My Exclusive Dream World Adventures-Chapter 163 - Chance Encounter with Luo Xiyun at 163

Chapter 163: Chance Encounter with Luo Xiyun at 163

Chapter 163: Chance Encounter with Luo Xiyun at 163

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A crisp sound of high heels striking the floor interrupted the bickering between Chen Xu and Chen Ziqi.

Chen Xu turned his head and saw a woman in a pale blue pleated skirt walk in, a black bag slung over her shoulder. She appeared to be in her twenties, with her hair up in a bun. The combination might seem jarring on someone else, but on her, it looked appropriate.

Yet, the woman seemed out of place as she entered the shop.

After coming in, her gaze swept over the shop’s décor and paused on Chen Ziqi’s face for a second before settling on Chen Xu and she said, “Hello.”

Chen Xu had some impression of this woman; she must be Luo Xiyun’s friend. He had seen the two of them going to the company together while he was still working. Now, seeing her greet him made him wonder how she knew him.

He asked, “Hello, may I ask if you’re here to eat noodles?”

“No, I’m just here to look around,” the woman said, extending her hand, “My name is Liu Yumeng, friends with Xiyun. You must have seen me before.”

Chen Xu hesitated before shaking her hand, growing more puzzled as he said, “My name is Chen Xu. I’m not sure what brings you looking for me…”

Liu Yumeng’s lips curled into a smile as she said, “I wanted to see what kind of immortal can ignore Xiyun’s charm. Now that I see, it seems rather average.”

Chen Ziqi, listening to their conversation, lit up. The amount of information in their words was enormous.

Who was this beautiful woman? Who was the Xiyun she mentioned? What was Chen Xu’s relationship with them?

Her curiosity was ablaze.

Chen Xu, detecting the barb in her words as if she was standing up for Luo Xiyun, fell silent for a few seconds and said, “Did you perhaps misinterpret something?”

Liu Yumeng crossed her arms, eyeing him, “Then tell me, what did I misinterpret?”

Chen Xu clutched the cloth at hand, gripping it tightly, and said, “We’re just ordinary colleagues, nothing more.”

“Really?”

Liu Yumeng watched his unconscious gesture, her gaze turning playful as she said, “Even if you can fool me, can you really fool yourself?”

Chen Xu frowned, his look turning displeased, “If you came here solely to say these things, I’d ask you to leave. I still have business to run.”

“I really feel sorry for her,” Liu Yumeng’s expression turned cold in an instant, “For the sake of a man with no balls like you, she made herself look like that.”

Chen Ziqi, witnessing the sudden escalation to a standoff, was caught off guard, but her eyes shone even brighter.

With anger on his face, Chen Xu declared, “Please find out the full story before you start accusing. She already has a boyfriend.”

“Ha.” Liu Yumeng nearly laughed, “She actually has a boyfriend? How come I didn’t know about it? Then tell me, what’s his name, what does he do?”

Chen Xu’s impression of this woman plummeted to the extreme, and he scoffed, “You’re her friend; you’re asking me? His name is Du Feng, a senior executive of a technology company,, a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Their parents even know each other. He’s even picked her up from the company driving a Ferrari before.”

With that, he became very agitated, “Forget it, I don’t want to talk to you anymore. Please leave.”

Listening to his certain words, Liu Yumeng was also extremely doubtful, but upon seeing his dark countenance and feeling a sudden chill for some reason, she dared not say more and turned to leave.

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Once outside, a gust of wind brought her back to her senses. Reflecting on how she had been scared off by his gaze just now made her suddenly annoyed.

“Daring to glare at me, serves you right for being single.” She had originally planned to clarify the misunderstanding between him and Luo Xiyun, but now she changed her mind, deciding to torment them for a few more days.

…

After Liu Yumeng left, Chen Ziqi saw Chen Xu’s still grim expression and softly asked, “Who is Xiyun anyway?”

Chen Xu glared at her, “Mind your business, kid. Don’t ask what you shouldn’t.”

She pouted, muttering, “Now you’re scolding me again.”

Chen Xu didn’t say another word and silently made a bowl of noodles before pulling down the shutter. Feeling quite irritable, he decided to close the shop and take the evening off.

The shop’s mezzanine had two rooms, providing a place for Chen Ziqi to stay.

It took two days for Chen Xu’s mood to lighten up. He left the shop to Aunt Zhou, took Chen Ziqi out for some fun, and even watched a movie.

“I can’t believe I’m reduced to watching a movie with my cousin,” Chen Ziqi mumbled as they left the cinema.

Chen Xu ignored her remark, glanced at his phone, noticing it was almost out of battery, and said, “It’s almost seven o’clock, let’s go to the supermarket up ahead to buy some groceries, then we’ll head back. I’ll make you something delicious for dinner.”

“Okay!” Hearing this, Chen Ziqi excitedly pulled him along as they ran.

Inside the supermarket, Chen Ziqi grabbed a shopping cart and dashed to the snacks section, grabbing an armful of treats.

Chen Xu followed behind, thinking it had been quite a while since he last set foot in a supermarket, as he usually went to the farmers’ market for groceries.

The last time he went to the market was in a dream, that night he was with Bai Jinxuan. Remembering how she thought he was going to attack her and what she said, he couldn’t help but laugh.

Sometimes, she was indeed both silly and adorable.

He wondered how she was doing now.

