The two jokers stood in the middle of the hall, one reciting poetry, the other singing, only lacking some percussion accompaniment.

Gu Tong had just come downstairs and said, "..."

Xia Xi had just pushed open the door of the Red House Tea House and said, "..."

They were both unwittingly drawn to the two lively jokers, their lips twitching as they found themselves at a loss for words.

Xia Xi’s veins began to bulge, saying, "You two, that’s enough!"

Even though I don’t know what you did to wrong me, I’ve forgiven you, so please, stop disgusting me.

Jun Xing stepped back two steps, ’horrified’ and said, "Oh no, dear Sheng Lan, our lady is back..."

Sheng Lan synchronized his retreat, also ’horrified’ and said, "Oh my gosh, the lady actually heard us, I just can’t believe it..."

Gu Tong: "..." Weren’t you two waiting at the door for a long time...

Xia Xi: "..." Obviously blocking me on purpose, huh...

The two jokers were showing off their performing skills with complete disregard of the consequences, nauseating everyone.

"How did I end up with these two guys!" Xia Xi rubbed her temples, almost about to spit blood.

She turned her head somewhat awkwardly and said to Ding Suzhu, "Our place has a rather peculiar vibe, Miss Ding, please don’t mind."

"No, it’s fine..." Ding Suzhu had a fairly strong acceptance capability, barely accepting all the situations in front of her.

Xia Xi let out a breath, then turned around, glaring at Sheng Lan and Jun Xing, who were still acting, saying, "Stop it already! Go make some tea!"

What on earth had she done to raise such two treasures, endlessly causing her trouble and still not knowing their limits, embarrassing her in front of others.

Thinking of this, Xia Xi’s head started to ache again...

Jun Xing: "Oh..."

Sheng Lan: "Yes..."

Indeed, women are hard to please, nothing is ever right.

Xia Xi glared at them and said, "Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking! Go now!!!"

These two guys are becoming more cheeky! They’re just like me, never behaving properly!

Once we’re done here, I must educate them properly. If they get worse, what will I do?

Thinking this, Xia Xi couldn’t help but rub her temples, saying, "Miss Ding, please head upstairs."

Ding Suzhu was a guest, and she had helped Gu Tong before, so she should be warmly welcomed. For now, Xia Xi set aside the matter of dealing with the two jokers.

"Okay." Ding Suzhu, well-versed in manners, didn’t say much and politely followed Xia Xi upstairs.

The group arrived on the second floor, returning to the original private room. The tea pot on the table had already been cleared away by the staff, replaced with fresh tea.

Ding Suzhu sat on the bench first and said, "I didn’t expect it, such a coincidence, to meet Miss Gu twice." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Meeting twice was clearly implying something, referring to the two times Ma Zongyu had troubled her.

Both times, Gu Tong had helped her out, prompting Ding Suzhu to sigh.

Gu Tong poured a cup of tea and, in a calm voice, said, "A friend opened a tea house on Zhongjie Street, and I just came by to take a look. Who would have thought we’d be so fated to meet again."

They were especially in sync, carefully avoiding discussing Ma Zongyu’s matters, instead chatting about everyday topics, sharing inconsequential conversations.

After all, some things were Ding Suzhu’s pain, whether she wanted to talk about it was entirely up to her. There was no need to deliberately uncover it and hurt her again.