I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

"Oh..."

After the waiter left with the menu, Chen Shuo glanced at the delivery box in the corner of the table, looked at Nie Xi, and asked, "Why did you bring this package here?"

Nie Xi glanced at the delivery box. "I don't know what you mean by sending me these things."

"It's a bit complicated for me to explain, but basically we opened an online store, but we haven't had any business, so I placed a few orders myself... Uh, anyway, there might be some deliveries in the next day or two, so remember to pick them up then."

"?"

Nie Xi was stunned. With his intelligence, he found it hard to understand Chen Shuo's actions. He went through it several times in his mind but still couldn't figure it out.

He then frowned and asked, "Because your online store isn't doing any business, you just placed an order for me yourself? This is even harder for me to understand. What you're doing makes me...."

"Can I interrupt you for a moment?" Bai Xiaoqi interjected.

Seeing that both of them were looking at her at the same time, she looked at the delivery box and asked, "May I take a look at the things we sell in our online store?"

Nie Xi handed over the box, saying, "Take a look."

"Thank you."

After the brief interlude ended, the two remained silent facing each other. Meeting Nie Xi's gaze, Chen Shuo felt that his image in Nie Xi's mind at this moment must be indescribable, such as a fool, a stroke victim, or a vengeful person.

Unfortunately, this kind of thing can't be explained in detail. I can't exactly say that I secretly placed a few orders to make my girlfriend happy because I was afraid she would cry.

Just then, the hot pot broth was brought out, breaking the silence. Chen Shuo coughed lightly, turned his head, and said with some concern, "You can only eat things from this clear broth pot from now on, understand?"

"heard it."

Seeing that she responded, Chen Shuo looked at Nie Xi again, "Anyway, just keep it and you can give it away."

"Give it away?"

Nie Xi glanced at the two of them and asked, "Should I give this to your girlfriend?"

Bai Xiaoqi was fiddling with the necklace when she heard this. She paused for a moment, silently stuffed the item into the box, and pushed it back to him, saying, "I don't want it."

Chen Shuo was also stunned when he heard this. He stared at him for a while and was very puzzled. "Wait, are you okay? I'm still sitting here, and you're saying you're giving this to my girlfriend? If you don't have anyone to give it to, you can take it home and wear it yourself. Besides, it's not like you don't have anyone to give it to you."

Who should I give it to?

"Don't you know who you're giving it to? It's Su Yu. Didn't you say your relationship with her was strained? Give it to her and say it's for your apology. Maybe she'll forgive you."

Chen Shuo had been thinking about the icy, aloof older sister that Xiao A Miao had mentioned, so he specifically asked Nie Xi if that person was still around and if they could get in touch to meet.

He refused at the time, without saying whether the person was there or not. He only said that his relationship with Su Yu was very strained and he couldn't fulfill the request.

apologize?

Nie Xi kept thinking about those two words, feeling that she really should apologize. The city's department head had been trying to maintain good relations with those two powerful demons.

On the other hand, he had offended one of them thoroughly as soon as he took office.

“But would buying these things for her be of any use?” he asked.

"It works, of course it works."

The water in the pot boiled, and Chen Shuo put in all sorts of miscellaneous vegetables, shaking his head and sighing, "It's obvious you've never been in a relationship."

"Girls love surprises and gifts, and they'll definitely be happy when they receive one. But what makes them happy isn't the gift itself, but the meaning it represents. This meaning can be the feeling of being cared for and pampered, or it can be an attitude, a medium through which she can feel your sincerity. Do you understand?"

"......."

Nie Xi felt she didn't quite understand, and pushed up her glasses. "What you said may be right, but I don't think it applies to our current situation or our relationship."

Chen Shuo disagreed, shaking his head and saying, "That's just your opinion, but she might not think that way. Maybe if you give her a few gifts to apologize, she'll accept it and naturally calm down."

"I don't think she would. You don't know her."

"I think she will, you don't understand women."

"You understand?"

Chen Shuo thought for a moment and said conservatively, "I wouldn't dare say I understand, but I have a girlfriend."

As he spoke, he reached out and put his arm around Bai Xiaoqi's waist, then turned his head and asked, "You were very happy when I gave you the gift, weren't you?"

"Yes, I'm very happy."

She smiled at Chen Shuo with her eyes crinkling.

“…”

Nie Xi remained silent, suddenly finding the scene somewhat jarring, feeling that the two of them were disturbing her solitude.

Chapter 106 You Will Marry Me

"I told you you're a repressed pervert, but you wouldn't admit it. You keep it all bottled up inside. How do you know she can't do it if you don't try it out in the open? You'll never succeed if you don't do it, but once you do it, you have at least a 50% chance. Don't you think that makes sense?"

After being given a bowl of chicken soup, Chen Shuo stopped talking and left him to ponder on his own. He then picked up his chopsticks and started helping his girlfriend pick up food from the pot.

"..."

Nie Xi carefully considered what he said and felt that it might be worth a try.

I'll just send these things to her house by courier. As long as I don't show up, it won't be considered a breach of my previous promise.

As for whether it would be effective, he didn't hold out much hope.

"Given her personality, I think if I send it over there, she'll just throw it in the trash."

