Wen Sining nodded affirmatively.
Just as she was speaking, Wen Sining felt something tugging at her trouser leg. She looked down and found it was Juanjuan. A hint of surprise flashed across her eyes. Regardless of Lu Luochen being there, she directly squatted down and stroked its head.
"Where did you run off to? Do you know I was so worried about you?" Wen Sining said softly. She didn't blame Juanjuan for running around. Instead, she felt heart - ache for the shadow the previous experiences had left on it.
"Now no other dogs will bully you." Wen Sining comforted it.
Juanjuan barked once. Wen Sining knew it had understood her words, because after getting along for this period of time, they had developed a deep bond.
Lu Luochen stood aside, watching this scene. The corners of his mouth twitched up imperceptibly.
After Wen Sining stood up, he then asked, "Is it a stray dog?" He had guessed it from Wen Sining's words just now.
Wen Sining nodded.
"Let's go." Wen Sining picked up the dog leash.
"Let me drive you back." For some reason, Lu Luochen inexplicably wanted to spend more time with her.
"It's okay. It's not far from here to my home. Besides, I still need to go to the supermarket." Wen Sining regretted her words as soon as she said them. Because she had only been focused on chasing Juanjuan just now, and only now did she realize that she had run so far without even noticing.
"Are you sure?"
Wen Sining gave an embarrassed smile.
"Let me drive you then." Lu Luochen said again.
Wen Sining didn't feel good about refusing again, as it would seem pretentious.
Lu Luochen's car was parked nearby. Wen Sining followed him over.
Lu Luochen kindly opened the car door for her. Just as she was about to get in, Wen Sining glanced at Juanjuan. Remembering that Lu Luochen had a bit of a cleanliness fetish, she was afraid that he might mind if Juanjuan got in the car with them. So she asked, "Can it get in too?" She pointed at Juanjuan.
"Do we have any other options?" Lu Luochen replied.
"Aren't you a bit of a clean - freak?" Wen Sining whispered.
Lu Luochen heard it clearly but deliberately pretended not to. He even asked back, "What did you say?"
Wen Sining immediately shook her head. "Nothing."
Actually, Lu Luochen wanted to say that his cleanliness fetish was only towards others. But she was different. He could tolerate her doing anything in his car.
Wen Sining first carried Juanjuan into the car and then got in herself.
After seeing that she was seated properly, Lu Luochen started the car. They didn't say a word during the journey. Wen Sining kept looking out of the window, seemingly very focused, but actually she was day - dreaming.
The car stopped. Just as Wen Sining was about to speak, she found it was just a red light and swallowed her words back.
Time seemed to pass extremely slowly at this moment. Even Juanjuan was very quiet. Wen Sining felt the car was a bit stuffy, so she reached out and pressed the button to open the window. The wind blew in all at once. It was already summer, so why was it still so cold?
Just as she was feeling suspicious, Lu Luochen's voice came from beside her. "I've got a cold."
Wen Sining turned to look at him and found that his eyes were calm and his expression was natural. He didn't seem to be lying at all.
She let out a soft "oh" and closed the window again. But she hadn't heard him cough since she saw him.
Lu Luochen seemed to have guessed what she was thinking. He coughed deliberately. Just then, the light turned green. He started the car and coughed again. After a while, he coughed once more, as if to prove to Wen Sining that he really had a cold.
In the next few minutes, the car was filled with Lu Luochen's coughing sounds. Wen Sining gave him a helpless look.
Lu Luochen seemed to notice her look and said, "I didn't do it on purpose."
How could Wen Sining still believe his words? "I see."
Soon, the car stopped in front of a supermarket. Wen Sining was surprised to find that he had driven to the biggest supermarket in the city center.
"How will I get back later?"
"I'll drive you back." Lu Luochen said as if it was the most natural thing.
Wen Sining didn't say anything more seeing his attitude. Since she had no other choice, she said, "Let's go then."
The two of them walked in together. They rarely had the time to go to the supermarket together when they were married. Unexpectedly, they came here after the divorce.
Lu Luochen casually pushed a shopping cart. Wen Sining didn't say anything when she saw it.
They walked to the fresh food section. Wen Sining picked up two boxes of beef and threw them into the cart. Then she picked up a few boxes of frozen dumplings.
"No wonder I see you've lost weight. So it's because of this." Lu Luochen lifted his chin.
Wen Sining realized that he was referring to the instant food in her hand and didn't argue with him.
Lu Luochen casually picked up some fruits and put them into the cart.
There were more and more things in the shopping cart. Before they knew it, they had walked to the snack section.
Wen Sining picked up a few packs of chips and put them into the cart. Lu Luochen frowned when he saw it. Wen Sining naturally noticed it. She wanted to explain that these were originally for Qiao Xi, because Qiao Xi often complained that there were no snacks when she came to her home.
But then she thought better of it. After all, they were like two parallel lines now. An explanation would seem redundant.
The shopping cart was full, so they went to the cashier to check out.
Wen Sining walked in front and took out her payment code. But Lu Luochen paid the bill before her.
"What are you doing?" Wen Sining didn't understand his behavior at all. In the past, Wen Sining would definitely not have said anything, but now they were divorced.
"It's just a little money." Lu Luochen said indifferently.
"Fine." Wen Sining knew that he didn't care about that little money. So let him pay.
Lu Luochen carried two heavy bags. Wen Sining could see the veins popping out on his arms.
She held the dog with her left hand and waved her right hand at him. Do you need me to help you carry them?
"No." Lu Luochen refused immediately.
Wen Sining didn't say anything more. He put all the things in the back seat and then drove away.
The journey back was quick. Lu Luochen drove the car directly into the residential area.
Wen Sining opened the car door and got out. Just as she was struggling to find something to say, she heard Lu Luochen say, "Let me carry these up for you."
Wen Sining wanted to refuse, but looking at the two big bags and the dog on the leash in her hand, she really couldn't carry them up by herself, so she had to agree.
They had just walked a few steps when a voice called out to Wen Sining.
"Brother Anyu." Wen Sining stopped and looked at him.
Lu Luochen squinted his eyes slightly when he saw the man, and the other man also looked at him unfriendly.
"Sining, I called you just now but you didn't answer, so I came here."