"It's delicious, right? This is a hidden gem I stumbled upon. All the ice cream here is handmade."
Lin Yitang asked Yan Junqi with a smile, his eyes filled with joy.
Her voice was cheerful, and she was genuinely sharing with him the joy she had unexpectedly found.
"By the way, their signature dish is strawberry almond ice cream. I'll order some for you to try. It has the sweetness of strawberries and the bitterness of almonds. It's very rich and fragrant."
When Lin Yitang came back from ordering, she found Yan Junqi staring at her strangely, so she winked at him and said, "This is called bribery. You see, there is a future in following me."
This relaxed atmosphere was different from the torment and severe atmosphere Yan Junqi had faced in the past, making him relax unconsciously.
Yan Junqi scooped a mouthful of the jasmine mango ice cream he had ordered. The tip of his tongue tasted the greasy sweetness, and his nose was filled with the fragrance of jasmine. Yan Junqi agreed, "It's really good. Thank you, Aunt Lin."
"You're welcome. If you eat my ice cream, you have to keep it a secret for me. Don't let Wen Hangxing know that I'm secretly preparing a gift for him."
Lin Yitang warned him worriedly, always feeling that Yan Junqi would secretly inform on him.
Yan Junqi sighed, "Don't worry, Aunt Lin. Although I like to join in the fun, my character is trustworthy."
123 yelled, "He's talking nonsense. The information shows that Yan Junqi likes to go back on his word. His methods are entirely based on his own will, and his style of doing things is also arbitrary. Host, you can't trust him."
Lin Yitang listened to 123 using several derogatory words to describe Yan Junqi, and fell into a dramatic silence. She met Yan Junqi's gaze and said slowly, "You'd better be."
"Hey, Aunt Lin, what's with that expression on your face? You don't believe me, do you? Let me tell you..."
Yan Junqi rolled up his sleeves and was about to argue with Lin Yitong, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye and stopped talking.
His sudden silence left Lin Yitang confused. She followed his gaze and found a family of three standing in front of the counter.
The tall and majestic man is holding a cute little girl in a princess dress, and his other hand is around the waist of his petite wife beside him. They look harmonious and happy.
The family of three was not far from Lin Yitong and the others, but they were sitting near the corner, so the family of three did not see them.
Yan Junqi stared at the woman intently, and his suddenly tensed fingers showed his restlessness.
There's nothing unusual.
Lin Yitang withdrew his gaze, but found that Yan Junqi's chest was rising and falling rapidly, and he looked very emotionally unstable.
"What's wrong?" She asked Yan Junqi worriedly, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Yan Junqi managed to calm down and said, "It's okay, I was just distracted for a while."
Lin Yitang didn't quite believe what he said, but seeing that Yan Junqi didn't want to talk more, he didn't ask any further questions.
The little girl was put down and pointed at the ice cream in the cabinet and said, "Daddy, Lexi wants to eat strawberry almond ice cream."
The waiter apologized and said, "I'm sorry, sir, this ice cream is sold out. Can you replace it with something else?"
The little girl curled her lips and said, "No, I just want that ice cream. Lexi wants that."
She looked at her father with tears in her big round eyes and said coquettishly, "Daddy!"
The man wiped her tears gently and comforted her slowly, "It's okay, baby. Let's go to other stores to see if there is such ice cream."
The woman also comforted the little girl in a gentle voice, "Yes, baby, mommy and daddy will take you to look somewhere else."
The little girl didn't buy it and twisted in her father's arms, "No, I want to eat what's here, I want it!"
The man looked at the waiter with an awkward expression, "Could you tell me who the last customer was who bought this ice cream? My daughter really wants some, and I'd like to negotiate with him."
The waiter looked around the restaurant and his eyes fell on Lin Yitang's table. He pointed and said, "This lady ordered it. You can go and ask her."
Lin Yitang noticed that Yan Junqi became a little abnormal when those three people looked at him, and he was in a tense state.
The petite and gentle woman's expression froze noticeably when she saw him, and she looked a little unnatural.
The man walked up to them, holding his daughter. His eyes passed Yan Junqi inconspicuously before landing on Lin Yitang. He said politely, "Miss, my daughter loves this strawberry almond ice cream. I see you haven't enjoyed it yet. I wonder if you can buy it for double the price."
Lin Yitang smiled and said, "This ice cream is not mine, it belongs to the kid next to me. Maybe you don't need my consent."
The man's voice was not the slightest bit hesitant as he asked Yan Junqi readily, "Are you willing to give up your daughter to me?"
let?
Before Yan Junqi could say anything, Lin Yitang keenly felt that something was wrong.
When facing Yan Junqi, this man's attitude was not as polite as when facing her. Instead, he was condescending and domineering for an inexplicable reason.
It’s like, it’s like I knew Yan Junqi would agree.
Yan Junqi lowered his eyes and said nothing.
The little girl started throwing a tantrum again and even tried to reach for the ice cream on the table.
When there was no response, the man asked again with a gentle smile, "I wonder if you would like to?"
At this time, the woman also spoke, and her words were in a matter-of-fact tone that didn't match her gentle temperament. "Just give it to her. She's still young."
Lin Yitang saw that Yan Junqi had dug his fingertips deep into his palm, and even she seemed to feel the pain.
But he still didn't move, as if he had agreed to give the ice cream to the girl.
The man reached out to take the ice cream with a triumphant smile, but was stopped by Lin Yitang.
"Wait, we don't allow this ice cream, please go back."
The woman looked at her in surprise. "Why? Didn't he agree?"
Lin Yitang looked at her without hesitation, "My child didn't say a word, why are you planning to take his ice cream? Who agreed to this? Did you agree to it?"
The woman looked a little embarrassed.
The man then stood up and said, "Miss, this ice cream doesn't seem to belong to you, and you're not qualified to make the decision for him. I think since he didn't agree or refuse, it should be understood as tacit consent."
Lin Yitang smiled helplessly and said simply and rudely: "His opinion doesn't count. I paid him."
The two of them choked and stood there with unhappy expressions, but they had no way to refute.
The little girl was about to get the ice cream she had been longing for, but was suddenly stopped and started crying again.
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