It was quite late when she came out of the police station. Qiao Yunshu's grandmother and Aunt Zhang had already had dinner at home. The reason Qiao Yunshu told them was that she had to work overtime at the company and did not tell her grandmother that her gambling uncle came to see her.
So when Li Hanting proposed to take Qiao Yunshu to dinner, she did not refuse.
"Let's see what you want to eat?"
Li Hanting turned on the navigation and put his phone on the phone holder in front of the driver's seat.
In order to see it more clearly, Qiao Yunshu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, subconsciously turned her body towards him, and her fingertips fell on the screen of her mobile phone to flip through it.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but the man sitting next to her kept pouring into his nose, and the light fragrance of her body seemed to be twitching his heartstrings with a small hook.
Li Hanting's Adam's apple could not help but roll up and down, and a dark light flashed in his deep eyes.
Qiao Yunshu looked at it for a long time and pointed to one of the stores, "This Western restaurant looks good. I heard it's a newly opened Internet celebrity store. Let's go and try it."
The word "we" makes the man feel happy to a great extent, because it sounds like the relationship between the two is closer. They are not ordinary friends, but more like a couple or a husband and wife, who are close enough to check out restaurants together. degree.
An imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he said softly, "Okay."
This Western restaurant was very popular. When the two of them arrived at the door, they thought they would have to queue up, but as soon as the store manager saw Li Hanting, he hurriedly led them to the VIP channel.
The store manager walked in front. Qiao Yunshu turned her head and whispered to Li Hanting, "I didn't expect Mr. Li to be so well-known that he could gain face."
A low laugh escaped from the latter's throat, and he said half-smilingly, "It's okay, it's just a routine operation. I'm used to it."
Qiao Yunshu gritted his teeth.
This sentence is so Versailles! Evil capitalist!
This restaurant adopts French romantic style.
There is a large white wooden round table placed by the window of the private room. It has a sense of design. The table is covered with transparent and pure glass vases, with a large bouquet of delicate roses inserted in them.
The colorful neon lights outside the window and the bright moonlight shine in together, adding more charming colors to the warm and romantic atmosphere.
Until now, Qiao Yunshu didn't notice anything wrong, but Li Hanting raised his head and glanced at her thoughtfully.
After the two of them finished ordering, the waiter in a straight waistcoat retired respectfully.
Qiao Yunshu drank a glass of lemon juice and said, "I hope you can keep Wang Dafu's matter a secret and don't let it slip in front of grandma in the future."
Li Hanting nodded, "Don't worry, I know what to say and what not to say."
It didn't take long for the waiter to bring their order to the table on a trolley. After all the dishes were served, the waiter handed them a blue drink, "Boy, this is a drink from the store, please use it slowly."
The drink looks quite good. The translucent blue color always reminds Qiao Yunshu of the endless sea. There is also a lemon slice inserted in the mouth of the bottle as a decoration. It is even more like the seaside in midsummer. Even inserted in the cup The straws are also very distinctive and designed into a heart shape.
The only drawback is that it only has one cup. She complained, "This store is a bit stingy. They only give one cup of drinks. It's not enough for the two of us, and they let us use it slowly."
Li Hanting hesitated to speak, but in the end he just said, "It's okay, I won't drink."
Qiao Yunshu put the drink in front of him and took a sip, "It tastes pretty good, like a cocktail."
The appetizer she ordered was a piece of grilled fish. The smoky brown surface was sprinkled with red and yellow bell peppers, onions and roasted cherry tomatoes, and was seasoned with spices such as basil, rosemary and sage. The sauce Garlic and olive oil on the side.
And now, this grilled fish was placed in front of the man.
Qiao Yunshu waved to Li Hanting, asking him to help push the plate toward her.
He raised his eyes and glanced at him, "Wait a moment."
Li Hanting squeezed the lime juice onto the plate, then cut the fish into pieces with a knife and fork.
This kind of fish has relatively few spines, only large spines that are very easy to pick out. When he cut the fish meat, he also picked out the spines very carefully.
