Chapter 345 - The Pendulum Rides were Too Fun! (1/2)

In the evening, at Swan Lake Restaurant…

Pei Qian sat in a quiet corner against the window, waiting for Ruan Guangjian to arrive.

“I wonder if he had fun on the roller coasters and pendulum rides. I wonder if he got scared when he entered the haunted house.”

Pei Qian imagined Ruan Guangjian sitting on the pendulum rides, his face drained of all color and him screaming at the top of his lungs. At once, Pei Qian felt comforted.

Revenge was sweet!

He glanced at the clock. They should have arrived by now.

They had arranged to have dinner at 7 PM. According to Little Sun’s past practice, they should have been here ten minutes earlier than the arranged time. Yet, it was already past 7 PM. Why hadn’t they arrived yet?

Had it all been too much for Ruan Guangjian? Did he return to the hotel to rest because he had lost his appetite?

However, when Pei Qian checked his cell phone, there were no missed calls.

Just as he was feeling confused, Little Sun and Ruan Guangjian arrived.

“Boss Pei! I’m sorry, we’re a few minutes late.” Little Sun looked embarrassed.

Ruan Guangjian followed behind him. “Don’t blame the chauffeur. I was having too much fun and forgot the time.

“The pendulum rides were too fun!”

Ruan Guangjian looked like he had not played enough.

Pei Qian, “?”

This was his first time meeting Ruan Guangjian. He had thought that Ruan Guangjian would look like a stereotypical artist, with long, flowy hair and perhaps even a thin mustache.

However, that was not the case. On the surface, he looked like an energetic, young man. He had short hair, pale skin, and nice features. He even looked a bit like a student.

Compared to the fat nerd-Teacher Qiao, Ruan Guangjian was much more pleasing to the eye.

At that moment, Ruan Guangjian did not look as pale and listless as Pei Qian had imagined.

In fact, it was quite the opposite. Ruan Guangjian’s face was flushed, and he looked quite energetic. In fact, he looked slightly excited. Obviously, he had not been scared sh*tless by the pendulum rides.

“Boss Pei! Thank you!” Ruan Guangjian grabbed Pei Qian’s hand and shook it. “I haven’t had so much fun in a long time! Jingzhou’s amusement park is really interesting! The pendulum rides especially are comparable to the ones in Shanghai! It was really fun!

“Ai, it’s a pity I didn’t have that much time. Otherwise, I would have wanted to take the rides one more time!”

Pei Qian’s mind was filled with question marks.

Something was wrong. The tables had turned completely.

Ruan Guangjian loved extreme activities like that!

Ruan Guangjian looked moved as he said, “Boss Pei, you’re really thoughtful. You must have known that I enjoy activities like that. That’s probably why you made special arrangements on my behalf. You even made it a surprise and waited until I was in the car to inform me.

“Still, I have to say that you have been too polite, given our relationship. Boss Pei, you didn’t have to be so kind!”

Once again, Pei Qian was at a loss for words.

Our relationship? What f*cking relationship do we have?!

Pei Qian tried to suppress his anger. He needed to release it, but Ruan Guangjian’s passion seemed to have sealed his lips, leaving him no way to curse.

“Enjoy your meal.”

Pei Qian sat down in silence.

Swan Lake Restaurant’s food could not compare to Ming Yun Private Kitchen’s. However, there were many delicacies there as well. Furthermore, this was a buffet. One could take whatever and eat as much as they wanted.

Ruan Guangjian took many delicacies. Soon, the table was filled. The plot in Pei Qian’s head had been different. Ruan Guangjian should have felt listless and frightened after taking the roller coasters and pendulum rides. He was supposed to have lost his appetite. On the other hand, Pei Qian was supposed to enjoy watching his frightened state while savoring the delicacies. He should have been relaxed and pleased.

Yet, Ruan Guangjian was neither listless nor frightened. Instead, he looked energetic and hungry. Thus, Ruan Guangjian stuffed himself with food and ate to his heart’s content while Pei Qian lost his appetite.

Painful!

It was almost like Pei Qian had thrown a punch at a cloud. He was trying so hard to suppress his anger that he nearly burst a vessel.

As they ate, they chatted.

Ruan Guangjian stuffed his mouth with a huge piece of lobster meat. “The pendulum rides were really fun and exciting. They helped a lot in giving me inspiration! The roller coasters and drop towers were alright. It would be worth buying a return ticket just for those.

“All in all, I had a lot of fun today!

“Thank you for hosting me so well, Boss Pei. Here, let me offer you a toast!”

Although they were drinking soft drinks, both men drank heartily while they chatted happily. Pei Qian felt as if alcohol had gone to his head.

“Were they all good? Was there anything that you weren’t satisfied with?” Pei Qian tried asking. “Was anything lacking? Perhaps we could improve on it the next time.”

Ruan Guangjian pondered for a moment. “If you’re asking what was lacking…

“I would say the haunted house.

“I’m quite scared of the dark, and I was already prepared to be scared to tears. However, the haunted house wasn’t that scary. That’s good, though. If it had been too scary, perhaps I wouldn’t be sitting here right now, hahaha.”

Pei Qian was really speechless.

Look at how things turned out.

Pei Qian had gone to so much trouble to line up so many activities, but it turned out that Ruan Guangjian enjoyed the roller coasters and pendulum rides as much as a tiger would enjoy lamb. In the end, everything was a waste.

Only one activity could have scared Ruan Guangjian, but the haunted house was too lousy. Ruan Guangjian had not been frightened at all.

Pei Qian’s plan to dampen Ruan Guangjian’s spirits had ended up as the latter’s appetizer!

Painful!

Jingzhou’s amusement park is to blame for all of this! Why’s the haunted house there so lousy?! How embarrassing!

Pei Qian silently pushed all the blame to the amusement park.