It was almost lunch break at noon, and the landline phone on my desk rang again, and it was a familiar internal number. After I answered the call, I said in a formulaic manner: "Hello, Mr. Luo."
Luo Xiangdong said bluntly: "Book a private room in Maxim's in my name. We will arrive in half an hour."
"okay, I get it."
After Luo Xiangdong hung up the phone, I immediately got up and went out, found Han Xuetong, and asked her for the phone number of Maxim Western Restaurant.
Han Xuetong readily gave it to me. I called and mentioned Luo Xiangdong's name, and the other party immediately said that I could reserve a private room.
After returning to the office, I called Luo Xiangdong on the internal phone and told him that the restaurant had been booked. I thought he was going with Du Ting. Unexpectedly, he said to me: "Get ready. I'll be downstairs in five minutes. I'll be there." I’ll wait for you downstairs.”
After that, without giving me any time to answer, he hung up the phone.
I wasn't sure whether Luo Xiangdong asked me to come downstairs to have a meal or something else. After quickly packing up, I took the elevator downstairs.
In the underground parking lot, I came to Luo Xiangdong's special parking place as promised. I saw him sitting in the driver's seat in the rearview mirror. He had a handsome face. He wore sunglasses on the upper half of his face and a mask on the lower half of his face. Tighter than celebrities.
Instead of getting in the car directly, I walked to the passenger door and knocked on the window.
Seeing this, Luo Xiangdong lowered the window and looked at me.
I asked: "Mr. Luo, what do you want from me?"
Luo Xiangdong wore a mask, moved his mouth, and said loudly: "Isn't this asking questions knowingly? I have asked you to book a restaurant, what else could it be?"
I was stunned for a moment by his teasing, thinking to myself, if you don't eat with Du Ting, what's the point of eating with me
Luo Xiangdong seemed to have guessed what I was thinking. He patted the steering wheel with one hand and said with a bit of helplessness and a bit of impatience: "Do you think I am suitable for eating with others in my current situation?"
I couldn't help but look up at the mask on his face, and also thought about his face behind the mask. Not to mention the bruised nose and swollen face, it always affects the overall appearance of Yushu Linfeng.
I sighed secretly, knowing that it would be useless to talk in front of Luo Xiangdong, so I had to get in the car.
Luo Xiangdong started the car, stepped on the accelerator, and the car quickly left the underground parking lot and drove to the ground.
On the way, Luo Xiangdong answered a call. It was from Du Ting. I heard him say something like this, so I could confirm it.
"Well, I'm thinking of you too. You're working well over there. I'll go see you in two days."
Luo Xiangdong was wearing a Bluetooth headset, and I couldn't hear what Du Ting said inside. I only heard Luo Xiangdong respond with a faint smile: "Yes, I really miss you. Isn't it because the company has something to do temporarily and I can't leave." Be obedient and I will pick you up in person later. Don’t you want to go to Europe? I won’t be working then and will be with you wholeheartedly..."
God knows how guilty I felt when I was sitting in the passenger seat, listening to Luo Xiangdong lie to Du Ting, one by one while he was busy working. Although there is nothing between Luo Xiangdong and I, after all, he has a girlfriend. I feel like a mistress who is seducing a man behind his girlfriend's back.
After Luo Xiangdong chatted with Du Ting for a few minutes, he hung up the phone.
I looked sideways out of the window and turned the back of my head towards him, otherwise I was afraid I would accidentally reveal a look of disdain.
The car stopped in front of a purely French-style Western restaurant. Luo Xiangdong and I got off the car one after another. He covered himself tightly like a celebrity, while I was openly exposed to the sun.
To be honest, I really want to get something to protect myself now. Otherwise, if reporters photograph me and Luo Xiangdong having dinner together again, while Du Ting is not in the country, there will probably be another bloody storm.
Feeling guilty, I walked quickly into the restaurant because of the wind at my feet.
It stands to reason that the more upscale the place, the fewer people will come. But there is no shortage of wealthy people in Night City. Now, nearly 60% of the guests are seated on the first floor of the restaurant.
The clerk came forward to greet you and asked with a smile: "Do you have a reservation?"
Luo Xiangdong was standing next to me, but I lowered my voice and said, "Mr. Luo Xiangdong reserved a seat."
When the clerk heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Luo Xiangdong next to me, and then replied with a smile: "Okay, you two, please come this way."
The clerk took Luo Xiangdong and I into the private room. After we sat down, we started ordering.
I was used to eating ridiculously expensive food with Luo Xiangdong, so I simply ordered what I liked.
After Luo Xiangdong finished ordering, he placed the heavy order book on the table, then raised his eyes and said to the clerk: "I will come in to deliver the food in a moment. You can only come in after I agree to knock on the door."
The clerk's expression did not change, he smiled and nodded: "Okay."
After the clerk turned around and left, closing the door, Luo Xiangdong took off his mask. I know he was afraid that others would see the injury on his face and find it embarrassing.
The two of them didn't say anything in the private room. It was really awkward, so I had to bite the bullet and ask: "Mr. Luo, have you applied any medicine to the wound on your face?"
Luo Xiangdong hummed casually, and then said: "The doctor said not to let people touch the water, which is not good for recovery. Isn't this fart? Can I go out without washing my face?"
