She Is A CEO

Chapter 1113 Gentle Encouragement

"Thinking too much yourself." Arthur rejected without hesitation.

"Psh, don't be so cold," Eduard hummed while chewing his food. "With Lucia here, I don't believe you won't cook!"

Arthur glared at Eduard and coldly snorted, "Do you want another bowl of noddle?"

"No!" Eduard's face turned pale at the mention of noddle. He immediately surrendered. "I'm sorry."

"Haha..." Another round of laughter erupted at the dinner table.

The good mood made the food even more delicious. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that Arthur's cooking was already enough, but in the end, everything was wiped clean - not a drop of soup left behind. Finally, when they were cleaning up their dishes and utensils, Lucia spoke up as everyone had hoped,

"Arthur, from now on we'll leave all our meals to you."

Arthur softened his gaze and leaned down to lightly kiss Lucia on her cheek without any reservations.

"As long as you like it," he said.

His unique doting drew teasing whispers from those around them. But joking aside, he couldn't help but cherish more deeply the person who stood by him all this time.

Eve laughed as she watched everyone playfully bicker with each other and unconsciously held Lauren's hand tightly - she really enjoyed this kind of atmosphere.

Lauren immediately felt that agreeing to come over for dinner was the right choice for him after seeing how much Eve was enjoying herself.

Naturally it fell upon men to clean up their dishes and utensils since Eduard couldn't help with cooking; thus washing dishes became his responsibility due to his familiarity with doing so in general which led Arthur and other men, leaving him alone while they went back into living room to sit down again.

"Thank you so much for tonight," Daphne sweetly thanked Arthur once he sat back down although they were all friends; it still meant a lot that they hosted tonight's meal together.

"Oh, look at Daphne acting like such a hostess now," Juliana teased her with a giggle.

Daphne blushed bright red; her shy demeanor mirroring Eve's which made everyone understand why she could be friends with Eve.

"Lauren should bring Eve out more often," Lucia smiled mischievously. "It's rare seeing her this happy."

"Of course," Lauren wasn't one for being polite or anything else fake.

Hearing Lucia care about her made Eve's smile deepen even further into happiness.

"But let's get serious now, shall we? We didn't just come here today only for Arthur's cooking," Kane reminded them all while still managing not lose sight of what mattered most amidst playful banter - something only he could do!

"What's the matter?" Eve didn't know why everyone had gathered at Eduard's house today. She thought it was just a simple party, so she couldn't help but ask. As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that everyone was looking at her and her face turned red.

"You've been quiet this whole time. We thought you weren't interested in what we were saying." Nestled next to her husband, Juliana joked with Eve.

Indeed, this was the first thing Eve had said since coming in. Before that, they would ask her questions and she would answer them quietly while smiling with her head down.

"Eve, say something," Eduard was always a natural person and he also affectionately called out "Eve". "We're not bad people."

Eve blushed even more and felt warm inside.

Lucia saw this and gently encouraged, "Don't treat yourself like an outsider. Be more outgoing and bold. You look very cute when you smile."

"Okay," finally under Lucia's gentle encouragement, Eve responded with a shallow smile that looked very adorable.

Lauren not only wouldn't regret coming as a guest tonight but also began planning to bring Eve to such gatherings again next time because Eve rarely made friends so she cherished them even more. As they chatted together, Eduard finally finished washing dishes and came out to complain before they started discussing wedding procedures. Actually these things could be left directly to the wedding planning company but among friends how could one hand over life's most important event?

They talked for hours until the clock on the wall unknowingly approached eleven o'clock direction which made Daphne yawn continuously. Since being pregnant made her particularly sleepy early on, usually before ten o'clock every night she would fall asleep already, exhausted from staying up late tonight without realizing it until now.

"It's almost eleven o'clock; let's call it a night for now? We'll discuss again next time when Daphne isn't too tired," Lucia looked at Daphne whose eyelids were already drooping uncontrollably with amusement. Daphne tried hard to keep herself awake after hearing this statement, "It's okay. I can handle it." But as soon as those words left her mouth, she yawned again, making everyone laugh.

"Alright then let's end here for today. We'll continue discussing another day." Kane pulled Juliana up first then everyone else followed suit by getting up from their seats.

After finishing her tea, Lucia turned to Lauren and said, "You all had drinks earlier, and Juliana can drive. They can go home by themselves as a couple, but you shouldn't drive anymore. Let me and Arthur take you guys back instead."Exclusive content from NôvelDrama.Org.

"Okay," Lauren agreed with a nod. He held onto Eve's hand as they walked to the door together. All the men acted in unison, helping their women put on their coats.

"It's late now, so drive slowly," Eduard bid farewell to everyone while supporting Daphne who was already feeling tired. He watched them enter the elevator before closing the door.

Inside the elevator were three couples cuddling up against each other. Lucia and Juliana leaned on their respective partners' chests while smiling at Eve.

Eve couldn't help but touch her own face - was there something on it?

Lucia and Juliana felt even more pity for Eve due to her cute actions. Juliana couldn't help but say, "Eve, you're so innocent and adorable. Don't let Lauren bully you."

Lauren's eyes flickered as he hugged Eve from behind with a gentle smile that no one else could see.

"Nope, Lauren has never bullied me," naive Eve didn't understand the hidden meaning behind Juliana's words; she anxiously defended her beloved man without realizing that both Lucian and Julian were laughing uncontrollably now - even Arthur had buried his head in his arms while shaking slightly from trying not to laugh out loud.

"Eve, you're just too cute," Juliana exclaimed in admiration; it was amazing how fate brought such an innocent flower like Eve into Lauren's life.

"Lauren?" Confused by everyone's reaction towards what she said earlier about being bullied or not being bullied by Lauren - which made no sense to her- Eve looked at Lauren for clarification. However, he knew better than explaining anything further because only fools would try explaining things like this!