Noticing that Wen Sining's tone was off, Lu Luochen also knew that his words just now were ambiguous. He quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand. I didn't mean anything else. I just wanted to say..."
"Don't say anything. I understand what you mean. Turn right up ahead."
Wen Sining interrupted him expressionlessly. After saying that, she turned her head to the side, looking completely like someone who didn't want to talk to him.
Lu Luochen opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say a word.
Here, Wen Sining was still pricking up her ears waiting for Lu Luochen to continue explaining. But after waiting for a long time, there was nothing. Originally not angry, now she was a bit annoyed. When she got out of the car, she slammed the door shut.
"Miss Wen, you're here! I've reserved the private room you wanted. It's in the Orchid Room."
"Boss lady, I haven't seen you for a while. How come you look even younger? If we stood together, people who don't know might think we're sisters."
The boss lady covered her mouth and laughed coquettishly. "Your mouth must be smeared with honey. I'm already fifty - four this year. It's not as exaggerated as you say."
The two exchanged a few friendly words with smiles. Then the boss lady cheerfully called someone to lead Wen Sining the way. The two of them walked all the way to the Orchid Room on the second floor.
This was a Chinese - style restaurant. The interior was all made of wooden structures. At first glance, it was like the taverns in ancient TV dramas. Even the waiters were wearing ancient - style short shirts, and the menu was made in the style of bamboo slips.
Wen Sining casually handed the menu to Lu Luochen and said indifferently, "This restaurant has chefs specializing in four different cuisines. The flavors are quite authentic. See what you'd like to eat."
"Does Miss Wen often come here to eat?" Lu Luochen turned to ask the waiter.
"Miss Wen is a loyal customer of our restaurant. She comes here a few times every month." The waiter replied with a big smile.
"Then just serve the dishes according to Miss Wen's preferences."
"Okay, sir. Please wait a moment."
The waiter left with the menu. Wen Sining looked at him curiously. "I'm treating you to dinner today. Why are you having them serve according to my preferences? Our tastes are different."
Lu Luochen's eyes flickered slightly.
"You know my favorite flavors?"
"Aren't you always partial to lighter - flavored cuisines? I prefer stronger flavors. The dishes I like, you can't eat."
After living under the same roof for a while, Wen Sining had more or less figured out the tastes of the people in the Lu family mansion.
Lu Luochen preferred lighter - flavored cuisines.
Old Master Lu preferred the sweet - flavored Jiangsu cuisine. But because his blood sugar was a bit high and he had to control his diet strictly, he was only allowed to eat it occasionally.
Uncle Bai preferred noodles. His favorite foods were scallion oil noodles and various small pastries steamed from noodles.
Hearing Wen Sining's words, a flash of uneasiness quickly passed through Lu Luochen's eyes.
Wen Sining knew his favorite flavors, but after all this time, he knew nothing about Wen Sining's preferences.
"It's okay. I was just thinking of changing my taste today." Lu Luochen casually explained.
The dishes in this restaurant were served very quickly. In less than ten minutes, all their dishes were on the table.
There were a total of six dishes: three meat dishes - sweet and sour pork tenderloin, pumpkin - stewed goose, and chopped pepper fish head; two vegetarian dishes - spicy stir - fried green beans and vinegar - flavored Chinese cabbage; and one soup - milky fish head soup.
Lu Luochen paid special attention and found that Wen Sining especially liked the sweet and sour pork tenderloin and the vinegar - flavored Chinese cabbage, followed by the chopped pepper fish head.
He silently made a note of it in his heart.
After finishing a bowl of chopped pepper fish head, Wen Sining was thoroughly satisfied. Her forehead was covered in sweat. Just then, the restaurant served the after - dinner dessert. She gulped down a mouthful of the dessert, which perfectly neutralized the spiciness of the chopped pepper fish head.
Lu Luochen couldn't handle much spiciness. After just a few mouthfuls of the chopped pepper fish head, his whole lips were red from the spiciness. He had to keep drinking water. After being moistened by the water, his lips looked like jelly.
For some reason, Wen Sining suddenly remembered that kiss.
The feeling of Lu Luochen's lips was like a cold jelly, soft, bouncy, and with a faint sweetness...
Stop! Stop! Stop!
What are you thinking, Wen Sining!
Forget it quickly. Don't think about it anymore!
Wen Sining shook her head vigorously, trying to disperse all the images in her mind. Her cheeks heated up rapidly. Without even looking, she knew her face must be as red as a monkey's butt.
Fortunately, she had just eaten something spicy. Otherwise, she wouldn't know how to explain to Lu Luochen why her face had turned red during a simple meal.
"What's wrong? Is it too spicy?" Seeing that her complexion was really abnormally red, Lu Luochen quickly poured her a glass of water and asked worriedly.
Wen Sining first shook her head and then nodded hurriedly. Her eyes darted around but she just didn't dare to look at Lu Luochen.
"Cough, a little bit. But don't worry. I'll be fine soon."
Lu Luochen didn't say anything. He put down his chopsticks and walked straight out of the private room. A few minutes later, when he came back, he was holding a glass of milk.
"Milk can relieve the spiciness. Drink some."
"Ah? Oh, thanks." Wen Sining took the milk clumsily and took a big gulp to cover up her embarrassment, leaving a ring of milk foam on her upper lip.
Lu Luochen originally wanted to remind her, but suddenly thought that Wen Sining with the milk foam looked extremely cute, so he pretended not to notice.
While sipping the milk, Wen Sining's eyes would occasionally fall on Lu Luochen.
"Actually, looking at him like this, he's quite a nice guy. He knew you were spicy and even went to get milk for you." The little angel appeared again and said gently in Wen Sining's ear.
"This is just an appearance. You mustn't be deceived by him. He was so infatuated with Yun Chutong. Who can guarantee there won't be another woman? Don't trust him. In the end, you'll only be the one who gets hurt." The little devil poked the little angel with a trident and said maliciously in Wen Sining's ear.
The little angel flew over and squeezed the little devil away.
"Don't listen to him. How do you know you're not the one in his heart? And judging from his behavior, he must have feelings for you."
"Don't be stupid. You can't bet your whole life's happiness on such a small probability. If you lose, you'll lose everything."
As they were arguing, the little angel and the little devil started fighting. Wen Sining was also very conflicted. Just then, Lu Luochen suddenly reached out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes.
"Hmm? What's wrong? Is there something?" Wen Sining quickly came back to her senses and looked at Lu Luochen blankly.
"Whoosh... Bang!"
The moment their eyes met, Lu Luochen suddenly felt as if his heart had been hit by something. It was pounding very fast, as if it was going to jump out of his chest the next second.
He tried his best to restrain the impulse to reach out and pinch Wen Sining's cheek. He nervously pulled out a piece of paper and pressed it against her lips.
"You got some milk on it. Wipe it off."