Chapter 710 — Common Ground
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Gu Mengyao nodded, called the waiter over, handed him the ordering tablet, and said, "Do you have shark meat here?"
"Shark meat?" The waiter was slightly taken aback, then said, "Please wait a moment, I'll ask for you."
With that, the waiter picked up his walkie-talkie and made an inquiry. Only after getting a positive reply from the kitchen did he say, "Yes, miss. How would you like it prepared?"
"Can it be grilled? I want grilled shark meat!" Shen Yushu said.
"Certainly, I'll ask for you." The waiter then made a detailed inquiry with the kitchen before saying, "That's possible, but this dish would be a special order for you, so the charge may be somewhat higher. Would that be acceptable? It would be about six hundred yuan..."
"That's fine." Gu Mengyao nodded faintly. Price meant nothing to her; she had little concept of money. Though she would not buy a houseful of luxury goods like some materialistic girl, she would certainly never care about the price of an item.
After the waiter used the walkie-talkie to place the order for grilled shark meat, the drinks were served. Gu Mengyao had ordered juice — they were all girls, and Wei Zhao was driving, so there was no need to drink to keep up appearances.
"Tang Zhi, thank you for today." Gu Mengyao raised her glass and spoke to Tang Zhi. She hesitated, then added with some self-mockery, "Though between us, it seems we still can't be friends..."
Gu Mengyao was truly moved by Tang Zhi's decision to call Wei Zhao today, but moved or not, she would never compromise when it came to her own happiness! Tang Zhi wanted to take Wei Zhao away from the villa, and that was absolutely out of the question!
If Wei Zhao left, where would she ever find someone else who cared for her and looked after her like that? Of course, the young lady had never once believed she could fall for Wei Zhao. The man was such a flirt, how could she possibly like him?
"I understand." Tang Zhi nodded without surprise. She did not believe that a single meal between her and the young lady could dissolve the friction between them, either. "I called Wei Zhao because I did not want to defeat a rival that way!"
"Heh heh..." Gu Mengyao laughed softly, but offered no explanation. Her dependence on Wei Zhao was something Tang Zhi simply could not understand.
"Oh, Yao Yao, let's drop this subject, shall we? It's so gloomy!" Shen Yushu could not get a word in edgewise between the young lady and Tang Zhi, so she set about changing the topic.
"Heh heh, then we won't speak of it." Gu Mengyao drained the juice in her glass and gave Tang Zhi a slight nod.
Tang Zhi likewise picked up her glass and drank her juice, taking it as acceptance of Gu Mengyao's thanks. In truth, Tang Zhi had never expected Gu Mengyao to thank her so solemnly. The relationship between the two of them was far too strange; sitting together over a meal like this left her feeling rather out of place.
In truth, Tang Zhi did not understand Gu Mengyao. From the young lady's childhood to the present, precious few people had ever truly cared for her. Apart from Gu Pengzhan, Uncle Qing, Shen Yushu, and a handful of other family members, only Wei Zhao remained — and Tang Zhi's concern had moved Gu Mengyao beyond measure!