Wei Shu did some research and found that a revolving restaurant with a view of the night sky and the sea had been very popular recently. It was located in the city center of Haicheng. After asking Xu Zixi for her opinion, he drove them there.
This revolving restaurant mainly served Western cuisine. There were no particularly eye - catching dishes. The only thing that made it worthwhile was the great view.
Yan Yincheng and Xu Zixi sat by the window, with the two kids on either side of them. The lights in the restaurant were deliberately dimmed, and there was a scented candle on each table, giving it a feeling of a candlelit dinner. The atmosphere was quite romantic.
The two kids were still teething, so Xu Zixi only ordered a plate of spaghetti and some desserts for them. She and Yan Yincheng each ordered a steak and a vegetable salad.
After ordering, Xu Zixi felt that something was missing. As her eyes swept over the scented candle on the table, her fingers twitched. She looked at Yan Yincheng and asked, "How about some red wine?"
That was right. In this atmosphere, what was lacking was a bit of red wine.
Yan Yincheng was obviously taken aback for a moment, then said, "Sure."
Xu Zixi looked at the waiter and said, "Two glasses of red wine and two glasses of juice, please. Thank you."
"Okay, please wait a moment. We'll arrange it for you right away." The waiter noted down the order and then turned away.
The two kids hadn't had dinner with them for a long time, so they were very excited and kept livening up the atmosphere. Xu Zixi was busy answering the kids' strange questions and didn't notice that Yan Yincheng had stopped talking since she said she wanted to order red wine.
It wasn't long before their dishes were served. Two glasses of red wine, the steaks, and the salads were placed in front of Xu Zixi and Yan Yincheng respectively.
"Mummy, what's this red stuff?" Yuan Xiaoxu, the little foodie, saw Xu Zixi drinking red wine and tugged at her hand, looking drooling.
"This is red wine. Be good, Xiaoxu. You're still a baby, so you can't drink it yet." Xu Zixi coaxed with a smile.
Yuan Xiaoxu asked, "Can I drink it when I grow up?"
Xu Zixi said, "Of course you can."
Yuan Xiaoxu clenched his little fist and said, "I want to grow up quickly so I can drink red wine!"
Xu Zixi laughed. Looking up, she saw Yan Yincheng unconsciously caressing the stem of his glass, lost in thought. She picked up her glass and gently clinked it against his, making a crisp "ding" sound.
The sound brought Yan Yincheng back to his senses. He also picked up his glass and said to her, "You can't drink much. Have a little."
Xu Zixi said, "Who says I can't drink? I just have a low alcohol tolerance. One glass of red wine is okay." This body did have a low alcohol tolerance. Last time, after just a few cans of beer, she got dead drunk and even signed a so - called "indenture contract". Cough.
Yan Yincheng didn't say anything and took a sip from his glass.
In Xu Zixi's opinion, the steak in this restaurant was very ordinary, far inferior to the one Pei Mingyuan had taken her to last time. Thinking of someone's picky taste buds, she looked at Yan Yincheng worriedly. Sure enough, he was frowning and struggling to swallow. Only a small piece of the steak on his plate had been cut.
Trying not to laugh, Xu Zixi deliberately said, "The steak in this restaurant is of poor quality. I can't eat it anymore. You don't have to eat it either."
Yan Yincheng put down his knife and fork and nodded, "Okay."
The two kids were enjoying their spaghetti very much, with tomato sauce all over their mouths. Xu Zixi took out a tissue and carefully wiped their mouths, nagging, "Look at you two, with sauce all over your mouths. You've made the table and your clothes dirty. Be more careful in the future."
Her tone was very gentle. There was no trace of complaint about the kids; instead, there was a hint of doting. One could tell right away that she was a good mother.
Yan Yincheng's hand under the table stroked his cold blind stick. It was his habit when he was deep in thought.
After wiping the kids' mouths, Xu Zixi said to Yan Yincheng, "I'm going to the restroom. I'll be back soon."
Yan Yincheng said, "Okay."
Xu Zixi picked up her handbag and went to the restroom to touch up her makeup. After reapplying her lipstick, she looked at herself in the mirror. The woman's face was full of radiance, clearly in a good mood.
Although it had been tiring to go to two events in a row, it was undeniable that she hadn't had such a good time in a long time. It seemed that Yuan Xiaoxuan was right. He really could make her happy.
Maybe it was the effect of the alcohol, but at this moment, Xu Zixi suddenly didn't want to care about what had happened four years ago or Yuan Xi's past.
She... also wanted to be selfish just once.
She withdrew her gaze and turned to leave. As she passed a certain table, she paused and looked to the side, raising her eyebrows in surprise, "President Pei?"
At the table beside her, Pei Mingyuan, who had his back to her, and the woman sitting opposite him both looked up at her.
The woman was first stunned by Xu Zixi's beauty for a moment, and then her eyes were filled with hostility.
Unexpectedly running into Xu Zixi here, Pei Mingyuan stood up from his seat, both surprised and delighted. He said, "Xiaoxi, are you dining in this restaurant too?"
He looked at the side of Xu Zixi and warmly invited, "Are you alone? Why don't we sit down and eat together?"
His address, his attitude towards Xu Zixi, and the expression on his face made the hostility on the woman's face sitting opposite him more and more obvious. Her eyes towards Xu Zixi became even more unfriendly.
Miss Xu had seen a lot of people. How could she not tell what was going on? She smiled and said to Pei Mingyuan, "Thank you for your kindness, President Pei. I'm not alone. I won't disturb you."
Pei Mingyuan looked back at the woman sitting opposite him and immediately understood. He quickly said to Xu Zixi, "This... this is an arrangement from my family. I'm just here to meet and have a meal today."
Xu Zixi didn't say anything. She waved her hand and turned to leave.
Pei Mingyuan's eyes followed her all the time. He watched her walk through the restaurant and finally stop at a certain table. She said something with a smile in a certain direction. The smile on her face was softer than any he had ever seen, making his heart skip a beat. However, the next moment, he saw a familiar figure walking out from behind a pillar.
The two of them each held the hand of a bouncing, identical child. The two children looked like both her and that man. It was obvious that they were a family.
He could faintly hear the children calling them "Daddy" and "Mummy".
The woman who was having dinner with Pei Mingyuan followed his gaze and looked over there. The hostility in her eyes disappeared instantly. Whether it was intentional or not, she sighed, "They're so well - matched. I'm so envious of them. I wish I could have such cute and beautiful babies too."
After saying that, she looked at Pei Mingyuan shyly.
"Master Pei, is that young lady just now your friend?"
Pei Mingyuan came back to his senses and suppressed the sadness in his heart. He said, "She's the chief designer and project manager of a certain project in our company, and also... the wife of the major shareholder."
Putting on a smile again, he said to the woman in front of him, "Let's continue our meal. Where were we just now..."