Chapter 303: Benevolence and Righteousness

He even went so far as to lift Zhu Niao’s hand, making sure everyone at the table could see their interlaced fingers, as if deliberately showing off.

The Store Manager Lady and Mai Che Xiaozi looked at Gou Yu with relieved expressions, as if seeing their own wolf cub finally go out hunting.

After seeing that, Yang Shuli held out both hands toward Xu Nian, and Xu Nian also held out both hands.

Then they interlaced their fingers in the same way, one above the other.

After seeing Zhu Niao and Gou Yu’s actions, Liu Xie made a disgusted expression, but then she was suddenly interrupted.

Because under the table, Liu Anran’s right hand climbed onto her left hand.

Then, like a twin-tailed beauty typical of Guangdong, it crawled from her arm toward her palm.

Very ticklish, bit by bit, as if trying to gradually take control of Liu Xie’s entire being in his palm.

Sometimes there was a slight scraping, as if trying to stir up something.

Finally it stopped at the palm of Liu Xie’s left hand.

The five clearly‑jointed fingers, like vines, gradually invaded the gaps between Liu Xie’s fingers, then slowly settled, filling them completely, becoming tightly interlocked and airtight.

Up to this point, the first part of the invasion was complete.

Liu Xie glared at Liu Anran with half‑lidded eyes while feeling an inexplicable throb in her heart.

As if she was still expecting something. Like when the prelude is done and you start looking forward to the main event.

But she waited for a long time, and nothing came.

This forced her to turn her head to look at Liu Anran, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Then, Liu Anran also smiled at her, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly, like a mischievous grin.

‘This guy, playing another prank on her.’

Liu Xie, understanding Liu Anran’s intentions, turned her head away.

At that moment, Liu Anran’s palm suddenly exerted a bit of force, filling in the last little gaps, and using the interlaced fingers method, he took full control of Liu Xie’s left hand.

“Eep!”

Liu Xie couldn’t help but let out a cry, then covered her mouth as if to cover up, making it seem like she had been bitten by a dish.

But Liu Anran’s actions didn’t stop there.

He leaned close to Liu Xie’s ear and said, “Don’t envy them. No matter what it is, as long as you want it, I’ll give it to you.”

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, Liu Anran paused and then said, “But a marriage certificate is out of the question. I can’t give you that right now.”

Liu Xie was taken aback. She lowered her right hand that had been covering her mouth, a hint of inquiry in her eyes.

“Why?”

The question didn’t seem to be about why Liu Anran couldn’t give her that item representing their relationship, but rather why he didn’t plan to go all the way with her.

She had already risked everything to be with Liu Anran, only to be betrayed by him at this moment.

“Because you’ve reached the legal age for marriage, but I haven’t yet.”

Liu Anran still had that mischievous smile as he used his free left hand to stroke Liu Xie’s straight nose bridge.

“Huh?”

The dumbfounded Golden Lion King was stunned. But what Liu Anran was best at was leading his prey into a trap and then pressing the attack.

“What, afraid I’ll abandon you?”

He teased, and Liu Xie’s face suddenly flushed a bit.

He watched Liu Xie turn her face away, but on the other side was Ye Qingchang, who was on her phone, making it easier to see any clues.

So Liu Xie had no choice but to steel herself and look at Liu Anran.

“I’m just afraid you’ll break your word…”

Not only was she steeling herself, but she was also stubborn with her words.

“I wouldn’t break my word. In fact, are you really so desperate to get a marriage certificate with me that you can’t help yourself?”

Liu Anran leaned close and whispered in Liu Xie’s ear. The magnetism in his voice seemed to carry an emotional dampness.

“You’re so annoying!”

Liu Xie jerked her head away and buried her face in her bowl to eat.

Of course, Ye Qingchang was completely unaware of everything that happened at the table, except for the initial part with Gou Yu and Zhu Niao.

‘Isn’t the point of a feast to eat? Why aren’t these people eating much? Do they have that much to talk about?’

Ye Qingchang was very wise. Including the nodding later, when she suddenly saw the person next to her nod while she was battling the ribs in her bowl.

It was like being in an audience and suddenly hearing the person next to you start clapping, so you follow along.

Even if she had no idea what the leader on stage said.

Just like just now, she didn’t know what had happened.

But in this situation, if she didn’t nod, she would seem unsociable.

Of course, she also saw Gou Yu and Zhu Niao’s interlaced fingers, because she had actually come over to help with a Pinduoduo click under Gou Yu’s recommendation.

After tapping continuously for a long time, she was told that just copying the link and opening that interface counted as successful help, which almost made her rage.

Then the entire table seemed to have entered a leisurely time of eating and chatting, with everyone happy and harmonious.

Ye Qingchang found that she was actually the first to finish eating, and she seemed to have eaten the most. That shouldn’t be.

Wasn’t she the one who ate the least and slowest in their dorm?

Often, in various group meals, she was the last one still holding out at the table, under the gaze of three pairs of eyes and constant pressure.

‘What are these guys eating? How can they talk two or three sentences with each bite?’

‘Are these guys even here for the feast?’

‘Too strange.’

Ye Qingchang felt as if she had suddenly entered some adult banquet, where she had finished eating early but couldn’t leave the table because the adults were still eating and chatting.

‘How is it that I seem like the immature one now?’

Even the Dorm Leader beside her, the person with the most doubted brain capacity in the entire dorm, was at this moment chatting about the travel destination with Xu Nian while being slowly fed by Xu Nian.

‘Hey, no, how could this be? Why do I seem like a child?’

Meanwhile, across the table, Little Bird, whose appetite was the second smallest in the dorm, opened her phone after filling her tiny stomach.

She saw the five hundred yuan transfer from Ye Qingchang.

“Third, what’s this transfer for?”

Zhu Niao remembered that Ye Qingchang had already given a gift.

“That’s from Xiao Yi’an. He said he wanted to give a wedding gift.”

Among all the engagement gifts, Xiao Yi’an’s money was the most unique and the most cliché.

But the most useful.

“This kid, I think he’s good, benevolent and righteous.”

Gou Yu commented from the side.