Chapter 1004: You Hide It from Me, I Hide It from You.

输给贺显谟这件事情并没有影响到周若的兴致，她一个人去面对高难度攀岩墙，依旧玩得津津有味，没有因为刚才的失败就畏首畏尾，自己摸索了一会儿，还找到了些新的技巧。
After leaving the climbing gym, it was already lunchtime, and Zhou Ruo took the initiative to invite He Xianmo to have a meal - he had booked the climbing gym, and He Xianmo had also given her a gift. In addition, he always pays when they go shopping at the supermarket. The maintenance of their relationship is mutual, and Zhou Ruo would not take advantage all the time.

Hè Xiǎnmèn was startled for quite a while when he heard Zhōu Ruò say she wanted to treat him to a meal.
Zhōu Ruò teased, "Why are you so surprised that I want to treat you to a meal? Do I usually act stingy?"
Hè Xiǎnmèn shook his head and asked, "Where are we going to eat?"

Zhou Ruo: "I invite you, the guest has the final say."
He Xianmo: "Can you handle Shanghainese cuisine?"
Zhou Ruo: "I am not picky about food, anything is fine. If you want to eat, let's go, drive, drive."
She waved her hand with a graceful and bold movement.
He stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the direction of the Chinese restaurant, habitually saying to Zhou Ruo, "It's a bit far, maybe about forty minutes."
Zhou Ruo: "It's fine, I'm not very hungry."
He Xianmo: "Hmm."
Feeling bored on the way, Zhou Ruo fiddled with the audio system in He Xianmo's car and played some songs. To her surprise, she found that his playlist was filled with Cantonese songs.
"Affair", "You Hide Me", "Angkor Wat", "No Man's Land", "Flower Wine and Flowers"...
Zhou Ruo: "......"
Although I haven't listened to every song, based on the two songs she has heard, I can already determine the genre of the other songs.
Hè Xiǎn Mèn has played a playlist about extramarital affairs.
"Dr. He has a unique taste, huh?" Zhou Ruo casually selected a song and pressed play. "Are you from Hong Kong?"
Hè Xiǎn Mèn: "No."
Zhou Ruo: "Oh, is that Lingnan person?"
He Xianmo: "Haicheng person."
Zhou Ruo: "I thought you would speak Cantonese."
He Xianmo: "I can't."
Zhou Ruo joked, "No wonder Dr. He is so virtuous, turns out he's from Haicheng. I heard before that men from your area are all good at cooking."
He Xianmen: "Where did you hear that?"
Zhou Ruo: "There's a high school classmate whose husband is from Haicheng."
He Xianmen: "Oh, I thought you had mentioned it before."
Zhou Ruo shook her head, "No, I haven't."
Hé Xiǎn Méng coldly reminded, "Cai Jiahe is from Haicheng."
Zhou Ruo: "......"
"Oh right, they are cousins, so they must be from the same place."
However, Zhou Ruo has no memory of where Cai Jiahe is from. Cai Jiahe should have mentioned it to her, but she doesn't pay much attention to these things.
Zhou Ruoyi has never been good at remembering information about the men around her, and she often forgets even their habits and hobbies.
She only wants to find happiness in men and doesn't want to waste her energy providing emotional value to them.
Perhaps it is also because there are too few men who can stay with her for a long time, most of them lose their freshness before they have a chance to be understood.
"Dr. He holds a much higher place in my heart." Zhou Ruo took the opportunity of waiting for the red light to hold Dr. He's hand.
He Xianmen looked straight ahead and casually brushed her aside, "I didn't ask you."
"I wanted to say it myself," Zhou Ruo said, "You two are quite different, and I feel happier when I'm with you."
When the traffic light turned green, He Xianmo tightened his grip on the steering wheel and pressed the accelerator.
Zhou Ruo's definition of "happiness" was probably clear to He Xianmo, so he didn't bother asking and made himself an unnecessary annoyance.
Zhou Ruo has mentioned before that she enjoys being with him because they have a higher compatibility than any man she has met before.
Her "happiness" is actually just sensory stimulation, very simple.
Zhou Ruo's demand for male-female relationships is only limited to this aspect. She does not have a high desire for love itself and does not want to sacrifice herself for it. Therefore, when Cai Jiahe proposed that she should not have contact with other opposite-sex individuals, she decisively broke up.
周若刚才说他地位比蔡家禾高，也是高在这里——
因为他目前为止还没有对她提过这样的要求。
他提的那天，可能他们也该结束了。
——
When Zhou Ruo and He Xian came to the restaurant, the peak dining period had already passed.
The restaurant was mostly populated by Chinese people, and the two of them naturally used Chinese when ordering dishes.
However, as Zhou Ruo is not familiar with the local dishes, this task fell on He Xianmo.
He Xianmo is very familiar with this restaurant and can order without looking at the menu. He is very fast.
After the waiter left, Zhou Ruo looked around and casually chatted with He Xianmo: "Do you come here often?"
He Xianmo: "Maybe once a week."
Zhou Ruo: "I can tell."
He Xianmen: "It's considered authentic local cuisine in London, and the owner and chef are both from Haicheng."
Zhou Ruo: "You're so nostalgic for your hometown, but you didn't go back to develop there."
He Xianmen: "My parents think the prospects here are better."
Zhou Ruo: "Dr. He is really obedient."
Her words don't sound like a compliment but rather carry a hint of sarcasm. He Xianmen also knows that her personality definitely wouldn't appreciate someone who always follows their parents' arrangements.
He Xianmen did not give much explanation for this, just saying, "This is the way I get along with them."
"Hmm, I don't understand, but I respect it," Zhou Ruo said, "After all, I haven't heard much talk since I was young."
贺显谟：“那你出国是谁决定的？”
"I decided myself," Zhou Ruo answered.
He Xianmo: "..."
She remembered that she went abroad in middle school, when she was not yet an adult. He thought her parents had done their homework and sent her out.
I didn't expect it was her.
He Xianmen digested it for a while and couldn't help but ask her, "Did your parents object?"
Zhou Ruo: "Why would they object?"
He Xianmen: "Young age, not safe, language adaptation issues, unstable personality, easy to learn bad habits."
Zhou Ruo: "......"
Hé Xiǎnmèn sensed speechlessness from her expression.
He cleared his throat and changed his approach: "Your parents don't have any requirements for you?"
"They do." Zhou Ruo continued the conversation.
贺显谟好奇：“比如？”
“我爸妈唯一的要求就是让我赶紧生个孩子给他们养着。”周若说。
贺显谟自我翻译了一下：“哦，他们希望你快点结婚。”
"No, I just want a child. Whether we get married or not doesn't matter." Zhou Ruo corrected He Xianmo's words.
He Xianmo's expression froze for a few seconds, "How can we have a child without getting married?"
Zhou Ruopu laughed out loud.
"Dr. He, I heard that your hospital has quite a few cases of non-marital childbirth. It's legal and reasonable, and you can even do genetic screening to avoid congenital defects. Isn't this more cost-effective than marriage?"
He Xianmo: "..."
Yes, this situation is not uncommon here.
When He Xianmo saw others doing this, he didn't feel anything special. It's just in his cognitive concept that having children must be based on marriage.
He never expected that Zhou Luo's parents would accept this arrangement.