Gu Nan stood up politely in the aisle and gestured for Shen Lanxin to enter. But Shen Lanxin didn't even glance at him; instead, she frowned and stared at Shen Jing.
What's going on? Why is Shen Jing relying on Mu Liuyun?
Could it be that she also has feelings for Mu Liuyun?
After thinking about it, Shen Lanxin felt that it was impossible. She and Shen Jing had grown up together since childhood. Shen Jing liked the tall and thin boy-next-door type. How could she compete with her for a little boy?
Having figured this out, Shen Lanxin nudged Shen Jing: "Squeeze in a little."
"Oh? Mr. Shen, you can sit across from me!"
"Squeeze in a little more."
"Yes, Mr. Shen."
Having refused Shen Jing's advances once, he immediately felt a chill run down his spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
No matter how good her relationship with Shen Lanxin was, no matter how good Shen's parents were to her, she was always an outsider.
Shen Jing felt very uncomfortable, but she didn't show it on the surface. She just nudged Mu Liuyun and squeezed in a little.
Mu Liuyun: ...
Suddenly, a pungent industrial perfume smell hit Mu Liuyun, whose sense of smell was already more sensitive than that of ordinary people, and she was so choked by it that her eyes turned red.
Ignored by Shen Lanxin, Gu Nan maintained his elegant posture and smile, looking like a real-life statue in the square.
Seeing that an empty seat had been created, Shen Lanxin sat down without any hesitation, then automatically ignored Shen Jing, who was sitting between her and Mu Liuyun, and kept her cold gaze fixed on Mu Liuyun.
Actually, she hadn't planned to go out today, since she needed to finish her work early so she could go see Mu Liuyun in the evening. But she couldn't resist Shen Jing's endless persuasion, who kept saying that Gu Nan had found a restaurant serving his hometown cuisine, and that although the restaurant wasn't big, the food was just as good as Shui Yilan's.
Ultimately, under Shen Jing's annoyance, Shen Lanxin, unable to concentrate on her work, agreed to have dinner with Gu Nan.
To her surprise, Mu Liuyun was also there.
Shen Lanxin suddenly felt a pang of regret. In her haste to finish her work today, she hadn't paid attention to Mu Liuyun's whereabouts. If she had known Mu Liuyun was here, she would never have agreed to have dinner with Gu Nan.
What should I do? Will Mu Liuyun misunderstand?
Shen Lanxin seems to have forgotten that she was the one who told Mu Liuyun not to look for her anymore.
At this moment, Shen Lanxin really wanted to explain something to Mu Liuyun, but with Shen Jing and Gu Nan present, she didn't know what to say.
Shen Lanxin had a lot to think about, but Mu Liuyun had very little.
He felt uneasy under Shen Lanxin's gaze and desperately wanted to leave. However, having been so surprised to see Shen Lanxin earlier that he forgot to go, he was now cornered against the wall by the two women and couldn't move at all.
The seats that were originally meant for two people now seated three, and even though all three of them were very thin, it was still quite crowded.
"President Shen, Brother Nan said this Northeastern restaurant is delicious, we must try it!"
Seeing that Shen Lanxin was staring at Mu Liuyun, Shen Jing quickly changed the subject, while glaring fiercely at Mu Liuyun.
"Ahem, Lanxin, I've been looking for this iron pot stew for ages! You absolutely have to try my hometown dish!"
With someone offering a way out, Gu Nan, who had been standing like a statue for a while, was no longer embarrassed. He sat down calmly, still smiling as he looked at Shen Lanxin.
However, Shen Lanxin deliberately avoided contact with him, while he would give Mu Liuyun a flirtatious wink every time he looked at her for a while.
Mu Liuyun: No, why are you all looking at me?
Mu Liuyun wanted to leave, but couldn't find a way out. If she stayed, everyone's eyes would be on her again.
Mu Liuyun felt that there was probably no torture in the world more unbearable than this.
Oh well, someone's paying for this meal anyway, so I might as well be a little upset.
"Lanxin, you can order first."
To break the eerie atmosphere, Gu Nan took out a menu that Mu Liuyun had been waiting for for a long time and handed it to Shen Lanxin.
Shen Lanxin didn't even glance at the menu: "You chose the restaurant, so you can order. Mu Liuyun and I don't have any dietary restrictions."
Throughout the process of pushing the menu back to Gu Nan, Shen Lanxin's gaze remained fixed on Mu Liuyun, only occasionally shifting from Mu Liuyun's cheek to her neck and then to her barely visible collarbone.
So beautiful, I want to lick it.
Seeing that her thoughts were about to slip, Shen Lanxin quickly coughed twice. After thinking for a moment, she finally figured out how to start the conversation and smiled at Mu Liuyun, saying, "Mu Liuyun, it's been a long time. What have you been busy with lately?"
"Um, busy studying?"
The unexpected question left Mu Liuyun somewhat at a loss for words. Shen Lanxin's question made it seem as if the two hadn't seen each other in ages, even though they had clearly met just a few days prior.
Moreover, the question is like that of two middle-aged men who can't find a topic to talk about and desperately need a topic to break the silence.
Although Mu Liuyun knew that Shen Lanxin was an ice queen who was meticulous in everything she did except whip her, she didn't expect that in terms of speaking, this female CEO was not as good as the silly girl Shui Qing.
"That's good"
In stark contrast to the bewildered Mu Liuyun, Shen Lanxin was clearly much happier, still basking in her own ability to find topics to talk about.
Moreover, judging from Mu Liuyun's answer, he wasn't angry because he had dinner with Gu Nan.
This made Shen Lanxin feel both relieved and a little unhappy.
Suddenly, Shen Lanxin remembered the two concert tickets.
"By the way, I need to talk to you about something."
Mu Liuyun didn't want to continue the awkward conversation with Shen Lanxin, so she quickly focused her attention on the menu she was holding: "We'll talk about it later, let's order first!"
After saying that, Mu Liuyun looked up and froze on the spot.
Gu Nan, who had just been wearing a sly smile, now looked at the menu with a worried expression.
Shen Jing, who had stopped glaring at Mu Liuyun, turned around and, seeing Gu Nan's expression, asked with some concern, "Brother Nan, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, it's nothing."
Gu Nan smiled wryly at Shen Jing's concern, then lowered his head to continue studying the recipe.
What a price!
Since there are four people now, Gu Nan can't directly order a single or double group meal; he has to order for each person individually.
However, the prices on the menu are not at all comparable to the prices of the group-buying meals.
Just stewing one pound of pork belly in a pot costs as much as 65 RMB!
After his family fell on hard times, Gu Nan, the former playboy, often went to the market to buy groceries himself. Pork belly normally costs less than ten yuan per pound in China, and even with the recent price increase, it won't go up to twenty yuan.
Even in the United States, the price is only sixteen or seventeen dollars per pound. How can he sell this pound of pork belly for more than five times the price?
Oh, it might be black pork, then the price is normal.
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