Xu Zixi had a bad feeling when the waiter carried in a table to add seats. Hearing Yan Yincheng say this, she couldn't help rolling her eyes on the spot.
She knew it. This man was just like a piece of dog-skin plaster! Persistent and hard to get rid of!
Pei Mingyuan was extremely angry at first, but seeing Xu Zixi's expression, he suddenly wasn't angry anymore, and he had a plan in mind. Xiaoxi was so cold to Mr. Yan. It seemed that as long as he planned carefully, the odds were still in his favor.
Changing his attitude just now, he put on a smiling face and said to Yan Yincheng, "Sure, then let's sit down and have a meal together."
This made Yan Yincheng pause in his steps. Why was this Pei guy suddenly so easy to talk to?
Filled with doubts, Yan Yincheng, guided by Wei Shu, walked to the newly added seat next to Xu Zixi and sat down. After sitting down, he turned his face in Xu Zixi's direction and asked with concern,
"Xiaoxi, what would you like to eat? I'll order for you."
His voice was deep and magnetic. Especially when he deliberately lowered his voice to say "Xiaoxi", the lingering tone at the end gave these two words an indescribable charm.
Xu Zixi only felt her ears heat up slightly. She moved a bit further away from him and said distantly and coldly,
"Don't bother. We've already ordered."
The word "we" in her sentence really annoyed Yan Yincheng. He deliberately said aggrievedly, "I didn't even have a bite of lunch in order to rush back from Fengcheng. And I've been in meetings until now. I'm starving."
Xu Zixi: "..." Oh, how great for you. What does it matter to me if you're willing to starve?
Pei Mingyuan asked Wei Shu, "Which flight did Third Master take?"
Wei Shu replied, "HNA GK8611, first class."
Pei Mingyuan was surprised. "I heard that the service of HNA's first class is the best among all flights, and their in-flight meals are also very delicious, comparable to those in Michelin restaurants. Did their service slip up so badly this time that they didn't provide Third Master with a meal?"
Xu Zixi gave a soft snort.
Exactly! The plane clearly provided in-flight meals. It was his own fault for not eating. Was he deliberately playing the victim for her? Eat if you want, starve if you don't. It has nothing to do with her.
Yan Yincheng heard this! He was furious! This Pei Mingyuan deserved to be kicked out of the private room!
But... in order not to make Zixi side more with Pei Mingyuan, he endured it! A real man should learn to bear what ordinary people can't bear!
His face turned a bit colder. Yan Yincheng gritted his teeth and said to Wei Shu, "Wei Shu, order the food."
Wei Shu answered "Okay" and pressed the service bell.
Soon, the female waiter who had greeted Yan Yincheng and Wei Shu before came in with the menu. Knowing that Yan Yincheng was the one in charge, she walked straight towards him after entering the room, knelt down on the seat beside him, and handed over the menu in her hand, deliberately leaning towards him.
"Sir, this is our menu. Please take a look at what you'd like to eat. I sincerely recommend our caviar sushi. It's our signature dish..."
Her voice was deliberately pitched in a soft and delicate way, as if it could squeeze out water, instantly attracting Pei Mingyuan's and Xu Zixi's attention.
Xu Zixi involuntarily turned her gaze towards Yan Yincheng and saw at a glance that the woman was clinging tightly to him, almost nestling into his arms!
An unnamed fire suddenly flared up from the bottom of her heart. Xu Zixi's expression tightened slightly, and her hand on her knee involuntarily clenched into a fist. Just as she was about to say something, Yan Yincheng raised his hand to tightly cover his nose and mouth and shouted coldly,
"The stench on you is really disgusting! And I'm blind. What are you showing me the menu for? Don't you have any sense? How does your restaurant train its staff? Get away from me quickly!"
The female waiter was scolded by him, and her smile froze on her face.
What? Was there a stench on her? She had clearly sprayed perfume before coming, and it was an international famous brand perfume that she had spent a fortune on!
Wei Shu quickly stepped forward, took the menu from her hand, and pushed the still-stunned woman out of the door, saying, "Our Third Master can't stand the smell of perfume. Please wait outside. I'll tell you when the order is ready."
After saying that, he slammed the door shut.
It was not until the figure of the waiter was blocked outside the door that Yan Yincheng put down the hand covering his nose and mouth and let out a long breath.
Pei Mingyuan had seen such a scene in Yishanju before, but at that time, it was his younger sister, Pei Weiwei, who was belittled and scolded.
In Pei Mingyuan's view, such behavior of scolding someone for having an unpleasant smell to their face was completely impolite. He would never do such a thing and did not agree with this approach.
He thought that Yan Yincheng's actions would definitely make Xu Zixi feel disgusted or uncomfortable. However, when he turned his gaze towards her, he found that she was looking at the scenery outside the window very calmly, and her complexion was even a little better than before.
Pei Mingyuan: "..." What? Didn't she think that this Yan guy was so ungentlemanly? Why didn't she show any reaction?
Beside them, Wei Shu was reading the menu to Yan Yincheng.
"Grilled matsutake beef fillet, grilled small sea bream, saury sashimi, salmon sashimi, caviar sushi..."
Yan Yincheng said, "Salmon sushi, tempura platter, pan-fried foie gras, and miso soup." After a pause, he added,
"Bring two more servings of dorayaki, tsubaki mochi, and snow berry mochi. Have them packed in boxes."
Wei Shu replied, "Okay, Third Master."
Soon, the food ordered by Pei Mingyuan and Xu Zixi was served first.
The exquisitely made caviar sushi was placed in a beautiful container, looking very pleasing to the eye.
Pei Mingyuan ignored the two "shining light bulbs" beside him and highly recommended it to Xu Zixi, "Xiaoxi, try it quickly and see if you like the taste."
Xu Zixi was really hungry, so she picked up a piece of sushi and put it into her mouth. As Pei Mingyuan had said, the caviar exploded in her mouth after entering. The salty and fresh juice was unique in the mixed flavors of lemon, seaweed, and mint. The taste was indeed not bad. But... compared to the top-grade caviar she had eaten in her previous life, it was far from it.
It could only be rated as "average".
Pei Mingyuan asked expectantly, "How is it?"
Xu Zixi replied, "It's okay."
Just okay? Well, it was understandable. She used to be a young lady of the Yuan family. What rare and precious things hadn't she eaten in Fengcheng?
"Whenever I get the chance, I'll take you to try all the delicious food in Haicheng. I'm sure I can find some that will make you full of praise." Pei Mingyuan said with a smile.
Yan Yincheng said sardonically from the side,
"I've already tried all the food in Haicheng. There's really nothing delicious in Haicheng. Xiaoxi, when we go back to Fengcheng in the future, I'll take you to try the cooking of Xie Shi, a top chef from Country C. You know I'm very picky. In Fengcheng, only the food she makes can suit my taste."
Xie Shi? The name sounded like a woman's. For such a picky person like him to give such praise, it meant that her cooking skills were really extraordinary.
Xu Zixi frowned slightly and sneered inwardly. So he had suddenly left Haicheng and gone back to Fengcheng to find this "Xie Shi" to fill his stomach. How ironic.