<h4>Chapter 1057: Chapter 1051 The Panda Eats Bamboo</h4>


    "Lu Tianxing, what’s going on? From your tone, it seems like you don’t really appreciate me. Do I always have to need something when I call you?"


    Xue Man’s disgruntled voice came through the phone.


    "Minister Xue, I didn’t mean that. It’s just that having a beautiful woman call me on her own makes me feel a bit ttered."


    "Stop with the sweet talk; that trick doesn’t work on me."


    Xue Man couldn’t be bothered to engage in verbal sparring with Lu Tianxing, so she cut straight to the chase: "Are you free tonight?"


    "Ah!"


    Lu Tianxing was slightly taken aback.


    Before Lu Tianxing could speak, Xue Man, seemingly afraid he might misunderstand, said quickly: "Don’t get any weird ideas, okay? It’s because my mom heard about how you helped Chen Hao, and since you also saved her life, she wants to invite you over for dinner at our house. Besides, she said if you refuse, she’ll personally visit you at work tomorrow."


    Hearing this, Lu Tianxing fell silent for a moment and then said, "Alright then! Give me a call when it’s time."


    "No problem. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now."


    With that, almost as if fearing Lu Tianxing would back out, Xue Man hung up the phone directly.


    With the dial tone still echoing in his ear, Lu Tianxing was about to put his phone away when he suddenly felt two icy stares from beside him, making him shiver involuntarily.


    "Dinner invitation? Lu Tianxing, how did I not notice you have so many social engagements? You have another dinner invite today? Be honest, when did you hook up with Xiao Man?"


    Bai Zhiqing looked at Lu Tianxing, her beautiful eyes shing with a sharp murderous intent, clearly indicating that if he didn’t give a reasonable exnation, she’d make his life difficult.


    Lin Qianru, though silent, also fixed her beautiful eyes on Lu Tianxing. In contrast to Bai Zhiqing’s aggressive stance, Lin Qianru’s expression held a hint of resentment, making one feel like they hadmitted an unforgivable sin.


    Seeing their expressions, Lu Tianxing suddenly felt a headacheing, and with a bitter smile, he said, "Come on, don’t overthink things, okay? Honey, haven’t I told you a few days ago? I once helped Minister Xue out, and I also saved her mother’s life. This time, it’s not Minister Xue but her mom who’s inviting me to dinner."


    "Are you sure it’s Xiao Man’s mom and not just Xiao Man?"


    Lu Tianxing’s face was filled with ck lines: "Honey, stop overthinking it, okay? You all know Minister Xue almost wants to chop me up when she sees me. Do you think she would take a liking to me? Besides, Minister Xue must already know about your rtionship with me and Qianru. Do you think she’d share the same man with other women?"


    Hearing this, Bai Zhiqing and Lin Qianru pondered for a moment. Indeed, sharing the same man with other women was no easy task. They didn’t know how much courage they had to muster to do that. Could other women achieve that?


    "Why didn’t you just refuse?"


    "I wanted to refuse, but the key point is Minister Xue said if I refused, her mother woulde to thepany to invite me personally. So I figured it was better to ept."


    Originally, Lu Tianxing didn’t n to go, but Xue Man’s mother had invited him multiple times. If he declined again, it would have been rather impolite.


    ...


    The night was as cool as water. It was alreadyte summer and early autumn, so the evenings were a bit chilly. The neon lights on the street had already begun to flicker, draping the city in a colorful veil.


    A BMW X1 was driving down the road.


    Lu Tianxing sat in the passenger seat, while Xue Man was focused on driving.


    Originally, Lu Tianxing nned to drive himself to Xue Man’s house, but unexpectedly, just as he was about to leave, he received a call from Xue Man, who said she was already waiting for him outside.


    "Minister Xue, I didn’t expect you toe pick me up today; it’s really ttering," Lu Tianxing said with a cheeky grin as he looked at Xue Man.


    Xue Man rolled her eyes and said, "Go y somewhere else. Do you think I’d be willing toe? If you hadn’t been clueless about where I live, I wouldn’t have bothered to pick you up."


    Lu Tianxing smiled lightly and suddenly said, "Minister Xue, what if your mom takes a liking to me and wants me to be her son-inw? Should I agree, refuse, or pretend to decline first before epting?"


    Xue Man’s face froze, and then she replied irritably, "Stop dreaming. Do you think every mother in the world is like your mother-inw?"


    "I don’t think so. At least I have no interest in kids or elderly women."


    Lu Tianxing rubbed his chin, looked out the window, and suddenly seemed to have discovered something significant: "Minister Xue, look quickly, there’s a panda eating bamboo."


    Upon hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, Xue Man instinctively followed his gaze, her face darkening instantly. How could this jerk have such sharp eyes?


    On the roadside, the skirt of a girl’s dress was being lifted by the evening breeze, revealing a panda-eating-bamboo pattern. The girl, looking flustered, tried to cover the front, not realizing the back was blown up, just in time for Lu Tianxing to see.


    "Minister Xue, honestly, I sometimes don’t understand why girls have to wear things like panda-eating-bamboo. Is it an invitation to feed their panda?"


    "Lu Tianxing, can you be serious for once? Right now, you look like a starving ghost in heat." Xue Man gave Lu Tianxing a quick nce and said with a frown.


    "Minister Xue, you don’t get it. This is called appreciating the beauty of the world with my eyes. But, seriously, do you like wearing panda-eating-bamboo, Minister Xue?"


    "That’s your thing," Xue Man retorted with a blush, annoyed.


    "I personally like feeding pandas bamboo," Lu Tianxing winked at Xue Man as he spoke.


    Xue Man rolled her eyes, feeling it was better to keep her mouth shut, as Lu Tianxing was being aplete rogue.


    The car went silent once again.


    After who knows how long, Lu Tianxing withdrew his gaze from the window and asked, "Minister Xue, how’s your cousin doing now?"


    "He’s back home."


    Xue Man took a deep breath and said, "Two days ago, he returned home, saying he ns to confess everything to his father and try to retake the university entrance exams. Lu Tianxing, thank you this time."


    "Minister Xue, there’s no need to thank me. All I did was reason with him. If he didn’t want to listen, there was nothing I could do," Lu Tianxing said lightly.


    "Regardless, I have to thank you," Xue Man said with a weighty tone.