Before the order came, Rong Xi suddenly felt the urge to go to the bathroom. She leaned slightly towards Pan Xianqi and asked softly, "Pan Pan, are you going to the bathroom?"
Pan Xianqi shook her head slightly and said, "You want to go? Then go ahead. I'll order whatever you want to eat."
Rong Xi waved his hand, "I'm fine with anything, just be casual."
"Okay, then be careful."
Rong Xi asked the attendant for directions to the restroom, then followed the winding corridor in search of it. On the walls of the corridor, exquisite calligraphy and paintings hung, emitting an ancient atmosphere under the light.
The carpet under my feet is soft and thick. Every step I take feels like walking on clouds, silently and soundlessly.
On her way back, she passed by a room with a half-open door, as if silently calling her in. For some reason, as if an invisible magic force was pulling her, she couldn't help but step in.
In the room, the scent of sandalwood is as soft as silk, slowly permeating the air and lingering around the tip of the nose, giving people a sense of tranquility and mystery.
The man sitting on the antique huanghuali cherrywood chair seemed to have noticed someone coming in. He slowly turned his head, a meaningful smile on his lips, and looked straight at Rong Xi, saying softly, "You, are here."
Rong Xi only felt a little dizzy, and his eyes seemed to be covered by a layer of mist, and he seemed unable to see the appearance of the person in front of him clearly.
But the man stood up and walked slowly to Rong Xi's side. Rong Xi had no memory of what happened next.
When she came to her senses, she found herself in the private room where she had just been with Pan Xianqi.
"Xixi, Xixi, what's wrong with you? Come on and eat, these taste good."
Pan Xianqi's voice rang in his ears, accompanied by several shoves. Rong Xi finally came back to his senses, his eyes full of confusion: "Where am I?"
Looking at the familiar room layout in front of her, Rong Xi was full of confusion. She was clearly in another room just now, and there was a strange man in it, so how did she return here in the blink of an eye?
What happened in between? How did she get back? She had no idea.
"System, how did I get back just now? Did I appear in another room just now?" Rong Xi called the system anxiously in his heart.
However, the system did not seem to understand Rong Xi's meaning, and only responded to Rong Xi based on what he saw.
[Rong Xi, you just went to the bathroom and came back here directly. You didn't go anywhere.]
Rong Xi was anxious. How could this be possible?
They had clearly just gone into a room. Rong Xi tried her best to explain to the system what had just happened, but the system just insisted that she had gone to the bathroom and then came back, and even played the video of her going back and forth for Rong Xi to see.
The scenes in the video were indeed as the system said, and she had not been to any other place in the meantime, but... she still felt that this matter was too strange.
Pan Xianqi's face was filled with confusion and worry. She asked, "Xixi, what's wrong with you? You've been so distracted since you just got back. Has anything happened at home recently?"
She was really worried about Rong Xi. She put down her chopsticks and asked Rong Xi the reason with concern in her eyes.
"It's okay, maybe I'm too tired lately." Rong Xi said casually.
The two continued to eat. The dishes tasted really good, and they even discussed coming back next time.
At this time, the door was knocked from outside, and two minor officials came in, the one behind was holding a food box in his hand.
Pan Xianqi, who had stayed behind to order the food, knew that all the dishes for the night had already been served. Seeing someone else serving their own food, she spoke up to stop them, saying, "Our dishes are already here. Did you send the wrong ones?"
The official was very polite, bowed slightly and said, "Excuse me, ladies, this is a new dish in the restaurant, I'm giving it to you to try."
The dishes were taken out one by one. Ten fat Maya Beach sea cucumbers were placed on the exquisite plates, and the sea cucumbers were shining attractively under the light.
The two looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes. Such precious ingredients were actually given to them for them to try.
Rong Xi pondered in her heart, feeling that there must be something fishy going on. Although they came from a wealthy family, they were not stupid or rich. Even if the Maya Beach sea cucumbers were not large in quantity, a whole plate of them would cost at least 130,000 yuan. Could there be something fishy going on?
"Are you sure this is a gift for us to try out and there are no hidden costs?" Rong Xi's tone was filled with a hint of caution.
The official chuckled and said, "Don't worry, ladies. We don't have any hidden charges. We just hope you enjoy your meal and come back often next time."
"That's it?"
Rong Xi and Pan Xianqi still found it hard to believe. After the official left, they hesitated over and over again about the plate of sea cucumber, unsure whether they should start eating it.
"Xixi, shall we still eat?" Pan Xianqi asked softly.
130,000 yuan was nothing to them, but they were afraid that there would be more troubles later. However, looking at the delicious appearance of the sea cucumber, it seemed to taste good. Rong Xi thought about it for a moment and nodded.
"Eat it. They've brought it to us, so we can't waste it."
There are surveillance cameras everywhere. Considering the financial situation of the Jiang and Pan families and their powerful legal teams, if the store really wants to extort money from people, they may be the ones who suffer in the end.
"Then I'll eat it." Pan Xianqi said.
"Eat it."
This horsetooth sea cucumber is extremely rare, and even if you have money you may not be able to taste it. The two did not want to waste it, so after a while, the plate was empty.
After finishing the meal, the two of them were full, and until they were about to leave, no one came to mention the plate of sea cucumber. They couldn't help but think that Li Huayuan was really good, and they had already decided to come back next time.
"Xixi, do you want to go home today or go back to the villa?" Pan Xianqi asked.
"I'll take you back to the academy first and then go home. My mom is worried about me living out here."
"Oh my, Xixi, you are going to be a mama's girl." Pan Xianqi joked.
"So what? It's so great to be a mama's girl."
The two of them left Lihua Garden chatting and laughing, not noticing that there was a pair of eyes watching them quietly from behind.
Rong Xi had early classes the next day, so she returned home and spent some time with Jiang's mother, enjoying the warm time of being a mama's girl, and then went to bed early.
Unexpectedly, when I was in class the next day, I would see Fu Mochen in the auditorium.
Fu Mochen studied a different major from Rong Xi, and they seldom interacted with each other on weekdays. Rong Xi had never seen him come to this elective course before. Could it be for herself?
But she hasn't even started the strategy yet, what's going on...
But the next moment, she realized that she was overthinking.
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