Chapter 26 [1 update]

Butler Li turned around and looked at Shen Yuntang.

The phone in his hand had been hung up, and he didn't know how to tell Miss Shen - about Mr. Huo listening to his housekeeper Li's advice and inviting her to a candlelight dinner.

…

No matter how I think about it, I feel it's all over.

After the party was over, he walked up to Shen Yuntang and whispered, "Miss Shen, it's like this. Well, to thank you for helping Xiao Huai solve her schooling problems, Mr. wants to treat you to a meal."

Shen Yuntang glanced at him and asked, "Do I need that meal?"

Butler Li choked.

Shen Yuntang: "Why don't he be more practical and give her a diamond?"

Butler Li: "Actually..."

Shen Yuntang: "Or did he order a black swan cake for me worth two million?"

Butler Li stopped talking. He deeply regretted answering Mr. Huo's call. Finally, he gritted his teeth and sold out Huo Yuyan: "Mr. Huo said he wants to treat you to a candlelight dinner."

Miss Shen was surprised, "He is sick again?"

Sure enough, this is how the gentleman appears in Miss Shen's eyes.

It seemed that Shen Yuntang had no intention of agreeing. Butler Li sighed and made one last effort without holding out hope: "Sir, I have been busy with the beauty exhibition in Hai City recently. I finally managed to coordinate the land. I only have time to treat you to a meal recently..."

Then, he clearly saw Shen Yuntang pause.

"What exhibition?" she asked.

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, then said subconsciously: "It is the largest one in the country, known as the annual new product launch exhibition of beauty brands. This year's exhibition site is next to Mr...."

Shen Yuntang said without blinking: "Where is the restaurant? Call the driver."

Butler: “……?” Are you moved by his earnest words?

Although he felt something was wrong, he finally completed the task. The housekeeper happily arranged a car and sent Shen Yuntang out, then sent a message to Huo Yuyan.

"Sir, Miss Shen has already gone to the restaurant!"

Huo Yuyan replied after a long time: "...Okay."

He said casually, "Did you tell her it was you who proposed it?"

"Not only that, I also praised Mr. Shen for his recent hard work and finally having some free time. Miss Shen was immediately moved and decided to go to the meeting alone." The butler replied immediately.

Huo Yuyan paused, and at that moment, the butler seemed to faintly hear a suppressed laugh coming from the other end.

Then, Huo Yuyan cleared his throat and said seriously: "Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect you to be so good at talking."

This made it seem like he was very busy, and he didn't intend to invite Shen Yuntang to dinner on purpose. He just happened to have some free time after finishing his work, so he could treat her to a meal.

But if Shen Yuntang wants to make up stories, it's none of his business. He's just a CEO who works hard, is focused, and knows how to be grateful.

With this thought in mind, Huo Yuyan left the company.

People in the company were a little surprised to see him leave work early.

"Is the exhibition over? Why does Mr. Huo seem so energetic after get off work today?"

"It seems he got off work a little early."

"That's one o'clock? That's six hours." The person next to him tapped him, "It's only twelve o'clock now."

“…”

Huo Yuyan went to the restaurant he had booked in a good mood. This restaurant had just opened not long ago, and was located on the tallest building in Hai City. It was surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass. When it was lit up at night, it was very spectacular. It was said that girls who went there all called it romantic.

Of course he didn't book for the evening.

That kind of atmosphere is too romantic, which may lead to misunderstanding and is inappropriate.

As for why the candlelight dinner is at noon? You can tell me, it's called a candlelight dinner.

When Huo Yuyan arrived at the restaurant, it was still a little early for the reservation. He didn't know why he drove so fast, mainly because the road conditions were too good today. Before entering the restaurant, he happened to see a restroom. He paused, remembering that he also had to wash his hands before eating, so he walked in.

By the way, I smoothed my hair in front of the mirror.

He adjusted his collar, buttoned his cuffs, paused, unbuttoned them, and buttoned them again after a while.

That's about it. He's usually like this.

Huo Yuyan tilted his head to check if his tie was tied properly. Just as he turned his head by his collar, he saw Shen Yuntang in the reflection of the mirror.

He paused, then slowly, very slowly, moved his gaze over there.

Miss Shen folded her arms, leaned against the bathroom door, expressionless.

"I waited for you for six minutes."

"..." Huo Yuyan hesitated and slowly put down his hand that was pulling his collar. He was about to say that it was clearly not the appointed time yet, but then he looked at her expression.

Huo Yuyan: "...Sorry, there's a traffic jam on the road."

Shen Yuntang raised his eyebrows: "I don't care, you have to compensate me."

Seeing Huo Yuyan's expression showing that he was being unreasonable, Shen Yuntang asked again, "As your wife, can't I even ask for compensation? Huo Yuyan, why should I marry you——"

"...Okay, okay, I'll make it up to you. I admit my mistake." Huo Yuyan raised his hand perfunctorily, then turned his hand and pointed to the restaurant. "So we can go in?"

Shen Yuntang snorted coldly and left before him.

Huo Yuyan shook his head and followed.

Sitting by the floor-to-ceiling glass, outside the window is the densely packed buildings of the city, and inside the window is a dining table with long white candles lit to set the atmosphere. Although there is no atmosphere on both sides and it even seems a little weird, it does not prevent Huo Yuyan from feeling that his idea is brilliant.

