C54 Jealous
C54 Jealous
Just as he took his first mouthful, his beyond satisfied tastebuds let out words full of praise, "Shen Xue's culinary skills are truly worthy of utmost praise and respect. Absolutely delicious!"
With that, he began to wolf down his portion of the food as if he had not eaten for several days.
The dishes prepared this time had unique flavors and were even more delicious than the last time. No wonder the customized dishes were so famous.
"So what kind of status do you have?" Huang Lan couldn't help but ask curiously.
Before Wu Tian could reply, the Lobby Manager came running over eagerly, "Boss, I was busy just now. I didn't see you."
"Boss?"
Hearing this address, Huang Lan's expression was a little stunned.
The Lobby Manager raised his head, looked at the woman in shades, and pointed at Wu Tian as he introduced: "Don't you know? Mr. Wu is our Fuyuan Restaurant's big boss."
Huang Lan froze on the spot, the word 'astonishment' written all over her face.
Never did she expect Wu Tian to be the owner of this restaurant. No wonder he could order a customized meal without making an appointment prior.
"You can take your leave first," Wu Tian, excusing the Lobby Manager, pointed at the delicious food on the table and said to Huang Lan, "Come and eat, it won't taste as good if it gets cold."
"Since you're the boss of Fuyuan Restaurant, why didn't you say so earlier?" Huang Lan rolled her eyes with hidden bitterness. She picked up her chopsticks and ate while saying, "From now on, I will come here every day to eat a customized meal."
"Are you trying to tire my chefs to death?"
"Just kidding. Look at how scared you are." Huang Lan stuffed a pair of chopsticks into her mouth and teased, "If I eat here every day, I'll die from obesity. If I get to that point, you'll have to take responsibility."
"Alright, I'll help you pick a boyfriend when the time comes."
"I don't like normal men. I like guys like you."
Even though he knew it was a joke, Wu Tian still felt embarrassed.
For some reason, he always felt awkward and embarrassed when faced with his idol.
He changed the topic and said, "Miss Huang…"
"Stop, don't call me Miss Huang from now on."
"Big Sis?"
"Scram!" Huang Lan rolled her eyes in annoyance and said with a straight face, "Call me Sister Lan from now on."
"Sister Lan!"
Wu Tian shouted obediently. He then poured two glasses of red wine and pushed one of the glasses over to Sister Lan. "Sister Lan, thank you for broadcasting yourself at our Seafood TV platform. Here's a toast to you!"
"Cheers!"
After Huang Lan clinked her glass, she finished the red wine in a single gulp.
It was obvious that this woman was used to drinking, justifying her high tolerance in alcohol.
After drinking a glass of wine, Wu Tian couldn't help but ask, "Sister Lan, why are you helping me?"
"Because I like you."
"What...?"
"There's no need for whats..." Huang Lan took a sip of the red wine and said with a serious expression, "I like boys like you very much. You're different from other men. You look at me with admiration and respect from the bottom of your heart, unlike the men who just lust for my appearance and body."
"Sister Lan, I'm afraid most men would covet a woman as beautiful as you."
"I didn't notice earlier, but you are actually good at flattering others too."
Wu Tian laughed wryly.
Usually, he would coax girls in an attempt to make them happy, but he could not help but feel slightly little embarrassed in front of his idol.
"Furthermore, I feel relaxed when I'm around you. I can spreaed my wings and enjoy myself to the fullest without any worries," Huang Lan took another big gulp of red wine.
"Sister Lan, drink slowly. Don't get drunk."
"What's there to be afraid of? Come, let's drink." Huang Lan toasted to herself and gulped down the rest of the red wine.
If she was with another man, she wouldn't dare drink so much.
Although she had only known Wu Tian for a few days, she, for whatever reason, trusted this boy very much — even letting down all of her usual defense mechanisms.
While the two of them were drinking and chatting, Shen Xue walked over from the kitchen with a plate of pastries that she specially made.
When she saw Wu Tian chatting affectionately with another woman, she felt a sudden burst of grief in her heart.
Clenched her fists in jealousy, she walked over and forcefully put the pastries on the table. "Shameless," she whispered.
"Xiao Xue, the food you made is so delicious. Sit down and let's eat together!" Wu Tian naturally did not hear the scolding and even invited Shen Xue to have a meal with him — wearing a bright smile on his face.
"Eat slowly, I still have things to do." Shen Xue rolled her eyes coldly at Wu Tian and turned to leave.
Before leaving, she couldn't help but glance at the woman with dark glasses.
Realizing how charming the woman wearing sunglasses was, she could not resist inwardly cursing a few times in her heart before stomping back into the kitchen with a huff.
"Xiao Xue…"
Wu Tian wanted to persuade her to stay, but by the time he repeated himself, she had already gone back to the kitchen.
Seeing Shen Xue's figure disappear before his eyes, he laughed bitterly to himself. "Why did this girl get so angry for no reason?"
"Idiot, that girl likes you. Seeing you together with another woman, she would obviously be jealous," Huang Lan could not help but remind him.
"I've only known her for a short while. We're just ordinary friends."
"It's hard for a man to predict the mind of a woman." Huang Lan pursed her lips into a smile as she looked outside the window, deep in thought.
After the two of them finished dinner, Wu Tian drove Huang Lan back to Hua Fu Tian City.
After getting off the car, Huang Lan looked back at Wu Tian and teased, "Silly boy, do you want to come into my house?"
"It's already so late, so I won't be going," Wu Tian tactfully refused.
"Are you afraid that I'll eat you?"
"I just don't think it's convenient."
"Silly boy, do you know how many men ask to come to my house? I never gave any of them a chance!" Huang Lan — obviously irritated by his remarks — rolled her eyes and walked towards the elevator angrily.
"Sister Lan, slow down. I'll treat you to a meal another day," Wu Tian said to Huang Lan and proceeded to ask Uncle Fugui to drive away. The two of them then went back to their living quarters.
After returning home, Wu Tian first went into the bathroom to finally take his much-deserved bath. He then took out his phone to read Blue Bird's novel and found that it had been updating a lot faster recently.
What made him even more pleasantly surprised was that this book had actually made it into the list of new popular released books and was ranked tenth on the list.
Opening the comments section, however, he found that there was a reader named Old Diamond King, who was scolding the author, Blue Bird, like an absolute lunatic.
One could understand the reason behind the Old Diamond King's curses just by looking at his whole review.
Old Diamond King was a fan of another book. The book he liked had been pushed down the list by Blue Bird's book, so he decided to vent his anger on Blue Bird.
Soon, he saw Old Wang Diamond's latest message in the comments section. He offered to donate four hundred thousand yuan to his favorite book to remove Blue Bird from the ranking list.
Wu Tian originally thought that this reader was just bluffing to vent his anger.
When he refreshed his website again, on the contrary, he found that there were indeed changes on the new releases rankings.
Blue Bird's book was pushed off the list and replaced by another book with fewer words.
He then opened the donation section for the book and found that there was indeed a donation of four hundred thousand yuan from Old Diamond King.
Old Diamond King's message quickly appeared in the comments section. He was flaunting his wealth and was relying on his own power to make his favorite book appear on the leaderboard again.
After reading these comments, Wu Tian just smiled and donated a total of one million yuan to Blue Bird's book.
This one million yuan donation immediately caused Blue Bird's book to return back to the ranking list and directly jump to ninth place. At the instant, the comment section burst into a series of lively discussions.