Mr. Xie Shu gentlemanly pulled out a chair and invited her to sit, then sat opposite her.
Seeing such a formal scene, Shen Jianxi felt a little uncomfortable. If this were Song Qi or Song Duanli, she wouldn't feel anything, but with Xie Shu, she always felt it was strange.
After running through her thoughts a few times, she finally couldn't help but speak, "Xie Shu, you can actually be normal."
Xie Shu's hand, which was helping her pick up food, paused. The eggplant on his chopsticks fell, and he withdrew his hand, sighing helplessly, "Can't I just be gentle?"
Shen Jianxi blinked. "Of course, but you can be normally gentle."
Xie Shu pretended to hit her. After she instinctively closed her eyes, he reached out and ruffled her hair hard.
Putting down his chopsticks and leaning back in his chair, he let out a long sigh, feeling completely relieved. "Fine, I'm not used to it that way either."
Upon hearing this, Shen Jianxi burst into laughter. That's right, this was how it should be. The previous feeling made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles.
"You're still laughing. I'm just too nervous because it's my first time dating and I have no experience!"
Her laughter made Xie Shu feel quite embarrassed, so he pretended to be fierce and threatened, "If you laugh again, I'll, I'll..."
"Pfft—"
"Stop laughing!"
"Hahahaha."
"I told you to stop laughing!"
"Hahahaha."
"Please, my dear grandmother, stop laughing."
Seeing Xie Shu's crestfallen expression, Shen Jianxi finally mercifully held back her laughter, though her shoulders were still shaking.
"Forget it, laugh if you want."
Seeing her stifling her laughter, Xie Shu was truly afraid she would choke.
"I won't laugh, I won't laugh anymore." Xie Shu's eyes were red with distress, and Shen Jianxi felt like she was bullying him, filled with guilt.
Xie Shu snorted and turned his head away, ignoring her. His proud little demeanor made Shen Jianxi want to laugh again. Who would have thought that the young man who once prepared to fight seven colorful hooligans would have his eyes redden with distress?
If the people at school saw this, Xie Shu's reputation would be completely ruined.
Shen Jianxi walked over to him, leaned down, kissed his cheek, and then hugged his neck, acting spoiled. "Don't be angry anymore, Xie Shushu~"
A smile crept onto Xie Shu's lips, but he deliberately kept a straight face, unwilling to turn around.
He liked it when she coaxed him.
Xie Shu's thoughts were all written on his face, and Shen Jianxi couldn't help but see what he was thinking. She placed her hands on his head and kissed his cheek again and again, each kiss followed by her lifting her head and saying sweetly, "Pay attention to me~"
Under this onslaught of coaxing, Xie Shu couldn't maintain his act for long. He turned around, intending to kiss his girlfriend, but as he leaned in, Shen Jianxi stood up and returned to her seat.
Xie Shu: "???"
"Oh my, I'm hungry." Her tone made it obvious to anyone that she was doing it on purpose.
Xie Shu was amused and angry. So she wanted to play this game with him.
With a hint of competitiveness, he moved his chair closer to her, holding his chopsticks in his left hand and snatching hers with his right. Under her confused gaze, he picked up a dish she liked and ate it himself.
He chewed slowly, his expression enraptured. After swallowing, he provocatively said, "Oh my, this is really well made."
This time, it was Shen Jianxi's turn to be amused and annoyed. She propped her head on one hand, looking at him speechlessly. "Aren't you childish?"
"You teased me first!" Xie Shu was not only shameless but also very righteous.
"Eat up. If you don't finish today, you're not leaving." Shen Jianxi crossed her arms, determined to see how childish this man could get today.
As soon as Xie Shu heard this good news, he immediately put down his chopsticks, sat up straight, and looked at her seriously. "I can't finish it."
"Where am I staying tonight?"
"There's only one quilt in this house. How about I suffer a little and lie on the same bed with you?"
His scheme was obvious. Shen Jianxi poked him in the chest with a finger. Under his expectant gaze, she slowly moved closer.
Seeing him close his eyes, she withdrew her finger from his chest, then formed a circle with her middle finger and thumb.
"Ah!" Xie Shu let out a cry of pain, and Shen Jianxi leisurely withdrew her hand.
She leaned back, crossed her legs, and looked at Xie Shu's accusing eyes as he clutched his forehead, unmoved.
"Eat!"
Xie Shu clutched his forehead, and after a long time without hearing her coax him, his tone even so harsh, he stopped pretending. He directly pulled her over, hugged her tightly, and said fiercely, "I want to pester you back too!"
After saying that, he even blew on his lips and then moved towards her forehead.
Shen Jianxi instinctively closed her eyes, but the imagined pain never came. He only gently tapped her forehead.
She opened her eyes in surprise. Before she could speak, a warm pair of lips landed on the spot her finger had touched.
Xie Shu's lips trembled slightly as they met hers. Shen Jianxi could feel his nervousness, but she hadn't expected him to be so flustered.
It wasn't until his lips left that she realized Xie Shu's entire face had turned red, even his earlobes. After the kiss, Xie Shu's gaze darted around, unable to look at her.
It seemed like she was the one who had been kissed.
Sensing her teasing gaze, Xie Shu, blushing with embarrassment, said in a low voice, "Stop looking at me!"
Then, feeling he lacked presence, he shoved the chopsticks back into her hand, picked up some food for her, and growled, "Eat!"
But his demeanor looked more like a paper tiger than anything else.