He picked up a bottle of wine and poured some for Shen Yuntang, but he didn't expect that the highball glass that served to create an atmosphere was too tall, so he had to stand up to pour it in.

So Shen Yuntang just watched him pour the wine and then slowly stood up with the bottle in his hand.

It's just like filling up the glass for a good brother at the table.

Fortunately, no one around saw it, and she clenched her fists in silence.

After pouring the wine, Huo Yuyan sat down and was silent for a while, not knowing what to start the conversation with.

After a while, he thought, "Miss Shen, today I came to thank you for sending Huo Xihuai to school."

Shen Yuntang looked at him with a smile.

He paused, cleared his throat, and continued, "Sending his stepmother away was all thanks to your courage and wisdom in dealing with the crisis, winning a bright future for the child."

Shen Yuntang leaned back in his chair and raised his chin to look at him: "If you have nothing to say, you don't have to say anything."

"..." Huo Yuyan was silent, and finally said: "Okay, that's it."

He thought the conversation was over, but unexpectedly Shen Yuntang took over his conversation.

"That's good to know. Just repay me casually." Shen Yuntang said with a smile, "Then it's settled. Just arrange the largest booth for me."

Huo Yuyan's knife and fork paused.

After a moment, he looked up with a strange expression.

"What does Miss Shen want the booth for?"

"I want to build a brand, don't you know?"

Seeing Shen Yuntang's matter-of-fact expression, Huo Yuyan's fork slid on the plate. He restrained his trembling hands and smiled, "It's true that I don't know much about it."

What nonsense! He was hung up twice the last time he talked to Shen Yuntang. He knows what he knows.

Shen Yuntang nodded: "That's perfect, you don't need to know, just give me the largest booth."

"Can you at least give me a business license?"

The other party said confidently: "It hasn't been done yet, but I have reserved it first, and I will open the company after the booth is available."

Huo Yuyan felt it was outrageous. He had hosted so many exhibitions, but this was the first time he had given a booth to a virtual enterprise. He was trying to explain to Shen Yuntang the unscientific nature of it when he saw her expression was still.

Huo Yuyan paused and lowered his head to eat his beef ribs.

...Forget it, he can do it himself.

Family harmony is important.

Seeing Huo Yuyan being so tactful, Shen Yuntang felt relieved and said to him kindly, "I plan to start a perfume brand."

Huo Yuyan ate the beef ribs and nodded, "It's good."

"Every product has to pass my inspection before it is produced."

"Then I guess your company's annual output is a little high."

"This is called a boutique route, what do you know?"

Huo Yuyan paused, closed his eyes and nodded.

When he ate the last bite of lobster jelly, he suddenly thought, "Dear Miss Shen, where did you get such a wonderful idea?"

"Charles said he wanted to cooperate with me." Shen Yuntang took a sip of wine, "Xie Yunting asked me if I wanted to do business and could provide help. I thought it was quite interesting, so I decided."

Huo Yuyan paused for a moment and said, "From my business perspective, the former is more reliable. The latter is a promise that will most likely be forgotten in two days. I suggest you find another military advisor."

Miss Shen glared in dissatisfaction: "He won't forget."

"It's hard to talk about this kind of thing. How can you trust a man's words?" Huo Yuyan said earnestly, "Look, I said I would treat you to a candlelight dinner, but now we are having lunch, aren't we?"

Shen Yuntang took a breath, "You are different from him."

"Then why is it different?" Huo Yuyan raised his voice by half a degree, and then, as if he realized his own volume, he lowered it again. He asked in confusion, "Is it because of the different appearance or the different figure?"

He pressed his collar and cleared his throat twice, changing his voice into an exceptionally low one: "Is your voice still not pleasant?"

Shen Yuntang supported his head and took a deep breath.

How could I meet such a fool?

Shen Yuntang was angry. She stood up suddenly and said angrily with a stern face: "Huo Yuyan!"

Then he threw the spoon and turned away.

Huo Yuyan was stunned for a moment, then changed his tone back to "Hey, if it doesn't sound good, just say it directly."

He was about to get up and chase after him, but suddenly saw Shen Yuntang's small bag still on the chair, so he stepped back to get the bag. Just as he put the bag on his shoulder and was about to leave, a musician carrying a violin came out from nowhere, standing in front of him while playing the violin and walking back. If Huo Yuyan went left, he went left, and if Huo Yuyan went right, he went right, blocking the road tightly, his eyes were very affectionate, and his expression was extremely focused.

Huo Yuyan paused for a moment and asked him, "What are you doing?"

The musician was still enjoying the soulful music, and he said as he played: "Sir, this is the service you ordered, violin accompaniment. The bill requires me to play from the beginning when the woman gets angry to the end, and it must be soulful."

He was simply puzzled: "...When did I arrange this?"

The musician played the guitar and replied, "It was arranged by a Mr. Li. I have to say he is very far-sighted. The lady is really angry."

Huo Yuyan paused.

After a while, he broke off his relationship with Butler Li in his heart, pushed the musician away with gritted teeth, and ran to press the elevator button.

The musician tried to catch up, "Sir, my service is for one hour, and it's not over yet..."

Huo Yuyan just wanted to escape from this damn place as soon as possible, so he pressed the elevator button a few more times.

The elevator finally opened.

He breathed a sigh of relief and was about to go in, but when he looked up, he saw a familiar-looking person inside.

...It’s that unreliable man, Xie Yunting.

His face hardened.