The two fell into a lengthy silence. Clearly, Zhou Mingchen had refused outright without any hesitation, but when it actually came down to it, he also couldn't bring himself to be too harsh—truly a classic example of "actions speak louder than words."
All of a sudden, gurgle, gurgle...
Perhaps thinking about these issues was too draining, and since she hadn't eaten much that night, Xia Lu's stomach suddenly started growling. The room was very quiet, which made the sound of her stomach grumbling all the more noticeable.
She rubbed her belly and said pitifully, "I'm hungry..."
At this time, Mrs. Zhang had already retired to her room, and neither of them wanted to disturb her. They could only look for some ready-to-eat food that wouldn't make too much noise. After fumbling around in the kitchen for a while, Zhou Mingchen opened the refrigerator, "How about steak?"
