Chapter 9 The reason for being bitten was improper teasing

Xu Li's cheeks were burning hot. She took a breath awkwardly and explained to Zhou Yingzhi calmly:

"My skirt is a little dirty because of the red wine stains I got from it. I'll wear your skirt as an emergency measure."

Zhou Yingzhi snorted directly and unceremoniously:

"Do you have my permission to wear my clothes for emergency? Take them off now! I'd rather throw my clothes away than let you wear them!"

Xu Li had already expected that she would not give in. After all, Zhou Yingzhi had been secretly competing with her since childhood, and was usually arrogant and domineering.

She pursed her lips, trying to suppress the embarrassment in her heart. Just as she was about to say something else, Old Lady Zhou came over with a cane, her voice serious and full of rebuke:

"I asked your sister Xu to wear it. Why are you arguing with your sister Xu about it being just a skirt?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yingzhi immediately became timid, glared at Xu Li, and deliberately muttered in a low voice:

"It makes me look so ugly in it. What a waste of my beautiful clothes!"

The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, and everyone present could hear it. She was deliberately trying to embarrass Xu Li.

But her calculation was wrong, because when two girls wearing the same style stood together, the difference between them was obvious.

Zhou Yingzhi has a delicate and tender appearance. Although she is not bad looking, there is always a sense of arrogance between her eyebrows, which makes her difficult to approach.

Plus, she was too thin, and her figure was too skinny to support the delicate and exquisite look that a skirt like this should have.

But Xu Li is different.

Xu Li has a pretty appearance with a hint of bright colors, delicate and elegant eyebrows and eyes, a gentle temperament in her every move, and clear and easy-going eyes. At first glance, you can tell that she is easy to get along with.

Coupled with her curvy figure, it was the icing on the cake. With the blessing of this skirt, there was an inexplicable gust of pure desire blowing towards her.

Although no one exposed her, everyone's eyes were fixed on her as soon as she appeared.

Including Zhou Huaian.

Although Zhou Huaian was unwilling to admit it, the fleeting surprise in his eyes still betrayed him.

Even Luo Ling couldn't help but look at Xu Li a few more times.

On the other hand, Zhou Dingyu leaned back in the chair, casually turning the Buddhist beads on his wrist. After glancing at Xu Li, who was blushing with embarrassment, his lips were curled up in a faint smile, but his eyes were dark.

He turned his head and said to Old Lady Zhou:

"Grandma, when is dinner ready? I'm hungry."

Mrs. Zhou smiled and said , " Yes, yes, we were just busy talking. Everyone, please take your seats. Come on, girl Xu, sit down and eat first. We can talk after we finish eating."

Xu Li pursed her lips. Given her current awkward status, there was really no need for her to sit down and continue this absurd banquet.

But she couldn't just walk away like that. This time, she came here not only to represent herself, but also the Xu family.

The Xu family has a strict family tradition, and the most important thing in family education is manners.

No matter how bad the situation is, she has to consider the overall situation.

Thinking of this, he nodded and was about to sit back in his previous seat, but Zhou Yingzhi had already sat down.

"I want to sit with my big brother!"

Xu Li stopped and didn't care. She found a seat opposite and sat down next to Luo Ling.

But from this angle, Zhou Dingyu is right across from us.

The man was talking to the old man while eating, chatting and laughing freely, looking very serious, which was completely different from his bestial look when he had just trapped her in the locker room.

She felt even more that she couldn't see through him.

The fear deepened.

While she was absent-mindedly picking up the food,

Zhou Yingzhi's voice suddenly exploded in the living room, as if she had discovered something extraordinary , " Ah! Brother, why is your hand bleeding?"

"Oh." Zhou Dingyu put down his chopsticks and looked down at the faint bite marks on his palms that oozed blood. His eyes swept across Xu Li and then to Zhou Yingzhi, his peach blossom eyes filled with a smile.

"The cat bit me."

