"How about I go back and change?" Zhu Xinghuo suggested.

"No need." Li Ruohua took his hand actively.

Zhu Xinghuo was overwhelmed by the flattery, momentarily at a loss for words, and foolishly let the little hand be held, his mind went blank.

When he recovered from his smirk, the two had already walked into an alley.The familiar scene made him have some bad memories, Zhu Xinghuo subconsciously squeezed his right hand.

Li Ruohua yelled suddenly, frowning, broke away from Zhu Xinghuo, and put his hands back into his sleeves.

Zhu Xinghuo quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I was thinking about something just now."

Li Ruohua put his hands behind his back, with a gloomy expression.Zhu Xinghuo scolded himself secretly, and retracted his right hand in disappointment, suddenly feeling a little weird.

"Ruohua." Zhu Xinghuo stopped in his tracks, seriousness written all over his face.

Li Ruohua turned around, seeing Zhu Xinghuo's appearance, he felt a little more alert.

"Drink more hot water." Zhu Xinghuo continued.

Hearing this, Li Ruohua almost lost his footing and fell to the ground.

"Your hands are too cold, isn't it Gonghan?" Zhu Xinghuo recalled the cold touch of Li Ruohua's little hand, and couldn't help feeling a little more pity and self-blame, "Promise me, drink more brown sugar mixed with water."

Li Ruohua said these words almost through gritted teeth: "I promise you."

The stench in the alleys is getting worse and worse, and all the leftover water from the bright restaurants on the street are thrown into the alleys.Rats and wild dogs are resident here.

Li Ruohua was wearing high heels, and walked through all kinds of vegetables and garbage calmly, but the hand that held Zhu Xinghuo never took it out of his pocket.

Zhu Xinghuo was very wronged, he didn't know when he offended Li Ruohua.Li Ruohua's attitude has changed a lot since just now, and he seems alienated and indifferent again.

"arrive."

At the end of the alley, there is a black door carved with flowers. The exquisite patterns and paint are incompatible with the surrounding environment.Why would someone open a store in an unknown alley? Zhu Xinghuo claimed to be an expert in City A, and he had never heard of this store.

Seeing the black door, Li Ruohua's complexion improved a lot. She knocked on the door, as if she had touched some mechanism, and the door opened in response.

A burst of warm orange light shone from the door, and Zhu Xinghuo was surprised to find that the decoration inside the store was even more unique.The firewood in the fireplace crackled softly, and the guests sat in booths and talked in whispers.

The white tablecloth that adorns the dining table has been ironed without a single wrinkle, and it is filled with delicious delicacies from mountains and seas.The heavy crystal chandelier in the lobby is full of brilliance, and the gold cups and silver cups are intertwined below.

The moment Zhu Xinghuo entered the door, everyone turned their heads to stare at him.Stealing a corner of the sportswear, Zhu Xinghuo followed behind Li Ruohua, and walked in cheekily.

A woman in a black cheongsam came over. She was about 40 years old, her hair was curled into small curls, and she was doing beautiful fancy styles. She walked over with a swaying figure.

Li Ruohua whispered, "This is the owner of this store."

Zhu Xinghuo's eyes were filled with amazement. Although the female boss looked a little old, she was very charming, and her every move was attracting people's attention.

"Welcome, I'm a new customer." She took out a business card from a delicate wallet and handed it to Zhu Xinghuo, then smiled at Li Ruohua, "I'm just the store manager, the boss has someone else."

Zhu Xinghuo looked down at the business card, which was also black, with gold letters stamped on it.

Juxianju - Jade Begonia.

Yu Haitang patted her palms lightly, and a waiter in a tuxedo came over, bowed to the two of them gentlemanly, and said, "You two, please follow me upstairs."

This little sparrow hidden in the deep alley has all internal organs, Zhu Xinghuo was attracted respectfully, and was a little at a loss for a while.Li Ruohua, like a regular visitor here, walked upstairs along the luxurious stairs with ease.

Different from the lobby downstairs, the upstairs is a private room.Zhu Xinghuo noticed that both sides of the corridor they passed were tightly closed rooms.

"Their business here is really good."

"To tell you the truth, we can't get a seat even if we are regular customers." The tuxedo spoke proudly.

The tuxedo stopped suddenly and bowed to the two of them.

"this way please."

The door of this private room was not closed, but was covered by a curtain. After opening the curtain, the tuxedo bowed again, turned and left, and closed the door behind him.

Zhu Xinghuo sat on the seat, looked at Li Ruohua who was finishing her makeup, and suddenly felt that all this was a bit unrealistic.

This feeling is very strange, when they walked in the corridor, there was no sound around them.This extraordinary dead silence should not appear in a restaurant.If you have to describe that feeling, Zhu Xinghuo thinks it's more like a hospital inpatient department late at night.

Li Ruohua handed him a menu, and when Zhu Xinghuo saw the food pictures drawn on it, his stomach let out a sigh.Li Ruohua smiled and called the waiter, and handed him the menu he had ordered.Not long after, there was a polite knock on the door, and a cart of tempting food was pushed in.

The moment he smelled the aroma, Zhu Xinghuo no longer cared about the image in front of Li Ruohua, picked up a grilled lamb chop and stuffed it into his mouth.He ate so fast that he almost swallowed his tongue.

