Jiang Yao knew that if she agreed to go, Chen Xuyao would definitely look at her as if she were stupid.
As expected, once Jiang Yao said that, Chen Xuyao could not wait to get Chu Sheng out of there. He did not say anything else as he pretended to pull Chu Sheng with him. Then, he said, "It looks like Jiang Yao can't go for lunch, so I'll go with you. I don't have that many opportunities to come to Yuan city, so I want to enjoy myself."
Chen Xuyao knew that he would be rejected if he asked Chu Sheng, so he decided not to do that—he dragged her away forcefully.
After Jiang Yao returned to her room, she felt alive again. Yuan City was in the north, and she could be frozen if she were to walk outdoors. She even heard that it would snow in the next few days.