護花近衛 - 第1728章 送花 - 翰墨軒

"An Liwen? After the An family got their noses bloodied at the Great Clan Gathering, they want to treat you to dinner? They're not hoping to cozy up to Brother Arrowbrand, are they?" Shen Yushu had seen the An family's departure from the Great Clan Gathering, so this sudden dinner invitation struck her as rather odd.

"I really don't know. Daddy said it was just a visit between business partners and old friends, and he didn't mention anything else..." Gu Mengyao shook her head.

"Whatever the case, we'll go take a look tonight and see," Wei Zhao said. "If it's just a dinner invitation, then we eat. As for anything else, we'll see when we get there."

Soon enough, Gu Pengzhan called again, and the restaurant was settled — a comprehensive buffet with fine cuisine from every country, and of course, the prices were anything but cheap.

At five that evening, Wei Zhao drove Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, and Tang Zhi to the agreed-upon restaurant. After parking the car, the four of them went inside together.

An Mingyue, An Liwen, and Gu Pengzhan had already arrived and were waiting in the lounge on the first floor. Seeing Wei Zhao and the others come in, Gu Pengzhan waved them over.

"Yaoyao, a few days apart and you've gotten even prettier!" An Liwen smiled and, from somewhere, produced a bouquet of fresh flowers, holding it out before Gu Mengyao.

"Is that so? I haven't been resting well these past few days, my complexion's terrible — you ought to get yourself a pair of glasses." Gu Mengyao was utterly unmoved by An Liwen's praise, and paid no attention whatsoever to the flowers he held out.

An Liwen looked a little awkward. He didn't understand why Gu Mengyao simply didn't like him. When they were small, hadn't they gotten along quite pleasantly? How was it that now, grown up, they had drifted so far apart? It seemed he didn't understand Gu Mengyao at all anymore.

In fact, if he had thought about it from another angle — he didn't understand Gu Mengyao, but then, had Gu Mengyao ever understood him? How could she possibly know about the things he did in secret?

"Ha, Yaoyao, you're quite the joker. But even with a poor complexion, you're just as beautiful!" An Liwen laughed and raised the flowers in his hand. "Flowers for a beauty — these are for you!"

"Give them to Wei Zhao," Gu Mengyao said, with no intention of taking the flowers.

"Huh?" An Liwen was taken aback. What would he give flowers to Wei Zhao for? He wasn't into that sort of thing.

But before he could react, the flowers in An Liwen's hand had already ended up in Wei Zhao's! Wei Zhao casually split the bouquet into three and gave one portion each to Tang Zhi, Gu Mengyao, and Shen Yushu. "These are for you!"

"Thank you!" Gu Mengyao happily accepted Wei Zhao's flowers, and Tang Zhi and Shen Yushu gladly took theirs as well.

An Liwen was grinding his teeth in fury, yet there was nothing he could do but say, "Let's go. I heard Xiaoshu wanted steak, so I specifically booked this buffet — the steaks here are very authentic, and there are all sorts of snacks from around the world!"

As they entered the restaurant, An Liwen swiped his card. Seven people dining came to more than twenty thousand yuan, which showed the prices here were by no means low — no worse than those high-end hotels. And that didn't even include drinks; if one wanted red wine or the like, that was charged separately!

The restaurant was very large, and there weren't many customers, but the atmosphere was extremely elegant. There were private little booths, small enclosed rooms, and a bar, leaving guests free to choose as they pleased.

"Old friend, the two of us have done business together for years, but it's been a long time since we've sat down so leisurely and had a drink together!" An Mingyue laughed. "Let's the two of us take one table, and let the children take another, so we don't disturb each other."