Chapter 170 The Bet

November 20th, 2 PM, Feng Bujue's house.

"Finally… the moment of destiny has arrived…" As he spoke, Feng Bujue stood straight with his hands in his pockets and his legs shoulder-width apart; he tilted his head at a forty-five-degree angle, his face adorned with three parts melancholy and seven parts solemnity, his tone… filled with a sense of determination before a great battle.

"Yes… there's no turning back for either of us." Li Ruoyu stood two meters away from Brother Jue, her face ashen and her voice like ice. Her slender figure stood still and upright; and in her bright eyes, an unprecedented persistence shone through.

"I really want to see what these two's kids will be like in the future…" At the same moment, Asazazu, who was perched on the back of the sofa, looked at the two people in front of him with a splitting headache, and cursed inwardly.

"Brother Jue~ Xiaoling and I have already seen this movie, how about we change it?" Two seconds later, Wang Tanzhi, who was sitting on the sofa, turned his head and muttered.

"Yeah, I don't want to relive such a bad movie." Xiao Ling, leaning next to Xiao Tan, also turned her head to show her agreement.

"You've all seen these obscure movies, it seems like next time I'll have to find a domestic one." Bao Qing said in response from the other side.

At this time, Wang Tanzhi, Gu Xiaoling, Bao Qing, An Yueqin, and Ouyang Jian, all five of them, were sitting in front of the home theater in the living room, staring at the screen, eating snacks, and drinking hot tea.

Only Brother Jue and Ruoyu stood solemnly behind everyone, confronting each other…

"Hey!" Brother Jue heard what they said and immediately turned his head and shouted, "What are you guys here for anyway?"

"Anyway… I'm here to urge you to submit your manuscript." An Yueqin replied without turning her head.

Bao Qing replied with a puzzled look, "Huh? Isn't today the marathon of bad movies?"

"I was going to ask you…" Then, Ouyang Jian also turned his head, squinting at Brother Jue, "My work is charged by the hour, a few hundred yuan a minute, what exactly did you call me here for?"

"What kind of memory is that?" Feng Bujue widened his eyes and looked at them, "Didn't I say it last week? Today is the day Ruoyu and I have a bet, I'm challenging knot-tying, and she's using chopsticks… hey~ hey! What are you doing?"

"I'm going back." As Ouyang Jian said this, he had already stood up from the sofa and quickly walked to the door.

"You can't leave!" Feng Bujue said, "It's the same as being a witness, but having a lawyer present gives it more credibili…"

"Feng Bujue." Ouyang Jian interrupted Brother Jue while changing his shoes, "We have a pretty good relationship, I'll say something here today, please do me this favor…" He quickly changed his shoes, then put a hand on Brother Jue's shoulder, and said to the latter with a very serious expression, "You, and Li Ruoyu… if you ever sign a prenuptial agreement in the future, ‘absolutely’… don't come looking for me, I won't do it no matter how much you pay."

After this shyster said this righteously to Brother Jue, he glanced at everyone in the room and said, "Goodbye everyone," then walked out the door and left…

"Hey~ what's his deal?" Feng Bujue stood at the door for a few seconds, cursed, and then turned around.

However, as soon as he turned around, he met An Yueqin's eyes.

"Looks like you're busy today." She said this while already changing her shoes, "I'll come back another day."

"Hey~ you too…" Feng Bujue was about to stop her when Bao Qing followed closely behind and walked towards the doorway.

"Hey hey hey… Officer Bao!" Brother Jue didn't bother to stop Miss An anymore, he took a stride to Bao Qing, "What are you doing now?"

"Bujue~ I've been there myself." Officer Bao replied earnestly, "Believe me, I'm doing this for your own good." He patted Brother Jue's shoulder lightly, and then walked out with An Yueqin.

"Cousin, we're going back too." At this time, Xiao Ling had already taken Xiao Tan's hand and walked towards the door, smiling at Ruoyu.

"Wait…" Ruoyu's expression changed slightly, and she said to stop them, "If you all leave, who will witness this bet…"

"Ah~ you can handle this yourself." Xiao Ling didn't let her finish, and ran out with Xiao Tan.

"Brother Jue, that's it for today, we'll come back to play later." Xiao Tan didn't forget to leave these words when he passed in front of Feng Bujue.

From elementary school to now, every time he left Brother Jue's residence, he would almost always say this, without changing a single line…

"Meow~" Dozens of seconds later, just as Feng Bujue was about to close the door, Asazazu actually came to the door, meowing.

"You're joining in on the fun too?" Since there was no one else around, Feng Bujue lowered his head and started talking to the cat directly.

"I'm going out for a walk, I probably won't be back tonight, meow~" Asazazu replied, "Don't leave the door open for me, meow~"

After she finished speaking, she also went out.

In just under five minutes, the room that originally had seven people and a cat was left with a single man and woman.

Feng Bujue closed the door, returned to the living room, and looked at Ruoyu for a few seconds.

"Hmph! It doesn't matter!" He thought for a moment and said, "Even without witnesses… everyone is trustworthy, as long as…"

"Okay." Ruoyu didn't let him finish, "I concede."

"Huh?" Feng Bujue was stunned, "What did you say?" He seemed not to believe what he heard.

Ruoyu didn't repeat those three words, but continued, "I'm just not good at using chopsticks, and I haven't practiced at all this week." As she spoke, she picked up the pair of chopsticks she had prepared, walked slowly to Feng Bujue, and handed the chopsticks to Brother Jue.

"I'm willing to admit defeat." Ruoyu pursed her lips, lowered her head, and avoided Brother Jue's gaze, "We agreed that in the future, your shoes…"

"Hahaha…" Feng Bujue didn't let her finish, he suddenly laughed loudly and continued, "That's great! Actually, I haven't practiced knot-tying this week either!" As he said this, he picked up the rope beside him and randomly wrapped the pair of chopsticks around it, and even tied a few of the simplest but very strong knots, "Since no one won, why don't we just call it even?"

After saying that, he smiled and picked up the pair of chopsticks that were tied with dead knots and could no longer be separated, and returned them to Ruoyu.

At this time when there was no one around, these two people who were not good at expressing their inner thoughts… although they were still a bit awkward, at least, they both tried their best to express what they wanted to convey to each other.

"Mm…" Ruoyu nodded slightly upon hearing this.

She took the chopsticks wrapped with rope, as if she had received a precious gift, and held them tightly in her palm.

A rare sweet smile also appeared on her face.