Karen came back to her senses in surprise and shook her head. "No, no. Two new neighbors are here too. He's in the living room with them."
Luke was stunned. "New neighbors? Did we interrupt your conversation? "
Karen shook her head again. "No, please come in. You can get to know your new neighbors."
In any case, you're just like our new neighbors. It's been a long time since you've visited us, just like the other new neighbors. Complaining inwardly, the housewife let them in.
Selina gave them the desserts. "We came here on a whim. These are our homemade desserts. You and Jeff can try them."
Karen thanked her with a smile and accepted the box. The three of them then went to the living room.
In the living room, Jeff stood up in delight and greeted Luke. "It's you, Luke?"
Luke said with a smile, "Good afternoon, Jeff. I haven't talked to you in a long time. I've been meaning to talk to you. I got off work early today, so I came over. These two are … "His gaze shifted to the man and woman who were twisting their bodies towards him.
Jeff was very enthusiastic. He extended his hand and said, "Let me introduce you. These are our neighbors at 108 on the west side of the neighborhood. This is Luke, and this is Selina, "he said to the couple who had just stood up from the couch.
He then introduced them to Luke and Selina with a smile. "These are our new neighbors. They just bought Meg's house. This is Tim, and this is Natalie. "
Luke stepped forward with a smile and shook hands with the man and the woman. "Welcome to Maple Street. This is a great place, especially Jeff and Karen. They're the best neighbors."
The couple smiled and exchanged some pleasantries with him. They even shook hands with Selina, who was sitting behind them, before they sat down.
Interestingly, be it Selina or the man and woman, they all extended their left hands when they shook hands.
Luke was the only exception. He extended his right hand first, but Tim still extended his left hand. It seemed that he had made a mistake.
Luke simply smiled and shook hands with the couple with his left hand.
Now, it was Tim and Natalie, the new neighbors, sitting opposite Jeff and Karen in the living room, while Luke and Selina were on the couch to the side.
As two capable detectives, Luke and Selina were naturally unperturbed. They only interjected once in a while and didn't seem embarrassed at all.
Jeff and Karen, on the other hand, were forcing themselves to chat awkwardly, and the topics they talked about made Luke and Selina feel awkward.
You couldn't blame them for their poor conversational skills. It was just that the person they were facing … had a magnificent aura.
These two new neighbors were the woman in the white dress and her husband. At least, that was how they introduced themselves.
Tim was fine. This middle-aged man was wearing a casual shirt and trousers. Although he was handsome, he was not eye-catching.
Meanwhile, the long-legged Natalie had changed her clothes again.
The milky white knee-length skirt covered her alluring thighs, but still revealed her slender calves.
His upper body was also wearing a milky white suit, but it was not buttoned up, revealing the tight, low-cut shirt inside, and his white pectoral muscles were clearly visible.
Luke subconsciously glanced at Selina next to him. Very good, he wasn't completely at a disadvantage here. At the very least, Selina's pectoral muscles were stronger than this woman's.
As they chatted, Luke learned that the Joneses also had lofty professions.
Tim was a travel writer, but according to his description, he was more like an adventurer.
Natalie was a food blogger. She would go to different parts of the world with her husband every now and then to taste the local delicacies.
Their jobs sounded better than Jeff's HR management job or Karen's interior designer job.
As for Luke and Selina? They still claimed to be freelancers.
The long-legged woman in the white dress asked, "Is that so? You're not in the same line of work, are you? "
Luke was amused. "No, I'm not very good at cooking. Actually, I'm better at Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which is less popular. "
The woman in the white dress was stunned. "Brazilian jiu-jitsu? I think Tim mentioned it before. "She then glanced at her husband, Tim, who was next to her.
Tim, the handsome middle-aged man, smiled. "I've been to Brazil, but I've never been to a jiu-jitsu club. Huh, is it owned by a Japanese? "
Luke raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "If you're talking about history, it probably evolved from the ancient martial arts of China."
Tim and Natalie: "…"
Jeff and Karen: "…"
Luke tactfully ended the weird topic and said to Jeff, "Do you want to come to my house tonight? I had a nice chat with you last time. "
Jeff nodded, but then shook his head. "You're too busy with work, so you probably don't know. There's a beer festival in my backyard at six tonight. Many of the neighbors will be there. Well, except for you, who haven't been notified yet. "
Luke looked at Selina.
Selina was baffled. "I really didn't receive this notice."
Jeff and Karen both looked embarrassed. Karen was more straightforward. "Actually, I wanted to notify you a few days ago, but Meg … she said that she rarely sees you. Maybe you're too busy, so …"
Luke and Selina got it.
Clearly, Meg was unhappy that Selina didn't care about her, and was simply using this trick to disgust them.
If Luke and Selina hadn't come here on the spur of the moment, they would've missed a lot of neighborhood gatherings in the future.
But it was their business whether or not they attended the gatherings, and Meg's dirty tricks really pissed Luke off.
Luke smiled. "That's fine. We'll go too. Do you have any requirements? Like bringing your own beer or something? "
Jeff smiled. "No, no, no. I'll provide the beer for the party. I brewed it myself. You can come and try it. I guarantee that it's top notch. If it's possible, Selina can make one or two of your specialties, or some desserts. For example, the cake just now would be great. "
Selina was speechless. (What the hell? Where am I going to get your signature dish?) How about pickled cabbage noodles? You can eat them after boiling them. I can buy a few boxes for you.
Luke, however, nodded with a smile. "No problem. We'll prepare them later."
Natalie, however, interjected, "This beer festival is very interesting. Can we go too?"
Jeff quickly nodded. "Of course. You're neighbors. Of course you can. After all, the party is in my backyard."
Luke and Selina talked for a while longer, before he stood up. "Jeff, Karen, Selina has to go back and make the specialties. It's already five o 'clock. We'll come over later."
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