out.

He took out his luggage from the back of the car and dragged it into the villa.

When he turned on the living room lights, he saw that Su Mianmian had not left her suitcase empty in the corner of the room, as she usually did when she came home. It was obvious that she was not back yet. Lu Xiangdong looked at his watch and frowned.

He thought that she had come back a long time ago, but she was nowhere to be found.

Su Mianmian and Ouyang Que were taking a walk in the suburbs. Ouyang Que had a spare flashlight in his car. He carefully shone the light on the road under her feet to prevent her from accidentally tripping.

Su Mianmian crossed her arms in front of her chest. She felt that she did not need the flashlight at all because the moon was very bright.

"Ouyang Que, use it sparingly. What if the battery runs out later?"

Ouyang Que realized that the flashlight only had one bar of electricity left. He could not use it for much longer.

"Do you have a bag in the car? A plastic bag?" he suddenly asked.

Su Mianmian had a bag in her car, but it was filled with bread.

"There's bread in the bag."

He told her to wait for him, and that he would be back soon.

Su Mianmian didn't understand what he was going to do. When he came back, he was holding a bag in his hand. She looked at it and saw that it was her bread.

"You!"

"There are exactly two. Let's each have one for supper. The bag will be useful later." He took out the bread from the bag and handed it to her. Su Mianmian took a bite.

Ouyang Que took a piece of bread and started to eat it.

"What do you want the bag for?"

He grabbed her arm and pulled her forward. There was a faint green light flashing in the grass in front of them. Su Mianmian swallowed all the bread in her hand and cried out in surprise, "Fireflies. You want to catch fireflies?"

"Catch a few more. We don't have to worry about running out of light later." Ouyang Que took off his shoes and walked barefoot into the grass.

Su Mianmian did not follow him. She stood to the side and waited for him.

"Mianmian, there are so many fireflies." Ouyang Que let out an excited cry.

"Be careful, don't step on a snake."

Ouyang Que smiled indifferently and said, "How could I meet a snake?" Just as he finished his sentence, Ouyang Que felt something slide across the instep of his foot. He felt as though he had been pricked with a needle. He hugged his foot and sat in the grass.

Su Mianmian heard his cry and her heart jumped. She asked worriedly, "What happened?"

"The fireflies fell to the ground and flew away. I think something bit my foot." Ouyang Que was sweating from the sudden pain.

"Can you stand up? Come out quickly. I'll wait for you outside. Don't worry about the fireflies." Su Mianmian couldn't see what was happening to him.

Ouyang Que stood up with some difficulty. He dragged his injured foot and limped out of the grass.

She quickly went over to support him and shone the flashlight on his foot. She cried out in surprise, "You were bitten by a snake!"

Ouyang Que rolled his eyes. No way that could have happened!

"I'm really sorry. It's all my fault for jinxing." Su Mianmian squatted down and sucked out the poison for him. After getting out of the poison, he grabbed her arm and looked at her in surprise. "What are you doing?"

"I'm helping you suck the poison out," she said without blinking.

He shook his head. "I haven't even confirmed whether the snake is poisonous or not. I can't let you take this risk. Help me back to the car first. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to send me back."

Even now, he was still so polite to her. Su Mianmian said a little angrily, "Ouyang Que, please shut your mouth now. If you're afraid of troubling me, then scram back yourself."

Ouyang Que knew that he had said the wrong thing. He quickly rubbed against her body. "Don't be angry. I still need you to send me back. You see, this leg of mine is practically crippled."

Su Mianmian pounded his chest and told him to shut up. Where did all this nonsense come from.

"What about your car?"

"Call someone to tow it."

Su Mianmian thought for a moment. This seemed to be the only way.

Initially, she wanted to go back home after taking a walk. However, Ouyang Que had been bitten by a snake. Su Mianmian couldn't be heartless enough to leave him in the city all alone and have him hail a car to go back. She decided to be a good person and drive him back.

After going back and forth like this, she realized that it was already eleven o'clock at night.

Ouyang Que asked her to stay at his house. His villa was big and there were many empty rooms.

He was worried about letting her go home so late alone.

Su Mianmian had a lot of things to think about. If she didn't go back, Lu Xiangdong would definitely think that something was wrong with her. No matter how late it was, she had to insist on going back.

Ouyang Que invited the family doctor over to check on his injuries, so she was relieved to leave.

She turned on the lights in the living room. Su Mianmian was so tired that she couldn't stand up straight. She threw herself onto the sofa, took off her shoes, and bent down to massage her feet.

She had to go to the storage area to get her things tomorrow morning, which meant that she had to rest early. When she thought about going to work tomorrow, Su Mianmian wished that tomorrow was a rest day.

She had made such a big commotion downstairs, but she did not hear Lu Xiangdong wake up. She put on her slippers and went upstairs.

She pushed open the bedroom door, walked over to the bed, and lit up the table lamp. She looked down and saw that there was no one on the bed. She thought that she would be the last to come back, but he wasn't even back yet!

Where had he gone? She took out her phone and saw that she had a few missed calls, all from Lu Xiangdong. Had he gone out to look for her? She didn't think he was the kind of person to do that.

Su Mianmian panicked and quickly returned the call.

Lu Xiangdong was driving when he heard his phone ring. He picked it up and saw that it was from Su Mianmian. She had finally returned his call.

"Lu Xiangdong, where are you?"

"Where have you been?" His voice sounded a little hoarse, like he had a cold.

Su Mianmian regretted coming back so late when she heard the sounds of driving. This meant that he was really outside.

She bit her lip and said, "I'm at the villa. Come back."

Lu Xiangdong looked at the disconnected phone and frowned. What was this woman doing?

She took a shower before he came back. When she heard the sounds of him parking outside the villa, she quickly came out of the bathroom, and ran downstairs.

Lu Xiangdong was holding the key in his hand. He looked a little tired and was walking towards the living room.

She stood in front of him and looked at him nervously.

He looked back at her, but his expression was cold as ice.