Lily blushes instantly and objects, “Ms, we don’t know each other.”
“You don’t know each other? Then why did he ask you whether if you need his help?” The woman looks at Lily and says, “Seeing from this way, you two lovebirds having a quarrel?”
“No…”
Before she can finish, the woman shakes her head and scolds Louis, “You look so handsome, how come you don’t know what to do to make your girlfriend happy? Are you really such a loser?”
The woman scolds Louis hard. Lily looks at the expression changing slowly on Louis’ s face and can’t help but smile.
Afraid to be seen, she turns away.
“You are right.” Louis is not angry and even keeps talking to the woman, “You look like you have a son who has put you through a lot.”
The woman says instantly, “Yes.”
Two of them just start talking and even laughing.
Lily is a bit confused.
When she wants to use fish-catching as an excuse to listen to their conversation, they are already about to stop talking.
“Young lad, not only do you look handsome, but you are quite eloquent.” The woman who sells fish says smiling, “But still you should treat your girlfriend right, or if she gets stolen by someone someday, crying won’t help.”
Lily objects for the second time, “Ms, we don’t know each other.”
The woman perfunctorily nods her head and asks with zest, “Lassie, have you decided which one do you want?”
“...”
After purchasing the fish, Louis helps to push the trolley.
Two of them leave together. Lily squints at him and sneers, “Doesn’t Mr. Smith hate places with fishy smell? Did the sun rise up from the west today?”
“After all it is Miss Lily who will cook a meal. I can’t just sit idle and enjoy the fruits of others' work.” Louis says.
Lily snorts, “How can Mr. Smith say something like this? Of all the meals I cooked and you ate, which one did you contribute to? Besides, I am cooking for David this time, and you are not invited.”
Louis appears calm and says casually, “I am his boss and we have business to talk about. He won’t kick me out at lunch time.”
With a pause, he continues, “If Miss Lily thinks I contributed nothing before, I can make it right now.”
“I am not a poor lunatic. I don’t want your money!”
“We can settle on other ways.”
Lily looks at the man with despise and snorts, “Mr. Smith, besides money, what else do you have?”
Louis stops suddenly.
Lily stops too. The man raises his hand to loosen his tie and his finger unbuttons the first button of his shirt. His clavicles show up, which look seductive.
“Like this.”
Lily freezes up for five seconds and turns around immediately to walk away from him. Her heart is pounding. She can’t believe this is the cold Louis she knows.
He must be crazy to say something like that!
Louis’s outfit and temperament are too dazzling. Women walk past him on purpose from time to time, and their ardent eyes stay fixated on him.
Lily can’t handle it anymore. She grabs the trolley from him and says angrily, “Mr. Smith, please go to the check-out counter. I still need to go get some vegetables!”
“I didn’t ask them to look at me.”
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