It had only been a while since they last met. When did their relationship become so cloying?
Jiang Lihao was utterly exasperated.
"I actually need you to do me another favor."
At this, Jiang Lihao let out a sigh of relief.
Who just calls to say a time and place and then hangs up right away?
"I even postponed a meeting because of your call," Jiang Lihao exclaimed, his eyes wide.
Then he ordered a whole table full of dishes. For Huo Cheng, it was like a single hair on a sheep, nothing worth mentioning.
"I'll owe you one."
"That's more like it," Jiang Lihao said, loosening his tie.
Indeed, clothes make the man. Now, there was no trace of the carefree and unrestrained air that used to surround Jiang Lihao.
When a large table full of dishes was served, Huo Cheng just sipped the water in his glass and stared blankly at the food in front of him. Jiang Lihao stuffed himself ravenously and even let out a belch.
There were several reasons for Huo Cheng to invite Jiang Lihao here. Mainly, he didn't want to attract attention, and he also knew that Jiang Lihao was trustworthy.
Just then, there was a knock on the door of the private room.
A waiter pushed the door open first, followed by a group of people carrying a roasted suckling pig. Its golden skin glistened, decorated with some green vegetables on the side. It looked quite appetizing.
However, to Jiang Lihao, it only made him feel even more uncomfortable.
"Maybe we should cancel the dishes that haven't been served yet," Jiang Lihao suggested to Huo Cheng. Huo Cheng's expression remained unchanged as he simply said, "It's up to you."
As the group was about to leave, Jiang Lihao randomly pointed at one of them. "You, stay."
The others took a look, confirmed it wasn't them being called, and then left.
The person who was pointed out stayed behind.
The waiter walked up to Jiang Lihao and said with a warm smile, "May I ask if the guest needs anything else?"
"Need? I don't need anything," Jiang Lihao gritted his teeth, feeling a terrible pain in his stomach.
"Huh?" The waiter was completely confused.
Jiang Lihao continued, "Look, we don't want the dishes that haven't been served yet."
"But they're already in the pots," the waiter said, looking embarrassed.
"In the pots? Where do you get so many pots?" Jiang Lihao got angry. "Just tell your kitchen that we don't want them."
At this point, the waiter had no choice but to inform the kitchen about this.
"Forget it. Don't make it difficult for him. Just tell your kitchen that we don't want the dishes, but we'll still pay for them," Huo Cheng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up.
"Do you understand? Just don't bring them to the table anymore," Jiang Lihao said with a dark face.
The waiter let out a sigh of relief and was about to turn around and leave.
"Stop," someone called out to him.
...
The matter was finally resolved. Huo Cheng picked up his chopsticks and ate a few mouthfuls of the food.
Jiang Lihao was holding his stomach and moaning. It was really out of character for him.
"Thanks," Huo Cheng said, putting down his chopsticks with a smile.
The incident of Jiang Lihao overeating just now was just a ruse, although he really did overeat. Jiang Lihao rolled his eyes while holding his stomach. He felt extremely uncomfortable in his stomach, and the food was almost coming up his throat.
Who would have thought that the second young master of the Jiang Group would overeat just to provide cover?
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? If I had known, I would have prepared myself," Jiang Lihao groaned weakly.
"It just came to me on a whim," Huo Cheng said casually.
The two of them discussed it and finally decided to adopt this method. Even the waiter they randomly chose earlier was carefully discussed and decided by them.
When they came out of the private room, Chen Fang had already driven the car over and bought some digestion pills.
Jiang Lihao leaned weakly against the back seat. At this moment, it wasn't convenient for him to take the pills. Was he going to have an accident in the car?
"Where to?" Chen Fang asked.
"My place!" As soon as Jiang Lihao said this, he immediately regretted it. If he went home now, the whole family would surely know about it, and he would surely be laughed at in the future.
Huo Cheng glanced at him and said casually, "Come to my place."
"Why?" Jiang Lihao retorted instinctively.
He was in such a state, and Huo Cheng still wasn't going to give in to him. Instead, he was arguing with him.
Thinking of this, Jiang Lihao got really angry.
"Come to my place and meet my kid," Huo Cheng said nonchalantly.
Jiang Lihao was stunned. He looked at Huo Cheng in disbelief and remained in a daze even after the car started.
These two spouses were really the same kind of people. They both used their kids to attract people around them.
Chen Fang secretly gave a thumbs - up to Boss Huo in his heart. "Amazing! You're really amazing!"
"Your kid?" Jiang Lihao finally came to his senses.
Huo Cheng nodded affirmatively.
Jiang Lihao was very confused. "Yours and Gu Sisi's?"
... Did he suspect that Huo Cheng had an illegitimate child outside?
"Biological," Huo Cheng said firmly.
Although he and Sisi hadn't discussed it, the child looked more like him. This was the conclusion of Father Gu and Mother Gu.
"Why are you just telling me this now?" Jiang Lihao was full of doubts.
"I was at the Huo family before," Huo Cheng replied briefly.
... Well, there was no need for further explanation. Jiang Lihao roughly understood. He gently patted Huo Cheng on the shoulder. "You're fast. Not bad."
Jiang Lihao was distracted by this news, and his stomach didn't feel as uncomfortable as before.
"How old is the kid?" he asked.
... This train of thought. Maybe he really had no sense of time.
When they were almost at the Huo residence, Jiang Lihao directly swallowed the pills. As soon as he got out of the car, he rushed straight to the toilet in the Huo residence.
Chen Fang stood beside the car, his gaze fixed on the ground, looking as if he was seriously counting the ants.
Huo Cheng got out of the car and immediately noticed that Chen Fang had something on his mind.
"What's wrong?" he frowned and asked.
Chen Fang was startled. He never expected that someone would swallow a handful of pills without reading the instructions or asking him.
When Chen Fang told Huo Cheng that Jiang Lihao had taken too many pills, there was a moment of silence in the air.
"What are the consequences of taking too many?" Huo Cheng asked.
Chen Fang looked embarrassed and scratched his head. "There's no major danger, but..." He made a mouth - shape of "poop".
"Okay, you can go back," Huo Cheng nodded, understanding.
Chen Fang let out a sigh of relief and immediately drove away.
The so - called "poop" was the effect, but getting weak from it was a side - effect.
Jiang Lihao didn't even get to see the kid at the Huo residence. He was only busy reuniting with the toilet there.
Sister Hu saw that he came out for a short while, barely said a few words, and then went back in.
"Should we call a doctor?" Sister Hu hesitated.
Huo Cheng was playing with his kid. The kid was giggling non - stop, and he also laughed. "Leave him alone."
Jiang Lihao was just about to come out when he heard this and wailed, "You're heartless!"
He staggered up to the kid, pointed at Huo Cheng, and said, "Don't be fooled by your dad's smiling face. He's a devil!"
Saying that, Jiang Lihao's expression changed, and he was about to go back in.
"Drink some water?" Huo Cheng was afraid that if this continued, Jiang Lihao would get too weak.
"No," Jiang Lihao said with a straight face, trying to maintain his composure. "I'm leaving."
Saying that, he rushed straight to the toilet again.