The man's three-dimensional and deep eyebrows were shrouded in the light, looking a bit affectionate.
It is said that men who work seriously are the sexiest, and this sentence also applies to him.
Although this man's previous behaviors were quite bad, he has indeed changed a lot now and has become more and more careful and considerate.
The silver fork in his hand collided with the dinner plate and made a clanking sound, which added a different kind of style to this romantic environment.
After the fish meat was cut and the fish bones were picked out, Li Hanting pushed the portion in front of Qiao Yunshu and told him to eat it slowly, saying that maybe he didn't cut it so carefully.
When the two of them were eating, another waiter pushed in the door and asked them politely, "Boy, our store is holding a promotion. Are you interested in participating?"
Qiao Yunshu nodded without hesitation, "Yes."
Although Yunji Pastry's business is getting better and better, and she has indeed made a lot of money, and can truly be called Boss Qiao, but it may be because she has been used to being poor for nearly 20 years, so she has always been very frugal and has You would be a fool not to participate in the promotions. Who would think that they have too much money?
Li Hanting said, "Don't you think about it?"
Qiao Yunshu felt baffled, "What's there to consider?"
Isn’t it a good thing to participate in promotions and save money? Or is it that Li Hanting's family is so prosperous that they simply look down on the three melons and two dates they saved?
However, if you think about it carefully, this is indeed a possibility. His family is a famous and wealthy family, the head of a famous family. Each of his ties costs hundreds of thousands. This meal can only save about 100 yuan at most. It's not even enough for him to tip casually.
The waiter smiled and said, "It's like this. We are newly opened, so we have more discounts. You two just need to kiss and take a photo to get a 20% discount."
Qiao Yunshu's bright eyes suddenly dimmed, and the smile on her lips disappeared, "What? You want a kiss?"
What kind of bullshit promotion is this? There are obviously restrictions. Only couples or couples can participate. Ordinary customers like them are not qualified to participate at all.
She complained, "Then your event settings are too unreasonable, right? Only couples can participate, and ordinary people don't have the chance to get discounts."
The waiter looked confused, "Ah? Aren't you two a couple?"
Qiao Yunshu was even more confused than him, "How do you know we are a couple?"
They didn't hold hands, hug, or kiss. They didn't make any intimate gestures. It couldn't be because they were both good-looking, so the waiter preconceivedly thought they were a couple, right?
Then this reason is too far-fetched.
In the end, Li Hanting couldn't stand it anymore, and politely nodded to the waiter and smiled, "It's okay, you can go down, we will not participate in this event."
After the waiter left, he said, "This is a couple's restaurant."
"puff--!"
The silver in Qiao Yunshu's mouth suddenly spurted out, and she choked and coughed violently, almost coughing out her lungs.
Li Hanting immediately stood up and walked to her side, leaned over slightly and touched her slender back with his big palm, patted the other hand gently, took out a tissue and wiped her mouth, "As for this Are you excited?"
Qiao Yunshu choked to tears, her eyelashes were wet with tears, and she looked pitiful. She calmed down a little, "Of course I was surprised, I thought it was just an ordinary Internet celebrity restaurant. How did you know it was a couple restaurant?" "
Li Hanting said, "Didn't you notice that people who come to eat are all in pairs? And the name of this restaurant is Je t' aime, which is French. Do you know what it means?"
Qiao Yunshu shook her head. If she knew what this meant, she would definitely not come.
Li Hanting's deep and dark eyes looked even more affectionate in the dim light. When they fell on Qiao Yunshu, she could feel the burning heat contained in them.
"I love you."
His low and hoarse voice suddenly penetrated Qiao Yunshu's ears, and it was like a fine electric current began to flow along his blood. Every corner of his body was touched by the electric current, leaving a tingling sensation. Itching.
Her heart beat slightly, not too hard, but it couldn't be ignored.
A touch of red rose up to the base of her ears, as beautiful as if they were dyed with rouge.
Qiao Yunshu suddenly lost the ability to speak and stammered, "You...what are you talking about all of a sudden?"
