"Master, can I go talk to Zi Kui and the others?" Xiang Yutang was in the dormitory, pouting and acting coquettishly with Zhu Zhengchu. She originally planned to go as soon as she slipped out of the training room, but Zhu Zhengchu had been following her around. She didn't dare to act rashly, for fear of making this lord jealous again.
Zhu Zhengchu saw her pitiful and cute look, though he felt quite tender towards her in his heart, his words were still, "Sure, go ahead. You don't need to come back tonight either. It's just that my foot hurts. It's okay."
Xiang Yutang shook his arm, "Come on, don't be like this. I haven't seen Zi Kui for over a year. I promise we'll only chat for half an hour."
Zhu Zhengchu smiled very gently, "Do you know how much time we get to be alone each day?"
Xiang Yutang continued to act coquettishly, "I'll spend more time with you tonight then. Please, if I don't go over there, he'll surely say I'm petty for not showing up."
Zhu Zhengchu tugged at his tie, "I'll let you go, but you have to take me with you."
When they first met today, he already sensed that Ying Zikui seemed like a potential rival. He had to be on guard at all times.
Xiang Yutang let out an involuntary "Ah".
Zhu Zhengchu asked, "What's wrong? Can't I go meet your friend?"
"Of course not, but didn't we agree to keep our relationship a secret for a while?"
"Since this guy is your childhood friend, he probably won't blab it out. There's no need to deliberately hide it from him. Moreover, how are you going to explain to him that you didn't join his team but came to mine instead?"
Xiang Yutang thought it made sense, "Then let's go together, but you have to behave well. Don't be so grumpy this time."
Zhu Zhengchu nodded. He wanted to figure out whether Ying Zikui had any feelings for Xiang Yutang. If not, that would be great, and they could get along peacefully. But if he did, then don't blame him.
Since they hadn't had dinner yet, Zhu Zhengchu specifically offered to treat everyone to dinner outside.
Zhuo Ziyu also tagged along. Otherwise, she was afraid something might go wrong.
On the way, Zhu Zhengchu thought of many ways to show his noble and cold demeanor, but unexpectedly, he couldn't hold it in before he even had a chance to show it.
The first thing Ying Zikui said when he saw Xiang Yutang was, "You've betrayed Ultraman! I've decided to kick you out of the Ultraman Alliance from now on!"
Xiang Yutang went into full drama mode and pretended to cry heart -rendingly, "Nooo!"
Zhu Zhengchu:...
Zhuo Ziyu covered her face, deeply ashamed of her two childhood friends.
After Ying Zikui and Xiang Yutang had enough of their drama, he turned to Zhu Zhengchu and reached out his hand again, "Hello, Teacher Zhu. I'm Xiang Yutang's father."
"Shoot! I'm your dad! Get lost!"
Childhood friends always liked to claim to be each other's fathers.
Seeing his behavior, Zhu Zhengchu thought he didn't seem to have any special feelings for Xiang Yutang, so his attitude softened a bit.
"Teacher Zhu, are you actually the incarnation of Ultraman? Otherwise, how did you take in this girl?" Ying Zikui grabbed Zhu Zhengchu's hand and looked it up and down, trying to find some signs that he wasn't human.
Zhuo Ziyu stepped forward and slapped his hand away, looking at Zhu Zhengchu awkwardly, "Don't mind him. He's just like this."
Zhu Zhengchu smiled and didn't take it to heart.
"Xiang Yutang, you're amazing. You've become the first one among us three to get in a relationship." Ying Zikui patted Xiang Yutang on the shoulder, and Zhu Zhengchu's eyes suddenly turned sharp.
Ying Zikui withdrew his hand sheepishly, "Don't take it to heart. We've always been like this before."
Zhu Zhengchu forced a smile, "We're all adults now. It's better to be more careful."
When Zhu Zhengchu wasn't looking, Ying Zikui stuck out his tongue at Zhuo Ziyu. What a guy, so jealous.
But overall, the meal was quite harmonious. At least Zhu Zhengchu didn't say anything unpleasant, and the worried hearts of Xiang Yutang and Zhuo Ziyu finally settled down.
After the meal, everyone went to the restroom. In the men's restroom, Ying Zikui blocked Zhu Zhengchu at the door.
Zhu Zhengchu's expression immediately turned serious. If Ying Zikui wanted to fight, he wasn't afraid.
Ying Zikui had no intention of fighting. He just sized Zhu Zhengchu up and down.
"Teacher Zhu, I'll just be straightforward. First of all, I don't have any feelings for Yutang other than friendship. You can rest assured on this point."
Zhu Zhengchu's expression relaxed a bit. Ying Zikui continued.
"But Yutang and I have grown up together since childhood. Although she sometimes seems a bit strange, her heart is very pure. She believes that first love can lead to marriage. But judging from your appearance, you don't seem to believe in such a thing."
Zhu Zhengchu said calmly, "We're still in the early stage of our relationship. Isn't it too early to talk about marriage?"
Ying Zikui raised his eyebrows, "Since you know you're still in the early stage of your relationship with Yutang, why do you live with her?"
Zhu Zhengchu said, "Living together is just to provide her with a better rest environment. We sleep in separate rooms. You can ask Yutang."
Ying Zikui's expression looked better, "It seems I misunderstood. Since Teacher Zhu is a gentleman, I hope you'll always be one. Don't do anything inappropriate before you get married."
Zhu Zhengchu didn't agree to this. He was rather puzzled in his heart. How on earth did these three childhood friends grow up? All three of them had such ideas. It was really unexpected that there were still people who thought they couldn't be intimate before marriage.
Ying Zikui was about to say something else when Xiang Yutang's voice came from behind, "You two have been standing there for a long time. Why aren't you coming out?"
Ying Zikui turned around and smiled at Xiang Yutang, then turned back and whispered, "Even though your Zhu family is wealthy and powerful, our other families aren't bad either. Since you've decided to be with Yutang, treat her well. Otherwise, neither I nor Ziyu will let you off."
Zhu Zhengchu didn't say a word. He just pushed Ying Zikui aside and walked out slowly.
Threatening him? He wasn't afraid.
"What were you two talking about?" Xiang Yutang looked at them curiously.
Ying Zikui smiled at Xiang Yutang, "It's nothing."
"Are you discussing the precious Ultraman figurines behind my back and not telling me?" Xiang Yutang became vigilant.
Zhu Zhengchu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "As we agreed before, don't always mention your ex - boyfriend in front of your current boyfriend."
Xiang Yutang touched her face, "I forgot again."
After everyone went back together, Zhu Zhengchu and Xiang Yutang returned to the dormitory together.
Ying Zikui watched their backs and asked Zhuo Ziyu beside him.
"Do you think they two can make it to the end?"
Zhuo Ziyu's expression was also very complicated, "I don't know."