Li Ruohua rested her chin on one hand, and stared at Zhu Xinghuo without turning her eyes. Even though the food in front of her was smelling hot, she didn't move her chopsticks, as if watching Zhu Xinghuo eat would make her full.

By the time Zhu Xinghuo reacted, the food on the table had been swept away by him.It was as if there was an iron block in my stomach, and it was so heavy that I couldn't walk at all.

He was embarrassed and said, "Ruohua, why don't you eat it?"

Li Ruohua smoothed her hair: "I'll lose weight, just watch you eat."

Zhu Xinghuo said: "Why don't I pay for today's meal, you haven't even touched your chopsticks."

Li Ruohua shook his head: "It's agreed that I'll treat you, so don't refuse. Do you want to eat? Do you want more food?"

Zhu Xinghuo hesitated for a moment when he heard the words. In fact, he really wanted to continue eating, but this would be too impolite.

So he reluctantly said: "No, I'm full."

Li Ruohua seemed a little disappointed, and said, "Really? So be it, if you want to eat, we'll come back tomorrow."

Zhu Xinghuo followed Li Ruohua and went downstairs in a daze. Yu Haitang was standing at the door, smoking a cigarette, when she saw the two walking out, she came over to say goodbye.

"This little brother will be a regular customer from now on, so I want to visit often."

Zhu Xinghuo smirked and said, "Okay."

The two returned along the same road, but Li Ruohua didn't seem to want to stay with him any longer, so when they got out of the alley, he said that he had something to do and left first.The cold wind hit Zhu Xinghuo's face, and he finally woke up from the dizziness of extreme fullness.

This afternoon, before leaving Qibaozhai, Shen Muzhi clearly gave him a scone.When he saw Li Ruohua, he didn't feel any signs of hunger.But after entering Juxianju, he became possessed like a glutton, his stomach became a bottomless pit, and he just wanted to keep filling it with food.

Zhu Xinghuo returned to the dormitory in a daze, his mind was like a paste and foggy.He lay on the bed and recalled the location of Juxianju, but he only vaguely remembered which main street was behind that dirty alley.But I can't remember exactly how to go in.

The next day, Shen Muzhi was sitting in the store reading a novel, when he saw Zhu Xinghuo pushing the door in like a ghost, he couldn't help frowning.

"What did you go out for yesterday?"

"Nothing, just went to have a meal."

Shen Muzhi waved: "Stand over here."

Zhu Xinghuo walked over in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Shen Muzhi put his hand into Zhu Xinghuo's pocket, and took out the red envelope with the peace talisman in it.He opened the red envelope and poured it into the palm of his hand. The yellow paper was gone, replaced by a pile of ashes.

"I've been wanting to say for a long time that your girlfriend may have a problem."

"How is it possible, Ruohua looks like a normal person, there is no difference."

"Then think about it again. During your contact with her, is there anything that made you feel strange?"

Although Zhu Xinghuo tried desperately to excuse Li Ruohua, as Shen Muzhi said, Li Ruohua did behave differently from ordinary people in many ways since he met him.

For example, on the day they first met, how could a normal woman not resist at all and let Zhu Xinghuo get on the bus.For example, every time they meet, they will meet at night.For example, Zhu Xinghuo still doesn't know if the name Li Ruohua is her real name.And yesterday's meal, why Li Ruohua didn't eat anything, but I didn't feel strange at all at that time.

In fact, Shen Muzhi was also puzzled, Li Ruohua and Zhu Xinghuo had known each other for a while, why didn't they show their flaws until yesterday.

"Tell me what you did yesterday."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xinghuo told Shen Muzhi what happened in Juxianju yesterday.

"When I left, the female store manager said that I would be a regular customer from now on, and asked me to visit often." After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and searched for the bronzing business card, but he couldn't find it all over his body.

Shen Muzhi asked: "Do you think it's possible? Ordinary people can't find this store at all, unless they are customers identified by the owner, or fat sheep who are targeted."

Zhu Xinghuo had goosebumps all over his body: "Boss, am I the approved customer?"

Shen Muzhi said pitifully: "No, you are a fat sheep being targeted. Your girlfriend set up such a big trap just to lure you to the store. I guess you couldn't come back alive yesterday, but you are lucky. , with Old Wei's safety talisman. If you miss one hit, she will definitely come to you again."

Zhu Xinghuo said in fear: "Then what should I do?"

Shen Muzhi made it difficult for her: "The employee is being bullied, so the boss will naturally help. Don't startle the snake, and when she asks you out next time, I'll follow her to see."

Zhu Xinghuo nodded thoughtfully: "Boss, do you think it might not be because of Ruohua?"

Shen Muzhi looked at him like looking at an ignorant grandson, and said kindly: "In all likelihood, it has something to do with her."

Before the words finished, Zhu Xinghuo received a text message from Li Ruohua.

"Boss...she asked me out for dinner."

Shen Muzhi said enthusiastically: "Hurry up and promise her that your acting skills will be better tonight, don't let her see that something is wrong."

Zhu Xinghuo heard the words, and his hands trembling slightly when replying to the text message, it was difficult.

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