"I had already promised soone else, sorry." Less than a minute had passed.
"It’s who should be sorry; I’ve troubled you for so long. Where are you eting? Do you need to take you there?"
"No need, it’s nearby."
Tang Wan smiled, "You’re not often in the downtown area, you might not be familiar, let take you there?"
"I can find it myself, I’ll be going first." Shen Zhixian still had to try on two wedding dresses and a Xiuhe outfit, which was likely to take so more ti.
After Shen Shuci left, Tang Wan sat next to Jiang Jinsang, "I always feel like when I said I would take her out, Auntie seed a bit scared. Could it be that she’s really dating soone?"
"Weren’t you always hoping she would find a boyfriend? It’s good if there is sothing going on."
"I’m just curious."
"Maybe they’re still in contact. If she really gets a boyfriend, she’ll tell you."
"I’m worried she might et a jerk and get deceived."
"That jerk probably wouldn’t live past midnight."
Tang Wan laughed out loud, "Auntie isn’t that violent; she’s usually very gentle."
"I don’t know about gentle, but I do know, most n can’t handle her." Jiang Jinsang was looking through the bridal shop’s brochure, thinking about what he and Tang Wan should wear for their wedding.
...
Shen Shuci walked out of the bridal shop, walked a hundred ters until she turned onto another street, and looked back several tis to confirm that Tang Wan wasn’t possibly following, before finally breathing a sigh of relief.
It felt like having an affair.
She now fully understood what it ant when they said, to cover up one lie, you have to fabricate hundreds more.
She took out her phone to call him. Before the call connected, she heard a deep, slightly hoarse voice coming from above.
"Looking for ?"
Perhaps due to his profession, his voice was louder than ordinary people, deeper and more powerful, as if he was very close.
Startled by the sudden voice, Shen Shuci’s body stiffened.
Her fingers trembled, and the phone slipped from her fingertips. Shen Shuci’s heart lurched as she reached to grab it.
But the person behind her was quicker...
Bending slightly, he reached out with his long arm and caught the phone accurately, while Shen Shuci’s hand...
grabbed the back of his hand!
His eyes narrowed slightly, and Shen Shuci paused, his hand’s back warm, dry, and even a bit rough; she hastily withdrew hers.
In a mont, he was handing her the phone.
The crowd around them was bustling and noisy; the two stood by the roadside, inevitably bumped by people, making them naturally drawn closer to talk.
"Sorry."
Shen Shuci paused, "You caught my phone, I should be thanking you."
"I scared you."
Under normal circumstances, Shen Shuci might not have reacted so strongly, but she was feeling guilty, "It’s okay, I thought you had gone ho and wanted to call you."
"I told you, I’d wait for you."
Shen Shuci frowned, "So... you were outside the bridal shop?"
"Uh-huh."
"And when I ca out, why didn’t you call ? You just followed ?"
He didn’t deny it.
Shen Shuci had lied to Tang Wan, feeling terribly guilty, and she kept looking back every few steps, worried Tang Wan might follow her, not realizing soone was actually following her.
"I didn’t even notice you were behind ."
"Because I am professional."
Shen Shuci was stunned for a long while, what did he an?
Was he telling her that the follower was very professional?
The conversation had abruptly stopped, and she really didn’t know how to respond.
"So... what are we having for dinner tonight?" Shen Shuci thought back to the last ti she had invited him to dinner to thank him for his help, but he had ended up paying.
She never liked owing anyone, and when she was abroad, splitting the bill with friends (AA) was quite the norm; it made dining together stress-free.
She had firmly resolved to pay for the dinner tonight, or else she’d just owe more and more. If she hadn’t considered this, she wouldn’t have agreed to dinner so readily.
"The restaurant is just nearby."
As the two walked down the street, they attracted quite a bit of attention, mainly because one of them was so tall, standing out like a crane among chickens. Even his walking posture was straight and proper, with eyes fixed forward, exuding an air of righteousness that inevitably drew second glances, making Shen Shuci feel quite burdened walking beside him.
But the mont they arrived at the restaurant, Shen Shuci was dumbfounded!
It was a Western restaurant, stylishly decorated, with a middle-aged man in a tailcoat playing the piano nearby. The lighting was dim, and each dining table had a candle lit, with fresh roses, and the whole restaurant was filled with the scent of roses.
The candlelight flickered, rich, and suggestive.
It was apparent that the restaurant was not on the cheap side, with very few people around, mostly couples or spouses.
"Please co in," the waiter was very attentive and warm, "The atmosphere here is very nice. Here’s the nu, you can have a look. What would you need?"
When Shen Shuci opened the nu, she noticed that almost all the dishes were for two, and there were countless couple’s sets, like "Sweet Nothings," "Mutual Adoration," and even "Each Other’s Everything"...
This was clearly a couple’s restaurant.
"That, elder Huo..."
"Hmm?"
"Why did you pick this restaurant?" Her choice of restaurant had been a mistake due to a Valentine’s Day event that the restaurant was still running, an unintended choice on her part, but his choice seed entirely deliberate.
"You don’t like it?"
"..." Shen Shuci was at a loss for words. How could she respond?
This was the restaurant that he had specifically asked Qi Zeyan about after realizing he hadn’t been in Beijing for a long while and hardly knew any good places to eat, so he made a special call to Qi Zeyan.
"What? A restaurant? You’re taking Miss Shen to dinner?" Qi Zeyan beca excited, "Elder Huo, you move fast!"
"No wonder my grandfather always says although you don’t talk much, you’re soone who does big things! Your speed is quite sothing. Do you want to book a hotel for you two as well?"
The person on the other end didn’t respond, so Qi Zeyan dared not tease any further.
"What does she want to eat? Or any special requests, or what does she like? It would be good for to pick for you two."
Qi Zeyan felt, doing this was even more exhilarating than working and making money.
He briefly ntioned it, and it made Qi Zeyan even more excited.
"You two are sure about your relationship, going straight to a couple’s restaurant? That’s quite possible—" Considering they were still at the bridal shop, Qi Zeyan purposely chose this place nearby.
Qi Zeyan even thought he was being quite considerate.
...
Shen Shuci coughed, "Don’t you think it’s strange for us to co to this kind of restaurant?"
"What’s strange about it?"
A restaurant, eating, what’s strange about that?
This was a couple’s restaurant, they were just acquaintances, wasn’t it strange for them to dine here?
And the atmosphere was deliberately romantic; so couples even sat close together while eating, occasionally kissing. What was this situation for them then?
While Shen Shuci was feeling awkward, the person across from her spoke again:
"I picked this restaurant based on the style you chose last ti we had dinner. I thought..."
"You would like it."
Shen Shuci was lost for words; technically, it was chosen based on her taste. But the implication of being told this by a man one-to-one seed like he was:
Pleasing her.
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