From afar, Jiang Yu spotted Li Zhiyi, whose long hair reached her waist. The wind ruffled her hair as she stood in the wind, her aloof demeanor contrasting sharply with the bustling city around her.
Upon seeing Jiang Yu, Li Zhi excitedly ran over, "Jiang Yu, you have news about my master?"
"Well, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Let's find a place to talk this out slowly; it's hard to explain in a short time."
Jiang Yu took out his phone, which displayed a screen recording video.
Although the image quality wasn't very clear, Li Zhiyi recognized at a glance that the person in a hurry was his master.
Li Zhiyi said excitedly, "You really found my master? Where is he? Please take me to him quickly."
"Please sit down first. This is a video from the surveillance camera. Look at the date on the video; it was filmed about two weeks ago on Hanyang Road. There used to be a mental hospital there, but after a fire five years ago, the entire mental hospital moved away, and the place has been abandoned ever since. The time recorded in this surveillance video is 2 a.m.
This was also what puzzled Jiang Yu. What kind of good person would go to a long-abandoned mental hospital at two o'clock in the morning? Moreover, it was said to be haunted, but Jiang Yu didn't say these things, afraid that the little girl would be scared.
"Think carefully about why your master went there, or whether your master said anything when he left."
“My master didn’t say anything, he just told me to come back in a week.”
"Yes, I had someone check the entire city's surveillance system, and apart from this short clip, your master's image hasn't appeared anywhere else. That's very strange." How could a living person appear and then disappear without a trace? Unless he's hiding somewhere, or perhaps imprisoned somewhere, of course, these are all just Jiang Yu's guesses.
"Oh! Where is my master?"
Li Zhiyi sighed, resting his chin on his hand. Was Master planning to return to the mountain that day? And then he encountered bad guys and fought with them? Or did Master still have unfinished business? Li Zhiyi racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.
At this moment, the Haidilao staff started serving the dishes. Li Zhiyi looked at these strangely shaped things and pointed to the grayish-brown round ball, asking, "What is this food?" The pills are too big, aren't they?
"These are beef ball hot pot balls." The waiter glanced at her after answering, thinking to himself, "She seems like a smart person, how come she doesn't even know what hot pot is? Has she never eaten hot pot before?"
Li Zhiyi stared at the meatballs, lost in thought, because she didn't know how to eat them.
Jiang Yu went to get two kinds of sauces and came back. "Do you want garlic sauce? Or sesame sauce?"
"Either is fine, thank you."
Jiang Yu pushed the sesame paste in front of Li Zhiyi. Li Zhiyi dipped his chopsticks in the sesame paste and his eyes lit up immediately. This sauce is delicious.
Jiang Yu watched as she almost finished the sesame paste without saying anything, since some of his colleagues also liked to eat just a little bit of sesame paste. He got up and made Li Zhiyi a bowl of beef sauce. When the water boiled, Jiang Yu noticed she wasn't moving, so he started putting meatballs in. Li Zhiyi followed his example and threw meatballs into the water as well.
"Can we eat these once they're cooked?"
"Yes, you can dip it in this beef sauce."
After the hot pot meatballs were cooked, Jiang Yu noticed that she hadn't touched her chopsticks and laughed, "You can eat now, why aren't you eating?"
"Oh, I thought it wasn't cooked yet." Li Zhiyi tried to pick up a hot pot meatball with his chopsticks, but the meatball slipped as soon as he tried, and he failed several times.
In the end, Jiang Yu couldn't stand it anymore and told her she could use a soup spoon.
This was Li Zhiyi's first time eating hot pot, and he found it very novel. He couldn't help but exclaim, "If my master ate this, he would definitely like it too. Ugh, it's too spicy, give me some water."
Seeing that she had just looked worried, but now she was happy again after eating something delicious, Jiang Yu couldn't help but smile.
After the two finished eating and drinking, Li Zhi insisted on paying the bill, asking, "How much, waiter?"
"Miss, it's free. We're having a tasting event, and you're welcome to come again next time." The waiter smiled sincerely and gently.
Li Zhiyi was immediately overjoyed: "Really? Haha, that's great! When can I come to eat here next time?"
The waiter immediately looked at Jiang Yu, pondering how to answer her. After all, this man had just quietly told her not to charge her, saying it was a tasting event. What if she came back to eat there again?
"I'll let you know when there's an event. I often come here to handle cases, so I'm quite familiar with the businesses' activities."
Li Zhi nodded happily, and the waiter even gave her a few bags of snacks before she left.
After the two left, the waiter looked at their retreating figures and said to his colleague, "See that? That's her boyfriend. He's handsome, generous, and so good to his girlfriend. Oh my god, when will I ever find a boyfriend like that!"
"Look at that guy's girlfriend, she's as beautiful as an angel, with an extraordinary aura. We can forget about it." That was the truth, and the waitress wasn't angry at her colleague's words. She was just a little envious before going back to work.
As Li Zhiyi walked out of Haidilao, he looked back and said happily, "Now I finally understand why Haidilao can be so big and have such good service."
"Why?"
"The boss is such a nice guy, even organizing a tasting event. This is a great idea," Li Zhi thought to himself. He regretted not eating more beef slices earlier; since it was free, he figured he might as well eat it.
"Haha, you're right." Jiang Yu found it amusing. It was the first time he had met such a pure and lovely girl, and he felt that his mood had been infected by her. It seemed that he should get a membership. He decided in his heart that he would bring her to eat here again next time.
The two had just arrived at the entrance of Haidilao...
"Oh, who do we have here? Isn't this Miss Li? You're not at home with your grandfather, are you here on a date with a man?" This sarcastic tone belonged to Zheng Mei.
"Amei, who is this?" the lady next to her asked.
"This is the Miss Li I told you about."
The wealthy woman, being Zheng Mei's best friend, naturally knew about the matter and immediately chimed in, "Miss Li, does the old man know you're on a date with this man? I can't believe you dare to be so brazen in broad daylight! I really underestimated you!"
Zheng Mei was in a great mood at this moment. Hahaha, I finally caught her red-handed.
Now let's see how the old man will protect this brat.
Her niece is returning from abroad tomorrow, and she plans to find an opportunity to introduce her to Gu Siyue. She doesn't believe that Gu Siyue could refuse her niece, who is so sexy and beautiful.
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