The handsome guy next door loves to flirt.

Yun Shu was puzzled as to how the two knew each other, and they seemed quite familiar with each other. This A Ruo was so capable that she had become familiar with Chen Mingyuan's assistant so quickly. She truly lived up to her reputation as A Ruo.

Just then, Yun Shu's phone rang. It was Xiao Mingkun calling, and she saw his car arrive to pick her up.

"Ah Shu! You should go with Brother Kun. I'm going to treat Dr. Ma to dinner." Xu Ruo immediately tried to shoo Yun Shu away, acting like a good person.

Yun Shu looked at Xu Ruo with amusement. There were many people at the hospital entrance, so she didn't talk to them much. She walked to Xiao Mingkun's car, where the man had already opened the car door for her.

"What brings you here to pick me up today?" Yun Shu asked happily after getting in.

"I'll come pick you up whenever I have time. Besides, no matter how busy I am with work, I can't neglect you. I'll take you somewhere to have a nice meal," Mingkun said in a rare good mood.

"Where? Is it a place you go to often?" Because Mingkun is a very good cook, he is also very picky about food when he is out. Sometimes when he has no appetite, he would rather go back and cook for himself than eat out.

Xiao Mingkun took Yun Shu to a street food stall; the whole street was basically lined with such stalls. After Yun Shu and Mingkun went into one of them and greeted the owner, he led Yun Shu to a table outside. By this time, more and more people were eating, but Yun Shu still felt a little uncomfortable.

She rarely ate outdoors, so this made her a little uncomfortable. But seeing Mingkun sitting there so naturally, she put up with it.

Seeing that she seemed a little uncomfortable, Mingkun said to her, "It's so hot these days, a lot of people want to eat out to get some fresh air. Besides, the owner of this place is a friend of mine, and the food here is pretty good."

"Mingkun, I really think it's a shame you didn't become a chef, and you still have such a great figure no matter how much you eat!" Yun Shu said sincerely.

"Oh? I'm not a chef, but I'm part of this food stall. My classmate and I went to learn how to cook together, but I gave up halfway through, while he really mastered it. His skills are even better than mine. It's not the weekend today, otherwise there wouldn't be any empty seats here."

"Really? You're practically part of the owner here. I never would have guessed. You never said a word before."

"There's not much to say. It's a small business, and we don't earn much in a year," Mingkun said modestly. He explained that the food industry, especially food stalls like theirs, requires working from dawn till dusk, which is very hard work, and the money earned is not much.

Just then, the shop owner came over and said, "Mingkun, bring your wife over!"

"No, she's just my girlfriend right now, but she will be in the future. Yun Shu, this is Da Long, he also served in the military, but he retired earlier than me." Seeing that Yun Shu was embarrassed, Ming Kun explained and introduced them to each other.

"Really? Hello, my name is Gu Yunshu, you can just call me Yunshu." Yunshu said shyly. This Dalong was a few years older than Mingkun, and Yunshu didn't know what to call him, so she just introduced herself like this.

"Hmm, hello girl!" Then she winked at Mingkun and said, "You! You can't compare to me in this respect. My son is already three years old, and you're still not married. Hurry up and work on it! I'll go cook for you guys first."

"Okay, thanks!" Mingkun chuckled.

Xu Ruo took Ma Yi to a high-end restaurant near the hospital, but Ma Yi ate very little; Xu Ruo did most of the eating.

When Chen Mingyuan called Ma Yi to explain some work-related matters, he noticed music playing nearby. Ma Yi said he was having dinner with Xu Ruo, so Chen Mingyuan immediately hung up and called Xu Ruo's cell phone.

"Woman, I just left and you're already having dinner with another man. Can you be any more lewd?" she said accusingly.

Upon hearing the man's tone, Xu Ruo put down her chopsticks and said, "What do you mean by this! I went to the hospital to find you, and Ashu said you were away on a business trip. I happened to run into Dr. Ma at the entrance, so I treated him to a meal. What's wrong with that! Does that mean I can't eat with other people even when you're not around? Besides, you didn't even say you were my boyfriend. Why are you so nosy about me!"

"Not my boyfriend? That makes sense! We've slept together. Didn't you say we were having sex with a lover? Woman, I'm only going on a business trip for a week. When I get back, I'll deal with you and make sure you can't get out of bed!" Chen Mingyuan said and hung up the phone.

This guy... is just too... Xu Ruo didn't know what to say. What was even more embarrassing was that she accidentally pressed the speakerphone button, so Ma Yi heard everything Chen Mingyuan said afterward.

"Xu Ruo... are you and Director Chen... in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship?" Ma Yi asked cautiously. No wonder the director looked at Xu Ruo strangely when he met her last time. He had never seen the director look at that woman from the hospital like that before.

"Huh? Boyfriend and girlfriend, maybe..." Even Xu Ruo was embarrassed to answer now. How could she lie to Dr. Ma? That damned man, why did he have to be so blunt? He must have done it on purpose! Now Ma Yi knows that she and Chen Mingyuan have slept together. Besides, if she says that Chen Mingyuan isn't her boyfriend, people will think she's a hypocrite.

Ma Yi felt very disappointed. He had finally found a girl he could talk to, but someone else had made a move on her, and it was his superior no less. He couldn't let it go. He sighed inwardly, but dared not say it out loud.

During the rest of the meal, neither of them said anything, and neither had an appetite. Ma Yi said dejectedly that he had something to do and left early.

After saying goodbye to Ma Yi, Xu Ruo looked at the large amount of food left, but she didn't want to eat anymore; eating alone was no fun, especially since she had already eaten quite a lot. When she went to the front desk to pay the bill, it turned out that Ma Yi had already paid for it in advance.

So Xu Ruo thought that man was quite nice, but unfortunately she already had Ming Yuan, otherwise he would definitely be a suitable boyfriend for her. It's a pity that that bastard Xu Ya actually took a fancy to such a guy as her boyfriend, otherwise introducing Ma Yi to her would have been a way to keep the good stuff in the family.

Xu Ruo didn't go anywhere else in the end; she went home and stayed there to watch the anime she had been following recently.

Yun Shu was having dinner with Xiao Mingkun. After eating half of the meal, Yun Shu said, "Mingkun, this is really delicious. This grilled fish is so authentic. You never used to take me here to eat."

"I was too busy before, and this place is a bit far away, so I didn't come here often."

"What a pity, I only arrived now. Brother Da Long's cooking skills are really better than yours."

Yun Shu was right; both inside and outside were packed with people. Ming Kun's friends were busy and didn't come out to talk to them.

This is also the busiest time for the food stalls. The two adjacent stalls, although not as crowded as this one, are still quite good, with many customers waiting to eat.

Just as Mingkun was about to say something, he saw a group of seven or eight thugs, looking menacing and each carrying a stick, walking towards them. The situation looked ominous and frightening.

The group of thugs stormed over and started chasing away the customers and smashing things. Yun Shu had never witnessed such a scene before, and she was so frightened that her face turned ashen. The customers were also terrified and quickly left their seats to hide.

Xiao Mingkun quickly shielded Yun Shu behind him, carefully pulling her to hide at a nearby stall and telling her not to come out. Then he walked alone to the thugs.