Chapter 146 - What Are You Implying? (2/2)

Su Qingsang was completely oblivious to the fact that she had nearly become the cause of an argument between Su Peizhen and Qiu Yanbo.

She was enjoying Huo Jinyao’s attentiveness to her needs in another private dining room.

“Here, taste a bite of this fish.” Huo Jinyao placed an already deboned piece of fish in Su Qingsang’s bowl as he spoke.

“I remember that you had a few more helpings of this fish the previous time you tried it. I guess you like this dish?”

Su Qingsang’s hand, which was moving her chopsticks, halted, and she looked up at Huo Jinyao. There was a complex look in her eyes.

She was not very particular about food, but Huo Jinyao was really attentive towards her.

He would always remember which dish she had preferred, however superficially. Not only would he remember, he would also order dishes according to her liking on subsequent occasions.

A good example was this steamed turbot. She had merely helped herself to a few more bites of this dish the previous time they had ordered it, but he had remembered that.

“Hurry up and eat. It’s not going to be as nice if it gets cold.”

Huo Jinyao scooped a bowl of soup for her as he spoke. “You know what, this restaurant just changed their chef. It has been said that the new chef’s ancestor was a cook in the royal kitchen in the olden days. This dish was served to the emperor in the palace.”

“It’s just a commercial marketing strategy. You don’t really believe that, do you?”

Su Qingsang laughed, but she humored him by helping herself to some more of the dish.

On the other hand, Huo Jinyao was enthusiastically picking out the bones from the fish for her. Su Qingsang observed the way he concentrated on the task and the annoyance she felt towards his ‘aggression’ for the past two days dissipated substantially.

“It’s fine now. There are no more bones.”

Huo Jinyao placed some fish into Su Qingsang’s bowl, and only noticed her fixated gaze on him when he looked up.

“What’s the matter?”

“Huo Jinyao,” Su Qingsang suddenly put down her chopsticks and looked Huo Jinyao in the eye with all seriousness. “Why do you treat me so well?”