Lu Chengzhou turned around, took two bottles of juice from the refrigerator, and passed them to her.

  He raised his chin and gestured towards the living room. “Go and rest.”


  Gu Mang raised her eyebrows. Without saying anything, she took the two bottles of juice and escorted Meng Jinyag out. The two girls played games on the sofa.

  Jiang Shenyuan glanced at Lu Chengzhou, who was very skilled at cutting vegetables. He was rather surprised. He cleaned the chicken wings and ribs wearing a pair of disposable gloves.

  “Master Bi and the Piano Association were utterly humiliated. They can’t possibly let this go so easily. How are you planning to handle this?” After saying this, Jiang Shenyuan added, “The Bi family is no pushover.”


  Lu Chengzhou picked out a few of Gu Mang’s favorite fruits. He planned to make fruit salad using them. His movements were calm and steady.

  He said frivolously, “Do you think I’m a pushover?”


  Hearing this, Jiang Shenyuan knew he did not have to worry about Gu Mang. No matter what, Lu Chengzhou was there to protect her.

  He said, “She has a bad temper. She likes to get physical when things get heated. You should look after her more.”


  Lu Chengzhou glanced at him meaningfully as he cut an apple in half. “How long have you known her?”


  “Pretty long.” Jiang Shenyuan thought of the duration. “When I first met her, she was younger than Gu Si but she was very tall, so she didn’t look like a six-year-old.”


  Hearing this, Lu Chengzhou narrowed his eyes slightly.

  Jiang Shenyuan knew her since she was six? That was pretty long.

  As Jiang Shenyuan recalled the past, his gaze wavered. “She looked rather scary back then too.”


  Lu Chengzhou paused. “Scary?”


  “Yeah.” Jiang Shenyuan drained the water from the pot of ribs and washed them for the second time. “She was always fighting and the more she fought, the more ruthless she got. One time, her face was covered in blood when her parents and I found her. She cracked three men’s heads open with a brick.”


  Looking down, Lu Chengzhou remained silent as his grip on the salad bowl tightened.

  “A psychologist from the Children’s Association did an assessment on her. She had serious emotion management issues and special treatment was required.” Jiang Shenyuan turned and shifted to the other side of the kitchen counter. “Uncle Gu sent her to a school for emotionally disturbed children. I didn’t see her for two years and I didn’t hear any news about her at all.”


  “She disappeared for two years?” Lu Chengzhou looked at him.

  Jiang Shenyuan made cuts on the chicken wings and nodded. “Uncle Gu found a pretty good school for her. When she came back, she was much more normal. But her temper is still quite bad.”


  Lu Chengzhou placed all the sliced fruit into the crystal bowl. He thought about where Gu Mang had disappeared to for those two years.

  As Jiang Shenyuan spoke, he chuckled. “She is much more patient with you.”


  Lu Chengzhou looked over at the living room. She was sitting languidly on the sofa with her legs on the coffee table. She was playing games on her phone calmly.

  It seemed like Meng Jinyang had said something that made her smile. Her smile looked so bewitching. Seeing this, Lu Chengzhou was slightly jealous.

  It was getting out of hand.

  He was jealous of the person next to him.

  And the person sitting next to Gu Mang.

  And Yu Mufeng.

  They all grew up with her.

  Just then, the doorbell rang.

  Gu Mang had finished playing the game. Hence, she put her phone aside and walked towards the door.

  Soon, Lu Chengzhou saw Gu Mang return with a birthday cake in her hand. She placed it on the coffee table and continued playing games.

  Lu Chengzhou’s unhappiness vanished immediately.

  Jiang Shenyuan narrowed his eyes as he looked at the living room. The big boss even ordered a cake for Lu Chengzhou? Why did she order a cake for a grown man like him?……

  They whipped up quite a few dishes. All of them were made according to the girls’ preferences. The dishes that Lu Chengzhou had made were all in front of Gu Mang.

  Roasted minced pork and potato, stir-fried prawns, and seafood tofu soup.

  The remaining sweet and sour ribs, cola chicken wings, and blanched chinese cabbages were placed in front of Meng Jinyang.

  Judging by looks alone, the dishes were very appetizing.

  It was the first time Jiang Shenyuan had shared a meal with Lu Chengzhou under such normal conditions. He felt pretty odd.

  Wearing gloves, Lu Chengzhou helped peel prawns for Gu Mang. “Have a taste.”


  It seemed like he had practiced peeling them a few times.

  The girl raised her eyebrows and rated the dishes delightfully. “You learn pretty quick.”


  Lu Chengzhou smiled and remained silent.

  Suppressing his laughter, Jiang Shenyuan placed a chicken wing in Meng Jinyang’s bowl.

  The four of them talked casually over dinner.

  Jiang Shenyuan looked up and glanced at the two girls. “Every major will have a small test after the national holiday. How are your studies going?”