"Bite by a cat?" Zhou Yingzhi's voice became louder. "Is it to make a fortune? Good luck? Or great fortune? I'll avenge you!"

The Zhou family did have cats. There were four cats in the past, named Gongxi, Fa Cai, Da Ji and Da Li.

Gongxi was very small when he was born and it seemed that he could not survive, so he was abandoned casually.

The remaining three are all plump and strong.

So when Zhou Dingyu said he was bitten by a cat, Zhou Yingzhi immediately thought of them.

"It's nothing. Cats have wild tempers. If you tease them a bit, they're bound to get mad."

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Xu Li clearly saw the man's eyes glance over here and pause for a moment when he said he had a bad temper.

She held the chopsticks guiltily, lowered her head and pretended to pick up some food, avoiding the man's sharp gaze.

When the old lady saw that Zhou Dingyu was indeed injured, she couldn't help but said with concern , " This is still a domestic cat, but it has become so wild that it cannot be teased. In my opinion, just throw it away!"

Zhou Dingyu smiled and said meaningfully:

"Grandma, cats with tempers are interesting." After a pause, he suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Li, "Is that right, sister-in-law?"

Xu Li was taking a sip of soup when she paused after hearing the words and almost choked herself. She quickly took out a tissue and pressed it against the corner of her mouth to suppress the urge to cough.

Zhou Dingyu seemed to have just reacted, and said, "Oh," and then he curled his lips and changed his words, "Ms. Xu."

After these words were spoken, everyone at the table turned their eyes to Xu Li.

Xu Li does deal with cats a lot. When her father was alive, he didn't allow her to interfere too much in the family business affairs.

She studied architectural design in college, and after graduation she signed a contract with her father's construction company.

Since it was her own company with flexible working hours, she opened a cattery in her spare time.

After taking a job, I spend most of my time staying in the cattery, drawing designs and petting cats.

So I am quite clear about raising cats.

Seeing that Zhou Dingyu had thrown the topic to her, she cleared her throat, tried to remain calm, smiled and said with a double meaning:

"Cats are intelligent and cats with bad tempers are interesting, but domestic cats are obedient most of the time. Mr. Zhou was probably bitten because of improper teasing."

"Oh?" Zhou Dingyu pretended not to understand, tilted his head and continued to ask with interest, "Is teasing inappropriate?"

"Yes. If you play with a cat and it feels scared or provocative, it will bite you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room fell silent.

The tone in which Xu Li said this was not bad, but gentle and without any aggression.

But her words clearly implied that it was Zhou Dingyu's own problem that annoyed the cat, which led to the bite.

In this family, who dares to say anything bad about Zhou Dingyu?

Even if it was really his problem, no one dared to point it out directly.

But she mentioned it.

The atmosphere froze instantly. Except for Zhou Huaian, who was suspected of being a bystander and was leisurely picking up food, everyone else held their breath.

Just when everyone thought Xu Li had offended Zhou Dingyu and was about to be in trouble, Zhou Dingyu just raised his eyebrows slightly, chuckled, nodded and said slowly:

"It turns out that the reason I was bitten was because of inappropriate teasing."

"Ms. Xu is indeed a professional. Her analysis is spot-on and to the point."

As he spoke, he raised the red wine glass towards Xu Li. Zhou Dingyu dragged out the last syllable of his words, and his dark eyes swept across Xu Li's face:

"Thanks for clearing up my confusion."

The man's sitting posture at the moment was not really straight, he leaned crookedly against the back of the chair. Although he was smiling, the aura he exuded made people inexplicably frightened.

Especially that look, against the backdrop of the raised red wine, added a bit of seduction and perverseness, and met Xu Li's eyes directly, deep and sharp, as if trying to see into her heart.

Xu Li's breathing stopped. She seemed calm on the surface, but her heart was beating wildly!

She didn't know how much mental preparation she had to put in before she took a deep breath, picked up the goblet with her slender fingers, raised her eyes to the man, and smiled:

"You're welcome, Mr. Zhou."