Li Hanting laughed dumbly, "I mean the name of the restaurant means I love you."
She breathed a sigh of relief, "So that's it, then it's okay."
His eyes were still on her, and he asked probingly, "Do you think I'm talking about something, that I'm confessing to you?"
Of course it was impossible for Qiao Yunshu to admit it. She shook her head violently, "Of course not. How could I think so?"
Li Hanting chuckled, "It doesn't matter if you think so, because it is indeed what I want to say. Do you need me to confess it again?"
Qiao Yunshu lowered her eyes, avoided his gaze, and said firmly, "No."
She thought of a very crucial question again, "Since you know this is an internet celebrity restaurant, why didn't you remind me when I said I wanted to eat here?"
The only possibility is that Li Hanting made the mistake. After all, he was chasing her and wanted to go to a couple's restaurant with her. He was so evil-minded, no wonder he became a powerful figure in the shopping mall.
As expected, Li Hanting smiled slightly and said, "I thought you wanted to go to a couple's restaurant with me. I felt scared and excited, so naturally I didn't dare to ask more. I was afraid that if I asked more, you would be embarrassed and regret it. Why didn't you go with me? manage?"
Unexpectedly, I underestimated how shameless he was. Not only was he scheming, but he also wanted to blame her for his mistakes. It was so shameless!
Qiao Yunshu looked at the half-drunk drink again, "Isn't this drink a couple's drink?"
No wonder the design is so gaudy, with a heart-shaped straw, and only one cup is given. It turns out that it is for couples to drink together to cultivate their relationship.
Li Hanting said seriously, "But no one stipulates that you must be a couple to eat in a couple's restaurant. The essence of a restaurant is to cook food for guests. The taste of this restaurant is pretty good, what do you think?"
Qiao Yunshu nodded subconsciously, "It's indeed good."
No wonder this store is so popular. Not only is the decoration very romantic and dreamy, but the food tastes good too.
And he actually felt that what the man said was somewhat true. The essence of a restaurant is to provide food to customers. Couple restaurants and parent-child restaurants are just capital gimmicks designed to attract customers.
So as long as the two of them are open and honest, even if they eat together, the couple's restaurant doesn't mean anything. The two of them can still be ordinary friends with a normal relationship.
After successfully brainwashing himself, Qiao Yunshu suddenly felt that his psychological pressure was lessened, and he didn't feel so embarrassed anymore. He ate the rest of the food with peace of mind.
After finishing their meal, they went downstairs together. When they were about to leave the restaurant, a waiter brought them two small gifts.
Qiao Yunshu subconsciously took it, and only after she got it did she realize that it was a couple's headband.
There are cute cartoon characters on the headband. One is a little girl wearing a pink skirt, and the other is a little boy wearing a blue top. They are obviously a pair. They both turned sideways and fired a shot at each other. kiss.
This couple's headband is indeed a romantic thing for real lovers and couples, but for fake couples like Qiao Yunshu and Li Hanting, it seems very embarrassing.
At least that's the case for Qiao Yunshu.
She couldn't help but began to regret why she had to be quick just now, otherwise she wouldn't feel embarrassed when she saw the couple's headbands.
This incident also taught her a truth. In the future, when she goes to eat at a restaurant whose name she doesn’t recognize, she must carefully check what the name means or what the nature of the restaurant is, otherwise she will make a fool of herself.
As soon as he walked out of the store, Li Hanting's cell phone rang. After he answered the call, he didn't know what the other person said, and the man's face suddenly became very solemn.
Qiao Yunshu was also worried subconsciously and asked, "What happened?"
Li Hanting looked at her, his dark eyes filled with darkness, and the cold air began to linger all over his body, "Wang Dafu ran away."
Qiao Yunshu exclaimed, "How is that possible? Isn't he detained?"
"I am the only one with him, so it is naturally impossible for him to escape from the police station. If he has accomplices, maybe." He looked particularly heavy. "Where do you think he will go after escaping?"
In an instant, Qiao Yunshu's face turned pale.