He was sitting on a tall retro black chair. His plaid shirt made him look like a model. Not to mention his handsome face. Even if it was injured, it still added a bit of unruliness and dissoluteness.
No matter how you look at it, he looks like an aristocratic young master, but his words don't make sense, and he doesn't know who he resembles.
I suddenly thought of what he said to me in the hospital yesterday: Who did I become like this because of
In his mind, he had a fight with Ji Guanxin and the injuries on his face were all thanks to me, so that dissatisfaction just now was also meant for me
I was choked by him and didn’t know how to answer. He didn’t move his head, just raised his eyes, glanced at me and said: "Until I recover from my injury, you are responsible for eating with me every day, accompanying me to meet friends, and helping me deal with things." Anything that would be inconvenient for me to show up in person.”
The more scared I felt, the calmer the expression on my face became. After a few seconds of silence, I asked aloud: "What about your girlfriend?"
Luo Xiangdong's expression was indifferent and he asked instead: "What should I do?"
I said, "I know it's inconvenient for you to see Du Ting because of the injury on your face, but Du Ting doesn't think so. Looking back, she knows I'm with you all day long, so she still can't treat me as a third party?"
Luo Xiangdong didn't change his expression and said directly: "You are not Du Ting. Do you know what she is thinking?"
I was about to say, I am a woman, of course I understand women.
But before he could say this, Luo Xiangdong spoke again. He said aloud: "23, 179, 78, 58, 85, do you think she will be jealous of you?"
Luo Xiangdong rattled off a long list of numbers. I was stunned for a moment before I realized. The 23 he mentioned was Du Ting's age, 179 was her height, and 78, 58, 85... were naturally her body measurements.
Resisting the urge to roll my eyes, I said as calmly as possible: "When a woman looks at a woman, the first thing she sees is not comparison, but intuition. If she thinks there is something wrong with the two of us, even if I am not as tall as her, not as thin as her, not as good as her Even though the front is curved and the back is curved, she will still treat me as an imaginary enemy!”
I really don't want to admit that Du Ting can kill me instantly in every aspect.
After that, I added another sentence: "What's the point of showing off my age? I'm only 23, and I have a young birthday, so maybe she's older than me."
Luo Xiangdong, who was sitting in front of me, suddenly smiled and said, "Don't praise another woman in front of one woman. This is really true."
After Luo Xiangdong said this, I realized later that I was actually competing with Du Ting.
Pursing my lips, I quickly changed the subject and said, "Mr. Luo, it's great that you have a girlfriend, especially since you two live in different places. It's easy for women to think a lot. Don't do anything that will cause her to misunderstand."
Luo Xiangdong leaned on the back of the black chair, with a half-smiling expression on his handsome face. Hearing this, he replied aloud: "That's right. Then you can order a bouquet of champagne roses for me and fly it abroad to her. , I will tell you the detailed address after I return to the company.”
Luo Xiangdong's expression changed so quickly that I couldn't keep up with his rhythm. I nodded in response and we were speechless again.
Fortunately, not long after, there was a knock on the door outside the private room. Luo Xiangdong picked up the mask at hand and put it on before saying come in.
The clerk put our plates on the table and asked Luo Xiangdong, "Is the wine open now?"
Luo Xiangdong nodded: "Let's go."
After opening the red wine, Luo Xiangdong asked the clerk to come out, and then he poured me a small half glass himself.
I said, "Thank you, Mr. Luo."
Luo Xiangdong didn't look at me and said directly: "You should thank me for putting me in this state. I have to treat you to dinner."
He had been saying this since yesterday. I held it in for a long time and finally couldn't help but whisper: "You two shouldn't fight."
Luo Xiangdong took a knife and fork and cut up the steak while saying, "What do you mean, if he hits me, I should stand still and let him hit me?"
I replied: "If you can't afford to fight, you can hide. Night City is so big. At worst, you just don't see each other in the future."
There's no need to fight each other as soon as we meet. Of course, I only dare to think about this in my heart.
Luo Xiangdong caught me. He said, "Do you think I am happy to see him in my spare time? It's not because of you."
I raised my head and replied: "I don't want to either..."
Luo Xiangdong interrupted me and said impatiently: "No matter what happens, you two will never see each other again. Remember, it's not a rare meeting, it's a special meeting."
I pursed my lips and said nothing.
Luo Xiangdong looked up at me and asked aloud, "What are you thinking about?"
I lowered my head and replied with a little emotion: "I didn't think anything of it. Of course I have to listen to what the boss said."
Luo Xiangdong said: "Why do you feel a little unhappy when I hear your tone?"
I said, "I don't dare. The boss gives me food and drink, and also pays me a salary. Why should I be unhappy?"
Luo Xiangdong took advantage of the situation and said, "As long as you know, I won't say much else. I'll see how you perform in the future."
I hummed in my heart, and it depends on my performance, am I your pet? What you say is what it is.
I cut a large piece of salt-fried salmon and put it in my mouth. I chewed it out of anger, but the more I chewed, the more delicious it became. I thought to myself, you really get what you pay for. If this continues, Luo Xiangdong and I will eat a few more meals together, and our mouths will be full of trouble. How can we go out to buy lunch boxes later