Chapter 307 I think I saw my cousin [29]

The Vena Restaurant is the highest restaurant on the floor in Kyoto, offering panoramic city views and stunning sunsets, making it a perfect spot for couples to date.

However, it is usually difficult to make a reservation at the Vena Restaurant. The last time Li Chu came here was last year with Shen Wangyue.

Li Chu followed Shen Wangqing up in the elevator.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, a receptionist was standing there to greet us.

Shen Wangqing was originally going in with Li Chu, but a phone call made him stop temporarily.

Looking at the caller ID, Shen Wangqing frowned slightly.

He looked at Li Chu and said to her, "Chu Chu, you go ahead first, I'll take this call and be right back."

Li Chu nodded: "Okay."

Shen Wangqing answered the phone and walked to the side.

Li Chu, on the other hand, was led into the restaurant by a waiter.

Xu Qian had booked a private room, and Li Chu walked in with the waiter.

As I turned the corner, I ran into someone I knew.

Jiang Yixing is Shen Wangqing's nephew and Li Pan'er's fiancé in her previous life.

Li Chu and Jiang Yixing were not close, but he and Shen Wangyue happened to be in the same class in high school, so they had met a few times.

Jiang Yixing was very arrogant. If Li Chu ignored him, he wouldn't take the initiative to talk to her either.

The two were in a stage where they knew each other but never interacted.

After graduating from high school, Shen Wangyue went abroad to study, while Jiang Yixing was admitted to University A.

Thinking about it this way, Jiang Yixing is Li Chu's senior again.

However, people who didn't have much interaction in high school are unlikely to have much interaction in college either.

But since Jiang Yixing was a relative of Shen Wangqing and Shen Wangyue, Li Chu still planned to greet him upon meeting him.

Before she could speak, Jiang Yixing asked, "Li Chu? What are you doing here?"

Li Chu raised an eyebrow. Did that mean she couldn't be here?

Why is Jiang Yixing so agitated?

Seeing the expression on Li Chu's face, Jiang Yixing realized that he seemed to be getting a little excited.

He coughed slightly, a little awkwardly, "I didn't mean anything by it, I was just a little surprised to run into you."

Li Chu responded with an "oh," and then said, "Coming to the restaurant is naturally for eating, isn't it, Senior Jiang?"

Jiang Yixing choked for a moment, then replied, "Of course I'm here to eat too!"

Li Chu nodded and turned to the waiter, saying, "Let's go."

The waiter continued to lead the way for Li Chu.

Jiang Yixing watched Li Chu walk away, stood for a moment, and then pushed open the door to the private room next door.

The door opened and closed again, and the girl sitting inside vanished in a flash.

Over there, Li Chu had already entered the private room.

This is the best spot in the Venus Restaurant, with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows offering unobstructed views of the outside scenery.

After Li Chu sat down, he took a few photos and sent them to Shen Wangyue.

Shen Wangyue is used to sleeping in silence, so Li Chu isn't worried that scrolling through the screen will wake her up.

The waiter brought over a tablet for ordering, which Li Chu took and looked through.

She had just looked when Shen Wangqing came in.

Li Chu looked up at him and asked, "Brother Chen, what do you like to eat?"

Shen Wangqing sat down next to Li Chu and naturally leaned over to look at a tablet together: "Let me see."

Li Chu didn't think much of it and moved the tablet closer to Shen Wangqing.

The waitress standing next to her didn't mention that she also had a tablet available for ordering food, and that couples liked to share an ordering tablet, which she understood.

Completely unaware that they were being mistaken for a couple, Li Chu was still intently looking at the dishes.

Li Chu: "This is their signature dish, it tastes really good!"

Shen Wangqing: "Then I'll order one."

"This spicy one looks pretty good."

Li Chu asked in surprise, "Brother Chen, do you also like spicy food?"

Shen Wangqing nodded: "Yes, I can't live without spicy food."

"Really? Can I have meals with you often?"

“My uncles don’t eat spicy food, and I don’t know any other friends who like spicy food. Since Yueyue went abroad, I haven’t eaten at any restaurants by myself. I can’t eat much by myself.”

Meeting Li Chu's expectant yet mischievous eyes, Shen Wangqing suppressed the itch in her heart and nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll be there whenever you call."

Li Chu: "You said it yourself, so don't come back later when I ask you out and you say you're too busy with work."

Her voice is naturally sweet and soft, and when she speaks with a smile, it sounds like she's being coquettish.

Shen Wangqing's smile deepened, and he extended his little finger to Li Chu: "Then, pinky promise?"

Li Chu lowered her eyes, looking at those slender and beautiful hands.

After blinking and hesitating for a few seconds, he also extended his little finger to hook it.

Pinky promise!

It was almost dark when Li Chu and Shen Wangqing finished dinner.

Li Chu also asked Shen Wangqing to take a few photos of her with the sunset as the background, and posted them on her WeChat Moments.

Soon, her uncle and others liked her post on WeChat Moments and commented: "Our Chuchu is more beautiful than the sunset!"

Li Chu then sent the photos to Shen Wangyue, including a picture of the almost empty dining table.

The accompanying text reads: "[Mission accomplished! Your brother ate a lot today!]"

Li Chu had also eaten quite a bit and was feeling rather full.

When she went downstairs with Shen Wangqing, she unconsciously slowed down her pace.

Shen Wangqing is tall and has long legs, so she walks even slower to match Li Chu's pace.

Once downstairs, Shen Wangqing asked Li Chu, "Would you like to take a walk to digest your food?"

There happened to be a park right next door.

After the sun goes down, the breeze carries a hint of coolness, making it perfect for a walk.

So Li Chu nodded and readily agreed.

At this time of day, there are still quite a few people taking a walk in the park.

Shen Wangqing had already taken off his stiff suit jacket and was only wearing a white shirt.

Unbuttoning the top two buttons and rolling up the sleeves to the elbows instantly made the outfit look much more casual.

The two walked side by side on the park's sidewalk, chatting as they went.

Shen Wangqing is not a taciturn person. On the contrary, he is good at finding topics and can respond to anything you say.

Therefore, even when Li Chu was alone with Shen Wangqing, she didn't feel awkward or uncomfortable. On the contrary, she felt very relaxed and happy, and before she knew it, time had passed.

It was Zhao Mingxue who sent the message, asking when Li Chu would be home.

Li Chu then realized that she had become too engrossed in her conversation with Shen Wangqing.

She replied to Zhao Mingxue: 【I'll be back soon!】

Then she looked up at Shen Wangqing, and just as she was about to speak, she heard him say with a smile, "Let's go, I've already asked the driver to wait for us by the roadside."

Li Chu's eyes crinkled into a smile: "Okay!"

The two walked together to the side of the road, and sure enough, Shen Wangqing's car was already parked there.

Shen Wangqing personally opened the car door for Li Chu and then used his hand to protect the top of her head.

Just as Li Chu was about to bend down to get into the car, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.

She paused, then looked across the street.

A car was parked across the street, and a girl got in.

The face flashed by, but Li Chu still saw it.

It's a face that looks a lot like Li Pan'er!

To be precise, she resembles Li Pan'er at twenty years old in her previous life.

Shen Wangqing, who was keeping a close eye on Li Chu, followed her gaze and saw that the car had already driven away.

Shen Wangqing asked her, "Did you see someone you know?"

Li Chu withdrew her gaze and looked at Shen Wangqing: "I think I saw my cousin."

"But it's probably just someone who looks similar, since my grandfather said she's already been sent back to her hometown."

Upon hearing Li Chu's words, Shen Wangqing paused before saying, "The person you may have seen is indeed Li Pan'er."