Chapter 26 (1/2)

Translator: Larbre Studio  Editor: Larbre Studio

Walking to the second floor of Dellin Restaurant, Ling Chen discovered that Su Lin had already reserved a table. Although Su Lin had mentioned that she reserved a place for him, the table was adjacent to that of Su Lin and Qin Yang, only separated by a metre.

Ling Chen was confused. If you two want to whisper sweet nothings, that’s fine with me. But why did you have to put me so close to you? do you want to make me a third wheel?!

This western restaurant had a classy atmosphere, with luxurious decor and a European theme as the main inspiration. In the middle of the restaurant, there was a white grand piano set up. A blond man, elegantly clad in a swallowtail tuxedo, softly caressed the keys of the piano, and his fingers danced across the piano, as though they were performing a waltz, filling the restaurant with a soothing melody.

Not long after he was seated, a female waitress swiftly walked up to his table and politely handed him the menu.

“Sir, what would you like to order?”

Ling Chen scanned the menu and lifted his head. “Is there egg fried rice here, with a large serving?”

The waitress was taken aback by the unexpected question, before patiently explaining, “Sir, I’m sorry to say that our establishment is a Western restaurant and do not serve such cuisine here.”

“Lin Lin, where in the world did you find a driver like him? He came all the way here to have egg fried rice. If others overheard him, they would think of him as some countryside bumpkin entering the city! Waitress, arrange for him to sit at another table, lest he continues to embarrass me.”

Qin Yang’s face was full of displeasure and ridicule, looking as though having Ling Chen next to him was an affront to his dignity.

“This gentleman, my apologies, but our establishment has been fully booked.”

“Qin Yang, he’s originally a brute anyways, why squabble with him over such trivial matters?”

Listening to Su Lin’s explanation, Qin Yang did not pursue the matter any further and proceeded to order a few items on the menu.

Looking at the items on the menu, Ling Chen did not have the appetite for anything. In the past, when he was abroad, he had eaten Western cuisine every day and was long surfeited. Furthermore, the portions size of western meals was incredibly small. He was a practical person, only caring about whether his meal could satiate his hunger.

To him, egg fried rice was simply a god-send from heaven; not only was it economical but filling as well. With one bowl of it in his stomach, it could give him the energy to last for the rest of the day.

“Then I would like two portions of steak. ”

“Sir, do you want to pair it with any kind of wine? ”

“Give me a bottle of Portuguese dry red.”

“Understood sir, we will serve it immediately.”

As the waitress walked away, Su Lin gave Ling Chen a curious stare. This scoundrel actually knows to pair steak with red wine! God knows where he learnt his etiquette from!

A short while later, a succulent slab of steak and a bottle of red wine was delivered to his table.

Watching as Ling Chen wolfed down the steak as though he had been starved for days, Qin Yang sneered and turned his head away. Trash is still trash after all, who could even eat steak like that? Proper etiquette and elegance are the cornerstone of Western dining. It’s a demonstration of one’s refinement, and this fellow is exceptionally far off. He could not understand for the life of him, why Su Lin would bring someone like Ling Chen there.

“Qin Yang, this month that you spent overseas must have been tough on you.”

Su Lin seemed to have forgotten about Ling Chen’s existence and crooned over Qin Yang.

“Mm, it was indeed quite exhausting. But my purpose there was to hone myself, so there’s no point if there are no setbacks.”

“Nowadays, people as driven as you are an increasingly rare breed. Unlike some people, who have no ambition in life, refusing to work hard in their youth and can only end up as a bodyguard.

The more Ling Chen listened in on their conversation, the more dissatisfied he felt. The someone that she was referring to seemed to be him. Although Su Lin was talking about him, the other party did not explicitly say his name. He was not interested in picking a bone and pretended that he did not hear her, continuing to chomp down on his steak ravenously.

Seeing as how Ling Chen did not interject into their conversation, Su Lin was dispirited. Initially, she wanted to take the chance to take him down a notch. Still, he seemed impervious to her provocations, so she was helpless to do anything else and could only steer the conversation to another topic.