Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2254 - 2190: Did the Fried Dough Stick Offend You?

Long Xiaocai paused briefly at his inquiry before replying, "The report has naturally been submitted already. Deputy Director Chen signed off on it and passed it further up the chain."

She intended to keep speaking, but Meng Xinian ignored her completely. With an expressionless face, he moved past her and sprinted toward his own living quarters.

As he brushed past, a scent wafted from him that Long Xiaocai immediately noticed.

It was a clean, sharp aroma mixed with the faint musk of sweat.

Inexplicably, she found it quite alluring.

Meng Xinian was the first man she had ever met who could be soaked in perspiration and still smell that pleasant.

She shifted her stance to watch his retreating figure, feeling a slight flush warm her cheeks.

He was impressive.

Previously, she merely viewed Meng Xinian as someone who fit her criteria. Since she planned to have a child, the father naturally had to be selected with extreme care to ensure the best possible genes.

In that regard, Meng Xinian met every one of her requirements perfectly.

While she originally assumed she wouldn't feel any genuine attraction toward a mere "candidate for the child's father," it was now clear that this man had sparked her curiosity.

The idea of marrying a man like him actually seemed quite agreeable.

Even the thought of sharing an intimate connection with him didn't cause her the slightest bit of resistance.

Meng Xinian was fully aware of the gaze burning into his back.

It wasn't that he cared about Long Xiaocai’s attention, but rather that he felt a sense of impending doom.

Just yesterday, his Little had sternly warned him not to let other women get a look at him, and he had already failed to uphold that promise.

Not only had she seen him, but she had seen him wearing a form-fitting shirt while drenched in sweat.

Without needing to ask, Meng Xinian knew exactly who that woman was—the one Sister-in-law Chen had mentioned as a potential match the previous day.

That dormitory belonged to Chen Yushan, and Sister-in-law Chen was Chen's wife. If a woman was emerging from that room so early in the morning, who else could it be but the match they were trying to introduce?

He felt no attraction toward her; on the contrary, he felt a wave of repulsion.

As he had run past, his sharp ears caught the sound of footsteps inside the room followed by the sudden opening of the door.

This suggested the woman had likely been watching for his return through the window. She had timed her exit perfectly to intercept him, creating a convenient excuse to start a conversation.

This brand of female calculation was precisely the behavior he detested most.

Chiang Xiaoxiao had told him to stay out of that woman's sight, so what was he supposed to do now? A flicker of guilt rose within him.

Even though the situation hadn't exactly been his fault, he still felt uneasy.

After showering, Meng Xinian prepared to head to the mess hall for breakfast. However, he paused and reconsidered. Instead, he walked over to a small cabinet, pulled open a drawer, and retrieved a container of jerky.

Forget the canteen; he would just eat jerky for breakfast. If that woman went to the mess hall to corner him, how would he ever explain that to Chiang Xiaoxiao?

Meanwhile, Chiang Xiaoxiao was eating her own breakfast while staring intensely at a piece of fried dough on her plate.

Hmph, hmph, hmph. What if that Tyrant Meng was at the canteen right now, and that woman decided to sit directly across from him?

"Little, what's on your mind?" Ah Liu asked, having watched her for several minutes without understanding her strange behavior.

It was just a simple fried dough stick; why was she glaring at it so fiercely while chewing with such force?

Had the breakfast somehow offended her?

Coming back to reality, Chiang Xiaoxiao simply said, "It's nothing."

"Is the dough stick not to your liking?"

"No, it tastes fine."

"I was worried your teeth were bothering you and you couldn't bite through it, which is why you looked so angry at the food," Ah Liu said, unable to suppress a chuckle.