It turned out she was having an appointment with Shen Nan

  The sky's sunset faded away, and the night sky gradually came into view. Tang Jiji and Shen Nanxian sat at a long table by the window on the left side, and the atmosphere between them seemed somewhat eerie.

  In the spacious Western-style restaurant, other tables were mostly couples who were affectionate with each other, or close female friends. The flowing piano music in the air also sounded particularly eerie to her ears.

  It's strange that she had to come with Shen Nanxiao to this Western restaurant, which was usually a place for couples and close friends. It's even stranger that after Shen Nanxiao elegantly sipped his appetizer wine, he narrowed his eyes and glanced at her, who was getting restless, as if daring her with his gaze: Are you afraid?

  She and Shen Nan were not close friends in private, let alone that ridiculous couple, so coming to this western restaurant she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

  What a joke! She's not afraid at all! Tang Jiji made an effort to overcome her fluctuating emotions, smiled slightly, and raised her wine glass to clink with Shen Nanxiao's. In the brief moment, she said with a hint of disdain: "Shen Nanxiao, I thought you'd book the whole place for me? Didn't you always like booking the whole place when you went on dates with others in the past?"

  Shen Nan smiled lightly, with a hint of profound emotions hidden in his eyes, which flashed by. "Hmm, I think you prefer dating in public places, so I'll accommodate you."

  Tang Jiji's hand, which was holding the wine glass, suddenly let out a "clunk" as it slipped from her grasp. The sound of it hitting the ground seemed to reverberate endlessly. "You're saying we're on a date?" she asked incredulously.

  Shen Nan nodded naturally and interestingly stared at Tang Jiji's suddenly petrified face.

  The waitress hurried over, apologetically bowing her head: "Mr. Shen, we'll prepare a new wine glass for the lady right away, and the candlelight dinner will be pushed over immediately." Under Shen Nan's nod, the waitress tactfully retreated: "Then, I won't disturb your date anymore."

  "What do you mean? We're not a couple, why are we eating at this kind of restaurant?"

  Tang Jiji became increasingly agitated, while Shen Nanxiao remained calm and collected. His voice was gentle and pleasant: "I just wanted to invite you out for a simple meal. We're not actually dating, but when I brought you to this restaurant, you didn't refuse either. Besides, there's no rule that says this place is only for couples. What's wrong? You're suddenly reminding yourself that this is a date and getting hung up on the word 'couple' - what are you trying to say?"

  Tang Ji was suddenly speechless, shut down by his words. "Shameless sophistry!" She gave him a withering look.

  The waiter pushed the cart over slowly and carefully placed a delicate candelabra on the round table, where Shen Nanxiao was already serving himself a portion of cheese-baked shrimp. Tang Jiji looked at the creamy broccoli soup in front of him and suddenly felt a wave of nausea. He furrowed his brow: "Shen Nanxiao, didn't you know I don't like this kind of soup?"

  Shen Nan heard a hint of deliberate fault-finding in the words, and he put down his knife and fork to raise an eyebrow: "Who was it that always had this soup every time they went to the Shen residence?"

  "Shen Nan Yue——" Tang Ji suddenly stood up: "That was in the past, can't you not always bring it up, are you intentionally provoking me?" As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that people at other tables in the restaurant were staring over, and she awkwardly pushed her chair back: "I'll go to the restroom."