He had planned to send Lin Guixiang a goodnight message before going to sleep but, unexpectedly, she replied tonight.
Mu Baicheng rubbed his eyes, thinking he had seen it wrong.
But the next second, the text on the screen remained unchanged.
Lin Guixiang had really replied to him!
"Yes! Yes!" Mu Baicheng leaped up from the couch, his face full of excitement, "She replied! She replied to me!"
Lin Guixiang had finally replied to him.
Mu Baicheng, ecstatic to madness, kissed his phone screen.
Just then, Lin Guixiang sent another WeChat message.
[Do you have time tomorrow? I know a good Western restaurant nearby, want to hang out?]
Mu Baicheng’s already excited mood became utterly uncontrollable after seeing this message.
What kind of great day was it today?
Not only had Lin Guixiang replied to his WeChat message, but she also took the initiative to invite him to dinner.
Mu Baicheng replied with trembling hands: [Sure, what time are you available tomorrow?]
[How about six in the evening?]
Mu Baicheng replied immediately: [That works.]
After a moment’s thought, Mu Baicheng sent another WeChat message, [I heard the new horror movie that just came out isn’t bad, want to watch it after dinner?]
[Okay.]
Seeing Lin Guixiang’s reply, Mu Baicheng wished he could jump right off the couch.
This trip to Qing City was truly worthwhile!
Because of the date tomorrow, Mu Baicheng was so excited that he couldn’t sleep all night, and he woke up early the next morning, then began to count down the time.
At four-thirty in the afternoon, Mu Baicheng arrived at the restaurant he had arranged to meet Lin Guixiang in, wearing a suit.
The atmosphere of the Western restaurant was very nice.
A cellist was performing live.
Time ticked by, and at five forty in the afternoon, Lin Guixiang’s figure appeared at the entrance of the Western restaurant.
For today’s date, Lin Guixiang had specially put on light makeup.
The moment she appeared, Mu Baicheng’s world lit up with color. He no longer cared about his image and waved frantically at her, "Ms. Lin, over here."
Seeing Mu Baicheng, Lin Guixiang immediately walked over.
It was only five forty, and Lin Guixiang thought she had arrived quite early, but she hadn’t expected Mu Baicheng to be already waiting," Mr. Mu, have you been waiting for a long time?"
"No," Mu Baicheng shook his head, "I’ve just arrived."
With that said, Mu Baicheng continued, "Ms. Lin, please have a seat."
Lin Guixiang bent down to sit across from Mu Baicheng and smiled, "We’ve known each other for so long, you can just call me by my name from now on."
Call her by her name!
Was Lin Guixiang giving him a sort of recognition?
Mu Baicheng was almost too excited, "Then, then can I call you Ah Xiang?"
"Yes." Lin Guixiang nodded slightly.
Yet there was a hint of moisture in her eyes.
Ever since her parents passed away, it had been many years since she had heard someone call her that.
Mu Baicheng continued, "Then you can also call me by my name."
"Okay." Lin Guixiang nodded slightly.
No one knew how happy Mu Baicheng was at that moment; he passed the menu to Lin Guixiang to hide his nervousness, and then said, "Ah, Ah Xiang, take a look at what you want to eat? Today’s chef’s recommended dishes are not bad."
Lin Guixiang took the menu, "Then let’s have all the chef’s recommended dishes."
"Alright." Mu Baicheng called the waiter, "We’ll have the chef’s recommended dishes."
The waiter asked about any dietary restrictions.
Mu Baicheng shook his head, "I don’t have any, what about you, Ah Xiang?"
"I don’t either." Lin Guixiang answered.
Mu Baicheng looked at the waiter, "Then just serve the dishes as usual."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
The chef’s recommended dishes were quite good.
Looking at the medium-rare sirloin steak in front of her, Lin Guixiang let out a light laugh.
Mu Baicheng was taken aback, "What are you laughing at?"
Lin Guixiang continued, "I remembered the first time I ate steak, how clumsy I was. Back then, I didn’t dare to eat it because I thought the steak was undercooked, only later did I learn that in Western cuisine, this is called myoglobin."
In the past, Lin Guixiang definitely wouldn’t dare to show the most authentic side of herself in front of Mu Baicheng.
But things were different now.
Lin Wu was right.
She was just herself, the most genuine her, and there was no need to change herself into someone unrecognizable just to please others.
The ones who like you won’t leave you simply because you don’t know how to eat steak.
Those who dislike you won’t stop disliking you just because you are competent in everything.
Hearing this, Mu Baicheng said with a laugh, "Actually, I wasn’t used to eating medium-rare steak at first either; I remember when I first went abroad, I often got an upset stomach because of it."
Having said that, he placed his fist to his lips and coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment, "Sorry, is it a bit impolite to talk about this while eating?"
Lin Guixiang set down her cutlery and smiled faintly, "It’s alright; though we could indeed change the subject."
Mu Baicheng nodded, "Yes, I think so too."
The two of them chatted while eating, and before they knew it, they had spent a romantic dinner together.
After dinner, Mu Baicheng and Lin Guixiang walked to the cinema.
Perhaps because it was holiday season, the cinema was almost full.
But the audience consisted mostly of young couples in their early twenties.
The horror film was neither good nor bad, without any standout moments, and the plot was quite clichéd.
After watching the movie, the two walked out of the cinema.
They were walking side by side, but somehow, Mu Baicheng’s steps began to slow down, and he fell several steps behind Lin Guixiang.
"Ah Xiang."
Only when Mu Baicheng called her did Lin Guixiang realize it and turned around to look at him.
There in Mu Baicheng’s hand was a bunch of fiery red roses, which he hadn’t had before, as he got down on one knee, "Ms. Lin Guixiang, will you be my girlfriend?"
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