Chapter 201: The Considerate Gu Yizhou! Yan Luoxi, Who Grew Up on Pig Feed?

Chapter 201: Chapter 201: The Considerate Gu Yizhou! Yan Luoxi, Who Grew Up on Pig Feed?

But while she felt a sense of relief, for some reason, Yan Luoxi also felt a little disappointed.

She had indeed been a bit nervous, after all.

But!

’Actually... the couple’s special wouldn’t have been so bad...’

Gu Yizhou, of course, had no idea what was going through her mind.

"Of course, sir."

The waitress smiled and nodded after hearing Gu Yizhou, then asked again, "Is there anything else you need?"

Gu Yizhou flipped through the menu and saw that he’d already ordered all the essentials.

After instinctively glancing at Yan Luoxi, he suddenly remembered they hadn’t ordered drinks. So, he added, "Um... let’s also get two bottles of herbal tea."

"That’s all for now. If it’s not enough, we’ll add more later."

With that, he handed the menu back to the waitress.

"Very well, sir."

"I’ll go get your order started right away."

After speaking, the waitress turned and left.

All that remained were Gu Yizhou and Yan Luoxi, sitting at the table with sheepish, slightly awkward expressions...

For a moment, the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

This time, however, it was Yan Luoxi who broke the silence first.

She picked up the teacup on the table, took a light sip, and asked in a calm tone, "Do you come here to eat often?"

Gu Yizhou shook his head. "Not really. I’ve only been here two or three times with my coworkers."

"Coworkers?"

Yan Luoxi asked, a little confused, "You guys come all this way for lunch?"

"Oh, no, not for lunch."

Gu Yizhou took a sip of tea and explained, "We’ve come when we get together for dinner after work."

"Oh."

Yan Luoxi nodded and didn’t say anything more.

The two of them fell silent once again.

Fortunately, a waitress arrived just then with the hot pot they had ordered.

The service at this restaurant was quite fast.

In just a short while, all the dishes they had ordered were brought to the table.

As the beef offal hot pot base began to boil,

the steaming offal tumbled and rolled in the pot, BUBBLE~ BUBBLE~, releasing a fragrant aroma.

The sight alone was enough to whet one’s appetite.

"Hello, sorry to interrupt. Our dipping sauces are self-serve over there. Feel free to mix your own according to your tastes."

The waitress came over and said to the pair.

"Oh, okay, thanks,"

Gu Yizhou said.

After the waitress left, Gu Yizhou looked at Yan Luoxi and asked, "President Yan, would you like me to get a dipping sauce for you?"

"Yes, please. I’ll have to trouble you."

Yan Luoxi glanced at him, then nodded. "Thank you."

"You’re welcome."

Gu Yizhou replied before getting up to prepare the dipping sauces.

A moment later, Gu Yizhou returned with several small sauce dishes.

"Um... President Yan, I wasn’t sure if you could handle spicy food, so I made one spicy and one non-spicy sauce for you,"

Gu Yizhou said, placing two of the dishes in front of Yan Luoxi.

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi’s heart instantly warmed. She said softly, "Okay, thank you."

Gu Yizhou didn’t say much else. He picked up the serving chopsticks and filled a bowl with beef offal for Yan Luoxi.

"President Yan, the offal is ready. Please, have a taste."

After that, he used the serving chopsticks again to get a bowl for himself.

He dipped the hot offal into his sauce and took a bite.

The flavor... was simply divine.

Seeing Gu Yizhou dig in, Yan Luoxi hesitated for a moment before picking up a piece of offal from her bowl and, copying him, dipped it into the spicy sauce.

HSSS...

The searing hot offal combined with the dipping sauce... Once in her mouth, there was only one word for it: Spicy!

For someone like her, who rarely ate spicy food, a spiciness of this level was a critical hit!

It was so intense!

But seeing Gu Yizhou enjoying his food so much, she felt too embarrassed to show her discomfort.

She could only force herself to endure it.

However, there was no way her flushed little face could escape Gu Yizhou’s notice.

POP~

Gu Yizhou opened a bottle of herbal tea and handed it to her.

"President Yan, have some herbal tea."

Yan Luoxi froze for a second when she heard Gu Yizhou’s voice.

Then she took the herbal tea and downed half the bottle in one go before stopping.

Noticing Gu Yizhou watching her, Yan Luoxi’s pretty face flushed slightly with embarrassment.

For a moment, it was hard to tell if she was red from the spiciness or from shyness.

"Thank you,"

Yan Luoxi said softly.

Although her voice was still cool, she was actually feeling incredibly shy inside.

’So that jerk has been paying attention to me this whole time.’

"President Yan, this restaurant’s chili is spicier than most places. A lot of people can’t handle it. If you’re not used to it, you should use the non-spicy sauce,"

Gu Yizhou said.

"Mm."

Yan Luoxi nodded lightly.

She knew this was the jerk’s way of giving her an out.

Her heart was instantly moved once more.

’When this jerk isn’t acting like a jerk...’

’...he’s actually quite considerate and caring.’

she thought to herself.

After they had eaten most of the offal in the pot, Gu Yizhou started to cook the meat.

He picked up the serving chopsticks, placed some fresh beef into a strainer ladle, and began to swish it in the boiling broth.

About ten seconds later, he scooped it out and put it in Yan Luoxi’s bowl.

"President Yan, this beef is very tender. Give it a try,"

Gu Yizhou said casually.

Then he immediately cooked another ladleful for himself.

Yan Luoxi picked up the beef and dipped it in the sauce.

Of course, this time, she avoided the spicy one.

The moment the beef entered her mouth, Yan Luoxi’s eyes lit up.

Savory, tender, and smooth.

It really was delicious.

Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but take another big bite.

What followed was a period of silent eating as they both focused on their food.

...

「In the blink of an eye,」

half an hour had passed.

Yan Luoxi was full long ago, so all the remaining meat on the table naturally ended up in Gu Yizhou’s stomach.

After eating the last slice of shank, Gu Yizhou put down his chopsticks.

"Huuu..."

He couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.

He couldn’t help it.

He was so stuffed!

’Good thing I didn’t order too much meat earlier, or I’d definitely have more than I could handle!’

Gu Yizhou shook his head helplessly.

He secretly snuck a peek at President Yan Luoxi, who was sitting across from him.

’They’re huge!’

’I have no idea how this woman does it. She eats so little, yet she’s so well-developed.’

’And based on my vast experience as a connoisseur of films, they don’t look artificial, either!’

’I really don’t get it.’

’Could she have really grown up eating pig feed?’

Gu Yizhou wondered to himself.

Seeing the jerk staring at her, Yan Luoxi looked completely bewildered.

If she knew what this scoundrel was thinking right now, she would’ve marched right over and sat on him until he died.

’Pah!’

’You creep!’

’Pervert!’

’You’re the one who grew up on pig feed!’

’No, wait!’

’A jerk like him must have grown up on dog food!’

’Hmph!’

...

"Ahem~"

Snapping out of his thoughts, Gu Yizhou asked, "President Yan, did you find the food to your liking?"

"Mm."

Yan Luoxi nodded.

Seeming to feel that her tone was a bit too cold, she added, "It was very good. We can come here again next time."

Gu Yizhou: "?????"