"Fine, just throw it away. You can just deliver it again. I've already sent you five orders, you know?"

As he spoke, Chen Shuo put down his chopsticks and held up five fingers to show her. “Two necklaces, a bracelet, an anklet, and a hairpin. If you give her one a day, she can’t possibly throw them all away, right? She will definitely accept one. Once she accepts one, it means she has forgiven you.”

"I don't think she'll accept any of them."

“Then buy more and get more freebies. Our online store is open 24 hours a day. If she throws everything away, you can come back and buy more. There are more than 20 items. If you think it's not enough, I can get a few more.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi, who had been engrossed in eating, suddenly looked up, stared at Chen Shuo for a moment, and then lowered her head to continue eating.

She thought this trip was just a simple meal, but now she realizes it was actually for business.

Nie Xi also felt that this guy was talking business with her, but then she thought that whether or not they were talking business was not important. She could just consider it as supporting his online store, and this kind of thing could be done with the bureau's funds.

Although it is a special department, a sum of money is allocated from above every year to help the local management bureau handle relations with the local demon race.

Human society is nothing more than worldly affairs and human relationships. Even when demons come, they cannot escape these customs and cannot break free from this great dyeing vat.

But these funds have hardly been touched, since there are only two demons in the city, and both of them hate dealing with the Bureau.

As a result, the funds have been accumulated over the years, and after so many years, they have become a considerable sum, a number that makes people very envious.

So the previous section chief went in, and then he came.

.....

After eating and drinking their fill, the group sat for a while longer before leaving the shop.

The night was deep, and it was already eight o'clock in the evening. The streets were bustling with people, and the streetlights shone brightly in the night breeze.

After saying goodbye to Nie Xi, the two didn't rush home, but instead took a walk on the street. They were a little too full and needed to digest their food.

As they passed a cake shop, Chen Shuo's eyes were drawn to a three-tiered birthday cake in the window. He stared at it for a few moments, then turned and said, "When it's your birthday, let's buy this three-tiered cake."

"what?"

Bai Xiaoqi was stunned for a moment, then realized what was going on when she saw the three-tiered cake. Just as she was about to be happy, she asked, "Can we buy it now?"

Why buy it now?

"You didn't have any cake for your birthday recently, so I wanted to make it up to you."

As she spoke, she took out her phone from her pocket. She had been reluctant to spend the more than 3,000 yuan in red envelopes that the elderly couple had sent her, feeling that they had sentimental value.

She had been saving it in her WeChat Wallet, and today she planned to spend some of it to buy Ah Gou that three-tiered birthday cake.

Because this is also very meaningful.

"There's no way to replenish this stuff, and besides, I don't care about it. You should save this money for having babies."

Chen Shuo pressed her phone down and put it back in his pocket; he really didn't care about birthdays.

Birthdays are generally something only women pay attention to, and a cake is a must to satisfy their sense of ritual.

But men don't value birthdays as much, and they don't need birthday cakes. Treating their best buddies to a meal at a restaurant is the limit. If they're short on money or just lazy, they might skip the whole meal altogether.

The two wandered aimlessly for a while and unknowingly arrived at the river. It wasn't a big river, only about ten or twenty meters wide, and there were a few fishermen sitting on the bank.

An antique-style arched bridge spans the two banks. Winter has long passed, the water has thawed, and the murmuring river flows into the distance.

Bai Xiaoqi clung to the stone railing on the side of the bridge, looked down, glanced at the people fishing, and turned to ask, "Did they catch any fish?"

“You should ask them that question,” Chen Shuo said, pointing to the fishermen.

"Hey, did you guys catch any fish?!"

She shouted at the fishermen under the bridge, her voice so loud that it even echoed through the bridge arch. Chen Shuo was stunned. "I just said it offhand, damn it, you actually asked?"

Seeing the fishermen turn away, their faces menacing, Chen Shuo had no time to sigh. He grabbed her wrist and ran, shouting, "Let's go!"

Without any direction, they ran for a long time before stopping. Chen Shuo held his knees and panted. He had eaten too much for dinner, and running like that made his stomach feel uncomfortable.

Bai Xiaoqi, without blushing or panting, reached out and patted Chen Shuo's back to help him catch his breath. "Why did we run? We didn't do anything wrong."

“You didn’t do anything wrong, but your shout scared all the fish away. If I hadn’t pulled you away quickly, those fishermen would have cursed you to death.”

"It's just a few fish, why are you cursing at them? We can just buy some fish to compensate them."

"..."

Chen Shuo was speechless at her self-righteous little act.

"How can the fish you buy be the same as the fish you catch? You don't understand the feelings that anglers have for fishing. In their eyes, the fish you buy at the market are fish, but the fish you catch yourself are not fish."

"What else could it be but a fish?"

"It's my lifeline."

After catching his breath, Chen Shuo saw that she still seemed a little confused, so he didn't explain further. He straightened up and said, "I'll take you fishing another day, and you'll understand."

"Let's go home."

"Ah."

Bai Xiaoqi responded and placed her small hand into his outstretched large hand. Chen Shuo then grasped it. After taking two steps, he heard her ask, "What does that person do?"