Suddenly, he remembered hearing about her being sick and hospitalized during the darts competition a few days ago. Concern welled up in him, and he wanted to check the news about her. When he picked up his phone, it had already powered off.

He stood still for a moment, then sighed despondently.

Even if he knew, what difference would it make? He and she were ultimately people from two different worlds. Keeping track of her news would just add to his worries unnecessarily.

“Chen Xu, what are you doing standing here?”

At that moment, Chen Ziqi came over with the cart, complaining, “I thought you ran off to avoid paying.”

Chen Xu smacked her head lightly, saying irritably, “Is that what you think of me?”

“Hehe.” Ziqi made a funny face at him and then dashed off with the shopping cart as if she were flying.

“Okay, time to buy groceries before Aunt Zhou gets off work.”

Chen Xu and Ziqi bought a cart full of items and headed towards the cashier.

From a distance, Ziqi saw a line forming and suggested, “Let’s go to the self-checkout instead.”

“My phone is dead, so let’s queue up over there.”

“Ah, with all this stuff, did you bring enough cash?”

“Don’t worry, I definitely have enough.”

“Sigh, you’re such an antique, carrying so much cash with you.”

“Now that I think about it, it might not be quite enough.”

“Don’t tell me that; was it something I said? Is that okay?”

While they were talking, they rounded an end-cap and lined up in the least crowded aisle. Another shopping cart approached from the front.

Chen Xu looked up and his expression visibly stiffened for a moment.

Ziqi noticed the change in his demeanor and looked towards the opposite side. She saw an exceptionally beautiful woman, even more gorgeous than the one named Liu Yumeng from a few days ago.

At that moment, the stunning woman also appeared to freeze.

She quickly realized they knew each other and, judging by the expressions of both, as well as the awkward yet suggestive atmosphere, their relationship was far from simple.

Her inner gossip flared up again, her eyes darting back and forth between them, with her little face blushing with excitement.

It was the woman across from them who broke the silence first, saying, “What a coincidence.”

“Indeed.” Chen Xu’s hand, which had been in his pocket, came out to tug at his shirt and then rested on the handle of the shopping cart.

The undeniable awkwardness was almost enough for Ziqi to cover her face.

However, she also understood that this woman must be special to Chen Xu; his behavior was nothing like this in front of Yang Jinxia, nor when facing Liu Yumeng a few days before.

“This is, my little sister, well, my cousin.”

“Sure, you first,” the woman said, voluntarily moving to stand behind them.

Chen Xu, still holding onto the cart, took his place at the back of the line. He stood without looking back.

Seeing his somewhat stiff mannerisms, Ziqi shook her head inwardly, deciding to help him out. She turned to the woman and asked, “Sister, do you know someone named Liu Yumeng?”

“Yumeng?” The woman, who was Luo Xiyun, was taken aback at hearing her best friend’s name from Chen Xu’s little sister, her curiosity piqued, “She’s my friend, how do you know her?”

Ziqi clapped her hands, excitedly saying, “Then your name must be Xiyun, right?”

“Correct, how do you know?” Luo Xiyun’s curiosity heightened.

Chen Xu, hearing Liu Yumeng’s name, became a bit anxious and tugged at Ziqi.

“What are you doing, I’m talking to sister,” Ziqi brushed him off and continued speaking with Luo Xiyun, “That sister named Liu Yumeng came to our noodle shop a couple of days ago, she had a lot of inexplicable things to say to my brother, and she mentioned your name as well.”

“Is that so?” Luo Xiyun instinctively looked towards Chen Xu, a trace of discomfort in her eyes.

Chen Xu turned back and said, “Don’t listen to Ziqi’s nonsense. She just stopped by for some noodles and we had a little chat.”

“Really?” Luo Xiyun ran her fingers through her hair.

While they were conversing, it was Chen Xu’s turn to pay. Scanning the barcodes on all the items took quite some time.

“The total is five hundred and seventy-six yuan,” the cashier said after bagging everything.

“Card.”

Chen Xu carefully pulled out his wallet and extracted his bank card.

Luo Xiyun, standing behind, glanced over and suddenly froze; the photo in his wallet had been changed. It wasn’t the old one; there was a different woman in it now.

After paying with the card, Chen Xu put it back in his wallet, turned around, and said, “Well, we should be going.”

“You, got a new girlfriend?” Luo Xiyun’s face was expressionless, her question seemingly casual.

“Ah?” Chen Xu, caught off-guard by her question, was at a loss for words.

She said, “The photo in your wallet, it used to be your ex-girlfriend, right? It’s changed now.”

“Ah, oh.” Chen Xu forced a smile on his face and hurried off with his items.

Luo Xiyun watched him leave, her gaze growing colder.

…

“Chen Xu, Chen Xu, why are you running so fast?” Ziqi finally caught up with Chen Xu at the entrance of the building downstairs, panting as she called out to him.

Only after stepping outside did Chen Xu breathe a sigh of relief. Luo Xiyun’s gaze earlier had made breathing difficult for him.

“Are you okay?” Ziqi walked in front of him and noticed his pale face; she asked in a low voice.

“Let’s go home.” Chen Xu frowned, sensing something was amiss. His thoughts were a mess, and the more he tried to remember, the less he could figure out. His mood was growing increasingly irritable.

PS: The next chapter will be posted before seven o’clock.